African Big Cats Safaris
- Offices In:
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United States
Australia
Canada
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $380 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Email Veronique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Surreal experience
Overall: Amazing experience and African Big Cats Safaris is 100% recommended!
Service & communication: The whole African Big Cats team was amazing: Justice, Naomi, Emanuel, and our fabulous guide Endeni. All super responsive, helpful, flexible, and kind. We were able to tailor our safari to what we wanted to do, going beyond the default packages they have. We could also choose the hotels/lodges/camps where we wanted to stay out of the numerous options they offered. Overall great service!
Safari: Simply an incredible experience! We did a mid-range safari including 1 day in Tarangire, 3 days in Serengeti (total of 4 game drives due to travel time), and 1 day in Ngorongoro. We saw so many animals from day 1, some very close, crossing right in front of us. After day 2, we didn't even know what else we could expect considering how much we had already seen. But Endeni managed to blow us away every single day with new things to see. We loved having Endeni as our guide. He is super respectful with animals and people in the other cars (e.g. not blocking the view for other tourists), and he's always willing to help others. He knows everything about the animals, the parks, and the country's history. He knows different languages (spoke Spanish to us), and is keen to learn even more. He drives super safely. And he's funny, we laughed quite a bit with him!
Accommodation & food: The hotels/lodges we went to were perfect. Great service, great infrastructure, even when in a camping lodge (more like glamping!). The food was delicious as well every single day: buffet for breakfast and dinner, and actual cooked food for most lunches during the safari.
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Email Wayne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All round great experience
The tour company was very engaged, the manager picked us up, took us to the hotel then provided an excellent briefing on what to expect. Our tour guide was a master at spotting wildlife and very knowlegeable, providing us with both great viewing and a great education. The camps varied from quite fancy to glamping - big tents each with their own bathroom including shower.
Every park we visited offered something of its own, they were all worth visiting. And while we did not see the migration across the Mara river, the wildebeest lined up several times to cross but chickend out, it was still a great day. Getting the opportunity to watch a cheetah hunt successfully was one of the highlights of the trip.
Our last night was at a camp run by the Massai, what a great experience! They offered different activities, spear throwing, singing, hiking, all very fun and worth doing.
Email Niovi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip with the best guide!
We did a 5 day safari with Moses which was probably one of the best experience. We were extremely lucky to have the most experienced, knowledgeable and fun driver who managed to spot the animals that no other driver in the park could! We ended up seeing much more than the big-5 all thanks to this amazing guy. Highly recommended!
Email Unforgettable experience! | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly, efficient and honest
We came to Tanzania for our honeymoon, and African Big Cats organised our safari. The safari was INCREDIBLE!! Our guide Lovoi went above and beyond, we saw things we never thought we would! Including the big 5 and the very endangered white rhino!
The hotels were all breathtaking and everyone was very nice. We had one tiny issue and one of our stays and African Big Cats solved it within minutes of letting them know.
Honestly it was an unforgettable experience and they were so nice and helpful all the way through!
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Email Gerti | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Much more than I could imagine before!! In any moment. Even after the trip the company organized all
The communication was always fast and clear.the costs are fair and the experience of our guide made an unique Trip.thank you so much for all Moses!!
Asante sana to All of you!
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Email Fernando | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari your company that you won’t regret
I’m not one for your operators but from booking to send off, African big cats safaris displayed excellent communication and professionalism. Emmanuel the director was attentive and met us for a pre Safari briefing, explained all the necessary details needed for an enjoyable experience. The accommodations and food were top notch. Our guide Moses above being an excellent human being he is experienced and has a phd in Safari. He was adaptable to our situations and went out of our way to ensure we had a world class experience and that we stayed safe and out of peril. I must say that abcs is a world class operation with a Tanzanian flare.
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Email Manu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Big Cats Safaris is our go to always for Safaris
I had an incredible safari experience! The people were friendly from the start and provided detailed information to all our questions, our guide Peter was amazing, and the owner went above and beyond by personally meeting us before and after the safari to inquire about our expectations and gather feedback. This level of personalised service truly made our adventure unforgettable. Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Email Ben | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most amazing experiences!
I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life in Tanzania with African Big Cats Safaris. Their website is comprehensive and Justice and Naomi customized the perfect itinerary for me. This included a variety of different types of parks, as well as organizing all pickups/drop-offs from airports. The company also went above and beyond by helping me with a flight issue in-country. The hotel choices were wonderful, including an on-the-beach spot in Zanzibar and comfortable tent lodges while on safari. One in Tarangire had a watering hole with elephants right next to the lodge! The best experiences were the Serengeti balloon safari and my driver/guide, Khalid. He was unbelievably knowledgable about every animal, including knowing their Latin names and habits. It was amazing to get to experience the big 5, cheetahs, giraffes, birds, and many more in their natural environment. It was also very nice to meet the Managing Director, Emanuel; I thought that was a nice touch that showed the company valued my experience. I HIGHLY recommend African Big Cats Safaris and Khalid to everyone looking for the perfect safari adventure!
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Email Wayne | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They provided exactly what we asked for in a special trip that we worked out with them.
This was a family trip including my wife and myself, four adult daughters and three husbands. We required two jeeps for the 12-day safari using a route that we worked out with the company. This was my 10th time to Africa and my 9th safari, but my first to Tanzania and the Serengeti. I (and my family, four of whom had never been to Africa) were extremely pleased with Africa Big Cats Safari and with our driver/guides who were very knowledgeable about the animals and birds and helped us locate those on our extensive list we had put together. We were treated to a very rare sighting of the black rhino in the Serengeti, with good photos and videos. Our family took at least 3000 photos and videos, including two massive wildebeest crossings on the northern Mara River. We took in the Lake Manyara Park, Ngorongoro Crater, the central Serengeti, the north Serengeti, and Tarangire National Park. We preferred and liked the smaller tent camps
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Email Heather | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience, very professional operator and guide
Me and my family went on a customized 8-day safari tour with African Big Cats on September. This was our first time in Africa and honestly everything went beyond our expectation. From the very start, the staff of Africa Big Cats Safaris was very quick to respond to every email I sent and the itinerary and price they offered are all very specific and reasonable. The manager was very kind and considerate and gave us a very helpful and detailed briefing after we arrived. Our guide Earnest is very professional, he's a good driver and he knows exactly what he's doing. We saw the big five, baby cheetahs feeding, a lot of big cats, we also saw the crossing, twice! Earnest is also a walking encyclopedia of animals and we learnt a lot from him. The accommodations and food were all very comfortable and satisfying. Overall I'd say this was an unforgettable experience and if I were to visit Tanzania again, I'd definitely choose to go with African Big Cats Safaris again:)
