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
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Leslie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari
We had an absolutely timeless safari in August 2022. Valence, our guide was excellent, customizing each day according to our desires, allowing us to fully enjoy this unique stay. Magnificent lodges with absolutely delicious food, perfect hospitality and breathtaking landscapes. We are leaving with the family in December 2023 and once again trust African Big Cats safari to make us dream a second time.
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JP
Email Chiaki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, knowledgable, approachable, and kind.
Service was superb and the lodges they selected for our trip was fantastic! The respose to our emails were very swift and we had no trouble for booking and payment. The experience was beyond expectation, and we would love use African Big Cats again when we go to Tanzania again.
Our guide Levoi was great and he was able to find a cheetah in middle of nowhere using his knowledge, experience and eyesight. We were able to see all the animals we wanted to see(lions, leapards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, hippos) and it was a once in a lifetime experience.
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Email Balaji | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worth the money and time we spent for the safari vacation!
We started our research for African safari almost 6 months before deciding to go with African Big Cats. after reviewing over 20+ agents and talking to around 5 companies we finally decided to go with Big Cats. They were very flexible with changing the itinerary based on our requirements, selection of hotels, meal plans etc. Till we landed in KIA airport we had doubts about how the whole thing will turn out but once we met our guide Lordie (Lordlugard Peter), he really eased us out of all the anxiety. Lordie made sure our vacation was everything about what we wanted and delivered it to our fullest satisfaction. His knowledge about the various parks, flora and funa in thorough detail was very educative. He took the time to explain about the animal behaviors and knew all the best stops to find the Big5! we were lucky to see lot of lion/lioness, elephants, cheetha, buffaloes. After 2nd day of safari we wanted to see different kind of animals together eg. zebras and giraffes or wildebeest and zebras, hippos etc. We saw 100s of zebras, wildebeest migration in central serengeti, rhinos in Ngorongoro crater. The food was really good especially given that we are vegetarians, Lordie went out of his way to work with the hotel staff to ensure that we go delicious food. I would definitely recommend them especially for first timers since they take very good care.
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Email Mariana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Kilimanjaro and Safari experience! Once in a lifetime trip with the best team!
I booked a 2 week trip with ABC Safaris, starting with Mount Kilimanjaro (Machame route, 6 days), and then Safari. ABC Safaris exceeding my expectations in EVERY single way possible. My group and I (4 people) summited Kili, and it was all thanks to the amazing team (guides, cook, waiter, porters). Everyone went out of their way to make sure we were happy, comfortable, and had a successful summit. I could go on and on about every single person in the team, but long story short - 100% have them as your team to trek up if you want a successful summit!
The food was incredible, everyone with a smile on their face, I even did not have to carry my daily water every day on the mountain. All we had to do was to walk and stay motivated and have determination that we would successfully make the summit; everything else was taken care of.
The best memory I have is coming down the mountain back to Barafu camp after we had summitted. The entire team was waiting for us, even walking up the mountain when they started seeing us, to come and celebrate and walk the last 30+ min with us back to base camp.
All in all, I could not recommend them more for any trip you decide to go on in Tanzania!
Email Chris | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding safari with African Big Cats Safaris
While not having been on a safari before, I reckon our experience with African Big Cats Safaris & driver/guide Lovoi was outstanding. The safari was organized to meet our budget and experiences requests, for 9 days/8 nights in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater districts. Accommodation & food in fixed & tented camps exceeded expectations, as did the all day game drives, with an amazing profusion of animals, including lions mating, cheetah jumping up on our truck to use as a viewpoint, close examination by elephants, and exciting view of hippos, mongooses, birds of prey, snakes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impala, leopards, buffalo, rhino, and many more. Lovoi did an outstanding job of animal spotting, while also driving the Toyota Land Cruiser through often challenging conditions. We included a balloon ride over the migrating herds, which was well worth it, plus a visit to the Hadzabeh tribe of hunter/gatherers. Very welcoming people, still trying to live their hunter/gather culture, while being pushed by circumstances into becoming more integrated into modern lifestyle. The difficulties this creates for them & their neighbours is showing, and as there are now less than 1200 in the tribe, they likely will not be able to continue their traditional way of life for much longer. We took a Nikon P1000 point and shoot camera with integrated 125x zoom lens, which enabled us to capture many beautiful closeups that would have been well beyond the capabilities of a mobile phone or standard SLR rig, and again Lovoi proved his worth by positioning the Land Cruiser to allow us to take clear shots. Many great memories, very enjoyable.
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Email Franzi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They were very kind and professional!
I can recommend African Big Cats Safaris 100%!!
It was an awesome adventure!
The whole organization did work very well, our guide picked us up from the airport as promized before. He accompanied us the whole 5 days, explained us a lot of things and knew everything we asked him about the animals/the national park/the country etc.
When we saw an animal the guide immediately held on, once he even hurried to a special place were we saw the leopard, we just were on time to see it because he perfectly knew the way and hurried up, some cars arrived too late, but Venance was a real professional! We were so lucky having him as our guide! Before and after the tour we even met the consultant who explained the whole tour to us and interviewed us afterwards, the most important thing for them was that we had a nice time and enjoyed it.
The food was delicious, the accommodations perfect and we saw the big five!
What a nice time, thank you so much African Big Cats Safaris!!
AMAZING
Amazing experience. We saw the BIG FIVE and the cheetah also. Our guide Lody had a lot of experience, explain us every park, animals, etc. All people working around big cats safaris are so helpful. The hotels was perfec. We will repeat for sure.
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Email Costanza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best company and guide ever
We recommend African big cats safaris company to everyone. Emanuel welcomed us with hospitality, he showed us our itinerary, answered our questions and was available to fulfill alo of our requests. As agreed, ours was a private safari. Our guide Obed was just amazing, he deserves more than 5 stars. His car was comfortable, full of plugs to recharge our devices, always clean and very spacious. The lodges booked (Kitela and Kubu Kubu) stole our hearts for the scenery, cleanliness and good food. Thanks to Obed's experience and a bit of luck, we saw the big 5 and many other animals. The holiday continued in a full relaxing-mode in Zanzibar! Thank you with all my heart.
Costanza
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Email Robert H | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience with the best company and wonderful guides!!!
We had an amazing time with Big Cats Safari! We had a big group (17 people) and they were able to accommodate all of us! We went to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and the Serengeti. Ngorongoro's stunning views/animals and our bush breakfast in the Serengeti after watching the sunrise were amazingly unique experiences we will all remember forever.
The Big Cats team was extremely responsive and all the drivers were knowledgeable and funny, creating a great environment for all of us. Could not recommend them enough.
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Email MS | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing once in a life time experience!
This company goes above and beyond for their clients. Our guide Lordi was excellent and went out of his way to make sure we saw all the wildlife we were looking for. He also provides pretty good life advice as well! The owner of the company greets you when you arrive and explains your itinerary before you start. They offered us assistance even after our tour was over and we ended up using them for advice on tours in zanzibar, they were happy to help with suggestions. A great aspect as well was flexibility, if you want to stop somewhere or start the day later for instance it's all possible.
We were there for our honeymoon and upon finding that our they notified all of our accommodations and we always arrived to nicely decorated rooms to celebrate the occasion. I highly recommend this company.