African Big Cats Safaris
- Located 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)
Reviews
Email Joanne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic team providing us with a trip of a lifetime!
After reading many reviews and speaking to many tour operators, I decided to go with African Big Cats and we were not disappointed. We booked a 5-day comfort safari and got more than we bargained for. The accommodations (apart from Eileens trees, which we wrote off given how incredible the other lodges were) we stayed at were beyond our expectations, where at one point we thought perhaps they had made a mistake. Highly recommend Endoro, Under the Shade and Seregenti Heritage. Our guide Venance was the best! He was so knowledgeable and great to spend so much time with. A wonderful man.
We booked a private safari too and had so much room to move about. The jeep was fantastic, food provided amazing and guess what.....? We saw everything and I mean everything...... I strongly recommend Ngororo and Seregento with Tarangire..... Manyara not so much and not needed.
Even speaking to the team at the office was a great experience. Emmanuel was fantastic and so welcoming. Would definitely use this team to book something else.
Thank you for making our dream happen!!!!
Joanna & Marcus
US
Email Janell | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip with an amazing guide!
I can't say enough good things about African Big Cats Safaris - our trip was wonderful! Every step of our journey was well thought out and planned, every question we had was answered and even when my party provided the wrong details about our arrival times for some of our group - African Big Cats Safaris was able to accommodate the change in the schedule with very little notice. Our guide Ernest was amazing! His knowledge and expertise made our safari a trip of a life time! 10/10 - highly recommend!
Email Catriona | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
best safari company ever-look no further!!!
Australia has had its bordes shut for too long. when they opened I thought big- lets go to Africa. My husband didnt believe we could afford it- challenge accepted!!!
I started with safari bookings. It took a while to find suggestions in the right price range with an itinerary that looked appealing. But then when I contacted the companies, requesting more details with some specific requests, some of the companies did not read and respond. It was rather generic. However the reply I received from African big cats safaris had listened and put together a proposal that was pretty spot on- right price, as promised on safari bookings, and the accomodation offerings looked lovely for the price. So we arrived, always a little nervous, that we would even be picked up!!
We should not have worried. From that moment I knew we had made a great choice.
We had Hubert as our guide, and not only was he very knowledgable but he was an ex mechanic and when a wire dislodged, he fixed it in 3 minutes!
My husband follows "mammal-watching" and is very knowledgeable, but Hubert knew more!!
He got us 48 species in 8 days and just seemed to know what my husband was hoping to see- he found us rhino in Ngorongoro, a side striped jackal, galago, an african crested porcupine, a ratel, a Sengi and 3 species of mongoose! I was happy with the lions, the leopard, the giraffes, the baby elephants the hippo walking, the crested cranes, and the hedgehog at one of our lodges! The mongoose were amazing!!
Hubert was great company and easy going as well. We travelled with our 17,19, and 21 year old kids and so we had organised opportunities to run, mountain bike, hike mt Kili, and visit the Masai in very remote West Kilimanjaro ( a real highlight). This broke up the journey. Our 3 are all determined to visit again and had a great time, as did we.
The accomodation was just amazing, and very good value. The people were so kind and welcoming.
All in all this was an extremely good value for money tour, from an incredibly slick company. They really bent over backwards for us, and we are very grateful.
Dont hesitate - just go!!
CH
Email Daniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best agency when it comes to flexibility, reliability and fun!
We booked a 5-days safari with African Big Cats Safaris and visited Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire.
Our guide Obedi was the best guide you can find. He's a biologist, rally driver and excellent human being on top. Thanks to him (and the portion of luck that's always needed) we managed to see all kinds of animals.
The agency will provide you with everything you need. From water, sodas to local beers and wine. All accommodations were according to our needs and requests. The jeep was extremely well maintained, clean, very reliable and managed every obstacle.
The company adjusted to our wishes fully. Our guide was always on time and extremely helpful. The communication was fast and solution oriented. Everything went according to our itinerary and we leave with precious and unforgettable memories from this beautiful country, it's people and fauna.
CH
Email Natalia K. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best agency when it comes to flexibility, reliability and fun!
We booked a 5-days safari with African Big Cats Safaris and visited Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire.
Our guide Obedi was the best guide you can find. He's a biologist, rally driver and excellent human being on top. Thanks to him (and the portion of luck that's always needed) we managed to see all kinds of animals.
They will provide you with everything you need. From water, sodas to local beers and wine. All accommodations were according to our needs and request. The jeep was extremely well maintained, clean, very reliable and managed every obstacle.
The company adjusted to our wishes fully. Our guide was always on time and extremely helpful. Everything went according to our itinerary and we leave with precious and unforgettable memories from this beautiful country, its people and fauna.
Excellent value for money!
AE
Email Ahmad | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, hospitable and perfect planning
Great adventure with an experienced guide . Everything was well planned and taken care of . Prefect accommodation choices .
CH
Email Dominique | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredibly beautiful and perfect trip with the best guides in all of Tanzania!
Our 5 day safari tour was perfect from A-Z! Everything worked smoothly and we had a beautiful time. Our guide Emanuel could speak very good German, was very friendly and was very very competent. He explained us everything about the country, the nature, the culture, the plants and of course about the animals. He always satisfied all our needs and we could see all animals like zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, monkeys, wildebeests, antelopes, gazelles, hyenas, flamingos, crocodiles, hippos, buffalos etc.. The absolute highlight was that we could watch lions and cheetahs hunting from very close. Also the food and picniks were always very good. We can recommend African Big Cats 100% and would repeat this trip anytime! Again many many thanks to Emanuel & his team for this unforgettable amazing trip.
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Email Jens-Morten | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 7-days private safari for my family
Big Cats Safari, and our guide Longi, put together a perfect trip for us. Some nights in tented camp, and some in lodges and bungalows. The kids loved to take a swim after a day driving. And having the giraffe, sebras and baboons outside our tent made it very exiting for kids and parents!
Longi was a perfect and safe driver and guide. He always knew how to make our journey to a memory for life.
Email John Smith | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari provided by superb team of people at Big Cats
The communication before and on the safari was superb - our guide Lord was so knowledgeable and went the extra mile every day - we saw the big 5 and so much more
Really nice hotels especially Eileen’s trees and especially especially embalaki tented camp
Nice food and packed lunches
Tarangire and Serengeti were superb, tarangire was excellent. Manyara was nice but the least good of the 4
DE
Email Awena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We would do it again in a heartbeat
We had a wonderful time with African Big Cats Safaris. On our two day safari to Tarangire and Norongoro Crater we saw about 25 different kinds of animals. Our guide Obedi was very friendly, knowledgeable and experienced in regards to animal behavior, so that we got very close to many of them and had and unforgettable experience. The lunches and the lodge were excellent as well.
