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 Jakub | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company and unforgettable experience!
I've found African Big Cats Safaries online, when looking for safari opportunities in Tanzania. From the beginning, communication with them was very good, all my questions were answered immediately and we came up with safari option that suited my needs and budget perfectly. I've chosen 7 days comfort safari option with Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti parks.
On the arrival, we were picked up by our guide, Endeni from the airport and he took us to the first hotel, from where our trip started the following day. The safari itself couldn't have been better! Our guide was very knowledgeable, very often we were the first ones seeing animals. We've managed to see The Big Five and much more! Experience of seeing lions or elephants so close to our car was unique.
All accommodations during the safari were very good, comfortable and clean with great service. Everyday we had breakfast before the game drive, lunch boxes during the day and dinner when back from the game drive. Our guide was very flexible, so we could chose the time when our game drives were starting or ending.
Company's manager met with us on the first and last day of our tour to give us an overview and get our feedback. I can recommend African Big Cats Safaries to everyone!
NG
Email Fiona | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic experience from start to finish!
I had been planning to take my mum on Safari in northern Tanzania for years, so wanted to make sure that everything was perfect. Emmanuel and his team (shoutout to Justice) were brilliant at answering allllll of my questions and helped me to tailor the itinerary and accommodation so that it was perfect for us. Which it was!
My mum and I like birds so we had asked for a guide that had expertise- and we were not disappointed. Endeni met us both from the airport and was professional and easy to get along with from start to finish. He was so knowledgeable about the bird life and animals and had an unbelievable eye for spotting both- whilst driving a vehicle- that I still can't comprehend! Very impressive! I've been on a few safaris across Africa (including N. Tanzania already) and never was so impressed with my guide- to be informative without being boring or overbearing, keep you on a schedule without rushing, whilst most importantly having abundant- and in this case specialist- knowledge to share.
Emmanuel and his colleague Naomi met us before and after the trip to make sure that we were satisfied, which I think shows the dedication that they have to making each guest's trip special.
We had the most wonderful and magical time, which we will cherish forever. I'm so pleased that we booked this through Big Cats and I can't recommend them highly enough.
AT
Email Georg | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional and nice tour operator that tries to fulfill all customer wishes.
We (a group of 6 Austrians) spent 5 wonderful days in Okt. 2021 with our guide Andrea. We really enjoyed the game drives in the conservations and national parks and thanks to Andrea's skills could spot all the animals we wished to see. We saw dozens of lions and hyenas, some leopards, cheetahs, big groups of elephants, buffalos, hippos, giraffes and even a caracal next to many more different animals. The very well chosen hotels and camps same as the included meals totally fulfilled or even exceeded our expectations. Andrea always did his best to make our days as enjoyable as possible. The organisation of the trip was easy thanks to the professional support of Emanuel and Naomi. I can definitely recommend booking a safari with African Big Cats Safaris.
FR
Email Florent | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Astonishing willlingness to make you spend a great journey
I loved our trip with African Big Cats Safaris. We first met Emmanuel. Great guy with a very positive energy. We spent one day with him. He's very attentive to all wishes you could have in order to satisfy his customers. He did not hesitate to stop when we wanted to. He investigated territories to find animals we could stare at. He gave us loads of informations about his country, the tribes and the animals. He even brought us to meet some Masai's tribe although it was unplanned. Alongside with Emmanuel we met Maulid. He's doing an internship with the company to become one of the french guides. Great young man. Very cautious and willing to learn. He stayed with us the whole trip and we even catch up on social medias afterwards.
Second guy we met and spent the rest of the week with is Lordi. We had so many good moments. He loves his country and this job and it's great to see that. Always scouting everywhere to find animals. He cares a lot about his guests. Very adaptative to our wishes. He knows so much about the animals and the areas. He deeply respects the animals. I really recommend these guys and the company to anybody willing to enjoy safaris. Not the biggest company and that is a quality. You will not feel like a wallet. These guys exert themselves for the adventure. I hope they will continue this way !!
Thank you again for this unforgettable memories.
Flo
FR
Email David | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari with African Big Cats Safaris
All was perfect. Our guide was so nice and professional, we saw so many animals, it was perfect. Our cooker was so nice too. The two guys were very nice and take care of our group (we were 4 friends).
Justice helped us to organize the trip and the programme was respected.
Go with this agency, it was so great
FR
Email Zoé L | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderfull
We did à safari in september with african big cats and we were delighted with our choice. Everything was well organized. Our guide was great , we still wonder how he managed to fix the animals so far. We recommanded without problem. A safari is truly a unique journey.
IL
Email Ilan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best of the best
Amazing experience. Everything was great. The guide/driver Endeni was professional, knowledgeable, patient, kind and full of sense of humor.
The lodges were outstanding. The safari was stunning. We felt as if we are on the national geographic channel. The vehicle was spacious and luxurious.
The communication with Justice prior to the trip was fluent. He is very professional, responsive and answered all the questions we had. All the information he gave us, was found to be accurate.
Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The one and only
Our Safari with African Big cats Safari was just perfect and even exceeded our expectations.
It started with a very great communication around the booking and a tailor made offer by Justice to Lodi picking us up at the airport and spend a 4 day Safari with. Lodi made our trip truly special and we made memories that we will never forget. Lodi always went the extra mile for us to see all animals, take the time to explain us about nature and animals. We highly recommend African Big cats Safari, they are the one and only!!
Also the accommodations that African Big cats Safari works with are amazing, great food, local experience, great service.
Thanks to the whole team of making our trip unforgettable! Thanks for putting your customers at the heart of everything you do.
Brgds
Ole & Lisa
Friendly, experienced, knowledgeable
Even though I am not in the habit of writing reviews, we had such an amazing experience with BigCats - and it was such a hassle finding a tour operator online - that I am happy to help future safari goers!
We went on a 5 day safari, visiting Lake Manyara, Tarangine, Serengeti and Ngoro ngoro. We opted for the private safari.
I would strongly recommend people to book a private safari since you will have the option to choose when to linger and when to go, have lunch and so on.
All was very well organized, we were picked up from the airport and driven around over the next 6 days. Our guide was very friendly and really knowledgeable when it came to the animals and information about them. He explained all the habitat and behavioral things to us.
During the entire trip everything was very well organized, food, drinks and hotels.
We would definitely book a safari through Big Cats again!
LU
Email Caroline | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best tour we could have dreamed about
We had the best safari trip with African Big cats safari. We had been picked up by our guide from the airport and then the dream begins. We arrived in an amazing lodge with a swimming pool (outpost lodge) and Emmanuel explained to us the program. We did one day in Manyara, 2 days in Seregenti, 1 day in Ngonrogoro and 1 day in Tarangire. Everything was perfect from the beginning till the end. The campsites were incredible (we spent 2 nights in Migombani were we have been upgraded and 2 nights in a public camp in Serengeti). Our guide Lord was just the best: he wasn’t following other cars as he had no maximum kilometers. He knew his job perfectly and we could feel he was really passionate by what he was doing. He manage to show us all the Big 5 and so much more. We were almost all of the time by ourself and without other jeeps, and it felt amazing. The chef Panga was also perfect, it’s the best food we ate in 3 weeks in Tanzania. Both Lord and Panga were really nice, interesting and perfect people to travel with. It was really difficult to choose a good company among all the different choices but for sure African Safari Big cats was the best. We cannot recommend more, and we will come back next year to organise à Kilimanjaro trek with them. Thanks again for everything!