Serengeti Wakanda Team
Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris
- Offices In:
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France
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Amelie & Marvin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Tour operator was very professionell and also funny
Our safari with wakanda tours was such an amazing experience!! We had a lot of fun with our sympatic tour guide Andrew who knew a lot about the animals and could answer every question we asked. On top of that he was a good driver and could manage all the difficult tracks in the national parks.
We slept 2 nights in beautiful lodges and even the 1 night we spent in the tent was very comfortable because of the good and warm equipment wakanda tours offered! Three times a day we got big portions of very delicious and various food!
We highly recommend booking your safari with bartho and his company wakanda tours! :)
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Email Seb | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If you’re up for the safari of your lifetime – choose Serengeti Wakanda Tours!
If you’re up for the safari of your lifetime – choose Serengeti Wakanda Tours!
Bartho (the owner) was recommended to us by a friend and since he was so helpful with our questions we chose him and his company among the vast amount of tour operators in Arusha. Oh boy we didn’t regret it.
Everything from the start until the too soon ending was amazing. The team we met was just the best.
Bartho helped us with everything the whole time, our driver Noel spotted like a champ and Dula (probably spelled him wrong, sry) our cook seemed to be some kind of magician. The entire team is just incredibly helpful and is striving to make your experience as perfect as it can be.
Apart from the great team our safari was amazing. The jeep was in a very good condition and i’d say quite comfy - what kinda suprised us. We even got pillows :) Thanks to Noel we saw the Big 5 and loads of other amazing animals and nature. He stopped and waited whenever we wanted to take pictures for as long as it took to get the best shots. The team even helped us out after the safari ended when we had problems with our flight.
Another big difference to other operators was the food. What Dula managed to cook 3 times a day with basic eqiupment is undescribable. We got 3 course meals every day which were always an absolute delight. On top of it water, soft drinks, beer and wine. We could see what others had for food/drinks and let me tell you it looked pathetic to what we had.
We had a blast with our safari and the team, so get in touch with them and enjoy an amazing experience!
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Email Alejandra Escobar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best tour agency
I was recommended this agency through some people I met in Zanzibar. I set up my tour with Bartho and he helped me organizing the tour to get the best experience for 2 days. I did the Tarangire national park as well as Ngorongoro. Andrew was the guide in Ngorongoro and the best guide ever, he takes the time to look for the animals and I don't know how he can spot the animals from miles away, it's extraordinary just to be in the presence and see his talent. They also have a great cook who goes on the tours with you and the meals are delicious. Overall I really loved my experience and I wish I would had extended it to 5 days instead of 2.
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Email Olena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable safari experience!
Serengeti Wakanda Tours and Safaris was a great choice and definitely the safari experience of a lifetime!
I am grateful to Bartho, the owner of the company, that he was able to put together a group for me, since I was traveling alone, for exactly the days that I requested.
Our guide and driver, Prays, showed us an incredible amount of wild animals and brought us to the right place in minutes. Thanks to him, many breathtaking moments were captured on our cameras and eyes.
Dula, our chef, prepared delicious breakfasts/lunches/dinners for us.
Safari is one of the best things that happened to me, because seeing this wild world of animals with my own eyes and becoming a part of this world while camping is an unforgettable emotion and experience!
It was during the safari that I received the news that Russia had started a war against Ukraine and it was very hard to enjoy the trip while my heart was breaking from pain for my native country and fear for relatives and friends.
I am very grateful for all the support given to me and the kindness of our entire team with whom I shared these 4 days of incredible safari. I appreciate it very much!
Email Elliot | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy 5-star review for Wakanda!
Easy 5-star review. 6-day budget safari tour with Wakanda! Andrew (tour guide) was great. Very knowledgeable and experienced. Saw all of the big five and more. Andrew knew the parks very well. We were all very happy with our experience! The food was incredible too. Freshly made and 3 meals a day. Credit to the cook - Dullah. Everything was organised and was a very enjoyable experience for us all involved. Bartho, the company owner made sure everything was in place. Can't thank Serengeti wakanda enough - unforgettable! Would highly recommend 100%. Will definitely be telling friends and family who visit Tanzania to go with Wakanda for the safari.
Email Megan B | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything you could wish for and more
Our 6 day budget safari with Serengeti Wakanda was incredible, a real highlight of our time in Tanzania. Bartho, the owner of the company, is helpful and good to communicate with. We saw a fantastic and exciting range of animals, including the big 5, most of them so close, there was no need for binoculars. Our tour guide Andrew was extremely talented in spotting animals, very knowledgeable about the animals, parks and Masaii and a great story teller - I can't recommend him highly enough. The same goes for the chef, Dullah - meals were prepared fresh. Breakfast, lunch and dinner every day were without fail, delicious. The lodges and campsites were comfortable and the lodges had wifi. In the vehicle, there is water, beer, soft drinks and wine available for whenever you fancy it and good binoculars are provided for each traveller.
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Email Johanna Lüttge | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wakanda Forever! Wakanda for Life!
In March 2022 we did a Safari with Serengeti Wakanda Tours. We went for 5 days and in this time we visited Tarangire, Serengeti and Norongoro National Park. In general our communication and the planning with the company was very easy and we were more than happy. Our requests were answered really fast and even a little change for the beginning of the tour was possible.
We went with our guide Andrew and the cook Dulla. These 5 days weren't just a Safari with guides and clients, we became a really good team and good friends. Andrew is one of the kindest persons we know, he takes care about everything and if there are any questions or problems, he is always there with solutions. Because of his experience we have seen so many spectacular things. Everytime something happened we were the first group to be there and sometimes guides from other companies followed him. The last night in Serengeti he told us that he has heard lions and just 10 minutes later we drove through some little roads and saw more than 10 BABY LIONS. We saw all Big 5 and learnt so much from him. All the discussions at dinner were so interesting, because he has so many experiences and so many stories and facts to tell.
Dulla made sure that we always had enough energy to experience all these moments. While other groups had lunch boxes, we got big menus and even vegan food was no problem. He took care of all of our desires, so we had the best food ever. They were so attentive, that those nights we watched the sunset, they brought us popcorn and drinks. We couldn't be more happy about our Safari! The vibe in the company was very kind and comfortable and communication with chef, guide and cook was really easy and flexible.
To have a good safari, everybody needs an Andrew and Dulla by ones side! Thank you for those incredible days! We are already missing the animals, food, discussions and especially the time together!
Wakanda Forever! Wakanda for Life!
Nina & Johanna
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Email Sunita Bendale | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Tour Guide Ever!
I’m so glad I booked a tour with Serengeti Wakanda Tours. Andrew was my guide and he was absolutely amazing! March is the beginning of the rainy season in east Africa, but thankfully the weather was perfect. Andrew has a ton of experience getting around all the parks as efficiently as possible and has an amazing eye for spotting animals hiding in the distance. 80% of the time he would spot an animal with his bare eyes, while I was there struggling to spot it with binoculars. After spotting animals, he is so skilled with his knowledge of the roads that he was often able to get us very close to the animals for amazing shots. If there was a road that led to a closer view, Andrew knew how to get there…. he used his “nature GPS” and it was spot on each time. The chef was Dullah and we couldn’t have asked for a better cook. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all included - freshly cooked and amazing. Dinner included an appetizer, entree, and dessert, all freshly cooked. The tour organizer and owner, Bartho, was a great communicator and extremely helpful. All staff are so friendly and enjoyable. It was a wonderful experience and I highly recommend Serengeti Wakanda Tours with Andrew and Dullah.
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Email Iñaki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing! Unforgettable!
In this comment, I will first give my point of view about what I have experienced and then I will tell my experience in a little detail in case it can be useful to others.
First of all, I would like to thank Wakanda for the experience it has offered us at such a competitive price, without a doubt it is highly recommended to book the tour with them. Of course, I'm sure other companies are also very good but they differ in 3 main things:
1. The price: I did a good study before hiring and it is undoubtedly the most competitive for what they offer. My doubt was if the price was going to affect the quality of the safari, but none of that, it has been incredible.
2. The food: all of them, absolutely every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, our chef (Dula, who cooks super tasty) prepared something fresh and elaborate. We watched other tours eat from lunch-box while we always had our dishes and stews (delicious and abundant, sometimes even too much! I think Dula wanted my weight to exceed 110kg before I left).
3. The desire: probably the most important thing and something that makes the difference, in our case it was Andrew, our guide. The son of a Masai father who converted to Tanzanian society as a Ranger of the Serengeti, Andrew grew up there, Serengeti is his home and it shows. The illusion that he has for the animals and for teaching us everything that wild nature offers in that paradise makes the difference. He is able to see a Leopard on a branch 300 meters away, when we can hardly see that there is a tree. Without a doubt, Andrew was the key to our trip, surely with another guide it would have been great, but with him it has been something unforgettable and unbeatable.
Regarding the hiring part, we spoke with Bartho, it was all very simple, we communicated first by email and then by WhatsApp and he always responded quickly and attended to our requests to see if they were feasible. A 10% initial deposit is required to be paid by card (there is a card fee of 4% or so charged by the bank), so don't be surprised if you are asked.
Recommendations:
1. Bring gel, shampoo, etc. There are no bathroom accessories in the lodges.
2. Start the safari rested, it is very tiring and, for example, landing at dawn from a long trip and starting the safari that same day will make it less enjoyable. Every day you have to get up very early, there are many hours in the car and there is a lot to see, so there is no time to close your eyes in the car.
3. Carrying just the right amount of luggage, the bigger the worse, since constantly changing your base, unpacking and packing a large bag every day is a pain. In addition, depending on the number of people going (maximum 6) a large piece of luggage may not fit in the trunk, although they give you a small backpack so you can put the essentials and leave the suitcase stored if necessary.
4. Clear clothes! It is nature and there will be insects, they are attracted to dark clothing (mainly black and blue) and also light clothing is less conspicuous for animals in general, so it will make you go unnoticed when entering it. habitat.
My experience:
My partner and I did a 6-day tour:
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In my opinion, all places have something, although Serengeti is undoubtedly the wildest. Ngorongoro is amazing too, it's a paradise for animals, it reminded me of the cartoon movie "In Search of the Enchanted Valley" (The land before time) if that place existed it would be this one.
We slept in a budget lodge every day except in Ngornongoro, which was camping. At least 1 day of camping I recommend, since the animals roam freely at night and you hear absolutely everything around you, in our case we had Hyenas, Elephants and Buffaloes next to the tent (we listened to these until we breathed how close they were). The tents are spacious and comfortable, they provide a mattress, sleeping bag, etc. and you sleep well (you have to bring your own towel).
The bad part of the camping was that in our case we had a bit of bad luck and the local guides were doing some courses, so there were a lot of people and the toilets were quite disgusting, normally they keep one for tourists, but this time they didn't. However, I think that the experience of camping for at least 1 night is worth it.
Regarding the lodges, in general quite good, maybe a little more water pressure in the showers would have been good. Correct beds, correct bathrooms and generally clean. They are budget, so we cannot expect luxuries either because they are not being paid for. None had a/c, although there were fans.
If you want something a little more comfortable and luxurious, Bartho can organize it, although this will obviously affect the price. Accommodations are quite expensive (mainly in Serengeti).
It is forbidden to move out of the sleeping places before 6am and you have to return to them before 6pm, those 12h in between are the ones to move and do the game drive (safari). Therefore, the time to wake up is usually around 5:30, so as not to miss the animal activity that can be found first thing in the morning, which is usually the best.
There are private and group safari options.
We joined a group safari (since it was much cheaper and we also like to meet new people), we were 6 people and there was a very good relationship, the organization was very simple and everything went smoothly.
In short, a unique experience that I recommend to everyone. Wakanda does not disappoint and is unbeatable quality / price. I hope to be able to return with them one day, a part of me has remained engraved in Serengeti.
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Email Amande | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
All went well with the booking and the logistics. No comments, we recommend.
I warmly recommend Praise as your safari guide, he was super motivated, knew the good spots and moments to see the animals, very knowledgeable and helpful in everything! He also a very nice guy in general, we had a lot a very interesting talk about every kind of things :)