our staff at jackpot office in arusha
Jackpot Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & IGS-http://interpretiveguidessociety.org/
- Tour Types:
- Budget camping tours that can start every day (clients assist with camp chores)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great time with excellent driver guide and nice accomodations
The communication was good, the service even better, especially the driver guide excelled my expectations, we saw a lot of animals and were often the first ones to spot them, some of the accomodations also excelled my expectations and all of them were very nice. The tour was therefore great.
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Email Marcelia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly Recommend Jackpot!
This was our first safari experience and Yessin did a fantastic job. He was patient, paid attention to the animals we were hoping to see and kept in contact with other drivers to find out about any sightings. He was able to give us information on all animals we saw with basics and fun facts. He was fully prepared, flexible and catered to what worked for us. The whole process was easy and well done from reservation to dropping us off at the airport. Lodging was very comfortable, clean and we loved the buffet meals. It was nice to have a nice mix of familiar and local food choices. There was no lacking of food on our trip, the box lunch was more than enough. Wifi connection was OK, not the best and only in common areas. (Yes, I know, it's better to unplug!) All locals were super friendly and made an effort to speak to us in English because we couldn't get past "asante" and "jambo" in swahili. We will definitely call on Jackpot tours again.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kilimanjaro, Sanzibar & Safari
Jackpot Safaris and especially it's owner Andrew Malalika became a good friend of mine, since I was to Tanzania in 2002 for the first time. At this time, before Andrew founded Jackpot Safaris, we're on Safari for 4 Weeks and it was an unbelievable and great experience. 10 years later I went to Tanzania again and booked a Kilimanjaro Hike with Jackpot. I can highly recommend Andrew and his employees: very friendly, very attentive and very experienced. This made my second trip with Jackpot also unforgettable. And of course, if I'll go a third time, I'll book at Jackpot Safaris.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
Would 100% recommend this company to anyone going to Tanzania.
Affordable.
Excellent communication.
Amazing food.
Comfortable accommodation (even when camping!)
Safari guide was first class - such a lovely man who shared in our excitement even though he's been doing it for so long!
Seen all of the big 5 and even watched a lion hunt and kill a wilderbeast.
Best experience/ trip I've ever been on!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good time, good people, good price!
A friend and I did a 4-days safari (Lake Manyara, Serengueti and Ngorongoro) in september'14.
We had a great time! Our guide and driver was excellent and we spot the big five and much more! We appreciated his knowledge and his hability to spot animals in the far far distance! The cook was also very good, and he could adapted easily to the vegetarian menu (I forgot to tell them in advance).
The car was quite old but comfortable enough (except under the rain because the windows didn't close properly).
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An amazing safari company which plays a big role in giving back to the community.
We have been recommending our SIC volunteers to go on safari with Jackpots for more than two years. None of our volunteers has come back and complained about anything. Amazing Amazing!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful, short safari on the Tanzania northwestern parks.
Jackpot was able to put together a short, wonderful safari for an incredibly low price. We visited Tangarari, Serengeti, Nogorogoro, and Manyara. There were 7 of us, so we had a full vehicle, yet the Land Rover seemed in great condition (with a fridge allowing for cold beer & stoney tangawizi), the cook was great, in spite of the weird dietary constraints we imposed on him, and our guide was terrific. We had some difficulties (two flats in the Serengeti in spite of almost new tires), but our guide was able to overcome them, we saw EVERYTHING, and had an amazing time. I wish we'd be able to make the trip longer. I do not hesitate to recommend these guys to anyone considering a safari. They were great.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing journey to the wild, with a wonderful team of professionals
We were in the best hands with Yassin (guide) and Waziri (cook) during our 7-person, 5-day safari. Professional, smart, caring, careful, calm, and fun - they made sure that we had an amazing experience. We saw a part of the world that we could not have imagined, and gained understanding and appreciation that will last a lifetime. We have encouraged many friends already to think about making this once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Communications were excellent during planning. The food was wonderful! Expectations were met and more! It was a "budget" safari, and we expected to "rough it" a bit. In fact, it was less rough than we expected, thanks to the outstanding care provided by Yassin and Waziri.
Our only suggestion for upcoming safari-goers: remember to take a towel and sheet liner.
DK
Email Anna Marie Stein | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just great - a very competent staff who did their utmost to fullfill our dreams
Oh, what an experience! First a fantastic trip to Kilimanjaro with a dream team of porters, cook and last but not least the guides - Livingstone and Sanga. They even managed to communicate in sign language - always smiling and friendly. Then a 9 days safari trip with Augustin as a very skilled driver, mecanicien, guide etc. He knew where to find the animals we would like to see. We wanted to see them all, but we had never imagined that we should see 22 lionesses and youngs in one place in the Ngorongoro Crater + animals all 360 gr. in Serengeti - just to mention a bit. We can warmly recommend Jackpot Safari as a serious partner for a tour in Tanzania. Andrew and his staff can fullfill every wish.
Top notch quality!
We had a three safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro and it was excellent. They made sure we saw all the animals we could and prepared great food. Their prices were very appealing to the budget travellers that we were but they still gave us top quality service. Can't recommend enough!