Vimat Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $40 to $910 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Luis Sojo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Tour
We took a 5 days safari in Tanzania and we expend excellent days. All the tour was acordant with the programa. I really recomended Vimat Safari
Email Paul | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A perfect, professional tour that exceeded all expectations in all aspects.
Our tour was tailored perfectly to our specific requirements in terms of what we hoped to see and do. From our first enquiry and contact Vincent always replied very promptly to my many enquiries and even came to meet us at the start and end of our tour.
Peter, our driver and guide was simply exceptional. His knowledge is astounding and he took us the places other drivers would not visit so that we saw animals and scenes only we witnessed. It was clear other drivers looked up him, he rescued 3 of them stuck in mud! His driving was first class and safety conscious.
If there is a better company or tour guide out there they must be really something.
Thank you so much Vincent & Peter!
PS I don’t normally write reviews but these guys deserve the best I can write.
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Email Lulu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great choice that meet expectations
Vincent from Vimat is a great and responsive trip planner which was very reassuring to our first ever safari trip to Tanzania. We love the plan and the activities arranged for us for a 11-day luxury safari trip, from Tarangire- Lake Manyara - Lake Eyasi(visit 2 authentic tribes- Datooga & Hadzabe) - Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater.
The trip plan is totally flexible according to the budget, days of visit, style or standard of accommodations needs, routes and activities.
Since it is our first time to Tanzania and safari, we needed more options and game plans on the journey. I recommend the first time goers could ask for more options from the guide/driver, for example- getting up early to see more animals or sleep-in for the morning to go for a longer game drive for the day. So to ultilze the trip plan, your energy/interests during the journey.
Strongly recommend Vincent and his team. They are very flexible and also very experienced. We have had a wonderful experience.
Email Ivan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent fully customised safari!
Vimat Safaris in retrospect was an excellent choice. Starting with the initial communication and quote to the actual tour everything exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide Peter was incredible knowledgable and experienced meaning we were often times the first one to find animals through our safari.
We are still dreaming about our days in the Serengeti and can only highly recommend Vimat Safaris to anyone that wants a personalised Safari experience (rather than one of the more mass tour operators) with experienced guides. 5 stars from us!
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Email Asle Jossang | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional throughout
Thoroughly reliable and service-minded, professional in all aspects. With the added touch such as bringing along table and chairs, and preparing fresh coffee on the spot when taking packed breakfast out in the bush. The vehicle was specially outfitted for photography needs, with a driver/guide who could anticipate and position the vehicle for getting good angles for shots without us having to ask or instruct. The management prepared an excellent itinerary based on our wishes, including pick-up and drop off in Nairobi.
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Email Ryosuke | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
the most unforgettable experience !
My wife and I had a fantastic time on safari with our guide George.
The setup of the tour was amazing, the accommodations were fantastic and George was the perfect guide!
We loved it and will recommend Soul of Tanzania to our friends and family.
I especially love Ngorongoro Crater. There was really fantastic, magical world.
Email Caroline Fanthorpe | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A very well organisd trip from start to finish and a great guide. We saw the big 5 and so much more.
From the first email of enquiry that I sent to the start of our safari communication was excellent with Vincent always responding swiftly and with great patience and knowledge.
Vincent and Peter, our excellent guide, came to meet us at our accommodation in Arusha the day before the safari was due to start in and explained the whole trip to us and expectations of what we might see.
It is quite a long drive to the Serengeti but an interesting one and the reward at the end is worth it. We saw so many animals on the first afternoon drive fighting ostriches and a cheetah mother with her four cubs being the highlights particularly as one of the cubs jumped on the spare wheel of the Land cruiser.
After a very comfortable night at the beautiful Serena Lodge we successfully had a second day of animal viewing elephants, lions, zebras ,giraffes a leopard and many more. We stayed again at the Lodge and following another game drive with Peter who has extensive knowledge of the Serengeti we travelled to the beautiful Ngorongoro crater.
Rising early the following morning we were some of the first into the crater at sunrise and again saw fantastic wildlife including a very close up rhino.
We returned to Arusha and Vincent came to met us and we had an excellent debrief and arranged a lift for us to Mount Kilimanjaro airport when we left two days later.
Overall a very efficient,friendly and professional tour company who do everything to make the experience unforgettable,definitely one to recommended.
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Email Courtney | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari of a Lifetime
This trip was my first to Africa, I found myself excited about the journey but nervous about the planning. I researched and found this wonderful new company. Although the company is new the owner has over 15 years of guide experience in Tanzania and Kenya. We spoke quite a few times before my travel to Tanzania and Vincent sent several photos and secured the exact type of accommodation I desired. The trip was a solo one for 5 days and 4 nights, my guide was Silver. Silver was the most amazing driver/guide. We traveled through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The accommodations were as described and the food at the lodges was amazing as well as the box lunches provided on long drives. Silver was very knowledgeable on the animals and even was an avid bird watcher. I was able to see the big five in under 48 hours. This adventure was worth every dime. The entire experience was unforgettable and amazing!!
Perfect Experience
Vincent expertly planned our trip, fully taking into consideration our requests, and was helpful and communicative throughout the planning process. Our guide, Boniface, was an expert driver and a fountain of knowledge, often anticipating what the animals might do next and where to go for the best chances of seeing something special. As a result, we got to see everything we hoped to see and then some. The vehicle was always clean and the extra fabric cushions and seat backs made it comfortable even on warm days and bumpy roads. We booked high-end accommodations and the service and food there were outstanding. One thing to keep in mind is that most Safaris begin early in the morning and you might need to find a hotel for the night before.
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Email Liqian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience with VIMAT
The communications with VIMAT is perfect! Vincent is very professional and responsible. He replied me quickly and gave me useful informations.Peter is a very experienced driver with good service mind and knowledge. I had a wonderful Sarai experience with VIMAT. Definitely I would recommend it to my friends.
