African Polecat Safaris team
African Polecat Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TALA, TANAPA, BRELA & NCAA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $650 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Elizabeth Dawes | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An expert in wildlife, nature and culture with a wonderful personality
The African Polecat Safari changed my life!This experience is the most incredible adventure in every way. Our guide, Manfried is the best you can find. He is a true expert and professional. Manfried’s knowledge of wildlife, nature, and culture is amazing. There was not a question he couldn’t answer! His personality is also so wonderful that it felt like saying goodbye to a dear friend.
In the privacy of our own vehicle, we enjoyed so many animals, all day every day. My favorite sighting included a pride of lions teaching their cubs to feed on a recently hunted water buffalo. Luxury accommodations were wonderful. The Jungle Pearl was like a sanctuary on earth, and I’ll never forget the sunrise and elephant just outside my door at the Heritage Luxury Tented Camp. Thank you to all the Maasai people I met working and living in Tanzania. Thank you to Mow and Manfried and Thank you African Polecat Safaris. (I hope Sean and I see you again someday!)This was an adventure that I will never forget.
Email Maxine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Polecat tours were extremely friendly, organised and top quality service.
We opted for the 3 day safari. Polecat provided a great itinerary with captured a variety of opportunities.
The customer care was exceptional, very easy to communicate with the team.
The service quality was brilliant, well equipped keep, excellent food and drinks, driver very considerate and knowledgeable.
The Safari in Tanzania was amazing.
We stayed at Jungle Pearl resort and was very happy with the rooms and hospitality
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Email Sean | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tour was great, easy and our personal guide Manfred was spectacular
We were flew into Arusha from Zanzibar and quickly met up with the tour operator. We got the overview of the safari and then met our guide, Manfred, who was knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. Got to see nearly every animal with the only exception being a rhino. The rooms were amazing and a life changing experience.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventure with great crew!
In February 2023 I went on a 6 day safari adventure with my brother with Polecat Safaris and it was an experience of a lifetime! The highlight of our trip was seeing the big 5 and so many more amazing animals, which was made possible by our incredibly knowledgeable and skilled guide/driver Eli. He was an absolute pleasure to be around, and made the entire trip so much more enjoyable with his comfortable driving and hard work.
The amazing food that was prepared in the middle of nature by the cook, DVD, was constantly surprising and delicious! We couldn't believe the quality (and amounts) of the meals that were served up on a daily basis, and it really made the whole experience much more memorable.
The owner, James, was very friendly and helpful in arranging the entire experience for us, and meeting is in the hotel lobby the evening before our safari to explain our trip. He even helped us out in booking some last minute day trips afterwards, which we really appreciated.
Thank you, Polecat Safaris, for an unforgettable trip!
PL
Email SERG | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The adventure of a lifetime. Epic safari tour - colorful, exciting, interesting, funny and safe.
It was like visiting Wonderland with magicians as a guides. Thanks to them you can not only see, but also feel the beauty and richness of Tanzanian nature and culture. An unforgettable trip, really.
I strongly recommend African Polecat Safaris.
James is a gentelman who do knows how to provide exellent service and organization during one week family safari.
Great communication, reasonable prices, safety. And a lot of pure fun.
Once again, big thank you my friend for a dream trip.
Hakuna Matata
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Email Kristof | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great
As I travelled in Afrika for the first time, from Rwanda through Tanzania to Zanzibar The last leg of my journey was a safari in north Tanzania, from bustling Arusha to taranjire to ngorongoro. This was a great experience! The organisation was very professional and correct. Very much worth its price! What stood out was our guide/driver Malisa! His beautiful personality stood out! Combined with a high degree of professionalism/patience/people skills. He made everybody feel comfortable and enjoy. His unlimited knowledge of the local fauna and flora and photography skills are memorable! He made my safari exceed my expectations! I felt blessed!
Email Terry Fairweather | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, knowledgeable & accommodating
From the 1st contact to the last, James was highly accommodating, meeting with us the night before our safari, going over the itinerary & introducing our guide & driver - Abu.
James also stored our luggage while on safari.
Abu was highly knowledgeable, engaging & humorous - regularly spotting birds that are easily ignored.
It was a great pleasure to share a meal with Abu - not only lunch (beautifully prepared by chef David).
I highly recommend African Polecat as it was the people - Abu & James who made the experience so much more memorable.
GR
Email Nikolaos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Choice !!
We did our search and concluded to have a 3 day ( 2 nights ) safari from Arusa to Serengeti and Ngorongoro at the end of November.
James was ALWAYS there answering all of our questions no matter how silly or not they may seemed.
He organised us to stay in lodges instead of Camping ( of course with an extra charge but this was what we wanted to do ) and actually was able to change the schedule of the organised Safari 2 days before the safari in order to please us.
In addition, when we asked for an extra excursion before our flight, he suggested the Materuni village with the coffee beans and the coffee experience instead of a day hike in Kilimanjaro . We LOVED the extra excuersion!
John his driver for the excursion was super cool and friendly, always there to answer all of our questions and willing to explain more about their culture.
We loved our choise and are thankfull that we found African Polecat Safaris, James and John .
DEFINATELY suggest them ! Reach them, explain in detail what you have in mind, what you want them to prepare for you and feel relaxed that everything will go as planned.
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Email Apoorva | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible choice!
From start to finish, the African Polecat Safaris team was highly responsive, attention, and supportive for an exciting and well-rounded experience. Once I filled out an interest form online, James messaged me on WhatsApp, ready to answer my questions. I still wasn't sure of my schedule and preferences, but he accommodated my needs and customized my safari based on the number of days I wanted, time of arrival, and need for hotel stay. As opposed to other companies who only followed up to see if we would book with them, African Polecat Safaris was patient and responsive to our needs. Our guide for Tarangire National Park, Aron, was absolutely incredible--highly experienced and was able to spot lions and leopards in the most difficult to see spaces! Our guide for Ngorongoro Crater, Joseph took his time to show us as many different animals as possible, even through the cloudy rain. Both days, the experience surpassed my expectations, and Aron and Joseph shared a lot of context and history about both the animal population and the Maasai people living in the area. Each day we had homecooked meals brought into the parks, and the lodge we stayed in overnight was comfortable with a full home-cooked buffet. When I expressed interest in doing something in Kilimanjaro the day after my safari, another team member John was able to add me to his one-day Mt. Kilimanjaro hike last minute. Traveling solo can be intimidating, but African Polecat Safaris made me feel I was always in good hands and have the most exciting and beautiful safari experience. I highly highly recommend them to anyone!
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Email Catarina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible!
We had a great experience with African Polecat. Booking a trip like this from a distance is not easy and James was very communicative and made everything clear, which was decisive when choosing their company.
The safari itself was absolutely incredible, our guide Aron went over and beyond to show us the most authentic wild life in the Taragire Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
We were super lucky and saw some really rare and raw scenes, we came back to Arusha completely amazed.
Food was great and the accommodation organised by them was too.
Super recommend!