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 Ula | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very competent
James is very nice and answers all questions about the trip quickly. On-time pickup from the airport. During the Safari, a sufficient supply of drinks (water, cola, beer), a tasty meal. Our two-day safari was very charming. An unforgettable experience . Worth recommending. Price-performance ratio is right. Overnight stay in Jungle Pearl is great! Thank you very much African Polecat.
Email Hussein ramdin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best one
I had the privilege of experiencing a fantastic safari with African Polecast. They expertly led me through the Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro, creating unforgettable memories.
The African Polecast team’s passion for Tanzania’s wildlife and landscapes shines through. Their guides are knowledgeable and enthusiastic, ensuring I saw the incredible animals and breathtaking scenery. Their commitment to responsible tourism is evident and admirable.
Accommodations and meals were exceptional, offering comfort and a taste of local flavors. The entire journey was safe and well-organized.
For an authentic Tanzanian safari, I highly recommend African Polecast. It’s a short review for an extraordinary adventure!
Email Hannah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worth every penny
This experience was unbelievable, my friend and I took the 3 day safari from Arusha and thought it was the perfect amount of time to see all the big 5, and “ugly five” animals. We were so grateful for our tour guide and driver Freddie who guided us through the entire trip ensuring we were fully satisfied and provided good evening tunes to brighten up the sleepy campers! Couldn’t recommend this tour enough - thank you Freddie!!
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Email Juan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Big memories of Africa
I really recommend the African polecat as your trust travel. We did the travel from zanzibar to Tarangire and ngorogoro. James organized everything and all was perfect. He is always available for any questions and help by WhatsApp. The pick up at the acommodation till the airport from zanzibar and also from Arusha till the destination was perfect arranged. The taxi driver Hashim was always on time, very friendly and polite. Also the safari driver frederique is the best driver you can have. Always explained about the trip, on the safari about the animales and nature also out of the nacional Park around Arusha. He made sure that there was enough food and drinks ( food was delicious). He made sure that we had the best place in the Park for see the animales and for the best pictures.
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Email Eli | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable five day safari tour
We did a five day safari tour with African Polecat and it was a great experience! We visited Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, Manyara lake and Tarangire. Our driver (Peter) and cook (Meshack) were very nice and professional people who took care of us all the time and with whom we had great fun! Peter is an excellent game driver. We also felt safe all the time. We had some issues with the group of people we shared the trip the first two days with, but we spoke with John and he managed to find solutions, which we appreciated a lot. Communication with African Polecat was easy and fluent, that was important for us and we are satisfied. When we were organizing the trip, James answered every single question I sent by email and John met with us the day before the trip to explain everything and answer further questions we might have. We highly recommend African Polecat and we thank Peter, Meshack, John and James for the memorable experiences that we lived during our trip!
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Email Dimitri Abadie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Experience
We did a 6 day safari across Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorogoro and Lake Manyara in August 2023. Everything was organised incredibly well.
Our guide Saidi was excellent at teaching us about these beautiful places and creatures. We were lucky to see both leopards and cheetahs up close additionally to scores of elephants and lions. The mix of lodge and camp was a great balance and good value for money. A key highlight was also the hard work of the chef Victor that cooked us superb meals throughout the trip.
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Email Sudheer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If you want me to describe about African polecat safaris, the guy James is just awesome.
This safari is one of our best experience, we have booked a 3 day safari with African polecat safaris and one day to matheruni waterfalls. From airport pickup to till the drop you won't get disappointed. We see all the animals written in the book in African safari. Special thanks to James who is our organizer.
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Email Ahmed and Sarah | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly professional and attentively to the listen of our wishes of the discovery of Tanzania
During our safari, we were accompanied by Elly who's well experienced, jovial, patient and who did every possible thing to make our 9 days trip so joyful.
Our adventures were in Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, central and north Serengeti. He drove us in most beautiful and interesting places with maximum of security provided and lot of confidence despite the difficulties of the absolutely uncomfortable roads. Our strong jeep broke up with a real serious problem in transmission and we never thought that the problem will be solve easily buy he managed to secure our transportation to our lodge with all our luggage and also managed to receive the spare part from Arusha to fix the problem and the next day in the morning, we were again ready to continue our safari in our same well repaired car !
He knew well about best timing to see different animals and also to watch the fantastic migration of wildebeests without waiting for so many hours, we had to wait for only 40 minutes and we were ready for the unique event without any struggle.
He gave us lot of useful and interesting information about fauna as well as flora in all of the above mentioned National Parks.
Wonderful journey that will remain forever in our minds. Thank you very much Elly! Also thank you James for orchestrating our itinerary from office.
Ahmed and Sarah
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Email Lara & eric | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptionally professional, well-organized and most pleasant tour operator.
We did a six day safari tour with African Polecat Safaris in February 2023 having the best time of our lives.
Starting with a smart and professional booking cycle, where James (tour operator) was exceptionally responsive and helpful, we started our Tanzania trip feeling very well prepared. After a quick and uncomplicated pickup, including a face-to-face briefing the day before, we drove from Arusha to the Serengeti. Elly, our driver and guide, did a fantastic job, showing us the best spots, explaining the wildlife and scenery during game drives, and making sure we felt welcome and comfortable at all times. Together with "DVD", the chef of the tour, they answered every single question and helped us to have a great trip and an extraordinary experience. We never felt like just their clients, but always part of a group of friends joking together and having a good time.
The guys managed to exceed all our expectations! From always taking care of us, being friendly and helpful, to showing us ALL of the Big Five, which was an absolute blast!!!! Elly promised us he would fight to make this happen, and he kept his word :)
Overall, we had an outstanding time during our trip, with most lovely people who even became friends of us!
If you are thinking about doing a Safari trip, always keep African Polecat Safaris in mind and ask for Elly and DVD - those guys made our vacation unforgettable!
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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!
