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 Spoorthi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organised
It’s Really worth going,the place itself is breathtaking,saw the big 5 and lot of other animals in their natural habitat.I recommend organising your trip with African Polecat safaris- it was well organised and everything on time.Our guide Freddy explained everything and was open to every suggestions.I am really happy with this trip.
CH
Email Marilyn | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good organized and funny
It was a really easy communication from the first touch. The Safari was really good organized and its worth it to pay a little bit more, so you can stay much comfortabel.
James the organizer is a really funny and helpfull guy! Whe had also a great Time with him, as we aranged the last details allready in Tansania. The Tour was great, specially the Serengeti. We saw a lot of diffrent animals and the Food during the Safari was allways good. Thank you Polecat for the great expirience. Marilyn
FR
Email Juliette | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good company and great trip! Everything went smootj
The tour has been great, with smooth communication, good guides, lots of wild animals seen, very good food and nice camping site. For your information, the majority of the tours proposed by safari companies are generally joining tours, which means that people are merged into groups and groups are changing. For instance, during our 6days safari, we joined 2 groups and 2 different groups. This is a common practice and it's nice, even if a bit surprising initially. Otherwise, I strongly recommend this company and especially the guide named Malicia.
Email Jolanda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good organized!
It was a amazing experience. We had very good food!
CZ
Email Lucie Hlídková | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience with wonderful people
We planned the safari trip for a long time and our choice was 100% happy!!! James, Joseph, Nathan and Noel (great guide from Dar es Salaam) are the most amazing people we met. Everything went as promised and much better. The experience of the national parks was unforgettable thanks to our guide - Joseph, unforgettable. Joseph has an incredible knowledge of animals and nature. Thanks to him, we really saw a lot of animals in their natural environment - and they have a wonderful expression, you won't experience that in a zoo. Not even an elephant visiting the camp :-) Our chef Nathan deserves a Michelin star - we thought we would lose weight on holiday, but the opposite was true :-) The overnight stay in the NP campsites was great, everything was comfortable. A small change that James arranged for us - 1 day spent in Dar es Sallam was great and I recommend it to everyone! It's worth it!!!Everyone from African Polecat Safaris that we met was amazing and thank you all for the greatest experience of our lives so far.
Our route: Arusha - Tarangire NP - Serengeti NP - Ngoro Ngoro NP - Lake Manyara - Dar es Salaam - Gombe NP - 10 day safari
Email MATT W | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
SUPERB SERVICE! VERY SMOOTH OPERATION.
4 day luxury lodge safari - What can I say? I had the trip of a lifetime! I contacted Polecat through safari bookings. It's hard as you just don't know what you're getting until you arrive, especially as a lone traveller. I booked around 4 weeks in advance. James was my point of contact he sent me the brochure through WhatsApp, he was the first to respond to my enquiries out of all of the other providers which reassured me. He was not pushy and there is no hard sell! I was a very nice booking experience. I chose the luxury 4 day Safari. He arranged transfers from the airport to Arusha and met me at the first hotel. From then everything went so smoothly. I paid a 10% deposit when booking and paid the rest in cash $ when I arrived. James was kind enough to take me for lunch to a nice local restaurant so I had a nice meal on arrival. Simon my guide for the 4 days was just incredible.
A chef came for 2 of the days and the food was great. Simon was very knowledgeable and went over and above to ensure we saw the BIG 5! And we did! It truly was a trip of a lifetime and I can't thank Polecat enough for everything they did to make it special! I recommend the luxury package over the cheaper tents as it gets very cold at night and the luxury lodges are an amazing experience. Take some hoodies for the evenings. The trip is spectacular! Enjoy!
Nice day hike
Some wait at the gate in the morning because bank transfer is slow on Sundays but other than that all is good
Also bring your own bottle or flask. According to the tour guide, the park doesn’t allow the disposable plastic bottle so we had to rent from a shop in front of the gate at a price of $5. I mean, with that price you can almost buy a bottle….I would think 1L or 0.75L is enough for someone if it’s a cloudy day.
That shop has raincoat for renting as well, $10 each.
It was a nice hike. Really loved the view, excited to see the monkeys. The tour guide Oscar was very friendly, helped taking photos and carried most of the stuffs. It’s much appreciated.
Overall I recommend this experience.
CH
Email Marta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good adventure
Good adventure in 3 national parks (tangeri, Serengetti, Ngorongoro)
3 days full adventure, a lot of animals, good choice for the accommodation
1 night in a lodge in the Serengetti park between buffalos at night
AR
Email Juan Manuel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good service. They fulfilled everything agreed and always willing to solve any problem
Fue un viaje increíble, la agencia fue muy seria y cuidadosa con todos los pasajeros. Super amables. El campamento estuvo super bien, estaba todo previsto, no falto nada. En lo personal, me hubiese gustado permanecer más días. La empresa la recomiendo, y en mi caso particular, el guia hablaba tres idiomas, lo que lo hace super recomendable. La comida siempre exquisita y el ambiente muy amigable. Una muy buena empresa para volver a contratar y para recomendar a otros viajeros.
It was an incredible trip, the agency was very serious and careful with all the passengers. super friendly The camp was super good, everything was planned, nothing was missing. Personally, I would have liked to stay more days. I recommend the company, and in my particular case, the guide speaks three languages, which makes it highly recommended. The food is always delicious and the atmosphere is very friendly. A very good company to hire again and recommend to other travelers
Email Irene | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience in Tanzania on 7 days safari
Fantastic safari in the north of Tanzania! Seven days is really perfect for this country, because there is so much beauty. Although we had to get used to the 'African way', we have seen that James organizes his safaris well and you always have a contact person to coordinate your trip with (he is super accessible if there is anything). This trip is highly recommended if you want to see many different animals and go on an adventure.
Do: do the walking safari in Arusha, it's really cool and book a tent instead of a lodge if you like adventure ;-) We even had elephants walking through the camp. That is an experience you will never forget.
Don't: don't book the Arusha Tourist Inn hotel, but Forest Hill Carnival hotel in Arusha. The former hotel is by far the worst hotel we've ever stayed in (without atmosphere, dirty, very noisy). We didn't sleep a wink here, so that's not a nice start to your safari. Polecat will help you book another hotel!
Goodluck (our guide) and Isaac (cook) were a top team during our safari week. So we definitely want to mention them. Goodluck always managed to bring us to the right places with special animals and Isaac cooked for us fantastic and provided us with cool Maasai stories!
General tip for booking your safari: Almost all organizations book a driver and jeep that are filled with people from different groups. This allows your group to change per day and your program can change on the spot. That requires some flexibility and at those times it is extra important that the organization you have booked with has its affairs under control. That's certainly the case with Polecat, so you know you've seen and done it all by the end of the trip. Oh, and bring your own binoculars. Most cars have none or only 1 for the whole group.
All in all a special experience in Tanzania!