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 Gra Mattei | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A good value for money
It was such a special trip being in Serengeti and other parks around for 7 days and all the team from African Polecat was really professional, dedicated and kind.
Thank you guys for this unforgettable experience!
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Email Timo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great all around package, we felt very welcome.
We couldnt ask for a better safari. James did a great job organising our Tour, including pickups, accomodation and catering. He gave us a briefing on arrival and made sure we had a great time at the end of our journey.
Our guide Omar was amazing. He knew all the best spots and we saw more animals than we could have imagined. Always funny and with great knowledge about the animals aswell. Osman took care of the food and made incredible meals, even while camping in the Serengeti.
One of the best experiences of our life and truely an adventure. Great value for the money, since the prices seemed to be more than fair compaired to other companies.
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Email Katarina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
Safari was great. We saw a lot of lions, leopards, elephants and other animals. Our driver made sure that we saw all the animal up close. All the time in the safari they were nice and taking good care of us. Also the food was great. I really recomend them. It was once in a life time experience.
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Email Madeleine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are reliable and make you feel safe from A to Z.
We had a great experience travelling with African Polecat Safaris. We felt safe the whole trip and they did everything they could for us to have the best time. Our guide really made the whole experience memorable.
Very professional and attentive
Everything was really great, our guide very nice and knowledgeable, and always seemed able to spot the most elusive animals. Great driving, the kids really enjoyed it even though it was a lot of driving for them.
The food was absolutely great - I can't figure out how he managed to pull off so much delicious cooking in such short times...
We did the 5-day Tarengire / 2-day Serengeti / Ngorongoro / Lake Manyara tour. The last day in Lake Manyara was a little unlucky as we didn't see anything there, but Serengeti and Ngorongoro were absolutely stunning. I might recommend trading it for one more day in Serengeti.
The team did everything to accommodate our demands (e.g. a slightly early flight on the last day, and retrieving a camera lens cap I forgot in one of the accommodations) and was very keen to hear feedbacks and improvement suggestions.
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Email Rachida | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice and responsive operator.
We had a wonderful experience and great service for an honest price. Everything was arranged perfectly. From pick up to drop off, Everything went smooth
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Email Alexa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
PERFECT experience!
Polecat Safaris is an incredible service - from the moment I contacted them for a last minute safari (about 3-4 days in advance), Johnny was hospitable, courteous, answered all my questions in a timely manner and extremely informative about what to expect, made accommodations regarding food sensitivities, preferences, etc. James made sure to meet my group before and after safari which left a very good impression. Both Johnny and James are extremely friendly and were the #1 reason I chose to go with this company. Our guide, Aron, was hands-down the best guide I've ever had on safari (this is my fourth). His love for the animals is contagious, and his skill in spotting is MINDBLOWING (he was able to spot a lion hiding under a bush at least half a mile away, I still don't understand how he saw her!). Aron made the safari experience that much more beautiful and magical. I would recommend this company to anyone!
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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
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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
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Email Andras | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Completely satisfied with the guide, Simba. He is a well-prepared, funny guy. Highly recommend
We are beyond a great safari experience, we have been on a 2 day tour of the Ngorongoro and Tarangire National Parks. We were completely satisfied with our guide, Simba. He is a well-prepared, funny guy, he described in detail the behavior of all animals! Luckily we could see the "Big 5" of Africa. The food received during the tour was delicious, the accommodation was satisfactory in this price category.
Regardless, I can't give 5 stars because the airport pick-up time wasn't kept by the company despite what was agreed. After arrival to Arusha Airport on Day 0, we waited for about 30 mins for the driver, but he didn’t come, the company was unreachable both by phone and Whatsapp! We were forced to catch a taxi, the price of which was later at least compensted by the company...