Telly Africa Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- TANAPA, BRELA & Tourism Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $275 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Email Sara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Omar was knowledgeable, professional, kind, perceptive, and a joy to spend time with.
Experience of a life time! My husband and I booked with Telly Africa Safaris for a 2 night 3 day safari and we are thoroughly impressed.
We are from America and I was nervous about booking a trip so far from home. I was worried about the legitimacy, safety, and finding a worth while trip for a reasonable price. We did all the research, looked at all the reviews and prices, and I’m telling you this is the place to book.
Omar was our guide and he was exactly what I would want in a tour guide! He knew all the great places to show us the animals. He was very perceptive to what we wanted to do while providing his professional opinion on situations (ie-when to wake up and where to go to see the most beautiful sunrise, when and how long to stay at certain view points), he welcomed questions, was a joy to spend 3 days with, AND he was previously a photographer before he was a tour guide so it felt like we got a huge deal getting him as our guide.
We saw all of the Big 5! The lions, buffalo, leopard, rhino, and elephant.
The sleeping and eating accommodations far exceeded my expectations. Our first night on the safari we slept in the fanciest tent there ever was. There was the most comfortable bed, electricity and running water! The second night we stayed at the rhino lodge and they had a very cozy room with a fire place ready for us. Our meals were healthy and very tasty, and always had multiple options. I always ate a little of everything because it was so good.
This tour has the best value at the cheapest price. It was overwhelming comparing all the different safari packages trying to pick a nice one but not spend a fortune. This tour is where you will find the biggest bang for your buck. I would not pick a safari from Asilia safari, Andbeyond safari, or Nomad Tanzania because they are 3x as much and will provide the same experience. They may have more reviews and a larger social media following but you’re paying extra for the branding not for a better safari experience. (I know this because we ate, slept, and visited the same areas throughout our trip.)
Like I said before, I was worried about feeling safe and I just want to reiterate how fortunate I feel to have gotten Omar as our guide. I’m sure the others are good too, but I can’t imagine that they will take care of you as well as he took care of us. He taught us about the tsetse fly the first time we had a fly in our Jeep and he taught us about how Buffalo will charge at a car when a Buffalo looked like it might after we were driving away. He taught us things at the perfect time so we always felt educated and at ease. We ask a lot of questions, and we were very pleased with how much he knew about all the animals. He taught us so much! As well as educating us on our trip, he also had a keen skill of reading situations and perceiving what we wanted without us saying much. He asked us if we wanted to eat when we started to get hungry and he asked us if we wanted to visit the shops when we passed by. He checked in with us often, talked to us when we wanted to talk, and was quiet when we wanted to rest. He probably gained this good intuition of caring for others by being a good husband and raising his 10 children. We are a big fan of Omar. I even lost my bag, realized it 3 1/2 hours after we drove away from the park and he contacted many different people until he found someone to bring it to us!! He can also imitate all the animal sounds very well, which was very fun and amusing.
Seeing the animals in their natural habitat was an amazing experience that everyone should have in their life time, and the person that aids you in that journey will either take away from the experience or add to it, so I encourage you to be picky with the person you choose.
3 days, 2 nights was perfect for us. We were able to see so many different animals in multiple different locations. I think anything less than 3 days might feel like you didn’t get enough time, but anything more might feel like over kill. 3 days, 2 nights felt like a sweet spot. I also feel like this has a lot to do with the time of year you visit. If you visit during the busy season (June-October) you might want to stay a day or two longer, so you have more opportunity to see all the animals. It’s best to do things like this during the off season because there are far less people out and the animals are more comfortable and active with less people. We were able to see elephants mating, lion cubs and baby monkeys. I feel like this time of year around April is perfect. May is probably great too, so I would book this tour with Omar soon. You will not regret it!!
Email Simon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent from start to finish
After countless hours of reading reviews/research into multiple tour operators we decided to book with Telly Africa safaris, we were not disappointed. There was great communication from the initial booking process whilst still in England to the days running up to our trip whilst at our hotel in Zanzibar, everything went exactly as described in our itinerary. Our point of contact was Mohamed and was always on the end of the phone should we need him.
The safari itself was amazing we spent two days in the Seringeti and one day at the Ngorongoro crater. Our driver/ guide, Mtinangi was extremely friendly and knowledgeable, he had a deep understanding of nature and could answer any questions we had, he made the whole trip a wonderful experience.
The accommodation was also outstanding we stayed at Into wild Africa on the first night, a tented camp in the middle of the Seringeti. Lying in bed at night listening to lions and hyenas in the distance was incredible. On the second night we stayed at Ngorongoro serana safari Lodge this was also incredible.
All in all a wonderful tour that I would highly recommend to anyone.
PL
Email Tomasz Kulesza | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect time in Tanzania.
The trip was amazing and we had so mooch fun. We were taken to really spectacular places and were always taken care of. The spots to see the animals were super nice. Good selection of accommodation. Car is nice and our guide Mtinangi Omary was top top. I can recommend Telly Africa Safaris and Mtinangi without a hesitation.
SK
Email Janka | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and unforgettable experience
Safari with Telly Africa is my best experience ever. Everything was perfectly organized, our guide did everything for us to see as much animals as possible. Thank you so much. I will never forget about it.
We had experienced guide and saw many animals
I really enjoyed safari with Telly due to great value for money.
First we did safari in Kenya in Amboseli park staying at the AA lounge. The park is unique by its view on Killimangaro, so the scenery was beautiful. We saw many animals such as elephants, giraffes, gazellas, zebras, hyenas and lions.
The accomodation was in big tents, clean and comfortable.
Secondly we visited Tarangire park - my favourite with many animals on small area. We saw there also cheetah chasing impalas.
The third park was Serengeti where we saw mainly lions, but also leopard.
We finished our "big 5" camera hunt in Ngoro Ngoro where we saw rhino.
Today we finished our safari in Lake Manyara.
In Serengeti and Ngoro Ngoro we were sleeping in tents in the park so we could enjoy sunrise and sunset with wild animals such as elephant, anthelope and hyena - everything supervised by the experienced guide, so it wasn't dangerous.
The tour operator had its own cook, so even in wild we could enjoy different cooked meal every day.
The cook and the tour guides were experienced. The guides were able to reply all our questions and one of them- Aron very helpful as we had some extra requests where we wanted to go outside of the agreed tour- e.g. Massai market, souvenir shop, etc. Also he negotiated local prices at the bar for us.
I would recommend Telly to everyone.
SK
Email Marian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing, very kind
Everything was Great. Amazing experience for good price.
Whole safari trip was amazing , guide was very friendly, willing and experienced
Safari trip was one of the best vacation as I ever had, Communication was very smooth, everything was arranged with the best way, our guide was very experienced, friendly, helpful, willing and funny. We could see the things what we have never seen before and in our minds remain only the best memories ♥️
MX
Email Rafael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very reliable company
The guide and the company are great, they were on time and they drive carefully, but I really appreciate that the guide Oscar is a very knowledgeable person and knows lots of things from Kilimanjaro, he was patient and supportive alm the time, I highly recommend this company!
Email Hilary | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari Experience with first class service and organisation by Telly Africa Safaris
We had a wonderful safari experience in The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Despite a couple of setbacks, Mohamed at Telly Africa sorted everything out for us perfectly, including finding a replacement guide and vehicle when ours broke down on the way to pick us up, to changing the hotel at the end of our trip as we were not happy where we were! Nothing was too much trouble so everything went smoothly.
Our guide Gaza was brilliant, with a great knowledge of the animals and where to find them. The scenery and the animals were amazing, and we had plenty of time on the game drives giving us the best chance to see the most animals. The food provided for lunch was very good and plentiful so there was no chance of going hungry!
The lodges we stayed in were first class; the Matawi tented camp in the Serengeti was a real experience, especially listening to the hyenas and lions during the night! The Serena lodge at the Ngorongoro crater was also excellent with fabulous views of the crater from the room and the bar, great food and a huge boxed breakfast which we had in a beautiful setting in the crater.
I would highly recommend both this trip and Telly Africa Safaris for an unforgettable experience.
AT
Email Dima Zaika | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very well organized on short notice, great guide and vehicle!
We have booked a luxury fly in safari with ~5 days notice and Telly Safaris managed to pull off the booking of all flights/hotels and organizing an unforgettable trip. We had an amazing guide who actually worked as a ranger in one of the parks and knew where the most rare animals could be. We managed to see the Big 5 in less than 36 hours of our safari. We actually saw 4 rhinos (!) and one passed 50m in front of our car. The safari vehicle was almost brand new (I have been on a safari before with much worse vehicles). Overall amazing experience and I would highly recommend Telly to anyone.
