Makasa is owned & managed by Selma and Ngomi Kamm
Makasa Tanzania Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $2,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Renilde | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Makasa Safari in Tanzania : an expirience I will never forget
I can say nothing else but everything was excellent : the organisation, the safari trips, the camps, the meals , the pick nicks , the jeep ....
I would like to say special thanks to our guide, David, for his excellent driving, his shared knowledge about the animals and the landscape, his endless patient while we were taking photographs and videos, his suggestions......
It was a journey that I and my friends with me will never forget !
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Email Mirella | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A perfect fit safari and golftrip
I found it a fantastic travel experience, in which I have seen many beautiful animals in the untouched nature. Great to have combined that with a few nice rounds of golf. The great thing about booking a trip through MAKASA is that you can put together your program yourself. They are a small, independent tour operator, with roots in the Netherlands; they organize trips for duo's, families and small travel groups, with consultation of the travel time and the available budget.
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Email Paul Uilenbroek | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We expirienced nature as nature should be: from sunset to moonlight we saw en heard animals.
Makasa made a program that fits us perfectly with a very good guide who spoke very well english. We learnt to appriciate nature, but had also enough time to relax in perfect places alomg the jungle and in Zanzibar. It was a lifetime expericience.
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Email Taciana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour with high quality service and guide.
I had a awesome experience during my safari. My guide was a great person and with a lot of knowledge about the place and animals.
The car, food and hotels are high quality.
Thank you for the great experience.
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Email Melanie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 3-day safari!
Overall, this was a great experience!
Selma communicated with us along the way and she was very responsive. We loved the diversity of the 3 parks that we visited (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Tarangire) - each of them were very different and had a lot to offer! Our guide, Robert, was knowledgeable and kind. We stayed at Simba Karatu Lodge for the 2 nights and it was absolutely beautiful and the food was great.
The one thing we were disappointed in is the lunches. When you are paying thousands of dollars, we would expect better food, not just a piece of white bread with cheese and some fruit. I am not sure why we could not get leftovers from the previous dinner or a better quality lunch. We communicated with the lodge several times about our food restrictions, but they had no idea how to make a vegetarian lunch box and one without dairy. They messed up all 3 days, even after clarifying what we could and could not eat. We were especially disappointed because the food at the lodge for dinner was great! I am not sure why they could not have made more effort for the lunches. Overall, this is not a big deal, but I had much higher expectations given the price we were paying.
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Email Ingrid & Ted | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful experience in de beautiful wildlife of Tanzania
We are very satisfied and happy about our experiences with Makasa. The contacts we had in the Netherlands with Fien were very pleasant. All of our wishes were fullfilled. We stayed 16 days on the mainland and visited on our first day a coffey plantation of local farmers what was very interesting. De next day we went to the very beautiful Masaai Lodge in a beautiful envirenment and a very friendly staf. In the 2 weeks after this stay we visited Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Ndutu, Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Park. We saw a lot of wildlife, such as the migration of the wildebeast, the big five, cheeta's, caracals, elephants, hyena's, jackals and so on. We travelled with David, a guide with a great knowledge of the wildlife, nature and the origin of the landscapes. And with a great love and respect for nature en envirenmont. He did everything to let us have a good time.
Makasa aranged a nice variety of lodges for us. Very simple, tented camps (in Ndutu and Serengeti) and some luxery lodges. But every lodge was very good and had a very friendly and welcoming staf. After a week we stayed 2 nights in Rhotia Valley Tented Camp which is founded to support an orphanage. It was a very special experience to stay there. The last five nights we spend in the beautiful little lodge Hakune Mahije, seated on the beach of Zanzibar. The place was like a paradise. Just like in other places we experienced real hospitality of Tanzania.
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Email May | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worry free Amazing Family Adventure
I researched multiple Safari companies before contacting Makasa to discuss arrangements. Selma was extremely helpful and accommodating. She was very patient with my multiple inquiries about details only someone from Canada would ask ( which in hindsight, now that I’ve been to Tanzania, were down right silly!). Selma modified our itinerary a number of times until we were satisfied; she was happy to make our trip perfect for our family of 5. A couple days in Zanzibar? No problem! The addition of a side trip to Olduvai Gorge and a hot air balloon ride happened in one email. Literally every aspect of our trip was organized and arranged for us. That included having a taxi arranged for us to take us from one air terminal in Dar to another air terminal-thank goodness!
Our Safari driver and guide, Ben, was a blessing. Kind to our children and thoughtful to my older mother, Ben exceeded expectations. He was a safe driver. He was patient. Where we saw only a tree on the Serengeti, Ben saw a leopard sleeping on a branch! His skill in spotting and identifying wildlife can’t be over exaggerated.
Our accommodations were as described and were clean and comfortable. Listening to the lions vocalizing at night from our tented camp in the Serengeti was a highlight! One would think we would feel unsafe at night with wildlife in close proximity but at each location there were guards/Maasai in the camps at night. The food at our accommodations was varied and delicious with lots of Vegetarian choices. My kids appreciated the availability of pools at several lodges. The staff at each location were all friendly.
In summary, a trip of a life time with wonderful memories. Thank you Selma and Makasa.
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Email Sandra de Man | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
In one word..... fantastic!! Best of the best!!
Everything was above our expectations!
The lodges were perfect!
The people were very friendly and experienced. Our guide Daniel was the best you could get. Took time for us to take the pictures, explain about life of the animals. Very happy with that man. Also the guide who was driving us from and to the airport Valance was very great. He told us a lot about life in Tanzania. The food was delicious every day again. And onsea house Wauw Axel and his boys make the best dinners I every had
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Email Ronald & Anita | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We have a great and fantastic experience with Makasa; we can recomment Makasa!
The safari tour was above our expectations, unforgettable, impressive, breathtaking to see all the animals and the landscapes. In general the quality standard of our selected lodges was high. Some lodges were a luxury 'hotelroom'; the food was delicious and the staff was very friendly. And last but not least, the most important was our guide Humprey. He was unbelievable, professional, fantastic, very kind and we had a lot of fun with him. A delay of our flight to Zanzibar with 3 hours, was no problem for him, he improvised an alternative excursion to spend the waiting hours.
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Email Rachel orie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!!! Once in a lifetime!!!
We had 2 very good guids with us!
Frank en Robert!! They were so good in their job. They tell us everything what we have to know! We had a very great time with them! We reccomment them because they are the best!!! They made our journey complete!
We even know how to make the sound of many animals.
The lodges were great!!! All the people were kind and the services were very good.
We will come back!!!!! It was amazing!
Greetz Vincent en Rachel Orie
