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 Bob and Barb | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The heart of the Serengeti
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit into the Serengeti with Makasa for several reasons:
1. We wanted to understand as much as we could about the ecosystems, more than just animals but all the flora and fauna
2. We wanted comfort and coziness but not obsequious luxury and we had great accommodation-just right for us.
3. We wanted to see and understand what we saw; the staff (Ngomi and David) did a superb job.
4. The office through whom everything was set up was clear and efficient in the process.
Overall, a great experience and we intend to go again soon with a son and grand daughter added to the experience.
Email Amy McNair | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I cannot speak highly enough about Makasa Tanzanian Safaris!
We contacted Makasa Tanzanian Safaris for information about where to go on Safari and also noted that we were on a budget. Selma responded straight away with detailed information on all the different National Parks and what we could see at each one. She also went above and beyond and came up with an idea of joining with another group to make it cheaper for us as she knew we were on a budget. She went to a lot of effort to join us with a group who we would get along with and joined us with two girls around our age and put together our whole Safari package which included the Serengetti, Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire National Parks. Our accomodation was in tented camps and in a hotel for our last night. The tented camps were amazing, something out of a movie! We made made great friends with the girls we were with and had an adventure of a lifetime. Selma picked great accomodation for us and we could not be happier with the stunning parks we visited. Our Safari guide was always polite and full of information. Selma and Ngomi were just so helpful on our visit to Moshi and did not hesitate to help us with whatever we needed. We decided the service was so great fpr our safari that we booked our Kilimanjaro climb and also a trip to Zanzibar with Makasa. Selma and Ngomi arranged everything for us and again the service was flawless. Our Kilimanjaro climb was the best thing I have ever done and our guide, Genes and his team, absolutely made the climb as fantastic as it was. Zanzibar was beautiful and our accomodation was exactly what we were looking for. Climbing Kilimanjaro can be a dangerous task but we were blown away by the extent of care we received before and through out the climb.
I am so happy we found a company as honest, caring and trustworthy as Makasa Tanzanian Safaris to help us plan each of our adventures. The service we received and the tour itself completely exceeded our expectations. I would not hesitate to recommend Makasa to anyone planning a safari, Kilimanjaro climb or trip to Zanzibar. Our experiences in Tanzania were all made incredible, without a doubt, to the efforts of Makasa Tanzanian Safari's.
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Email Josep M Dosta Punti | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
All was perfect, the guide was excellent, Makasa arrange it all, not even small problem.
Very nice people. They just do the programe as per your wishes and they do a good job taking care of you and taking good care as sometimes there is things you dont know but they already did all for you. Im very happy and we had an excellent time. Also our driver was excellent, fantastic, we told him what we wanted from the beginning and he undertood very well and we get on extreamly good. They will ask you to pay in advance but dont worry, totally safe.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We highly recommend Makasa, they gave us our dream Safari trip in Tanzania
We found Makasa online, and began working with them because they are a local company. They were very easy to work with, they responded quickly and gave us a recommendations for a range of tented camps and lodges, and what was reserved for us was exactly what we wanted. The tour guide/driver was exceptional; his knowledge of the animals and birds and their behavior was excellent, he was friendly and enthusiastic, and he could not have done more for us. He was able to find animals we would never have seen.
We spent time in Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti, and each park had its unique features.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania
We enjoyed a tour to ngorongoro Crater And tarangeri park. The accomodations were we stayed were beautiful. Our guide Thom spoke perfectly English en explained everything about the game.
Everything was Well aranged by Makasa. Thanks for a beautiful trip!
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Selma did listen very good to our wishes and made them come true.
You deserve the 5 stars: very good communications, very good service and advice. The safari was well organized and the accomodations (Kibogo-lodge, Tarangire River Camp, Rhotia Valley Tented Lodge) were varied and all very nice. Our guide, Peter, was not only a very good driver, a good guide who could tell us many things about the beauty of Tanzania, but also an inspiring man. My visit to my children was a great success partly due to the tour with Makasa. They even gave us free tips about our stay in Zanzibar. They do their work with love! I should say: 'go with Makasa!'
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Photo Trip of a Lifetime
My wife and I decided to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary with a trip to Tanzania and go on a photo safari. We booked it on-line with Makasa Tanzanian Safaris. I communicated on-line with Selma Kamm and she is the best communicator for travel services I have ever worked with. Ngomi Kamm provided us with a 10 day safari that was fantastic. Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti National Park were visited. The abundance of wildlife was beyond what I ever imagined and we got superb pictures of a wide variety of African wildlife, including all five of the "big 5 dangerous game animals". The photo we got of a leopard is the best photo I have ever taken in 40 years of working in the photo business. The accommodations were first class and the Kamms have become life long friends. It was trip of a life time, and we will cherish this trip as the best of our extensive travels.
Makasa was professional, knowledgable, organized, friendly and welcoming.
From our very first contact Makasa were ready to help and advise. They met us at Kilimanjaro Airport on our arrival and were there for us during the entire trip until they dropped us back at the Airport for you return home.
The Safari was fantastic ! They took care of everything - every detail. No request was ignored or refused.
Our Safari driver, David, was amazing. He was a great driver - dispite the roads ! He was knowledgable, competent, patient, and courteous.
The entire staff of Makasa were very professional and responded to all of our questions and needs.
It was an amazing Vacation ! Thank you, Makasa !
Email Sudesh | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Honeymoon
Makasa was recommended to us by one of my good friends in Tanzania. As it was our honeymoon my wife and I prefered to do a private safari as opposed to travelling with a group. We found Selma to be very knowledgeable and helpfull . We even decided to get Makasa to organise the Kenyan part of our safari as well. We had an amazing 3 weeks visiting wild life parks in Kenya and Tanzania thanks to Makasa.
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Email Odd Magne Kvålshagen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A serious company with highly qualified guides.
Everything was perfect, especially the wild life. We where so lucky to see "The big five"!
The guide we had was fantastic and had a great knowledge about all the animals we saw on the tour. The food was really good and the logdes we stayed at where comfertable and nice. I am still enjoying good memories from seeing "The big five" and sitting outside the camp in the evening, with a campfire and a cold beer, discussing todays safari. Above us thousand of stars where shining.