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
NL
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!'
US
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.
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.
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 !
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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.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We would definitely recommend Makasa Tanzanian Safaris!
We booked a very nice trip with Makasa to Tanzania. One week culture, one week safari and one week relaxing on Zanzibar. Makasa is a very personal touroperator that really listens to your wishes. They put a wonderful journey together that was even better than expected. During the safari you are with a professional guide who spottes a lot of animals and you drive in a nice landrover with a panorama roof (nice for photos). Defenitely visit the Masai in Olpopongi and stay in Kilima Kidigo on Zanzibar after safari! We would definitely reommend tht tour operator!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a great time!
We booked the trip before arriving in Tanzania, as a friend recommended it to us! From the arrival at the airport to departure our trip was well organized and a great experience. Our first days were spent on the paradise island of Zanzibar, where Selma booked Kilima Kidogo for us, a lovely hotel on the east coast. From there we went to Kilimanjaro airport where we were picked up by our driver, a very nice and skilled man with great knowledge about not only the animals but also the culture and the tribes inhabiting the areas that we covered while driving to Ngoro Ngoro and Serengeti. The lodges picked for us by Makasa were great and the food was delicious and just right to end a busy safari day. Our thanks go to Selma, for organizing this trip for us, we never encountered any problems and everything went very smooth. We would like to recommend Makasa to everybody planning on going on a safari, you surely will not be disappointed.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A tour operator par excellence with personal, friendly and efficient service at a reasonable rate
Makasa Tanzanian Safaris arranged a wonderful 8-day tour for our group of six seniors from South Africa. The tour with a competent, knowledgeable and humorous tour guide, Humphrey, took us through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and was an absolute dream-come-true for us all. Everything ran smoothly and the accommodation in the various camps/lodges was excellent. We saw a large spectrum of wild life, birds, trees and wonderful landscapes, including part of the “migration”, which we also experienced at first hand in the Tenzan Tented Camp just outside the Ikoma gate of Serengeti. By the way, this was the camp and accommodation we all enjoyed most. A real experience in the bush, which we South Africans love so much. The management and staff in all camps made us feel most welcome and at home.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Based in Tanzania, Makasa is an excellent choice to organise a trip of a lifetime
Overall, we have thoroughly enjoyed our trips with Makasa, and this is reflected in the fact that we have repeatedly used them (3 times in 2 years) and consistently recommended them to family and friends. Over the course of our trips, we have found their guides knowledgeable (both in animals and in birds) and eager to show us the beauty of the bush. They have been before the crack of dawn and enthusiastically driven us around for the full day, only getting back at dusk.
There is a real "family feel" about Makasa, where you feel that the owners personally attend to the details of your trip and make it their mission to make sure that your trip is a once in a lifetime experience. Whether it's a camping safari or more luxurious travel, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Makasa to organize it for you.
NL
Email Marco F | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Personalised, respectful safari
Makasa has their offices in Tanzania, run by a Tanzanian/German and Dutch couple. As there we no other intermediate companies involved the communcation went smooth and well organised and we were able to organise a safari to our personal wishes. The safari jeep was excellent, as was the driver/guide. His knowledge was good, with respect for nature and people. We slowly build up our safari (total 12 days), ending for a couple of days in the Serengeti, and it was magnificent. Whenever we needed Makasa, they were there to help. We strongly recommend.