Roberto and Greyson - Savannah Explorers Directors
Savannah Explorers
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $220 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email giancarlo da Frascati | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Me, my wife and my daughter stayed for 14 days in Tanzania with Savannah Explorers
7 days safari and Kilimanjaro and 7 days Zanzibar very well organized and with a high-level of facilities . Safari days were beautiful thanks to the skill, prudence and competence of the Guide John Pemba. The seaperiod in one of the best beaches in Zanzibar. We hope to return soon.
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Email Antonio | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very, very good experience, perfect organicion for a wonderful holiday
Communications, service, living up close to perfection.
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Email Fam. Wien and de Boer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari with a good guide with humor and broad knowledge of nature.
The Safari was well organized. Savannah Explorers listened very well what we want to see and came with all kind of suggestions. Together we made a beautiful safari. Our driver/guide Ibrahim has a great knowledge of animal live in general and he was always a happy person with a lot of humor. Savannah Explorers arranged everything really nice. It was for us a great experience.
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Email Sunandmoon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
We decided to go with Savannah Explorers because we were impressed by their clear and effective e-mail communication. They were flexible in regard to dates, itinerary, accommodation and transfer, catering exactly to what we wanted. The driver/guide Nickson spoke good English and was very knowledgeable not only about the animals, birdlife and plants but he also shared general information, e.g. Education and daily life with us. Nickson was always friendly and polite and willing to accommodate our wishes as much as he could. Our vehicle, a sturdy Toyota Landcruiser with 400kon the clock, was reliable and Nickson managed the car well over bumpy roads. He had good knowledge of the area and we travelled less busy roads in the National Parks seeing animals at close distance - I only had a mobile phone camera and got excellent shots of elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs etc. July is a great time to travel because you can see all the young animals. The accommodation was well appointed and what we liked most is that they were very distinctive from each other. The food in the hotels/lodges was enjoyable; just the lunch boxes should have offered more variety. Overall we highly recommend this company.
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Email Daniel and Rebecca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kilimanjaro Trek and Safari
We had a wondeful time in Tanzania and met a lot of friendly people. Everything was perfectly organized, from the Kilimajaro Trek with successful summit climb to a 7 days Safari with beautyful tented lodges in partially totally wilderness as well as further transfers. Thank you very much Savannah Explorers for this really amazing african experience.
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Email Francesca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A very good safari
The safari was great. We got to see all the big 5 and many hunting scenes. Our tour safari Gerard spoke a good Italian and told us about the animals and the place while driving. What we really appreciated the most is that he told us not to feed the birds at the pic nic spot. That showed us that he was respectful of the nature and of the laws of the park.
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Email Chiara Santi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful experience
We made a 8 days safari with this organisation and we are completely satisfied! The tour was well organised, we slept in beautiful lodges and tented camps and our guide was very kind and experienced. Tanzania is a splendid country where animals are quite easy to spot, so it's a perfect place for a safari. The vehicle was in good condition and full of beverage. We suggest to everyone to contact Savannah Explorers if you are planning a visit in Tanzania.
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Email Francesco&Marco | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect organization
The trip met 100% our expectations. Everything was organized perfectly, from the picking at airport to the end! The driver/guide Peter was simply fantastic and willing to satisfy all our requests. I strongly recommend Savannahexplorers, If I will make a safari again for sure will contact them.
Excellent trekking on Kilimanjaro
Our trekking on Kilimanjaro (6/12 January 2016) was a great experience, very well organized from Savannah explorers. The staff is friendly and professional, John and Nianda are excellent guides, the chef prepared very good food.
Roberto, always available and very kindle, found for us the best solution about dates, with suggestions about route and laggages.
Asante sana.
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Email Francesca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice guide, the jeep could be better
We had a week safari in Tanzania on Dec 2015. Our guide was excellent, italian speaking, very nice. The tour was ok, the jeep could be much better, it was old and not really comfortable for 8 days of safari. A couple of times we had some mechanical problems and we had to stop waiting for the repairs. I understand that this can happen but probably this jeep needs to be replaced.
Picnic lunch every day (except one) is repetitive and unappetising, at the end we preferred fruit and biscuits.
The first safari days we managed to get in the parks just around noon and this means seeing the park during the hottest hours of the day. Furthermore, the arrival in the various lodge took place in the late afternoon letting us run to take a shower and go to dinner. Probably a better organization of the journey and the travel time would have made us visit the parks at their best and enjoy a little relaxation once you get to the accommodations.
Again: our guide Peta was fantastic, we saw lots of animals.
Reply from Savannah Explorers
Posted on Feb 10, 2016Hi Francesca,
thanks a lot for your feedback and comments.
Rough roads are terrible in Tanzania especially inside the parks, despite our effort to prevent any breakdown you experienced a problem and it was necessary melt it at lunch time.
Our jeep is not a new one, but Land Rover is the best jeep for safari, all the different parties have been changed, we do regular maitenance at our garage, there is a lot of space inside as it's semi-extended, there is fridge with drinks and water, to my mind it's in good conditions and comfortable.
I have mailed different time to lodges and camps about pic-nic lunch, we hope they will improve but you have to take into consideration you are in the middle of the bush.
The first day you left Arusha to Tarangire and spent the rest of the day in the park, second day Tarangire to Manyara for game drive, then you were in Ngorongoro and Serengeti. We have followed your safari program and you have agreed program in advance and the timings with our guide.
It's common finish the game drive in late afternoon but you could ask your guide to drive to the camp/lodge earlier. I have talked to you and Peter during safari and asked Peter to make sure you have enough game drives so that we compensate the 2 hours lost for the jeep.
We are sorry we didn't exceed your expectations, we review again your safari in our office and see what we can improve. We apologize for what happend and thank you again for your feedback and time.
Best Regards,
Roberto