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Erica Wagner   –  
Argentina AR
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Feb 23, 2023

Email Erica Wagner  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

P-e-r-f-e-c-t
5/5

We booked the day trip to Materuni Waterfalls, and it was absolutely perfect. Thank you Humphrey for organizing this day for us, and also making possible to add the hot springs, we loved it. Most important, the company and guide from great Mr. T!! He went far and beyond to make everything perfect, 10 out of 10 it was, we totally recommend this day to everyone.

Darya P.   –  
Belarus BY
Visited: January 2023 Reviewed: Jan 5, 2023

Email Darya P.  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 adorable days in contact with a wild nature
5/5

It was an awesome experience to get to the safari with Cubs Expeditions! Many thanks to Humphrey, he was in touch every time when I was asking him for anything. Everything was well-coordinated: airport transfers, hotel check-in, safari itself. The food was varied every day :) Our guide was a real professional, i think that he knows everything about Africa nature and history.
A lot of animals we saw really close, just in 2 meters of our car. Zebras and baboons are came to the Simba camp, and they almost didn't afraid of humans. The car was comfortable, it has a few binoculars and everyone can use it. We were surprised that there were no mosquitos. On the way to Serengeti park, Ngorongoro and Tarangire we met a lot of masai childrens and treated them with some sweets through the opened car window.
Many thanks to Cubs Expeditions!

Marianna   –  
Italy IT
Visited: December 2022 Reviewed: Dec 28, 2022

Email Marianna  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Unforgettable experience and fantastic staff
5/5

Humphrey is a fantastic person who helped us with all our needs, although we were not good at speaking English he was able to put us at ease, the tour was splendid the package he offers is an experience of a lifetime.
courtesy 10/10
professionalism 10/10
staff. 10/10

Ricardo   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Dec 2, 2022

Email Ricardo  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Top value for money experience with the best guides and professionals.
5/5

Very reliable company with an excellent follow-up and support provided by Hamphrey.

Alicja   –  
Poland PL
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2022

Email Alicja  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Highly recommended!
5/5

We had a wonderful 6 days thanks to the whole team at Cubs Expeditions!

Humphrey, the manager, is very attentive, available and responsive. The welcome in the hotel in Arusha was great and we’ve been placed in a quiet hotel with a lovely staff, green surroundings and a swimming pool. We had a small preparatory meeting before our safari trip with Humphrey who answered all our questions and even organised us a small tour around Arusha as a bonus prior to our safari trip.

With our guide Fedelis we travelled around Arusha and did an additional trip to Materuni waterfalls and coffee plantation. Fedelis was very kind, humble and friendly and gave us Swahili lessons to familiarise us with Tanzanian customs. He was always on time and going an extra mile to show us the additional points of interests along the way.

As a main part of our safari trip we covered 4 beautiful national parks: Tangarire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara. The experience of the crew allowed us to discover the best of each park while seeing almost every animal in a Big Five and many others! The guide explained us a lot of things about the fauna and flora and the cook prepared a hot, delicious meal for us every day at lunchtime and every evening (unlike other operators who were providing some lunch boxes). The breakfasts were enormous and all meals were done in a beautiful settings of nature.

There is the possibility to charge the phones in the jeep and a wifi is also available in some campsites, although the camps are rather spartan but the essentials are present. The magic of these camps is to sleep in the middle of the parks and animals just passing by your tents. It is necessary to bring a torch for the camps and warm clothes for the crater but all the material for the camping is provided. The hint is also to bring your binocluars to have the best visibility during the safari.

You can pay for the trip in USD or TZS via bank transfer without any commmission fees which was a great solution for us as we didn’t have the option to withdraw so much cash in both currencies.

In addition, the transfer from/to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airports are included as well as hotel accommodation and breakfast in Arusha so there are no last minute surprises and everything is on time.

Our stay was truly exceptional and will be remembered for a long time. Thank you again / Asante sana and we recommend the entire team of Cubs Expeditions!

Allison   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 23, 2022

Email Allison  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Reliable and efficient
5/5

My partner and I booked our tour last minute, and Cubs expedition was able to accommodate us. Every part of the trip was thought out and took a lot of pressure of booking off our hands. We will be using in the future! Thank you!

Gaspar   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 21, 2022

Email Gaspar  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Perfect trip to Tanzania
5/5

A perfectly organized trip including a 4 day safari, visit to African tribe and climbing Kilimanjaro. Everything was organized by WhatsApp with Humphrey who was always available to explain and answer questions. We payed upon arrival and everything was included (transfers, food, camping, guides etc). We were also happy to support a local company from Tanzania. We would 100% recommend to organize your personalized trip with Cubs expedition.

Rosheline   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: November 2022 Reviewed: Nov 16, 2022

Email Rosheline  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Humphrey has been very kind and service minded with a smile and informed us very well about the tour
5/5

The 4-day Safari trip has been amazing because of the following:
Humphrey for his service and information. The excellent variety of lunch and dinner provided. And the passionate tour guide James who informes you with a smile!

Highly recommend this if you want the experience but have to consider your budget.

Jana   –  
Germany DE
Visited: September 2022 Reviewed: Oct 31, 2022

Email Jana  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Our expectations were exceeded!
5/5

Our very first safari experience! And we were not disappointed - quite the opposite. The value for money was great. Both the organization in advance and on site went smoothly for us. We even got to know Humphrey as our contact person on site. He was always available and informed us daily about our pick-up times, which were always adhered to. The 3-day tour was super nice to start with and perfectly adequate for our taste, as the many unique impressions blow you away anyway. Simon, our safari guide, was a kind-hearted person who always catered to our needs and enriched our "game drives" with his knowledge.
Surprisingly, we slept every night in a room with a private bathroom in a "lodge" instead of in a tent as we had originally thought. After the long and tiring days we were always very happy about that. The accommodations were always to our satisfaction. The food as well During the safari as well as in the evening in the lodge was always very tasty and rich.Especially the very first accommodation after arrival and pickup from the airport was one of the best accommodations of our entire stay after 14 days in Tanzania (Arusha&Zanzibar).

However, you should be aware that on a "group tour" you will be put in a car with other tourists who may have actually booked a safari with other providers. That seems to be quite normal there Consideration was given to different price categories or booked tours. However, one has the feeling that the different safari providers and least of all the guides can have little influence on this. We were therefore with the same people on 2 out of 3 days On the last day we were lucky enough to be on our own.
In Tanzania, things are different than you are used to, so you should take the motto "pole pole" to heart, as you often have to wait. Unfortunately, we had other group members whose pick-up organization was not as good as ours worked, so we often had to wait for them. However, since they booked through other providers, they also paid significantly more and finally experienced the same "safari" with us. We would therefore recommend anyone who is satisfied with middle-class accommodation to book an inexpensive safari like this one from Wildlife Oasis Tours/Cubs Expeditions. Because the experiences are unique anyway!

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Meg   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 14, 2022

Email Meg  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Great and knowledgeable safari guide, saw loads of animals. Reliable airport transfer too
5/5

Great and knowledgeable safari guide, saw loads of animals, particularly in Tarangire. Reliable airport transfer too

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