our safari group in ngorongoro crater
Dancing Simba Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TANAPA & NCAA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email GOURLAOUEN Rochelle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
perfect safari thanks to the great guides
Brilliant 3-day safari stay, thanks to David and Christian.
We saw a lot of aminals, including the big five.
David is a very good guide, you can trust him
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Email Hollie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour operator. Our tour guide Bulldozer was also excellent. Highly recommend!
We did a four day fly in fly out safari with Dancing Simba. David was an excellent help from the beginning, helping to organise our trip and tailor it to suit us. He was always available to answer any questions via WhatsApp. He organised a small plane to pick us up in Zanzibar and bring us to the serengeti. This was a very cool experience. From there we met our tour guide, bulldozer. He was an excellent guide. He knows so much about all the wildlife and plants and we learned alot from him. He was also able to show us the big five which we were very pleased with. He joined us for dinner in the evenings in our camp and lodge which was lovely, he is an excellent tour guide and a lovely fun person. The accommodations we stayed in were also incredible. The luxury camp was beautiful and relaxing.
We had an unforgettable time with Dancing simba safaris. It was incredible to see all the animals so close up. Definitely One of the best experiences. I highly recommend this company and bulldozer as your guide for anyone looking to do a safari.
Email Terry | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dancing Simba Safaris are an excellent choice if you wish for an awesome adventure in Tanzania.
Dancing Simba (David) organised an amazing eight-day Safari adventure to the Tarangire, Serengeti and Lake Manyara National Parks and the Ngorongora Crater. David was attentive and promptly responded to any questions we had prior to our arrival and during our safari.
Saidy was our wonderful, kind and professional guide and driver who ensured we saw the Big 5, plus, much to our delight cheetahs and hyenas. Saidy patiently waited while we took lots of photos, often moving the jeep to allow us to get to a better viewpoint. We loved the tree climbing lions and the amazing sight of the thousands of wildebeests and zebras gathering for their annual migration.
David arranged for us to stay in lodges and luxury tented camps. Our favourites were Suenos De Africa Luxury Camp and the Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View lodge, and we were particularly impressed with the Matawi Serengeti Camp.
Overall, thanks to Dancing Simba our Safari in Tanzania was incredible and we highly recommend this company.
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Email Tim | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional safari experience
An incredible safari experience from Dancing Simba. I booked this for our honeymoon and got in touch with David who was very communicative and informative without putting any pressure on. David is a super nice guy and very professional right up to the point we met after our safari and would help and assist with anything.
Now to the Safari, we started in Seronera Serengeti and finished in Ngorongoro crater seeing all of the big five. Our driver Lunje was a true pro and worked extremely hard to make sure we saw everything and taking time for photos, he was also very knowledgeable and his driving skills were amazing. The tough and varying terrain, plus the sheer scale of the place takes huge amounts of skill and knowledge, Lunje has it all! I even suggested Lunje be a world rally driver for Tanzania as a second career, he was efficient and we always felt safe. Lunje also took good care of us and his vehicle, always doing checks on the car and keeping it clean, very impressive. David also helped give us a lift to Kilimanjaro after our flights were changed from Arusha going above and beyond! I would thoroughly recommend Dancing Simba safaris for your Safari adventure.
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Email Pierre et Sarah | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Available, kind, attentive, good value for money.
Available, kind, attentive, good value for money..
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Email Tyler | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Choose another company
The Good: The safaris were incredible. Ngorongoro in particular was amazing. Lots of wildlife. We were worried about traveling during the “off” wet season, but it was amazing. Best safari so far in all of Africa. Keep in mind, the safari host is subcontracted.
The Bad: Communication before and during the tour was abysmal. We had no idea what was going on at any time and David did a poor job of confirming plans. We had to have backup plans upon arrival at the airport because we weren’t even sure if we were going to be picked up due to a lack of communication and confirmation.
The Ugly: Fig Tree Lodge, the Eco Lodge with which Dancing Simba contracts several stays, is pretty terrible. Mama Pia is a delight, but the rest of the staff are rude and it feels like a scam. A dirty one at that. Several of the tours felt the same way, including the coffee tour near Materuni Falls, Mto Wa Mbu, and the Maasai people nearby.
All in all, we made the best of it, but Dancing Simba was absolutely not the catalyst that made this trip amazing. We’ve traveled over 75 countries and have done many safaris and weeklong tours with guides. Highly encourage you to do your homework and book this type of trip with someone else, especially at this cost.
Reply from Dancing Simba Safaris
Posted on Jun 1, 2023Dear Tyler,
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your recent safari experience with us. We appreciate both the positive aspects you mentioned and the areas where we fell short of your expectations. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment caused during your trip.
We are thrilled to hear that you found the safaris to be incredible, with Ngorongoro standing out as an amazing destination with abundant wildlife. It's wonderful to know that despite the concerns about the off-wet season, you had a memorable experience. We take pride in delivering exceptional safari experiences, and your positive comments encourage us to continue providing outstanding adventures.
However, we understand that our communication before and during the tour did not meet your expectations. We apologize for the abysmal communication and lack of confirmation regarding your plans. This is not the level of service we strive to deliver, and we take your feedback seriously. We will review our processes and work on improving our communication channels to ensure that our clients are well-informed and have peace of mind throughout their journey.
Regarding the subcontracted safari host, we acknowledge that there were shortcomings in coordinating and confirming plans, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. We will address this issue with the subcontracted host to ensure better communication and seamless arrangements for our clients.
We are disappointed to hear about your negative experiences at Fig Tree Lodge and some of the other tours you mentioned. We deeply regret that you encountered rudeness and felt the quality of service did not meet your expectations. We will promptly address this matter with the lodge and the tour providers involved to ensure that such incidents are not repeated in the future. We appreciate your valuable feedback, as it helps us hold our partners to the highest standards of customer satisfaction.
At Dancing Simba, we strive to be the catalyst that makes our clients' trips amazing, and we regret that we fell short of that goal in your case. We understand your recommendation to do thorough research and consider other options when booking a similar trip, especially considering the cost involved. Your feedback will be taken into account as we continuously work towards improving our services and delivering exceptional experiences to our clients.
Once again, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment you experienced during your safari. We appreciate your honest feedback, and we are committed to learning from this experience and making the necessary improvements to provide a better customer experience in the future.
If there is anything else you would like to share or discuss, please do not hesitate to reach out to us directly. We value your business and hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future.
Best regards,
Dancing Simba Safaris
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Email Paulin Agblewonu & Dania Simon-Mayer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Team and Amazing Safari
We ‘ve always dreamed of going on Safari in Tanzania. David and his crew took good care of us . We’ve stayed in three different hotels all along during the Safari . The Africa Safari Glamping was the best : a paradise on earth . Michael the driver was such lovely guide for our Kilimanjaro hiking. He always smile and make sure we are well acquainted. Lungwe the driver for our safari to Lake Manyara and Tarangire was wonderful. He has the passion to carefully narrated every story and history of Tanzania wonders. We loved the whole team. We would recommend them to anyone interesting to go in Safari in Tanzania. Great and Amazing team.
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Email Jackson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
honeymoon safari
As a young couple, we have our first ever safari. The experience was really incredible, Michael our guide was fluent in English punctual and full of knowledge. We went for 5 day safari and saw incredible animals our safari was all about honeymoon safari we did enjoy a lot because of enough information Serengeti was amazing we saw all bi five we are happy with this trip we recommend Dancing simba safaris as agency
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Email Jaden | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good guiding through Serengeti
We were very pleased with our guide David who showed us the best Serengeti had to offer. We saw most of the animals (except the rhino) and the surroundings were absolutely beautiful. Lodges were also super, especially Lake Manyara which had the best view ever! Pool overlooking the dried out lake, a truly mesmerizing view! Food was super and service as well. We can recommend this company to anyone who wants to see Tanzania at it's best.
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Email Julian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My dream safari to Kilimanjaro and Serengeti
I have been dreaming for long time to travel to Kilimanjaro and Serengeti and this is my safari dream we have excellent service from this safari company with the best safari guide to both side Kilimanjaro mountain, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater we had very good communication with Mr Jackson the manager he answered all of our questions we ask the chef cooked very delicious food we recommend this company with best review