Widman Tours & Safari
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Ilian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing safaris in Ruaha, Mikumi and Nyerere National Parks
I took 3 people on safari with Widmans Tours & Safaris in July 2021. Most of the time (6 nights) we spent in Ruaha National Park with one overnight (one drive) in Mikumi NP as a logistical stop during the transfer from Dar es Salaam to Ruaha. On the way back we stayed one night in Iringa.
All of us are experienced safari goers (I have been to 40+ parks and reserves in 9 African countries) and eager wildlife photographers, so I this is not a comment from a first timer. We are extremely happy with the tour and especially with our guide Gilbert, a very competent and already experienced young man with eagle's eye for wildlife sightings, as well as excellent knowledge of birds, mammals, reptiles, trees and plants. Please, check the photos from this trip that I have uploaded along with this review.
Gilbert is also a very nice and easy going person, a delight to spend time with. He was very hard working and flexible, satisfying every requirement that we had.
Widman, the owner of the company also worked very hard to organize the trip and made sure that every detail has been taken care of.
In January, 2022, I had another safari (this time with a group with another 5 people) with Widmans Tours & Safaris to Ruaha, Mikumi and Nyerere National Parks. All said above applies for this trip, as well.
I would strongly recommend Widmans Tours & Safaris to anyone trying to get the most for their money for either a long or short safari in Tanzania, especially in the Southern Circuit parks - Ruaha, Nyerere (former Selous Game Reserve) and Mikumi.
I sincerely hope that I will be able to use this company's services again for future safaris in Tanzania.
Email Mariyana Tasheva | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safari with Widman Tours!
We visited Ruaha, Mikumi and Selous (now renamed to Nyerere National Park). Each park has its own charm, relief and nature. That was my first time doing safari, and I'm quite impressed by the diligence and good organisation's of Widman's safaris. Widman and his team did their best to make our group feel comfortable at all times from start to end.
Also, special thanks and big kudos to our guide & driver Gilbert - who has an eagle eye to find the Wildlife through bushes and trees hundreds meters away. Gilbert is very knowledgeable and experienced guide, who always tries his best to show you all he could during a safari.
Highly recommend him and Widman's safari agency for the organisation and the good job during our whole trip
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Email Mr. El Torkaman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A friendly and helpful guy!
Ruaha is a less visited park compared to Ngorongoro, Serenghetti or Tarangire. That makes it a much more easy going tour. Less organisation needed. In ngorongoro we had problems bealcause a guy in the agency didnt say about a russian couple's flight to Sansibar. So we had to do it quickly. Ruaha is a quite place without agencies or too much burocracy. The guy did all I needed. Although at the gate there was a bit problem and I had to wait until the problem is solved but that went quickly. We drove many kms and saw many interesting animals in a quite not so crowded touristy place. Early in the morning or late evening the wildlife is so active. Aah I would even go there again just to be in the middle of nothing but the nature in the calm evening again and listen to the wildlife. I just love it! Food was so delicious and even hyenas were closeby because they smelled cooked meat so I heard them in the bush.
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Email Helder | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% recommended
For sure my next tour will be with Widman’s. We could arrange the tour from one day to another. Punctual and a big 4x4 for 2 persons with good price. Include accommodations, food, water and entrance. The guide Girbert Kamnya 100%, always try to find animals and do explanations. I will recommend to all my friends. Tks Widman.
Email Sadia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We really loved our trip. The tour guides were really fun and very accommodating. Our experience was very pleasant and I highly recommend the company. Thank you for a great trip!
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Email Mary | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
He was polite, friendly, careful and competent.
Great experience with perfect service by the tour operator.
HU
Email ADAM | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A safari above the expectations
We had a full day safari, starting at the morning and leaving the park around the sunset. Next day we visited a Masai village, which was also good, but the main attraction was definitely the safari. Our guide was very kind and informative, he always tried to take us to the best spots and show us a lots of different animals. I think I can say we were very lucky as we saw most of the animals, including lions, which was very great. The service what we received was in line with that what we discussed and was very good for the money, so I would definitely recommend Widman Tours & Safari, as one of the best service provider during our holiday in Tanzania!
SE
Email Michaela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everyone was very considerate and nice and gave us a wonderful trip!
We went five girls from Sweden on a private three-day safari and had an absolutely incredible trip. We were picked up at the hotel by a large safari vehicle that drove us to Selous. During the entire trip, we were served good food and always had access to water. We also had the oppurtunity to request what we wanted to eat and the staff arranged great vegetarian dinners for us on our request. We also asked for fruit and got it with every meal.
We went on a boat safari, a car safari and a walking safari. Both the boat safari and the car safari were absolutely fantastic and exceeded all expectations. We had very nice guides who told us all about the animals and the nature. We would definitely like to do this kind of trip again.
We slept in tents outside the national park. The tents were nice and provided with mattresses, pillows and blankets. It worked very well and it was fun to live so close to the wildlife. There was also access to 2 showers, 2 toilets and good charging facilities for phones etc.
At night, as you can expect, there are quite a lot of insects, so a good mosquito repellent and full-covering clothes can be nice to bring with you. It can also be good to bring some snacks to have in the car if you get hungry.
All the staff on the trip were super nice and it felt like everyone went the extra mile which made us have an unforgettable trip!
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Email Fatma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
we left with widman for a 2 day safari we are very satisfied with their service safari at the top hotel very good I recommend.
thank you to our guide Godlove who was kind and attentive and certainly helpful.
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Email Henrik | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari in 2 Days and Christian is the best Guide
We had a well organized Safari for today’s we started from Arusha to Tarangire and go on Ngorogoro
The car was very nice and the route well organized. Christian was our guide. He knows a little German auntie was the best driver and guide we had.
The hotel, the food and the drinks were included so we would recommend this provider a lot.
Special recommendation to Christian who is just fantastic for two days.