Mafie Adventures
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
LB
Email Walid | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If we want to go on a Safari we will definitely go back to Mafie
We had an amazing experience, they were really attentive and we got the best deal compare to the other offers.
IL
Email Anastasia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and attentive attitude
We received recommendations about Erastus and Mafie Adventures from friends and we are really happy that we chose him. First of all Erastus was always available and patient with all of the questions we had. When we arrived everything was always punctual which is important for me, the drivers were always on time and everything went by plan. Erastus organized us (truly) the best Tour Guide for Safari which went far behind our expectations. When we got back from Safari Erastus also organized us one day trip in Tanzania the main land before we left to Zanzibar. It was a day we will always remember, we saw huge waterfall, made coffee (from scratch!) and chilled in the hot springs. We really thank Erastus fire making this trip unforgettable.
Email Stefano & Carolina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Erastus and Mafie Adventures were a fantastic company to climb the Kilimanjaro
Erastus and Mafie adventures were a fantastic company to organise our trip to Kilimanjaro.
We chose the 8 days Lemosho route, and from the very beginning Erastus was super comprehensive and was able to answer all our questions about the trip. When we arrived in Tanzania, Erastus picked us up at the airport and organised very well all the remaining of the trip. Oliver and John were our two guides, and they were fantastic and supportive throughout all the journey. They started meticulously to check all our equipment the day before the start, and throughout the whole climb they have been terrific with countless tips, funny stories, and a superb knowledge about the mountain. We managed to reach the Summit without much of a problem thanks to our guides and the way they prepared and supported us throughout the whole journey. Especially on Summit night, when we were close to give up a couple of times, Oliver and John pushed us through constantly until we finally made it to the top. It was a magical experience, and we are really thankful to Erastus and the whole crew to be such a organised, well prepared and fun company to work with.
Oh and if you are wondering how the crew is treated and especially porters: mafie adventures tend to go more or less always with the same people, all of the people are treated more than fairly and it felt like we were part of a family who have been working together for a long time.
Thank you so much for everything Erastus, see you on the next mountain to climb!
US
Email Daniel Anelka | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Company!
Wow, what an experience! I'd highly recommended!
recommend Mafie Adventures for an incredible African safari!!
They were prompt picking us up at the airport & dropping us back ( no extra charge) even though we stayed at a hotel other than theirs.
Our guide & cook were both amazing. Floren made sure we saw the big 5 & answered all our questions. He was very knowledgeable & met all our needs. Bugar our cook did a fantastic job as well, fixing us three hot meals of their local cuisine per day. Always smiling & very helpful.
This was a once in a life time trip for us
but if I were to do it again I'd use the same outfit.
Floren & Bugar thank you so much!!
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Email Rkia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Oliver is wonderful, caring, funny, knowledgeable, and trustworthy.
A combination of the tour guides, porters, cooks, and other hikers made this an unforgettable experience. They are trustworthy. When spending 6 days on a mountain hiking without running water, you’re bound to have some low moments. For me it was at the peak, the high altitude was difficult to manage. Thankfully the guides were by my side supporting me. Nanyaro and Oliver always checked in to make sure I was feeling okay and had such positive spirits. I’m so grateful for them. Everything about the experience was better because of the amazing crew.
Perfecto
Climbing the roof of Africa is an
unimaginable experience, and for some like
me, a unique opportunity.
I will forever be grateful with Mafie
adventures for helping me enjoy the journey
with their outstanding attitude, attentive
service and specially with their friendly
being.
Each of the 6 days were an experience itself.
The mountain is a beauty, our timing was on
point day after day, food was surprisingly
good (opposed to what we expected from
eating in a mountain) and of course the
views and landscapes are something to die for.
Our group encountered a couple of issues.
Nothing too grave but the Mafie team
quickly took matters into their own hands
and found the best solutions sooner rather
than later.
The overall experience was unbeatable, I
wouldn't change a thing about our trip and couldn’t imagine enjoying it as much as I did
without Mafie adventures.
Thank you very much Mafie adventures,
specially our guides Oliver, Prosper and
Osea and all the porters that helped us.
Asante sana, Nakupenda
Iñaki
BR
Email Vanessa Doti | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excelent experience mainly for the staffs
Hello Mafie
Poa!!
The safari was great! Sam and Dickson were both AMAZING!
Sam is really experience tour guide and was always trying to help and fix the inconvenientes.
Dickson is a great human being and the best cooker and always wanting to make the best for us.
The tour was great and we saw many many animals and a cheeta attacking (twice) and I again give the credit to the experience of Sam!
The only thing is to guarantee all the alignments - such as private tent, private rooms before you go!
Email George | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stay away from this operator
If you're after unprofessional behavior, being unreliable and severe lack of communication, then mafie adventures is the operator to go with.
If this is your first time going on safari or are a solo traveler, then be careful of this company. The main point of contact is a very sketchy guy.
Reply from Mafie Adventures
Posted on Jun 24, 2024Hello George
Thank you for fake review because in my list of client we don't have client with this name also in our company in may everything was closed because of LOW SEASON nothing was continue more than to receive new booking may be you can attach all confirmation of tour and we can agree what you said here please stop to write us fake review.
Be careful of this company!
I would urge HIGH LEVEL of CAUTION interacting with the main point of contact, Erastus.
He was incredibly evasive when trying to get information regarding the tour from him, and did not provide any details of the itinerary at any point.
We had agreed to pay the remainder of the deposit at the start of our safari. However, within minutes of us arriving at our hotel the day before the safari, he sent someone to demand we pay the remainder of the deposit... very suspicious on how he would know where we were staying! As this information wasn't provided to him yet.
I had organised drop off at the airport with him for 40USD. On the last day, no one, whether that be Erastus or the driver told us how we would get to the airport. At one point, Erastus said we will get picked up by the clock tower in Arusha.... no one (including the driver) knew where the clock tower was. Eventually, a fellow traveler told us that we were getting dropped off at his hotel.
At this point, Erastus appears out of nowhere and says he will accompany us to the airport with the driver. Throughout this whole time, he was trying to intimidate us and eventually forced us to pay him 50USD for the trip.
I would highly recommend you consider another operator than mafie adventures.
Reply from Mafie Adventures
Posted on Jun 16, 2024Dear Sean
Thank you for your review about my company
Apologize! i think you remember about what we agree about rest of payment that you will pay on arrival but not on pick up first remember that pick up was 5am where is much early to meet you even if you need lady from my office to meet you this was real unsafety for women and we cant give you a service without full payment because all park fees must pay before inter to the parks so we cant borrow tour to client and pay later because of Fees Accommodation food and transport during safari you should pay everything before safari and not after safari so it was not demand you do you think is fare to provide service without payment?
* Kindly before arrive in where you staying we have already communicate and give me the name of lodge you staying.
When you arrive to Kilimanjaro airport you can see sign about transport from kia to Arusha is 50$ but not more or less so if you paid 50$ was fare for transport we didn't charge you more than these amount so stop complain about.
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Email George | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice safari, but the overall interaction with the company was terrible.
The safari was a great experience, however, the experience outside of that was horrendous. The tour operator that we dealt with was very inconsistent and unreliable, not keeping agreements that were made prior to travelling to Arusha. Following from that, there were certain shady behaviours that were displayed throughout the experience, such as never confirming transfers post-safari, demanding cash the night prior to the safari (rather than at the beginning of the safari - as agreed upon), intimidating us on the way to the airport, asking for a sum of cash for the transfer to the airport, even though it was agreed that this sum was apart of the lump value we paid prior to the safari. All these actions left a blight on what was a great safari, so if you can go with a better operator I would highly recommend that for a bit of peace of mind that it may go a bit smoother.