Our mellivora African travels team
Mellivora African Travels
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TTB, TANAPA & TAWA
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ludvig | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing, i just wished that we booked a longer trip.
The trip for us from Zanzibar was amazing. The whole organization was so good from Fransisca. Even tough you are on the other side of the world and don’t really have control, this amazing person just fixed everything for us. So we left our luggage at Zanzibar as it is not convenient to haul all bags with you crossing the African terrain. The driver to picked us up from our hotel and dropped us of after the trip was done, very friendly.
After flying a very cool flight in a small plane that was just sweeping and gave us some amazing views over the African savannah we landed and met our super friendly guide, Adam. The knowledge and good sense of humor made the trip a lot better.
The housing on the trip was satisfactory al the way through, just imagine to eat your breakfast while looking at the hippos doing there thing.
So the only thing that I might do differently is to do the 5-day trip instead of the 3-day trip as we did. Really amazing.
Can really recommend these guys
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Email Alena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organized Safari with an awesome guide
Eyerything was perfect. The booking was very easy and flexible. We saw so many different animals because our tour guide was awesome. The lodge they chose was a dream. Nice view and very good food. We can recommend doing a tour and are very happy that we found Mellivora African Travels.
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Email Raj | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mellivora African Travels is highly professional and well organized
My husband and I booked our 5 day 4 night safari adventure by flying into Serengeti airport from Zanzibar via Arusha and flew back to Zanzibar through Arusha (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire). During the booking stage Francesca has been super helpful and informative every step of the way, every email, every question/ concerns was answered promptly. We were able to customize our safari booking such as make changes to the lodges we were staying at, to adding hot air balloon experience to our itinerary, Fran was nothing short on assisting and ensuring that we were happy. At the start of our safari in Serengeti, we were met with our safari guide Ludo and the first thing he said to us was "We will be family for the next 5 days, so anything you need please let me know", he did in fact deliver an exceptional safari experience, he was super friendly, warm, very attentive to our needs and our own pace. Ludo is a very experienced guide (very informative) driver and he knew the all parks very well, we actually seen other drivers stuck in mud holes but he had no issues navigating around it. He also ensured that after each game drive the truck was clean for the next day, he definitely made this Safari experience a memorable one!! The hot meals that was provided during the game drives was also very delicious as we had dietary restrictions (Gluten allergy).
One more thing to point out is that this company also arranged for our flights and pick up and drop offs to and from the airports. Abdul our driver was super helpful and friendly, he found us easily and ensured we were on time for our flight and he was also on time for our pick ups from the airport.
Overall, we could not be more pleased with this company and the service that Fran and her team provided. I would highly recommend Mellivora to anyone that is looking to plan their Safari adventure.
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Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic trip
Our trip to Tanzania was fantastic. Every aspect of the trip was on-time and went according to plan. Fransisca was constantly in touch to ensure the trip was meeting our expectations and our guide Ephanda was amazing. We saw 4 of the big 5 (no panthers), had excellent accomodations and good food. It was an exceptionally good value for the money. I wouldn't hestitate to use their services again.
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Email Bradley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Private Tour to Northern Tanzania
Fransisca, Gordi, Jordan, and Agostino were amazing. This tour was everything I was hoping for and more!
Fransisca spent weeks working with me to refine the itinerary to something that would suit my tastes and desires, offering various options for locations, and types of stays. I ultimately decided to do a camping option as wanted to be close to the action and as 'real' as possible. The camp sites we used were excellent, and the facilities as expected for this type of trip - so as far as I was concerned it was perfect!
Gordi managed the Arusha elements of the trip with airport pick up, Arusha tour, and tours around Kilimanjaro. Was on time, friendly, knew his stuff, and was clearly friendly with everyone we met along the way - excellent source of local knowledge!
Jordan (driver and guide) and Agostino (cook) were a pleasure to be around, knew their stuff, managed the day-to-day perfectly and over fed me with delicious food for every meal. Jordan understood what I was hoping to see each day, and made sure we were able to get the best out of every photographic opportunity.
I have no hesitation in recommending Mellivora and look forward to coming back to Tanzania and travelling with the team again!
Email Timothy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly professional and personalised service.
We were unsure about using a small local travel agent but these concerns turned out to be baseless. Highly reactive and dynamic is how I would describe these guys - our contact was Fransisca kessy - who also owns the business - great to talk to the person in charge ! I was nervous not using a big international company and asked for various business certificates that were supplied within minutes of asking. You can rest assured that you will not regret using them. All sections of the journey were faultless and everything that was supposed to happen, did - on time as well. The guide called Bryson was exceptional and knew how to avoid the crowds AND find all the animals - all of them. He was polite and charming.
We simply had the best time ever and can recommend Mellivora Travel with no hesitations. There were excellent. Well done team !
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Email Janos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfection in every aspect
We booked a 2-day safari to Tarangire/Ngorongoro. We requested quotes from different providers, but the communication with Fransisca from Mellivora African Travels was by far the best - she answered our questions fast, with a lot of detail and tried to find the best possible solution.
Everything went as planned, we were picked up from our hotel, flew to Arusha where our guide, Ernest was waiting for us.
Ernest was an excellent guide for the whole tour, looked out for us in every aspect. He was a very safe driver, but also not slow by any means neccesary :-)
In the parks he communicated constatly with the other guides where-what was going on in the park so we could see everything what we wanted. He knew every track and tried to stay away from crowded places. We had a lot of luck seeing lion cubs, a leopard, a black rhino among a lot of other animals.
The food provided was also excellent, when we needed something, Ernest took care of that swiftly.
The accomodation was a big positive surprise also, a very new, excellent lodge (African Safari Karatu).
The 2 days were quickly over, Ernest brought us in time to the airport.
We can recommend Mellivora African Travels in every aspect and we will be back for a bigger tour sometimes in the future - definitely with Ernest!
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Email Caroline | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Francisca was the best help
I recommend this safari, francisca was the best to assist and accommodate my needs.
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Email Rajat Rashmi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely Responsive and Flexible
I was a pleasure interacting with Fransiscah to plan our safari trip. She understood what we needed and planned the trip for us accordingly. We really enjoyed the entire trip through Grongroro and Serengeti. I got the best deal from Mellivora along with flexibility in the plan.
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Email Jareck John | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Tour
We had an amazing week on safari with Mellivora African travels. This is a small local enterprise punching it’s way above in the industry. Fransisca helped us work out what we could do on our budget, and advised us every step of the way. No question too silly, no detail too small. David and Action were on top of everything, great fun, amaizing experience and we ate like kings every day. Johnson was well connected with the other drivers in the park and so we saw loads of animals. The choice of accommodation was great too.
It’s hard to work out which company to go with but we struck gold with this small, honest and experienced team.