Dennis and Mary, directors of Kibena Africa
Kibena Africa Safaris and Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2020)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $730 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Keith | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice, responsible, and easy to communicate.
“I am sure this will not be just a tour but a lifetime experience of Africa.” — Dennis, Kibena’s tour operator.
He was absolutely right. We totally enjoyed the tour a ton. The itinerary was well planned starting from the first airport pickup. Our group arrived in Kilimanjaro separately in two days. I appreciated that Dennis and his crew came to the airport twice to pick up all of us.
The tour started from the Tarangire National Park, where we encountered a couple of resting lions, a group of elephant, and some giraffes. In addition, a double rainbow in the late afternoon. It was a good taste of African wildlife on the first day of the trip.
The tour then continued with Lake Manyara National Park, which had the large lake on one side and rain forest on the other side. We didn’t encounter any predators and large animals here, but just some monkeys on our way out of the park.
The third day at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, especially the Crater, was the first highlight of the trip. There were abundant of zebras, wildebeest, buffalos, flamingos, and many more. More importantly, two rhinos! Although they were super far from us, it was somehow lucky to see the rarest of the Big Five.
The excitement continued to the next 3 days, where happened in Ndutu, Southern Serengeti. It was common to see lions, cheetahs, and leopards, just to name a few. The coolest moment was to see 9 lions approaching us altogether. Some went resting on the tree, while the others were under.
A relatively unfortunate days were the 2 nights we spent in Central Serengeti. This year rained differently than usual. The grass here grew much longer and it consequently made the game drive much harder. It was difficult to spot the predators when there were lying down in the bush and grass.
The trip ended with a surprising moment to us. Now please allow me to give the biggest applause to our tour guide, Raymond (Ray). This trip wouldn’t be perfect without him. Ray was an extremely friendly, knowledgeable, responsible guide, and at the same time, a skillful and considerate driver. The main purpose of this tour was to see wildebeest migration. However, we couldn’t encounter the head of wildebeests throughout the first 7 days because of the unusual rain and weather. In the last couple of days, Ray kept asking all other tour guides to obtain the weather information of the Southern Serengeti. Based on his 17 years of experience, he predicted the location where the wildebeests would be. On the very last day of the trip, he brought us back to Southern Serengeti and seek for the head of wildebeests. We made it! Massive zebras and wildebeests covered the plain. They spread out all the way to the horizon. Ray spent extra hours to let us see what we came to Tanzania for. We truly appreciated him being such responsible to the clients.
Speaking of experience, Ray also re-arranged the order of the parks to make sure we had enough time to enjoy Serengeti. Each game drive he drove around the territory and successfully found the animals we would like to see. Furthermore, Ray was so knowledgeable that he kept providing animal/parks/ecology/cultural information and answering numerous questions from each of us.
On the last day in Arusha, Ray kindly drove us around the town and kept us company before heading to airport in the late afternoon.
At the end, we highly recommend Dennis and Kibena. He has arranged nice accommodations and trip plans. Raymond deserves 100 stars if I were to rate him.
Email Alex Mawazo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kibena Africa Safaris and Tours, Second to none
Kibena Africa Safari and Tours is the right tour operator that will take you to the dreams of Tanzania and Zanzibar. I and my family enjoyed being taken care by Kibena. Their hospitality and knowledge was so great that we plan to be back next year 2025.
Email Jacqueline | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience in Serengeti.
My friends and I planned to visit Serengeti then we met Kibena Africa Safaris on the search and they provided a cutting edge consultancy. Three of us decided to book a three days Safari that we started from Arusha to Serengeti and back to Nairobi Via Namanga.
I really adore their customer care and how the guide handled us from the beginning to end of our visit.
Thank you Kibena team,See you again in the near future.
DE
Email Immanuel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was unforgettable safari and worth it
It was a wonderful time i had there, i really did enjoy seeing this greatness of mother nature in Tanzania.. ups and downs they’re all very beautiful, when you’re there you can see how the circle of life is … I’m very happy to be with Kibena Africa Safaris made all this happen and make my time here unforgettable, Thank you very much. This won’t be the last time ..
Email Edwin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Remarkable
As a Kenyan touring Tanzania, Kibena Africa Safaris and Tours was nothing short of phenomenal. From the moment I inquired about their packages to the final goodbye.
I wholeheartedly recommend Kibena to anyone seeking an extraordinary adventure in Tanzania. Thank you, Kibena, for creating lifelong memories!
Email Davedean bagaza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful unforgettable experience
Ihave seen kibena African Safari through their social media page and I decided to book with them after satisfactory conversation with interactive officials.these guys know what there doing , it's take less than 30min to get a feedback from them and always there happy to assist and provide useful information needed.
Our 7days family safari northern Tanzania was amazing, wonderful and unforgettable experience ,
I would recommend them for any Tanzanian safari plan
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Email RK | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing and knowledgeable
Too many favorite parts to list. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and showed their love for nature and the animals which made our safari successful!. They were very respectful to the environment
The animals were beautiful and getting close to them was unbelievable. The safari was everything I dreamed about and more. If you are interested in a wonderful Safari experience, I would recommend Kibena Africa Safaris. I will definitely go back to Kibena on my next opportunity
Reply from Kibena Africa Safaris and Tours
Posted on Dec 14, 2023It was great moment and pleasure to have serving you while on your holiday in Tanzania. We really appreciate you being one of our 2023 guest and looking forward to host you again in the near future.
Email Samson alvin ngumbao | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My wife and I wanted to spend some few days in the neighboring Tanzania, and upon searching for the
My wife and I wanted to spend some few days in the neighboring Tanzania, and upon searching for the tour operator, we got along Kibena Africa Safaris. They really made our three days in Tanzania wonderful and full of unforgettable experiences. We entered Tanzania through Namanga border post where our guide were waiting for us and transferred to Ngorongoro where we started our expedition in the crater. On the next day we drove to the Serengeti, what I can say about the Serengeti is it's a never miss destination. We will be planning to have more days when we visit Tanzania again. The guide was friendly and interactive.
Reply from Kibena Africa Safaris and Tours
Posted on Nov 23, 2023Thank you very much for review Samson, it was a great moment to serving you. We are looking forward to host you again soon.