Restoration Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $650 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Barbara | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Total immersion with animals with a local company that cares
The total experience was excellent. It is a family-owned company that will be flexible to what you want to see and allow you time to photograph the animals. They improved the schedule according to migration patterns and rain patterns day by day. the accomodations were excellent. We especially enjoyed the tents in the wilderness areas. The food preparation in the wilderness tents was outstanding. Service was exceptional.
The guides were extremely gifted in spotting animals and in their knowledge of animal behavior. The tour exceeded our expectations. We would highly recommend this company and its tours.
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Email Justin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The perfect safari – I wouldn’t change a thing!
Our family of 5 (2 parents and 3 sons ages 19, 12 and 10) spent Christmas on safari in Tanzania with Restoration Safaris. The owner and our guide, Mr. Bariki, met us at Kilimanjaro airport and took us on an amazing 10 day trip.
For our itinerary, Mr. Bariki came up with a great balance of animal watching (which was unbelievable), more active events including a safari walk, kayaking and a hike, and some cultural activities including visiting local villages and joining a hunter-gatherer tribe for a hunt. I was worried that some of these might be cheesy – but they all felt completely genuine and we discovered that Tanzanians are truly wonderful people.
The bottom line: I would not change one thing from this trip. Everything was perfectly arranged and Mr. Bariki felt like a member of our family after just a few days. He is incredibly easy-going, friendly and knowledgeable about all the wildlife. He is clearly very experienced and seemed to be held in extremely high regard by the other safari guides.
One final thought: Safaris cost a lot of money. So we were happy that the money we spent will mainly stay in Tanzania - Mr. Bariki is Tanzanian and most of the amazing lodges and campsites we stayed at are also run by local people.
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Email Janet & Fraser | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing Honeymoon with an INCREDIBLE company!
I researched over 30 companies and finally settled with Restoration Safaris for our pre-wedding honeymoon. Are we glad we did!
Bariki and the team at Restoration Safari are incredibly knowledgeable, professional and take great pride in delivering a quality safari experience. My fiancee and I were to lucky to spend 8 days touring Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and the Serengeti of course. We stayed at the most amazing accommodations that Bariki organized for us. With 20 years of experience under his belt, Bariki knows what people want from Safari and is thoughtful, considerate and conscious in his approach.
Bariki went above and beyond our safari needs. My fiancee briefly mentioned a beer that he would like to taste that he couldn't find. The next day, Bariki took us to a local shop that he had sourced out that had the beer.
We loved that we were supporting a local Tanzania company. With so much competition in and around Arusha, its so hard to make a decision, but I promise you that booking with Restoration Safaris is the best thing you can do.
Bariki, Mourine and the amazing team at Restoration Safaris - thank you so much for making this the best trip ever for us and we will be SURE to recommend you to every one we know!