African Scenic Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 100-250 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, TATO, IMEC, KPAP, Travelife, CARBON TANZANIA & FAIR VOYAGE
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Chris | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional. Budget Conscious. Detail Oriented. Amazing Guides. Unforgettable.
My sister and I wanted to go on a safari, with short notice and with parents who kept changing their availability on us at the last minute. Amanda at African Scenic Safaris was extremely accommodating and helped us update the schedule every single day for 10 days prior to our departure, and never complained once even when the parents bowed out!!!! (What can you say when your 65 year old papa is sick?) She helped us to craft a fantastic and affordable itinerary. Not only that, but she set us up with amazing guides, who were fun, personable, and extremely knowledgeable about the park.
As to the safari itself…it was amazing!! If you have a good guide, and a good cook, a safari like this is a high point of your life that you do not want to skip out on! I will never get over what it feels like to be up close to big animals who shake the ground when they walk. I know they make it feel cool in the movie theater, but it just doesn’t compare to the real thing =) Amanda provided TOP NOTCH guide and cook both…my sister and I felt truly spoiled…and I wish we were still on safari now =)
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Email Andreas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memories that will last a lifetime
From the start, our experience with African Scenic Safaris was a good one. They promptly responded to our every question, ranging from "Where should we stay?", via "What should we wear?" to "How can we charge our cameras?".
Greyson, our driver and guide, and Aidano, our chef, gave us an amazing 5 days and 4 nights in 3 different locations. We went to Ngorogoro crater, Serengeti for 2 nights, and finally Tarangire for our last night. All the time they did their utmost to make our trip enjoyable, delightful and exciting. Greyson had wast knowledge and incredible eyesight, spotting game in the most unlikely places. We got to see almost everything we wanted, but never found any rhinos. He would also be a welcome help when dealing with peddlers along the road, giving us sage advise on how to behave, what to expect, and what was fair.
Aidano, also known as Mr Delicious, or Mr D, truly deserves his nickname! His dishes were a true delight, and coming back to camp in the afternoon to find not only food, but delightful feasts, was always a great end to the day. His culinary skills on modest equipment in the middle of the Serengeti still amazes me to this day. How one cooks a pizza so fluffy and fresh on a gas burner I have no idea. Neither do I know how he managed to make the best french fries I've had out there on the wast savannas. Enjoyed it we did!
I cannot recommend them enough, and the team at African Scenic Safaris has been nothing but a delight the whole way.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply the best!
I don't think I can truly say how great African Scenic Tours were in leading us up the Mountain! From the moment the driver in his Arsenal shirt met us, I knew it was going to be OK.
The team (and please forgive my terrible spelling of their names) led by Ammay, were just simply the most professional, kind, inspiring, funny and encouraging team I have ever had the pleasure of being part of.
Ammay was amazing, Antipas was quite simply a life saver, professional, funny and encouraging all the time. Without Emmanual who got me up and down safely, I personally would not have made it. The food was good, the tents clean, the toilet (thank God we hired that!) and ALL of the team were just FABULOUS. They ALL encouraged us, laughed with us and met us in the dark when we were running late (which was often). We were so well looked after when we arrived at camp. The tents were unzipped from us and our walking poles taken off us and put in the back of our tents. Honestly... nothing was too much trouble for any member of this team.
Rapheal woke us up every morning with lovely ginger tea and warm water to wash in as well as serving us every day. He even filled our water bottles up with hot water to take to bed in the cold nights - what a star!
I will have no hesitation in recommending AST to all my friends and family who want to climb Mount Kili.
Thank you once again for all your efforts and for the great team you gave us.
What an experience, what a challenge and what a memory!
IE
Email Geraldine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing safari and experience in Tanzania
I’ve just returned with two friends from Tanzania after the most amazing safari experience with African Scenic Safaris. I choose African Scenic Safaris after my sister highly recommended them to me based on a safari she did with them a few years ago.
First and foremost, our guide, John, was absolutely brilliant. He was extremely professional, always informative and accommodating to our needs, friendly and fun, excellent at spotting the animals, and importantly a great and safe driver. He really looked after us from the moment he picked us up.
Our chef, Charles, was also fabulous, providing us with outstanding delicious food every day in abundance. The quality, quantity and variety of food throughout the trip was exceptional.
We did a 5 night 6 day trip which felt like the perfect length. We spent 5 days with the animals and the final day with the bushmen up at Lake Eyasi. We got to see the big 5 up close and learnt so much about the animals from our guide John whilst observing them. Amanda was so helpful with organising everything with us, as we were changing dates, deciding itinerary, and changing numbers of those going etc. She helped us with organising accommodation around the safari also.
I was highly impressed with everything with the trip from start to finish, from ease of organisation, the quality of the jeep and tent, the high standard, volume and tastiness of all the food to the professionalism and craic of our guide.
It was a truly amazing experience that I will never forget, and hope I will get to experience again in the future.
Geraldine
Ireland
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Awesome Lifetime Experience in Tanzania
Me and my friends went on for Safari and trekked Kilimanjaro with the team from African Scenic Safaris. Amanda has assisted us a lot starting from our initial enquiry and planning very efficiently. We went trekking for 6 days and the guides were professional and we made to the top. The food, the tent, the people were all great and all these were important to make our trekking success. Our guides were Ami and Daudi, and they talked and shared a lot with us during our trip and made it much more fun! We went to Safari afterwards for 4 days. The team rearranged the schedule for us so we could catch our flight on the last day. Although our schedule was a bit tight, we were able to see the big 5 and migrations of the wildebeest.
This was my first time to Africa and it has just been awesome. The team of African Scenic Safaris definitely provided what you needed and served us the best. Not only treating the clients well, they also address the potters fairly well. I highly recommend people visiting Africa to join the Safari and Trekking with them! :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most fantastic experience of my life
I returned to Tanzania in January this year with my partner and another couple. I first went to Tanzania and went on safari with African Scenic Safaris 5 years ago, at this time I also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. The service throughout was 100% and it inspired me to return to see more of Tanzania, again with African Scenic Safaris. We spent 6nights/7days on safari which included 3 game parks, where we saw all of the big five, 1 night at lake Eyasi, where we visited the bushman and finally concluding our trip with a night at a Masai village.
Amanda was easily contactable via email and nothing was too difficult to organise and would always respond promptly - before, during and after our safari. She also helped us plan other activities in Tanzania, including around Moshi and on Zanzibar. Our safari guide was Grayson, he was extremely knowledgable, while having plenty of humour which made our safari full of experience and a thoroughly enjoyable time. Omari was our cook and the food throughout exceeded everyone's expectations and we were never left needing more. The cleanliness of the food preparations and the quality of the food was exceptional. We were very impressed with the vehicle which was well maintained, clean and better than most others we saw whilst on safari.
I would highly recommend going on safari or a Kilimanjaro climb with African Scenic Safaris. I have recommended quite a few friends and will continue to do so.