IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
exceptional experience
certainly reliable agency, 5 days of safari with long transfers, always accompanied by a kind guide available and really good. william left a beautiful memory of our vacation. the sixth of the big five
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wouldn't trust my travel to anyone else.
Great with their work,shared helpful information,gave great advice,open and very honest.Their knowledge and communication skills are exemplary and beyond your expectations. La Mara Tourism is the best travel partner I would recommend to anyone who is looking for satisfaction and best travel experience ;)
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experiences at Bwindi and Kidepo NP
Planning our trip to Uganda I have choosen Kajie Safaris for visiting the NP' s, after a disappointing contact to another company.
Ronald was always fast and straight forward in answering all my questions and open to all of our ideas. Really excellent customers service. Suggestions that were made on a really short notice were answered promptly to our full satisfaction.
I booked an one day trip to Bwindi NP for Gorilla trekking with an individual pick up in Kabale and drop off at Kisiizi falls. I have had a great time with Elias. He is a good and safe driver and prepared everythng perfect for me. I enjoyed the time so much. I will never forget that day.
Some days later we did a 3 day trip with Ronald himself to Kidepo NP. Ronald organized a perfect accomodation with a beautiful view over the park and great meals. We have had a magnificent time together. He is as well an excellent driver (on and offroad) as a realy plaesent and well informed guide. It feels like we have found a new friend.
If I need a tour operator for Uganda again I will choose definitely Kajie Safaris.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
12 day - private trip around the Serengeti and neighbouring parks
We booked a 12 day special trip with Anthony directly. As seasoned Africa travellers we knew what we would like to do and see. With Anthony we had a great sparing partner who understood our aims and wishes and tried to cater to all of them producing a comprehensive tour itinerary for us. From there we tweaked bits and pieces, which went well as Anthony was very responsive and constructive all along.
Once we arrived in Tanzania Anthony picked us up and took us to the Hotel in Arusha where we could organise everything and prepare for the trip ahead. As requested we spent the afternoon with our chef at the market and told him what we like and our food preferences. This was a great experience as the local market has this buzzing vibe to it (not suited for squeamish people). Our chef showed us around and gave us insights into the local food, we gave him hints what we like most.
The next day we set off on our trip into the wild, with our guide Ahadi, chef and Anthony. Our route took us through Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Lake Easy, Ngorogoro Crater, central Serengeti, northern Serengeti and lake Natron NP.
The route was well thought out and we managed to visited almost all planned sites, parks and tribes (we missed the occasional one due to exceptional sightings which we stayed with and watched on). The time and distance approximations given, where sometimes rather guesses than approximations, changing schedules a little during the day, but nothing serious. We took some "easier" routes or D-tours which in some cases felt like excuses to kill some time. Rather driving to the camp slowly instead of reaching the next camp early and doing an extra game dive around the area after we settled in. But nevertheless we saw everything we could dream of and more.
Ahadi did a great job driving us around and showing us the wonderful wildlife and nature, as well as being a great source of knowledge; telling stories all the way and sharing facts&figures. He did a great Job a spotting wildlife and sharing it with us. His driving was second to none, making it an agreeable journey wherever he took us.
Our chef had a hard time remembering what we told him at the market, but as we went along and guided him when he restocked supplies, he did a phantastic job feeding us well the entire trip. The African diet is usually very filling and heavy on carbs, which is normal - looking at the reasons for eating around here.
Although, if you spend most of the day in the car not moving too much, three full meals and loads of carbs are a heavy load to take in. With time and some guidance we managed to reduce on meal to a salad snack. In general he made awesome meals and varied them from day to day, we never got board of eating. The fresh popcorn after long drives and game drives where a treat :-)
What we haven't understood - it seems to be an African-thing (not only Tanzania) - why don't they appreciate the local produces. We drove by avocado trees, papaya trees, Banana and Mango trees, Corn and beans fields. But in our lunch pack there was an apple (imported from somewhere) and for breakfast or as a side it was canned (Heinz) backed beans (why not the local ones?).
For the immersive experiences Anthony organised some great local guides with whom we visited the Datoga tribe's blacksmith, the Hadzabe bushmen and the Maasai.
With the Hadzabe, what started as a leisure walk with tourists to show them how hunting works turned into a full blown hunt and kill of a wild boar. An experience that is not for the feint hearted but better than any BBC or NatGeo documentary.
All in all it was a great 12 days of full-on Tanzania wildlife and culture. Anthony prepared and executed a great trip for us with many highlights and some downs. When there was anything to talk about, he was open for it and took the feedback immediately acting on it if that was possible. Ahadi did a wonderful job and our chef never left us hungry during the trip. Ahadi was fully dedicated to show us the best his country has to offer, which occasionally was cut short by Anthony wanting to return to camp, for him to look after his business, instead of us pursuing a distant sighting or track we spotted. But we guessed this was due to Ahadi and Anthony joining the trip and jointly looking after us.
Summarising it; we had a great trip with cross to African and can fully recommend them for any safari first timer and repeat safari booker. Just let them know what you are looking for and they will cater to your needs.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable animal experiences
The communication with Orange Adventures was from the first email contact to the last drop off easy and uncomplicated. They organized the trip, the parks, the different accommodations - everything and it worked perfectly. The driver (and Masai Mara Expert) Simon knows every route in the National park and knows every Zebra per name :) We got a pick up at our Hotel in Nairobi and they dropped us off at the end of our trip at the same place. Orange Adventures has good prices and Elisha the Owner of the company handle everything so that we could enjoy our travel perfectly.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Experience!
We just got back from an incredible 4 day Safari trip in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater.
Zohar's organization, attention to detail and professionalism helped make our trip perfect from start to finish. We booked the Safari online and emailed with both Jacqueline and Lilian, they took into consideration our requests and answered all of our questions quickly, making the booking process a breeze.
We arrived in Arusha and Zohar was there to pick us up and drive us to the hotel. The next morning, our driver and Jacqueline were there to drive us to the airport for a flight to Serengeti, Jacqueline briefed us and managed our expectations well.
Once in the Serengeti, our guide David picked us up in a comfortable customed Land Cruiser which we had all to ourselves for the 4 days. David was personable, professional and incredibly knowledgable. We asked about every bird, tree, animal, insect, etc., and David had so much information to share always with a smile and an interesting anecdote.
Our accommodations both in the Serengeti and Ngorogoro were amazing. In the Serengeti, we stayed at Tortilis Camp, a beautiful tented camp, that feels both luxurious and rugged (hearing animals right outside our tent was a huge bonus!), the food was amazing and the service was also top notch. At Ngorongoro, we stayed top of the rim at Serena Lodge, the room had incredible views of the rim, and once again the service and food were excellent.
As it was our honeymoon, Zohar surprised us with a bottle of prosecco a nice detail that made it all even more special.
All in all, it was an amazing experience from start to finish. We highly recommend Zohar!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
We would definitely recommend Charlie's Travels! They organised a great self-drive for us through South Africa, Mozambique and Eswatini. Communication before, during and after went smoothly: everything was very clear and they responded very fast. They were also very flexible to edit the route to our specific wishes. We had a fantastic trip!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect
Found Bobby Camping by Tripadvisor. Mail and Whatsapp Contact. Payed 1/2 of Price in advance from Germany to Tansania. In Tansania everything was ok, Driver was waiting on Airport, next day startet Safari. I can recommend Driver Jolis, he was perfect. Safari as decribed, Lodges:
Twiga Lodge was ok with a nice Pool, nice People, clean. Serengeti Tented Camp was very nice , good equipped Tents, very nice People, nice Restaurant and Bar, they accompany you by walking in Camp by night, because no fence. Rhino Lodge, good equipped with big Fireplace in Restaurant, nice Rooms. On Safari lots of Animals, all big 5.
All together it was a perfect trip, more than expected, can recommend Murtaza and Bobby Camping.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Serengeti / Ngorongoro / Tarangire / Lake Manyara private safari
We had an amazing time in the Serengeti / Ngorongoro / Tarangire / Lake Manyara for our private safari in November 2019. Tanzania Roadside Expeditions was very responsive at all times and organized everything very well. The accomodations were very good, especially our camp in the middle of the Serengeti, which was a perfect location. Our guide was amazing - knowledgeable, super friendly, helpful and fun! Highly recommended and hope to be back soon. Thank you!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
EXCELLENT TOUR AND AMAZING STAFF
We had an amazing safari experience. The staff made it incredible. Our guide was Matata and he was wonderful. He accommodated all of our requests and was very knowledgeable. On our game drive we were able to see almost all of the big 5. After the safari we headed to Zanzibar. The owner even helped us book our ferry’s in advance (which came out to be very helpful) and dropped us off at the port after the safari. I left expensive sunglasses in the safari truck and Justin was nice enough to meet us afternoon our return from Zanzibar. Very credible. I would definitely recommend.