Amazing experience!
Short version: I cannot recommend Meru Slopes enough! I went on the 5 day budget safari. The safari itself was fantastic and the food was delicious and plentiful. Jacob (guide) is amazing!
Long version: I found Meru Slopes online while planning my trip to Tanzania. I found Geofrey (owner?) to be responsive and helpfully answered my endless questions. He arranged pickup from the airport and was at the hotel to greet me upon arrival. The hotel is centrally located in Arusha with immaculately clean rooms, good free breakfast and helpful staff. Day 1 of the safari, Geofrey was there again to personally introduce me to the safari guide, Jacob, and cook, Richard.
Throughout the five days, Jacob was kind, charismatic, and incredibly knowledgeable about animals, plants, and local cultures. His eagle eyes spotted everything while still managing to masterfully navigate African roads. Richard consistently delivered delicious meals that were varied and massive! I frequently felt bad for the other groups we saw eating dry sandwiches from their packed lunch boxes. Not one member of our group had a single complaint for the duration of the safari. After the safari, geofrey provide additional assistance and transportation to the bus station. Book your safari with Meru Slopes!
NE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It's very nice and recommend able
Honestly speaking, Tanzania exclusive travels and tours is very awesome and mind blowing, it's also recommendable to everyone irrespective of your location
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari organizers in Tanzania
I can totally recommend Safari 56 and Akida personally for organizing any safari in Tanzania. Thanks to Akida our 3 days safari in Mikumi park was an unforgettable experience. Everything was so well planned that all we had to do is just enjoy every day! If I ever go back to Tanzania, I wouldn’t trust the organization of safari to anyone else but Akida and his team!
Thank you one more time and warmest greetings from Russia.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience!
We made the booking with Karibu originally for October 2020 but had to postpone it due to covid 19 and I am grateful to Robert from Karibu for always assisting me with his prompt replies and for accommodating our volatile travel plans.
When the new date finally came in June 2021 we unfortunately missed our flight and had to again change our safari plans last minute. Karibu was quick to help us out and even when our arrival time was later than predicted. They picked us up from the airport and from then it was a smooth ride!
Our safari guide was Edward and he was the best guide we could wish for. He adapted the safari plans according to our schedule and with his swift knowledge and driving skills we had a great time and even saw all of the big 5!! Quick shout out to Miti Mingi Eco Camp and it's staff who helped us organize the PCR test and always made sure we had everything we needed.
I highly recommend Karibu.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Committed to creating the best experience
Best decision of our trip to book with them. Maureen was always available to help us plan, make changes on the go. Our guides were super helpful, and knowledgeable it was such a fantastic experience. Thank you guys!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The organization and the team were great.
I totally recommend this team for your safari. The communication before the safari was very fast and efficient. Our guide Youssef knew where to find the animals, in a few days we could see a great diversity of animals.
The organization and the team were great.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Salehe was a real asset to our trip
With eagle eyes, Salehe could spot animals from afar. He had a true passion for birds and was always eager to identify them.
We had to change our plans last minute and Lion King did everything for us. Not a problem unsolved the whole trip.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 days safari, an experience of a lifetime with Suricata Team !!
We were 4 Friends from France and we choose Suricata safari team to make a 5 days safari
Suricata team was very professionnal those 5 days were perfect from the beginning to the end. Everything was very well planned and scheduled.
Ouf guide Fredrick was the best, thanks to him we learned so much things about the environnement, the nature, plants and all the animals we saw. He was very patient, nice and he took us to the best places to be able to see a lot of animals ( the.big five also ! )
The chief Chales made us awesome meals during the whole 5 days, it was delicious we ate very well and we had great times with him
Ally the driver took us to the airport at Time he was very professional
I highly recommend Suricata Team to enjoy a nice and very well organized safari
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thorough, responsive, and comprehensive trip planning
We originally booked 4 nights in Zimbabwe and Botswana for April 2020. The original planning and booking process was simple. Megan at Discover Africa provided a variety of options for durations and locations, and we were able to select the number of nights and the hotels that worked best for our budget and what we wanted to see/do. It was easy to add excursions such as boat tours and a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls.
When Covid derailed our trip, we were able to defer all the bookings indefinitely. In Spring of 2021, we put everything back on track for May 2021, and Megan got us set up with appointments and the information we needed to get Covid PCR tests in Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Everything went off without a hitch. Victoria Falls was extraordinary. The land transit to Botswana was complicated, but handled adroitly by the Wild Horizons drivers. We would have had a real headache figuring out those specifics without an experienced guide on the ground. Our time in Chobe National Park was wonderful; we saw so many animals from pretty close-up! Again, the guides here were great. All of our covid results came in very quickly, and we had no worries about making our next transit to another country.
Can't recommend Discover Africa enough for getting you to and around Southern Africa. Even in these uncertain Covid times, it's very doable (check local conditions frequently though, as things seem to change rapidly).
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Service, Great Price, Great Value
After visiting Africa with A&K a few times, we decided to be adventurous and go with Lion King Adventures this time. We did a 12 day tour of Tanzania with Lion King Adventures, and we had the most amazing time. Lion King Adventures was very responsive, and planning the safari was easy with them. We stayed at similar types of hotels that we stayed with A&K before (e.g. Four Seasons Serengeti Lodge), and the service was at 90-95% of the A&K service at 60% of the cost.
We had a private vehicle, and our driver Salehe was amazing - really nice, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable. Salehe made us feel safe and comfortable the entire time. He also has an amazing eye for seeing the smallest of animals from a distance. We saw all the animals we wanted to see with Salehe.
The safari itself was more than what we expected - talk about lions climbing trees, a huge pride of 17 lions, lion cubs with mothers, memories of elephants up close, etc. We went to most of the "regular" national parks, but we also tried one off-the-beaten-path region called Ndutu in the South Serengeti. The experience at Ndutu was mind blowing - lots of animals and not as many tourists. If you are in the right season, we highly recommend visiting Ndutu.
