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How to spot the big / ugly / funny FIVE in one of the most beautiful areas of the world, Masai Mara
We enjoyed four days of safari with our private driver, who guided us through the nature concervacy on his personal routes and made us discover much more then expected and learn a lot about these wonderful wild animals through his rich knowledge.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Indescribable African tours
This was our first trip to Africa in years and what a pleasant experience it was. The guide, the drivers and accomadations were all excellent. We saw more animals than we could ever imagined and the TWO river crossings of wildebeests was fantastic. We had a few snafu's, but all in all it was the trip of a life time.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Tanganyika Ancient Routes safari
Charles Mpanda, you are truly great at what you do. The Tanzania safari was spectacular. Tanganyika Ancient Routes made this an incredibly special trip. We were in all the right spots at the right time. Seeing the wildebeest migration has to be one of the most impressing things I've ever seen, in any of my travels. I would recommend your company to any of my friends, associates and clients. Thanks for making this a trip of a life time.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our experience was way beyond our expectations especially the hands on service that Charles provides
Charles and his crew saw to it that every details was taken care of long before our arrival at the camps. The tour itself, we were told, has to include some luck for animal sightings. But at every park our guides knew exactly where to go to get to view the animals. The guides were so knowledgeable about everything from plants and trees to birds to animals. The accommodations that Charles booked were outstanding. The food that was prepared was always fresh and the chefs planned meals were always great combinations. Also the service was better than most hotels in the US provide.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream Safari with Makasa!
My husband and I would like to thank Selma for a perfect organization of our safari trip in July 2015! It was easy and pleasant to communicate with Selma who was very patient, professional and took her time to create our individual programme up to details. We were very lucky during all our trip and our luck began when we decided to book with Makasa :)
When I was asked upon arrival what I would like to see during safari, my answer was - to see lions and gepards hunting :) Believe me, we saw this and much more! Our guide Humphrey made our safari an unforgettable experience! We were happy to explore Tanzania with Humphrey from the beginning till the end of our trip. Humphrey is a professional, knowledgeable, positive, friendly guide with good sense of humor. What we liked very much is that Humphrey was as excited by the process of looking for animals as we were :)
What is very important is that Humphrey was a very skilled driver! When you go on safari, you will find out how it is important to have a good driver on a bumpy road. The car was clean, comfortable and had no a single problem during our trip. We saw some broken cars in the middle of nowhere and the clients had to wait untill it got repaires and loose time. That is a great pity to loose time during safari.
We were 100% satisfied with the work of Humphrey and we will never forget the time and fun which we had during our trip. We had a feeling as if we were together with a good friend. Humphrey was always in a good mood, positive and greeted us every morning with a big smile :)
Parks Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro were amazing! But most impressive were Serengeti and Ngorongoro!
All the lodges which Selma offered were simply wonderful! They all were very different and had different landscape. We didnt have a single complaint about accommodation!
We saw “Big Five” and “Ugly Five”. We saw a cheetah with 2 cubs approx 30 m from our car who later started hunting a gazelle passing by our car (thanks to Humphrey). Later on we saw cheetahs again. We saw 10 lions who decided to hunt gazelles and all this hunting process was happening right next to our car. Later on other lions decided to rest in the shade of our car and one was lying right next to the wheel of our car! We also saw leopards twice and a black rhino walking about 50 m away from our car.
Apart from that we were very lucky to see a serval cat hunting, buffalo, giraffes, elephants, zebras, different kinds of antelopes and antelope KUDU! We also saw antelope gnu fighting, hippos, crocodile, strauss, baboons, chacal, hyena and some other animals, names of which I don’t remember any more as well as a lot of birds.
Dear Selma and Humphrey, THANK YOU very much for the safari of our life!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Charles and the guides were personable and professional! We always felt safe and had a GREAT time!
The service, accomodations, food, and the animal experiences were exceptional!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fun family trip down the Zambezi
Comfortable family trip. Food and guiding good. Weather was good so paddling was not too energetic. Large number of hippos in the river kept us alert throughout!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari trip exceeded our expectations!
The entire trip was very well organized so there was sufficient time at each location. Accommodations and service providers were excellent. The guides were very knowledgeable, plus a lot of fun. Trip of a lifetime!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Small personal company with great knowledge and people!
Our communication was handled through Travel Leaders-Journeys, however, everything that was communicated was accurate. Tanganyika Ancient Routes exceeded our expectations!!! Our guides, Jacob, Charlie and Charles were funny, kind, efficient and did everything possible to make our safari perfect! They were quick to make changes that would enhance our experience and never once lost site of the purpose of our journey and our comfort. Don't hesitate to use them for your Tanzania safari!!!!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
safari through Serengeti, Tarangire, and Nogorogo Crater
I am so fortunate a friend told me about the Kilimanjaro Brothers. George couldnt be more helpful, as we set up our adventures from the US. Before we got there, our flight was delayed but George assured us he would be waiting for us when we did arrive, and he was! Our driver Hussein, was great! He was patient, fun and went out of his way to make sure we were safe and enjoyed all the great sights. We saw so many animals and he never minded to wait as we asked to stop one more time to take a picture. I cant stress enough BOOK WITH the KILIMANJARO brothers- you won't be disappointed!!! Karabu!!! Our safari was 5 wonderful days, one of the best vacations of my life. Tanzania is beautiful! cant wait to come back