20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience
This is the best value for money trip I have ever been on! Our driver and guide (Edu) was great fun and super knowledgeable and the campsite provides good food and comfy beds. But, the best bit is of course the wildlife! The Masai Mara is a beautiful place, and full of amazing animals. We saw lions and cheetahs get close enough that we could touch them if we'd wanted! We also saw countless other animals (4 of the big 5, no rhino but they have very rare these days) in our group of 6 safari go-ers.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very interesting experience
The experience was excellent in terms of logistic organisation and also naturalistic point of view. Thank you to Mzansi operators very precise and professional. I suggest to you....
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
excellent service and very accommodating with professional staff
I have used the company a few times and have been impressed they always on time and have delivered exactly what i was looking for, any small changes i wanted they accommodated.
I have been coming to Tanzania for 10 years to do safaris and i have found a company that finally does as it promises.
Vehicles ecellent condition with good english speaking crew that find the animals, thanks Green Bee Eaters.
Most enjoyable, will see them next year.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
SunUp was super responsive, well organized and our guide and driver could not have been better.
Due to flight and other changes, we had a lot of pre-trip communication with SunUp. Chris was always responsive. The trip in Kenya went off exactly as planned. Our driver and guide, Jack, was personable, friendly, a wealth of information and a wonderful driver and guide/spotter. We saw more than we had dreamed and learned more than we imagined we would. We chose SunUp because of the great reviews we read pre-trip. They were deserved and we are another group of satisfied SunUp adventurers.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptionl!!
We had an amazing tour with Gofan!! They are really great. It was my family trip to Kenya with my mom,my aunt and elder sister. it was unusual heavy rain in Kenya .So I was worried about the weather. It seems a little dangerous. and I worry about also
the driving distance is too long from Massai mara to Amboseri.
The owner of Gofan was able to consult the plan as I needed. I consulted him and used an airplane on the way.
He was caring for us, and he prepared very experienced driver and good car for the rain. Fortunately, There was almost no rain and a big rainbow was seen, but in some places there were puddles and swamps, Our driver saved some cars who was stuck.
Driver and guide was very good at finding animals with a wealth of knowledge.
I’m very appreciate to Gofan. Thanks to them,our family trip in Kenya was an unforgettable memory!
I highly recommend to others.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Everything before and during the holiday was perfect
The communication before was perfect and the Safari tour as well.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
To be avoided
Terrible company to be avoided by all means. They failed in delivering on the itinerary they were committed and refused to refund us. Total absence of professionalism
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had fun! Great tour.
Kenya safari was at the top priority of my bucket lists. I went to Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli with my husband. Mt. Kilimanjaro was beautiful.
I will recommend Silas and driver Stanley.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari Migration with Safari Crew Tanzania: 5 stars are not enough!
My wife and I have been back for less than a month from a magnificent 8-day safari in Northern Tanzania perfectly organized by Safari Crew Tanzania. All excellent, not a smear, everything carefully planned in detail, all above our expectations.
- Itinerary, well structured and fluid: 1 night in Arusha, 1 Ngorongoro, 5 nights in the Serengeti, of which 2 in the center and 3 in the north, where we could watch the migration (thrilling show, which alone is worth the trip) then flight from Kogatende (Northern Serengeti) to Zanzibar. No intermediate nights to waste time (like, I have seen, some operators propose, to give the impression of a longer program at reasonable costs), a new emotion every day.
- Guide, Gerald, from the perfect Italian, very good, able to see beyond human possibilities, able to always stop the machine in an ideal position for photos, an expert on animals and their habits, but also on history and culture of Tanzania. Also nice and friendly, he never offered to stop at shops or flea markets, we had to insist on doing some shopping (an unusual feature all over the world, where guides, you know, usually take commissions from stores ).
- Formidable, comfortable off-road vehicle, in perfect condition, at the height of every situation, huge, a Toyota Land Cruiser beast step along with the roof that lifts, always very clean every morning (despite the evening, given the conditions of the slopes, were to say slightly dusty).
- Lodges and tented camps always wonderful, comfortable: above all the tented fields have surprised us for the comfort, the cleanliness, the service and above all the locations and the charm. Of the two categories of accommodations proposed by Safari Crew we had chosen the less expensive one, which turned out to be perfect, better than we could have expected (sometimes the photos on the internet don't render). The choice of Zanzibar also fits perfectly: here Rocco, after hearing that we do not like villages and big hotels, suggested Villa Kiva, in Matemwe, an area far from mass tourism, a small hotel of only 30 rooms managed to perfection. by a couple of Italian / Polish boys.
Everywhere we ate very well. Lunch boxes for lunch are a little monotonous, but there is little to do there.
We decided to extend the program by adding several nights to the Serengeti and this proved to be a good choice, because in this way you avoid having to make your way every day to move from one park to another, you can enjoy the safari without having to do the baggage and you have the opportunity to go out at dawn with the packed breakfast, return around 11 am, have lunch at the camp, rest in the central hours of the day and succeed between 15 and 19, also avoiding lunch boxes.
Exceptional quality / price ratio: we had requested other quotes, even from another couple of Italian-run agencies, some cheaper but certainly more "insipid". Safari Crew is not the most economical agency, but, from the first approach, it has shown great competence, professionalism, ability to advise us, flexibility in complying with our requests, to interpret them, to translate them effectively demonstrating such competence and passion, which I have not encountered in dialogue with other agencies.
The advice I give to everyone and to avoid too compressed programs, avoid running, don't ask for a park a day, take the necessary time, every day is a day well spent, especially in the Serengeti, while in Ngorongoro one day is fine too, the crater is small.
In short, for an impeccable safari there is only to contact Safari Crew Tanzania and rely on their experience. Special thanks to Rocco, Gerald and the whole Crew. We really hope to come back soon. It is a journey that will always remain in our hearts.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They are the one who you need. Communication, hospitality was excellent!!
We went to the 6 days Kenya group tour (Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli).
Both the communication before the tour between SILAS and the safari experience led by our driver STANLEY was amazing.
If you are looking for a budget tour, they are the one who you should choose. Price is good, the safari experience is amazing and the staff are professional.
SILAS who seems to be the representative of the company responded our inquiries really quickly via WhatsApp. If you send him a message in a Nairobi working hours, you will most likely get a reply in a few minutes. His company is young, but he seems to have adequate experience in this industry. He picked up us at Nairobi Airport and sent us to our hotel on the first day. He sent us a driver the next morning, and the driver took us to a meeting point where we met our driver and our fellow travellers. SILAS was there too. We met him again on the last day of the visit when he took us to the airport.
STANLEY, who was our driver was a real professional. He woke up very early every day to inspect the safari environment, communicate with other guides and get information and to clean the van. It seemed that he was really wanting us to satisfy. He used radio as other guides and guides cooperate to find big animals, like lions and cheetas. We could see all of the BIG FIVES. We could also see two cheetahs eating an antelope which was really amazing. He was knowledgeable about the animals and explained to us how to distinguish them. He has good eyes and could find the animals from far where we could barely see even when we were told it was there.
Suggestion for the budget tour.
- Accommodations were okay. But don't expect a clean place like a hotel. It is a tent with a bed where you sleep and a hot shower is not that hot. Bugs may come in. It may black-out at midnight. I enjoyed it.
- On a budget tour, we will move by a van (e.g. Nissan URVAN). Sometimes more than 7 hours. Seats were okay but not comfortable like sedan cars. If you don't want to do this, you need to fly with a Cessna from Wilson Airport to the Park.
- Food was okay. But not what you expect in your country.
- Flying into the clean hotels/lodges near the Park may triple the price.
- You can't choose who you will be with on a group tour. We were really lucky to have great people with us. We talked over a beer every day after dinner.
- No place to wash your clothes. I washed my clothes on the first day but it didn't dry.
- I bought a Safaricom SIM card at the airport. We got an internet connection at the campsite with this SIM. No WiFi at the campsite.
- Don't forget to tip the driver.
Bring:
- Portable charger for the phone
- Fleece or a windbreaker. It is quite cold, especially in the rainy seasons.
- Flip flops. Something you can wear at the accommodations.
- If you want to take a close photo, lense no less than 200mm. Sometimes 300mm is not even enough.
- Shampoo and body shower. There is none in the accommodations.
- A compact hairdryer. It is quite cold in the evenings and you might want to dry your hair. You also might want to dry your shoes, especially in the rainy seasons.
- Tissues and wet wipes.
- Binoculars (at least 10*30)
- If you have enough space, I would bring an extra pair of shoes.
All in all, the safari experience provided by Apodiformes Adventure, SILAS and STANLEY was really amazing. I will recommend them to my friends.
