ES
wonderful safari at Murchison falls
Serious and professional people,,,, the safari was wonderful and the waterfall is tremendous,,,,
The guide, the vehicle, the hotel, everything was realy great and something rare in Africa, we didn't have any setbacks.
Highly recommended.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience for animal lovers
The Safari has been really nice, we have seen a lot of species of animals. Our Guide Evans has been so nice and profesional. He knows about animals behavior and were to see them.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding, great communication, pleasant to work with. Every part of the planning was superb
Working with the Tafika agent Paul was very pleasant. He had great communication and was very flexible in adjusting the itinerary based on our needs and desires. While in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, our guides were superb and very knowledgeable about each excursion and our safety & enjoyment was their #1 concern. Our driver Emmanuel was the best. Very accommodating for all our needs and gave us suggestions for the best places to purchase local souvenirs and African clothing. This truly was a trip of a lifetime and I’m so happy that Tafika made my birthday trip so special. Every time I travel to Southern Africa, Tafika will be the tour company I use each and every time. Thank you for such an outstanding experience .
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible
The service from the staff was excellent. We had a fantastic guide who did everything right. He was a great tracker and found so much amazing for us to experience. As soon as our vehicle started driving, we saw animals every day. One morning we watched a small group of elephants over breakfast, then got in our vehicle and got to see them up close and personal just a few minutes later. It will really be a memory for life! Highly recommend.
FR
Very disappointing
PS: This review was originally written in French and translated to English
I was extremely disappointed with the safari experience provided by Karibu. We had booked a three-day safari, but the title was misleading as we were only given a maximum of 10 hours to look for animals. I suggest that they change the name of the safari to better reflect the actual time spent on the safari.
On the first day, we were only in the park for one hour. On the second day, our driver wanted to return at 3 p.m. even though we still had time to search for animals. The driver was also very unfriendly, which spoiled the fabulous experience for us. Raymond, our driver, did not hesitate to remind us that he had long work days, which he compared to ours. He said this was the reason why he had listened to the research. We reminded him that we had paid $700 to keep him on schedule.
We strongly recommend that you move on and choose another provider!
ORIGINAL REVIEW IN FRENCH
Extrêmement déçus de notre safari avec Karibu. Nous avions réservé 3 jours de safari mais cet intitulé est mensonger, sachez que vous n’aurez que 10h tout au plus de recherche d’animaux ! Il serait donc préférable de changer le nom du safari…
Premier jour 1H dans le parc, 2ème jour notre chauffeur a voulu rentrer à 15h alors qu’il nous restait du temps de recherche.. Chauffeur par ailleurs très antipathique qui nous a gâché cette expérience fabuleuse… En effet « Raymond » n’a pas manqué de nous souligner qu’il avait de longues journées de travail (en osant comparer aux nôtres!!!) c’est pourquoi il avait écouté les recherches.
Nous lui avons rappelé que nous avions payé 700 dollars pour qu’il respecte le programme prévu.
Nous vous recommandons vivement de passer votre chemin et choisir un autre prestataire
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very different experience
The organitation was excelente, the guide took care of us in every moment and he was very well prepare.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable and Professional Tour Operator
I recently took a 13-day private tour with Soul of Madagascar in April 2024, after hearing positive reviews online about their guide and founder, Enock. He was very helpful and quickly responsive in planning our trip itinerary with private car for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, Mr. Enock passed away before our arrival and we were uncertain as to what would become of our trip. Despite this unforeseen tragedy, Soul of Madagascar maintained good professionalism and reached out to us multiple times to assure us that our trip would still be possible with some reorganization. We arrived in Antananarivo and were served by Mr. Anjara as our new guide and Mr. Rivo as our driver. The services these two provided were exceptional and every care was made to ensure that we were both safe and satisfied. SOM booked fine accommodations/lodges for us, as well as set up a fantastic Tsiribihina River cruise with an amazing boat crew. Special thanks to the boat chef of La Sirene, based in Masiakampy, who prepared restaurant quality meals all from a small boat kitchen! We did receive a flat tire on one section of the trip, which is expected from such long drives on Madagascar's difficult roads, but this was quickly resolved. My only suggestion is that the cars which are contracted by SOM be inspected and serviced regularly to make sure they are in good working order, and that the repair kits in the cars have the necessary tools. Aside from this, our itinerary that also included Alley des Baobabs and Ranomafana National Park was carried out without any problems. I would also like to thank SOM for working around our schedule and for providing us with airport transfer two days after our itinerary finished. I would recommend SOM Tours to anyone looking for a reliable agency, since traveling independently in Madagascar can be extremely complicated and stressful. Thank you!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome
I travelled with the company and the experience was awesome. I would recommend for anyone seeking to travel within the country and beyond. I really liked the service, communication and reliability of the company. I think overall everything was good.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It's an amazing and perfect trip that beyond the expected
It's an amazing and exciting experience. We spent several happy days in Tanzania. And we saw almost all the animals that we expected. We saw many special things like flamingos, rhinoceroses, lion cubs, lion mating, and so on
Appreciate the hard working by our travling guider Fadhili. He is an excellent and charming man made the trip more interesting who is very professional and responsibility. He is doing well in finding animals and have a lot of knowledge about the behavior of the different animals. He is so nice and invited us to eat the local bananas, which were very delicious. We will choose him as our guider next time if we coming again！dream traveling
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had such a fantastic safari
We had such a fantastic safari. John was fantastic. We witnessed and took part in the most exquisite adventure. We have so many of God's creatures captured. He stopped wherever we wanted and allowed us to shoot shots till our fingers were falling off. We had a delicious lunch under the bush and learned a ton about the land and the animals.
We are eager to visit the Serengeti again for a safari.
Strongly advise Tanzania travel operators for safaris in Tanzania.