BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I had a wonderful time
Tanzania is a stunningly beautiful country, full of beautiful game parks packed with exciting wild animals and birds.
The people of this land are proud of their country and take exceptionally good care of it. It is clean and tidy and well run. They are also warm hearted and friendly and make Tanzania much more than just a game-viewing destination. Go and see for yourself!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing first safari w/ Anthony. Would definitely recommend!
My parents and I decided to do our first safari for my mom's 50th birthday. When we arrived in Nairobi, Robert and Anthony picked us up in a beautiful 4x4 to take us on our trip. Throughout the journey, Anthony was the perfect tour guide, smart, funny, and punctual. He knew the park extremely well, so we got to see all of the animals we wanted. Within ten minutes of entering Masai Mara, we saw a leopard! The next day, we saw 4 lions, 5 lion cubs, 6 cheetahs, and more! Anthony recommended we wait by 4 of the cheetahs because it looked like they were about to hunt. He ended up being right: we saw the four attack and kill a gazelle, which was definitely the highlight of the trip.
Would definitely recommend Anthony and Beacon Safaris for an incredible time!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great followup, lots of ideas and suggestions, personal attention to details, cared about our needs.
My daughter and I were traveling to Africa for a mission trip bring thousands of donated shoes. We needed lots of help fitting in some game viewing and our need to be at a local school for our shoe distribution. They made it all fit: giving us great guides, wonderful and on time transportation options, and selected a fabulous lodge to do a short safari.....had a totally amazing time together and shared a tent which still gave us each some privacy while being together...a dad's dream trip. Thanks JAVA, I'll do it again some day. Rich Rosenberg USA
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
EAS crafted a special off-the-beaten-track hiking and birding safari for us that met every need.
We spent 14 days with our guide in the Pare and Usumbara Mountains. We are in our 70s - relatively fit, but with some extra needs, all of which were so well addressed -- we couldn't have asked for more careful attention. Throughout the trip we had our terrific guide (Bernard Shirima - a first-class bird and game expert, as well as wise in the care and handling of clients ). We had expected more game in the Mkomazi National Park, but rain limited our reach, and being new, the park has not yet built up a large big game population. We did see splendid birds in Mkomazi (we are not seasoned birders, so it was a new experience to see so many stunning birds.)
Unexpected rainfall also kept us from seeing the Chome Nature Reserve, which was on our itinerary. The Tona Lodge, in the Mbaga District, high in the Pare Mountains, was a disappointment, as the mountains were so steep, we were unable to hike anything but paved roads. But that turned out to be a great experience being greeted and welcomed by villagers of every age. We really got a feeling for life in such a village after spending 3 days walking around. (It really helped that Stan speaks fairly decent Swahili- much to the delight of everyone we met!) Tona Lodge was a great disappointment in terms of facilities, food, and service. The view, however, was stupendous!
EAS arranged for local guides to join us in each of the regions we visited - mostly to introduce us to the community and show us where to go hiking/birding. Bernard was our true bird guide, however. In the Western Usumbaras near Lushoto, we stayed comfortably at Mullers' Mountain Lodge - beautifully situated and comfortable (though plagued with hot water problems and food heavier in German style than we would have liked). Our local guides there knew little about the birds other than where to take us, but Bernard helped us find birds (and we enjoyed seeing colobus monkeys). In the Amani Nature Reserve in the Eastern Usumbaras we stayed at a research station and were guided by a very able researcher who taught us much about local birds and his work. The jungle in these mountains was truly spectacular - trees so tall and covered with vines that it was impossible to see the whole. We enjoyed long walks, (even though birds were hard to see in the dense foliage), and did see some spectacular birds. Bernard really taught us a great deal -- not only about the birds, but about how to go about looking for them.
Overall, we realized after the fact that we had not insisted enough on a more specific itinerary with greater clarity ahead of time as to what we could expect to see and do in the Western Usambaras which -- because so off the beaten tourist track -- were not well known by Bernard. I was disappointed not to see more game (in Mkomazi we saw a few giraffes, a bat-eared fox, and the disappearing tails of a few hartebeests). We had a great adventure there getting hit by a sudden downpour and sliding up to the fenders of our safari vehicle in mud. Had to call for a tractor to pull us out, but, Bernard had brought along box lunches, so all was well.
This was our second trip with EAS - we had a splendid safari to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti several years ago, so we already had great respect for their professional preparation and care, as well as the expertise and responsiveness of their guides. I wouldn't go to anyone else, and I hope someday we will come back for another trip with them.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic adventure
Excellent organized tour to Kenya.
Our guide was very helpful and very good so we feel safe and comfortable the whole tour.
We saw all wild animals we expected to see. Thanks.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worthwhile trip!
The two-day tour of Tarangire and Ngorongoro national parks was really worth it. I would recommend this for people on a budget and maybe with less time to cover the entire wildlife area of North-East Tanzania.
The big five very close to the vehicle coupled with amazing weather and scenery. What more could I ask for? The staff were great too, explaining all the way.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very enthusiastic team, well organised
The team, guide & drivers, are very enthusiastic, helpfull and very good in their job. They help you with all your questions and do their utmost to fulfill your wishes. They drove safe and were superb in the safari's, which were excellent, we even went 2x a day, making the most out of it! Service is great, they also organised for our lost luggage to be sent up to Jinja, where we stayed at the time it was found. I can recommend them to organise your trip to Uganda !
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
incredibly Amazing
We spent 3days in Masai Mara and it was incredible. The accommodation was fantastic, spacious, private and the camps chef made excellent food. The guide was excellent I only wished I could stay there longer.
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great animal experience in Tsavo East and Amboselli.
Daniel was an excellent driver and additionally spotted lots of animals for us. Moureen had really listend to our questioned and everything was organized perfectly. It was so amazing. We'll definitively look forward to join them for another Safari.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had heard so many great things about Makasa, even then our safari experience was Beyond expectati
We really felt that we were in "uncharted territory" while researching and organizing our trip, not knowing anyone that had done anything similar. Makasa advised us every step of the way and their recommendations were "spot on". The tented safari was definitely the right choice for us. The camps were the perfect combination---we felt safe and comfortable (food was excellent !!) at all times and yet "in the wild" added to the experience. Our guide Kaleby was THE BEST !! He was Professional, Knowledgeable and so much fun !!!