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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Will be booking most holidays with them and recommend this company to my friends!
We spent a fantastic couple of weeks in Tanzania and particularly in Arusha. I wasn't sure whether to trust or not as it was all online but from now on I will be booking most of my holidays with them. Everything was great and everything was sorted for us. We didn't have to get transfers ourselves as well, was all done for us. 100% excellent. Thanks we are now back home in Norway!!!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful safari, great guides, smooth logistics
The responsiveness and attention to detail during the initial planning over email was representative of our experience to come in Africa. Great service, great people, and very organized. Very professional. Highly recommended.
We travelled on a 17 day safari through Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. We were met at the airport in Kenya and taken care of from the beginning. Guides were fun and freindly and spoke English well. In travelling to a new destination every day or two, and navigating through various parks and flights to different countries we always were properly escorted to ensure we arrived were we needed to be. The individual guides catered to our day to day needs and amended our itinerary and schedules to accommodate us.
Levis was patient to answer all of my numerous questions during the planning process and I was pleased to awake every morning is the US to his email to my latest question as he was diligent to respond quickly the same day.
I was a bit nervous to wire funds ahead of time as I wasn't able to find much on Hallmark online, but everything went as well as I could have hoped.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding Safari Company, Exceptional Experience and Service!
Thanks to everyone Inside Afrika Safaris for your high level of experience and professionalism in making our safaris truly amazing adventures. I have had the pleasure of bringing several groups of friends with me on safari through various game parks in Tanzania. From our initial enquiries, Saada and Rajab were able to craft wonderful itineraries for each of my groups to reflect their interests and exceed their expectations. Nothing can compare to the excitement of seeing millions of wilderbeest and zebra during their migration. With the best safari guides you can imagine, Rajabu and his team have provided us with safaris of a lifetime. All are safe, skilful drivers, whose professionalism, knowledge and sense of fun make it a fantastic experience. What sets this safari company above the others is the attention to detail, comfortable, well maintained, deluxe Land Cruisers with cooler boxes, bottled water and charging stations. Everyone loves the accommodation which is mix of comfortable lodges and tented camps, all with en-suites, in wonderful locations. In some camps, the staff have even put on concerts for us with singing and dancing. Vehicles are cleaned daily and guides go out of their way to make everyone’s holiday the best it can possibly be. Inside Afrika Safaris provide a mix of wildlife, culture and activities. They can tailor your safari, which means you are not just sitting in a vehicle all day, but have the option of hunting with local tribes, canoeing, cycling, walking and experiencing nature at its best. What I love about this company is that the guides are well look after and treated respectfully. Inside Afrika has a strong commitment to the environment, and assists local communities and a local orphanage. I would highly recommend this company for your Tanzanian adventure.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip of a lifetime. Epic!!
I want to begin by saying that Safari Partners created an excellent itinerary for my family of 12. Chris custom-made the trip to fit exactly what we were looking for. We spent 9 days traveling, by ground, the countries of Uganda and Rwanda trekking with gorillas and chimpanzees and emmersing ourselves in the culture of the African villages. Lodging was top-natch beginning with the incredible views, delicious food and ending with an unforgettable staff. During those 9 days, we traveled with 2 guides and I must say that they became part of our family and worked hard to make my entire family happy. Finally, it was obvious that Chris had traveled these same steps prior to our arrival because he tailored the trip perfectly. I want to also say that Chris was only an email away during the two years of the planning of the trip. He was quick to take care of any requests or concerns we had before the trip and even during the trip. My overall experience with Safari Partners was excellent!!
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We wenr for our tour to zanzibar me and my newly wedded wide we came ror our honeymoon and this was our first trip to Tanzania ane zanzibar, we has a wonderful time there Mr Kuya Mbogoma of jj tours was promptly on time even when we forgot our passport he offered us to go back and fetch it despite other agents would had charge even more.
I would recommend you to use jjtours for your booking you will not regret
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
I sincerely doubt you could find a better tour company than Matoke.
This review is long overdue, and for that I apologize. I’ll skip to the conclusion first and then fill in some details: Matoke Tours is wonderful!
My wife and I cannot recommend Matoke more highly. In cooperation with Tanzania’s Easy Travel company, Matoke Tours took us on a 24-day private safari (mid-range accommodations) in Tanzania in October, 2015. We went through eight national parks/wildlife/conservation areas: Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha, Saadani, Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti.
When making arrangements to book the tour, we had told Matoke that we were amateur birders. To our delight, they made sure to provide us with guides (two of them; one for the southern and one for the northern parks) who were themselves accomplished birders— and not all guides are. They study terrestrial flora and fauna in college, but not birds.
Both of our guides, Herman Kiriama and Hubert Ngoty, were fabulous! Hawk-eyed, they spot wildlife at amazing distances, even in tall grasses or shrubbery. Both are well-educated professionals, very personable and a pleasure to be with.
Herman and Hubert were always attentive to our needs, our comfort and our safety. Importantly, both always obeyed the speed limits on roadways, whereas many vehicles operated by other tour companies sped past us. In Tanzania roads are populated by other vehicles (including large trucks), bicycles, motorbikes (often overloaded), mini-taxis— and lots of pedestrians. We appreciated our Matoke guides’ expert driving skills and constant attention to safety on the roads.
Herman and Hubert were very knowledgeable not only about flora, fauna and terrain, but also about the peoples and cultures of Tanzania. (There are 123 tribes in Tanzania— living in harmony!) Our guides already had cordial relationships with the staff of the places we slept at, so they were able to make sure that those folks took good care of us. Hubert even made sure to arrange for one park ranger in particular to give us a 2-hour guided tour in Arusha NP, because he felt that ranger was the best explainer— and he was right! That park ranger was super-knowledgable and wonderfully good-natured.
I could go on, but you should get the point by now. If you’re going to Tanzania (and you should; the people are wonderful and the terrain and wildlife are magnificent), I honestly don't think you can do better than Matoke Tours.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible, once in a lifetime experience
Seeing wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat was an absolute privilege and a real joy. It is incredible how close you get to these magnificent animals. You are of course told to keep your distance in the briefing meeting - a minimum of 7 metres - but the animals clearly haven't been privy to this information and they'll walk right by you so long as you sit quietly and calmly. The guides that take you up the mountain are great - really friendly and very knowledgable as you'd expect.
Our trip was of course organised by Africa Adventure Safaris (AAS) and I have nothing but good to say about them, especially as our flight to Entebbe was delayed by 24 hours but Nicholas was so helpful in ensuring we got to where we needed to be on time.
Our driver and guide from Entebbe to Bwindi and back again was David - a very kind, friendly and knowledgable chap. I think he felt bad that we didn't get to do any sightseeing on the drive to Bwindi as time was against us, so on the return leg he took a very welcome detour around Queen Elizabeth National Park, which meant that as well as the gorillas we also got to see elephants, baboons, zebras and lots of antelope - a real and unexpected treat.
I wouldn't think twice about recommending AAS. 5-stars all round!!!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience... Peter is the best guide ever!!
We booked with Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris and did a 4 day safari to Amboseli and Tsavo parks. We were picked up by a very courteous driver and taken to the office for a briefing. We were picked up the following day and had a wonderful 3 days travelling through the parks. We saw lots of animals and Peter worked very hard to make sure we had a great experience. Our accommodation was excellent with friendly staff ,clean rooms and the meals were basic but good. I would highly recommend this company!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience - locations, wildlife, accommodation, transport, food, guide.
Could not fault any part of the tour. We were so well looked after in every way, including the endless bottled water. Very good tented accommodation in the safari locations, and excellent hotels in Zanzibar. Kind, cheerful and efficient staff. Stunning safari locations. Loved the opportunity to be close to such beautiful animals (especially the babies), during the migration. I am amazed at the good quality food that was regularly served in fairly remote environments. Also appreciated was the opportunity to observe social aspects of life with visits to a community, school and orphanage as part of our safari experience. We were also able to charge our camera and phone batteries in the vehicle during the day, so no-one missed a photo opportunity. A special mention to our wonderful guide Rajab Naroro, who expertly drove long distances every day in the well maintained vehicle, after which he played the smiling and patient host in the evenings. His knowledge of the country and wildlife was an invaluable education. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Well done INside AfriKA Safaris.