20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro Hike - Marangu Route
Afrishare Solutions prepared a wonderful Kilimanjaro expedition for me on the Marangu Route (6 days). I arrived at the afrishare house and a guide carefully went through all of my items to tell me what I was missing. Afrishare rented items that I hadn't brought with me for a very reasonable price (and I am so grateful that I had them on the hike). The guide and assistant guide were both thoughtful, friendly and very well informed about the Kilimanjaro region. The porters were also great and a lot of help to get up the mountain. The cook was very friendly and prepared a variety of delicious dishes which were essential for me making it up to the summit. Afrishare Solutions provided me with the best care as I ascended the mountain and I am sure that I could not have done it if I hadn't had such a friendly and fun team backing me up.
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent value for money
Family with kids age 9,13,16 enjoyed a fabulous safari trip with Kanuth out of Dar to Selous.
Great communication with minibus through the country to Selous camp. Super safari and food, and camp was rustic as we expected, but that was what our family budget could afford. Tremendous views from Hippo Camp across the river.
Kanuth and staff/guides/cook arranged everything smooth and were thorougly nice and knowledegable people.
They offered various options to choose between, so we could spend money the best way in a mix of transport or camp upgrades.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional
Excellent knowledge, delicious meals, very friendly, lots of fun!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience at Tarangire and Arusha NP
We are very happy to meet Andrew & his team and the trips they arranged for us were beyond our expectations. So we selected them twice, for an overnight trip to Tarangire NP, which was really amazing to stay in a tented camp and so close to all the sounds of the night. The next day we had a tour through the game resort and saw a lot of the wildlife, even lions. The 2nd trip was a one day experience inside the Arusha NP and it was brilliant but so different in terms of nature and wildlife. If you ever planning a safari, we could recommend jackpot and will do so ourselves for the next time.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Picturesque African learning adventure with the excellent Isaac Ouma as knowledgeable guide. Superb.
Greatly enjoyed our wildlife explorations with Isaac, and therefore honoured to be able to recommend his services.
We shared 10 days in total with Isaac, and were able to craft a range of inspiring experiences - watching the behaviour of pregnant animals, and with walking, cycling and driving tours! Cycling in the footsteps of Zebra, through to tracking Hyena! We also got to see certain birds that are on the brink of extinction - with Isaac both recognising their cry and mimicking their songs to grant us this opportunity.
Not only is Isaac keen to share his vast knowledge of the Natural World, he is also seeking to instil sustainable safari practices. This is obvious from his engagement with local communities, where he inspired the youth through awareness of both the natural resources and risks.
If your objective is simply to take photos of "The Big 5" game animals, then perhaps you could opt for any of the tour operators. Often those
"Wildlife Guides" cannot track the animals, and rely on their radios to inform one another of sightings; and therefore congregate as multiple vehicles around solitary or small groups of animals... Not our approach. We prefer to learn through observation, to see the animal behaviours - and as a result to catch glimpses that are far more unique. Our experiences were far more tailored, and far from anything "off the shelf".
We went with open minds, and returned with superior knowledge and new friendship. Thank you Isaac, we hope to return for new adventures with you!
ps: ask Isaac for the story about how his vehicle obtained a small dent in the bonnet (hint: it was me!)
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience, saw the big 5, twice, Simon was an outstanding guide.
From the time I enquired Clare was efficient and booked our safari as we wanted, we did the Panaroma route wanting to see the countryside. We were picked up in Jo-Burg by Gap Transfers on time and driven through to Laughing Waters Guest Lodge which Clare had booked, it was a great overnight stay with Carole and Gavin making us feel the most important guests with delicious meals. Next morning we were collected by Simon who took us to Kruger for our first leg of our 3 day 2 night safari. As we are seniors Simon was patient and understanding of our requirements. He gave us the best opportunity to take the very best photos moving the truck around to get the best shots. We saw the Big 5 and after our safari we returned to beautiful meals prepared by Simon. After our 3 days we were off Elephant Plains Lodge, where we were greeted with a glass of champagne and taken to our luxury room overlooking beautiful grounds with animals grazing. This lodge also provided 3 meals daily with 2 game drives, the setting and staff were most friendly and efficient. We could not speak more highly of Wild Wings Safaris, they met all our needs and it will be a holiday to remember, we highly recommend this company to anyone wanting to see wild animals in their natural habitat.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most friendly personalized service that makes your dreams come true!
From the first communications by mail for planning the trip until the last farewell the people from Gazelle Safaris did all to match our ideas and expectations and improved them with their experience and knowledge. They showed us wonderful places, arranged transport, accomodation and guided tours perfectly and helped us to understand better parts of this country we had never been to before. The safari tour to Ruaha National Park was exciting with Umang Gossain being an excellent guide knowing every corner of this parc. If we will ever get another chance to come to Tanzania, we would choose Gazelle Safaris again!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great personalized experience!
We were referred to Charles by a friend and had a great experience! It was our first safari and he made a personalized itinerary for the two of us. He helped with booking flights, lodging, and there were no glitches the entire trip. He has extensive knowledge of the country, culture, animals, and wildlife. Plus, he has so many connections with other guides that we easily saw The Big 5! Would definitely recommend Tanganyika if you're looking for very personalized services and have an interest in understanding more about the beautiful wildlife you're experiencing.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most amazing experience, will DEFINITELY use Eastern Sun again!
My two friends and I went on an Eastern Sun Safari in May 2014. We did 4 nights, 5 days. Not only was it INCREDIBLY affordable for the accommodations we received but I cannot say enough good things about Mercy (the woman who helped us plan our trip) and Eddie, our driver. Mercy was prompt in replying to all our questions, was flexible in changing our accommodations since we flew into Kilimanjaro rather than Arusha and provided pick up from our Arusha hotel as well as a ride to Kilimanjaro airport on the last day of our safari. She was warm, welcoming and incredibly helpful. She even provided us a list of things to bring and the light coats we brought were perfect for the chilly mornings (other tours hadn't provided this list and so many safari go-ers were freezing in the mornings)! Eddie our driver was sweet, knowledgeable, and fun. He did everything he could to make sure we saw every animal. He was patient and informative and we could tell he was dedicated to making sure we had the perfect safari experience. We saw tour guides that were new and inexperienced, got lost frequently. I felt awful for those safari go-ers since it was clear their experience wasn't as smooth or as eventful as ours. I was so, so happy with our experience and would not hesitate in using Eastern Sun Tours again or referring them to any family and friends. After an amazing 1 week experience with a WONDERFUL safari guide, 4-5 start accommodations, and just the most helpful staff I could imagine, I would give Eastern Sun Tours 10 stars if I could!
ID
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an experience - and yes, we saw the BIG-5+
Me and two girlfriends had a fantastic time on the safari with ISIA back in April 2014.
Though, it was a rainy season but the the experience was remarkable!
We had blue skies and mystique-foggy scene at the same time, which were so fantastic for photographic captures!
The safari experience was a marvellous one!
From Tarangeri, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, including the Maasai Village visit.
Johnson as our guide is very professional, and most of all, focus on what we wanted to see (and yes, we saw the Big-Five!), even though we were kind of giving up to search the Rhino at the last day, but John kept insist to look for it!
One time, he pointed out on the hunting of 12 Simbas to a poor Impala from a distance and that was an exciting moment, especially our car was the only one there, after a while of course others followed:). Also, we had a chance to witnessed the killing of Zebra by female Lions and then followed by the crocodile who was waiting in the pond and out to enjoy the leftover. What a good-eye of John and what a fun game-driving!
The Ang'ata Luxury Camping is one of our favourite as we were outdoor surrounded by spectacular view of Serengeti. Next time, I wish to stay longer or at least one more night/day in Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
The guesthouse people are also were very nice and friendly. They made sure our stay was comfortable and feed us very good meal, from the funny Chef, Pascal! :)
Anyway, I can keep on and on about my wonderful experience, but in short ... yes, I want to express my BIG thank you to ISIA and all the staff for giving us good advise, guiding, patience and best service.' Terima kasih', or Asante Sana, in Bahasa Indonesia!
I linked some of my pics in dropbox to share with you... feel free to use them. Also, fyi, I will write an travel article about Tanzania and ISIA on my blog www.liburing.com, hopefully by end of this month or the latest mid July. I will share with you when I posted. Once again, I thank you all!
Cheers!
Nova