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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
lifetime experience
Excellent and well informed guide. Great vehicle. Guide was photo enthusiast and helped us with the best angles. He managed to show us the big5. Fantastic vacation in Kenya.
An unforgettable trip
In June 2014 my family and I had the best vacation ever. Our very cheerful and helpful driver/guide, Davis, took us to places more fascinating and beautiful than the other. For one week we went game watching in Selous, safariing in Mikumi, and hiking in the rainforrest in Udzungwa Mountains. Though the places were absolutely breathtaking, the people we met along the way made the trip even more special and we could not have asked for a better guide than Davis to show us the wonderful country of Tanzania. It was very inspiring to meet someone who truly loves he´s job as much as Davis seems to do. Every day her met met us with a huge smile and a joke up his sleeve! Tanzania is a beautiful country with beautiful nature and people, and we will definitely be back one day - but only if we can have Davis with us too!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very enjoyable safari!
We (2 students, couple) were looking for a Safari in Northern Tanzania and collected several offers as we were looking for budget options. SunnySafaris made the best offer together with some good recommendations on e.g. Tripadvisor. Therefore we decided for a 3day/2nights camping safari with Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Tarangire NP starting from Arusha. Prior we had a very good email communication with Masha, and all our questions were answered. In the morning on the first day we were picked up by Paul, our guide, accompanied by our cook.
We were lucky to be the only ones on the trip, so we had the huge car for us, which turnded out to be great to move around during gamedrives and to have a real 360° view. Also, we could stop where and for how long we wanted. By midday we reached the Tarosero camp near Lake Manyara where our cook prepared a great lunch. After that we startet the gamedrive in Lake Manyara NP till the evening. Then evening - sleeping in good tents - we were surprisingly tired. Next morning we got up early, after breakfast we left to Ngorogoro. There we spend the day, lunchbox during the day, good dinner again and the next morning we packed everything leaving to Tarangire NP, in the afternoon leaving back to Arusha, where we got dropped off at our accomodation, even though it was a bit outside of Arusha and difficult to find.
Negative aspects:
- Prior to the safari we asked for the option to buy additional water because the provided 1 l per day is not sufficient. It was told to us that we will stop at a cheap supermarket for that and do not need to worry. However, this "cheap" supermarket was designed especially for Safari-Tours and was not cheap at all (water in the village near the camp was cheaper).
- The driver/guide stopped twice at some kind of souvenir shops where we were forced to spend time while he went for a coffee.
- The guides/cooks eat seperately at the camp - they cook local food (e.g. Ugali) prepared on a nice fire place. It would be a nice option to also be part of that.
- On the last day we really need to stress that we would like to spend as long as possible in Tangire NP, as our guide wanted to leave to Arusha.
Positive aspects:
- Guide and cook were very friendly.
- We saw amazingly many animals (from the big 5 we did not see rhinos) and the guide gave us an introduction for all the different species. He also knew good spots for animals and pointed out many things for us.
- The camp was very luxurious for a tented safari - there are good bathrooms - and power supply to charge cameras, mobile phones was available. Very secure feeling within the camp.
- The food in the camp was made of 3 course menus - we got catered with a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian option as ordered before. The food was very nice, the lunchboxes were okay as well.
- The three parks are very different in their topography, fauna and flora. We enjoyed that a lot and felt that this Safari really gave us an amazing insight in the wildlife in Northern Tanzania.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent guide
I have had the opportunity to go on safari with Greg as my guide on 2 different visits, and both times found him to be an excellent guide, a wealth of knowledge on so many aspects of the African 'outback' and he is great company! He makes his guests a priority, and adapts his game drives to make sure you get the most out of your drives, to see the widest range of wildlife, and is attentive to photographers in helping find the best angles. His knowledge of animal behaviour had me feeling very safe and secure in all encounters, and I can say I have so many incredible sights on Greg's game drives! I would highly recommend his tours.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A professional company who put together a holiday that matched our requirements
All communications with Tribes was good from start to finish and they listened to what we wanted and put together a holiday in Malawi that matched our needs and more. We loved our safari on the Shire River and would recommend it to any one as a good starting point for a first safari.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
a perfect customized trip in a friendly ambience
Thales and Ryan proposed a safari tour which responded perfectly to my expectations. Everything was well organised although my request was at very short notice and with little flexibility from my side. They are very well organised, with new and safe material which made me feel relax. I appreciated their good knowledge of wildlife and birds of South Africa. Without them I would'nt have been able to discover all what I saw and it was a pleasure to travel with them. I warmly recommend!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ruaha National Park
Davies is a professional operator with a vast amount of experience, we thoroughly enjoyed his company, knowledge and top level of service. I have recommended him to many friends and am just waiting for the children to get a bit older before we go again.
Whilst Nyasi is a relatively new operator, you are guaranteed competitive prices with no compromise on the service as Davies has all the contacts and knowledge to provide you a top class Safari.
makes your dreams come true. The service from booking till the end of safari was good
Awesome service always kept in touch thanks to umang u r a champ
Review about Okavango River by photoa99
Gorgeous, camping under the stars there is a great experience.
Check the weather before you go
Unlike guides in other parks (that I will not mention), the ones at Chobe National Park were professional, punctual and knowledgeable. Check the weather before you go. If it is raining, the safari will be cancelled so book a few days not just one day to be safe. Take a wind proof jacket on the safari, it is very cold even in the summer. Safaris are either during sunrise or sunset when animals are more visible.