BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari, on a budget!
The 3-day safari was the highlight of our trip to Tanzania. Before we left, we met up with Walter who gave us a short briefing. It was very nice meeting him in person. We had a great safari driver guide, very knowledgeable and friendly.
Especially Tarangire NP and Ngorongoro Crater were spectacular. In Tarangire, we were lucky enough to spot a leopard mother with 2 cubs in a tree right next to the road. The food was great and we stayed at an amazing campsite overlooking Lake Manyara NP.
To summarise, it's a great option if you're looking for a short safari on a budget.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect understanding from the first day
From the beginning, Monika understood what I wanted to do, what sites in Zimbabwe I wanted to visit and what my budget was, so I did not need to contact other companies and compare. Their suggestions were great, a perfect combination of lodges and bush camps, game drives and walking safaris. The companies which she works with are serious, have good professionals and take care of the details. Everything went according to plan and without setbacks. It is clear that you can hire accommodation and safaris directly on the internet, but it takes time and, in my case, to organize all the transfers, thanks to The Safari Source, I was able to get away from all this by leaving it in the hands of Monika and Rossemary. I highly recommend the services of The Safari Source
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bright African Safari gave us an incredible African experience with their superb service!
Went beyond our expectations! Eye to details! Best
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Tailor Made Safaris
We booked a 4 day tour with Tailor Made Safaris and visited Isimangaliso wetland park and Hluhluwe imfolozi park. Our accommodation was based in St. Lucia which was a lovely spot. Isimangaliso wetland park really suprised us; great wildlife spotting and a nice scenery!
Overall we where very happy with the service and communication with Tailor Made Safaris.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
I had the time of my life
Everything about this tour was excellent. We had a new adventure every day with a wonderful and very knowledgeable tour guide. It exceeded my expectations and loved the game drives which never disappointed.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and value for money
Joshua was brilliant at responding to emails prior to the safari, replies were always speedy and he was happy to go very advise on where to stay what to wear etc. He even stored our large cases for us whilst we were on safari and personally delivered them to our hotel after the safari. We did the 4 day safari to maasai mara and lake Nakuru. Solomon our guide was excellent very knowledgeable and got us so close to the animals which was amazing. We saw all but the elusive leopard. I would highly recommend the visit to the maasai village it was so interesting to learn about their culture and to see the school and beautiful children. There were six of us on the tour bus which was a nice number and not too cramped, some vans looked very full! We had a second guide kikito who took us to the lakes he was also excellent and great fun. We truly has an amazing time and ACZ provided a first class all round experience and I would not hesitate to recommend them
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely knowledgeable and very professional in the service they provide making our trip memorable.
An amazing experience, very professional. The Safari trip exceeded our expectations! Tanzania was amazing and our driver/guide was so knowledgeable, professional and courteous.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime , affordable , safe and secure.
Communications was 100%. Jaqueline was always available for us, almost 24hrs a day. With us living in the U.S. the time zones are different , so whenever we had a question or request and her replies came in, in LESS THAN 24 hrs. And we went back and forth on a few things regarding our trip. Reason cause our itinerary included before and after.
We highly recommend Bushtroop Safarii and Jaqueline and Team
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari Adventure of a Lifetime!
My husband and I went on a 9-day safari organized by Bright African Safaris in mid-August 2018, and it truly was the trip of a lifetime! In the initial research stage, Salim was great with communicating options and creating possible itineraries for us to consider. We were originally planning a shorter trip, but ended up extending by a few days. We absolutely loved the itinerary Salim put together. We started with a walking tour in Arusha National Park, then Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Central Seregeti, Northern Serengeti and finally, Ngorongoro Crater. We were lucky to have Malisa as our guide/driver the whole trip. He is a walking, talking encyclopedia of wildlife! Truly a great person and we felt so lucky to share his company for nine days. We felt safe throughout the trip, even around the lions, elephants and other large animals. Malisa tooks us on more scenic routes when possible and always checked in to make sure we were comfortable during long drives. He has such a great eye for spotting wildlife, some of which I had to use binoculars to see! Highlights included watching the great migration in Northern Serengeti (especially watching the wildebeest and zebras crossing the Mara River), watching a mama lion take down a wildebeest and share the bounty with her cubs, watching a leopard come down from a tree to protect his freshly killed prey (an eland), watching zebras in a tussle and sleeping in migration camps in the middle of the Serengeti. We heard lions, zebras and wildebeest outside of our tent and it felt rather surreal to be there. We chose the mid-range option in terms of accommodations and were very happy with all the hotels, lodges and tented camps booked for us by Salim. We were so impressed that the tented camps had running hot water, electricity and very comfortable furniture (including real mattresses and comfy bedding), which was like living in the lap of luxury after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro the week before. I would highly recommend Bright African Safaris for anyone looking for a local, well-organized, high quality safari in Tanzania. We would choose them again in a heart beat!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience!
My husband and I celebrated our tenth anniversary by taking a trip to Tanzania, and we used Duma Explorer to set up our trip. What a great decision that was! I contacted several other operators and I’m sure they’re fine, but we selected Duma because they asked a lot of questions about what we wanted, answered endless questions of mine, and really seemed to get what we were looking for.
I wanted to make sure that we had a combination of activities while we were there – not just being in a vehicle all the time – and Duma made sure that we had exactly that. We had several cultural activities and hikes through our two weeks in Tanzania, and the combination was just perfect.
We started our trip by spending a couple nights in Machame at a lodge that Duma recommended that had a great view of Kilimanjaro. One of the things we wanted to do was to see if we could do some charity work, and Duma recommended the website packforapurpose.org. Through that site we were able to find an orphanage in Moshi, and we spent an afternoon delivering toys and clothes that we’d brought over. It was a great way to start the trip!
The next day our guide picked us up, and we started our safari adventure – two nights in Tarangire, two nights in Lake Natron, three nights in northern Serengeti, two nights in central Serengeti, two nights at the Ngorongoro Crater and one night at Lake Eyasi.
I’ve heard that your guide can make or break your trip, and our guide, Isack Msuya, definitely made it! He was nothing short of phenomenal. It was clear from how other guides interacted with him that he is widely respected. He understands animal behavior so well – we were able to get some terrific pictures because he could predict what the animals were going to do. I have some terrific yawning lion pictures as a result, not to mention a rhino mating, and more! We saw everything that we hoped to see and so much more.
To give you an idea of how awesome Isack is, I’ll share my favourite Isack story. We were coming back to our lodge after hiking Empakai Crater, and stopped at the Ngorongoro Crater over look. There were a lot of vehicles there – probably about 20 – and all the people (and guides) were there taking pictures. Some of them had been in the Crater, and were saying that they hadn’t seen a rhinoceros that day. While we were taking pictures, Isack comes up with his binoculars and says, “Do you see the three rhinos down on the crater floor?”. Sure enough they were there – and no one else had spotted them! Needless to say, Isack made a lot of people happy that day.
A review of Duma isn’t complete without mentioning the Duma camps – Kichuguu, Kiota and Chaka. We stayed in all three, and all three are terrific. They all have their own charms, and there would be no question as to where we would stay when we return to Tanzania. A very nice thoughtful touch was one night when we were at Chaka Camp, the staff baked us a cake, and then came and sang to us since we were celebrating our anniversary.
It was a wonderful way to celebrate an anniversary, and Duma made it all easy and such as fun experience.