IT
Great 5-days Safari!
We went on a 5-days group safari across Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and per-se it was already an amazing experience. As low-budget travellers, we found Meru Slopes was the best deal in terms of value for money. The communication with Geofrey before our arrival was smooth and everything was perfect by the time we arrived. We very much appreciated that airport pick up and the two nights before and after the safari were included in the tour fees. It definitely made our life easier! The tour guide, food and time management were excellent considering what we paid. During the five days we also had an inconvenience so we lost half a day and Omani (our driver and guide) made us start earlier the next day so to not loose anything from our experience. We definitely recommend it to anyone who is open for camping and has a low budget but don't want to give it up with the stunning parks Tanzania has to offer!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
nice experience
nice people, only if the road condition could be better
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a great experience with home to Africa.
We were very impressed with the hotels and especially our driver, Abdul. He was calm and drove beautifully. He explained everything and went out of his way to take us on a safari drive when it was not even our time. He tried his best to give us the best experience possible and we are so grateful to him. Absolutely amazing!!!
PL
Nice for backpackers!
Nice safari considering short time sacrificed for it. Guide was really experienced! I can recommend it for backpackers :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
my experience with lionking safaris was amazing
My tour around Uganda was exquisite under lionking safaris. its probably the best i have experienced in years.
Being a Ugandan, i had no idea so may beautiful scenery exist and finally i got to see it.
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
“Superb Experience”
We had 5 days safari in Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti NP, Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater and a day visit to Kikuletwa hot spring. Breathtaking landscapes and amazing wildlife viewing every single day. Every day, every moment was superb.
Our organizer was Agness. She was fantastic, responded to our questions very quick and did everything to make our safari perfect. Thank you Agness.
Our tents during safari was very comfortable and our car was in a good condition.
Our driver guide Juma was cheerful, knowledgeable and showed us more than we expected: great migration, river crossing, Big 5 and many, many more. Juma is also a very good driver- we felt that we where in a good hands:). Thank you Juma.
Goodluck pick us from JRO airport to Arusha hotel all is also included. Thanks Goodluck.
Tanzania national parks are extremely superb not to miss Serengeti National Park. Plenty of animals! !!!!!!.
We definitely recommed to used Rhino Explorer Tours & Safaris for a safari- no need to worry for anything, everything perfectly organized to the detail.
I hope we will see Tanzania again. Thanks.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great!
Truly professional and helpful guides combined with great hotels, with our agent Kathi always willing to answer any questions we might had, including last minute questions about drones and whether a fleece and windbreaker would be sufficient since it wasn't listed in the general information for winter travelling. For faster answers, call or ask to add agents on whatsapp, which Kathi suggested for quicker information exchange!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If experiences were a meal, this one had plenty of entrees yet left me wishing for second helpings
Generally the opportunity to visit the wilds of Tanzania to see the wild life was all that I had expected. The accommodations were excellent. Staff in all locations were so attentive and went beyond the call to see to it that all needs were met.
The down side was wishing we could have spent more time in some locations to get to know the people and culture better. For example, we ended our trip with a one night visit to the Masaai Lodge. The one night stay was due to limited availability, I know. However, this was a great place with much to offer to learn more about the setting and people."Not enough" isn't really a complaint.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome safari, with afterwards an ok stay at Zanzibar
We went for a 6 day safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and the Ngorongoro crater. Aferwards, we stayed at Zanzibar for about 6 nights.
We had an awesome safari with Shemeji! Our guide Harun and cook Isaack were both excellent at their jobs. Harun drove perfectly, told us a lot about the parks we went too and the animals we saw, put us (the customer) as his first priority (he stopped everywhere we wanted), has a very good sence of humor, is excellent English speaking (also very important!). Just. Awesome. Isaack was able to cook anything, breakfasts where good, lunches always nice and the evening dinner delicious. And the hamburger on the last day with some fries, yum. He was also a very cool guy, had a very good sence of humor, also excellent English speaking and always helpful. The parks were very beautiful, the animals so awesome and Harun and Isaack very cool guys. We wouldn't miss this trip for the world and thank them once more for the amazing safari!
However, the Green Mountain Hotel (overnight stay at Arusha) was ok. Don't expect luxury, just basics. Our time at Zanzibar was also very nice. Beautiful white beaches and a very blue sea. Mbuyuni Beach Village had lots of places to hangout and the lunch / dinner menu was always different. However, don't expect luxury here also, but just the basics. Some things could be much better, like the bed, sheets and some other things. The personnel however was always friendly, helpful and fun. Unfortunately, the same music is played every night and the food isn't always that good.
So, overall we had a good experience with Shemeji. The safari was awesome, our stay at the hotels ok. I would recommend Shemeji (and especially Harun and Isaack) to anyone! However, maybe choose your own hotels when you need some more luxury. Otherwise, these ones are just fine. Shemeji, thanks once more!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
well organized and given africa no glitches.
Journeys makes sure your trip is well organized with no glitches. Given the complicated transportation system of getting in and out of game parks its amazing how well organized they are. they also have a deep understanding of all where to stay and given your interests recommendations that might be slightly different that the most well known parks.