PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Recommanding service of Mr. Nasr Munis.
I can truly recommend service Mr. Nasr Munis and his company Moorland Safaris&Trekking. I spent nice two weeks in Arusha serviced bei this young guy. He was really halpfull and always reachable when I needed him. His knowledge about Arusha and area around the city is priceless. Honest, kind and friendly, does not to want fleece his customer, like most of services (restaurants, shops and sellers), but always price was satisfied for both sides. Always on spot, on time trying fulfill all needs of the clients. You can book at him safar and also trip to Kili, if you're looking for some other attractions he is gonna find somathing proper for you ( in my case Massai Village and Market out of the city) He is ready to suffer his time for visitors and sort out for them whole things realated with thier stay (and not only) in Arusha. Enterprising, diligent and well organised young person, if plan to visit Tanzania once again, i am ready to put myself in to his hand to organize whole stay and attractions. Thank you Nasr, I had a greate time in Tanzania thanks to you. Keep up the good work:)
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Company that fulfilled our dreams
Every special need asked for was solved immediately (also thanks to our driver-guide) Traveling with a sick daughter is not always that simple. Would certainly travel again with this company
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent lodging & response
Our tour was splendid. From the very moment we contacted Antony, he was punctual and always advised on the necessary steps to take.
The selected lodges were great especially, Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort. Others like Pakuba Safari lodge & Elephant Lodge were wonderful too.
I strongly advice you to use Friendly Gorillas when visiting Uganda. Glad we chose you :)
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
amazing tour
We were going with a family of four with a guide, Faraji. Booking and picking up was all very convenient and flexible. Together we constructed a really nice tour. Faraji was well in contact with the other guides on radio, which made us see amazing scenes and animals, including the crossing at the Mare River in the north, many lions, cheetahs, leopards. Faraji was very knowledgeable about wildlife and open to talk about Arusha life. The camps in Serengeti were great, small camps in the wild, Seronera and the north. Lake Manyara and the crater Ngorongoro all have very different landscapes. All beautiful. We had 5 days, which was really great but 6 would definitely we worth it.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience
Arranged a last minute safari with Bryson and safari soles and couldn't be happier with our choice. Everything was brilliant from fast communication from Bryson, excellent well maintained vehicle and our super chef. The camping experience was amazing and something I highly recommend. The only thing I would change would be having more time for an extra night in the Serengeti. I highly recommend Bryson and the safari soles team , you won't be disappointed!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip ever!!
Many thanks to Alpha, regardless of organising the trip from Australia he had a taste of what we wished for, there are so many reasons why Tanzania is one of the most special places on earth. The landscapes are beautiful, the people are so welcoming, the food at the Lodges we stayed in Serengeti, Tarangire and Ngorongoro were top on the class ones never regretted to choose Karanga Adventure. Our guide was so incredible - so knowledgeable, entertaining, and passionate. They would explain an animal behavior, and boom! We saw exactly what they had talked about moments before.
I recommend Alphas choice for the African Safaris and we going to come next year 2020 for exploring further down of Southern Africa Parks.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely superb in all respects!
Tanzania Choice is the best agency to use for your safari. They arrange a personalized safari, based on your wishes and their experience. Leslie was our guide and he may be the best in the business! He was very personable, spoke perfect English, and had a vast knowledge of all the animals as well as the different locations. The Ngorogoro Crater is beyond belief as far as animals, but we also really enjoyed Tarangire, where we saw literally more than 100 elephants and all of the Big 5 in one of the most beautiful settings anywhere. The picnic spots in Tarangire are also especially gorgeous. Tanzania Choice also takes care of their guides, and doesn't put any restrictions on them regarding gas usage, etc., which other companies do. Brenda made all the arrangements and booked the best safari experience I could have asked for!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All in All a 5 star experience
Although there was some reschedules it was marvellous, especially since we saw nearly every animal of Kenya's wildlife. Especially the two drivers named Patrick were super friendly. The driver in Amboseli was not our favorite, maybe because of cultural differences. As a Masai he is treating women differently. We have to accept that. But with regard to tipping he was to demanding and unfriendly although it was in our view generous respectively reasonable. Our first lodge was not on the level like the other two, especially the room standard as well as food quality and offer. Maybe it could be changed, to excel the overall experience. Although we have to point out that the staff was very friendly and it was nearby the park. One time we had food poisoning. We suppose it was due to the buffet in the motel nearby Lake Naivasha. Since also the Scottish tourists we met during our reschedule has suffered similarly. But we are not sure. What I did not like was that I had to insist on our last tour in Amboseli, which you had not mentioned although it is in the tour outline. This and the rescheduling maybe costs one star out of 5 but since it turned out that all was fine at the end and it was overall a very awesome experience we give 5 stars.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mt Kenya - conquering the climb, having fun and enjoying the landscape
The communication was ok, we had lots of emails in advance of our trip.
The first day there was some confusion about our accommodation, which was different to the emails, but this was sorted out quickly.
The tour itself was great and the team of cooks and Porter's led by assistant guide Jonathan were great. We were never hungry and our 15 yr old nephew had a blast. The team looked after us well and treated us like family.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with great guide
We went for a custom private trip. Starting from Durban, with day trip to Lesotho, then onward to St Lucia, up through Swaziland (now Eswatini) (staying at Mlilwane Game Reserve) to Kruger NP (staying at Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie Rest Camps). Ant was our guide and driver and was fantastic all the way. Everything was well organised and planned, including breakfast and evening Braais. The accommodation was perfect for what we wanted, a mixture of guest house, tented and traditional beehive-style, both en-suite and communual facilities. Ant also worked to get the best possible location for the tented accommodation, which paid dividend by having hyenas and rhinos just meters away. The tour was done at the pace we wanted. As both my wife and I are avid wildlife photographers, there was no problem with just sitting by a waterhole for as long as we wanted to, sitting back and watching leopards and lions rest for a few hours, or driving down random back roads through Kruger. The wildlife did not disappoint with sightings of all the big 5, most fairly close-up! It's clear that both Ant and the other guides at EST have enormous respect for the wildlife and landscape, they do look after you well, but they also look after their own country. With years of experience they understand how the animals may react, and put you in the best (and safest) possible position for both you and the animals. If something wasn't right, or the animal was agitated (usually by too many other tour groups crowding the animal), Ant made the decision to move on and leave it be. Could not have asked for a better guide or company to travel with. The only disappointment was that we couldn't stay for longer. Eagerly waiting to go back!