US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A once in a lifetime opportunity
South Africa is a must see on anyone's list. They have entertainment for all! You can go from hiking in national parks, to visiting wineries, to sarfari rides and seeing animals, to bungee jumping and cage diving with great white sharks. There is always adventure waiting around the corner!
We had a fantastic time with Shinzelle Safaris! They really took care of us and made sure we got to do and see everything we wanted. Would 100% recommend them!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow
Spent time in the national parks on safari. Saw lots of animals up close including lions, leopards and cheetahs. Very fantastic experience. Plus our guide , Lemomo, was very knowledgable, and the other people at Safari Z went out of their way to help us. Stay in the parks if you can. Hear the animals prowling at night. Staff at the lodges also added to the experience. We both would recommend the trip.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great service, excellent organisation and once in a lifetime experience!
We really enjoyed our safari trip with Flash Safaris to Serengeti, Ngorogoro, Tarengire and Arusha National Park. We spoke with Magda about our wishes and she gave us great advice about what parks to see. We even did a balloon safari over the Serengeti. Our guide was a former wildlife preservator from Serengeti and knew all the right spots to see animals (i.e. leopards; lions etc.) We had an amazing time and can recommend Flash Safaris to everyone!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari Planning Made Easy
My planning started a good eleven months before the trip. While I had the basic structure of the trip in mind, Willow from Planet Africa Safaris had many helpful recommendations and my dream trip was set to reality quickly. I was impressed on how fast she always responded to my every inquiry, as if my trip was the only one she was working on. The airline changed the international flight twice and each time Willow juggled many bookings to accommodate the new schedule. I was lucky that the airline did not change the schedule too wildly and, more importantly, I was lucky that Willow was the one orchestrating all the planning, bookings, flight schedule, and all the details I didn’t think of. On the trip, the logistics flowed smoothly as the Mara River flows and each stop offered new and different experiences: From bush experience at Rekero to solitude at Naboisho Conservancy, from equatorial forest canopy at Rubondo Island to the open plains at Namiri Plains. By the way, this was the second trip Planet Africa Safaris organised for me. And for my next Kenya and Tanzania trip, I will call Planet Africa Safaris, first and only.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible landscapes and unique wildlife
We went with Roadside Tanzania tour operator on 3day safari to Ngorongoro, Tarangire and lake Manyara. Our tour guide Ezekhiel spoke very well English, his driving skills were exquisite, friendly and easygoing person. Our accommodation was very nice, quiet and comfortable place with really good food and beautiful garden. 3 days might be a little too much if you don't have a lot of energy to drive for hours in the heat on bumpy roads, and personally I would skip lake Manyara if I were to choose again (don't get me wrong it is also really nice). Ngorongoro is an absolute must-see. We did not see only cheetah and rhino but these are very rare so don't have high hopes. Overall definitely money well spent. If you are also planning to go to Zanzibar, we highly discourage you to book hotels in Kendwa / Nungwi region. The beach hustlers are impossible there - absolutely zero relax on the beach. They swarm you and never just let you sit in peace. Same if you go to eat something in the village. Paje and Matemwe was a lot better and much more scenic. Amazing low-tides. But again people at Paje beach were also annoying, especially when they try to sell you drugs which is encountered daily. We have stayed on Zanzibar for 2 weeks and I would cut that to 1 week maximum, probably choosing Paje for 5 days and Stone Town for 2. If you like kitesurfing, you can stay longer - perfect conditions there, but it is really expensive also.
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing and vibrant country, full of surprises
We booked our Tanzania Safari trip with Paradise & Wilderness Group and Anouk; our consultant planned a dream trip for us. We had a 13-night, 12-day trip mainly focusing on the Northen circuit. Anouk catered to all our wishes and was awesome when it came to changes to the set itinerary. She was always there for us until the day of our trip, advising us and emailing us with all possible do´s and don´ts and reminding us of all the contact numbers etc. There were so many highlights it is hard to know where to start. There was our stay at Lake Natron, in a desert surrounded by volcanos, and with a sunrise walk with a Massai guide, over the salt-caked mudflats to photograph flamingos. The safari drives were punctuated by new, breath-taking wildlife sightings every few minutes, including so many lions that after 50 we lost count. A cheetah sighting by our Massai guide led to a day-long pursuit, ending in a spectacular Zebra kill. Mating lions and elephant filled our camera lenses to bursting point. Ngorongoro crater presented us with a Lost World of countless animals, enclosed in a 10km wide primaeval caldera. Here we chased black Rhino, but never came closer that a few hundred meters. There were the dusty drives through other-worldly landscapes of endless acacia trees and baobabs, punctuated by sightings of brightly dressed Massai tending their herds, carrying water over endless long miles, selling precious honey by the roadside, and children waving frantically, and enthusiastically practising their English. Our stay in the lodges presented us with hyenas calling in the dark night, directly outside our tent, water buffalo lurking, giraffe wandering unconcerned a few meters away and streams of baboons, young and old. All Africa Safari lodges were amazing, but especially Lake Natron and Ikhoma lodges were wonderful. The staff was extremely friendly and supportive, and all comforts were taken care off. There is not a single moment or experience we regret, the holiday has been just wonderful.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Cape Cross by Alec C.
It's a great location - but is marred by the fact that there is an annual seal cull there that really should be banned!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
“Fantastic trip, great guide, worth the money”
We decided to take our 5 days safari with Fantastic Safaris because of Excellent reviews here on Safaribookings. And it was that surely fantastic! I reccomend it to anyone.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania have it all! not only wild animals/safari but great people, culture & nature!
Tanzania was a great option for the Safari tour! Wild life is rich & diverse, so we were able to see a lot of animals -really close!!- even when we did not go during the "migration season". November was a great month as high season is over and the parks are not full.. you get the chance to appreciate the nature in a more calm way and weather was great (around 23-26 C) and no rain as dry season was longer this year.
I highly recommend to do other "extra activities" to know more about the culture, people and nature. Our Tour operator (Zohar - really good ones!!) offered various activities that they organized with local communities so we were able to "get out of the turistic world" a little bit and enjoy more than the wildlife.
and we felt secure during ALL THE TRIP! not only in side the parks, but the "sense of community" that Tanzania's people have is spread everywhere! We got ONLY GREAT & WARM treat since the arrival to the airport until the end of the trip.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
“Memorable tour”
We have just finished our 9 days family trip, my wife said this was the best trip ever, everything was fantastic and exceeded our expectations in every way. This company is an excellent operator.