everything was wonderful and Great Safaris went behind most travel agencies
The communication between Great Safaris and us were more than excellent. Rovos Rail a wonderful experience. First class all the way. Safaris were something we will talk about for a long time as well as the train.
US
4 day 3 night safair in Masa Mari
Saw awesome wildlife. Just about everything I could ask for except for seeing a Rhino, which I hear is very rare. The team was very helpful in handling a small mix up and got me to the airport in plenty of time for international flight.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing esperience!
Our guide (Silas) was fantastic: he was very interactive, expert and professional! He was very prepared about animals and Tanzania's history.
Everything was wonderful!
We suggest it!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very complete and amazing place
Perfect to travel with the family!! Amazing people!!
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A safari trip beyond expectations, for a reasonable price and with a personal touch!
In July 2014 we went to Africa for the first time and made a safari in Tanzania followed by a beach holiday in Zanzibar .
We discovered Bright African Safaris on the internet and contacted them, together with a few other organisations, to organize our trip to Tanzania. After a couple of mails we decided to choose BAS for our private safari tour, a decision we surely do not regret!
Thanks to Msangi, chief of the company, and his team our first holiday in Africa became an unforgettable experience!
Msangi did his utmost best to make sure that everything was okay for us and that the whole trip went smoothly. He even came to pick us up personally at Kilimanjaro airport in the middle of the night. He also offered to store our luggage for Zanzibar, that did not go with us during the safari, at his home. After the safari we met him again to give him our feedback and he waved us goodbye at the airport.
We visited Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. Already the first day in Tarangire NP we saw so many animals that we thought it would be difficult to have such an amazing experience every day, but it appeared that indeed every day was fantastic and every day we saw something special, like for example really small baby lions in Ngorongoro crater.
The lodges we stayed in were all fantastic. Mbalageti tented camp in the Serengeti and Osupuko Lodge Tarangire were maybe the best.
Osupuko is a smaller lodge and therefore the reception and service have a more personal touch. Rooms were great and from our terrace we could even see the animals! We made a morning walk with the local Masai, which was also a nice experience.
We also visited a Masai village near the Serengeti, something we can surely recommend.
Our 2 drivers/guides, Amiri and Rajai, were warm and friendly people, always in a good mood and always on time. They were excellent drivers and even better guides. They patiently explained us everything we wanted to know about the animals and nature in general. They were all the time in contact with eachother and with other drivers over the radio, to make sure that if something special was spot, we could also witness it.
We were travelling together with my brother and his family, nine persons in total. The adults were in Rajais jeep, the five children, ages 12 up to 20, were in Amiris jeep.
The vehicles were comfortable and had charging possibilities.
My brother was also very interested in the birds we saw and Rajai appeared to have a big knowledge about birds as well.
The children were impressed with Amiris knowledge and his capacity to explain everything in an interesting way. They always listened very carefully to him and they admired him a lot. He learned them the jambo-song and even teached them the latin names of some animals and trees.
Amiri as well as Rajai did not only speak English fluently, Rajai also spoke fluently French, Amiri appeared to speak Italian and both of them even knew a couple of words in Dutch.
They did not only do an excellent job as driver/guide, like we said in the beginning they were also warm and friendly people. One day our eldest daughter felt sick and fainted while visiting the Masai village near the Serengeti and Amiri took care of her as if it was his own daughter.
So in short, thanks to Bright African Safaris we had a marvelous journey in Tanzania and we will never forget these wonderful people! If we ever go back, we will certainly contact them again and we would also recommend BAS to anyone considering a safari trip to Tanzania.
Asante Sana Msangi, Amiri & Rajai!!!
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful country,best care,wonderful and caring people
Thank you so mutch,in best memory,super great time
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The trip was well planned and well executed with proper pace and quality accomodations throughout.
The program exeeded our expectations. The tour guides were knowledgeable and articulate. The accomodations were well selected for our unique taste. All of the pre-trip materials were accurate, informative, and arrived well in advance of departure. The reservations agent was detail oriented and creative. Just an over all great experience.
GR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unique Safari Experience :)
Being on a really budget 6 month trip, we had decided not to visit any of the parks for a safari..
Until we met Mary and Thomas, a wonderful couple that run the Active Tanzania Tours..
We explained them our story and they were extremely keen to find a budget solution for us cause it is a such pity to be in Tanzania and not visit at least one of the famous parks..
Mary made a unique price that included : camping in Ngorongoro National Park (since this was the one we wanted to visit), and of course safari in the crater the following day!! The price was more than $50 from any other agency we found around.. We were super happy!
But the most important is not that, I mean ok, the price is a very important factor when deciding, but since this is a once in a lifetime experience, it has to be nice and planned well for you to enjoy it! So, that's exactly what I mean.. driver and cook were sooooo friendly, we still communicate with them via email, our night inside the park was amazing (sleeping next to cute zebras), and the safari the following day was the highlight (we saw soooo many animals and made some amazing pictures)!
For more details, you can have a look in our travel blog, http://www.dreamtravelive.com/2014/08/safari-in-ngorongoro-crater.html
We really really recommend Active Tanzania for your safari.. These two young and passionate people, Thomas and Mary, made our experience unforgettable! Hope to see you again guys :)
AL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful place but needs a lot of work .
Is the most bad experience of my life !.
So we start from Zanzibar to Safari by boat and on fort way was good . We arrived there meet our guide and everything was good in Safari . When we be back by boat the beach was really bad and we say to Capitain of boat to be back because we cannot go with this weather in Zanzibar . And he said it’s okay . And after Everyone was feel like