BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Arusha National Park by Nicole
It was a good way to start the trip but not the best park. Many giraffes which gives the landscape a very prehistoric look.
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It is hard to imagine that such places still exists coming from the western world
I saw all the big five and all the rest in big quantities. The sceneries were breathtaking. It was quite wet, humid and cold at times. You really need warm clothes. Accommodation was very good, but I also choose to stay in mid-range to luxury accommodation. Food was good most of the time. The guide was very knowledgeable, good company and always in a good mood. He was also an excellent driver and gave us always a feeling of safety. The absolute highlight was Ndutu and Serengeti amongst the other highlights.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dependable from start to finish: professional, safe, knowledgeable. Excellent taylor-made itinerary.
Excellent tour company with customer satisfaction guaranteed as promised. 10-day safari included 5 national parks. Good pace and price range to fit our budget. Excellent, very knowledgeable guides who spoke clear English. Very safety conscious and polite. Many animals seen from close range, especially in the Maasai Mara at this time of the year. Ngorongoro Crater was almost empty due to lack of food at this time of year. Plan your safaris with the migration in mind. The crater was still a great trip as it is a unique opportunity to be inside this crater. Must be experienced if you are in this area! Constant communication received by email from the Tour operator, Peter. Very reliable. I highly recommend Gosheni as they can taylor make a safari to suit your budget, interests, time, etc. If you want to visit parks in both Kenya and Tanzania, you might want to ask Peter from Gosheni to price out a flight from one National Park in Kenya to another national park in Tanzania to avoid the long day of driving from one country to the next. We drove from the Massai Mara to the Serengeti Lobo Lodge and it took 7 hours. There are numerous airports in both of these national parks so if you are on a tight schedule, flights are recommended to maximise your time. Next time, I will fly from the Maasai Mara to the Lobo Airport located in the northern part of the Serengeti. Not expensive either!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
#Dream-like experience, # it can't get any better than this.
I lack the words to describe how lucky and grateful I feel with Flight of the Eagle Safaris & Tours; Johan And Elize absolutely blew my expectations. I felt like royalty, not only I always had a sense of safety and reliability with Johan and Elize, but they also became our friends, I could never get enough of Johan's humor and knowledge, and Elize is a wizard when it comes to making sure everything runs smoothly, to the highest standards, and according to our expectations. The places we went to were beyond amazing: luxurious, friendly, knowledgeable and adventurous! As to the safari itself, if you are looking for and adventure filled with beauty and awe I cannot say enough great things, this. is. it. We not only saw "The Big Five" (Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Leopard, Lion), but also had the humbling experience of watching a cheetah devouring its kill from about 5-10 steps away!!! We also saw two mating leopards on a kill (very rare to see leopards together); and saw from up-close a huge, majestic adult lion resting in the inconspicuously in tall grass while other younger lions (big though)and lionesses wandered around us (kind of scary because it was hard to tell their location because of the tall grass). I learned so much I could be a guide at a zoo haha. If that's not enough my family and I took a combined amount of approximately 20,000 pictures!!! that means 20,000 picture-worth sights. I want to go back there so bad, there is no such a thing as feeling home-sick when you are in paradise with two great fun, and personable guides that will undoubtedly become your friends!!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best trips of my life
We truly enjoy our time in Africa with "It Started in Africa" and the safari is great and the Kilimanjaro hike is amazing, the time in Zanzibar is also incredible. I only have good things to say about the company and will recommend it to anyone.
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime
Tanzania has always been on my bucket list, therefore finding the right tour operator to book our trip with, was very dear to our hearts. We had a rough idea of what we wanted to do but were quite open to other suggestions. We sent an inquiry to several tour operators but I can honestly say no one was as professional, helpful, caring and competent as Materuni Tours. We were very inquisitive and had a lot of questions to ask. All our questions were not only well-answered but also promptly, which was really reassuring.
The itinerary of our trip was always updated according to our wishes and needs, and Ambrose always made an effort to really cater to our interests while still offering us the best experience for our budget. Even, when we experienced a slight hiccup (on our side) with our money transfer, due to my bank making a mistake, Ambrose was extremely patient with us and reserved our bookings until the money went through! We were so grateful to him, as we could only imagine how difficult it must have been to try and reserve all our bookings for us.
Upon our arrival in Moshi, Ambrose not only picked us up from the airport but he also gave us a tour of the town and showed us the hotspots. We then spent the subsequent days on an amazing safari trip with the best cook and safari guide ever! The entire Materuni Tours team is simply wonderful and so friendly; We really felt at home and had the greatest time with them. The rest of our time was spent in Zanzibar (Stonetown and Paje), once again our trip was planned to the minutest detail and we didn't have to worry about a single thing.
I would definitely recommend Materuni Tours to everyone travelling to Tanzania and hope to someday book with them again!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most uniforgettable Trip Ever!
I have been to Tanzania two times and I have done multiple safaris with different companies, Open Africa Safaris provided the most personal, educational, and enjoyable safari yet! Anthony was the name of the guide we had during our safari and he was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and culture. Tim was another guide that worked with the group that went and he was just as delightful to be around! In fact, I cannot imagine having done safari with anyone else! In additional, Tanzanians are very friendly and welcoming people, they made us feel comfortable the whole time we were there. I highly recommend Open Africa Safaris if you are looking for an educational, exciting, and memorable safari as well as time in the beautiful country of Tanzania! Thank you Open Africa Safaris.
IL
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A model of a service oriented company.
There were 8 of us, members of the family, ages 30 to 70 most of us never been to Africa before and one - me- with a couple of dafaris before.
The concesus has been: a lifetime experiece!
Zohar did an excellent job in arranging it all and making sure that everything flowed smoothly with great guides, Sami and Fasal who knew how to find the best corners to watch the animals yet, most of the times only us, without
the crowds.
The planning was perfect from the choice of the itinerary, places to stay and everything else.
Highly reccomended.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I have been to African gameparks 60+ times over 30 years; the trip to Uganda was one of the best.
It was one of my best trips, not just because of gorilla tracking, but because the guide Jonah, who was with the four us for 21 days, is the best ever (and I have had some excellent ones) His knowledge of all things Ugandan is encyclopedic, but more importantly his skill in finding wild life is phenomenal. How he spotted distant lions up in tree branches was amazing. A wonderful gentleman. Arrangements made by the agent were excellent, first class accommodations, good food (including fried grasshoppers, BY REQUEST) and efficient transfers. Uganda does not have the game quantity of other parts of East and South Africa (after the Amin era depredations) but has representation of enough, plus gorillas, chimps, shoebills, Nile and mountain scenery, and is uncrowded.
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
How to make a visit to the Kruger park and the Blyde river canyon very special
The safari tour was absolutely amazing: I had the opportunity to see many animals very close, to feel in touch with nature and to admire beautiful landscapes.
The blyde river canyon was very interesting and exciting at the same time. I am very happy I had the occasion to visit it.
Andy and Quintin are both wonderful guides, very competent and prepared.
I would say that my first safari was definitely a great experience!