35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Honeymoon - Tanzania and Zanzibar
African Odyssey were great at coming back to us with a suggested itinerary within our budget that matched everything we wanted to get out of our trip...a bit of adventure, a bit of luxury and bit of beach chill out time. All the lodges they recommended were excellent and the trip went without a hitch including all the internal flights which they coordinated for us. When we had issues with a flight time being changed at last minute by the airline company they had sorted out putting us on a different connecting flight within minutes. Really recommend them for their professional, friendly and personal service.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Another great trip with Africa Odyssey
This was a trip to Rwanda and Tanzania and was the fifth time we have used Africa Odyssey. From initial planning through to completion of the trip they are never less than excellent. The guys really know their lodges and take the time to listen and understand what you are looking for from the trip. We wouldn't touch anyone else; in fact, we're currently planning our next trip with Africa Odyssey now.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime!!
We have just returned from the most amazing week in Uganda. Our holiday from the start of booking with Matoke Tours was completely stress free and communication was very quick and efficient. As Uganda seems to be so under marketed in the UK we were a little unsure what to expect we certainly need not have worried, Our driver/guide Antoli met us at the airport with a huge smile!he was friendly, so knowledgable and a pleasure to spend our week with. We feel we have learnt so much about the country from him. A credit to Matoke.
The itinerary of our tour was perfect for us,the diversity of where we visited was astounding and the gorilla trek was magical. The sometimes long drives in between each location we were staying were both really enjoyable and seemed much quicker as there was so much to see and talk about.We felt very safe and completely at ease throughout our trip.
We could not have asked for more and would certainly book with Matoke again. Thank you all so much!
BE
unforgettable, amazing cano-safari
We left for a 3 days-2 nights cano-safari, known as the Marula-safari. Our guides, Takesure and Elijah, were very adequate and professional. They explained everything very carefully and knew everything about the flora and fauna we encountered. Meals prepared during the trip were delicious and after a day on the water the night started with some exciting bed-time stories. Both guides had a good sense of humor. Everything was perfect. We felt safe during the whole trip.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
An outstanding experience in every respect. The 4 day KNP tour via the Panorama route hit the spot.
From the initial email contact onwards, it was a delight to deal with such a professional organisation, as well as a really knowledgeable and informative guide, Liesa. We not only saw a wonderful array of wildlife, and scenery, but also learned a lot about the country. It was the perfect opening chapter for our visit to South Africa.
We would definately recommend Wildlife Safaris to all our friends in Australia. Liesa's efforts to ensure we completed the Big 5 were very much appreciated, as were her explanations of the wide range of animal behaviours that we were fortunate enough to observe. Who could forget the attempted hippo kill by the young lioness, and the hippo's escape into the Sabie River.
All the accommodations and meals were just great, as we expected.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Like all my visits before: Flash is an excellent company for safaris and spare time in Tanzania.
This visit was my fifth time with Flash. And like all times before, our trip was arranged perfectly and so much more than my friends and I hoped it would be. From arriving till leaving we were able to relax and enjoy our wonderful safari.
We stayed in very comforable, clean, beautiful, friendly lodges and tented lodges through the area. Food was excellent and very tasty, staff there is most helpfull and very friendly.
We visited the National Parks/ reserves but also cultural places. We saw most beautiful wild scenes like young cheetas with their mom, a part of the migration, elephants as close as possible to the car, giraffes smiling at us, lions sleeping of course, many gazelles, beautiful birds ... I could write for days about the beauty of the Tanzanian wildlife and country.
We also met with the culture of the Masaai and stayed in a relaxed Lodge where we were spoiled with the interesting and traditional way of Masaai life.
Flash staff (directors, people in the office, guides etc) are very hospitable, friendly and their ability on the job is excellent. Thank you Flash for our experience of a lifetime! Hopefully meet you next time again.
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
professionals. we think that our 11 days couldent plan and execute better in all aspect.
it was very easy to communicate and work the trip from first time we contact sunny safari.
the woman that dealt with us ,Jessica, fit the trip to perfection in a very short time.
during all the 11 days, every small item was work out perfectly. the guide was very good and took care about everything. we had unforgettable 7 days safari and four days in Zanzibar that couldn't be so unique without the work that sunny safari did.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience - Tarangire/Serengeti/Ngorongoro
We did the above mentioned tour with Meru Slopes from/to Arusha. It was a fascinating tour with incredible moments. I can highly recommend this operator as everything was well organized. The managment team took care of all concerns and provided us with everything we needed.
Special thanks to our driver Bekka and our cook Mikel. We had a great time in a beautyful country!
Kind regards,
Julian
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ngorongoro and kikimanjaro
We had a wonderfull time in Ngongoro with your two children, my husband had a new experience
We did see many animals living along with the Maasai people and then we proceeded to Kilimanjaro
Kinukamor water falls a natural spring water that begins from mount Kilimanjaro,this gave us a wonderfull experience on the last day our driver guide picked us up and took us to the Kilimanjaro International airport I was very happy, friendly and was always on time
So I would recommend you to book with JJ tours and Safaris
From Mwanza to Tamborani Lagoon with East African Safari and Touring Company
We have just finished a 2 week safari with East African Safari and Touring Company . We have traveled with East African Safari and Touring Company in the past and this time wanted to go somewhere we hadn't been before to see more of the country. Simon from East African Safari and Touring Company suggested we go to Mwanza.
We arrived in Tanzania and sat around Dar Es Salaam airport for the evening flight to Mwanza. Not much at the airport here, sat outside on the benches with the sun in our eyes before checking in on the Fastjet flight.
Arrived in Mwanza in the dark, small airport with a very rustic arrivals lounge! It was warm and humid. We were staying at Ryans Bay Hotel which was only about 20 minutes away. The hotel was great and we had a second story room with balcony and view over Lake Victoria.
The next day we met our guide from East African Safari and Touring Company, Bernard, and did the very short drive to the National Parks dock. It was great meeting up with Bernard as in the past he had been our guide and we shared an interest in birds! We were heading out to Saanane Island National Park to spend the afternoon with a ranger and guide exploring the park. The park launch was covered with a canopy and since it was just us and the guide we headed off straight away.
The thing that struck us most was the massive granite rocks everywhere. We were told the locals call Mwanza Rock City. It was good to get out of the water and stretch our legs on the island. Saw quite a few zebras and antelope, also a monitor lizard sun baking on the rocks.
The next day we headed off for the drive along the lake shore towards the Serengeti. This was one of my wishes, to drive through the Serengeti from near the shores of Lake Victoria to Ngorongoro.
We spent two nights in a bush camp in the Grumeti area. Lots of mud and long grass, but saw so many buffalos and elephants here. Also saw in the distance a basking crocodile. Then headed to the plains around Ndutu and Olduvai for two nights in a bush camp. These were two totally different experiences, from the valleys and rivers near Grumeti, to the long sweeping plains around Ndutu .
We especially wanted to spend some time at Olduvai gorge, visiting the museum and taking a guide into the gorge, so we asked Simon to choose a campsite nearby, and we were lucky enough to be under a small kopje about 20 minutes drive away so we could spend as much time here as possible. I had visited Olduvai on an earlier trip quite a few years ago and wanted to visit again.
We skipped Ngorongoro this time and went straight to Naitolia Camp in Tarangire. The change since our last visit was amazing, everywhere was green and so bushy with trees and shrubs where in the past was open area overgrazed. We had three nights here for some walking and game viewing. The birds there were fantastic.....I don't think you could find a better place for watching birds.
After this we went to Mkomazi National Park. We hadn't been here before. We stayed in a bush camp in the park. It was very wet which made getting around hard, but the surrounding mountains, the isolation and having the entire park to ourselves was something special. Game viewing was scarce, we did see some eland and other antelope, but the walks were fantastic.
We then drove over the Pare mountains and down to the main road. We did get lost a few times on the twisting roads and the low clouds made for interesting driving! We headed for Tamborani Lagoon south of Pangani. This is part of Tanzania’s latest Marina Park, the Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park.
This is not a beach resort place! We stayed in very basic tents on the beach, surrounded by palms. We loved exploring the beach and mangrove swamps. We also did a trip out to a small sand island in a outrigger dhow and visited the Tongoni Ruins. It was a very special four nights. We had the place to ourselves, and enjoyed watching the locals go about their daily life. It was interesting watching them catch squid at night with a torch right in the shallows near the camp!
All my communication with East African Safari and Touring Company was prompt and the service we had for our whole trip was great!