US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Low low low budget
I knew this was going to be a low budget trip. I have lived in Africa in several different countries for over 6 years. I am used to things not working, cold showers, camping and roughing it. What I did not know is that I would be hungry most of the trip because they don't have enough coolers to store food for breakfast and lunches. I also did not know that most of our days on the trip would be spent just driving and not really doing anything but looking out the window. In retrospect we could have spent about the same amount of money or just a little more seeing the gorillas and then flying from Rwanda or Uganda to Tanzania and also camping but having more days to see the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. So many days were lost driving and spending time on a dirty bus, with very little food and 21 other people that were nice but that I did not necessarily want to spend 24hrs a day with doing nothing on a bus.
I would have planned the trip differently if I had to do it over again. Maybe if you are going from Nairobi to Cape Town this would be the trip for you. They do organize everything and you really get to see the real Africa on this bus. So, logistics are not something you ever have to worry about with this tour company and that is a nice thing. Our guide and truck driver were so kind and helpful.
Of course Africa, the safaris and gorillas were spectacular. I just wish we could have seen them and not felt so dirty and hungry the whole trip and also not wasted so many days driving with strangers that were nice but not going to be lifelong friends.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good budget safari
I went with let´s go adventure for a 2-day Masai Mara Safari. It was one of the cheapest safaris I could find and I had therefor not very high expectations on food and accommodation and I was positively surprised. The camp we stayed at was good and tents had bathrooms with hit showers inside. The guide and driver was also good. He told us a lot about the animals and drove very close to them. I was also very impressed of his driving skills. We were very unlucky with the weather and the roads were in really bad condition on the way back but we still managed to reach Naiorobi in time.
I was however a bit disappointed with the Mara itself. Even thought I know I visited in the wrong season I expected more animals.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent !
I approached Safari Hub And i must say , was a good choice indeed !. I wanted to visit Tanzania, its amazing national parks and photograph the wildlife. They were extremely helpful, well-organised, brilliant-value-for-money and very safety-conscious. I will definitely be using them again. Thank you Safari Hub!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
6 day custom safari including gorilla trekking, and chimp treking
I booked a 6 day safari with Arrive Africa safaris. I was Impressed! I planned my trip on short notice about 2 weeks prior. Edith at Arrive Africa was extremely helpful in pulling things together efficiently and with great flexibility. Seeing the gorillas was my key objective but, as I did more research and found other things that interested me such as chimp trekking, Edith was able to arrange the itinerary to my specific needs. I found the pricing for Arrive Africa to be better than many other tours offered. I personally requested budget accommodations, which may not be for everyone, but I was very satisfied with secure tents on platforms that had private bathrooms. Higher end accommodation was also an option. My driver and guide Martin was also excellent. He was good company throughout my trip and I felt in very safe hands with him.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Russian group in Tanzania
We were a group of 10 university friends who had decided to climb Kilimanjaro and do a Tanzania safari for our next alumni. The trip was well planned and most importantly the service we received for climbing Kilimanjaro was just as promised, and yes we all summited!!
The personal touch and briefing before every part of the trip was very encouraging and made us feel safe in a foreign land. The vehicles and driver staff were very nice and we pretty much got what we paid for. I would recommend Safarihub for people planning a trip to Tanzania, especially Kilimanjaro climb.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You Can't go wrong with safarihub
Safarihub is number 1!!!!! Thanks to our guide who organized all of our wishes and made a great safari trip for us for 7 days. Comfort was a good choise for us! We stayed in tent camps and in one lodge. We felt it was luxuery ! Tent camps were very nice and it was exciting to hear the animals in the wild !
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A well kept secret, a definite for anyone wanting to experience the wild life in their own habitat
It was more than I expected, timely and very affordable. The service was excellent and the people spoke English
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Stop looking start booking!
Thank you so much to Ilse and Matoke tours for providing such outstanding service, recommendations, tours and guides. From the first email I received after requesting details about a safari and gorilla trekking the information I received was so prompt and professional that I stopped looking at any other tour companies and booked with Matoke tours. From the booking process, being welcomed at the airport and accommodations the staff were professional, welcoming, friendly and incredibly helpful to ensure our stay was perfect.
The gorillas were absolutely incredible and one of our all time favourite life experiences. The gorillas are magnificent and I couldn't believe how close we were able to get. We had a guide called Francois on the day who was absolutely fantastic - he has been a tour guide for 30 years and was so knowledgeable, funny and passionate about the gorillas he made the trip even more special.
Words can't describe how amazing this experience is we were just in awe of these majestic, magnificent animals, everything else faded away and nothing else in life seemed to matter except for that moment right there being in the Rwandan jungle sitting less than a few metres away from a magnificent silverback whose commanding presence and sheer beauty was breathtaking. Seeing a mother gently hugging and kissing her newborn baby with such tenderness and radiating so much love was absolutely heartwarming. The experience is life changing as it reminds you what is truly important in life. The conservation work being done by all the people involved in protecting these endangered gorillas is nothing short of outstanding.
The Serengeti was just amazing. Our driver from start to finish in Tanzania was Jackson and he was the best! He was always fun, friendly, incredibly knowledgeable not only about the Serengeti and all the animals and Masai but also about the local culture and history of Tanzania and was able to answer any question we asked. He was always on time and did his utmost to make sure that our experience was the best it could possibly be. He found the big 4 every day in the Serengeti for us and the black rhino in the Ngorogoro crater. It was all so beautiful it was surreal. Jackson was also so incredibly patient and happy to wait 10 minutes or an hour… he would stay anywhere for as long as we wanted in any area so that we could enjoy our experience to the full of watching the animals. He was passionate about making our trip as special as he could which he certainly did. The Tortillis camp in the Serengeti was fantastic, all the staff there were absolutely wonderful, there was nothing they wouldn't do to ensure our stay was as comfortable as possible.
We absolutely loved the safari and seen such an abundance of wildlife. I couldn't pick a favourite as everything was so spectacular to see. At one point Jackson had a radio call and he asked us to sit down and raced off down the road, he didn't say why but we knew we were about to see something amazing! Not long after we came around a bend and there were 3 lionesses in the distance walking towards us down the road! He stopped the car and I quickly started taking photos expecting the lionesses to take off in to the grass but they just kept coming toward us it was absolutely incredible as they continued down and right past our car!
I highly recommend this tour as it is a trip of a lifetime and Matoke Tours made it perfect from start to finish!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I love safarihub
What can i say ? Camping our way through several Botswanan and Zimbabwean parks was one of the most transformative journeys I have ever made, im glad i Choose Safarihub for this !
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A small company with a friendly owner who is willing to improve his services
The communication was too passive. Changes of the tour programm were not discussed. We told this our tour guide and he was thankful for the input. We are sure that he will improve the communication for further clients. The tour programm and also the accomodations were perfect. We saw a lot of animals. The guide was an excellent driver according to this we were able to make some incredible photos! We had a good time and can recommend Asili.