20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Good Experience
My friends and I have booked a 9 days trip with Spot Kenya, which covered Naivasha, Masaai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo.
The travel route was planned very well, our driver Aron was very nice and experienced. All the lodges we stayed in were amazing!
We really enjoyed every day in Kenya, the journey can not went more smoothly.
We will definitely recommend Spot Kenya and would love to go back in a few years time!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing and warmful wild experience
The trip was amazing. We enjoyed very much discovering Tanzania, thanks to the way it has been organized (choice of the places to stay : the mobile camp in the Serengeti was so memorable and exciting, the Naitolia ecolodge so peaceful… ) and the team : Ezechiel, Wilson and Michael were great. Friendly, efficient, responsible, kind. We ate really good meals in the bush !
Thanks for organizing this unforgettable wild tour !
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari tour company.
Safari game driving in Ngrongro and Serengeti was amazing! Thank you Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris. They are an excellent safari tour company. Actually we missed our flight on the last day because of several car problems during safari driving, but our consultant Gabriel and Foot Slopes team took care of us everything. They provided us free meals, accommodation in Arusha, all the taxi drives and new flight tickets. Things happen in safari, lots of unexpected things. I think the best safari tour company is who takes care of their clients until the end no matter what happens - which I think is Foot Slopes team. Their service is excellent!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Tanzania 2016
This was our second foray in to the wilds of Northern Tanzania, the first some 4 years ago. Should we try someone else to organise our trip or should we stick with the company that did it before so successfully?....it was a no-brainer!
This time we did the more sensible plan, on advice from East African Safari & Touring Co., that is if you wish to cover all the major national parks... start at Mwanza, adjacent to Lake Victoria. Then approach the Serengeti via the Ndabaka Gate, to access the Western Corridor, Lobo and Seronera, then Ngorogoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Arusha NP itself. The whole trek by Range Rover, was 10 days at a fairly leisurely pace enabling us to take in and photograph the huge variety of animals....it really is a paradise for wildlife. Each area offers something different in terms of terrain, vegetation, forest and swamp. The Big 5.....not quite, but not for want of trying, so many rhinos have been poached and killed that the numbers are now very low. However, the remainder animals we saw a number of times over. Apart from the furry end of the animal spectrum, we spotted over 50 different species of bird. Correction..... Bernard, our guide, spotted them and virtually everything else before us, and he was concentrating on driving!
For this sort of holiday to be a success, that is an intensive wildlife photographic holiday, meticulous planning is essential, and a first class guide. The guide has to be a good communicator along with an encylopaedic knowledge of names, habitat, etc, etc. Bernard fitted those criteria perfectly, along with an immense amount of charm....that is so important when you have to spend a long time every day with someone.
Of course the lodges we stayed in were all of a high standard, and we will review those separately if required, but Mbalageti Lodge was probably our favourite; fantastic location, views, accommodation and good food.
All in all, well organised, well executed and the primary objective achieved.
There are many wildlife touring companies both in UK and in Arusha; one is spoilt for choice.
Our view is that you would be hard put to find better value, and people who have the same depth of knowledge about the wildlife as the East African Safari & Touring Company.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari for a Great Price
I booked the safari through Mojhi.com and since I was solo, I was paired up with two couples. Our guide Eli and cook Freddy were awesome.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Affordable & Accommodating
Ewamanns Safaris is an affordable and accommodating company. My friend and I booked a safari within a week of our departure and about 36 hours in advance I was able to call and delay our departure as I had a last minute deadline come up at work. Our safari was also during off season, but I definitely appreciated the flexibility.
During off season you may not get see as many animals, but the perks include easy booking, cheaper rates, and an uncrowded campsite and reserve!
Accomodations
I believe the accommodations were commensurate with the rate. The campground was accessible to the Reserve and comfortable for a 2 night stay. Ewamanns did a great job setting up accommodation expectations as they sent me a picture of the tent/campgrounds while I was booking it, so there were no surprises here.
Food
Food was inclusive of the tour and they provided vegetarian options for those with some dietary restrictions. Note if you have more strict dietary restrictions like celiac it would be best to bring your food!
Safari
As far as the safari goes it was incredible!!! Everyone had a window seat to it was pretty easy to take pictures and take in the sights. Our driver didn't talk that much as was hard at first to know what was going on. However, in context our tour had 3 groups in one bongo speaking 3 different languages, within a day we were able to get in groove with communicating with one another. Overall it was a great trip.
IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
knowlegeable Local operator
We googled for a safari operator in Northern Tanzania, and found bookings Tanzania safaris, sent our inquiry and got timely response. The owner, Wilbert Makunja, seemed to be sharp and full of knowledge; got our quote within hours for a short trip to the Serengeti. We had no knowledge of other interesting parks but when we received our quote it was nicely detailed -mentioned other parks that we hardly knew- Tarangire, Manyara and Ngorongoro. Although our plan was to tour Serengeti (five days) and do a U-turn to Ireland, given reasonable price (if we got one!). Price was reasonable, we were amazed that we could do more within five days, We travelled as family (couple and a 12yr daughter). Very interesting trip, great welcome from the time we landed Kilimanjaro Airport, received by Wilbert and a driver, taken to our hotel.Tanzania is a great country, very smiling people! We enjoyed the wildlife (plentiful of it), Maasai tour, crater and our highlight- The Serengeti (the open zoo). Can't finish without mentioning our driver- Hakim, friendly and polite.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Swala Safaris made our honeymoon truly memorable, a professional and friendly safari operator
My wife and I had an absolutely great time on safari with Swala Safaris.
We were on our honeymoon which included Dubai and the Maldives and this was by far our highlight. I can’t recommend them enough. You are definitely making the right decision with Swala Safaris.
Rose from the first email was very prompt and friendly. I wasn’t sure how many days we needed and I kept chopping and changing over a 4 week period and Rose was able to accommodate every request.
Our driver was Felix and if I were you, I would request him from Rose. Through my research, Felix kept popping up and everyone was saying ask for Felix. It was the best decision and he made our safari experience priceless.
Felix’s knowledge of the animals and the areas is amazing. I was amazed at how much he knew and how well he could spot animals from afar. We were extremely lucky to see a crossing at the Mara River and a lioness hunt down not one but two Wilderbeast. That came down to Felix’s intuition.
He answered all my questions (and I had a lot!) with ease and I had a great talk to him about the country’s history, culture and politics. I was equally amazed at his knowledge and passion on those topics. He is very friendly and makes you feel welcome from the get go. His English is great, I never struggled to speak or understand him.
My wife was a little sick on the first few days from the flight over and Felix made sure she was fine every day and didn’t make the days too long, which was great.
Food was delicious. One of the best parts of the safari was the accommodation that Rose organised. We had to pinch ourselves each time we pulled up to the camps and lodges. It’s stuff you see in movies and we were experiencing it!
The Toyota Land Cruiser that was used was an absolute champion. Some of the terrain through the Serengeti is rough but it took it all in its stride and it’s all on how Felix was able to navigate through it all. It was always clean and had cold fresh water for us. We saw heaps of them break down on the way but ours just kept chugging along. We never felt unsafe in it.
In terms of price, it was very reasonable. I wouldn’t say the cheapest but definitely not expensive. I would say you get what you pay for but I felt like we got more for our money. It’s definitely worth the coin.
Overall, the itinerary that Rose proposed was perfect. Perfect amount of travel to each camp/lodges and also more than enough time to explore the national parks to see the animals.
I can’t rave on about them enough! I’ve recommended them to everyone back home in Sydney to do a safari in Tanzania through Swala Safaris!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Was really good. Super service
Really good experience and good customer service. The vans were supper saw many animals to.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great company and employees!
We had an amazing private trip with Asili (4 days). The boss Joe is very kind and professional, he will also answer very quickly to all of your emails. Our guide, Ephata was amazing! He knows more than anyone else concerning the wildlife and he speaks french + english. We were able to see all the big five and so much more!! Thanks again guys you are the best!