CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely awesome and fantastic 4 days 3 nights all inclusive safari adventure with family
1) Great help in the planning stage and good recommendations within our budget - was made easy since one of the locations for the operator was in Dallas, TX, USA. The operator understood clearly the holiday and vacation requirements and made it easy
2) Owner of the operator personally greeted us in Arusha, Tanzania and shared his personal experience
3) Awesome tour guides - knowledgeable and english speaking and able to explain details and the eco-system of the serengeti
4) Saw all the Big 5 of Africa, a lot of other wildlife and birds,
5) The Kisura campsite was a great place - stayed 2 nights in the serenora area of serengeti and the experience of hearing hyenas at night, and seeing giraffes near the tents and leopard near the mess just made us aware that we are the strangers and the animals own this land -
6) The whole game drive experience, seeing lions, lion cubs, elephants with their young, wildebeast and zebras together and the whole experience made the TV come to life in front of us.
7) Great advice was given to us on things to do before getting to Tanzania - like getting yellow fever innoculation, binoculars, cameras, deet, malaria protection, etc
Would definitely use Authentic African Safaris again and recommend to anyone thinking of safari to Tanzania
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding
We (a group of 8) visited Amboseli with Africa Flash Mc Tours. They made all the arrangements including student rates for the park. Communication was clear, and their staff were polite and professional. This was not my first trip organised by the company, and as previously, they took excellent care of myself and my team. I would have no hesitation recommending them. Furthermore, I visit Kenya 2 to 3 times a year with groups and will use them with confidence on future trips.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommend Falcon Safaris!
Since our trip to Zimbabwe would be my family's first experience in Africa, I really wanted everything to go wonderfully for them. Lucky for us, I chose Falcon Safaris to be our guides while we were there.
I spent almost a year sending emails back and forth to Patrick, who was incredibly patient, kind and accomodating with all our requests. By the end of my planning stage, I actually felt terrible for all the requests, changes and ideas I brought to him throughout the year, but he was always professional and willing to address all of my concerns. I couldn't have asked for a better planning phase.
When we arrived in Victoria Falls, Patrick and Brian met us at the airport, and from that time forth (13 more days!), we explored Victoria Falls (amazing!), Hwange National Park (incredible!), Matopos National Park (breathtaking!) and Antelope Park (wonderful!). Brian was with us every step of the way, and accomodated all of our requests with a smile and a kind heart. Not once was he late in picking us up, and not once did we feel nervous about our trip. He (and Patrick) executed everything PERFECTLY. By the end of our stay in Zimbabwe, we felt like Brian was a part of our family. He is truly an exceptional person!
I highly recommend Falcon Safaris to anyone hoping to explore Zimbabwe. Their knowledge, willingness to accommodate, and their kindness impressed us deeply. We will absolutely use them again when we return to beautiful Zim!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable trip to my roots with the personal touch of Flash Safaris and Photography
From the first contact with Magda to the farewell from Zanzibar, all was superbly arranged for our family trip to Tanzania. Being an emotional trip to my place of birth in Kilombero, a new experience for us on safari and to end it all a relaxing few days in Paradise, this custom made vacation was very well organised.
To start with, all mails were answered promptly, our wishes were heard. Upon arrival in Dar we were met by Edward and by our guide Abraham, which was very comforting because we had to change our schedule that day due to several delays of our flight and due to the fact that our suitcases were missing. They helped us organise everything, in cooperation with the people from the company that was hosting us for the first week.
Abraham soon became part of our family, good company, safe driver and excellent wild spotter on safari. During our week in Kilombero, he took us to Mikumi NP, Udzungwe NP to hike up to the Sanje waterfalls, and into a small local village. We felt safe with Abraham in our midst. After that week, we went to Ruaha NP for a few game drives. To end this dream trip, Magda booked us into a beautiful resort in Ras Michamvi, Zanzibar, where we were warmly met by the manager Charly and were able to digest all our new experiences.
All in all a very personal touch with a professional attitude. Magda, Edward and Abraham, asante sana for an unforgettable journey!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Safari
Brilliant safari, amazing tour up Mount Kenya and more! Peter and his team are organised, efficient and very friendly! Made us feel extremely welcome and comfortable! I would definitely recommend!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing south circuit safari in tanzania
Safari was perfect. Fransisca organized every thing in a wonderful way and help us every time we needed (even when she was out of Tanzania)
Very professional safari with one of the best guide I have ever met. Ha sante sana Omari
Beautiful places and fantastic location
You cannot ask more.
I suggest everyone to put himself to fransisca's hands
Kwaeri we miss you
Mario and mamandogo Anna
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent planning and follow through = amazing experience
We worked with Levis Omondi at Hallmark Travel Planners to plan a custom 18-day itinerary for our group of 6. He was a pleasure to work with, prompt in responding to questions and keeping us informed of issues and changes. He worked with us to organize bringing donations for school kids. He met us when we arrived and stayed in touch throughout to make sure everything went as expected. I highly recommend him and his company.
The tour itself was extraordinary. The accommodations Levis selected for us were great, primarily tent camps that were each unique and fun, with a couple of very nice lodges as well. We had separate guides in Kenya and Tanzania. Paul in Kenya is an excellent spotter! He really knows his animals and birds and can spot them easily while driving. He was a great guy, very personable and informative. Elisha in Tanzania is a wonderful tour guide with a great sense of humor. He was also very knowledgeable and a natural at reading the group and what we needed and wanted. The Land Cruisers in Kenya were definitely more comfortable on the terrible roads, but the Toyota 4-wheel drive vans in Kenya were pretty standard there and actually had better viewing from the seats.
The animals were incredible. We were there to see the wildebeeest migration in the Masai Mara, and the sheer size of the landscape and the numbers of animals was awe-inspiring.
All in all, it was an amazing trip, very well planned and managed. It was an excellent value and I'm glad we worked with a local African company rather than go with a canned tour from one of the major American tour operators. Again, I highly recommend working with Levis Omondi and Hallmark Travel Planners.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We did a lot of activities and saw a greatful number of animals in few days.
We (two persons) made a private safari at the beginning of August visiting Udzungwa Mountains,Iringa,Ruaha NP and Mikumi NP.During six days we had an amazing experience. Our driver and guide Fikiri was a very safe driver and an excellent guide.Thanks to him we saw a lot of animals included a leopard.Asha was our chef and she prepared us excellent vegetarian dishes.
Ruaha NP is a very big park where we had the occasion to see a lot of elephants, giraffes, zebras,baboons,a lion, lionesses with cups,a hyena, jackals and many more.A great number of animals and very few tourists.
The trekking experience through Udzungwa Mountains was very interesting and we saw wonderful sights of the forrests and mountains.
In Mikumi NP we saw also a large number of animals included a leopard.
The accomodation was always very nice. The best for me was the Ruaha Bandas beside the river Ruaha where we saw every day different herds of elephants,hippos,zebras and other animals.
The planning of the safari was perfect and promply made by Micky who answered all my questions by e mail before we arrived at Dar es Salaam and also talked to us on the phone at the end of the safari asking us if we had a good time.We were very satisfied with our holidays in the south of Tanzania.
GR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A truly memorable safari experience
Gosheni adventures organized our safari which included Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara National Parks and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and which took place at the end of July 2015. The planning and organization was very good as far as the hotels standard and the actual safari is concerned. We selected the six day safari which was very sufficient to cover a lot of ground and see a very great number of wild animals, including of course Tanzania's big five.
The success of our safari was greatly based on our driver and guide. He was very experienced and could literally "smell" wild animals from a great distance, because of his skills and ability to spot the right places and correctly interpret all the signs and movements. Thus we were given the opportunity to see almost all the important and beautiful wild creatures. On the other hand, as a driver he was really professional, driving prudently without any risk and being very gallant and helpful towards his fellow drivers.
The combination of the good planning and organization, together with the skills and expertise of our guide, resulted in a truly memorable safari.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nothing left to chance
If you want to go on a safari that doesn't pay attention to detail then don't choose Kombu Tours because they plan for everything. We went to the Mucheson Falls National Park and had an outstanding time. Our guide Isaacs was brilliant and showed us all the animals we wanted to see and some like the snake that we weren't! Our 4x4 was ideal and offered great views and our 5 year old daughter really loved being close to the animals especially the lions. We chose the tent option at the lodge which was fun (apart from the mossies) and the other guests were really friendly and the staff superb.