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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I felt that I had been dropped into a Hemingway novel
Our trip was extraordinary - even in my imagination I could not have conjured the 3 weeks that we spent with Brian and his crew. The guides did an astounding job of driving, spotting and identifying mammals and birds and in helping us to understand the context of what we were seeing. They were very tuned to what each of us was interested in - birds, plants, ecology, etc. The Camp Staff were miraculous in their attention to detail and the high quality of everything about the camps - exceptional food and accomodations. Everyone was friendly, accommodating, and adaptable. Our three weeks with Ecological Wilderness Adventures was truly like living in a novel!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Among a bunch of options, World Tours & Safaris Tanzania is the best
I was first introduced to Richard Kilonzo, owner of World Tours & Safaris Tanzania, in 2002 by a friend who lives in East Africa. At the time, my friend told me that there are dozens of options for safaris companies, but that Richard and his team are the best. My friend was absolutely correct as the combination of knowledge, friendliness, and customer service of Richard and his dedicated team of tourism professionals made our experience a one in a lifetime adventure. Since 2002, I have referred many friends to World Tours & Safaris Tanzania and time and time again they have all had an excellent experience. Tired of letting others enjoy in all the fun, my wife and I returned again in 2010 for a Mt. Kilimanjaro climb and safaris tour. We experienced the famous top level customer service and excellent treatment that I had in 2002 and many others had over the years. Richard's infectious smile and warm personality, combined with his attention to personal details makes the tour a unique experience that you will not forget. Like my friend put it over 12 years ago, there are many options of tour companies, but Richard and his team truly are the best.
If you have any questions, or would like to speak to me about my experience with World Tours & Safaris Tanzania, please feel free to reach out to me directly. Thank you.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Attention to detail, great itinerary, local experiences, excellent accomodation and group size
I think that everyone should experience Africa at least once in their life and Masihambe Afrika makes the experience truly once in a lifetime. Lots of thought and planning goes into the itinerary to ensure that you are maximizing your time and seeing as much as possible. The accomodation is local but very comfortable, there is free time to do your own thing and the activities planned give you a good feel for Africa and what it has to offer. The mobile camping is a wonderful experience giving lots of time for game life viewing and the food is always tasty and plentiful. The communication is always prompt and lots of details are given about expectations and preparing you for your trip. The personalization makes it extra special, the guides have excellent knowledge and are there to make sure you enjoy your time and get the most out of it. Masihambe should definately be a tour operator of your choice!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro via Lemosho and safari to Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater
Overall Richard and his staff were reliable, punctual, honest and fun. In business dealings he was very congenial and totally fair and transparent. Their drivers were safe - very important in Tanzania! The guides were knowledgeable, spoke English well and the food was great. The value for money was terrific.
We had some issues with tent zippers that were worn. He promised they were getting new equipment. I would also advise that you pay for them to bring along a Gamow bag (portable compression sac for altitude illness). Could spare you a dodgy descent in the dark and so worth the money (I'm an emergency physician and have witnessed/cared for people with altitude illness, I would not climb without a bag).
In one word ... PERFECT ....
Most pleasant experience with Peter and Daniel, looking forward to visit again and make this a regular family recreational trip once political situation settles. Heads up Peter and Daniel.
CO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Was amasing, the best is Massai Mara, is other world, and Hallmark Driver perfect...
Was all good with the company, the service, the transport, the hotels, acommodation, food, the game drives, good communication, 100 % safety and that is the most important, for the next time for sure I will be do the safari with yours, thank you very much for the service, me and my wife enjoied full the Safari and the Africa experiences and the Wildlife...
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with highly professional team looking after guests to ensure the best moments!
It was really a fantastic experience with highly professional team (Antony) looking after the guests to ensure the most memorable experience. Understand the wild life so well that we could benefit extra view, undersatnding the animals habit.
A peaceful moment in our life. Thanks for that amzing experience. Antony has exceeed all expectation we had. He raise the bar of detailed service at a new levels. he BBQ, drive carefully, nice and quiet, polite and so experience and knowlageable with animals, birds, trees, etc.
Also, a special thanks for recommending the Waybury guest house and arranging the pick-up from the airport and drop-off afterward. Everything was executed perfectly! 100% right.
Thanks again Antony from your guest: Francois, Alexis and Karine.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience, great driver
Matoke Tours was friendly and helpful from the booking until the good-bye from the driver weeks later. Everything worked out well, although there was a little confusion about the Gorilla permits on the first day. Other than that everything was perfectly organised. The tour itself was amazing, which was also due to the beautiful scenery that Uganda has to offer. I would go with Matoke again if I had more time in Uganda. Value for money is awesome and the customer service is very good as well. Thank you.
Perfect experience in every way
We used Gazelle Safari's as completely newcomers to Tanzania. Umang and his team were fantastic at accommodating our exact needs. Being students, we had a defined budget, timeframe and idea of what we wanted (not the easiest customers), and they put together a great package. Gazelle safari's made us feel welcome, listened to and did a wonderful job.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Family Weaver - Tailor Made Safaris absolutely delivered!
This was our first trip to Africa and importantly it was an opportunity to see our son Ollie for the first time in 8 months. He is studying in KwaZulu-Natal to be a field guide so we were keen to have a well organised, exciting and interesting vacation where we could learn new things, see and experience the sights and culture of the country that Ollie has fallen in love with and that would stretched and add to his knowledge through our guide.
Tailor Made Safaris absolutely delivered!
Despite having a hiccup at the start of the holiday when we missed our connecting flight to Richards Bay (through no fault of ours or Tailor Made Safaris!), Nick and Freya kept in touch, dealt with our frustrations, offered solutions and worked round the problem while assisting us with communication our son who was patiently waiting to be collected.
When we did eventually arrive, Freya our guide slipped into our family unit with ease while retaining the necessary professionalism and excellent hosting skills. Being British, I confess that the prospect of sharing much of every waking hour with a stranger in a strange country was daunting…I should not have worried. Freya put our mind at rest saying that if we wanted time to ourselves to just say and arrangements would be made.
The attention to detail regarding our interest, our needs, our food preferences was first rate and it did not go un-noticed that Freya altered plans without even a blink when we changed our minds, no fuss, no drama, it just got done.
It is very hard to come up with a favourite part of the holiday, there were so many but here are some…
Tembe allowed me to cross of my bucket list “To see a leopard in the wild” which I was absolutely thrilled about.
Seeing Ollie’s face when he came back from a diving trip while we were at Thonga Beach Lodge where he saw turtle, white shark, whale, dolphins and heard whale song. He was totally buzzing!
Seeing Isilo, the elephant with 2.7 m long tusks, at night in the camp at Tembe.
Stepping out of our chalets at Mkhuze and iMfolozi and having game just 10 feet away.
Seeing a bull Elephant walking down the road at Mkhuze without a care in the world and being given insights into these magnificent creatures by Freya while she drove backwards down the road to allow our tusked friend to go where ever he wished…which was to follow us for ¼ mile down the road!
Seeing how much Ollie has learnt about the wildlife in Africa in such a short space of time and to have an expert on hand to further test his skills and fill in any gaps.
The first sight of the Indian Ocean and the beach at Thonga as we crowned the last dune before our decent to the resort was breath taking.
All were fantastic but these are just some of the experiences!
Tailor Made Safaris created a diverse, interesting trip with plenty to see and do, good quality accommodation and importantly fantastic game viewing.
The mix of basic “in park”, luxury safari tent, lodge and hotel accommodation was a great introduction to vacationing in South Africa.
With any holiday of this type there are two important questions
1) Would we pay good money to go again?
2) Would we recommend the guide company to friends and family?
Our answer in both cases is a resounding yes!
Thanks Freya for being a fantastic guide and for putting up with us and thanks to Nick for drawing up and proposing such a great vacation (and for entrusting your wife to us Brits for two weeks).
To further emphasise our commitment to this level of adulation, we have recently booked to return to South Africa and to again use Tailor Made Safaris. I should also add that this time we return with my mother and father, my daughter and her partner!
The Weaver family
Worcestershire, United Kingdom