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An amazing weekend!
We were only two girls who wanted to do a Selous safari in that weekend, an intense adventure on a jeep that really changed the way we lived our Trip to Tanzania. Very comfortable car, we slept at Hyppo camp and I really enjoyed it!!! Great Driver and great chef that followed us during all our stay. Warmly recommended
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic tour
We choosed this operator due to great rewiews and affordable prices, and they did not dissapoint us. We sent on the four day- five night safari and found this lenght perfect because we found all the animals and was happy when we were finished. We had a great tour with our guide Dennis and our chef and caretaker Rodrick. Dennis is a professional guide that knows so much about the animals, nature and masai-people, and we learned alot from him! He drove to the right places both with using his radio and not. Couldn't been more happy with our happy, friendly and professional guide :-) Rodrick made us all our meals, cleaned up, helped us with tents, packed the car - and was always happy! The food was great and always on time, Thank you! would absolutely recommend this tour operator it you like camping and living very close to the animals.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience
We just returned from an amazing Tanzanian safari experience. This was our first trip to Africa and so really did not know what to expect. After speaking with a friend who had done a safari a couple of years ago and from researching online, we finally picked Bright African safaris due to their stellar reviews on Trip Advisor and a few other sites. We were not disappointed!!
Throughout the enquiry and booking process, Msangi (the owner of Bright Safaris) was very prompt and detailed in his responses. The booking required us to make the full payment before the trip - I was a bit apprehensive but it seems to be the norm and based on what others wrote about Bright Safaris, I made the payments. All payments received prompt acknowledgements.
From the moment we were picked up at the Airport by Msangi to the day we were dropped off at the airport by our guide, everything was perfect and happened like clockwork. We stayed at some really amazing hotels, the food was really good, the service top rate and most importantly we had a really good guide, Authman, who made sure we experienced everything an African safari had to offer. We saw all of the Big 5 (including an amazing experience with a pride of lions on the last day), got to interact with the local people and every request we made was adhered to.
At the end of our Safari, we had an extra day before we left Tanzania. Msangi allowed us to keep the car and guide an extra day, at no charge, so that we could do some local sight seeing and shopping in Arusha.
I strongly recommend Bright Safaris to others. We came back to the US with a big smile on our face which is what Msangi promised us. I highly recommend Bright African Safaris.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a once in a lifetime experience
We were in 2 nights & 3 days safari trip in Ngorongoro & Serengeti parks. It was amazing journey. Migration Tour team Ninah Erasto and Mama Rama are became perfect companion. Thanks for them We were in secure hands and experienced tour guides.
Thanks friends
Cenk
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tarangire National Park by Irene
Interesting variety of biomes in Tarangire with its swamp and dry scrub lands and boba trees. Very beautiful landscapes. Able to see packs of elephants and herds of hoofstock and even some lions there. Loved our accommodations at Sangaiwe tented lodges.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Irene
Impressive landscape, wide variety of wildlife, unique grasslands and close encounters with wildlife, very friendly guides and staff at park lodgings. Very friendly staff and clean lodgings at Kenzan Kisura Camp.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Irene
Gorgeous landscape, wide variety of animals in impressive herds, up close encounters with lions.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing wildlife in North Tanzania
The weather in North Tanzania in August was perfect, not too hot, not too humid, with good cool breezes off and on. The variety of wildlife was very plentiful and we were able to see a little bit of everything, even though it was the tail end of the main migration for most of the wildebeast. The density of trees at Lake Maynara made it harder to see wildlife then at Tarangire, Ngorogoro, and Serengeti; but the vistas of these parks were all outstanding and unique. Visit Lake Natron only if you want to see a volcano, otherwise it has limited hiking and wildlife viewing. A day hike of Mount Kilimanjaro is a worthy experience as quite a variety of climate zones can be viewed in 1 day. Moshi and Arusha are both urban centers and are an interesting contrast to the quiet of most of the National Parks. While on safari we stayed in tented lodges that were practically equivalent to motels, except for the lack of potable water and their bucket shower system in Serengeti. In Tanzania we found that lunch is often served later then our usual noon hour that those of us in the US may be used too. We did not have much chance to try the local food, but hotel provided excellent Indian food. Transportation from Kilimanjaro airport to Tarangire, Lake Maynara, Ngorogoro were paved and smooth with minimal traffic issues. But the road between Ngorogoro and Serengeti was the worse bumpy gravel road on our trip. The roads around Lake Natron were unpaved dirt paths that often required detours through dry river beds that made it necessary for a good 4x4 all terrain vehicle, much like the US forestry roads are unimproved in the US. Our guide was very experienced and spoke good English, he was friendly, and knowledgeable about all the local wildlife and plants. Tanzania is a great country to visit for safari because almost everyone in the tourism industry speaks English, the country is very stable and safe, there is a wide variety of climates with various types of animals that can be visited all within a few days to a week of travel, and the people are very friendly.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very happy we used Matoke tour company for our Safari in Tanzania.
Matoke Tours answered all my questions and responded to my emails very quickly. Very professional and easy to work with. We are very happy we choose to use Matoke Tours for our 9 day Migration Safari in Tanzania. Upon arriving in Tanzania we were greeted right away and from there the rest of our tour was wonderful. We had a lovely time and the lodges/tented camps we stayed were clean, good food, relaxing after a long day driving to see the animals, the workers were so friendly and polite. We were sad to leave. Our tour guide Simon was great, friendly and very knowledgeable about the Masai's and all the animals. He could spot an animal that we couldn't even see at first. We saw so many animals including the all of the Big 5, we saw the Wildebeest Migration, many lions, even lion take down a warthog which then came out from the tall grasses more lions/cubs to eat the warthog, Rhino's in the Crater, while lions walked right next to all the jeeps there and so much more. It was above any expectations we had going into the tour. For sure we will use Matoke tours again in the future.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Tanzania Safari with AAS
This was my 2nd trip to Africa, and our first with Authentic African Safaris. I must say they were excellent. Tanzania was fantastic. We were very lucky with the animals in the Ngorongoro Crater. We had the opportunity to go into the Serengeti for 3 days. It was an incredible experience. The tour guide John, was so lovely he paid great attention to detail and was incredibly knowledgeable about each of the National Park and the camps, it created a lovely bond, and they even had some surprises for us along the way. Overall we had a trip of a lifetime and all aspects of our travel were attended from airport pickups to accommodations up to our flights back to the US as well as the final wrap up call after we arrived home from our safari. If you want to have a fantastic trip to Tanzania - i would highly recommend Authentic guys to serve you!