US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic 5 day camping safari with an excellent guide!
Our group of 6 --> Footslopes tour: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Arusha National Park 5 day safari.
The BEST part about this tour was our guide Nixon. I had seen his name mentioned in the tripadvisor reviews but you have to truly meet the man to appreciate his awesomeness. He was full of energy and truly loves his job as a safari guide. Beyond studying wildlife management at university, he is planning to get more training as a safari guide in a summer course to be, in his words, “even better.” He has the eagle eyes required for a guide, is attentive to his clients’ needs, and a warm heart. When I asked him why he chose Footslopes, he said a big reason is that the manager Gabriel is “a good man”. A company where the staff respect each other is sure to provide excellent service, which is what we got!
Highlights:
Comprehensive customer service -
1. Whatsapp messages and emails were replied to within 1 hour. I don't know how they did this, but someone must be always working in the office. My friends from Hong Kong said they also had rapid replies.
2. We got a complimentary pick up by the manager Gabriel and driver Nixon from Haidom, a small town very far from their office from Arusha, where we were doing some medical work. This was included in our safari price, as was a separate airport pickup for one of our party. They also dropped us off at the airport the day after our safari ended and we were all staying in different places. AMAZING.
3. Our cook Rama met my special request and made chapati, a roti-style pancake, on our last day which was delicious!
Competitive pricing -
I had done some field research and asked about 5 other companies for quotes for similar itineraries and Footslopes was by far the most competitive. I learned that it was because they own their own gear, so prices can be quite low for camping. The main office has 10 desk employees, excluding the field operators.
Fabulous itinerary
Totally worth it for 5 days, as each park features slightly different animal viewings. Of course, this is nature, not an enclave! But we saw very different things in each park, including lions hunting and feeding, tree sleeping lions, flocks of flamingos, and of course the hugely entertaining baboons.
Lodging Notes:
1st night at a tented lodge - the tent was comparable in size to our camping tents, with slatted beds. The beds were not my favorite but the view of Lake Manyara was stunning. Also entertaining after dinner show.
2nd night - camping at the Serengeti Nyambi site. There were hyenas at night, a bright full moon and a beautiful sunrise/sunset. SUPER COOL experience. Cold showers + toilets on site.
3rd night - camping at Ngorongoro Hills Simba A site. African buffaloes at night grazing next to our tents, an even larger moon over the mountains, and lukewarm showers.
4th night - a hotel in Arusha (?!?!?!?!) I didn’t realize this was included but the Venice hotel was FABULOUS and the best place I stayed in Tanzania. Really updated interiors, nicely designed mosquito net, new showers with plenty of hot water. The dinner was slow to come out (we missed our camping cook Rama!).
TL:DR;
Safari of the amazing East African wildlife with an BEYOND amazing company and staff. I strongly recommend Footslopes!
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience!
My experience with Foot Slopers Tour & Safaris was amazing.
I organized my holidays in Tanzania by myself and it was hard to find the right safari tour.
After contacting a lot of company I chose Foot Slopers Tour & Safaris as they are really professional, flexible trying to suits my needs ( I had some issue paying the activity in advance from Europe).
The tour itself was amazing. Our guide Victor had good eyes catching animals and we saw all big 5 and lot of other rare to see animals.
I highly recommend this tour, It was an incredible experience!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good for most parts
Driver picked us up from our accommodation in Nairobi but was 30 minutes late. Journey went well although very bumpy ride in the vehicle after Narok. We did call at Tuskys supermarket at Narok and stocked up with snacks and water. There was a pizza place in the mall but were told our lunch would be later. Lunch was a big disappointment and health risk. 700 KES each for a poor quality buffet with birds constantly pecking the serving spoons. We set off again and reached Masai Mara and our first game drive. We had 4 altogether over 3 days and we enjoyed them. We stayed at Mara Serena Lodge which was within Masai Mara park and it was a lovely hotel and food. The second day the driver told us 6am start but then turned up 30 minutes later and said it was 6:30am. He said we’d got the time wrong but all of use heard him say 6am. Everything else went smoothly. Our driver was Benard but I did wish we had a 4 wheel drive vehicle rather than an 8 seater minibus. Overall we did enjoy our Safari.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Serengeti with FOOT SLOPES TOURS & SAFARIS
A beautiful safari in Tanzania Serengeti thanks to the whole Foot Slopes team.
Our driver and guide Gabi was helpful, patient and kind. We were surrounded by care from A to Z (two girls and a child :), like VIP, everything for us :)
Filip's cook made sure that we would eat like kings every day. The most beautiful time thanks to you. Asante Sana :)
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari with Kihindo safari!
Everything was organized at the highest level. Logistics, transport, accommodation, food. Special thanks to the guide Isaiah! thanks to him everything went perfectly, funny adventures!Pleasantly surprised by the cost of the safari. Compared to others, Kihindo safari wins for the price, while maintaining a high level of organization !
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
We went for safari with Isaya and he took care of us in everymoment . He was so proffessional and was explaining to us a lot of things of animals.
I really recomend his company and his enthusiam. He loves his job and you can feel it
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara-Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Thanks to Bonfire for this wonderful experience at Masai Mara. Big thanks to Lucia who has been here all way long to answer questions and even check everyday if everything was going well. Will surely book many other plans with you.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you for making it such a wonderful experience,and a memorable one,Hiram was a great tour guide
we all enjoyed every bit of the trip and will surely book with them again,Thank you for the excellent service
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing break with Bonfire
Booking done with Laurine from Bonfire. Very helpful and flexible in providing various options for our break. We had an amazing time throughout.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari experience
We loved the 5-day-Safari to Masai Mara, Nakuru and Naivasha and Hell‘s Gate! It was our first Safari and it couldn‘t have been better! We already saw the big 5 after day 3 but all of the days were packed with amazing moments! The hotel choice of Bencia was outstanding and the food at the Lodges just excellent! Our driver George did a great job and always drove safely!
