SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wildlife at it's best!
Richard was fast with responding to emails. We were a little nervous about paying from Sweden but it worked out perfectly. Nice guide, great chef, wildlife was amazing and the tent kept us dry. The only thing we would do differently if going again would be to bring our own sleeping bags.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient, Comprehensive, Honest. Excellent follow through
Mawajabu was a superb tour agent. She was completely on-top of details and our personal requests. She was amazingly responsive with timely answers to our questions in planning the trip. She followed through on every email between us (nearly 70 over a few days) in planning the details of the trip and showed a great amount of flexibility in adapting to our evolving requests as we understood the varying details of safari. I would strongly recommend anyone to work with her.
Our 4 night/5 day safari and 1 night/2 day stay in Zanzibar was arranged by Mawajabu. She found a way to get us to all four parks in the north that we wanted to visit. We were met in Arusha as she planned by a guide and on each transition (airports, hotels) were met immediately by someone with whom she works. It was flawless. She even made sure we had a hotel room nearby the Dar airport for several hours on our layover between Zanzibar-Dar and the trip back to the USA. We did not need to call her at all during the trip to deal with any problems.
A few suggestions for travelers:
-Know where you want to go. This should be determined by your price range (Mawajabu did a really good job of staying within our target price) and the time of year.
-There is a big difference in price between many of the lodges (all were above-average) and the tented camp (an absolute luxury you must experience if possible. We stayed one night at Mapito which was like heaven on earth in every respect). Do your own due diligence on these places so you tailor the place to your desires and remember that the time of year you travel impacts to some extent what you are likely to see on safari because of migration patterns and weather.
-Ask about your guide. We had a wonderful guide (Gifte) who took very good care of us and was absolutely reliable. The ability to speak your language well will impact how much talk you receive about things.
Based on this one experience I would definitely recommend Hello Tanzania and Mawajabu when planning your visit to Tanzania. Be sure to combine their expertise with your own research so that they can help tailor the adventure to meet your desires as there are many ways to arrange this trip.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous trip. Ute has a magical way of creating a special experience unique to your specifications.
We chose Roho Ya Chui to help us plan a trip for my husband's 50th Birthday. He decided on an African safari but beyond that we lacked direction so we reached out to Roho Ya Chui & Ute. It was the best decision ever made. We saw so much more than we dreamed of, never back tracking and stayed at the most amazing lodges and tents. At every stay we felt very special and the 50th Birthday was celebrated before, during and after. The service was 5 Star Plus. We were very fortunate and saw the Big 5 the first 24 hours of our first safari stop. We had such wonderful communication with Ute. She was flexbile, supportive and helped with many naive first time questions we had. I never dreamed that 2 weeks in Africa with 9 flights, 4 different stops and several cultures would be the easiest and most amazing trip of our life but it was. THANKS so much !!!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Tour Company In Uganda
Thanks much for your best assistance and service. May you be blessed always... keep it up! ☝ Was a great idea to stay at Kazinga Channel View Resort.
LU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent customer support and nice itinerary
I was pretty hesitant in dealing with tour operators from Africa following my past travel experience but this one turned out to be absolutely the best service and experience I have had. I have been exceedingly fortunate to travel parts of the world and Swift Travel agency is so far the best tour operator I have used.
The owner and staff of this company went above and beyond in every way to make our safari a success, at one point they had to trace my lost luggage that had been left at the Johannesburg airport. Our tour planner was patient, knowledgeable, thorough and everything else that defines what travel specialists should be.
All four of the accommodations namely Tortilis camp, Tarangire river camp, Ngorongoro Serena and the Serengeti Four seasons lodge were fantastic; the people phenomenal and both guides in Kenya and Tanzania were amazing. Far exceeded my expectations and the value and service was exceptional. I look forward to recommending them to anyone who wants the best value and trip. They just got it right.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
"Life Time Lasting Safari Experience!"
My parents booked our tour with Open Africa Safaris at the last moment. The company was not only extremely responsive, but also flexible with us. John was very kind and patient through our communication about our trip. He was so quicky to answer all our questions we had. He also explained every expectation of our trip, such as the weather in Tanzania, visa application process, flight tickets purchasing options and much much more. His communication with us was absolutely excellent. He made very good suggestions on where to go and what to do in Tanzania. On our arrival at the Kilimanjaro airport, we met our tour guide Anthony, he was a 30+ year very kind and friendly. He is extremely knowledgeable and well known by the locals. During our safari, we ended up seeing way more animal babies and wild life than we ever expected. we also loved our visit to Maasai boma on our way back from safari. The tents, mattresses and sleeping bags were new and clean. I highly recommend Open Africa Safaris to any traveler for unforgetable safari experience.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience!
These are great guys who are very determined to make sure you have the best trip possible. That is, they are adaptable and always willing to change the itinerary according to your wishes. They are also knowledgeable about the places you go (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, etc.), so you are able to learn as well as have many memorable experiences. I would definitely recommend!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Going to Tanzania? Go with Kilidove
After a long search on the internet we ended up choosing Kilidove Tours simply because the manager Mr George tirelessly answered all our questions ontime and put our itinerary together that matched our requests
This trip exceeded our expectations in every way! what a trip! it was part of our honeymoon, our first time in Africa and our first time on safari
First, George(the manager) organized us an amazing itinerary, our guide was Emanuel a fantastic guide not only he is genuinely a nice person but he is a very experienced guide which I think really makes a difference, we felt we were in good hands all the time
the safari jeep were spacious enough for all four of us and luggages, suprised with charging facility on board, real working fridge and comfort, our driver was the safest driver of all safari drivers we saw in Tanzania
We took thousands of photos from a Maasai village, to the school where George went during his childhood, thousands photos of animals the big five of course, cheetahs with cubs, giraffes baobab trees and just too many nice things! good memories for sure
Let the surprise come, I wont tell you anymore! We experienced it, its a must hakuna matata, asante sana Kilidove, asante George, asante Emanuel badaye
AR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
kenya and tanzania safari.
An excellent trip. Our driver/guide Tom in kenya and Gilbert in tanzania was exceptional,they were very knowledgable on the wildlife and birds,they stopped whenever we wanted to photograph even though this extended our travelling times considerably.the lodges booked for us in maasai mara,lake nakuru-serengeti and ngorongoro were all good and the itinery although demanding was great.i have no hesitation in recommending the company and the trip.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible 7 Day Safari with Tanzania-Experience, an experience I certainly will never forget!
I had an absolutely amazing time on our safari in March 2015 with Tanzania-Experience. We decided on the '7 Days Wild Side Camping Safari' and what an incredible 7 days it was.
Firstly our guide/driver we had on our trip was brilliant. His name is Anock and I was blown away by his knowledge not only in the bush and the whole area on the circuit, but in Tanzania in general. He was always very friendly and welcoming and to me that always makes a huge difference. He was also incredible at spotting wildlife in Tarangire and the Serengeti, I couldn't believe how he spotted some of the animals on our trip - from lazy lions in the grass to leopards hiding up in the trees.
The wildlife we saw in both Tarangire and Serengeti was unbelievable! In all 15 years of visiting many game reserves back in South Africa, I have never seen so much wildlife in my life; all the Big 5 and so much more.
Lake Natron and the famous Ngorogoro crater were also a once in a lifetime experience.
We drove in Toyota Landcruisers which were perfect for this kind of a trip. They were all well equiped and have a retractable roof which is great for game viewing.
During the trip you are fully sorted with 3 meals a day. The food was always tasty and plentiful and better than what I could cook back home! Many big high fives go to Alios our cook!
I was impressed with the camping facilities and the tents were solid quality, comfortable and had plenty of space. The only one crit I would have is that they should supply pillows as it gets uncomfortable sleeping on your rolled up jacket each night.
Apart from that the trip was top notch and I would 100% recommend Tanzania-Experience to anybody wanting to visit this beautiful country.