ME
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Camping Safari in Tanzania
My husband wen to Tanzania over Easter where we explored the huge Selous National Park with guide Otto of Gecko Adventure Tanzania. Otto was the hero for this trip as went out of his way to make it an enjoyable adventure. He took us to all the nice spots where we found interesting wildlife. He also knew how to track the wild animals and he was rarely wrong, his many years of guiding visitor in Selous proved worthwhile.
His knowledge for about the animals, their habits and the park's ecosystem was unrivaled and he freely shared it as he answered our questions or narrated past experiences. We also sampled the boat ride along Rufiji River and it was epic. We did camping which was totally thrilling.
I highly recommend Gecko Adventure Tanzania as one of the best tour operators in Tanzania.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brett went above and beyond to make our holiday a dream come true.
We were a group of 12 , which included 6 kids 12 and below and we were introduced to Brett by Umkumbe Bush Lodge.
From the first contact and giving him a brief idea of when and where we wanted to go, he came up with an amazing detailed and well catered plan for the 17 days.
From internal flights between Joberg, Zimbabwe and back to Cape Town to stays at 4 different locations and also arranging tour guides and day tours for us, he managed to nail it completely blowing our mind.
He went above and beyond when there was a little hiccup with on of the accommodation to find us an even better place.
His prompt replies to all our queries and his patience when we had to change a few plans are well appreciated.
Brett will definitely be our go to person when we plan our another African holiday and we have recommended him to a few of our friends too.
Thank you again Brett for your amazing service.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Spectacular experience!
We were on our first safari for 5 days , visited three national parks during this time our guide Abouh was very professional, kind , caring & organised and his experience navigating the parks allow you to see a lot of animals. The price / quality ratio of safari is very acceptable.
We would like to thank sandpiper safaris for making it a trip of a lifetime
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best tour operator in the whole country!
The best experience ever! Obi is a very friendly, funny, patient and sociable person! It's definitely the best option to choose for the Safari experience. He is really caring and well organized. He is the best spotter of animals, too! So for sure you are going to take your best pictures ever!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Responsive and reliable tour operator and fun too!
Armaye was so responsive to our request for a very last minute request for a trip to Ethiopia. He answered quickly, responded to questions quickly and designed our tour to our preferences. I was a bit nervous about travelling to Ethiopia where we knew we would be "off grid" but it was very safe and the people we met were very friendly. Armaye was our guide too - very informative and answered all my husband's inquisitive questions about culture, traditions, food. Aman was our driver and also comes highly recommended. Aman is an expert driver both on major roads and offroad. WE saw many animals specific to Ethiopia that we hadn't seen before, including lots of Ethiopian golden wolves. The 3-day tour in Afar was excellent value.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Antonio was super knowledgeable and adaptable, and made sure we saw all of the animals.
The tour was great! I am not the one who planned it but while on safari the communication and reliability was 10/10