35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent More than Excellent
Safari with Utukufu Travels & Adventures was a very good experience. Exaudy did a great job planning the trip and keeping us informed just within 5 Day From Sengerema Mwanza . He was kind, responsive, and paid attention to the small details that made our safari comfortable.
Excellent and had good knowledge of the parks and wildlife. We enjoyed the game drives and learned a lot along the way. Seeing the Big Five in one day was a real highlight and made the safari even more special.
Everything was well organized, including the daily activities and transport. The team was friendly and attentive, and we felt that our needs were taken seriously.
We appreciate the work Exaudy and his team put into making the safari successful. We would recommend Utukufu Travels & Adventures to other visitors looking for a well-organized safari in Tanzania.
Amazing attention to detail
Our group of 8 consisting of family and friends had the most amazing experience. Our guides were wonderful and our resorts were fabulous. We enjoyed our delicious meals in the bush . We were able to see so many animals on our safari. We enjoyed our coffee farm tour and the fabulous hike to the materuni waterfalls before we started our experience in the Serengeti. Jasmine and the Sarafika team had beautifully arranged everything for us.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Service and a Well-Planned Trip
Our three-day safari with Utukufu Travels & Adventures was wonderful. Exaudy and his team provided excellent service from the initial planning stages right through to the end of the trip. Communication was great, they took good care of us, and everything was meticulously organized.
Our tour guide was experienced, had a deep understanding of animal behavior, and provided insightful commentary throughout the journey. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing a variety of wildlife, but the highlight was undoubtedly spotting all of the "Big Five" in a single day—a truly memorable experience!
We were also impressed by the organization of the daily excursions and the team's attentiveness to our needs. Exaudy was always ready to assist and answer our questions, making us feel secure and valued.
We commend Exaudy and the entire Utukufu Travels & Adventures team for their excellent work. We highly recommend this company to anyone looking for a well-planned wildlife safari in Tanzania featuring courteous service.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very detailed safari experience with excellent staff and hotels provided
We saw 4 migrations, the big 5 very close up and afantastic balloon ride. Beautiful sunrises.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Somewhere In Africa made our honeymoon unforgettable
Summary
Somewhere In Africa made our honeymoon unforgettable.
Guides
Lead guide Nuhu and safari guide Charles were brilliant, as were mountain guide Suma and tribal guide Gordon.
Booking
Nuhu arranged our full itinerary, travel and accommodation, answered all our questions before arrival, and added additional activities upon arrival including a Serengeti hot air balloon ride and Zanzibar Stone Town tour. He also chased our airline who failed to deliver our luggage.
Safari
Charles drove us from Arusha all through Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorogoro Crater and Lake Manyara national parks, and to the Maasai tribe. The parks were incredible and we saw all of the Big Five, Medium Five, Ugly Five, and other wildlife throughout our safari thanks to his driving, tracking and knowledge of each park.
Mountain
Suma took us up and down Kilimanjaro in only the clothes we had on arrival, and was very knowledgeable of the mountain and surrounding area. The scenery was incredible and we saw the glaciers atop of the main peak.
Tribes
Gordon introduced us to the Hadzabe hunter gatherer and Datoga blacksmith tribes in Lake Eyasi, arranged for us to observe them on a bush hunt. Fascinating.
Beach
The beach and hotel in Uroa were beautiful, and Nuhu arranged trips to Masingini Forest and Stone Town.
Accommodation
Every site we stayed at was beautiful, particularly Dove Serengeti Camp, Farm of Dreams Lodge, and Dream of Zanzibar Hotel. Rooms were clean and well equipped, staff polite and hospitable, and all were included in the package.
Transport
Transport via Land Cruiser through the national parks was great fun. Domestic flights, and lifts to and from hotels and airports, were quick and comfortable, and all were included in the package.
Recommendation
I highly recommend using Somewhere In Africa for your next safari and beach trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Thanks
Thank you all for making our honeymoon unforgettable.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent communication and helpful service
The tour operator was very accommodating and professional providing excellent explanation and responding well to all my questions
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
We added a 2 day safari to part of our Honeymoon which did not disappoint.
Sharon had been fantastic all the way through booking to answer all our questions and help us to arrange this trip.
Emmanuel looked after us for the 2 days and was very respectful of the reserves and the animals. We managed to see so many incredible animals in the 2 days across Tarangire and The Ngorongoro Crater.
If you are looking for a well organised private tour I would highly recommend.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very knowledgeable and accomodating
We booked our trip through Jockey Tours. This is the worst tour company I have ever worked with.
Before we arrived in Kenya, we needed a letter stating where we were staying in order to get visas. We had to ask for many times and wait several days after requesting the letter to receive it.
The morning we were supposed to leave Nairobi to go on safari, the driver/tour guide Jockey Tours had scheduled did not show up, with no communication to us from Jockey Tours. After waiting for two hours, and transferring between 3 vehicles throughout the city of Nairobi, we finally got on the road to Maasai Mara. We were 30 minutes late for our first game drive in Maasai Mara because of the delay.
Enkorok Mara Camp, where Jockey Tours arranged for us to stay, could have used some improvements. My room, Simba, ran out of water, so only one of us got a shower. The waitress is very timid and not good at taking drink orders. The housekeeping staff thew away bottled water I left in my room, even though I was saving it for later. They did not clean the shower or refill the toilet paper. The wind was very noisy and blew the tent walls all night long.
We reserved a "family tent" at Enkorok, but Jockey Tours did not provide this information to the staff at the lodge, si we ended up with w separate rooms.
We added the extra tour of a Maasai village onto our package with Jockey Tours, but the company forgot to tell the villagers that ee had already paid, so the villagers tried to get more money from us.
Dennis Hinga is a safari driver / safari guide. Since the driver that Jockey Tours scheduldd didn't show up, Dennis agreed to drive us. He is amazing! So kind, such a good driver. Very knowledgeable about animals. He quickly found the big five for us to see in Maasai Mara. He was the best part of this trip!
DK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most fantastic tour - always on time and a perfect staf
The staff was very serviceminded and did a big difference to make my tour the best experience.
Looking forward to be using the company again
Most recommendable
NZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A trip we won’t forget
My partner and had the best time on our 6 day safari trip with Newton as our guide. We saw so many animals in such a beautiful part of the world. Our guide looked after us, had impressive knowledge and his enthusiasm was contagious. It makes such a difference to be with someone who clearly loved his job!