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Review about Matobo National Park by ernst schade
Matabo is a great destination, scenic wise. We stayed at the Shumba Shaba Lodge in a spectacular setting.
US
Affordable safari, comfortable accommodations and we saw a lion up close!
Our tour guide, Tony, was very kind. He answered our questions as we drove to the national park and throughout the safari. His English was fine; we did need to repeat questions and did not always understand him. We would have liked him to share a little more information with us on his own (without us asking). We always felt safe with Tony driving.
The hotel accommodations were very comfortable - better than I expected for the low price we paid for the safari. It was clean, the staff was friendly and helpful and we had all the amenities we needed.
We saw wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, baboons, hippos, impalas, zebras and several other animals on the safari. Our highlight was seeing a lion from 10 meters away. Tony always made sure we were ready to move on before driving away from an animal.
Kanuth was timely in responding to our emails and questions. We were very happy with the low price for the 2-day safari.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari in Noth Tanzania over a week
Karibu Safari came highly recommended by a friend, and their travel agent was very responsive to my e-mail correspondence in regards to planning my trip to Tanzania. I provided him my list of destinations I wished to see and they created a private safari itinerary to fit my interest at mid-level safari prices that I could afford. They literally provided door to door service from the airport to our hotel and even to our friends residence at the end of our safari. All their drivers were friendly, safe, and came in clean vehicles. Our safari guide was very experienced and knowledgeable about all the animals, plants, and local habitats. He was able to take us to see 4 out of the 5 big five animals (lions, leopards, elephants, hippos) along with pointing out many birds and other shy small animals like the dik dik. The company even provided high quality binoculars and he had good animal identification books to provide even more details about what we were seeing out our car vehicle. The first tented lodge we stayed at (Sagaiwe) was amazing, the food was excellent, and the lodgings were luxurious, they even had a pool. Unfortunately, none of the other places we stayed at could meet their high standard, but the staff at the Kenzan kirura camp were the friendliest and most helpful, and all of them were clean and safe. I was a bit disappointed to only be served Western styled food during our trip, it would have been nice to have tried some of the local cuisine for a more complete experience. When planning a safari trip, it is important to ask about road conditions and duration of travel between destinations, as I found that short distances on a map can take much longer then expected to traverse when its on unpaved dirt/gravel roads, which can waste precious vacation time. I would recommend visiting Tarangire, Lake Maynara, Ngorogoro, & Serengeti, to anyone wanting to experience everything in North Tanzania. If you are prone to motion sickness, I would recommend Lake Victoria over Lake Natron, unless you want to climb a volcanic mountain in the dark. The day guide that Karibu Safari provided for our hike of Kilamanjaro was very friendly and had a good eye for spotting wildlife, a good companion to have on a 6 hour hike. In general, Karibu Safari did a great job communicating with me, except during Ramadan, when our main contact was unavailable. They provided experienced friendly guides and good drivers, decent food and clean lodgings, and they helped us coordinate all our travels by taking care of booking plane tickets, rides to and from airport, booking hotels, and all the paperwork at every national park, and road fees; so that we could just sit back, relax and enjoy the trip.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good experience with Kay Adventure Tours
My wife and I booked a 6-day safari in Kenya and Tanzania through Kay Adventure Tours. Moureen was very good with helping us customize our itinerary and ensure we were well prepared for our trip. We were surprised by how luxurious some of our accommodations were (e.g. the Kati Kati Lodge in the Serengeti was absolutely lovely). Thank you very much, Moureen!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cleverness and smartness inclouded
organized by Christina, realized by Abdul ...
was a realy nice trip and sure it is a good teamplay of Christina and Abdul.
Only the locations of the lodges could have been better situated, so that driving time
could be reduced. That is the one and only point that keeps me from rating "excellent".
Abdul organized and managed, even with this little mistake, our group in a perfect way,
so that we could see all the expected animals and would have been at every place in time
to get the best connection or boot. Cleverness and smartness is at Destination Jungle inclouded.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful
It think the safari all in all was very good. Breakfast and dinner was very very good, but lunch was a little dry. The driver was really nice and really good at driving. But he was not a very good guide. He didn't really tell any stories about the animals, which was rather disappointing.
Also it was a bit boring to go to lake manyara, because we were expecting to see some flamingos.
Other than that, the safari was very satisfactory.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really good
The safaris was really good. A really good driver and cook. We was a bit disapointed about Lake Manyara because it was not the flamingo season.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip
We were very happy with the service provided by Bramwel Safaris. Gidi and Jamal (guide and chef) did a great job, always being very helpful. We had a fantastic time with them. The vehicle was good and food always very tasty.
The Red monkey resort in Zanzibar (apart from a little confusion with the booking when we arrived) is a great place to stay, with excellent food and an amazing beach. We were lucky to be there on Monday for the jam session. Taib, who took us to the dolphin tour and back to Stone Town, is an excellent guide. He taught us a lot about the country during the time he spent with us. We would definitely recommend Bramwell.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Time and Lovely, helpfull and nice staff
We are a couple of italian guays (30 years old) and we choose eastern sun, first, because it offers the most convenient price for 6 nights safaris and very nice accomodatione. Then, i kept on writing many time to Mercy, the owner of the company, and she was really wonderful with us (she bought flifht tickets and she found a solution for every problem we had).
Wonderful accomodation in tarangire and in serengeti (kenzan camp tend).
Very nice, polite our guide, richardi.
We had a wonderful time and we really suggest to choose e your content here
Astern sun, trust them, beacause it's a very good and honest company!
It's a suggestione especially for italiana people, who usually prefer italian companies.
DEAR MERCY, THANKS A LOT!!!
Mariangela and Luca
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very satisfied with the overall experience
Stayed at the Loyk Mara camp for our 2 nights and 3 days safari. Good experience overall, staff very friendly, pleased with the service. The food was also good, but could have been better if provided with more options. The tents were spacious, luxurious and safe, giving a good feeling of spending the night in the jungle with roaring lions a few miles away.