50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Serengeti Smile Highly Recommended - Ask for "Champion" as your Guide!
If you are considering tour operators for a visit to Tanzania, definitely consider Serengeti Smile. We booked a private (2 guests) 4 day guided tour during our short stay in Tanzania, and we customized our tour. We visited Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation, Ngrongoro Crater, a Maasai Village and Lake Manyara National Park. We covered a lot of ground in the short visit and the time was well spent, as our guide, "Champion," knew just where to go to have the highest probability of seeing lots of amazing wildlife. Obviously, no guide can guarantee to see the Big Five, but we were fortunate to see everything we had hoped to see and more! Champion was sure to keep us moving quickly enough to use our time wisely, and also to allow us plenty of time to take photos and just observe the animals as long as we wanted. We were never rushed, and we didn't waste time. Champion and his trainee, Dominic, were both extremely knowledgeable about the locations and the animals. They even had guidebooks on hand and looked up the animals so we could read more detail, if we were so inclined. For a young man (or a person of any age), Champion's knowledge of the places we visited, the culture and the wildlife was impressive! Champion speaks excellent English and has a very pleasant personality an sense of humor! Champion was a safe driver, and we always felt in good hands during the trip. During our first day in Serengenti National Park, we got a flat tire when we were just about 7 km from our lodge for the night. Champion and Dominic quickly and confidently changed the tire and had us on our way to the lodge in no time at all. We were very happy with all of the lodges we selected as a part of our tour, and all of the meals were excellent with great selections and options. Champion and Dominic were attentive to be sure we had everything we needed and that we were enjoying the visit. Every part of our trip was well-coordinated. Do not hesitate to book a tour with Serengeti Smile. I'm sure that all of their guides are great, but if you have the chance to request Champion, you will not be disappointed! I highly recommend Serengeti Smile and "Champion" as your guide!
ES
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good and Trusty company.
From the first time we contact Jackson he helped us a lot planning and adapting the safari to our wishes, and was taking care everything was good during the safari.
Tanzania parks are awesome. We have a great experience.
I recommend it 100%
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very professional and attentive crew!
We booked a tour with Mountain Warriors and it was beyond our expectations! From the moment you book, everything is taking care of perfectly. The staff is very helpful, our driver was fantastic, we spotted so many animals, it was a wonderful experience!! Even afterwards the staff helped us with other aspects of our trip. Thank you so much for everything, I would 100% recommand!!
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our operator is fully of passion and our tour plan is very good
I am very satisfied with this tour because everything is match my imagination.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent customer service and good communication skills.Relia
Reliability and felt Value for money for the whole Trip,from planning, beginning to end if the journey. Attention to detail with excellent communication skills. Good choice of HOTAC too.
Well done!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgable an professional
Victor shared a lot of his knowledge of the Limpopo region with us. We had an enjoyable ride and he even took the time to help us find a sim card. Great start of our three month sabbatical!
IE
Fantastic experience, John really put our mind at ease and organized an excellent tour
John is super responsive and answered all our queries quickly and efficiently.
The tour itself was really enjoyable, spending just the right amount of time at each location
Great job!!
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour to Funzi island for good price
Spontaneously, a friend and I wanted to go to Funzi Island. Jemmy Safaris made us a very good offer and the tour was really good. Driver picked us up, guides had good knowledge and spoke different languages and food was amazing.
Can highly recommend!
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful, easy to deal with and responds promptly
I first contacted Axis Africa Expedition and Safaris about a month before our trip. Eric was extremely helpful and provided us with various itinerary options to choose from. Eric was easily contactable the lead up to the trip and always answered any queries I had leading up to the trip.
I also want to make a special mention to our tour guide Jack. Jack went above and beyond to ensure we got the most out of our trip. We completed everything on our itinerary and more. Myself and my friends had the trip of a life time and I could not recommend this company enough. I would love to do this trip all over again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Dreams came true!
If we put together an ultimate wish list before we went, we couldn’t have begun to imagine how much this would beat anything we could have wished for.
It all starts with the communication between ourselves and the Lulu Safaris team. Elvis answered every question and query thoughtfully and promptly, regardless of the day or time. He adjusted the plans and tailored them to meet our interests, which meant we included everything we hoped to (and more!)
Upon arrival in Rwanda, we were met by our guide for the duration of the trip, Charles. Wow, how lucky were we!
Warm, funny, helpful, knowledgable, there’s so much we could say about Charles, the King of safaris.
Charles was there every step of the way, helping us and listening to our interests and making it happen. Even though we definitely made him work very hard (day safari, night safari, and then repeat and repeat again) and there was little time for rest, he was always smiling and happy. Thank you Charles for enabling us to cram in everything we wanted. If you prefer a slower pace to us, this would most certainly be catered for too.
From an incredible gorilla trek where we came face to face, to a sleeping leopard right before us. With animals on the road as we drove, and beautiful sites during boat cruises. Walking safaris, golden monkey treking, chimpanzees and even reaching the equator point - we couldn’t have ever hoped for more.
Stunning views, wonderful lodges with the most incredible and friendly staff who became like friends, tasty food and a whole lot of photography.
We were fortunate to visit both Rwanda and Uganda on this trip. Both are beautiful places and we felt very welcome and safe. Most of our trip was in Uganda and we were so lucky to be able to explore the various landscapes and jewels that Uganda has to offer. Charles showed us these with pride which added even more to the experience.
Thank you and thank you again to Charles and the Lulu Safaris team for making this trip of a lifetime give us the goal of returning when we can. Until then, we have some stunning photos to remind us of this incredible experience.
Charlotte & Dan
