FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
wonderful experience
One week of Safari on the south of Tanzania. an excellent guide from Pangolin African Safari. 3 parks showed a great diversity of landscape and wildlife.
This was followed by one week in zanzibar island. Very relaxing .
Everything was perfect and eager to come back to visit other places in Tanzania
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A land of smiley and welcoming people
Thank you Kitonga Tours for a fantastic Safari trip!
I am writing a review as we found that organizing a safari in Tanzania without going through an agent has been very complex.
Costs are extremely high and how to know if the company you are hiring is any good for the price?
We are a French/Danish family with two children (11 and 15 years) that went to game drive in the beautiful, large and less crowded Ruaha national park with a total of 5 nights of which 3 nights were spent inside the park in August 2022 (we stayed the 2 other nights in transit in Iringa).
We chose to travel by jeep from Dar Es Salaam to the Ruaha park and even though it is a long journey of approx. 12 hours to Iringa, we were very happy to have done it as it gave us a great possibility to see and enjoy The Tanzanian countryside.
All the details of the 6 days (5 nights) trip package were coordinated via email/sms with Paul (our guide) and everything was delivered without flaw. We met Gerald the owner of the company in Iringa, a very simpatic and smiley man before driving further via a long and bumpy dirt road to the Ruaha park entrance.
Paul (guide) and Isa (our driver and guide) were both with us the entire trip and did everything they could to accommodate our wishes and always arrived on time when we were to be picked up in the morning.
Isa was an excellent driver on road (feeling very safe including when we drove from Dar Es Salaam to Ruaha) and off road before and in the park (agile and comfortable)
Their safari jeep was in excellent condition and very comfortable to sit in and with a small refrigerator to keep the water bottles cool. We felt safe at all times.
Isa and Paul were very helpful in spotting animals - we saw all the big five (among others) except the Rhino that does not live in the park.
We ended the tour having a great and relaxed relationship with them. Both are really nice and sympathetic people.
The Ruaha park is a gem offering a large variety of colourful landscape and vegetation ( rivers, flat and dry terrain, hills , rocky area, with many plant species including many Baobab trees in certain areas, and combining dry and green areas in August ). We really appreciated there were extremely few jeeps inside the Ruaha park, so we could get an authentic feeling of being on a safari, and it was possible to drive for long distances and many hours without meeting another jeep. Be aware however that in this park you will not see dense packs of animals like buffalos, zebras, antelopes like you can see in the Serengeti park. You will find more sparced and smaller groups of animals within a larger park.
We can highly recommend a tour organised with Kitonga Tours. Kitonga Tours will also be highly capable to organise safari tours to all other national parks in Tanzania.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari
The Murchison Falls National Park is just amazing. We had the chance to see the big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and hippo). On our way to the park, we've made a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary as well.
The Murchison Falls are just breathtaking. It's a must see if you travel to Uganda.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Clyde from Tailormade Africa put together an epic once-in-a-lifetime trip that was par-excellence!
Clyde and I started discussing our African safari trip over a year ago. My husband and I were thinking about embarking on a month-long trip to Eastern and Southern Africa to celebrate my milestone birthday. I had done some research and kind of knew what we wanted to do and so I reached out to 4 tour operators and asked them to send me their proposals. The highlight of our trip was going to be the migration and viewing the river crossings of the wildebeest in the Serengeti. Needless to say I picked Clyde because of his intimate knowledge of the country and his insistence to pick a camp on the north side of the Mara, the reason being that you want to see the wildebeest cross the river from the opposite bank coming towards you. Best decision we ever made!!
I discussed every detail of the trip with Clyde for over a year: things that were non-negotiable and had to be included (Giraffe Manor), experiences that we wanted to include, some that Clyde talked me out of (thankful for that!), the time of year that would be best to view the migration, covid hiccups, safety, how to travel, the kind of luggage we needed, Visas required and so on. Clyde was always a WhatsApp call or text away and at no time did I feel that he was actually across the pond in the UK. The travel arrangements were made and our 30-day journey went as smoothly and seamlessly as one could only hope for. We travelled across 5 countries and stayed in over 10 camps, some of which were very remote and getting to them involved changing small planes at different airstrips. On arrival there was always a jeep and guide waiting to pick us up and each and every camp was special and had its own charm! They were spotlessly clean and the food was great. The service was excellent, all the guides went out of their way to ensure that we got the best safari experience , plus they were a great fount of knowledge! Let's just say that we came away much better informed about animals in the wild and their behaviours. At no point in time did we feel unsafe or threatened, nor did we get sick for the entire duration of the trip. Along the way, Clyde had made special arrangements for the camps to have lovely surprises waiting for us in the form of a bottle of champagne or a bathtub prepared with roses and chocolates or a special birthday cake after dinner. These gestures were much appreciated and shows the kind of attention to detail that Clyde and Tailormade Africa provided. We managed to see all of the Big 5, the ugly 5 and most everything in-between! We saw hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, herds of elephants and buffalo, hundreds of zebras and antelope, lots of giraffes and of course 3 river crossings which Clyde had guaranteed that we would see atleast one. We ended our trip in Cape Town and Franschhoek and Clyde had organized sightseeing tours for us in South Africa as well and booked dinners at some amazing restaurants there. Clyde planned a trip that we will remember for the rest of our lives and it was well worth the cost! I highly recommend Clyde for any African itinerary given his intimate knowledge of Africa and his first-hand experience of being a guide in Zimbabwe.
JP
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The greatest moment in my life
We took a 3 day/2 night tour.
The first day we saw very few animals, but the driver tried very hard to show us the animals.
On the second day, we saw a lot of animals thanks to the efforts of the driver. We also enjoyed our visit to the border.
On the third day, we were able to go hiking thanks to enough safaris on the second day. We were accompanied by a Maasai tribe member. When we were about to leave, the driver asked us if we wanted to visit the Maasai, and when we said yes, he took us there even though it was unscheduled.
Overall it was a really good experience. It was beautiful enough to stay in tents. If I ever come to Kenya again, I will use your service.
AT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A perfect safari experience
I booked a safari to Moremi and Khwai with Moonstroll for me and my teenage son. Their service was absolutely perfect. Our luggage did not arrive with us, which gave us some worries because we were missing essential equipment, but Moonstroll made up for it: They took us to a supermarket and a clothes store, gave us blankets instead of our missing warm clothes, and a torch. Our guide Frank impressed us with his off-road driving skills, tracking skills and deep knowledge about any single animal and plant we encountered; he even knew the German names of many of them. The meals prepared by our cook were delicious. 100% recommendation.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly trustworthy, highly sympathic
I recommend Chalema for their integrity, their passion for their country and for the world of animals, their kindness and their daily to the others.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Bonfire is the Best- we will be back Inshallah
We were Referred by
Our friends who had come for a safari on Kenya. Rachael was our agent and she a every helpful and keen to details.
She planned a safari to Maasai mara Emayian luxury camp. We had a good time . The Maasai dancers welcomed us and we had a very nice bush breakfast.
Our guide Caxtone was very knowledgeable and friendly.
We were able to witness the wildebeest crossing .
Everything went on well. I would definitely recommend Bonfire Adventures to all my friends inshallah.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing from start to finish
Just back from a seven day safari with big time safari.We have been waiting two years to do our safari because of covid,wow was it worth it,They made our safari so amazing from all the planning,whenever I emailed Martha she was always quick to reply,Then on safari our guide James made our safari so special,his knowledge was amazing,taking so much time to find the animals,The best compliment I can give Big Time Safari's is they made us feel like family,when we return to Kenya to safari again they are the only company we would use
So thank you so much again big time safari
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip and amazing guide- Ernest Moshi
We had a 5 safari days with the amazing guide and driver- Ernest Moshi.
Moshi have great knowledge and answer every question we ask. In addition, he helped us with every little thing, found the most interesting wild animals and all of that was with a smile and joy. We enjoyed our trip very much, we think it’s a lifetime experience, and Moshi did it authentic and incredible.
