SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lifetime Adventure
It is a good company. They organized our meeting, accommodation and Kilimanjaro climb at the highest level. The guide and porters are very sociable and friendly. I am very happy to get new unforgettable impressions. My special thanks to my guide named Julius. He is very attentive and meticulous. He scrupulously watched my health and wellbeing. In hard time he shared his raincoat with me. He is a very good man!!! Due to him I improved my knowledge of English and overcame language barrier. I also want to thank all team that accompanied me: Samora, Amri, Andrew, Maziku, Richard, Abraham and Samuel. By the way, do not worry about food. The cook will note your wishes and cook meals that you want. The most important is not lose the appetite at an altitude. I would like to tell those who decided to climb that the main thing is to believe in yourself and properly count your forces. During all route you will be measured the oxygen level in blood and the pulse rate. Listen to the guide and choose the right speed. Good luck to everyone! And lastly I want to thank manager Janniken for the good tips and well organized work.
Highly recommend to Rupia Adventure and experience team
TR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safari , Trustworthy Operator, Friendly Staff
With Hekima, we did a 4 day safari (Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro) and 2 day trips to Kikuletwa Hotsprings and Kilimanjaro.
Safari experience was really good. Our driver/guide Moses was really experienced and friendly. He knows where to drive and when to start the game drives. In Serengeti, we started the game drive at 6:00 and saw a kind of conflict between a lion and hyaena clan just at the beginning. Many safari cars came half an hour later and missed the whole show.
The food in safari was above my expectations. If protein is important in your diet, you must bring it for yourself. Meat amount was little as expected.
The sleeping bags and tents are taken from a place in Mto wa Mbu. I guess most operators do the same since I saw similar tents in campsites. Tents were a bit smelly at first night. Sleeping bags have different models and conditions. Some of them are not suitable for the night at Ngorongoro especially for the girls (5-10 'C). But wearing layers during the sleep can suffice.
The only problem in our experience with Hekima was in Kilimanjaro Day hike. We started the day nearly 2 hours later than suggested time and we needed to rush a lot for completing the hike before 6pm (after 6 hiking is prohibited). Because of this we could not see Maundi Crater and did not enjoy the hike since we did not give breaks and need to complete the whole hike in 4 hours (nearly double speed). They must be more careful on this kind of arrangements and must consider the traffic and park rules.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Experience
I spent an amazing trip safari with Savannah.
Their organization was excellent, always ready for all my needs.
I advise everyone to do tours with them.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had such a great time with this tour operator and I definitely recommend it to others!
The staff always did their best to make us feel comfortable. Communications was good, Service was great and all of the staff was super friendly.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
a perfect tour
The safari was great. My clients really appreciated it. They were very close to nature and animals and enjoyed it.
The baloon safari was a great opportunity and they loved it.
Thanks for everything !
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
They have handled our teams in a very professional way,time conscious and go out of their way.
Aramati as earlier mentioned has handled our work teams in a very respectful way. Some of our teams have even gone out of their way to use them on separate private safaris. They have lived up to their name of being punctual,warm and pleasant to out clients. Our organization continues to use them and will always do over and time again.
FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wahooo
Good communicqtions, good organisation, the tour has done everything he said.Great tour
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Upmarket Safari trip with some amazing animal moments
We went to see animals and that is what happened. It was sometimes hit and miss but we were covering vast areas and animals don't stand around waiting for us to snap them. The safari guides/drivers were very knowledgeable and capable bushman able to see animal tracks when they were driving. They were incredible drivers and tried to get us up close to the animal without causing either the animals or ourselves any harm. We enjoyed the accommodation especially the unfenced stays that we had, on those nights we had a lot of elephant activity and it is a wow factor to have large animals so close. All in all looking forward to going back to Africa.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent service from the entire staff.
The best tour agent I've ever used. They always give me the best rates for my flights. Select best hotels within my budget. And mostly I love the way they treat me as a client. Their dedication to what they do clearly shows they are there to give the best services to whoever walks into their doors.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience for our honeymoon safari with Lion King Adventures
That was our first safari ever and part of our honeymoon, so we wanted to make 100% sure that it would be a great experience. And it was! Anna went above and beyond to make us feel like home. She was truly fantastic, she spent time with us explaining us what to do/avoid and she even helped us with our transportation in Zanzibar which was not part of our trip. Sadi, our driver was fantastic, extremely kind and knowledgable. We saw all the big5 by day 2 already. Our car never had any issue, and we did see a lot of cars with mechanical problems at the side of the street with travellers waiting. For us, that was a 5-star experience and when we come back to Tanzania, this is our safari operator.