HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Zsolt Banyai
An amazing wonder of Africa, you should see it for yourself! Lions and hyenas are very common, but seeing the black rhino is not guaranteed. There is no leopard and cheetah in the crater.
The scenery is what makes this probably the best park in the Northern circuit, and the abundance of water that supports great numbers of herbivores.
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Zsolt Banyai
Is animals density combined with the high general cost of doing safari in Tanzania makes this park a bad idea - I would rather spend more time in Tarangire or Serengeti than visiting this park again.
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great safari, but very commercial
We spent 4 days in the central part of Serengeti, and were rewarded with a number of great elephant and lion sightings. We also saw cheetahs a couple of times, but I would never say that seeing them is 'common'. Leopard is much harder, we did see twice, but no quality sightings.
The park is overrun by cars and tourists, so the bush vibe is gone as soon as a cat shows up - once we counted 40+ cars at a leopard sighting. Picnic sites and toliets are not well maintained especially compared to parks in South Africa e.g. Kruger NP. Roads are in horrible condition, on the day we left the park we saw 4 cars with various issues (broken axle, tire puncture, etc.). They are so bumpy that it is guaranteed that your lower back will hurt at the end of the trip.
It also costs a fortune to visit the park, and we felt paying 800 USD per day was too steep for it compared to South Africa, where you can have a nice time for about 250 USD per day in the Kruger.
All in all, it is fabulous how easily you can see lions every day around Seronera, but leopard is rare, and the tourists hordes are quite annoying sometimes. And it was so dusty!
TH
A hidden treasure– fascinating and interesting itself to discover!
One morning while heading to South to Omo River, we noticed on the road a huge tree lying blocking the roads. Looking around one by one a Hamar tribe showed up fully armed, all heading towards a car that had our friends excusing them for hit and run of their little cow. I will not tell what had happened next but everything here is primitive superbly and memorably experience to encounter.
HU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by Zsolt Banyai
Northern circuit is an amazing region in the country where national parks are almost next to each other. The terrain is quite carried, and animal density is great. The only issue is the cost which is quite steep because of the lack of infrastructure.
QA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing quantity and quality.
The guide makes quite a difference. We booked our safari late and we faced some challenges but our safari was incredible. We saw way more than what we expected. We knew that July was a good month but our guide was really good, he made us see so many animals and places. Take good note of this: Ask for Charles at Orongai Safari.
We will never forget this awesome experience!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A once in a lifetime experience!
We just got back from an amazing 10 day Safari that Earthlife Expeditions planned and customized for us. Our driver and guide Kessy Evod was knowledgeable, very attentive with a wonderful personality - a dexterous and adept driver on the dusty and extremely bumpy roads, he made sure we had an incredible experience and saw everything imaginable. We went from a wonderful scenic day trek to the first base camp in Kilimanjaro to the Tarangire National Park where we saw multitudes of elephants and their families, baboons, wildebeest and zebras. In Manyara we had a visit to a village and farms where there is an abundance of fruits and vegetables and had a delicious local meal. We also went to the Olduvai Gorge and their impressive modern museum and had a chance to visit a Maasai village near the Ngorongoro Conservation area. The highlight, needless to say, was time spent in Central and North Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, where we experienced the vastness and beauty of the savannah and saw all the wildlife imaginable - innumerable bird species, lions, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, and, ultimately, the migration of thousands of wildebeest. The accommodations, were always comfortable especially at the Simba Lodge in Tarangire and the Tanzania Bush Camps in the Serengeti. Surprisingly, there was WiFi and charging stations in the reception areas. The food too, always varied and good and especially so at Eileen’s Tree Inn in Karatu where the chef was innovative and exceptional! Thanks, once again, to Kessy for giving us the breaks we needed and for his help and caring attitude. It made the whole trip worthwhile - the trip of a lifetime!
Bonus: in August cool mornings and nights and NO mosquitoes!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just amazing!!
Everything about this trip was wonderful! My daughter is a vegan and the variety of food choices was good and plenty. The lodges were very comfortable and clean. We really enjoyed the entire trip. Our guide James was very helpful! Highly recommended! Samuel was very helpful as well organizing the trip!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful communication and very down to earth and insightful guide.
We had such a wonderful experience on the Gorilla Trek.
Our guide, Godfrey was amazing. He was so insightful and made sure that we were comfortable and happy on every step of the trip. I honestly cannot fault him. He even found us a great local restaurant to eat lunch at on the way to Bwindi
The Gorilla Trek was wonderful too, it was definitely an experience we won’t soon forget and we're very glad we chose to go with Bamboo Ecotours.
SA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazong Kenya woth Magical Retreats
We visited Kenya from 2nd to 8th August this year
After a long search i finalized the plan with Magical retreats specially after reading the reviews and a very helpful chat with Pamela.
She was very helpful and provided me with every information I needed.
We selected the lodges with mutual understanding.
She was also there to receive us at the airport.
We were very lucky to have Mr. Peter with us as our guide and driver. I think he is the best in spotting animals and our game drive in Masai mara was amazing.
Over all I will recommend them to everyone, and will definitely go with them in my next trip to Kenya.
