TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice choice
Thanks to It started in Africa, we had the most memorable experience trip in Africa! They provide individualized itinerary and reply really soon. I can tell they really concerned what we need and what we asked. The last day, we forgot sending our post cards and left it in the lodge, they helped us send the post cards for free, so sweet! Highly recommend! Awesome!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari
Great safari!
Amazing lodges!!
A lot of animals (no leopards...too bad!)
BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A safari trip never to forget! Professional and good value for money.
Our trip was wonderfull. We visited with our teenage kids the main parks in Tanzania in 6 days. Everything was perfectly arranged by Megaadventure. The quality of the car was good and Ally, our driver/guide, went out of his way to make this an unforgettable trip. Specially when our kids turned ill on the 2nd day he made sure that the hotel was taking maximum care of them. He was always one step ahead and made sure the logistics of the trip went well. He was very respectful for the animals, the nature and the local people. The lodges and campsites selected by Mega were all outstanding and overall good value for money. At the end of the trip we felt that Ally became part of our family.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We whole heartedly recommend Benson Safaris! I encourage you to give them a serious look.
I don’t very often feel compelled to write a review except for when I encounter extremely exceptional or extremely horrific experiences. I don’t even take the time to write a review for businesses that mildly exceed my expectations or are a mild disappointment. I am speaking on behalf of the four of us in my family (Husband, Wife and 2 Children) when I say that Benson Safaris was beyond exceptional throughout the entire process from advising and customizing our itinerary, follow up along the way and the actual Safari experiences. I vetted about a dozen safari companies in Tanzania and took a leap of faith and booked our family of 4’s first safari with Benson because he was the most upfront with costs and provided pros and cons of each location we were thinking about experiencing with a bonus of being wildlife conservation minded. We ended up visiting the Central and North Serengeti for a few days, Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Eyasi to interact and experience the culture of a few tribes. Each day exceeded the previous in terms of the care and effort demonstrated by our driver and guide, and the wonderful people and sights to which we were introduced.
Part of the safari experience is sitting around a camp fire in the evening where the guests often discuss their days safari adventure. When comparing our safari experience with Benson Safaris to what others had from other companies it was clear that Benson and his team delivered a more successful safari experience. Our guide was not only extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife we encountered but more importantly he had the experience and the communication network to locate the specific animals and always found the perfect vantage point to view them. The thing we lucked out on that turned out to be the key safari ingredient, was having an experienced guide with a newer truck, which Benson Safaris delivered both. In our few days of Safari we saw the entire big 5 bucket list including Black Rhinos on two different occasions as well as having a front row seat to observe the Great Wildebeest Migration crossing the Mara River. We were the only ones around the camp fire that had experienced everything up close where many of the other guests merely attempted to witness these things and came back empty handed. I truly attribute the success of our safari to Benson’s guidance on creating our itinerary and his ability to hire experienced and exceptional guides.
One last thing to mention is that we traveled with younger children at the ages of 10 and 12 years old. If you have children, you know this can be a challenge. This was both of their first time traveling outside of the US and Benson and Amani (our guide) went above and beyond to make sure they were happy, engaged and comfortable. Amani, understood what animals our kids were most excited about seeing and made an effort to find them and get them close to them. Amani treated them with respect and spent time to educating them on the specific plants and animals that we were observing. Benson and Amani even remembered they had birthdays that month and made them feel special by singing happy birthday and sharing a slice of cake with them. Many companies will “accept” or “allow” kids but from my experience, very few will go out of their way to make kids feel special and treat them with the same respect as they would treat adults.
This was our first trip to Tanzania and our first safari which started out being an intimidating vacation planning experience. Benson earned our trust and made this experience pleasurable. On behalf of my entire family, we can whole heartedly recommend Benson Safaris and I encourage you to give them a serious look when you are planning a trip to Tanzania.
Thank You Benson Safaris! We will be back!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We are 4 adults who made a Safari southern circuit in private for 13 days with Raja Tours Tanzania.
Communication with Rajabu Msangi was very easy. We had excellent service. The guides were always very punctual, attentive and ensured our safety. The proposed route was very interesting and well balance. We enjoyed the reserve and the 2 parks. Everything was very interesting.The lodges, the hotels and the tent camp were good choices. The meals were excellent, plentiful and varied. We had a wonderful trip. We are satisfied with the trip to Tanzania (southern circuit) and we will not hesitate to recommend Raja Tours Tanzania for a safari. Good value for money.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice tours in Nairobi and Amboseli
The tours were nice but our guide in Nairobi tour went to wrong address and when he called to us we have not idea where was our accommodation.
The logistics for Amboseli tour was better, the guide was nice and quiet, he shared his passions about the amazing birds in the park.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Kiliholydays
Great experience. We had a 7 days safari program (camping in tent) including Tarangire, Serengheti, Ngorongoro, Hazahabe tribe and Manyara lake.
The proposed program fully met our expectations. In particular, we appreciated the two nights in Serengheti which gave us the opportunity of extensive game drives during sunrise and sunset times. Our driver (Thomas) was excellent: accurate and well-prepared driver with a lot of experience. He made us see many animals (all the big five plus many others), giving us interesting information (we learnt a lot) and being a funny mate during our breaks. Our chef (Innocent) was very professional and accurate with a lot of experience too. He cooked many delicious dishes, including African cuisine (something that we really appreciated) and he always kept an eye on our preferences. The head of the company (Mack) organized everything very well.
The camping in tent requires a little bit of spirit of adaptation but it is very rewarding in terms of nature experience, especially in such a beautiful country like Tanzania.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We felt cared for and encouraged. The team catered for an unwell member as well as supporting us too
The whole team contributed to the realisation of our dream to reach Point Lenana on Mount Kenya. One member of our 10 person team had a chest infection and was struggling. The way the team responded to this was inspiring and all os our family team made it to the summit. That said, the guides are very experienced and put your safety first at all times. A particular bonus for me was the outstanding cuisine! I will never forget the sunrise over Point Lenana. Thank you James and the whole team!
EG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely perfect.. Bravo sunup adventures
Our family had an adventure of a lifetime.. Thanks to Chris who responded to our emails and offered suggestions, we are grateful to the company being our first time to Kenya,our driver John was very knowledgeable and very informative... Keep up good work
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent service, very friendly staff, well-equipped vehicle for self-drive tour
We have rented a fully equipped Toyota Hilux for a self-drive tour of four weeks in Malawi. The staff of Land and Lake were very friendly and supportive. Especially when we suffered two flat tyres on 1 day: the superb service of Land and Lake ensured that we got to our scheduled destination with a taxi without hardly any delay and that our vehicle was repaired and delivered the next day at our destination. Would recommend anyone to chose for Land and Lake when travelling to Malawi!