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A great experience
We went on safari last June. We were four adults, We visited three parks (Tarangire, Serengheti ed ngorongoro) for a total of four days and five nights trip.
Our guide Abdul was a competent and attentive professional. He also has an exceptional eyesight. we spotted many animals including the big five.
Everything went smoothly. Prior to departure, Roberto was always available to review and adjust the programme to accomodate our requests.
Accomodations were really good.
What we appreciated the most of Savannah Explorers was the planning and time scheduling. We took the best of the time there.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Private Safari and Cultural Tanzania Trip!
My wife and I had an unforgettable private safari trip with Easy-Travel(ET). We have contacted a number of Safari trip companies and we are so glad to make the final choice and went with Easy-Travel. Because ET was the last few companies we have contacted, we already had an idea how we wanted to spend the 8-days safari trip. Nonetheless, our consulting agent Godfrey was just so thoughtful and lined out the perfect schedule that we thought it fully utilized our time at Tanzania.
Godfrey was very responsive and clearly answered every questions we had and provided good suggestions. During our trip, we visited Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater.
Our guide was Hamdani, he was just excellent! Consider him the walking encyclopedia of wildlife, plants, geography and history of Tanzania. We didn't know much of wildlife (or very minimum) at the time of starting the trip. At the end, we could easily identify animals, tell their habits etc. It was like we finished a course of Safari-101! Hamdani had eyes of eagles and spotted wild-lives in distance. We were fortunate to catch leopard, the most secretive of the African big fives, three times during our trip. We saw groups of lions and elephants in very close-up distance and got some great picture shots. Not to mention other wild-lives all along our trip. You will get overwhelmed (well, in a good way) of safari animals. What impressed me most about Hamdani was that he was so proud of Tanzania.
Not only the safaris, but also the culture, the people and the nation as a whole. He was a great Tanzania promotor and encouraged us to spread the words of this wonderful nation and we certainly would do.
Another highlight of our trip was the visit to the Hadzabe and Datoga Tribes. It was totally a cultural shock and unique experience. These two tribes are not as advertised as the Masai people but it was very well worth the visit. Thanks to Easy Travel for the arrangement and we were lucky enough to have Mamoya as our local tribe guide. (These tribes speak their own languages). If you are reading this review and interested in some unique cultural experience besides safari. Please find out more and you won't regret!
The lodges and tents that we have stayed:
-Acacia Farm Lodge: Beautiful, very spacious rooms, great food and friendly staff.
-Kisima Ngeda Tented Lodge: Hidden germ, living in the woods, great food, warmhearted owner and staff. Don't forget to climb up the hill to see the sunset!
-Serengeti Tortilis Camp: Luxury in the tents and wild! Hyenas/lions were around at night. Superb staffing and food. Only drawback is that hairdryer is not allowed.
-Mbalageti Tented Lodge: Unbeatable view at the restaurant. A good stop at the Serengeti west corridor.
Easy-Travel logistics and the company:
Easy communication and payment, easy airport pickup and initial briefing. Got a chance to visit their new headquarter at the end of our trip for the farewell briefing. Very well organized company and excellent staffs. Impressed.
Using their slogan on the car to end our review. "Easy-Travel: Your Tanzania Friend". It truly was!
CL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
We organized our trip from Chile, so the company was very helpful, answering all our questions ver quickly. When we arrived, everything was excellent and worked as planned. We had a great time and really enjoyed our 6 days tour: the landscape and animals were amazing! It was a wonderful experiencie. Also our guide, Michael Dominick, he is very wise and kind, so it was very nice to share with him. We are very thankful.
About the details of the tour, the lenght was good, as well as the places we were: Tarangire, lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngoro Ngoro. Our favorite accomodation was the Burunge tented camp, because of its beautiful view, and also the Kilima valley tented lodge on the Serengeti, where you could hear lions and hyenas from very close in the middle of the night.
We totally recomend this trip and the agency "It Started in Africa".
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Terrific experience, Terrific value
We booked this tour to go on a professional safari & also to get ideas on how to do our own self drive safari. Ryan was very informative with all of the safari's he took us on & then very helpful with lots of information for us to do our own safari's afterwards. We booked as only two people online & were really pleased to find that weren't going away with a big group. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & loved all the meals that were provided & our accommodation at Kruger, so we totally recommend 'Wild Planet Safari' to anyone interested in booking one. It was a very exciting experience & worth every cent!!!!
AT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The whole trip was positive, nature and animals impressive, people are very warm, lodges clean.
The expectations were exceeded, the safaris well organized , communication was very good, support service was confidential,
Many great, unique and memorable memories
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience for sure will go back and do the Gorilla Trekking
Over all was great, very professional in their communication and comforting my concerns as first time trip to Uganda. Was satisfied with their hotel bookings, and the plan for the entire trip including site seeing in Kampala. Their driver was on time for pick up from airport and drop off very friendly and informative
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It was out of this place and accomodating.
Excellent service,it provided a relaxing atmosphere and good hospitality.
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding 8- day Safari
We decided to book a safari with Meru Slopes based on the previous ratings and competitive prices. The tour truly exceeded our expectations.
Prior to the safari, Geoffrey was extremely responsive and was eager to answer all our questions. The accommodation included in the price is well located in Arusha.
Ziggy, our driver/guide, and Adel, our cook, made our 8 day safari an unforgettable experience. Our tour included Serengeti Nationalpark, the Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire NP and Arusha NP. Together with four fellow travelers and our guide, we could set the program together ourselves in order to have a partially tailored program fitting our wishes (in our case visiting northern Serengeti in order to see the Mara river crossing of wildebeests).
The accommodation was basic yet the crew made sure we felt like home at all times.
We highly recommend Meru Slopes as it offers great value for money. We always slept in public campgrounds in the NP and had extended game drives tailored to our advantage.
Thank you Meru Slopes for the great experience!
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip
Thank you. That was best safari. Everythink was perfect. Driver David .... best driver. We have seen big five and so many animals, like in TV. Thank you. I can rekommend foot slopes!!!!!
Tarangire, serengeti, crater ngorogoro.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superbly organised family of five holiday, great advice and assistance with Walter's personal touch
We were referred to Walter Kohrs (Safari Onine) by other Aussie friends who have previously used him. The attention to detail and the speed of replies made booking this holiday in Africa very easy. Previously I have organised most holidays by myself online but this was much better as I did not need to do all the research or have the headaches. Walter's knowledge, personal experience and great advice was immeasurable.
We utilised the most with our time away (22days) going to Cape Town, Botswana, Victoria Falls and Sabi Sands (Total 4 game parks). All transfers and internal flights (7) ran smoothly. Safari online even checked in our airline tickets online at the appropriate time.
I was also extremely impressed by the virtual online itinerary supplied once the holiday was booked.