US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
customized, personal and all details are handled! we are safe. Details are handled well!
I have been using Zambezi Safari & Travel Co. for many years. Liz is my consultant. We email and her response is fast and she is patient with all my questions and decision making.
We have had great trips and no issues
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent driver and guide, well organized, flexible, relaxed and fun
Mr. Schreiner is an excellent organizer, very knowledgable about Zambia and Malawi, he made sure all went smoothly and that we are well taken care of. I highly recommend his services and his company. Everything was superb!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic tour by a really passionate team!
My friend and I went on a fantastic 6 day tour to Queen Elizabeth park on safari, trekking with the chimps and gorillas, and then to Lake Bunyonyi Richard was great with communication and planning, and our guide/driver Deo was a legend! Safari was great fun, but it was the trekking with the chimps and gorillas that was the most impressive part. Lake Bunyonyi was then an excellent relax at the end of the tour. Accommodation was a great mix, with more budget places right near the safari at the beginning and then fancier places at the end - but I believe they are happy to tailor to people's preferences.
Most impressive though was the real passion these guys have for conservation, education and Uganda as a whole! Hearing them talk about the protection of animals in the parks or describing the work the company does supporting local schools - it was very moving. Keep up the great work you guys, and I would 100% recommend them!
NL
Great team, great experience
We went to 4 safari parks with Vuriva and had the best time. Fast responses, professional team and very experienced on the field. Would recommend it to anybody!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Honeymoon for the ages...!!
Rose and the team helped plan our incredible honeymoon which started at the Banyan Tree in the Seychelles, continued on to Singita Boulders (maybe the best place on Earth...), on to Madikwe Hills and then finishing at the Ellerman House (maybe the second best place on Earth...) in Cape Town. This my was first time planning such a trip and Rose was incredibly helpful. Not only did she custom plan the entire itinerary which was challenging given how many stops we made (11 flights in total!) but she delivered a custom welcome package a couple of months before the trip with flight numbers, packing lists, local customers, travel guides, and other special considerations. Where necessary, she arranged for someone to meet us inside the airport as well as drivers at each of the stops to shepherd us to our next destination. Moreover, given this was our first time to Africa and the number of stop we were making I had a lot of questions once on the ground there. Rose was quickly responsive with all of my emails which gave my wife and I are great sense of reassurance and relief that everything was being handled, and it was. Would definitely recommend Rose and the team to anyone booking a trip to Africa and who wants to ensure that their trip is custom-tailored to their desires, rather than a “canned”, mass-marketed experience. Wish we were still there...
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was the most amazing experience ever
Everything was fantastic, our tour guide Anael was very knowledgeable and and professional. He really made the tour an amazing experience. I would go again and recommend to others.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value, fantastic experience
We had a 2 night 3 day safari in the Mara which we thoroughly enjoyed. The staff were attentive and friendly and the package was outstanding value for what was included. Accommodation is simple but it makes the experience more authentic!
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari!
In the end of october 2016 we went on a 4-day camping safari with Safari Porini. We went to Tarangiri, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti. It was fantastic! There were only three of us in the vehicle plus Charles, who was our guide and drive, and Anwar, who was our chef (and makes the best pancakes!!!).
Before the safari Charles (our guide) was very helpful. We had to go to many different ATMs to get enough money and Charles drove us all around Arusha, so we wouldn't have to walk around with that much money. I would recommend bringing US Dollars to Tanzania to make things easier.
The safari started with an early morning pick-up at our hotel in Arusha. Charles let us decide for ourselves when we wanted to leave but recommended us to leave early to we would have as much time as possible in Tarangire National Park, which was our first stop. In Tarangire we saw lions, zebras, wildebeest, antelopes, elephants, giraffes and lots of other animals. Charles is an excellent guide! He knows a lot about the park and the animals, and he could answer any question we asked him (and that was a lot!). We also saw lions feeding on a zebra that they had just killed. Unfortunately we missed the hunt!
From Tarangire we drove to our campsite in the town of Mto Wa Mbu. When we arrived the tents were already erected and we had time to shower and take a swim in the pool before dinner. Dinner was served and what a dinner! There was more than enough food and it was delicious.
The next day (after an excellent breakfast) we drove to Serengeti, passing Ngorongoro Crater, where we stopped for a stunning view. At the entrance to Serengeti we had our lunch pack, which was homemade. We had a chance to look at the view while Charles and Anwar fixed our papers. We spent the day driving around Serengeti. It is a very big area and the animals are much further apart than in Tarangire, but again Charles was fantastic at spotting the animals. We were up close to three lions, so close that I could almost touch them. We got some excellent pictures! We are saw a leopard which had just killed an antelope. The day after we came back, where it was eating it in a tree. We were so close, you could here the bones crunching!
We came late in the afternoon to our campsite where we had time to shower before dinner. After dinner we were looking at the stars and a hyena passed by about 30 meters from where we were sitting. Charles was there to make us feel safe and told us not to go out in the middle of the night to go to the toilet.
The next morning we drove our very early to watch the sunrise. We saw a pack of hyenas hunting a small antelope. We drove for many hours and again saw lots of animals including a cheetah up close where we were the only vehicle nearby. After a late brunch we drove around some more and then continued to the campsite by Ngorongoro Crater. Here we spent the night after a hot shower with zebras wallking around the campsite.
The next stay we started out early to get as much time as possible in the crater. Fantastic views and lots of animals. We even spotted the black rhinoceros after searching for a while. It was far away and hidden in the bushes, but again Charles with his excellent skills made sure that we found it.
At last it was time to go home because our time was up, and we had to make it out of the Ngorongoro area before our pass ran out.
All in all it was a fantastic trip! It more than lived up to my expectations and we also arranged a trip to Kilimanjaro with the same company. Charles offers a reasonable price and has a limit to how low he will go so as not to compromise the quality of the trip. I can definitely recommend Safari Porini to anyone.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fun and experience never-before
I traveled through Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti in 4 days. Very excited to be within 20 meters of not-so-easy-to-find cheetah after driver-guide's one hour effort.
Experience level: 2-5 safaris
highly professional and well organised
Good professional driver / guide. Well organised and timely service.