US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I had an amazing experience with them. Very professional and concerned about our enjoyment.
Fantastic! The Safari was an amazing experience! If I travel to Uganda in the future, I would definitely use their company again.
CZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing holiday with great organization and friendly driver
It was a great adventure. I spent 9 days with my family there. Our guide/driver Piter was very friendly and it was pleasure to spent time with him. All days were flexible for us and we had also posibility to use tailor made program. Accommondation was romantic, mostly in the middle of national parks. Our food was excelent.
I can strongly recommend Benson Safari Tour, because they are highly reliable. Thank you for great holiday ! Marek & family
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent travel services
It was such a memorable safaris.The acommodation ,driver and guide services were perfect
IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Tomodachi Tours & Safaris by Aoife
Our group of 8 really enjoyed the safari. Joseph was a friendly host who answered all of our questions regarding both the safari and local information . The meals and accommodation over the two days were excellent. We had a relaxing stay and we're all extremely satisfied with the hospitality and the quality of the tours.
PL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Car crush & stolen money - make sure not to book any trip with It Started in Africa!
The safari with It Started in Africa was a series of bad adventures and lost money.
The trip started with a car crush with a fuel truck in the middle of Ngorongoro conservation area, caused by our car breaks malfunction. It was very dangerous situation, fortunately we managed to continue the trip next day in a new car (even it worse shape), without very serious injuries, but being really shaken up, in pain and with multiple bruises.
Secondly, the problems with financials appeared. Enough though we covered all the fees and permits in advance we were forced to pay again for entrances to National Parks. Not only we had to cover the expensive payments again, but also we were hold on each gate for hours, losing time planned for our safari (above on a whole day that we already lost due to the car accident). Moreover, it turned out that the company did not pay their subcontractors as well, e.g. for our car rental. Therefore, on a final day of our safari we were hunted through the Ngogoro crater by the car owner, who insisted on immediate car return. Instead of enjoying the nature we were forced to participate in multiple arguments between our driver and the car owner about the missing money. The problems continued also upon our arrival to Zanzibar where we had to repay multiple transport fees, which again we already covered by us before.
We discussed it with the ITIA office multiple times and did not receive any attention or support, at certain point the office simply stopped answering the phone or returning emails.
We are also aware that this was not an exceptional case, as during our trip we have met several other groups, who had to repay the fees already covered and like us lost a lot of money.
We selected ITIA as tour operator due to their highly positive reviews at TripAdvisor. Unfortunately, those turn out to be absolutely not true. Not only they stole money from us, but most importantly they did not ensure safety and support during our trip. Make sure you never book any trip with It Started in Africa office.
CA
Awesome
Excellent great Safari experience
We had a wonderful tour with this company, cannot speak highly enough of their expertise, experience and they really looked after us. Our Kenya Tanzania safari could not have been better, had a good knowledgeable driver/ Guide, very much flexible, friendly and awesome in almost all aspect that would make our trip more enjoyable. Saw all the animals and the Lodges we stayed at were the best of all the lodges have ever used before on a safari like this. I highly recommend wild race AFrica for a great safari experience of a lifetime.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An awesome safari with a great tour guide
I booked a 4-day safari through Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater and Serengeti with a couple of other volunteers and the trip couldn't have been better. The communications ran smoothly and the price was fair. I didn't really knew what to expect from a safari except seeing some cool animals but the trip itself was more than I could have imagined. Our tour guide Sos gave explanations about the different animals we saw and really did his best to show us as much as he could. When we were searching for a leopard at the serengeti he kept driving for a while so we could spot one, which we finally did in the end. Although it was also because of a dose of good luck that we saw the things we saw (lions with 12 cubs eating their prey, a rhino passing the road right in front of us,...) the experience wouldn't have been the same with another company. The food was also really good and Sos was an easy-going, friendly guy who did everything he could to make this trip one of the best experiences I ever had.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wild Things Safaris support Hampshire Scouts
Where do we start with this? 4 years ago, some leaders from Hampshire Scouts had a mad idea to take a massive group of Scouts to Tanzania. We have worked with Wild Things on smaller groups, but scaling up to over 100 was going to be fun.
We can proudly say that Wild Things proved that they can cover everything from couples, up to groups of 110 Scouts. We had 6 different teams in Tanzania for over 4 weeks, and during this time, Wild Things deployed 19 vehicles and over 40 staff in drivers, cooks, project managers etc.
We had a complex program, with teams undertaking different activities at different times, and in different locations, hundreds of miles apart. We had challenges thrown at the scouting program, resorting in changes to the program, but Wild Things handled all of this without any fuss or issues.
All 110 us went on 5 different safaris in Mikumi National Park. Amazingly, all teams saw big cats, and had an amazing time.
A massive thank you to Roy, Zoe, Woody and all of the team at Wild Things. Hopefully, we will do it all again in 2020!!!
Jools
Julian Sore
Tanzania 2017 Expedition Leader
Hampshire County Scouts
IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari and Great Value for Money
I had an 11-day awesome, unforgettable trip across Kenya and Tanzania.
Peter, the owner was incredibly friendly, professional, very responsive and helpful throughout the whole booking process and even got me some local mosquito repellent that I requested. Both the Kenyan and Tanzanian crew made sure that I am having a great and memorable time and helped me in every possible way. They provided very personalized attention.
We saw the Big Five animals within the first three days of safari - and saw plenty of other truly unbelievable sights along the way. Cannot say enough good things about Peter and Africa Flash McTours! I highly recommend this company!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect local agency
The best way to climb Kilimadjaro !!! Amazin team :) We had a lot of fun
And of course don't forget to finish your trip with a Safari