IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari experience with Seven Wonders and hoza as our guide!
My husband and I booked the mount Meru hike and 5 days safari trip with Seven Wonders- both experiences were amazing! We will focus on this review on the Safari part.
We took around 6 price offers from local companies and Seven Wonders gave us the best and fair offer, price and quality-wise.
From the moment we landed at Kilimanjaro airport Evelyn and her team took the best care of us, supported our every need, change, accommodation, question, and request. Our tour guide was Hoza and he was a real expert- I'll start from the end: we saw the great migration crossing of the Mara river! He knew where all the interesting things are, drove fast but safe, highly professional and knowledgeable guide, share with us stories and information about the wildlife, culture, and the country. Due to his experience, we had the best decision and chose an alternative route; We initially planned one day in lake Manyara, one in Serengeti, and one in Ngorongoro, and one day in Tarangire. in the first day we were offered an alternative of two days in Serengeti and one in Ngorongoro, and one day in Tarangire, since lake Manyara is currently flooded (we also saw this on our way to the Ngorongoro). I would definitely recommend two days in Serengeti- it is the most beautiful park, very close to Masai Mara and has a lot of wildlife. It was also the only reason why we had enough time to see the great migration crossing. We are very thankful that we were offered this alternative.
We chose the camping option and the facilities were OK.
The Seronera camp in Serengeti was not the best. There was no hot water and the bathrooms were dirty- it was manageable but something to take into consideration.
The Simba campsite of Ngorongoro was nice, hot water and pretty clean.
We were a group of 4 people, a guide and a cook- the food was great!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
efficient
Our guide, Solomon, was very punctual and thanks to his guiding experience we were able to enjoy the sight of very rare animals, including lions and their cubs, cheetas and also their cubs and an amazing encounter with a leopard. The jeep was spacious, very comfortable and the game rides were unforgettable.
The lodges and the tents we had were also of very high standards, the food was excellent and served in copious quantities and all the accomodation staff was very welcoming.
However, we wouldn't recommend the "tree top canope walk" which was charged 30 USD per person and consisted in a 450m walk during which we saw a couple of monkeys (there are literally hundreds of them in the regular game ride happening in the national parc).
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
I booked for ten days travel: Safari, Diani Beach and a few night stay in Nairobi.
Milkah was absolutely fantastic and so accomodating of everything that I needed. On safari Joshua was a wonderful dedicated guide with a genuine passion for the wildlife of Maasai Mara. All transfers were perfectly on time.
Could not have asked for a better, more perfect or reasonably priced experience.
Thank you for your fantastic work :)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Honeymoon in Tanzania
My husband Jonson and me spent 6 days Claws of Africa in Tanzania and it was beyond our expectation. Our guide showed us everything in the Parks Claws of Africa. His experience made our trip unforgettable. We saw every animals what we wanted and even the wildebeests river crossing. I can only recommend this trip.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Tanzania with ItStartedInAfrica
We had an amazing experience with Baraja who guided us through the parks. He made a lot of effort to bring us to the best places and made us to see all the animals what we wanted to see. He has a bright knowledge about the Safari experience and we only can recommend him!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
Verry good experience and seriously compagnie. I recommend, we plane took the option to 6 in the car and it was great.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended!! A great arranged trip to Zanzibar and safari in Tanzania!!
Highly recommended!!!
We have planned a fully (and complete) customized trip with Sylwia. She has planned every detail very well and knows who to work with to make your trip an unforgettable trip!!
First two days we went to Zanzibar, Stonetown and made several trips with several drivers and guides. Than we went to mainland Zanzibar, our driver was there waiting for us to drive us to the Safari, Selous game drive! One other couple joined us for this trip! This couple was very kind and we felt very comfortable with them the whole trip! We stayed two days at a lodge near to the Selous game drive reserve. We have done a boat-, drive- and walking safari. After that we droge to Kilwa and stayed there for two nights and have done several trips. We felt really king of the beautiful kingdom because besides us and the other couple, no one else was at the lodge. The food was really really great and the view was unforgettable!! After we went to Dar es Salaam and had the next day a city tour. The same evening we flew back to Zanzibar. Normally we should go back by boat, but because my wife had gotten sick during the boat trip in the first place to mainland, Sylwia booked us a plane ticket, this also shows the quality and service!!!
The last 4 nights we stayed on Zanzibar in a resort. This was really nice and we met some really nice local people there and made new local friends!
All the staff and all the people we we have been with during our trip are very nice, helpful, kind and calm people, we felt very comfortable! All the lodges, hotels and resorts were great!
A special thanks to Sylwia for the unforgettable trip, quality, service, value for money and everything. Also a special thanks for Iddy who made us feel comfortable at the first arriving and the whole mainland trip. A big thanks to all our drivers (Salim, Mohammed, Mohammed and Iddy) and also a special thanks to our guides (Bushwalking guide, Kilwa guide, Stonetown guide Mohammed).
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good Service
After contacting several safari companies I decided to go with Lion King because all my special requests where respected, plans where changed from my side few times and they always found the best solution - the company is very flexible, which is important in covid times. And we got rewarded! Even though we didnt ask for a German speaking Guide, we got one. Musa made our Safari incredible! He could read our minds and was really concerned that everyones wishes were fullfilled. He was very patient with us, could tell anything about every animal and even more explained a lot about his beautiful country. We really enjoyed our trip to the fullest, felt in safe hands and would 100% do it again! Thanks Musa for the great experience !
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A true, personalized, and attentive experience
My wife and I booked our honeymoon in Tanzania through East Africa Wild, amidst the pandemic and craziness happening in the world, and could not have been more satisfied.
Alym and his partners took very good care of us. They were always available to answer questions and help us feel comfortable, before and throughout our trip. The attentiveness to our concerns could not have been better.
We stayed 6 nights in Tanzania - one night in Arusha, one in Tarangire, two in the Serengeti, and one at the Ngorongoro crater. The hotel and lodges met or exceeded our expectations (especially Maramboi). Our driver was fun, friendly, patient, and very knowledgeable about the wildlife and vegetation. We saw everything: big 5, big cats, Rhinos, and more. The experiences were incredible!
Our itinerary was custom built and perfect for us. It considered everything from dates, lodges/camps, routes, expectations, and more; It was truly a personal experience. We then checked very similar itineraries against competitors (e.g. big name companies and local operators) and East Africa Wild provided better service and better value for money (before booking the trip). Now, after the honeymoon, we can also confidently say that we were NOT let down by the quality either. Our guide, our accommodation, our welcoming, our farewell, every detail, was met or exceeded expectations.
We highly recommend working with East Africa Wild to have your dream safari come true.
Finally, while in Tanzania, COVID-19 was among the least of our concerns. There is as much or more of a risk at home than any of the lodges or camps we stayed at.
Thanks Alym, Hasan, and the rest of the East Africa Wild team.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Honeymoon Safari!
I am so happy that we chose Right Choice Safaris for our 8 day honeymoon trip. Prior to the trip George and Millicent were so responsive and intent on making sure we got everything we wanted out of the trip. We ended up doing a lot of this last minute due to the uncertainty with COVID but they were able to get us reservations in all the camps/lodges that I wanted. They also offered a full refund if something changed last minute and we weren't able to come because of COVID. Luckily, that did not happen and we had the trip of our lives! Joshua, our guide, was absolutely fantastic! He knew tons about the animals and could tell by their behavior whether they were hungry and ready to hunt or were more likely to just relax. This resulted in us getting to see 4 cheetahs hunt and kill an antelope in Maasai Mara, an unbelievable sight! We also caught the wildebeest migration just on time, only having to wait about 20 minutes while others waited all day. There were a lot more highlights but I'll let you see for yourselves! It was a pleasure to spend 8 days with Joshua. He was truly knowledgable, very eager to please, flexible, professional and timely. I highly, highly recommend requesting him as your guide. Right Choice Safaris did an excellent job in making our honeymoon special including having every place we stay decorate our bed with flowers and they even added "Just Married" tire covers to the back of our jeep that were quite a hit with the other guides. Overall: fair price, excellent service, amazing experience.
