IE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Faustin did absolutely everything on his power to make our stay in Tanzania delightful.
Thank you so much for everything Faustin. We enjoyed every second of our safari thanks to you guys. Every detail was perfectly organised, timings, scenarios, the food was lovely, and our tour guide, Novath, was the loveliest, most knowledgeable tour guy we have ever had the pleasure to be with.
We did a safari around Mikumi - smaller than other national parks but with the same beauty and animals, which allows you to see all the animals in a much less crowded park. We also traveled to enjoy the beautiful Udzungwa mountains national park, where we hiked up to the top to a wonderful waterfall (you can swim on the bottom)
I would recommend Faustin tours and Novath without hesitation.
Take care my friends! Hakuna Matata
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari was good but nonstop attempts for cheating against clients
Cheating : they always tried to find a way to get more money from there customers (change the price in shillings which has been already agreed by saying that the dollar currency is different today, giving only 2 rooms for 4 different group saying that there is no more accommodation available, skipping the morning game drive with an excuse of returning time back to Nairobi....). Just be careful and don’t trust them what they say as it is. Insisting what you have been promised in the program and negotiating all the time.
Safari: safari was not bad, the driver was quite experienced so you could see all the major animals that you can see in masai mara.
Car: they brought a van for actually suitable for six people but received a reservation for 8 people. We had to squeeze in in the small car for 7-8 hours driving. The backseat was too high so I had to bend my back and neck all the time.
Communication: the communication and customer service in nairobi office was very good, swift and helpful. They tried to resolve the problem but it seems that they don’t manage very well the subcontracted drivers and accommodation staff.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour operator and great service during our trip.
Thanks to our excelent tour operator the safari was living up to our expectations. Even more than that because of the great tour guide Noel who guided us to the most beautifull places and scenes. Could tell us a lot about the wildlife. Our overnight stays in the different lodges where very well chosen. Great accomodations with great hospitality.
MM
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
“I just want to bring to your attention the excellent customer service we receive on a case-by-case basis, every time, but they also go above and beyond...like in this case. This is excellent customer care! I just had to bring it to your attention. Thank you!”
NP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable heart-warming safari
Two of us spent 6days with our excellent guide 'Mathias'.
We knew soon he loved his job and tried his best for clients.
He was very friendly and always took care of us.
He drove safely and tried to find animals we wanted to see all the time.
Thanks to his heart-warming effort, we could see cheetahs , lions, leopards
several times ！ Especially we can't forget that we could see cheetahs hunting under
very our eyes.
Hot lunch was highlight in this tour!
Every meal was tasty . And Mathias's premium coffee every after lunch was very nice.
Listening to his beautiful song made us comfortable and felt just like we had been in Mathias!!
OutPost lodge we stayed in Arusha was very nice!
Hotel stuff was very friendly and offered a good service.
They had nice garden also. We wanted to stay more time.
We really enjoyed 6 days tour with Soul of Tanzania and 'Mathias'!.
Highly recommended to Rupia Adventure.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very enjoyable safari with a knowledgeable driver/guide
From the very beginning of our enquiries with Wildness Safaris, communications were reasonably timely & clear. We decided on a 5 day safari to Selous Game Reserve, with Days 1 & 5 being travel to & from Dar es Salaam, Nights 1, 2 & 3 in Selous Jimbiza Camp just outside the southern gate & Night 4 in Sable Mountain Lodge just outside the northern gate. Our accepted contract with them included Days 2, 3 & 4 as 3 full days of safari in Selous Game Reserve. We entered the reserve around 10am on Day 2 & then unfortunately rushed through the reserve to the north to exit by 10am on Day 4, as the entry & exit permits last for 24 hours. Consequently, we did not get our full day safari drive on Day 4 as per our itinerary & only 2 days of Reserve entry instead of 3. This was explained to the owner when we arrived back on Day 5, but disappointingly no offer of a refund of Reserve entry fees was made. These are around US$75 per person per day which is not insubstantial. However, we did thoroughly enjoy our 2 full days of safari with our driver/guide Steve & managed to see a lot of wild animals in this time, so didn’t feel we would necessarily have any seen different animals on Day 4 – just more of the same, but in different numbers & different environments. Steve’s knowledge of the wildlife was amazing & he showed lots of patience in answering our numerous questions. Overall, we would recommend Wildness Safaris.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari with Lion King Adventures was excellent from start to finish & met all our expectations.
From the very beginning of our enquiries with Lion King, Anna was fantastic to deal with. She was clear, honest & efficient in her communications with us & understood our requests regarding a 10 day Northern Circuit Safari. She has a great knowledge of the parks/reserves, as well as the accommodation options in or near them. Her suggested itinerary covered the areas we wanted to see but also provided ideal amounts of time to capture the essence of the northern circuit. Overall, she gave us confidence to choose Lion King & we were never disappointed. Everything ran smoothly & we were very impressed with the efficiency of the organisation as a whole, particularly in a country where efficiency is not a priority. Just the two of us in the 6 seater Toyota Land Cruiser was fantastic, as there was plenty of room to move around & spread out. Our driver/guide Salehe was magnificent to travel with & showed lots of patience with our numerous questions. His knowledge about his country, its people & its wildlife was amazing - we learnt so much! He was organised, thoughtful, courteous, polite & easy to get on with. We managed to see the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Western Serengeti, as well as the Big 5 plus a magnificent cheetah, as well as lots, lots more. We would advise other visitors not to rush their trip to the area, but allow a reasonable amount of time - basically, there are no guarantees about what you'll see from one day to another in this magnificent wildlife area & each day reveals unexpected surprises. We have absolute no hesitation in recommending Lion King Adventures to other travellers.
CA
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Can't wait to go back!
Love it! I definitely will do it again. Can't wait!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip!
It was amazing to see the wildlife in close range in their natural habitat. Our guide Benson was very good at finding them. He was careful to give the animals enough space so they were comfortable to carry on naturally. Very professional and responsible.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impressive
I read the good reviews of the company before my booking so my expectations were pretty high. I am not disappointed at all. My favorite moment was eating breakfast at Elsamere and watching a giraffe saunter by...