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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Company!
I’ve owned and operated a photo safari company since 2016, and have been bringing people to Africa on safari since 2012. My review is completely uninfluenced.
I first met Godlisten of Rumi Safaris in 2021 when I brought clients to Tanzania on a Great Migration photo safari. Godlisten was our driver and local guide. I immediately liked him for his comfortable and professional demeanor. Once we hit the road, my respect grew exponentially. He was a good and safe driver, great communicator as he shared insights about what we were seeing, and very thoughtful about our comfort. I decided that he would be my source for all of my trips to Tanzania, and he’s the person to whom I refer solo travelers outside of my trips—and no, I don’t receive a commission for those referrals. I refer people to the best providers around the world because I want them to have exceptional experiences.
Godlisten and Rumi Safaris are perfect for my clients. Not only is he excellent at spotting wildlife and birds, he gets us in position for photography. As a pro photographer, I need perfection so my clients can get exceptional photos. A quarter of a tire forward, “this much” to the right, those instructions are the difference between a perfectly clean shot versus a blade of grass in front of an animal’s eye. Godlisten hits it every time. From the beginning, he took the time to learn why I needed precision, and he’s taken that knowledge to a level that gives every client an advantage for a deeply immersive trip whether or not they are a photographer.
Godlisten started his own company, Rumi Safaris, to better control the service he provides to tourists and to better provide for his family. His in-depth knowledge of his country and culture offer his guests a unique spin during their visit. His knowledge of wildlife, their habits and territory, and his passion for sharing Tanzania’s wild treasures means that you will not just see elephants, you’ll feel like part of the herds. Your heart will pound as you share the nervousness of the first wildebeest to go over the edge into the Mara River. Your heart will rumble and swell with the reverberating roar of a lion calling to his pride. Because he owns his own company, he takes great pride in knowing that guests enjoyed every moment of the trip and got great value for their investment.
Through it all, you’ll feel safe on the roads. He’ll find out what interests you the most and you'll love the accommodations and itinerary Godlisten puts together for you. He’ll skip the tourist traps and help you find an authentic experience. You’ll create a friendship with someone who sees you as more than an income. Godlisten sees you as a vital part of this moment, a guest who is sharing an incredible adventure, and ultimately part of the family of the people of Tanzania. He’s truly an ambassador for his country, community and culture.
If you are searching for a meaningful experience and a provider who is invested in the success of your bucket list trip to Tanzania, I highly recommend Rumi Safaris. I believe you’ll be writing a similarly glowing review after your 5-star trip. :)
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
2 day safari
This was a great trip, saw so many animals and birds. Accommodation was excellent. Staff friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari at a Good Price
The Suricata 2 day safari to the Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire was the perfect one for us - the crater was breathtakingly beautiful and rich with a wide variety of animals. Tarangire was different experience also with many great sights. The Suricata safari was well organised, the staff very helpful (which made booking a breeze) and the safari leader was friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable. I will be happy to travel with them again.
CN
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great hospitality, wonderful trip in Tanzania, top 1 company in Tanzania
I joined Kilimanjaro and Safari trip with Kiliclimb, I would rate this experience 10/10, can’t tell how surprised that I felt about Tanzania because of this tour company. If it wasn’t the group that they provided us, me and my friends wouldn’t reach to the summit. They provided us fabulous views and service. 5 star service, super nice and super good. Safari trip was awesome, guide was super enthusiastic about animals. Kiliclimb company provide outstanding service and strive to provide their customers outstanding experience in both Kilimanjaro trip and Safari. These are all true words from my heart. I will introduce them to my friends and I highly recommend it to you all!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent 👌
We enjoyed the flexibility with my family and their guides were very knowledgeable,
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible experience
We had an excellent safari with Suricata. From booking, to debrief, the customer service has been exemplary. They are a very flexible company who listen to guest requests and tailor the tour to meet their needs. Our guide Gordon was constantly making sure his service was meeting our expectations, we were fortunate enough to see all of the big five, and much much more. Tito the chef catered to our dietary needs (vegan) very well and each meal was different and tasty, always plenty of freshly cooked food, whereas majority of other tours were eating packed lunch! We had a briefing on arrival from Daniel, and then a debrief afterwards to take any feedback (all positive from us)! Thank you Suricata, until next time.
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was great, Very good driver, good food, good acomodation and saw a lot of animals!
The comunication before trip was nice. The booking was easy. Pacient via MPESA. The driver pick us on time, then we met the rest of the group and out driver Denis. Denis was really nice and said us a lot of information About the animals, safari etc. Food at our accomodation was good and accomodation was great. Hot water and electricity 😁 we enjoyed it at all.
Great guide
Eddie was an amazing funny guide with so much knowledge & we saw most animals in the park including everything we nominated as a must see. Highly recommend Mo-Africa and if you’re lucky you’ll get Eddie as a guide
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely exceeded my expectations.
Eddie the Happy Chappy was fantastic- he asked us at the start what the group wanted to see and he worked so hard to get to everything. We saw almost everything and had an enjoyable time doing so. Plenty of time for pictures when we wanted and moved on when we were ready. Amazing time!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator is amazing everything flowed and we had a really great time.
We had an incredible day in Kruger with Eddy, he really is a great guide, he spotted lots of animals and birds we didn’t see and gave so much detailed explanations. Thank you so much for the experience!!