US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Most incredible trip of my life! Every detail was perfect! Service was safe and first class!
Experienced guide and driver and luxury accommodations!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari of a Lifetime!
Despite COVID-19 we took the plunge at the end of September and travelled. This was our sixth safari vacation, but accounts of an empty Serengeti were too much to resist. Luckily, we found a safari operator, Mama Savana, who was willing to work with our last-minute requests and assure us of ultimate flexibility should flights cancel or our COVID test turn out positive. Alex was great to work with—always professional and friendly and he went over and above regarding prompt responses; at one point I asked him if he ever slept since I’d receive responses in Tanzania’s late evening hours. Alex put together an excellent trip for us that included, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Central and Northern Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. Camps ranged from amazingly luxurious to good—I asked for the range of accommodation to balance cost and luxury, and Alex listened.
Our guide Allen was one of the best we’ve encountered during our safari experiences; a true safari master. Often once guides learn we’ve been to Africa they stop educating us, even though we ask them to share their knowledge. Allen was awesome, lots of information!! He has great overall knowledge and great bird knowledge. We loved that he carried bird field guides so that he could show us the bird in the book. I’d take a photo of the page right after the bird photo so It’d be an easy ID a month later when I started sorting through photos. Allen was great at making sure we got good photos and has a keen eye for lighting and composition. Allen is also an amazing “spotter” which certainly provided experiences we may not have had without him. Allen understands animal behavior and was able to time our approaches to increase the likelihood of seeing a specific behavior. For instance, in the Ngorongoro Crater we witnessed a male ostrich executing a courtship dance to an interested female. We watched from a distance until the female laid down and the male quickly ran over to receive his prize. Only once the male started running toward the prostrate female did we maneuver closer—if we’d have moved too soon, the pair may have changed their minds and we’d have missed the mating. We also saw a large group of wildebeest crossing the Mara on Oct 5th! Allen hung back from the riverbank for that one too and encouraged patience explaining the likely behaviors we would witness prior to a potential crossing. After two hours it happened, and it was an amazing experience that will forever be etched in our memories. Lastly, Allen has a fun sense of humor and was a great traveling companion, we gained a friend on that safari!
Every safari is a once in a lifetime experience but having the wildlife essentially to yourself in one of the world's premier safari destinations is an unparalleled experience unlikely to ever be repeated again. While this experience was certainly unique, having an expert planner and an expert guide, like Alex and Allen, will set a solid foundation for your safari. Thanks Mama Savana!
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
We did a 4-days safari to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara national park. We had a wonderful, relaxed and amazing time with Didas, our driver guide, and with the company Furaha Tours that organised everything very well and smoothly. The recommended lodge and tented camp were great. Our guide Didas was extremely nice, very professional and experienced. We saw many different wild animals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, he knew all the places where to go, We really had a great time together. We highly recommend Furaha Tours.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience
Memorable Safari experience, Suricata safaris showed a total professionalism from the first email we exchanged with Hilary he replied emails quickly, sometimes in minutes. Adapting the trip to our needs, finding solutions to any request. The guide Ezekiel was fantastic, attentive to everything we needed, always smiling, friendly, speaking a very good English and able to take us to the right place just at the perfect time. We saw the big 5, with Leopard walking very close to us, elephants, hippos, cheetah, leopard, crocodile, giraffes, baboons, zebras ..... Unforgettable experience and we recommend the experience to anyone wants to visit Tanzania.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful
We received good treatment from the staff. They are true professionals and we couldn't ask for more.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safari Experience
Memorable Safari experience, Suricata safaris showed a total professionalism from the first email we exchanged with Hillary he replied emails quickly, sometimes in minutes.
Adapting the trip to our needs finding solutions to any request. The guide Ezekiel was fantastic, attentive to everything we needed, always smiling, friendly speaking a very good English and able to take us to the right place just at the perfect time. We saw the big 5, with leopard walking very close to us, Elephant, giraffes, baboons, cheetah, Hippo, Zebras..... Unforgettable experience and we recommend the experience and to anyone wants to visit Tanzania.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic trip to Hwange - Nehimba & Bomani Camps
A big thank you to the Off2Africa team for the Hwange recommendation and for facilitating our booking at Nehimba and Bomani Camps. Service was prompt, professional and lots of questions were well answered - making sure all our needs were met!
The trip itself was incredible. The camps facilities, meals, activities and staff were of a high standard and we had a wonderful time. Highly recommended!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great trip to the beautifull area arround Fort Portal, Arlanda Tours offered a great programme!
I enjoyed all of the Fort Portal tour: the castle visit with the history, the local diners, the top of the world walk, the hot springs, the monkeys, the fields with tea plants, the mountains, the views, the card games (especially those that I won) and the great hospitality of Hidaya and her team.
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour
They arranged for me and my wife a two day one night trip to mikumi national park and a visit to masaia village
Sylwia was very helpful she arranged everything just one day before the trip because I booked last minute
Iddi the driver picked us from dar essalam airport , he was very nice and friendly and we reached camp bastian in 6 hours , we had lunch there and visited masaia village which we really enjoyed we bought souvenirs from the village and got to learn about their traditions
Then we returned to the camp , had dinner and went to sleep
The camp is very good, clean, tasty food and friendly staff
Then in the morning we had breakfast and went for an eight hour safari game drive
The mikumi park is nice but doesn't have many animals we were very lucky to see the leopard but unfortunately we did not see lions or hyenas and we had lunch during the game drive
We finished the game drive then Iddi drove us back to the airport
NO
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well serviced
During the pendemic Rwandan government sets a lifetime offer of a discount to see the gorillas i took the opportunity while i was suffered enough to afford the permit. Aimable of Home Rwanda Safaris was the unswer, i contacted throuh their website and responded within minutes and he gave me a reasonable offer. The guide was excellent until we arrived in the jungle and start to see them with park guides, overall experience was quite amazing.
