20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Catherine
The vast plains were a nice change to lake ndutu, saw many herds of elephants which was really cool
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Ngorongoro Crater by Catherine
The crater was beautiful and was s
Cool to see so many animals habitating there.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Tarangire National Park by nicole_reigelman
Tarangire is home of the storied baobab trees, and they are amazing. The park also had an incredible amount of elephants; I'd estimate that we saw hundreds. Also, which termite mounds may not seem exciting, there was a part of the park that had a field full of them; all several feet high. It wasn't something I could capture in a photo. WE also saw wildebeest, giraffes, lions, and plenty of zebras to highlight a few. We stayed at one lodge (Sopa), but had lunch at another and both were delightful: serene, clean, with good cuisine.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by nicole_reigelman
Lake Manyara seemed smaller to me than other parks, but had a wealth of birds and other wildlife, especially monkeys and baboons. I was there on an overcast and windy day which made for a different and fantastic experience.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing diversity of wildlife; more lions than I've seen at any other park in Africa.
We spent one day in Ngorongoro Crater. The drive up to the top of the Crater alone was amazing. We were traveling with Ranger Safaris, and we were very confident in our guide's ability and knowledge. We stayed at the Sopa lodge, apparently one of only three on the Crater's rim. Service and food were fantastic,and wildlife wandered right up to the sun porch on the back of our room. Weather changed throughout the day, which made for a great experience. I've been on over a dozen game drives, and would say the standouts at the Crater were seeing a pride of 12 or more lions, a pond full of hippos who were rolling over in the water, and hundreds of zebras. What a day! Highly recommended part of any trip to Tanzania.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Serengeti National Park by Gordon Magee
Such as vast area that one can not readily comprehend all that it encompasses
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Gordon Magee
Excellent area with such a diverse ecology
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65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip of a lifetime. More to see than one could possible image
We recently had the unique opportunity to visit the Ngorongoro Crater during a Safari arranged by Road Scholar. It is a phenomenal destination and must see to anyone visiting East Africa. During our trip we toured Amboseli National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Carter, Serengti and Masai Mara. The highlight was the base of Ngorongoro Crater with its large variety of animals and birds that inhabit the Conservation area around Lake Magadi. We were able to easily view and photograph from close range elephant, cape buffalo, rhino, wildebeast, ostrich, zebra, topi, eland, warthog, gazelle, waterbuck, jackal, grey crowned stork, tawny eagle, black-sholdered kite, sacred ibis, weaver bird, kori and Hartlaub's Bustard, and many other birds. In the evening we enjoyed excellent entertainment and dinner at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge on the Crater rim. We highly recommend this facility for its rooms, views and superb food. Our guide was Edwin Nyabuto. He was the best possible guide in every aspect (knowledgeable, articulate, patient, helpful, caring of all participants)
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
So much wild life, great accommodation, 4 star tour operator
The wild life viewing was excellent, saw the big five and and was blown away by the number of animals everywhere. Weather was great, warm still days and mild nights. Both mid-range tented camps were awesome, like glamping, the Rhino lodge was also great. The lunches that our tour operators organized were not great.
Our guide was knowledgeable and got us close to the animals however his communication with the daily plans weren’t good, there was some communication problems and we were not told about certain experiences that we could have had, and had to wait around a couple of hours for differences in tours between other people in our car. There was some awkwardness regarding the tip, the guide accepted ours but other people in our group who offered less were made to feel bad and the guide asked for more from them which I thought was distasteful. We weren’t advised of tipping amounts/expectations prior to trip. Overall, has a great time and would reccommend the safari to others!!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Tanzania by nicole_reigelman
Tanzania was beautiful with friendly people. The lodges were incredible, and driving though the countryside to get to them was a pleasant experience as well.