50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organised and excellent service with very goog guide and cook
We were in safe hands with Geoffrey and his staff. Our guide Hillary knew his stuff and gave us an excellent safari experience.
We had a lot of very valuable tips from other users and would like to emphasise the following:
. The guides can be very busy juggling things so it is worthwhile always clarifying with them things like what time and where exactly everyone is meeting up that day, whether you need to pack up your things first thing in the morning, etc
. If you can, take a good set of binoculars- while the guide had one it is not enough when it matters.
. Take toilet paper and mosquito repellant
. While sleeping bags are provided the quality is a lottery - some are thin and on some the zipper doesn't work. We suggest taking a sleeping bag inner, which doesn't take up much space.
. Plenty of water is provided so you do not need to stock up beforehand.
. You can recharge phones and cameras in the vehicle, which we found particularly useful.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We Saw Everything!
Issack was great! He knew where to find even the rarest and hardest to spot animals. He doesn't miss a thing! Plus, he always managed to park in exactly the right place for pictures.
Our trip included the Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and a visit to several tribal communities that welcome visitors to learn about their culture. Overall an amazing experience that I'll never forget!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Experience - Saw SO MANY Animals
We decided on Maasai Wanderings based on a friend's recommendation. We were amazed at the variety and number of animals that we saw. We chose a private safari. Our guide, Godwin, picked us up at the airport and explained so much about the animals eating, mating, and migration habits. We were able to get really close to many animals and saw hunting, eating and mating activity. We stayed 5 nights in lodges and 3 nights in tents. We visited Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire. If I had it to do over, I might have only picked 3 parks and stayed at least 2 nights in each location - but we requested all 4 parks, and they scheduled exactly what we requested. We enjoyed the visit to a Maasai village, truly an amazing experience. The trip of a lifetime.
SE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour operator - my trip became more than I could have ever imagined!
I did an 8 day Kilimanjaro-trekking (we made it to Uhuru peak), 5 day-safari and 4 day stay at Zanzibar, all arranged and overseen by Soul of Tanzania. Most of my contact was with Iris who was always very professional and made great recommendations from the beginning to the end. Zanzibar is a bit generic though (all-inclusive luxury hotels are essentially the same wherever in the world you are), but the safari and the trekking are both memories for life. The accomodation that Soul of Tanzania had picked for us (3 different camps: Pakulala in Ngorongoro, Chaka Chaka Kiota in Serengeti and Nimali in Tarangire) were mindblowing. In particular, Nimali was something not of this world. Luxury in all respects, and at night, just before sunset, large hordes of elephants and buffaloes came to the camp to drink water from the trench that Nimali Camp has made for them there. They were all standing like 5 meters from the pool, in total like 40 elephants and almost the same amount of buffaoes! Wow.
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kenya and Tanzania Safari plus Zanzibar
Bush 2 City did an excellent job planning a 17 day private safari to Kenya and Tanzania in March, 2017. Hotels were excellent. We had a private land cruiser for the entire experience with great driver/guides in both Kenya and Tanzania who were experts in the countries and wildlife. A great experience!!
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
2 day/1 night Mikumi safari
As a female solo traveler, I was happy to be in contact with Mwajabu to organize my trip. She was always accessible and very pleasant. She also offered a very good price for solo travelers, as other companies charge twice as much. Mwajabu and her brother, the driver, met me at the airport, and accomodated my every need from beginning to end. Mikumi park is impressive in its own right and Camp Bastian is beautiful. I was disappointed with the food there, especially given lunch in the park the first day was so nice, but all in all, I really enjoyed Hello Tanzania's choice for hotel. I would highly recommend Hello Tanzania to organize and guide a Tanzanian safari!
CH
Fantastic and unforgettable time in Uganda!
We had a great time in Uganda with Speke Holidays and our Guide David. Everyday was beautiful and we got many different impressions and information about that beautiful country. We saw a lot of different landscapes and animals and we really enjoyed our Holidays. Our Lodges were great and we could relax in the evenings surrounded by beautiful nature. We are thankful for the time and say thanks to Speke Uganda Holidays :)
IT
Exiting safari time in Masai Mara
Ti was a exiting experience in Masai Mara. Driver excellent, good camping, a lot of wild animals at a short distanze, we could organized time, like our need. Thankyou Serene
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Customized Family Safari Trip
Wow, a trip of a lifetime for my family and me. From the planning process through the end, E Trip was great. First of, Aurelie and Ben were great in answering my questions in the planning phase and helping me design the right trip based on odd flight times as well as what I specifically wanted to see. Well planned itinerary gave us a day on each end to acclimatize and decompress in Arusha with fabulous activities. Our guide / driver Aladdin was fabulous and clearly used to having kids around. He made my two girls feel special by giving them incentives to make it to the front seat of the car while on a game drive. They even made my wife feel special on her birthday with a surprise cake and the staff of one of the hotels singing to her. Ben even met us on day 1 to just give us an overview. He didn't have to do that but it felt very personal as a result. Great trip and very well planned all the way around.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Visit to Kidepo National Park - Uganda
The whole trip was well organised from Airport pick up to my first stay hotel in Kampala before heading off to Kidepo NP in the North Eastern part of the country. A very beautiful country drive with alot of informative incites from the Adyeri team. Very good work. Keep it up.ed