NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What a great safari we had!
We did a 7 day safari with our two daughters of 8 and 10 years old. What a good trip we had! Everything well organised and excellent communication in advance. The trip itself we had a very experienced guide that showed us so much, including the Big Five and a river crossing of the wildabeasts over the Mara river. Our cook made excellent food for us, and seemed not to be bothered by the often limited facilities at the campsites! Car was not new but fully functional (including charge station for camera batteries) and perfectly fit for the job in this often heavy terrain!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!! Truly Amazing!!
Wild destinations was a perfect fit for our family and group. I loved arriving to everything planned out for us. Everything went perfectly, and the experience was life changing! We were all nervous before going to Africa, but after meeting the ladies who run Wild destinations and how well planned everything was we were at ease. The food the people and the place were over the top! My kids were totally entertained and found much to eat to their liking. Not a complaint out of one of them. We can't wait to go back, and will be booking with Wild Destinations for sure!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
chaz tours and travel is the best tours in kenya
chaz tours and travel are good in communication they have great services and good experience in the safari
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome experience with large group!
I recently worked with Sunny Safaris on a 3-day safari for a group of 15 people, and my experience was excellent. This was my third time to go on safari and I have used a different operator each year. This year, I had a specific itinerary (which was pretty aggressive, trying to squeeze as much as we could into 3 days), and I got bids from Sunny Safaris plus the 2 other operators I had used in the past. I had heard about Sunny Safaris because they had approached the Director of the NGO we were working with to let him know of their services and he passed their information on to me. Jessica was always prompt and courteous in responding to my emails. Sunny Safaris was the low bid and was the most flexible in planning the trip. In fact, one of the other operators was a sister company to the camp we wanted to stay at in the Serengeti and they told me that there were not enough tents available with private toilets and showers for all of our group. Sunny Safaris guaranteed me that we would all have private toilets and showers, so that sealed the deal for me and it turned out when we got there that we indeed all had private toilets and showers. I read some online reviews and ended up requesting specific drivers and they agreed to make sure that we were assigned drivers from the list I requested. We had 3 vehicles and our drivers were Peter, James, and Abdul. All had fantastic attitudes, were willing to answer our multitudes of questions, and found all the animals we wanted to see. Peter, in particular, was the first to spot a leopard on 2 different occasions - not just the first in our group, the first person in the whole Serengeti. It was impressive. Abdul always seemed to have a knack for positioning his vehicle in just the right place where the animals would get closest to him or walk right in front or behind. Once, a lioness decided to rest in the shadow cast by his vehicle, just under the spare tire. I did not ever ride in James' vehicle, but those who did said he was a wealth of knowledge about all the animals and was especially good at knowing all the birds without having to look at a guide book. The only minor criticism I had was that we lost a little time on the first day. Our pick up location was off the beaten path and they were about a half hour late finding us. Then, we had to stop to buy water along the way, so we probably lost about an hour in that process. With our tight itinerary, it made us rush a bit for the rest of the day, but that was just a minor inconvenience. Overall, I was extremely pleased with our experience and I will use them again next year with another group.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari and Gorilla Trekking with Saso Tours
A friend and I wanted to go on a safari after completing a service trip in Uganda. We had to rely on the internet for information and reviews. Saso Tours had been highly rated so we opted to travel with them. Are we ever glad we did! Everything from beginning to end was super - Wilson at Saso made all our arrangements - he was professional and helpful with all our questions (We were two middle aged women traveling alone in an unfamiliar country). Our tour guide, Michael, was excellent - knowledgeable, friendly, fun and took great care to make sure we made the most of our safari. Our accommodations and food were top notch - we could not have asked for a better experience. Do not miss out on the Gorilla trekking - it is worth every penny!
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream honeymoon in northern Tanzania and Zanzibar
My wife and I had a two week honeymoon in Tanzania immediately after our wedding and, in short, it was spectacular. East Africa did a great job all around with the planning and execution of the trip, making it very smooth and successful.
Alym (owner) was enormously useful in helping us decide on an itinerary that was right for us. He has deep first hand knowledge of the region and provides thoughtful and honest recommendations about what we should and shouldn't include in our trip taking into account our personal preferences and budget constraints. After deciding on the itinerary, Alym made sure we had all the information we would need before our departure (e.g. Packing lists, advice on travel medicine, etc). Alym took care of everything after that and we didn't need to lift a finger in dealing with all the many individual vendors on the ground.
Once we arrived, we were taken care of from the time we stepped off the plane to the time we arrived back at the airport to depart. All the logistics were executed flawlessly and the hotel and safari experiences constantly exceeded expectations. East Africa has a select group of guides and ours (Selemani) was terrific, which was an important contributor to the overall experience because you spend A LOT of time with your guide. Selemani had ~15 years of experience so he knew everything about the wildlife and was very cognizant of our needs, and furthermore was a very fun and interesting guy.
Tanzania is a fantastic option for a dream safari vacation and East Africa Wild Adventures is a great choice to make it happen for you. Thanks Alym and team!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was an amazing trip of a Lifetime!
The safari we went on with Tanzania Choice Safaris was absolutely amazing! From the first email contact with Brenda to waving goodbye to Kakasii at the airport, everything was really excellent. Our guide (and owner) Kakasii is passionate about giving his passengers the best experience possible, and it really shows. He knows so much about the animals; he knows so many people; he sincerely cares about the comfort of his passengers; he loves his country. Brenda was very responsive to our repeated email contacts about the itinerary, the hotels, the dates of travel, etc. I would recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris to anyone wanting an amazing trip of a lifetime!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Our Driver Fadhili was True Proffessional in His Approach and we will return back
I am thankful to Leopard Tours for making my birthday and the serengeti national park trip to be a memorable and life time experience which I will not forget. The person who deserves most credit is our driver Fadhili. He was very professional in his approach and made every effort to show us all the animals and Birds. He was knowledgeable with all his explanation regarding all the questions we had.I am very grateful and thankful to leopard tours for employing such a nice person like Fadhili. I will return to Tanzania in the very near future.
Very big thank you to Fadhili and leopard tours. Karibu Sana
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania
We had a wonderful time! In all honesty, I was unsure that Furahia Tanzania was going to meet our expectations especially when my deposit and final payment were going to a Postal Box. I did some due diligence , but mostly trusted that there would be no issues. There were absolutely none.
We were immediately met upon our arrival by Safe, our guide and driver for the next ten days and a friend for life. Safe proved remarkable capable and cooperative. His knowledge of Tanzanian floral and fauna was both entertaining and enlightening. His knowledge of English was extensive and thorough. He was always punctual, patient and professional. Safe also ensured that we were always safe from both animals and street vendors. He taught us some basic Swahili words and the names of the animals we saw. Safe was also very flexible. He encouraged us to have him stop if there was something that we wanted to take a closer look at or for a photo opportunity. He was also flexible when it came to skipping things or stops that didn’t interest us or spend extra time at places that did. Safe put life and energy into the tour and without someone like him, our safari would have not been as wonderful as it was. He was perfect.
The vehicle were used was fine. There was a problem with the radio. Drivers use their radios to inform others where there were opportunities to see the more elusive animals, but Safe did just fine without a working one. Due to his knowledge and experience, we were often the first or even only people watching a pride of lions or observing cheetahs and leopards. On our last day, the observation roof’s strut broke. This was disappointing, but understandable given the road conditions experienced. Safe washed the vehicle at least three times including cleaning the interior. There were no mechanical issues even though we saw numerous other vehicles at the side of the road including those operated by the larger safari companies.
The itinerary and lodgings organized by Angel were varied and very different. The scheduled overnights may not be for everyone as they ranged from a basic room and no frills breakfasts to luxury accommodations and gourmet meals (Villa Luna). I would recommend Villa Luna for your arrival night and the night prior to your departure as you are pampered by Viki and Alex. Regardless, they were all clean, safe- even with elephants walking past our “tent” in the middle of the night, food plentiful and each unique in its atmosphere, staff and accommodations. As a word of caution, make sure that the lodgings you stay at are suited to your expectations. Ours were not rough or unpleasant, but if you go just make sure you will be comfortable. We were. While nature and Safe provided the daylight experiences, Angel organized the evenings. Well done Angel.
The one negative, but completely understandable element of our trip was the last day’s activities of a tour of a local town. This tour included a walk through banana growing plantations, local lunch at a Women’s project and the town, but also had stops at wood carving and picture painting sites, where items were offered for sale. I didn’t particularly like the retail aspect. The tour of the school and the demonstrations of the 3-6 year olds were very special especially for my wife who is an elementary school educator. I said it was understandable and this is because the company is active in the community with regard to AIDS prevention, youth activities and donates a portion of the profits back to the Mto wa Mbu community.
All in all, there are bigger and better known safari providers, but I would rather go with Furahia Tanzania because of our experiences and our very positive memories of Tanzania, Safe, the parks we visited and the places we stayed.
BE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great service, very nice crew, wonderful safari and memories to last a lifetime
We had a great time with Tony, the driver/guide en Enock the cook. Tony had excellent knowledge of the animals (including birds), about Tanzania, about the Masaai people, and was very correct and respectful of nature and wildlife (which we found very important). Enock was a very sweet man, who made us breakfast, lunch and diner. We have two vegetarians in our family, and he took very good care of all of us. Joseph was very helpful with the planning, very fast en easy communication and very flexible. It was a great experience. We recommend camping, because it made the experience very intense!