US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Guide Ever!
One of the best experiences ever! We went on a weekend safari with Lucas and he customized the trip to fit our short schedule. We were able to visit both Ngorogoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.
Lucas planned a full schedule to maximize our time (14 hour days). In addition to the parks, we also visited a Maasai village, multiple gift shops, and the Tanazanite Experience Center. He was super flexible and even took us to a local waterfall hike in Arusha (not planned on the original schedule) a few hours before our airport departure.
From the moment we landed, Lucas took care of everything. This included food, lodging, and transportation. We rode in an awesome fully decked out Land Cruiser which the roof pops up for max viewing! The food consisted of amazing local rice dishes (what we‘d requested) and the lodges were 5-star accommodations.
Most impressively, Lucas was extremely knowledgeable and knew the name of every plant, animal, and bird we asked about. Like EVERY BIRD. Lucas had field guidebooks with him and flipped directly to the pages of each plant/animals we inquired. This is is specialty so if you're looking for more than just a guide who can drive you around, Lucas can tell you endless facts about all the local species.
Lucas drove through the parks like it was the back of his hand and took us to some of the best spots for wildlife viewing. I honestly wasn't expecting to see so much with just a meager two days to spare, but saw more wild animals than I imagined (outside of a zoo setting).
I'm definitely coming back for a much longer safari next time and 100% rebooking with Lucas.
Note: Bring USD cash - the entire area accepts the US dollar, and in some places it's preferred over the local currency. Lucas also prefers USD cash as he fronts all the costs for the hotel reservations, food, and park entrance fees/permits.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Elijah must be the most patient man on the planet. Before commiting to a safari arranged by him we must have hit him with at least 100 e-mails whilst designing our trip. He answered all our questions and made us feel at ease as this holiday was a little out of our comfort zone.
Elijah met us at the airport and intruduced us to our driver (the driver became a friend and was a fantastic chap), Elijah again met us at the end of the safari before taking us back to the airport.
The safari itself was beyond our expectations,simply perfect, what great memories, we saw everything!
Thank you.
DE
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect
Tubale made our dream come true. Perfect organisation, very friedly staff, super lodges.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfect honeymoon safari in Kenya and Tanzania
My wife and I originally booked a trip last year for 6 day safari starting in Tanzania up into Kenya but ended up having to postpone til January of this year. Seven by far was able to rebook everything without any change in price and even able to reverse the itinerary to fit our travel plans.
The trip ended up being the most incredible experience we could have ever imagined. Both drivers, David and Cosmas, were informative, friendly and a pleasure to spend 6 days with. The transportation in a very comfortable toyota land cruiser was relaxing traveling in the parks and between destinations, even on some very rough roads. The highlight of the trips other than the thousands (yes,thousands) of animals we were lucky enough to see were the accommodations that Seven by Far booked for us. We stayed in 4 different lodges/tented camps and every single place, even the tented camp hours into the Serengeti, were equivalent to a 5 star hotels service, amenities and cuisine.
The only issue we ran into was looking for an exact itinerary in advance of our trip but after speaking with our drivers it made sense. The weather plays a huge factor in the optimal areas to see as much wild life as possible. Also the accessibility of certain lodges during heavy rains makes booking months in advance tough. Seven by Far did a great job on putting together a trip of a life time and cant wait to get back!
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
It has a natural beauty, the local people are friendly, the wildlife good but the roads terrible.
We used Serious fun tours for our 4 days in Zim. we wanted to do Victoria falls and a game drive. We got so much more.
What a pleasant experience! They communicated well from the start. They offered the biggest variation of things to do (boat cruise, helicopter ride, safari drive etc, for our age. (62 and 67).
They looked after us so well, were on time, showed us such interesting things, were kind and funny.
We saw everything from hippos and elephants to amazing rainbows and wild orchid's.
The Hwange Game reserve is beautiful. the road to get there is terrible and my suggestion would be to fly there, not drive.
The Boma night was nothing like you will ever experience again. Extraordinary food, fun and music.
it was the perfect start to our four week holiday .
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Breathtaking views, amazing wildlife, and the most welcoming and engaging people.
We loved our safari with Spirit of Kenya. We had lots of questions up until the day we left, and they were responsive and accommodating to all of our needs. All the accommodations were perfect - and we even went with the most budget friendly. We were quite surprised at the quality. The food was great everywhere we went. Each camp had it's own personality which was quite nice. For the most part we had peace and seclusion and were able to engage with other people as little or as much as we wanted. We also spent a few days before and after in Nairobi. I was a little concerned because news has heightened alerts. But we felt completely safe the entire time. Ubers were quite easy to get and were very inexpensive. And everyone was able to help with directions, tours, and bookings - even when I needed help navigating the Kenya parks website to purchase tour tickets. Super patient and friendly. It was a wonderful trip of a lifetime.
SI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
To become "dada and kaka" with Tanzanian people
If you're a single woman / man and doubting whether Tanzania is safe for you, I can assure you from my own great experience that Tanzania is much safer and cleaner than many Western countries. Its people are very friendly, open and happy, even if they earn in average less than 180 $ per month. Their communication skills are very good - almost everybody knows basic English. Workers in tourism (sector that has still a lot of potential) are fluent in English and very knowledgeable. In addition to beauty of the land, food is tasty, their mangoes are unbeatable.
I did 5-day safari (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Creater, Tarangire and Manyara Lake) and 7-days Lemosho Route to Kilimanjaro (my regards goes to Kilimanjaro Heroes Adventures company). Safari offers abondance of Flora and Fauna, while Mt. Kili is adventure per se. Recommended!
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Amboseli National Park by Shima Mudakha
we saw so many elephants here ,its unbelievable .we had a great experience . people were so kind and nice to us. everyone speaks English and it made it easy to communicate .
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Hell’s Gate National Park by Shima Mudakha
the ground is still warm. its amazing , even driving there was an adventure safari .
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Kakamega Forest National Reserve by Shima Mudakha
we saw incredible monkey with white hair on their back so pretty, Kakamega people are amazing. food was delicious .there are so many birds and the trail is wonderful.