35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent value for money with guides who managed to show us the true wonders of the parks.
The management of African Heart really put a personal touch to the preparation of our safari and showed great flexibility to tailor a programme to our wishes.
The safari itself was simply wonderful. Excellent guides who showed great knowledge and skills and managed to show us all we wanted to see even in the most remote corners of the parks and off the beaten tracks.
The accommodations selected were gorgeous. What is nicer than waking up from the sound of a grazing buffalo, or the staff of a tented camp saying that you cannot take a hot shower because they cannot bring hot water as the buffalo is grazing behind the tent. This was safari as it should be.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari in Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro
I would like to thank It Started in Africa for a really great safari. It was awesome experience. I should also mention my guide - Isaac, he is a real professional. Without him I would not be able to notice most interesting but hardest to see animals - like leopard hiding on the tree or cheetah with small cubs in high grass :) He knows a lot about animals and his explanations were very valuable.
It was my old dream to visit Tanzania and see Serengeti, Ngorongoro, etc and It Started in Africa finally helped me to fulfill it.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience with Great People!
I did a six day Kilimanjaro climb up the Rongai route wi the Charles (Chelsee) as my guide. He was, by far, the best I could have asked for. We trimmed the climb to five days after discussing during the early days of the hike. Very fulfilling and amazing experienced. I highly recommend Focus AND Charles. I am not sure that I would have made it without him!
CH
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 Day Selous Game Reserve Safari
We booked a 3-DaySelous Safari with Kanuth and we had a wonderfull time.
From organizing everything according to our wishes in advance (pick up from hotel, flight from Game Reserve to Zanzibar etc.) to the Safari itself everything was really good.
Our guide Tony was a really nice guy with good knowledge of the wildlife. If we had any wishes he always tried to make it happen.
The Hippo Camp was beautifully located and the cook Joseph was great.
We can only recommend booking a Safari with Kanuth Adventures.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Victoria Falls: Review
The service that I got from one your officers, was very good as I was given all the information that I requested.
The stay at the hotel was fabulous based on the service, accommodation and food.
The package was value for money, as I will use Falcon for my future vacations.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service!
My friend and I successfully conquer the top of Kilimanjaro followed by safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. Excellent organisation of Altezza and manager Valeria, who made sure out itinerary was well organised and met all of our needs. She was quick to respond to our queries before the trip and ensure we were well taken care of every step of the way. The guides were very experienced and knowledgeable and made us feel very warm and welcome.
We have no complaints and would highly suggest this company to everyone planning a trip to Tanzania National parks.
It was the amazing and unforgettable experience!!!
RU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A well organised and efficient company with a focus on a quality experience for their customers
My wife and I have visited South Africa and several African countries each year for the past 3 years. Altezza have organised some complex trips for us, Flights, accommodation, meet and greets and transfers, every step of each trip has gone like clockwork. The team of Altezza are friendly and extremely easy to deal with any kind of services here, in Tanzania. They keep you informed all along the way whilst developing your personalised itinerary. I feel extremely confident when dealing with Altezza and recommend them MOST highly. Moreover, i should notice that it's a single company with russian and ukrainian native speakers that have fluent english.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and very polite team
My safari with Altezza was the best trip I've ever taken in my life, and I've traveled a lot. Dima and his team helped us every step of the way. We changed our itinerary multiple times and the team made that very easy for us to do, allowing us to customize the trip to our liking.
Our safaris were amazing. We saw everything we wanted to see and the guide allowed us to stay and watch certain groups of animals for however short or long of a time period we wanted. They made the long journey fun and taught us about the land, animals and language.
Our accommodations far exceeded my expectations. We stayed in lodges that made us feel like we were part of the culture, rather than busy hotels.
I always felt safe and taken care of there.
I would not hesitate to take another trip with Altezza. See you in future!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Quick responses, excellent service and experienced guide
From the first moment we contacted Altezza we were happy with the quick and personal responses from one of their manager Lex. He answered all our questions, and suggested a program that suited our wishes very well. Lex was very flexible in adjusting the programm when we asked for that. We planned a 7 days trip to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Lake Manyara and Norton. Benedict, our driver and guide, was very experienced in the wild life. He has excellent knowledge of the animals, their names and background information, and about Tanzania as a whole. We saw so many animals without rushing from one place to the other. Most of the time we stayed in good lodges. For us a wonderful way to experience Tanzania was a closer to nature and chip facilities to be near with wild life of Tanzania. The 4 wheel drive was very comfortable and spacious. Benedict and Altezza team gave us an experience that was better than we expected!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect honeymoon in Tanzania!
My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Africa and chose Tanzania because we wanted to see the big 5 and also have a beach holiday.
I have travelled to many countries but never to the African continent so after talking to travel agents here, lots of research online and emailing different tour companies in Tanzania we decided to make our booking directly with Benson Safaris Tanzania because we found they offered great value for money and they really listened to what we wanted to see and experience from our honeymoon and made some great suggestions. We also found that many of the tour companies in Tanzania took a long time to reply to our emails and didn’t answer our questions properly and some didn’t respond at all. We dealt directly with Benson, the owner of Benson Safaris Tanzania and he was always quick to reply to emails and answered all of our questions (and there were a lot!) in great detail.
We went on a 7 day safari to Tarangire, Lake Natron, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. Last year we had read an article about Lake Natron and it was a “must see” destination and when we were initially looking at joining an overland safari company none had Lake Natron on their itineraries. One email to Benson and he worked a 2 night stay into our trip. It is definitely worth the long drive and extra money because it is amazing! He also included a visit to a Maasai village which was a real eye opener – very dusty but the people were so welcoming and danced and sang songs for us. On the last day of our safari we spent half a day in Lake Manyara and then drove to a village where we had lunch with a local family. They didn’t speak English so luckily our Guide Francis was there to translate and tell us what we were eating. It was good fun and we really enjoyed it.
We stayed in tented camps which was a fantastic experience. It was very romantic and even better than we expected. The sounds of the animals at night is something l will never forget and the staff went out of their way to make sure everything was perfect for us and the food was delicious. It is amazing what a chef can prepare in a bush kitchen.
After our safari we had 2 days in Arusha because we wanted to go on a City Tour. Benson personally escorted us and took us to a museum called “Cultural Heritage”. We spent a few hours looking at all the paintings and wood carvings before having lunch at a restaurant called Shanga Riverhouse. We were greeted with champagne in the garden before eating a four-course lunch which was delicious. Shanga Riverhouse is part of the Shanga Shangaa project which employs disabled people and is the only place where glass-blowing is done in Tanzania and I bought some lovely wine glasses from the gift shop.
The next day we flew to Zanzibar where we spent a week relaxing. We had a few days in Stone Town and spent the rest of the time at Nungwi on the northern part of the island. This was also booked through Benson Safaris Tanzania and the accommodation was fantastic. In Stone Town we stayed at Tembo Hotel which is located right on the beach and a few minutes’ walk to the Old Fort. In Nungwi we stayed at Langi Langi which was small and intimate and had the whitest sand I have seen. Benson also booked our day tours and we went on a walking tour of Stone Town, a dhow cruise at sunset, Jozani Forest and had lunch at a spice plantation tour. Everything was organised perfectly and so easy. He also booked our flights from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar and back again.
When we were in the process of booking our honeymoon we asked for advice on international flights. While they don’t book international flights there is an Australian lady in the office (I can’t remember her name) who worked as a travel agent for 6 years and with her guidance we booked our flights online through Expedia. She gave us lots of suggestions and answered all our questions on the best and fastest way to get to Tanzania from our home in Sydney.
Our honeymoon exceeded our expectations and we could not recommend Benson Safaris Tanzania enough. The whole team from Benson, to the lady in the office, to our Guide was professional and gave us a honeymoon experience we will never forget!