BE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderfull experience in East-Africa
When you book a safari tour in Uganda/Tanzania with Matoke Tours you can count on their enthousiastic employees who are very professional and offer a personal service. We had very knowledgeable local guides, both in Uganda as in Tanzania. They had great eyes for spotting animals and were very helpfull to accomodate our wishes.
Uganda offers beautiful landscapes which are very green with a varied wildlife and friendly people. Meeting the gorillas was an exceptional expierence. Tanzania is the safari country par excellence. Never in 1 trip we were able to see the Big 5, but this time we did! And we saw so much more, we were really impressed.
The lodges were good, clean and lovely located. We also enjoyed the food, which was excellent.
If you are interested in going to Uganda/Tanzania, I would highly recommend booking with Matoke Tours.
SG
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nepeleke Africa -- Amazing Family Safari with Exceptional Guide
Our family traveled on Safari in Tanzania with Lazaro Karashi of Nipeleke Afrika and had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The trip exceeded all our expectations in terms of the wildlife we were able to view, the incredible knowledge of the guide, the comfort of the accommodations, the delicious food, and the opportunity to spend time in several primary schools.
We visited five national parks on our safari: Arusha NP; Taringire NP; Serengeti NP; Lake Manyara NP; and Ngorongoro NP. Each has its own magic and unique wildlife. We stayed three nights in a tent camp in the Serengeti, which is money well spent as you are able to spend a lot of time viewing the animals -- even from your tent!
Our guide and driver, Lazaro Karashi is an encyclopedia of Tanzanian wildlife, especially the amazing and numerous birds. He would notice an animal off in the distance while driving, stop the jeep to peer thru his binoculars, and then quietly turn to us to point out the leopard or lion or cheetah that he had found in the distance. Our group included a very avid bird watcher and as a result we saw many, many, many birds. And again, Karashi identified them all, from the largest Marabou Stork to the tiniest fly catcher.
We had programmed a day of rest into our trip, which permitted us time to relax after the gravel roads and dust of the previous 6 days (especially important for the 80+ year old and the 11 year old in our group). On our rest day, we visited a local market and purchased staples to bring to one of the local orphanages that Karashi has a long-term relationship. This gave both us and our children the chance to see another reality in Tanzania, to appreciate what we have, and to reflect upon the capricious nature of our lives.
We would recommend Nipeleke Afrika without reservation. They are wise, honest, wonderful people. We look forward to traveling with them again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had a fantastic time!
We loved all the camps and the game drives and saw so many great things. Each area was slightly different which kept it interesting. We saw all the big 5, the ugly 5, most of the small 5 and a few other groups of 5 that we made up ourselves. We loved the private bush dinner for our anniversary and the cake for Brendan’s birthday. I think he was very surprised and touched. We did our hot air balloon ride which was magical (although I forgot to mention I am afraid of heights!).
Our only disappointment was not for us, but for the camp operators and staff, because even though it was low season there was practically no one at the camps! We were the only guests and at a couple of the camps due to the freak-out over the Ebola crisis. So sad that people are misinformed as you are probably aware. I am now telling everyone that they shouldn’t be scared and they should go. So all in all it was great and I still have post-holiday blues. I am now thinking maybe we will go to Tanzania next time and make sure we see the migration so I will let you know!
Thanks for all your help and organising, it was superb and I will definitely seek your advice for future trips.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip with an amazing team
I travelled through South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe with Jobovic, an had a thoroughly brilliant time.
As a single traveller, I was a little apprehensive about taking on such a trip, but the team quickly put me at my ease, and made sure that I had everything I needed.
The truck journeys were great fun, with excellent local commentary and plenty of stops not only for comfort breaks and refreshments, but also to spot wildlife, see great viewpoints, and generally experience life in Africa.
Once at camp, we were served great food (with plenty for second and third helpings!), I particularly liked the grilled meats and salads, but we certainly were kept well fuelled for our adventures.
The team made sure that we didn't miss a moment of the sights around us, and really made the tour perfect in every way - thank you!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great days in tanzania and sansibar
we spent three wonderful weeks in serengeti, ngorongoro crater, tarangire and lake manyara park. it was a beautiful trip, good lodges, everything well organized and we wre very lucky with our driver/guide, Inock, who was a very friendly person who knew a lot about animals, plants, landscapes. thanks to him we saw all the animals, he was excellent.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
our trip to Tanzania
We only had limited time, 2 days, and we had extensive email correspondence with Dima about six months earlier when he gave us all answers to our many questions. We took his advice about where to go, where to stay and he took care of all the many details, airport transfers etc. Everything went like clockwork, and it was excited journey. Would recommend Altezza to everyone.
Our driver was friendly, helpful and reliable.
PH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
perfect
We did a 6-day tour (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara) Robert and his team took so much care in arranging the perfect safari for us. Victor was just a wonderful guide, very knowledgeable and never getting tired of answering our questions. Bonifaz was a great cook, he always found great ways to make all meals special for the vegetarians and meat-eaters of the group.
After our safari Robert also arranged a day-trip to Kilimanjaro base camp and a walking safari in Arusha Nationalpark for us. All our tours with Oltumure were great, better than we expected and exactly what we wanted and all for very reasonable prices.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
my 2-weeks journey with Altezza
Altezza makes great service, thanks to the great trip and mountain guide. All was perfectly organised, starting from the pick up at the airport in Kilimanjaro. A perfect organisation if you are looking for a good basic service and a great reasonable price. Alex, the chief of Altezza team came personally to see me in the hotel after the climb to check how the tour was. All employees of company always replied instantly to all my questions by email. I recommend any kind of services of Altezza, coz i used climbing Kili and 3 days safari tour. Good service, good verbal communication, excellent rest. Thank you, Altezza
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent journey to Tanzania
Last September, My cousin and I was on 5-days safari with Altezza company. Abu was an outstanding and interesting guide. We are worried about our trip more than anything. When we arrived in Arusha, we quickly knew that our guide would be even better than expected. Abu is a great expert. His knowledge in wildlife was a high and the organization of the trip was impeccable. Such a wonderful trip was the most expected deed in our lives. Abu makes his job very good and decreased our doubts to zero. I advise everyone not afraid and confidently use the services of this company. We are fully respect and satisfied with a service of Altezza company.Their incredible team makes our trip unbelievable simple and interesting. Nice job, guys!
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience with Africa Adventure Safaris
I recently had the opportunity to visit Uganda for trekking Mountain Gorillas in wild. Being little skeptical about the country and security, I was taken aback by the services, support and facilities provided by Africa Adventure which kind of over exceeded my expectations. Specially need to mentioned Bernard as my assigned tour guide Humble and jovial by nature who made the whole trip such a comfort and informative that I would suggest any friend or family visiting there to book from them. Thanks team Africa Adventure Safaris for making this trip wonderful, comfortable and a massive success. Cheers..!!