20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well Organized Trip
We had amazing time in Kenya Parks. The tour guide was really professional and shared all his knowledge about nature with us. Experience of nature, tribes and wildlife is amazing. Our customized safari was great and truly exceeded my expectations. Thanks Boundless Africa Journeys for making our honeymoon such a memorable trip.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Hiking Mount Meru - great experience with great people!
We went on the hike to Mt. Meru with Hekima Safari and really don't regret the tour. We spent 3 days out in the nature, had some bad luck with the weather but in total a great experience.
Our guide Stanley was very good company during the hike and the other people from Hekima Safari did a great job too. This was one of the best experiences during my trip in Africa, I would definitely emphasize Hekima Safari as a very trustful company.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Services and communication skills great experience
I and my family booked our 5 days safari with them, they were very good in communication and accurate in information, it was taking less than 5 min before we got the replies which built our confidence. We had other quotation from other companies but we liked Adventure single answer though their package was slightly higher than others but at the end we felt it was worth it. From day one we were well received from our apartment in Nairobi westlands, we were picked on time and headed to their office to make our final payments which worked very well with us.
Our driver was knowledgeable with animals and he took care of us and our kids were well entertained by him all through, the food was good and our cook was great, he provided us with the diet we had requested with fresh fruits every day. The camp was clean and we were happy to be booked in one family tent which was selfcontained.
When traveling dont forget to have your personal effects and more so towels, the tent had only 2 towels which we shared but I highly advise others to carry their own just in case. Our van was comfortable but for those who wanted air conditioned van its Africa and it may not happen but the natural air and kool wind was what we wanted.
Only one thing to put in mind the last part from Norok is hell bumpy and dusty, this is the only part we felt Dickson would have advised us before but they whole safari was more than we expected and we witnessed the great migration along mara river.
Finally the speed limit is 70-80km/h which made us to spend much more time from mara to nakuru but we realized its a regulation for all tour operators, the vehicle beeps when the speed is 80km which makes it uncomfortable for your ears.
We highly recommend Adventure Africa whom we trusted with everything even before we met him and we look forward in booking Tanzania tour with them in December again. They are the best choice
AT
Very good experience with Kilimanjaro Budget Safaris
I climbed Kilimanjaro with them via Marangu route and it was an overall nice experience. Everything was well-organised, the guides and porters were friendly and the food was suprisingly delicious.
I can really recommend Kilimanjaro Budget Safari to anyone thinking about visiting Tanzania.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dar-Es-Salaam -> Ruahah (amazing) -> Udzungwa (amazing) -> Dar-Es-Salaam (avoid)
We went to Tanzania on Honeymoon and decided to go on a safari as a once in a lifetime experience and had a good time in Tanzania... once we got out of Dar-Es-Salaam but be prepared to drive a LONG way. If you love your animals and photography (which I do) I would highly recommend a safari and Ruaha and Udzungwa are amazing places!
Omari, our guide, picked us up from Dar airport in the evening. He was a great guy, very friendly and a real character. As a guide he was also brilliant! We went to a hotel in Dar, where we stayed for a night. In the morning we had to be up very early (we left at 5am) to go drive to Ruaha National Park. Be aware, the drive will take all day (14-hours driving as fast as Omari would dare drive), the roads are not good quality and there is little in the way of conveniences on route. Omari was even surprised that the tour operator offered us the package we went for (it was our choice to go on this safari, so I dont blame them).
We stayed the night in a really nice banda on the outskirts of the park and then spent the next day in the park, with Omari, which was really great. The wildlife there is excellent and many of the animals retain the natural fear of humans and vehicles. Additionally, there are very few visitors to the park, so when you see some of the more high profile animals, there isn't a swarm of cars around them, which makes the experience much more intimate - you are reliant on having a good guide. We stayed in Ruaha for 1 day, which I would make longer if I was doing the trip again so that there we could have spent more time in the park as well as not having to travel all that way just to come back after 1 day.
The following day we travelled to Udzungwa. I cannot recommend Udzungwa enough, it was the best park of our safari andd a must see if you go to Tanzania. We stayed two nights in Hondo Honda in a tented banda, which was really pretty and they often have baboons walking through the garden and monkeys foraging in the evening. The next day was very special as we went up into the rainforest and were able to various species of monkeys, including rare red iringas, as well as the udzungwa falls.
The following day we had planned to Mikumi, but decided to head back to Dar (we were felling a bit unwell, tired from a lot travelling the previous few days and the election celebrations and much of the wildlife we had seen in Ruaha). The main road does travel through the nation park, so we were able to see some of the wild-life that inhabit the park.
Then we got back to Dar... The traffic in Dar is horrendous - the best analogy I can think of would be if there was an accident at every other junction on the M25 that is the traffic you have to deal with... If you can avoid going into Dar DO because it took almost as long to traverse Dar as it took to get to Dar from Udzungwa.
AT
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
well organized safaris to a moderate price with excellent drivers with a good knowledge of animals
In spite of the late time (end of dry saison) we saw nearly all animals we could exspected. As a professional zoologist (I am Professor in Zoology at the University of Vienna) I had high exspectations. We visited Massai Mara, Naivasha, Nakuru and Amboseli in Kenya, and Tarangiri, Serengeti and Ngorogoro in Tanzania. All accommodations have been good, even the two camp sites in Tanzania. In the Serengeti camp we had visits from 5 lions who looked at the washrooms for water. It was amazing. In total I was pleasantly surpriced from the well organized trips, all hotels and camp sites reserved, all game park entrance prizes includes, taxi transports from Nairobi airport to our hotel and back (even their had been at 2 in the morning !). We had different drivers with a really good knowledge of the parks and their animals. I can highly recommend Ewamannssafaris. You will be satisfied in all points of importance.
EG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most effective experience in my life.
Well Before I came to Tanzania I thought It was good landscapes full of poor people and thieves, Once I came and specially in Arusha and Zanzibar in a sudden I found people more than friendly with respect that made me shame of my first thoughts and I had a good brain that respect and hosbitality, specially drivers and very respectful and generous, in the other hand I had a lot of fun enjoying the nature in ngorongoro craters and Zanzibar, hotspring was not that good but it's not bad I think you have to camp not just a visit to got the best of it, Thanks for you Tanzanian people for the generous and respect and teaching me to be like that.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and good organized
We went for a two day safari to Mikumi NP. The experience was great!!! Everything was well organized we could sleep in the car on the long way to and from the park and we were provided in all our needs. Jimmy and the driver were very professional and respectful, so we are very satisfied and would recommend this organization!!!
IT
Simply fantastic
We booked a 5 days customized trip in Queen Elisabeth NP for 2 people. Everything went perfectly well. The places we went too were just amazing. We always got quick and helpful answers from Richard at Karumuna Safaris. The professionalism and knowledge of our guide Kassim was simply fantastic.
We would definitely recommend to travel with them.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An exceptional experience enhanced by the wonderful,friendly, and knowledgeable guides.
A fantastic trip, the itinerary was very well put together and the accommodations we had very nice. Each safari was a new and different experience. The guides were the best, got us the best views and if possible the best lighting for taking pictures too. They were very knowledgeable and excellent at sighting the wildlife and birds. Our group was eight people for 21 days and not one complaint about the tour, only praise. Would recommend Niko, Susan and their great team to all.