35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a great experiance real value for money.
We had a fantastic time seeing 4 of the big 5 and leopards. The tour was great on time, minimal fuss and considering there were 24 of us we were all catered for. Transport and guides were excellent and a big thankyou to Samwel for all his hard work to make it a memorable experience for all of us. I cannot recommend them enough.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing visit to South Africa / Kruger
I am not a rich person. But I enjoy rich experiences: viva safaris allowed me to have an amazing experience in South Africa, make our group feel special, see the big 5, eat incredible meals and not have to spend a lot of money to do so. We stayed at several of Viva's properties: Marc's Treehouse, Tremisana lodge, and the wonderful and luxurious Katekani Tented Camp. The latter made me feel like I was a millionaire it was so luxurious. Piero cooked the most amazing meals for us and we had the whole place to our selves. Tremisana is a wonderful place to start a safari as it is comfortable and immediately you feel immersed in Africa with Warthogs and Monkeys roaming the property! Viva is a well put together safari company that is extremely well coordinated across complicated logistics. It feels seamless, but obviously must take a lot of work to coordinate across so many people and activities and have it feel effortless! I highly recommend this company and its various properties. Do make sure you know what you want in terms of accommodations: we signed up for "budget" at the tented camp and while it was great - our older members wanted a bit more luxury so we upgraded to Katekani from Marc's Treehouse. Viva was incredibly accommodating and for that I will be forever grateful. Thank you Viva Safaris! I will recommend you to many others!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible amazing day
What an excellent day..we only time for day safari.we find moafrika tours on many websites so we decide to go with them.our guide sunny was very passionate about wildlife and went out of his way to find big 5.we saw all except water buffalo.I can highly recommend moafrika day tours and we got good value for money.
was not Impressed
Nothing to say much but it was very unfortunate experience
AE
Completely stress-free fun!
My fiancé and I had an amazing time in Tanzania thanks to Makasa Safaris. Selma organized every detail for us--we just told her what we were interested in and she put together an excellent itinerary for us. Everything worked completely smoothly: the transfers, the drivers, the dates and times, the activities...it was all perfect. As well, the safari guide was exceptional--thanks for everything, Jamal!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great trip
In addition to the more common safaris centered around the "big five", we also wanted to see Lemurs and Gorillas while in that part of the world. We also wanted to see different ecosystems. Since Africa is so far from home, we decided to take a little more time to explore while in the neighborhood. We had 27 days including travel to do it. Africa is a big place and travel from point to point can consume a significant chunk of time and budget if not planned properly. Christopher did a nice job of providing options, suggesting changes (upgrades, things to pass on, what to see, what not to see) how to prioritize, when and where to go, seeing more animals and less fellow tourists, efficient routing and staying on top of schedule changes. He did all of this within our timeline and budget. He actually had been to all these places and had first hand knowledge.
The final agenda Chris came up with was superb and the venues were outstanding. We saw everything we wanted to see and a whole lot more, in multiple habitats. The camps/eco-resorts were comfortable and almost all were quite elegant. The tour operators were all top notch and professional. Timing was critical and all the operators Chris chose came through. All of the tour operators chosen, without hesitation went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable and accommodated special requests. To pull it off without a hitch was a challenge in coordination and logistics. Chris got it done for us.
Thank you Chris for organizing such an incredible trip!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience and professional services
We had an awesome experience with Hello Tanzania. Mwajabu and her team provided us an excellent and professional service. Right from booking time we were assured of our comfort. We are a family with three kids and we had lots of questions which were answered very professionally. They have definitely gained our trust and we have selected them for our next excursion from
Dar to Zanzibar. We also highly recommend Hello Tanzania to all prospective travellers.
The safari trip was also awesome. The driver and guide were friendly helpful and always accommodating according to our family needs. They managed to pick lions sleeping in the bush and did take us around all areas in game drive in Mikumi seeing plenty of elephants giraffes zebras monkeys buffalo etc etc.
Vuma Hills is an excellent secluded location on top of a hill overlooking the forest and the campsite was one of a kind experience. It's perfectly safe family environment with superb views, great food and hospitable staff. The interior of the tented camp blew us away. Very comfortable yet truly jungle setting - simply awesome!
We highly recommend you to choose Hello Tanzania and rest assured you will be very well looked after. Like us, first time visiting Tanzania, we can say they made it a memorable vacation. Thank you Mwajabu and Hello Tanzania!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best service and choice in Arusha
Meru is very nice ! They offer really good service and very reasonable price for tours , in very happy to choose them . Also they have a hotel , it's very good too! Anyway, I'll totally recommend meru for u
LV
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
You have to trust in Katona Tours
When I decided to see at least one of 680 Black Gorilla I visited Trip Advisor Forum. In fact I had many proposals but I'm lucky that choosed Katona Tours. Communication was good and quick. Jackie is excellent! Richard was not only guide and driver but also my nanny! Note: 1 .Before your trip You should read "Green Hills of Africa" by Ernest Hemingway 2. Though Gorilla tracking is the main activity, a range of other walks may be provided 3. Visit the local orphanage (Director Mrs. Happy) and school, who benefit from direct contributions from guests in the area. Help them. Happy New Year! Many thanks Katona Tours!!!
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Biking Kenya
The overall experience was fantastic. Agnes in head office easy to contact. Did have some trouble with wiring the money but not sure why. We did the 10day biking and safari trip. Sankale was an excellent guide and a wealth of information on the culture of the Masai and what an experience to see how the people of Kenya reacted to him in his traditional clothes, I enjoyed all the info he gave to us and still want to learn more. Hassan was our guardian angel who got us safely to everywhere on the difficult Kenyan roads and always with calm and a great sense of humor. We were spoiled to have these 2 and we all enjoyed each others company throughout the trip. All the places we went were incredible as far as the animals we saw and the sites themselves and everyone was a different experience. Great time of year to see the animals as we saw them all with babies as well. The accommodations in the comfort level were fantastic and a great surprise especially all the tented camps. The biking was fun maybe less kms than I thought and the bikes could be in better condition but were still functional. The transfers were long and on bad road conditions but Hassan and Sankale made it all enjoyable. Maji Moto was a favorite and in general I was very surprised at the generosity and kindness of all the staff in every accommodation. Kenya was a wonderful surprise and is filled with wonderful people as well as incredible haute and animals.