NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Last week I went on a safari with Shemeji Safari & Tours. In 4 days we visited Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. In my opinion the perfect amount of days to visit these parcs. We started at Tarangire. It is a 2 hour drive from Arusha. The whole first day we went on game drive in Tarangire. We saw a lot of animals like elephants, zebras and baboons. Our guide knew a lot about the animals. So we learned a lot from him and we were free to ask every question we liked. That night we slept in luxury tents with beds outside Tarangire. A good campsite with hot showers. The next morning we drove to Serengeti. It is a long drive but we saw a lot on the way to Serengeti because you have to pass by Ngorongoro to get there. It is a beautiful drive. That night and the next morning we did game drives in Serengeti. We saw a lot of special animals like lions and cheetahs. The campsite in Serengeti is simple but it is very cool to sleep in the centre of the Serengeti. Everyday the cook made food for us. Every meal was delicious and enough for everyone. On the last day we visited Ngorongoro. It is very cold in this parc so you need a lot of warm clothes but it is worth it. Also this campsite was simple but on a beautiful hill, very cosy and with zebras next to our tents! In short we had an amazing safari with Shemeji Safari & Tours. The driver and cook were very friendly and showed us a beautiful piece of Africa in four days!
HR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and efficient
Matoke tours organized 3 weeks tour in Uganda and Rwanda for three of us. As we had visited Africa for several times, travelled through various countries, organized by different tour operators, it is easy to summarize our experience with Matoke in comparison to our previous experience - for the preparation phase and also during the tour itself.
1. During the preparation time, the personnel was responsive, precise and efficient. Emails were answered within the 24 hours which does not usually happen with other tour operators from Africa, our wishes were accepted whenever possible either in respect to places that we preferred to visit or in respect to the type of accommodation or mode of travelling.
2. The tour was carried out following the plan, and the unexpected problems were resolved efficiently, on the best possible way. Importantly, we had a competent, knowledgeable and helpful guide.
Based on our whole experience, I can certainly recommend Matoke tours as the best tour operator that we encountered on our tours in Africa so far.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our new friend in Arusha, Tanzania.
My old friend from university Erik Berkelmans advised me to ignore travel agencies in my home country, instead to directly contact Christopher Samwel in Arusha to make all arrangements for a safari trip for my family of four (2 kid aged 12 and 10). I'm still grateful to Erik for this advise. Arrangements were easily made and confirmed via email, money was transferred in good faith, we were picked up at the airport by Christopher for a nine day guided adventure in a private land cruiser. We ended up naming our safari trip 'Cat Counting Season'; "You're very lucky" Christopher repeatedly said at our various encounters with leopards, cheeta's and lions. This might be, but I'm convinced that his talent as a guide and his network 'in the field' enforce a certain level of luck. Furthermore he is a great guy full of stories, fluent in English, fond of our kids, a nice companion at the diner table and apparently an excellent operator since we've been in the most amazing lodges and tented camps. His price? Equal to the offer we got from a travel agency, but difference concerns a critical success factor: you will not know the person you will end up with as your guide (plus our spendings remain where they belong, in Tanzania). To the four of us, Christopher is our new friend.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience to discover Kenya
Serene organized a perfect 4-days safari. We went to Masai Mara, lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate, a perfect mix of different experiences. The logistic was very well planned and Simon, the guide, has been extremely professional and competent, careful of all our necessities.
I definitely suggest Serene for a unique experience to discover the wild nature of Kenya!
HR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari
We loved our trip to Murchison Falls, Nile river cruise and seeing all the animals. Our driver Willie was wonderful and he made our experience truly unforgettable. Thank you Fred and also big thank you to your lovely wife
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing
Koochadventures were so amazing they did the booking for us. Their driver picked us from our house took us to the mara, were my kids and i were able to see almost all the animals we wanted. The driver was very kind and patient with us. He did his best to make sure my kids enjoyed the trip. He even got the leopard for us at the last minute. It was amazing. Lovely people will definately book a trip with them again.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful experience of a lifetime. My safari trip was professionally organized by Msafari
Thanks to Msafiri travels -Leina & Frank, I had a wonderful time in Tanzania.
I was a solo traveler for a 3 day’s safari trip to Selous Game Reserve. They offered me a competitive price (compare to a solo traveler’s price) since Leina helped me to get in touch and linked up with other travelers.
Frank – He is a seasoned & professional tour guide, also an excellent story teller. He is always able to make things very interesting during the walking & boat safari and the game drive. He also told us many things we often missed out and answered all questions we asked. The way he expresses stories is just delightful. I strongly recommend Frank for those travelers or families who are with kids – think they would love him.
Leina - She is very helpful and responsible manager. She responded as fast as possible and always offered me the detailed information. (since it is my first time to be in Africa). She also helped us whenever we needed.
For instance, I l forgot my camera in the lodge (in which I did not even recognize yet), Leina and the African safari camp’s staffs tried their very best to get it back from Selous to Dar es Salaam international airport before my flight back to my home country.
Accommodation - African safari camp – the meal was excellent and the lavatory was clean and tidy, with hot water for shower. No electricity during 23:00-04:00 but at night would be colder, I slept well without a fan. One minor thing was that we were not able to go for the boat safari during the first afternoon as we requested since the boat was full. Yet I am sure that a close communication among lodge and the agency can easily solve such issue.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
I loved the park setting and service. The staff were very helpful and courteous
US
Perfect! 4 Days 3 Nights Safari
I booked last minute with Bienvenido for a tour in Kenya and they were quick to respond and organized for me a trip. We had a tour van all to ourself, no sharing,the guide was able to show us almost all wildlife, he could liais with other guides...the service and accommodation was incredible!!
Thankyou bienvenido!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream Trip Fulfilled!!!!!
After Christmas we went in to meet with Chris about planning our trip to Africa. We gave Chris our list of things that were a must do...walking with lions, elephant ride, microlight flight over Victoria Falls, walking through Victoria Falls, BOMA dinner as well as, of course, lots and lots of animals. 2 days later we received our flight itinerary and 1 day after that our amazing safari adventure information. What Chris returned to us with was an itinerary that met all those points and more: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Our accommodations were incredible, and we smile every time we think of the amazingly pleasant and kind people that hosted us at each destination. The itinerary filled every day with something new, and every day was literally it's own adventure. We would and, in fact, already have recommended Chris and the Safari Partners to anyone who expresses even the slightest interest in making a trip to Africa. The only thing that will ever have a chance of topping this trip, is going back, which is now being saved for. Thank you Chris, talk to you soon!