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Email Tor Arne Fallingen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It looked like we drowe into a Jehovas Witness poster.. Into their vision of paradise.
First of all, we went to Selous during the wet season. During the wet season roads may be difficult to impossible to drive and animals are more widespread, the watering holes have become lakes and rivers. Food and water is plentyful, so animals will be more widespread, predators will be harder to spot (we did not see lions). But the guides speak to each other so if one finds a flock of elephants, he will notify the others. This is one of the benefits of joining a tour instead of goind on your own. We did see a lot of impalas, giraffes, zebras, wilderbeest, bamboos and wild pigs, plus a few more. I honestly care more for the birds than the animals, we saw a lot of vultures, but the small colorful birds are the most beautiful sight.
Even though we went on safari during the wet season, we didnt see rain every day. During our 3 day/2night tour, we had rain overnight once. The accomodation was great, they called it tent, but basically we had a concrete room with shower, sink and wc, then a frame covered with tarp and palm leaf roof with 2 beds (mosquito net too) room. All this on a raised concrete foundation with a porch where you could sit and look at the view. This was one unit. We stayed at Ngalawa camp, the camp was basic, electricity for 2-3 hours at night and sometimes an hour in the very early morning. At night you lie in bed listening to the bush babies making a ruckus in the trees outside. No AC. The food was good, the service was good. Our guide was great, this man man did his best to please us, but what I admire the most is that he wanted us to leave nature untouched, we were not allowed to feed the animals neither in camp nor on tour, and this is such an important attitude if we are to safely watch nature close up. Ive seen so many horrible examples of feeding bread, fruit and even plastic to get animals close. Also, going back we had a severe breakdown of the car. The guide made sure we were as comfortable as possible while he tried to have the car fixed. When he knew he had to go to Dar es Salaam (we were stranded in Kibiti) for parts, he made it so we found a driver to take us up together, instead of waiting yet another 3-4 hours for the company to send a car to pick us up. Than way we were home before midnight, late, but justifiable so. We were also stopped in a road block going out of the bush, some youth had organized this. Our guide tackled this very well, talked to them and so we passed without paying (important, because these things should not pay off). I dont remember the homepage of the company we used, but their email is [email protected]
The guide was decent in english, and we ended up spending a full night just talking about life, there and back home for us. To me its extremely important to have good communication ability.
Email Jason | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Tour!!!
My partner and I chose the 8 day Amazing Northern Tanzania. We are 32 and 28 years old. We could not be happier with our experience!
We have traveled a lot of the world and Europe, and this Tanzanian experience is by far the BEST travel experience we have both ever had. We chose the camping option, and felt very close to the wildlife both in game drives and off game drives. Camping was the real deal. We highly recommend!
Camping in the Serengeti was an unforgettable experience. Thanks to Anwa (our guide) and Freddie (our chef) for taking such good care of us at all times. Anwa went above and beyond to ensure we saw the big 5, the best views, and as many animals as possible big or small. Anwa was extremely knowledgeable. You just need to do this tour! There are no words.
Freddie served us amazing food breakfast, lunch and dinner. Absolutely delicious. Freddie makes the best soup we’ve both ever tasted!!
Both Anwa and Freddie are fantastic communicators and this experience was beyond anything we could ever expected. Tanzanian scenery is simply breathtaking, and our tour were in complete awe of the animals and how close we were to them.
Thank you Foot Slopes, Anwa and Freddie for taking such good care of us!
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Email Gjermund Torp | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very nice first time safari, got close to lots of the animals we were hoping to see
Abundant wildlife. Beautiful scenery. Good weather. Comfortable accomodations at Mikumi Wildlife Camp. Experience guide.
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Email Max | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible
Awesome time. Wildlife, scenery, accommodations, transportation were all great.
Incredible experience which allowed us to see much of the big game we came to see.
Excellent all around. Amazing agency highly recommend. This woman owned business is magnificent all the way. The entire staff was capable and welcoming so much so I not only used them for a safari but an organized trip of Zanzibar. I’ve personally recommended them while in Tanzania and felt important enough to write a review the word could see.
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Email KrisNM | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The open landscapes and variety of animals are incredible!
Lake Tanganyika trip to Gombe Stream National Park to see chimps
This was a unique and fun trip. All supplies are brought with you by boat, along with a chef, with comfortable tents (with beds) at the site. Sighting of chimps is not guaranteed, but trackers go out early in the morning to find their locations on the mountains and report back to your required - and valuable - guide. We were very lucky and saw over 13 chimps on 2 (out of 3) days. There is significant hiking and climbing involved over fairly rugged terrain. Some was bush-whacking. A hiking pole helped a lot. We also saw baboons, colobus monkeys and dung beetles. For people who love the out-of-doors, hiking and the chance of seeing chimps in the wild, this is an amazing experience. I am a Canadian, living in Tanzania for 9 months.
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Email Ciril | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
a great trip in a beautiful country
We had a great trip with Grassroots Safari to Mikumi,Sanje Falls and down to Selous Game Reserve. Everything was well organized and gave us a good impression about this beautiful country, its people and the great wildlife.
Thanks to Fikiri for joining us on this great experience and sharing his knowledge with us.
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Email Lauren Steele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded my expectations !
I was worried because March is the beginning of rainy season, but it was amazing we saw the migration literally 1000s of wildebeest and zebras. Our guide China was amazing, he was a very good driver and very professional and informative. We did 4days 3 nights and saw at least 3 of the big 5 each day. We got much closer to the animals than I was expecting. We camped and it nicer than some of the KOAs I’ve stayed at, the bathrooms were a pleasant surprise(clean and surprisingly all handicap assessable). The food was very good and plentiful. We had an amazing time.
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Email Ya-Chiao Chang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzanian in February is worth visiting. The scenery and wild animals are so amazing!
Tanzanian in February is worth visiting. There are not so many tourists, but you could still meet a lot of animals and enjoy the land in green. The must see will be Ngorongoro crater area and Ndutu. Highly recommended to everyone!
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