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Email Anja | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Too expensive and infrastructure can make National Parks difficult to reach. I have been on safari in South Africa and Namibia, which altogether has a more "Western" feel, but also is less expensive, easier to reach by normal car.
Tanzania was an amazing country to visit. The people were friendly, the food was wonderful, and the wildlife that we saw was awesome. We visited 4 parks while there, and each one had its own unique character. Our guide was also great - seemed like he was really focused on the well being of the animals as well as teaching us about the environment.
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Email Lynne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife, scenery, birding, accommodations, and safari guide all exceeded my expectations
During our safari, we visited the Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire Park. All had so much to offer, wildlife, more birds than I have ever seen anywhere, and beautiful scenery. My personal favorite was the Serengeti, which means endless plains, with the acacia trees, kopjes, and so much wildlife. Our tent camp was such a delightful experience, one I shall not forget. Our knowledgeable guide was very helpful in finding so many animals, birds, and gave us plenty of time to watch and photograph the behavior of these magnificent animals. We also visited a Masai village. We were given a tour of the village by the Masai people, including their school, and living quarters, which was very interesting.
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Email Irene | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing wildlife in North Tanzania
The weather in North Tanzania in August was perfect, not too hot, not too humid, with good cool breezes off and on. The variety of wildlife was very plentiful and we were able to see a little bit of everything, even though it was the tail end of the main migration for most of the wildebeast. The density of trees at Lake Maynara made it harder to see wildlife then at Tarangire, Ngorogoro, and Serengeti; but the vistas of these parks were all outstanding and unique. Visit Lake Natron only if you want to see a volcano, otherwise it has limited hiking and wildlife viewing. A day hike of Mount Kilimanjaro is a worthy experience as quite a variety of climate zones can be viewed in 1 day. Moshi and Arusha are both urban centers and are an interesting contrast to the quiet of most of the National Parks. While on safari we stayed in tented lodges that were practically equivalent to motels, except for the lack of potable water and their bucket shower system in Serengeti. In Tanzania we found that lunch is often served later then our usual noon hour that those of us in the US may be used too. We did not have much chance to try the local food, but hotel provided excellent Indian food. Transportation from Kilimanjaro airport to Tarangire, Lake Maynara, Ngorogoro were paved and smooth with minimal traffic issues. But the road between Ngorogoro and Serengeti was the worse bumpy gravel road on our trip. The roads around Lake Natron were unpaved dirt paths that often required detours through dry river beds that made it necessary for a good 4x4 all terrain vehicle, much like the US forestry roads are unimproved in the US. Our guide was very experienced and spoke good English, he was friendly, and knowledgeable about all the local wildlife and plants. Tanzania is a great country to visit for safari because almost everyone in the tourism industry speaks English, the country is very stable and safe, there is a wide variety of climates with various types of animals that can be visited all within a few days to a week of travel, and the people are very friendly.
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Email Brigitta | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Asante Tanzania!
It was my first trip to Africa. I was going by sunny safaris from Arusha Natinalpark till to Ngorogoro area. It was indescribale fantastic. Our guide ISI was a very friendly, helpfull und competently staff. Food, transportation, Hotels - the organisation was excellent. Thank you.
Email Chris G | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Felt safe throughout our whole trip, everybody was really friendly, food was brilliant, and most places accept USD which made life pretty easy.
Email Marc Whitlock | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I don't know if my visit was an exceptional one (I saw everything I hoped to and lots more) BUT I suspect you are almost guaranteed to see the bigger animals....and at close range! I would recommend a trip to Tanzania to anyone. Wonderful people and landscape!
Email Diana Moss | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The wildlife viewing in the Tanzanian National Parks is unparalleled.
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Email Stefan van Schaik | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania is a bit more touristic than Kenya, but it also has alot more gamereserves. If you realy want to see the big 5, the best chance is in Tanzania. I only needed 1 day in the Serengeti and 1 day in the Ngorongoro Crater to see all of them.
For birders, its a real paradise. I was lucky to see more then 130 different kind of birds in less then two weeks.
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Email Mustafa Kasapoglu | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The roads were really Ok. The guide was very well educated and dedicated to protect the wildlife. We did not see any single waste on the road or elsewhere. Even no smoking person. The parks are so big. You are almost lost inside.
