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Email Mina Kim | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Picturesque
It was wonderful tour. I was satisfied 1000% with my parents.
All the scenery was absolutely beautiful, the logdes were perfect with decent services. Our tour guide, Jovin, was excellent, skilled guide. We loved him very much. I recommend here 1000% as much as we enjoyed there. Thank you!
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Email Kai | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A country with big potential.
We went on a safari while it rained. Because of the rain we did not see leopards and lions. Altough we saw hyenas who was eating a freshly catched animal. We also saw very friendly giraffes and antilopes. And a elephant family with two baby elephants. There were no mosqitoes.
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Email Michele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing wildlife and tasty food
Lovely wildlife.
great level of security.
Nice spots in the parks.
Weather in January not too hot. A bit of weather some hours, some days.
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Email Mirela Erbisti | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great place. Some issues during the trip…
Tanzania is a wonderful country. Great people, amazing safaris, but very poor. Need to watch the quality of the water you get in touch with and also take malaria pills during your trip to prevent illness.
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Email David Jackson | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply beautiful
Tanzania is a great destination for safari and other activities. We first went on safari and then took the ferry to Zanzibar. Both destinations were great and we couldn’t have asked for a better trip. The only thing that could have made it better is if we would have spotted lions on our safari but sadly none were seen. But that is just nature and not Tanzanias nor our guides fault so overall an unreal experience. Highly recommend!
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Email Yao Cheng | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
good
not safe ，my mum got bitten by monkey in tarengire national park，no one cares about it，so disappoint about agency.
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Email Emily | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful scenery with lots of wildlife
We went to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire National Park. I expected to see some animals but we saw SO much more than I was anticipating! The weather was beautiful and the scenery getting from one place to another was spectacular.
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Email Steve | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions
We went on a six-day honeymoon safari with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. It could not have been better. We hard that it might be hard to find wildlife in January, but we were constantly surrounded by elephant, giraffes, zebras, and more. We also got within 20 feet of several lions and witnessed an incredible leopard in a tree. We got amazing photos of all of our favorite animals...plus videos of hippos fighting out in the water. It was more exciting than we had ever imagined. Most of the credit goes to our guide, Justin from Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. He was informative and also just a nice, fun guy to get to know. We can't recommend Justin highly enough. It wasn't just his engaging personality but also his friendly relations with other guides who fed him information in real-time on where animals had been spotted. He was an incredible driver, and he also just knew when it was right not to talk or chat and to just bask in the scenery and the animals. The vehicle from Tanzania Roadside Expeditions was also luxurious yet rugged. I loved standing up as we sped across the Serengeti. The hotels were also perfect...just what we needed after an active day bouncing along the roads and taking in all of the sights and sounds. Thank you to Justin and everyone at Tanzania Roadside Expeditions!
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Email Michelle Caruana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife Overdose!
I spent around two weeks in Zanzibar which was a mistake. The island seems to be the place to go after a game drive / safari on the mainland. I wish I had given it a miss. Zanzibar is dirty, the shop owners in Stonetown just don't leave one alone, they have no prices on anything, you have to haggle ALL the time which is very tiring. There are some lovely handicrafts for sale in the souvenir shops but why oh why are there no prices on anything? It just makes you feel like you're constantly being ripped off.
We hired a car, you have to get a driving permit (?) which costs an extra USD 10, then police are just ready to stop you on the roads and hassle you for your documents, they lie about the speed you're doing in order to get a fine off you. It just doesn't make for a relaxing holiday. The beaches are dirty, I witnessed several hotel beach boys cleaning the hotel area of the beach on a daily basis then just wheeling down the wheelbarrow full of rubbish into the sea!! What's that about? Is there no rubbish collection in Zanzibar? The sandbanks are the same, piles of tourists over for a stopover, some including lunch, so piles of plastic are left behind along with hot charcoal. It's a dump, such a shame because it could be paradise. Zanzibar clean up your act. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The only way to swim in clean water is literally to jump off a boat into the open sea, at the snorkelling spots, which is lovely.
As for the mainland, I went on a 3 day safari to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro which was absolutely fantastic, especially the latter. It truly is breathtaking. We saw lions feasting on a gnu, countless zebra, hippos, flamingoes, warthogs, amazing birds, elephants, buffalo, antelope and I've no idea what else. I wish I had gone on a five day safari rather than just three.
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Email Anna J | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding experience - a thank you to our guide Azaria Mwanga for going above & beyond
We had a fantastic time; four of us during a 7 day Tanzanian safari and 3 days at a resort in Zanzibar. The entire experience exceeded our expectations from the wildlife we saw, the hospitality and safety at the lodgings, and our tour guide/driver Azaria Mwanga. He greatly appreciated our enthusiasm for the wildlife, sharing a wealth of knowledge of their habits, migration patterns and was willing to wait sometimes 1+ plus for us to observe an animal's behavior or stalk its prey. Azaria also gave us a lot of perspective and insight into Tanzanian history and the Masai people.
It's hard to pick out our favorite moment, but it was probably seeing a lioness and her three cubs drinking at a watering hole. But overall we were really impressed with all the wildlife sightings we saw across all three parks. The Ngorongoro crater was particularly breathtaking.
As for the camps, they were all very comfortable and we felt very well taken care of in terms of the facilities and the food (breakfast, lunch and dinners). It was super easy to get from Central Serengeti to Zanzibar, and we enjoyed our stay at Dreams by Mantis resort. Lastly, José from Soul of Tanzania's for all the coordination and planning during the busy holiday season. It felt like a true vacation with all the logistics taken care of.
