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David Griffiths   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jul 2, 2017

Email David Griffiths  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Enabled us to have a superlative safari experience in three Tanzania Game Parks, one south two north
5/5

Paul was easy to communicate with, and helpful in his advice, which quickly enabled us to agree the plan for our safari (and subsequent beach) holiday, based on choices for which we could subsequently only be very grateful. Our experiences in all four places to stay exceeded any expectations possible. Our experience in Ikuka in Ruaha was really outstanding. In the other locations, his arrangements for our driver/guides were excellent, so that we really felt we were being looked after at every stage in the holiday. An outstanding holiday in every respect.

Joe Fontaine   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jun 27, 2017

Email Joe Fontaine  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A professional customized worry free Tanzanian wildlife viewing safaris of a life time.
5/5

The best part of the trip was it was customized to our desires and budget making it a very personal and enjoyable wildlife viewing and photographing safaris in a fabulous country teaming with wildlife. Working with Paul and Hannah was an excellent experience from the planning stages thru the monitoring of our travels till the end to provide a worry free adventure. His choice of seasonal timing, use of companies and accommodations was excellent. The staff at each location was friendly and professional often doing the extra effort to make our stay even better. The food, cooked by chefs, and service was very goo. You never left the table hungry and the bag lunches were more than enough and very good. The guides were professional and ethical, leaving a viewing area after an appropriate amount of time to allow others access or to not disturb the animals. Their knowledge about wildlife, history and the people was very good. As a wildlife biologist I can attest to the credibility of their wildlife knowledge. The great handling of the logistics was the worry free part of the trip with a driver or guide always taking you to the appropriate place at the right time. Domestic flights by Coastal Air provided excellent service by skilled pilots.

The cost of our 17 day customized trip was less per day than a canned group trips we investigated. I would highly recommend using Paul Tickner Safaris to guide you or provide an affordable personal adventure of a life time. We will be using Ticket Safaris again.

Barbara   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: Jun 26, 2017

Email Barbara  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The Ultimate Personalized Safari Experience
5/5

Paul Tickner helped us plan the perfect safari for us, keeping in mind our interests and abilities. The result was a memorable three week experience that included (at Paul's suggestion) some much appreciated rest and relaxation before the long journey home. This trip of a lifetime far exceeded our expectations - and our expectations were high! We were impressed by Paul's meticulous attention to detail. We were always met as we stepped off our internal flights by a representative ready to whisk us away to our next adventure, our guides were knowledgeable and professional. We were privileged to have Paul himself as our guide in Ruaha, his home turf. His knowledge of the ecosystem and culture truly enhanced our experience. We loved it all so much, we want to return!

Gustaf   –  
Sweden SE
Visited: January 2017 Reviewed: Jan 17, 2017

Email Gustaf  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Safari in Selous and Ruaha
5/5

The experience Paul provided us was better than expected. We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.

Nadia   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2016 Reviewed: Oct 13, 2016

Email Nadia  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

In-depth knowledge, locally based and fantastic guide.
5/5

My friend and I had an incredible two week trip to Tanzania this September. The itinerary was perfectly tailored and organised by Paul Tickner Safaris, who use local knowledge to ensure your trip will be a truly enjoyable experience. Highly recommend Paul as a private guide, you will have a lot of fun and I still can't believe his skills at spotting wildlife so well from a distance or through the bush and picking up on tracks! There are a lot of companies and agents in the safari market - Paul Tickner Safaris stands out from the crowd.

Gareth   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 12, 2016

Email Gareth  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It was an amazing holiday.
5/5

I found Paul website on safari bookings and they have received nothing but five star rating. This is deserved rating. Everything was really well organised from start to finish. Gave really good advice on our first trip to Africa. This was our honeymoon and it was a holiday I will never forget. The safari lodge, ikuka was a big part of this (recommend to me by Paul). Ikuka lodge was quite simply the best place I have ever stay. I can't recommend the place enough.

Bill   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2016

Email Bill  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Always There
5/5

When it comes to a personal safari, we could have never asked for more personal service.. Always there, always on time, always great arrangements. Nothing like have somebody excited and enthusiastic to be with you not only on the game drives, but any other arrangement the group wanted.

Charlie   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 9, 2016

Email Charlie  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The experience with Paul Tickner Safaris was Awesome
5/5

We advised Paul of the region in southern Tanzania in which we were interested. Paul suggested various
Safari lodges and the time to spend at each lodge. Although, we are in Texas and Paul is in Tanzania with an eight hour time difference Paul was excellent in his timely communications back and forth to all of our questions even the silly ones from the ladies about hair dryers!
The lodges that Paul selected were each different in a way, but all of the choices were excellent and we enjoyed every Safari lodge. We got to know Paul so well through all of the emails that we asked if he could join us for the entire journey which he did for a certain fee. Paul joining really added to our trip. Paul was with us when viewing animals and he is so knowledgeble, he should be a Safari guide! We arrived in Tanzania at about 3:30 am and Paul was at the airport to greet us with transportation to the hotel which he had selected for us. Besides making sure every detail was perfect getting from lodge to lodge, Paul scheduled our day trips and animal viewing which was superb. The trip was more than my dreams could imagine...luxurious lodging, delicious food, good wine and wonderful animal viewing. And Paul's fun personality really added a sparkle to the trip of a lifetime!!

richard kimbrough   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2016

Email richard kimbrough  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A 2 week, 4 camp photographic safari
5/5

Paul did a great job in creating, organizing, and guiding our safari. He dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's. No detail was left unnoticed. Our sixth safari to Africa and Paul was the best.

Marina   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Jul 26, 2016

Email Marina  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Fabulous Safari Experience - Thanks to Tickner Safaris.
5/5

My experience with Paul Tickner Safaris was outstanding. Paul spent two weeks with our group as we travelled to Selous from Dar, then from Selous to Ruaha, and back again to Dar. The whole trip was absolutely seamless and Paul was a delight to have in our group. He is very knowledgeable about Africa, the people, the animals, photography, etc., and was very willing to try to answer any question we might have had. I would highly recommend Paul Tickner Safaris to anyone considering a trip to Tanzania.

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