NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was very good
we loved it.
Elly was our guide and he was so nice!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime!
Planning for this trip was an adventure in itself. Comparing prices, locations, and timing of events was a headache...until my boyfriend and I found Victoria (SafariHub). She helped us plan from start to finish- making sure all of our questions were answered as well as meeting all our travel requests. My partner and I have many (annoying) dietary restrictions/allergies and she made sure every lodge and restaurant we went to knew in advance. The lodges, or should I say "palaces in the middle of nowhere", were beyond anything I have ever seen before. I have had the privilege of traveling to many different places/countries, and this took the cake. A great mix of luxury, nature, and the real landscape of Africa. Every day was a new adventure, our guide Steven stole my heart! He shared with us his expansive knowledge of the Serengeti as well as his upbringing and culture. He was so kind, generous, and made me feel safe even when a male elephant got a little to close to our 4x4! By the end of the trip, we felt like we had expanded our family! I recommend SafariHub to everyone - especially Victoria and Steven. It is rare that you find such warm, loving individuals who truly love their jobs and want to share their passion with you!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend
Initially I booked a 2 days/1 night safari to the Maasai Mara through WhatsApp (awesome and easy way to do it I must add) I was picked up on time by my fantastic guide, dropped off at BAAS offices to finalize my booking and for payment. Unfortunately (not really in the end) another of my tours got cancelled and I was convinced by the very helpful guys at BAAS to book an extra day, which I did. Best decision I made, because the second day we did a full day safari and we basically saw all the wildlife possible. Absolutely amazing experience with an even more amazing guide (some top notch driving was displayed). Overnight stay at the camp in “tents” was above expectations (hot showers and electricity). Also super flexible at fitting a safari tour to everyone’s needs, which sometimes makes it all a little chaotic (different agencies, companies use the same camp/guides to do the tour, so people might have different itineraries), but the guide was very flexible and wanted to give everyone the best possible safari experience, so we came to a decision as a group. Would definitely book with these guys again, highly recommend.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My operator Simon was absolutely incredible. He was kind, knowledgeable, and made me feel safe.
I had the most amazing trip of my life with my tour guide Simon from Qualified Tours. My 6 day private safari included Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro National Park, and The beautiful Serengeti. I saw everything including the BIG 5! All the other animals were amazing to see from the safety of my jeep including the Zebra, Giraffe, Baboons, monkeys, ostrich, hippos, cobra, Giselle, antelopes and warthogs!!! Simon took me to a single origin coffee farm and roaster, where I had the most incredible coffee of my life. He took me to the Tanzanite experience, the African Cultural museum, for a massage and sauna, and to meet the local Masi tribe, all while teaching me some words in Swahili. The accommodations were beautiful, the food was amazing and the service and entertainment was world class. I will definitely return and bring my friends. I have so many incredible photos of the landscape, the people, the lakes and the volcanos. My favourite part of the journey was my wonderful tour guide Simon!!!! Everything he did for me to make me feel safe and to insure that all of my needs were met was above and beyond. The people of Tanzania and Qualified Tours made my first trip to Africa one of the best times in my life! Thank you sooooo much Simon. Sincerely, Kia Kadiri (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
EG
Beyond Imagination
Date : 04.10.2023 to 09.10.2023
Trip : Included Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti & Tarangere.
Qualified Tours : They kept chating with me everyday to check if everything is good.
Wildlife guide : Labuu was professional, helpful, cooperative and a very nice person.
Vehicle : 4 x 4 Toyota Land Cruiser, good, well equipped, minor problems were quickly handled by Labuu - Hakuna Matata
Accommodation : Generally very good and excellent in Kontiki camp & Lake Manyara Safari Lodge.
Food : Meals were delicious, and the buffet/kitchen staff in every lodge were really responsive to my wife's special diet requirements.
Recommendation: I would definitely recommend Qualified Tours if you ever think about a safari in Tanzania.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable company
We have been on many safari trips and the communication and organization of qualified tours exceeded our expectations. They gave us a more personal and memorable experience and really paid attention to our needs. We will for sure use them again!
RU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good!
We spent 3 wonderful days on safari in the Masai Mara!The Josana tour is just super!!!Anthony organized everything perfectly, and our driver Denis did everything.The accommodation was excellent, the food was excellent.I recommend the Josana tour to everyone.We saw the whole big five of Africa.It's incredible!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience, Great Tour Operator
A lot of the budget operators are working with the same company and are putting together trips as a conglomeration of services by connecting already existing trip itineraries with drivers to drive people between the different places that the tours stop and start. Most tour itineraries are basically the same, just with different lodging at night. Because of this, a lot of the value proposition that these tours operators add is how well they are able to figure out the logistics for you and their ability to serve any requests you might.
We were working with Anthony from Josana Tours and he was excellent. He was always available via WhatsApp and was able to help with any specific needs we had. We had some questions throughout the trip and had to get more money out, and he seemed to know someone in every town who he messaged and was able to get the answers or the booking for us. He was very accommodating of our situation, and was able to deal easily with our flight coming in late (we got rushed out to the tour), as well as the additional time we wanted to spend in Nairobi. It was truly a personal experience with Anthony, which is not something you are usually able to say about budget tours.
In addition, the standard tour planning was excellent. All drivers and cabs were prepaid, Anthony would update us the day before who was picking us up and at what time, and everything went smoothly. Logistically, it was very impressive to me how all this worked and how it worked so well.
The safari itinerary was fairly standard but also impressive. We really liked the Kenya side, especially Amboseli, and would consider coming back during the summer months (although it was cool during May too - still lots of animals and impressively green). We got to see the big five and all our other fives as well. Personally, we didn't think the Serengeti was worth visiting as the grasslands were kind of boring after all the cooler parks in Kenya. The Ngorongoro crater was cool though and worth visiting and we really enjoyed camping.
Since this was a budget tour we were in glamping accommodations in Kenya plus a hotel or two and then actual camping accommodations in Tanzania. We didn't realize we were actually camping in Tanzania so we didn't bring everything we needed (soap), but as young travellers we enjoyed all of it. The glamping accommodations were actually really nice compared to what we're used to and were cooler during the night than a hotel room which was a solid plus. However, camping isn't everyone's cup of tea and if that's you case you can just ask Anthony for different accommodations for those nights and I'm sure he'd be happy to accommodate.
Overall, it was a great experience and booking with Josana Tours made it that.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible, extremely prompt and responsive and kind.
Josana tours developed a unique and fit to our needs itinerary at great rates. They also were able to deal with any issues that came up promptly and were always quick to respond and made the trip extremely enjoyable, definitely will come back.
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beyond expectations
Amazing Safari, Kilimanjaro Climbing and Zanzibar vacation with Grade one Tours .
Everything arranged in advance before and during vacation moment.
We visited Tarangire park , Serengeti park ,Ngorongoro crater , climbing Kilimanjaro via Marangu route ( with best crew under Niko) and Zanzibar island .
We are recommending Grade One Tours all over the world