Reviews of Kihindo Tours and Safaris

Very fun, extremely friendly & helpful.

This tour went way above our expectations. Everything was perfect, from the pickup and ride to the park, all the way to leaving with such irreplaceable memories thanks to our extremely professional and friendly guide & driver. Big thank you to Owen & Godbless. These guys were the main reason everything went so fun and smooth. On our private tour we saw elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, crocodiles, hogs, impalas, baboons, a lion and a lot of buffalos. Worth every penny, definitely coming back again. 10/10 🌟

Youssef Abusetta

fantastic customer service, unforgettable experience

I booked last minute (9pm the night before) for a one-day trip to Mikumi National Park from Dar es Salaam. Firstly, the experience was incredible - more animals per hour than any national park I've been to - baby elephants, baby giraffes, a lioness and cubs hiding away (but we saw them!) and a lion that walked alongside the jeep. Absolutely brilliant. Secondly, the customer service was exceptional - Winnie from the team was so responsive, booking everything even though it was late and pick up was 5am, and I had a private guide and driver in the park. Connections and transport was seamless, from hotel pick-up to train station, train, pick up and drive to the park, and back again. Flawless. Shout out to Winnie, drivers Adam, Isaya and Ibrahim, and safari guide Saloniki.

kirstie hepburn

Unforgettable experience

Isaya and his team truly made our trip! They were extremely helpful and always ensured we had everything we need- plenty of water, great stories to keep it fun and educating, some music to pump us up, etc. They kept us entertained and had fun with us but never for a second stopped working or looking for the best experiences (being in contact with co-workers so we can see all the animals that live in the national park). The hotel we stayed in - was also spectacular! Overall - an unforgettable experience!

Aleksandra

Professionalism and ponctualism, kihindo is the Best.

Well, I want to thank Kihindo Tours and Safari for making our experience Amazing ; my husband and I. I'll start with Winnie the most kind, she was always a good listener and helpful to organize our trip as we wish and she answered whenever we sent her on WhatsApp. Then our Guide Issaya is the best guide, he speaks English very well and explain everything about Safari and animals besides that he's so funny, he made the trip special, and there's also Goody and not Gody haha the best driver and the craziest haha.

Niema

Spectacular and our guide Michael has been a 10 at all times. Explaining and helping us, a luxury!

The assessment of this safari is very positive. First of all, because the hotels have been very good and the food very good. As for the safaris, they have been very interesting (choosing Nyere and Mikumi allows you to see two different landscapes and different animals). In addition, we enjoyed the river excursion and the morning excursion was very good. The visit to the tribe was very interesting. But the most important thing has been our guide, Michael, a very patient person and always with a smile. He has explained everything to us about the animals on the safari, the villages and the culture of Tanzania. Always attentive to us and caring about us. In addition, he is a great driver, you can tell that he has been doing this for years. And he loves his job, and he has transmitted this to us. We believe that without Michael we would not have had such a good experience. He has been a 10, congratulations for his work and for having him on the team. A person and worker that everyone would want to have on their team.

Robert & Ainoa

Good guide, great hotel, prefect organization

We had a great trip. The guide was very useful and showed us a lot of places!!!

Rafael

The BEST Safari Experience!

We had a great experience with Kihnido tours. It was so easy to book with them, they were very responsive through email and prompt/efficient on the pickup. The price was also very fair for the amount of travel/food/drink/accomodation/attentiveness and working hours the guide & staff puts in. We had Michael as our guide, and we honestly couldn't have asked for a better one! He was the amazing in every way. He was so attentive to our needs, incredibly friendly, funny and massively knowledgeable about all of the wildlife. He went above and beyond to make sure we seen every animal we wanted to see, told us so much information about everything we seen and we had the best safari trip with him. We also learnt so much from him about the Tanzanian life/people whilst on the drive to & from the park, which was so interesting. You can really see he loves his job and meeting new people, which makes it so special for us tourists. Thank you so much again Michael!

Jessica

The best safari guides imaginable

Our safari was really well organized, they adjusted our tour and fulfilled all our wishes, even changing some plans spontaneously when we asked for a change. We had two guides (the owner Isahya and Saloniki, a friend/coworker of him), they were laughing and talking a lot with us and with each other. They explained everything and answered every question. We had a really great time with both of them and the safari itself was really well organized. We saw all the animals we wished for, even two leopards. The boat trip was really special aswell. The accommodation and food was amazing and really clean and comfortable. They took really good care of us, even helping us after the safari trip to get through the country by bus and even organized a hotel for us in Songea. We called Isahya whenever we had a problem and he helped us right away, 24/7. All in all, it was the best safari experience, with an amazing cost-value ratio!

Mona

Informative, caring and kind

We really loved the day trip to Mikumi National Park!❤️☀️ The tour operator Winfrida gave us all the information couple days before the trip which helped a lot. During and after the trip, she asked how we are doing and did we get home safe, so kind! In the morning 4:50AM our driver Eddie picked and drove us to the train station in Dar. Adam was waiting us in Morogoro and drove us to the Mikumi National Park, where our tour guide Jackson was waiting. We got to see a lot of different animals during the day: buffalos, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamus, lions, antelopes, zebras, monkeys, many birds etc. Jackson told us a lot of facts about the animals, their environment and about Mikumi National Park itself. He was super nice and funny to spend the day with! We ate buffet lunch and took some pictures with the tree of life. In the afternoon Jackson brought us back to Adam. On the way to the train station, he wanted to show us a local woodworking and painting shop to buy some souvenirs. After that we started heading back to Dar where Eddie brought us back home. Thank you all so much for an unforgettable day! ❤️

Petra

Very helpful

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a 3 days / 2 nights safari trip, and everything was organised perfectly from start to finish. The trip from Zanzibar to the mainland was very well arranged: on-time pickup from the hotel, smooth transfer to the ferry and train, and great support during all connections between the ferry and train. The transfer to the lodge was also very comfortable. The lodge, located in the middle of the forest, was beautiful, authentic, and very comfortable. Lunch, dinner, and breakfast were excellent, with fantastic views from the hills. The safari itself was amazing. We managed to see all the main animals, and our guide was professional, friendly, and very knowledgeable. He shared a lot of interesting information, which made the experience even more special. We are very happy that we chose Kihindo Tours and would definitely recommend them!

Andrei

fantastic experience with the best guide operator

It was a fantastic experience. A special thanks goes to our guide Isaya, who was incredibly helpful and very friendly throughout our journey. Highly recommended!

Vittoria

The Best and Highly recommended

To the best Safari Tour In Tanzania. I had an amazing experience from coordination of Winnie and to my guides in the Safari. My guide Saloniki is the best always greet and responds with “Hakuna Matata” and a smile. Very knowlegeable and friendly along with our driver at the Safari Jackson. I highly recommend this tour. You will see all the animals you want and just tell them. The buffet was also great.

Trauvis

More than perfect!

We did the „4-Day 3 Nights Budget Safari to Mikumi and Ruaha NP by Train“ From the very first contact on Kihindo Tours won us over with their friendly, detailed and clear communication, which remained like that during the whole journey. We had some small wishes beforehand and although we just booked the day before, Pilly could work out everything at its best. From receiving Train Tickets, all the pick ups and drivers, everything was just perfectly arranged. The Safari Trip itself turnt out better then we could have ever expected. First of all our Guide Davis is an amazing, knowledgable, fun and professional guide with 20yrs experience. He knows what he does at any time, always while respecting nature and his human surroundings. Davis loves his job and that shows! We couldn't be happier having you as our guide! Also the camps we stayed in were according to our price level perfectly fine and we felt safe at any time. Every meal inside the national parks was arranged and included - and also very good, water was available throughout the whole day. All in all it was a more than perfect experience and I wholeheartedly recommend Kihindo tours (and Davis) to everyone!

Romana

Junior was our operator very nice and friendly and knows all about the safari. Meshack very good

Very good days trip Picked up from hotel to train station then hour and 40 mins then a hour drive to safari all was good got to see a lot of animals Elephants Lions Hopes Crocodile Deers

Salah

Our guide, William, was very polite and helpful, he provided a great tour. Would highly recommend.

Was great value for money. Despite it being rainy season we still saw many animals. William knew all the good locations and helped us to maximise our experience in seeing as many animals as possible which was amazing.

Will

Saloneki , he is excellent as whole, he did showed as A lot enjoying places to the touring area

Driving was good, and touring places properly organized

Samwel Matiko

An excellent-organized 3 days tour at Mikumi park for a great safari

The overall experience was just awesome. Kihindo tours organised everything from the very beginning until the end of our tour. Mikumi park was also great, we saw all of the possible animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, buffaloes, impalas, etc) and all of them very close to us. I have no negatives to add. The only thing I would avoid next time would be the maasai village which is very touristic. All in all, I truly recommend Kihindo Tours. P.s.1: Thanks Isaiah for the nice transfer to Mikumi park and all the interesting information he gave us. P.s.2: Thanks Danford the Legolas of the safari for the nice game driving. He could see animals within 5kms and get you there in a few minutes.

Georgios

Tour operator available to answer our questions and tailor the experience to our needs.

The safari was exceptional, beyond all expectations. The guides, very knowledgeable in their explanations, made sure the experience was as enjoyable as possible for us. I would definitely do it again and highly recommend it.

Irene

It was brilliant. Winnie was amazing at coordinating everything that we were looking for.

It was absolutely excellent. William the guide was excellent and he was attentive to looking for animals while in park. The accommodation in Camp Bastian was phenomenal. We felt very well taken care of.

Eimear