5-Days Private Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Lodge Safaris

We had 5 days private safari (Tarangiri, 3 days of Serengeti and Ngorongoro crator) with lodge hotels, which went great. Trip planning was smooth, as communication with Geofrey was fast through the email and safari plan was adapted for our needs. Our package even included pick up and drop off to Arusha airport and 2 nights in Arusha prior and after safari, which was really convenient. We were also very happy with the safari itself. Our guide Mudy had good English and incredible knowledge of fauna. Moreover with 10 years of safari experience he knew all the paths in the park and spots for where animals are likely to appear. Thanks to that we saw the big 5, we even saw 2 leopards not just 1, cheetah and rhino quite close by. Some hotels were quite simple but always very comfortable. However few hotels were absolute lux experience, not something one would expect from safari. Those had incredible viewpoints, swimming pools and amazing rooms. In all hotels staff was very very nice and food was incredible (forget about the diet). Generally i recommend staying in hotels (lodges), rather than in tents, makes the whole experience even more incredible. "Meru slopes tours" also had the best price and service we got was top quality, through the whole journeys they made sure we are enjoying it.

Our 5-days safari was amazing! It included Taranguire, Serengueti (2days, that after we wished they were 3), Ngorongoro and lake Manyara. Wildlife everywhere, unforgettable landscapes and incredible people. The lodges and tented camps were perfect with top infrastructure surrounded by nature. Selecting MeruSlopes has been a great choice and our guide Salehe was one of the keys for our amazing experience. He does not only know a lot about the animals in the parks and their behavior but he also knows about Tanzania, the roads, the park tracks and a lot of people. He is also a very experienced driver with an innate talent for spotting big cats! Totally recommended! Asante!

Overall this was a very good tour and we saw an experienced some great sights. However there were some glitches. When we arrived at the airport our airport transfer driver failed to show up to pick us up. I had to call Geofrey and I got conflicting explanations on why driver didn't show up. He then hired an Airport taxi driver to deliver us to our hotel. The tour paid for our first night in the hotel and the last night in a hotel as part of the package. The lodges and accommodations we had during the actual tour were very nice. However the first night lodging in Arusha was at the Venice Hotel and it was terrible. I have left a review on TripAdvisor for the Venice Hotel experience. I told Geofrey that we had a bad experience at the Venice Hotel and he told us he would put us up at a different Hotel after we returned from the tour. Unfortunately that was in many ways just as bad as the first hotel we stayed in in Arusha. That was called the Lush Garden Hotel which I have also reviewed on TripAdvisor. To summarize the beginning and the end of the experience we're very negative but the tour itself was fabulous. I really want to recognize that our tour driver named Samuel was outstanding in every way possible. He is friendly, knowledgeable, attentive to our needs, and fully accommodating in every way. He is a great guide as well as a great driver.