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14 Feb 2022
TRIP OF A LIFETIME!!!!! Our trip to Africa and Uganda was Amazing! Chacha planned an outstanding itinerary with all of the top national parks and accommodations! We wouldn't change a thing! We started at Tarangire National Park wherein we encountered almost every animal in Africa up close and personal. We ended the day with breathtaking accommodations overlooking the Tarangire park where we relaxed and watched the animals from the lodge’s stone sitting area. Next stop was Lake Manyara National Park followed by the Serengeti National Park and ending with the Ngorongoro Crater. Every park was special in its own way and definitely worth the visit. I believe every animal was within a couple feet of our safari truck with the exception of a few! Simply extraordinary! Our tour guide, Rama, was as amazing as the animals! He is very personable, knowledgeable and extremely kind! Rama made the safari exceptional with his smiling face and shining personality. He would stop on request and made every effort to make the trip the best possible. He even got us up early to head to the hippo pool so we could actually see them out of the water. It was a fantastic and well worth the early morning awakening! Our drive through the Serengeti was a sight to behold and something you would have to see to believe. It was the start of the migration with thousands of wildebeest and zebras everywhere. I mean everywhere! You could see them as far as your sight would allow you as well as crossing the road in front of you. The pictures couldn’t capture them all and you just see dots everywhere which were the wildebeests! Rama even stopped at a shopping center for us so we could pick up some souvenirs and always had his “Hakuna Matata” attitude! The staff at all of our lodges/hotels were beyond accommodating! They assisted us with adapters for our cell phones and printed Visas and many Covid test results for us from their printers! This was the end of our extraordinary trip to Tanzania. Our next stop was Uganda for Gorilla trekking. Again, Chacha, delivered on lovely accommodations and another lovely tour guide, Moses. The Silverback Lodge was next to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and was incredible! The staff were as friendly and accommodating as the Tanzania folks! The gorillas were stunning to see up so close and in their natural environment! I would highly recommend Africa Endless Cruising to anyone who is seeking an African Adventure!
Rama Mmasa, our tour guide, was by far the main reason our trip is unforgettable!
Very knowledgeable about all the animals, spotting them, getting us within a few feet of elephants, lions, cheetahs, zebras, buffalos, antelopes, gazelles, all kind of bird species, explaining everything in English and German, teaching us swahili, taking photos with my phone or camera, whichever was available, there was nothing this man would not do to make our trip exceptional, including singing to us! I would go back in a heartbeat, and YES, I would request Rama all over again!
We got to see every animal we were looking for. Our trip was extremely well organized and customized for us. The resorts we stayed at were filled with the most wonderful staff, freindly and accommodating our every need. I am still in touch with so many of the people we met along the way. The photos I was able to get are spectacular... came back with about 5000 pictures. But more than anything, the atmosphere in our safari truck was the best! laughs and good times morning until night when they continued over amazing dinners.
As a part of our tour we also visited 3 separate tribes and learnt about their lifestyle, housing, schools, hunting and metallurgy, depending on the things they did. Rama was right there with us all along dancing, taking photos and making sure we had a great time.
Our experience included Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Eyasi, Lake Manyara with pickup and dropoff in Arusha.
There are no words that can fully express the magic of his trip. You have to go and experience this one! I was already in love with everything Africa the second I stepped foot in Kilimanjaro Airport, however, Rama managed to take that love and appreciation for Tanzania and wild safaris to a whole new level! Asante sana rafiki!
The entire safari was excellent. My guide, Rama, was the best I could ever ask for. He was knowledgeable, and one of the nicest people I spent time with. He provided us with a variety of experiences, from seeing all of the animals to visiting with indigenous tribe people, to eating great food every day. The accommodations were also top notch. When I return to Tanzania, I will definitely use this company and this guide again.