AMARA SAFARI

Best Safari Vacation I've Had in a Long time.

Last year my family decided to embark on an African safari, as we've heard about it for quite sometime and we decided to give it a try. That turned out to be the best decision we've ever made!
I'll start with planning, which was quite a challenge as we didn't know what to look for in a safari, we went online and made some couple of inquiries to get a highlight of how everything should be. We stumbled upon this great company, Amara Safari, their website really intrigued me to make a formal inquiry and they did not disappoint.

They advised on everything from best time to visit, logistics, accommodations and even what pack. We arrived on January 2024 for our 9 day/ 8 nights safari in Tanzania. From reception at the airport to the lodge, everything was absolutely seamless.
We went to the parks and saw an incredible number of animals, amazing scenes. Our guide Baraka was the highlight of the show. He was a great guide and skillful driver. January is usually somewhat a wet month and sometimes it rains, but he knew how to maneuver the vehicle in a way it won't stuck in the mud.

We went on for 9 days from Tarangire, to Ngorongoro and Serengeti, Lake Manyara and finished off in Zanzibar. The beaches were warm and white sands all over the place.

Accommodations were expensive but exquisite and super luxurious. We had good food, drinks, bonfire, dinner under the stars, all good stuff you see in photos.
This was the most rewarding experience I've heard in years. Very much recommending Amara Safari.

Amara Safari is the Absolute Best - 10 days luxury unforgettable Masai Mara, Serengeti and more!

Simply cannot say enough good things about Amara Safaris. But I will try. Let's begin with my communication with the owner, Tommy. Highly responsive; made a fantastic custom itinerary for us - Nairobi, Lake Nakuru, Masai village visit, Masai Mara, North and Central Serengeti, a Serengeti Hot Air Balloon ride at sunrise, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire. Top class luxury lodgings in both Tanzania and Kenya. And the guides/drivers were outstanding to say the least.

But what we are ever so thankful for is that without Tommy, this trip would not be possible. He, out of his own accord, came commissioner's office only to ensure that we get our Tanzania visas. Not enough words to thank him.
Now our two guides - Caleb in Kenya and Baraka in Tanzania. They are the most skilled guides you will ever find always getting us the best spots and lights for photography, making sunset runs to give us the most glorious African sunset experiences. Baraka also happens to be an ornithologist - an expert on the birds of Africa! It was unbelievable to spot and photograph over 50 birds in just Serengeti. They made us feel safe, and comfortable at all times.

Now the food. The breakfast and dinner were finger-licking good in all places. But what sets Amara Safaris apart is the outstanding buffet lunches it packed every day with so many hot dishes, soups, elaborate meals, ones other Safaris' guests would only enjoy at dinners. The service at the lodges were impeccable. I will miss Maria and hasan's smiles from the Acacia Migration Camp at North Serengeti. Be it their candle light bonfire dinner under the stars in Serengeti or elaborate lunches under Acacia trees or above the Ngorngoro crater, they were all magical.
What we experienced in our 10 days East African safari during the great migration cannot be expressed in words. Be it a pride of lions feasting on a wildebeest in the middle of the night on our way to hot air balloon ride, or a cheetah feasting over its gazelle hunt within seconds of our arrival at the spot, or following a leopard for 30 minutes on its stealthily traced impala hunt, or vultures over a wildebeest remains, it was all magnificent.

Countless memories - Following millions of wildebeest in their migration to the north, floating in the air on a hot air balloon above Serengeti while savoring the sunrise, spotting over 50 magnificent African birds, many many many encounters with the Big 5 and spotting three of the small five, spending an entire day in the paradise that is called the Ngorongoro Crater, falling in love with flamingos at Lake Nakuru and Lake Manyara, sunrise over the valley at Lake Nakuru, sunset at Masai Mara, getting to meet Masai people at their villages, driving through countless villages and small towns in Kenya and Tanzania, the little kids waving their hands at us everywhere we went, it's hard to stop. Thank you so very much Tommy, Baraka, Caleb, and the entire Amara Safaris. Trip of a lifetime, indeed.

Amara Safaris gave us the trip of a lifetime

We did a custom 7-day Tanzania safari, hitting several parts of the Serengeti, Tarengire and Ngorongoro Area. We started planning the trip about three months in advance.

Erica answered promptly all our questions via email and helped us create the trip of our dreams. Every minute of the trip was amazing. David met us at the airport and was our guide on the entire safari. His English, animal knowledge, cultural knowledge, driving skills, and sense of humor were impeccable. Bonus - he is Maasai and was able to give us a window into that world.

Amara Safari was really first class all the way. While other tours were handing out box lunches and bottled water, we ate hot meals on tableclothed china with cold beer and wine, even brandy occasionally. 

Finally, there were animals! We lost count of how many animals we saw, thousands of wildebeest and zebra, probably a hundred giraffe and elephants, a dozen lions and hippos, several cheetah and hyena, one leopard, and even a painted wolf I suppose.

Great safari with Amara.. Do not hesitate to choose them, they are reliable and well organised. Tommy, the owner of the company, was very helpful at booking, he was very patient and worked out the best solution according to our requests.

In 10 days we visited Serengeti North and Central, Ngorongoro, Manyara and Tarangire National Parks. Baraka, our guide, was nice and friendly.

He explained many things about animals and plants, he was a very good driver too, he made us feel safe at any time. Jeep very comfortable. Accommodations were luxury and clean, especially Serengeti Migration Camp and Nimali Tarangire Camp were like living a dream. Good food and excellent picnic service during safari!

WONDERFUL TIME IN SERENGETI:

We booked a last minute deal flight to Dar es Salaam last week and we wanted a safari after our business meeting. We got in touch with AMARA Safaris and they truly came through, despite our many requests and requirements, they provided us with an exceptional deal of choices and we went on and booked.

Traveling as a group can be challenging especially when everyone wants something unique for themselves, so we gave them standard of the safari we imagined and they put together a really great program that included flights to from the parks (we did only Serengeti due to time constraints) and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. Saw migration, hundreds of thousands of animals. Thrilled in every possible way. Lodges were phenomeno.

I would definitely recommend this exceptional company for such an incredible hospitality.

PERFECT!!!!!....

Our safari in Tanzania has been nothing but wondrous. Amara safari gave us a top notch experience in Tanzania and Rwanda for our second African visit. Our first one, being from Germany, we thought we should start with South Africa, it went well last 2 years. Now Tanzania came to our bucket-list and being our fifth year anniversary we decided to go full luxury for 14 days. And in all honesty it was worth everything we paid for.

From planning to arrivals, we loved the whole experience. We were a bit skeptical to pay all the entire amount upfront but they assured us we could pay deposit and complete on arrival and that's what we did.

Everything went on so well, we saw lots of animals in the park including the endangered white rhinos, which are extremely a rare sight.

Fantastic lodges with beautiful services including private butlers. We loved our trip to Africa and recommend this awesome group of people. Cheers!

This was one of the best ever holiday experience in a long while. I contacted few safari tour operators before landing in the hands of Tommy, who to say the least was absolutely fantastic to work with. He gave us so many options that simplified our whole planning process. We ended up booking a 12 days luxury safari with Amara.

We arrived in Rwanda, spend some few days then Tanzania and Kenya. We had the time of our lives in Africa with this wonderful company. Everything worked out soo well and honestly we could not ask for more. Loved every moment. Highly recommending them.

Choosing Amara Safari for our Tanzania safari visit to plan and organize our trip to Tanzania was the perfect choice! We initially spoke over the phone to discuss what my husband and I were looking for in our honeymoon.

We kept in touch and communicated over email to make adjustments to the trip during the planning process as they were always happy to make changes for us if we changed our mind on something. They created a custom-made luxury rip for us based on our desires and expectations. They did a wonderful job creating our itinerary, and they chose the perfect accommodations for us - right in nature, sustainable, but also full of comfort. The meals were delicious and homemade as well. While we were in Tanzania, the amara safari's staff were great - friendly, always right on time, and knowledgeable!

We saw so many animals while on the safari and enjoyed the heavenly beach of Matemwe Beach while in Zanzibar. Amara Safari was always quick to reply to my emails and messages before and during the trip. If you’re looking for help planning your trip to Tanzania, I definitely recommend Explore Tanzania!

Last year I contacted various agents and tour operators in Africa in hope of making my long lasting wish to visit Africa for a safari come to pass. One thing that stood out with this agency is their response rate. It was easy and smooth to communicate with them.
I've never seen such a quick to respond company, I would wait almost 6 hours for others to respond while amara safari would respond in 20 or less minutes. That's one of the biggest reason I decided to go with them.
The safari was expensive but absolutely worth it.
Good organization, excellent condition vehicle, excellent tour guide. Fantastic choice of lodges and accommodation for luxury option of course. Just loved everything about the tour. I would recommend this company for sure.

Simply a Holiday to remember!
I’m not usually into using travel agents or tour operators for my holidays but this was kinda special and as a family, I couldn’t risk it. I’m here to give a kudos to Amara Safari for a jobs well done! Nothing prepared us for this awesome safari tour in Kenya and Tanzania. As it was luxury safari, Lodges were beautiful, comfortable and very silent, the only sound you could hear were birds chirping! I loved our guide Allan, who occasionally spoke German and made us feel like home.

Serengeti was beautiful and I didn’t want to leave, only tse-tse flies were many. Just carry a repellent if you’re going to spend few days in Serengeti.
Don’t forget to pass by the olduvai gorge, as a Historian myself I very much enjoyed my stay there.
My family was ever happy throughout our visit to Africa because how thoughtful the panning was. I would really recommend them to anyone visiting Africa for safari.

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Me and family just came from Africa for the second time last month and Amara Safaris hosted us in one of the most spectacular fashion ever. We chose a package for 12 days that would take across East Africa with an aim to just see everything there's to see in the continent.

Being our second time, we were a bit skeptical using a local safari company but after seeing many 5 star reviews and online recommendations we decided to go with this amazing company. Tommy Mo was awesome to work with. Fast responses, detailed answers, literarily one of the best customer care experience I've heard in a long time. Very trustworthy and eloquent.

Arrived in Dar and he was to pick up us for our next flight to Arusha. We then went to Ngorongoro to start our trip. Our guide Jonathan Mushi was so wildly knowledgeable, friendly and versatile in matters safaris and animals. We saw so many animals. We then went to Serengeti, and saw how everyone would see, a sheer vast-land of beauty. It was heaven!

The lodges were absolutely magnificent. Some were far and roads weren't so good to be honest but they were a beauty and location made up for everything else.
I think I can write this for days but won't finish. To make it quick and easy, we visited Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya. All courtesy of Amara Safari. The planning was the best, the guides, the people who assisted us, I mean all was absolutely a dream.

We would like to recommend this tour operator to anyone looking for an experience of a lifetime. Thanks so much Tommy and your team.

After spending two weeks with Amara Safari in Africa, I would like to provide an honest recommendation for this luxury safari company. I will break down my recommendation into several key aspects that contribute to an unforgettable safari experience.
First is the whole planning process, which honestly went soo smooth with Tommy's vast knowledge in the safari industry. He answered all our questions and gave us honest recommendations to best of his ability.
Second is the our guide Amos, what a dude! Amazing man, very understanding and truly patience. He showed us everything there's to see. Thank you sir.
Third and last is our hotels and camps. Absolutely amazing and comfortable. They were very luxurious, with a touch of local hints. The impeccable service and warm hospitality of the staff made us feel like royalty during our stay. Truly impressed.

Amara Safari provided us an exceptional luxury safari experience, marked by expert guide in Amos, luxurious accommodations, and insanely authentic experience. Absolutely recommending this one.

My family visited Africa for the first time last month and AROYÓ SAFARIS hosted us in one of the most amazingly remarkable fashion ever. We chose a package for 14 days that would take across East Africa with an aim to just see everything there's to see in the continent.

Being our first time, we were a bit sceptical using a local safari company but after seeing many 5 star reviews we decided to go with this amazing people. Tommy was awesome to work with. Fast responses, detailed answers, literarily one of the best customer care experience I've heard in a long time. Very trustworthy and eloquent.

Arrived in Dar and he was to pick up us for our next flight to Arusha. We then went to Ngorongoro to start our trip. Our guide Beatus was so knowledgeable, friendly and versatile in matters safaris and animals. We saw so many animals. We then went to Serengeti, and saw how everyone would see, a sheer vast-land of beauty. It was heaven!

The lodges were magnificent. Some were far and roads weren't so good to behest but they beauty and location made up for everything else.
I think I can write this for days but won't finish. To make it quick and easy, we visited Rwanda and Kenya too. All courtesy of Aroyo Safari. The planning was the best, the guides, the people who assisted us, I mean all was absolutely majestic.

We would like to recommend this tour operator to anyone looking for an experience of a lifetime. Thanks so much Tommy and your team.

My family recently visited Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as our first ever time in the continent and nothing has been the same ever since. We booked a safari with Aroyó Safari and it was one of the best decisions we have mad!. From the initial contact, everything went so smoothly. Planned a very good safari itinerary, that was expensive, but after some research we figured out it was all worth it.
From arrival in the Kilimanjaro airport to the lodges, to the parks with my guide, it was just superb. The landscape, the people, the animals we saw in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Masai Mara, AmboseIi and other parks we visited, we couldn't believe our eyes. At some point we even saw a fight between hyenas and lions, how many times do you get to see that?
Very special moments. Food was delicious and fresh, lodges were clean and very comfortable. It was all silence at night, with no electricity, just dark and peaceful.
I loved everything about this tour. I would like to recommend this awesome company.

My personal experience with this organization is nothing short of wondrous. The delight I felt in their company is something to behold. The team worked round the clock to get me to my safari after a very bad Covid test technical glitch that showed I was positive. I left New York perfectly fine and well, vaccinated but somehow I was positive when I arrived at the Kilimanjaro Airport. I contacted them to let them know of the situation and the company representative rushed to my rescue. We asked a repeated test and it came out negative, that was after 2 hours of back and forth.
I don't know how I could have managed this by myself. We then started the safari and it made me forget all my airport chaos.
Tanzania is a beautiful country with so much to see. The parks were full of all animals just as you expect. Lodges were amazing and up to par. Foods, drinks, sun-downers etc were all part of the this exclusively luxurious package. I personally recommend this amazing company for such exceptional services.

My safari with this amazing company is just beyond words. They put together a really incredible show for me and my husband for our anniversary. Few months ago we decided to embark on an African safari, since it would have been our very first visit. We decided to choose at least 3 countries so to maximize the experience and see everything there is in this magnificent of a continent. We chose Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
We saw couple of excellent reviews for this company online and we contacted them. Tommy came through in absolute top way, quick to respond, answered all our questions, and recommended some of the best accommodations and we loved everything about them. From planning to safari itself, we couldn't ask for more, really. Loved every minute.
Super company with friendly and wonderful people. I would definitely go with them once again.