Kitonga Tours and Safaris

Visited: Apr. 2024 Reviewed: Jun. 03, 2024 Submitted in:

After hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, I was looking for a short three day safari. From my first contact with Gerald, communication was flawless. It was decided to visit Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara with two overnight stays. I was picked up by Gerald and the Moses just in time for the start of the adventure. It took us a few hours to get to the park. We then spent a few hours watching elephants, zebras and giraffes before stopping for lunch. At the picnic area there are some residents who are very mischievous and will try to take away your lunch, especially apples. Beware of the monkeys. A bonus was the sighting of a cheetah in the afternoon. We then went on to the overnight accommodation, which was in an excellent location and the staff were friendly and helpful. The next day we traveled to Ngorongoro Crater where there were lions, hippos and wildebeest. The black rhinoceros was seen from a distance. Back to accommodation for another night. We spent the last day at Lake Manyara before being dropped off at the airport. Gerald and Moses were helpful and accommodating throughout the entire trip. Thank you and I would recommend them for your future trip to Tanzania.

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Nach einer Wanderung auf den Kilimandscharo war ich auf der Suche nach einer kurzen dreitägigen Safari. Von meinem ersten Kontakt mit Gerald an verlief die Kommunikation ohne Fehler. Es wurde beschlossen, den Tarangire-Nationalpark, den Ngorongoro-Krater und den Lake Manyara mit zwei Übernachtungen zu besuchen. Ich wurde von Gerald und den Moses pünktlich zum Beginn des Abenteuers abgeholt. Es dauerte ein paar Stunden, bis wir im Park ankamen. Anschließend verbrachten wir einige Stunden damit, Elefanten, Zebras und Giraffen zu beobachten, bevor wir eine Mittagspause einlegten. Auf dem Picknickplatz gibt es einige Bewohner, die sehr schelmisch sind und versuchen, Ihnen das Mittagessen, insbesondere Äpfel, wegzunehmen. Hüten Sie sich vor den Affen. Ein Bonus war die Sichtung eines Geparden am Nachmittag. Anschließend ging es weiter zur Übernachtungsunterkunft, die eine hervorragende Lage hatte und deren Personal freundlich und hilfsbereit war. Am nächsten Tag reisten wir zum Ngorongoro-Krater, wo es Löwen, Flusspferde und Gnus gab. Das Spitzmaulnashorn wurde aus einiger Entfernung gesehen. Zurück zur Unterkunft für eine weitere Nacht. Den letzten Tag verbrachten wir am Lake Manyara, bevor wir am Flughafen abgesetzt wurden. Gerald und Moses waren während der gesamten Reise hilfsbereit und zuvorkommend. Vielen Dank und ich würde sie für Ihre zukünftige Reise nach Tansania empfehlen.

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Visited: Jan. 2024 Reviewed: May. 03, 2024 Submitted in:

Following a trek up Kilimanjaro I was looking for a short 3 days safari. From my first contact with Gerald the communication went without fault. It was decided to visit Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara with 2 nights accommodation. I was picked up by Gerald and the Moses exactly on time to begin the adventure. It was a couple of hours before arriving at the park. A couple of hours were then spent observing elephants, zebras, giraffes before stopping for lunch. The picnic area has some occupants that are very mischievous and will try to take your lunch especially apples. Beware of the monkeys. During the afternoon the sighting of a cheetah was a bonus. We then continued to the overnight accommodation which was in a superb location, the staff were friendly and helpful. The next day we travelled to the Ngorongoro crater where there were lions, hippos, wildebeest. The black rhino was seen at a distance. Back to the accommodation for another night. The last day was spent at Lake Manyara before being dropped off at the airport. Gerald and Moses were helpful and courteous throughout the trip. Thank you very much and I would recommend them for your future travel to Tanzania

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Visited: Jan. 2023 Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2023 Submitted in:

We recently traveled through Tanzania visiting Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. We were impressed by the game-packed game drives with Moses the tour guide from Kitongatours. He knew the parks like the back of his hand, patient and thoughtful letting us enjoy interesting scenes as long as we wanted. Above all he drove the well appointed safari vehicle carefully going through some tricky sections where some rookie drivers got stuck
The accommodations organized by Kitongatours were above excellent. Just the right level of comfort and great food out there in the wild.
I would not think twice about using Kitongatours again.

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Did not go on this tour Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2023 Submitted in:

I do not have the words to describe our Tanzania trip with Kitongatours as it was an epic adventure!
Everything that could go well actually did. At the end the 7 days of Southern safari we did not want to leave.
We had a perfect guide – Paul. He was very knowledgeable and professional all through the trip. He took the time to answer all our questions and shared much more drawn from his many experiences in the bush. We appreciate his skill in spotting wild game, because he was always the first one to point out where the animals were.
We visited all the places (parks/museums/historical sites …) in the itinerary and even had time to shop for gifts in Iringa before our flight out.
Accommodation spots selected by Kitongatours were very nice with just the right mix of relaxation and comfort that one would desire in a safari.
I highly recommend Kitongatours.

Visited: Jan. 2023 Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2023 Submitted in:

We had an incredible experience with Kitonga tours and safaris. did a 7-days Safari through Mikumi national park , Udzungwa mountains and Ruaha national parks with our guide Paul. Everything was really well prepared and scheduled on point. Mr Paul had assured us of a wonderful lifetime experience from the package he was offering us.
The jeep was comfortable, the food was really good too. Big up to the staff.
Our main goal was, of course, to see the animals and Paul was the perfect guide for that. He has an amazing ability to spot the animals, is super knowledgeable and has a great sense of humour that was just the cherry on top of an already great trip. He would always stop and ask us to take photos and advice us on the best way to take great shots .

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Visited: Oct. 2022 Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2022 Submitted in:

We visited Tanzania in October 2022, and we loved it. The people were friendly and our Paul Explorer driver/guide was fantastic. A lovely, knowledgeable man who did everything he could to make our visit success. 
It’s an amazing country with wildlife in abundance, huge numbers of healthy happy animals, beautiful birds and lovely people. We travelled to 4 different parks, Ruaha, Mikumi, Udzungwa mountains, and Nyerere national park.
We then moved to Zanzibar for 10 days, which was the perfect paradise island I anticipated, built up and heavily populated. However, our hotel was lovely Double Tree Hilton, and the people very welcoming. 
I have told all our friends this is the country to go to for Safaris, and I can say this with all honesty, it’s a fantastic place to visit and we loved it. fantastic job by Kitongatours

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