"Benson Safaris: Thrilling Adventures Await!"
Benson Safaris Tanzania
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & IGS
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $4,338 to $20,821 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kari | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Zanzibar + safari Tarangire, Ngorongoro and lake Manyara for family with three generations
Benson did great job on all sides of the arrangement, and more than lived up to our high expectations. He cooperates With Tahib at Zanzibar. Tahib is a really friendly and knowledgable guide. Tembo hotel and Amaan bungalows can both be recommended for accomodation. To arrange safari for three generations with age ranging from 9 to 75 could be challenging, but everything was well planned to please both children and adults. Safari itself was really nice, we saw lots of animals, and Peter was an excellent guide and driver, but it might be good to choose a time of the year witch is not as dry and dusty.
IT
Email Chiara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful experience with Benson and his team
I travelled this august for three weeks in a long journey that touched numerous parks and cities of Tanzania, from Dar Es Salaam, across Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha, Sumbawanga, Katavi, Mahale Mountains, Mwanza, Serengeti, Natron, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and Arusha exclusively by land (not airplane).
The route had long stages, which were managed efficiently and on time.
Benson is an exquisite person, always smiling and very helpful.
He came to welcome us when we arrived at Dar es Salaam Airport (at 3.40 a.m.!) and even when we departed from Arusha three weeks later.
The guides George and Paul were available and attentive to our needs, always with kindness and helpfulness.
George also speaks Italian, in a good and understandable way. He is available to explain the behavior of animals seen during safari.
The team of the chefs always prepared delicious meals (I will never forget the goodness of the soups!) and the tents were always ready to use when we arrived after every full day of transfer, since they always came before us to the destination of each stage (and left every stage after us).
The tents were always clean and provided with camp-beds and blankets.
I definitely recommend this tour operator for your safaris!
CA
Email Karen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience from start to finish!
On recommendation from a friend, we arranged our first ever safari with Benson and it was perfect! Benson was very attentive and quickly responded to all of my questions and requests. He even recommended alternative hotels for us in Arusha when he thought the one we were considering wasn't ideal. He also arranged a walking tour of Arusha for us the day we arrived which was great! Everything was seamless in our eyes. Our guide Peter was a perfect fit for us, very knowledgeable and has unbelievable eyesight!! The car was well maintained, spacious and the fridge was well stocked!
Overall the experience was beyond our expectations and I would absolutely recommend Benson to anyone looking for a safari company.
FR
Email The Randalls | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing honeymoon !
We had the perfect trip thanks to Benson safaris. The communication prior to the trip was clear and to the point, and the organisation was good all along. We had not picked the luxury accomodation but were still very satisfied with the different lodges and service.
But most of all, what made our trip outstanding was our amazing guide: passionate about wildlife, serious, confident and with a sense of humour :)
Thank you Benson Safaris !
IT
Email Umberto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
Everything was good, our drivers/guides (Paul and George) were very friendly and professional from the pick up at the airport to the last day. I absolutely recommend Benson for your experience in Tanzania.
CA
Email Annie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice safari, hotels and guide !
My mom and I really appreciated our safari with Godson who speaks an excellent french. We saw a lot of animals since the guide was always in contact with the other guides. Hotels were comfortable and food was nice.
Email Kevin Clough | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience and a excellent company.
Benson Safari was so professional from start to finish. All the staff were excellent. Our safari was amazing.
Email Arshiya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fun and reliable safari experience
We were five students looking to explore Tanzania- our school used Benson travel so we decided to use it as well. Our 7 day safari (which is really 5 days with travel and transfers) turned out to be perfect. Our guide, Peter, was amazing at spotting animals (sometimes, even better than our binoculars) and made sure that we had a great time while in Tanzania. We went to Serengeti, Ngorogoro crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangere. Our favorite night was definitely in the moving camp in serengeti- we could hear lions from our tent! It was awesome.
Would highly recommend this trip!
NZ
Email Peggy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with fantastic driver/guide, never to be forgotten
When I talked to Benson he told me he was the kid on the side of the road who wanted to grow up and drive that Safari truck. Well he did and more, he has created a company in his country with fellow Tanzanians and shows it to anyone who wants to view it with gusto. Our driver Peter was fantastic, we at all times were safe, treated with the highest regard, given a wealth of information about everything people, places, landmarks, animals. This trip was never on my bucket list, however because of my sister in law and the Benson Safaris team, it has become a trip of a lifetime.
Email Peter | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable and do anything for you to ensure you get what you said you wanted to experience
Benson was responsive to all communications and happy to make suggestions for a better experience. I was nervous about transferring money for the safari but Benson informed me when the payment had arrived and sent me a receipt of the funds so making me more confident and comfortable.
Pickup and drop off at the airport were on time and welcoming and even going back to Kilimanjaro airport to pick up a case we had left behind. Each safari morning we discussed a departure time with our guide Paul and he was always on time and happy to fit in with whatever we wanted. One of the days set set off at 6am to get into the Ngorogoro crater before the rush and what a reward we got with sighting of everything we hoped for including rhino.
Paul was very knowledgeable about the animals and their behaviour and seemed to know where they would be for viewing. The time at each viewing was left to us with our guide happy to watch the animals with us. In all we visited Arusha park, Serengeti, Ngorogoro crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangere and all were worthwhile and allowed us to see different sets of animals in different, beautiful, surroundings. If I had to pick one place then the Serengeti offers the most variation in animals and surroundings.
Well done Benson and to our guide Paul for an excellent experience which would be difficult to better - thanks.