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specializing in quality tours, adventures and safaris in Tanzania twice voted as the best safari country in Africa. Our services include day tours and multi-day adventures, Budget camping safaris, mid-range safaris, escorted photography tours, and escorted birding safaris, MOUNTAIN treks, walking safaris, cultural tours, and beach holidays. With over 10 years of planning, organizing, and guiding wildlife adventures, tours and safaris to some of the best wildlife game viewing areas in Africa. All our safari guides have been guiding wildlife safaris for over 10 years.

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Incredible safari with African Big Cats Truly amazing experience with African Big Cats! I did a safari with my boyfriend during 5 days and it was one of the best experiences of my travels. Here is why. 1) The agency is absolutely professional. Our guide Endeni is excellent and an amazing person, he knows the national parks by heart, he teaches you a lot and he is very nice. He anticipated our needs and always listened to our envies The rest of the team is also amazing, always checking if you have the expected experience etc. 2) The agency is super flexible. We had contacted different agencies and this is the only one who took the time to respond a proper tailored to our project, answer. We wanted to see the crossing in the north of the park and do the balloon there and they organized the perfect itinerary so we could see everything. 3) The result of these 2 first points is that we saw A LOT of amazing animals and amazing moments in the nature. (Crossing of the river by the wildebeests, cheetahs, lioness etc..) Of course we had a lot of luck but it’s also thanks to Endeni who was doing his best and always succeeding to show us what we dreamed of seeing Don’t hesitate to organize this safari with this agency. Perfect experience from the beginning to the end. Pauline

Pauline
2021-09-15
Best safari tour and best guide ever ! I went to a private safari tour for 6 days / 5 nights with African Big Cats Safaris in August 2021 and all I can say is that everything was perfectly planned and done from the first email they sent me to the last minute of the last day. Before choosing African Big Cats, I have sent emails to a dozen companies explaining my specific needs in terms of itinerary and accommodations for the trip and African Big Cats were not only one of the fastest to reply but more importantly the one whom really customized their response in order to fit my needs. They provided us with an amazing, nice and very experienced guide who was able to spot all the animals on the blink of an eye while educating us with a perfect english about the savanna environment and the trip was perfectly timed and executed without any single mistake. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for the best and more unique safari experience and I would also recommend you to ask for Ndeni as your guide as he is as charming and nice as efficient to spot the animals !!

Guillaumeclho
2021-08-31
UNFORGETTABLE WILD MEMORIES We have done with my wife a 6 days safari at Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Manyara national Park. African Big Cats Safari has prepared us an outstansing experience with some greats places to sleep in the middle of wild big cats. Thanks to the significant experience of our guide, Loradgard, who was always concerned about our satisfaction, we have seen incredible thinks like the BIG 5 and even more (group of lions eating or hunting, 5 cheetahs eating, hyenas, babies lions ans babies cheetahs and even a leopard at less than 2 meters!). He will share with you his love of animal and knowledge with always a smile. Loradgard was always flexible in order to permit us seeing a lot of thinks from animals to landscapes. That's a big reason why this experience was far above our expectations. Thank you guys for making this travel as a dream! We definitely recommend that company at 100 %. ASANTE SANA.

Rachid S
2021-08-30
Amazing safari Very professional, amazing time, we saw a lot of animals, justice was very patient to organise the best experience possible for us

Audrey A
2021-08-22
Professional comfort safari with many nice memories Big migration in Northern Serengeti was unforgettable, so many animals crossing the river after one decides the GO

P & G
2021-08-13
Outstanding! Extremely happy with our guides professionalism, knowledge, sense of humor, patience and kindness! Thanks!!

Lily L
2021-08-12
Outstanding Trip and Tour Operator Three of us traveled with African Big Cat Safaris (ABCS) during the first week in August of 2021. We started our trip from Chicago to Kilimanjaro on a rough note because our first flight was delayed by weather in Africa. We ended up missing a connecting flight and made it to Kilimanjaro over 12 hours late after an unexpected night in Ethiopia. I was certain we would lose a day of our safari, but ABCS was able to rearrange our schedule so we did not miss any of the parks we planned to visit! We met with Emmanuel when we arrived in Arusha. One of the first things that he mentioned was that he understood that this trip was a once in a lifetime experience. He really "got" that this trip was something special for us. It was apparent he really cared about doing all he could to make the trip a success. I was a little disappointed when we arrived in Arusha because I was not able to meet Justice. I had been speaking to him prior to our trip and hoped to meet him in person, but he was tied up with another client. He kept in touch with us during our flight changes and answered all our questions prior to the trip. He was very helpful and very responsive. I had hoped to thank him for his help in person. Next, we met our guide, Endeni. We spent the entire week with him as our driver. We found him to be very friendly and knowledgeable about all things Tanzania. He told us about the culture, plants, animals, history, and geography of the country. He was very patient as we stopped for the 100th time for a photo of an elephant, was great at spotting game, knew the roads and parks very well, was always on time, and was a safe driver. Thanks to his keen eye, we were able to see the big five! Request him if you travel with this company. We were traveling during the pandemic and completely forgot that we needed to have a Covid test within 72 hours of traveling back to the USA. This was not a problem for us because the staff remembered the test and got us to a testing facility in Serengeti National Park. They did this without being reminded! It was built into our schedule and only took a few minutes. Our Land Cruiser was as comfortable as could be expected on the rough and dusty roads. It was well equipped with charging ports and inverter for our gadgets, had an electric cooler well stocked with water and soda, and provided a good platform for taking pictures and keeping us safe from animals. The food was good and plentiful, shower and toilet facilities were good, and the beds were comfortable. Booking a trip like this is a bit of a gamble. There are probably over 100 tour operators in Arusha alone. I am glad I went with African Big Cat Safaris and urge anyone planning a safari to do the same!

Navigator613571
2021-08-10
Best Safari Tour Operator in Tanzania!! They are the best Safari tour operator in Tanzania!! Here are the reasons why: Organization: Thanks to Justice and Emmanuel you are able to organize your trip from anywhere in the world. Communication is smooth, as they will be in touch via email or whatsapp to make sure everything is perfectly organized before, during and after your Safari. Guides: They have the most experienced guides. Our was Endeni, a super friendly guy that accompanied us during the whole tour. He is knowledgeable, punctual, and communicative. At the end after spending 4 days with him, Endeni became almost like family. He can speak perfect english, italian and spanish. Cars: They have top quality 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers with beverages, charging stations and everything you need to be comfortable during the game drives. Accommodations: The accommodations were comfortable, with natural scenery, friendly staff, and very good food. Overall, make sure to book your Safari with African Big Cats and ask for Endeni as your guide - believe me you won’t regret it 🙂

Miguel Kepski
2021-08-09
African Big Cats makes the safari experience significantly better A safari is an experience that I recommend to anyone that wants to do something extraordinary during their holidays. It will put you in direct contact with wildlife in its most intact and natural way, and this makes it a life-changing experience. On top of this, we were lucky enough to have chosen African Big Cats to arrange our tour. There are several reasons why this company made our trip even better than we would have expected. For starters, the communication is fluent, frequent, and transparent. If you have any doubts, any requests, any last-minute changes, or anything that might be important to clear out before, during, and after your tour, you can count on Justice to clear any of them or support you. They're responsive via email or Whatsapp, and if you are coming from a country far from Tanzania to do this trip, this is something you appreciate. Although it is likely that each safari is different, ours started in Arusha, where our guide picked us at the airport and took us to a lodge where we met the rest of the team and spent the first night. This hotel, like any other hotel that hosted us during the safari, was particularly nice, with natural scenery, friendly staff, and very good food. As I said, it might be different from one tour to the other, but overall they offer anything you need to rest properly between days. Keep in mind that you won't be spending much time in the hotels, so you are aiming for good food and a good night's sleep. The Ilboru Safari Lodge, Eileen's Trees Inn, and the Heritage Tented Camp check positively on both topics. The hotels' staff deserves extra credit. During our tour, one of our friends was having her birthday, and the staff at Eileen's Trees Inn arranged everything to make sure we could celebrate it. Each and every one of the lodges and hotels where we stayed was different, but overall they complement the safari quite well. This is because they are relatively close to the national parks we visited and offer exactly what we wanted. Actually, and in all fairness, the pictures that you might access online do not reflect what the hotels and inns are actually like. They're much nicer in real life. Be reassured that the hotels are excellent and in our case went above expectations. I'll continue with the most important part of the tour. The guide. Ours was Endeni, a super friendly guy that accompanied us during the whole tour. He is knowledgeable, witty, punctual, and communicative. African Big Cats has other guides I'm sure, but if they are any like Endeni you're in great hands. My advice to anyone doing the safari is to become friends with your guide, ask them about their trajectory and the things they have done and seen. They will tell the story of a unique country, going from its recent story, its current status and of course, the wildlife. As mentioned before, ours was Endeni. The dude's a legend, you will be lucky if you get him. During our safari, we visited three places. The Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Serengeti. This review won't have any spoilers, that part I will leave it out. But do expect to learn a lot, amazing views, and close contact with wild animals. The tour can't guarantee it, by all means, but in general, you will see something unexpected frequently. The car is comfortable and you can enjoy cold drinks while at it. On top of it, our car had chargers so you can use your phone along the tour (for pictures, I hope). In general, going on a safari is a life-changing experience. African Big Cats makes the experience significantly better.

Daniel Chaves Huertas
2021-08-08
Experiencia increíble! 100% Recomendado Nuestra experiencia con African Big Cats Safari fue maravillosa. La atención desde la primera consulta fue genial, Justice nos resolvió toda clase de dudas, con una atención rápida y personalizada Ya en Tanzania, nuestro guía fue Endeni. Él logró que nos enamoráramos de Tanzania, con cada historia, con cada anécdota, con tooodo lo que sabía de los animales, con su habilidad para llevarnos a ver animales increíbles a 3 metros de cerca, guiado por una simple huella en la arena y principalmente, por ser una gran persona. (Endeni, te echamos de menos!! ♥️) Sabíamos que Tanzania y la experiencia de un Safari iba a ser increíble, pero ellos lograron superar nuestras expectativas: los hoteles fueron geniales, la amabilidad y ayuda hicieron que nos sintiéramos como en casa fuera de casa, la comida y preparación de todo, nos dejaron muy contentos. Emanuele, Justice y Endeni, nos hicieron MUY felices!!! Los llevamos en el corazón!! La buena experiencia valió al 1000%. ¡Vengan a Africa y hagan este Safari!!

Claudia G
2021-08-08

Robert He
2023-06-10
We had an amazing time with Big Cats Safari! We had a big group (17 people) and they were able to accommodate all of us! We went to Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and the Serengeti. Ngorongoro's stunning views/animals and our bush breakfast in the Serengeti after watching the sunrise were amazingly unique experiences we will all remember forever. The Big Cats team was extremely responsive and all the drivers were knowledgeable and funny, creating a great environment for all of us. Could not recommend them enough.
Alvaro 4winds
2023-05-02
Amazing experience. We saw the BIG FIVE and the cheetah also. Our guide Lody had a lot of experience, explain us every park, animals, etc. All people working around big cats safaris are so helpful. The hotels was perfec. We will repeat for sure.
Franziska
2023-04-17
I can recommend African Big Cats Safaris 100%!! It was an awesome adventure! The whole organization did work very well, our guide picked us up from the airport as promized before. He accompanied us the whole 5 days, explained us a lot of things and knew everything we asked him about the animals/the national park/the country etc. When we saw an animal the guide immediately held on, once he even hurried to a special place were we saw the leopard, we just were on time to see it because he perfectly knew the way and hurried up, some cars arrived too late, but Venance was a real professional! We were so lucky having him as our guide! Before and after the tour we even met the consultant who explained the whole tour to us and interviewed us afterwards, the most important thing for them was that we had a nice time and enjoyed it. The food was delicious, the accommodations perfect and we saw the big five! What a nice time, thank you so much African Big Cats Safaris!!
Chris Gill
2023-04-08
While not having been on a safari before, I reckon our experience with African Big Cats Safaris & driver/guide Lovoi was outstanding. The safari was organized to meet our budget and experiences requests, for 9 days/8 nights in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater districts. Accommodation & food in fixed & tented camps exceeded expectations, as did the all day game drives, with an amazing profusion of animals, including lions mating, cheetah jumping up on our truck to use as a viewpoint, close examination by elephants, and exciting view of hippos, mongooses, birds of prey, snakes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impala, leopards, buffalo, rhino, and many more. Lovoi did an outstanding job of animal spotting, while also driving the Toyota Land Cruiser through often challenging conditions. We included a balloon ride over the migrating herds, which was well worth it, plus a visit to the Hadzabeh tribe of hunter/gatherers. Very welcoming people, still trying to live their hunter/gather culture, while being pushed by circumstances into becoming more integrated into modern lifestyle. The difficulties this creates for them & their neighbours is showing, and as there are now less than 1200 in the tribe, they likely will not be able to continue their traditional way of life for much longer. We took a Nikon P1000 point and shoot camera with integrated 125x zoom lens, which enabled us to capture many beautiful closeups that would have been well beyond the capabilities of a mobile phone or standard SLR rig, and again Lovoi proved his worth by positioning the Land Cruiser to allow us to take clear shots. Many great memories, very enjoyable.
Anna M
2023-03-18
We had the best trip of our lives with Big Cat Safaris and our guide Lovoy. The trip was very well planned, the lodges very well selected. It was the perfect balance between excitement and relaxation. In the 8 days we collected memories for the next 10 years. Lovoy not only found all the big 5, incl. a majestic leopard and some 30 lions (not kidding), but also explained us a lot about the country’s vegetation and culture. As he is a Massai himself, he gave us an authentic picture of his and his family’s story and ways of living. Besides the numerous safaris, we visited lake natron and had several touchpoints with local Massai. Thank you so much for making the trip such a wonderful experience, Lovoy!
Katie Ryan
2023-02-26
My dad and I decided to book a safari to Tanzania in February to celebrate our 80th and 40th birthdays. After reading so many reviews on a number of different companies we chose African Big Cats Safaris and are so glad that we did! We chose the 8-day, 7-night Comfort Ndutu Migration Safari. The communications with Justice and Naomi were timely and thorough. They were so kind in answering all of our questions and the booking process was very easy. Although we didn’t customize the itinerary, they offered that we could change any of the accommodations, if desired. Even the company founder, Emanuel, briefed us the day we landed and met with us the day we left which we really appreciated. The accommodations were a mixture of beautiful lodges and tented camps and we enjoyed the experiences at all of them. The meals were bountiful and delicious and the staff working at each location were gracious and interested in meeting our every need. They ensured our safety out in the bush by providing Maasai warrior escorts to and from our tent when dark (we could hear animals at night so this was comforting)! The highlight of the trip was discovering the beauty of Tanzania’s wildlife, landscapes, and people with our exceptional guide, Lordlugard (Lordi). I recall seeing numerous glowing reviews about him pre-trip and we felt blessed to have him as well. He blew us away with his knowledge of the animals and their behaviors, the plants, the ecosystem, the history of the country, the life of the Maasai peoples and other tribes, and the list goes on. Not only was he so thorough in his explanations (we learned SO much!), but he was so kind, upbeat, and personable. You could tell he was passionate about his work and wanted to ensure that we got the most out of the trip. When approaching the animals in the vehicle he was careful to maneuver as close as possible, while remaining safe, but also was very cognizant of the sun and best camera angles. We saw the big 5 numerous times (counted 50+ lions in all) and so many other species, and are reminiscing about our trip as we flip through our many amazing pics. We would repeat a tour with Lordi and African Big Cats in a heartbeat and will highly recommend the company to our family and friends. Thank you for making it a trip of a lifetime! Asante Sana!
Patrick Cosmo
2023-02-19
I loved, loved, loved this safari! Absolutely incredible, surpassing all expectations. From finding ourselves in the middle of a group of over 30 Elephants, lions prowling around our jeep, watching cheetahs feasting on some poor gazelle, to being surrounded by 1000s of zebra and wildebeests - and the list goes on; a stream of baboons crossing the road in front of our car, giraffes everywhere, ostriches, warthogs, 2 python, several rhinos, hippos, Impala, water buffalo, etc. Our guide was amazing, Ernest was personable, friendly, always on the lookout to get us amazing views of the animals, and knowledgeable about everything we saw. The food and lodgings were great and the views spectacular (the lookout at Ngorongoro Crater was especially stunning). African Big Cats went out of their way from the moment I contacted them, right up to dropping us off at the airport on our departure; they were helpful, communicative, patient, and eager for feedback on suggestions for how to improve. They really cared about providing us the best value for our vacation. The whole trip was an amazing experience that will likely never be topped! Huge thanks to African Big Cats!! Patrick & Michelle
Justin Ford
2023-02-14
I contacted ABCS (African Big Cats Safaris) in October of 2022 to plan my wife's 50th birthday 'bucket list' trip for late January 2023. From the beginning, Justice & Naomi were amazing to help us plan it. The hardest part was trusting that we could send money by wire to a company in Africa, from the USA. I was definitely terrified I would never see the money again. I looked up other reviews of ABCS and only saw 5-stars - it seemed to good to be true. How amazing it was that it was even better! I’m so happy we trusted ABCS to do this trip. It went off without a hitch! Our guide, Vanance Malisa was there to greet us on time, when we arrived and everything went excellent from the beginning. Vanance was always was patient and always had an answer. Emmanuel came and met with us to go over the trip ahead and ensure we were prepared. He also set expectations for safety on our trip. Great guy! At our request, Vanance took us to visit a Maasai village on the way to the Serengeti. This was one of the highlights of our trip. We did the Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari that Vanance set up for us. That was amazing. He got us to see every animal we wanted to see on our safari - and more. My wife was teary eyed when he dropped us at the Seronera Airstrip to fly to Zanzibar at the end of the safari. Vanance felt like a member of our family. We had trust and care for him. Continuing on to Zanzibar, ABCS did a great job setting up our flights and when we landed in Zanzibar, they had everything in place for a guide and driver to pick us up and take us on a tour of Stone Town and to our hotel in a nice modern van. It was really incredible. They also arranged for our stay at Hotel Z, which is the best hotel we have ever stayed at. EVER! We can’t recommend African Big Cats Safaris enough. They exceeded all our expectations and we have already heard from friends that want to book through them now too, seeing how great our trip was with them.
Björn Ekstedt
2023-02-14
Can highly recommend African Big Cats Safari. Organized our Safari trip 8-13/2-2023.Excellent guide(Moses) and staff. Can highly recommend them👍Bjorn and Mia
Mircea Dumitrescu
2023-02-07
We choose African Big Cats Safaris because they offered a complete flexible program (7 days) in the recommended area to visit for the period of my vacation (January). And we were right with this choice. Because it was difficult to book the flights in short term, they were very flexible with the program, and they recommended and arranged for me some good modifications to comply with my requirements. The safari experience was unique. We visited Lake Manyara, Central Serengeti, Tarangire Park, Ndutu area in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Park. They were parks with dream trails, and we had a lot of time to enjoy what we have seen. Our guide, Lovoi (a person very in love with the savanna), gave us a lot of explanations during the safari regarding the animals and now we have a much better understanding of the ecosystem in the national parks of Tanzania. He showed us a lot of animals (from small marmots until the big animals). Without him, we wouldn’t have been able to find all the animals in the savanna or in the bushes. We saw a lot of from the big five (as promised) and, also, a big number of other animals (tens of thousands of antelopes, zebras, giraffes, flamingos…). Because it was the calving period, we also saw a lot of babies, even some no older than one day walking with the adults in endless rows of animals. We made a lot of photos and videos every day because during the games we saw always something new. The accommodation and food were above my expectations, and everything was perfect organized. Also, the persons in the lodges and camps were willingly to help us. I can say that this was one of my best vacations in my life. Thank you Lovoi. Thank you ABCS.
Google rating score: 5 of 5, based on 30 reviews