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We are extremely happy because of choosing Katikati Tours and Safaris for our experience in Tanzania. Even though the company is young, they have a lot of experience in guiding on the mountain and on safari. We first hiked up Kilimanjaro using the Machame route, with great help from our two guides, Ibrahim and Mohammed, a top chef and all the porters, we made it to the top! Their attitude, optimism and fitness made the experience unforgettable. It was a great group of people. Afterwards we did a four day safari around Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and with a great guide we managed to see a lot of animals (lions, elephants, cheetahs,…). Joakim was very knowledgable and attentive to his surroundings, so he could detect all the animals hiding. We learnt a lot with him, not only about animal behaviour, but also general culture from Tanzania, Maasai traditions, politics, etc. From minute number one, Sebastian, the owner of Katikati, was very responsive and helpful with all our questions for the trip, both before and during the trip. He did a very good planning job. We highly recommend Katikati if you are thinking about visiting Tanzania. It is a very beautiful country, we are definitely coming back! :D Håvard and María…
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Date of experience: July 2021
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Response from Sebastian_Ally, Owner at Katikati Tours and Safaris
Responded Aug 4, 2021
Jambo María and Håvard Thank you so much for choosing our team, and thank you for your appreciation for our service on Kilimanjaro and Safari in Tanzania. It was of greatest value to our Company to guide you here. Wald and nature Call waiting for your response, so welcome back for more Tanzania experience. Reagrds; Katikati Tours and Safaris team.
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We did a day trip to the hot springs with Sebastian and we couldn’t recommend him more. He ran the most organized tour of all the tours we’ve been on, from start to finish, everything was seamless. Not only is he professional and knowledgeable, but he is also a lovely person and we really enjoyed getting to know him on a personal level! He answered all our questions and we got to share stories and joke with each other. We had the best day with him, and we wish we could have done more tours with him! …
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Date of experience: December 2020
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Laurent - societyofexploration wrote a review Nov 2020
Heffingen, Luxembourg67 contributions6 helpful votes
Katikati Safaris is probably the single most service oriented company I have ever travelled with. Sebastian, the owner, was extremely responsive from the first contact on, discussing all our options and planned activities on Whatsapp. I was looking for someone willing to put in some extra effort for a non-standard photographic tour including both wildlife and culture. In the end, he arranged a heavily customized tour, that responded perfectly to all our craziest wishes: Wildlife including the Wildebeest Migration, Camping with the Maasai, special ceremonies with a Maasai Laibon and even getting is an invitation to a Maasai wedding which was definitely a one-in-a-lifetime experience. We also did some cultural exploration on Zanzibar and Bagamoyo, visiting Mgangas (magic healers) and Fishermen among others. Sebastian also knew how to arrange special photographic opportunities at different scenic locations: Maasai Warriors at Monduli, Lake Natron and Ngorongoro, Hadzabe Hunters at Lake Eyasi, Datoga and Maasai women at different locations, some of them definitely off-the-beaten-track. During our 24 days trip, Sebastian accompanied us himself, and we were also accompanied most of the tour by Joakim as a driver and spotter. What a dream team! It all worked out perfectly - Joakim being a hell of a spotter able to spot a Serval Cat 200 meters away at 6.15 am in the Twilight, and Sebastian managing the cultural visits. In every town, every village, evey Boma and every Camp, Sebastian had a local contact to set up our “special interest” photographic activities. In Zanzibar, the local “guides” were rather a disappointment (interested more in earning commission than doing their job), but having Sebastian with us also saved this part of the trip. He was extremely helpful making conversation with the locals and asking them for (or even talking them into) a picture whenever a good opportunity presented itself. We had early starts (5-6 am) every morning and late arrivals (6-7 pm) every evening due to the photographic nature of the trip. They never once complained about this - instead I will remember their absolute friendliness and dedication to making this trip a huge success. The accomodation Sebastian arranged for us were perfectly suited for our needs throughout the trip, and we never missed anything. We feel that we got amazing value for money and a perfectly planned and executed experience! I would happily give higher scores were this possible. Katikati is an absolute recommendation!…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Response from Sebastian_Ally, Owner at Katikati Tours and Safaris
Responded Nov 24, 2020
Jambo Laurent. Thank you so much for this powerful review. It was very lucky for us to guide you in Tanzania, we really loved to travel with you around all destination in the plan, you left me with the greatest Photographic Tour experience that gets me an ability to arrange and guide any Tanzania Photo Safari tours. Tanzania is an unforgettable travel destination, we hope you will visit again or recommend more people to visit here. I must get you the list of what you have missed in Tanzania as I know your best interests. Thank you in advance, You are most welcome. Regards Sebastian
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Our private Kilimanjaro trekking experience with Katikati Tours was well organized from the start to the end. Our initial communication with Sebastian helped us select the longer 8 days Lemosho route for the best shot to reach the summit. We flew in a week before our climb for 5 days of exclusive safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro with specialist safari guide Musa. In comparison to the other climbing troupes it was evident that Katikati Tours is a cut above the rest from the superior quality equipment, mobile toilet and 2 guides- Ibrahim and Linus for us. They played a very important part in ensuring our safety and ultimate success of summitting Kilimanjaro. Overall, Katikati tours did an awesome job in organizing the safari and Kilimanjaro trekking adventure in style. Carolina & Marcello…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Katikati Tours organized a customized luxury safari that took us to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, it included different activities to meet the desires of my 2 boys and their father who just turned fifty. We have been traveling together a lot lately to different parts of the world and this trip was the best in terms of service quality and rich encounters; punctual transfers, comfortable transportation in a four wheel drive jeep, wonderful luxurious accommodations and an enthusiastic guide. The game drives were amazing, we got to see more than 50 lions, countless herds of elephants, lovely arboreal animal and water birds, thousands wildebeest. It was also amazing to get an aerial perspective of the park from the hot air balloon. We would love to return to Tanzania for another adventure someday and there is no doubt that Katikati Tours will be my first call.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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