A dream trip!
It has been two weeks since our family of three returned from Tanzania but the amazing experience we had is still lingering in our minds. Thank you Yahaya for the most wonderful vacation of our life!
We reached out to Yahaya Al Kindi (on a friend's recommendation) in July last year and were in regular touch since then. He customised our itinerary based on the number of days we had and the places we wanted to cover. Always approachable, with a very friendly and warm demeanor, Yahaya was ever willing to answer the very many questions we had and displayed tremendous patience.
Our trip commenced on the 14th of January wherein we landed at Kilimanjaro airport and our exhaustion from the long journey from India vanished the minute we were warmly welcomed at the airport by Yahaya, his lovely wife Happy and our fantastic guide Rama (Ramadan).
We were escorted to the Golf Safari House where we spent our first night in Tanzania and here began our journey to experience the warmth and friendliness of the people of Tanzania.
The next seven days were spent covering Tarangire National Park, Central & Southern Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, wherein we got to see the Big 5, witnessed two kills, several chases, and also spotted at close quarters - two male lions clashing, pride of lions on trees & boulders, lion cubs, cheetahs with their cubs (the list is endless). The highlight of our trip was the incredible experience of staying in the bush camps amidst the wild.
Our ever punctual guide cum driver, Rama, proved to be extremely knowledgeable and would regale us with stories from his previous safaris and also provide us with lots of information on the birds and animals we sighted. His instincts were so good that we would land up at the right place at the right time. We still don't know how he would manage to drive and at the same time scan the horizon to zero down on a hidden animal.
Our trip ended with Yahaya seeing us off at the airport with a lovely painting as a gift which really touched our hearts.
Yahaya, Happy and Rama .....we are surely coming back and look forward to witness the migration.
If you are planning a holiday to Tanzania... we highly recommend Wild Giant Safaris!!!