Without a question, some Tanzanian tour companies are superior to others. The standard of the cuisine, the kind of vehicles utilized, and the expertise of the drivers and guides are the key determinants of difference. It’s also true that any company may send a group of people on a tour one week and have them return happy, but send a different group on the same tour the following week and have a virtual uprising.
That is an extreme example, but even something as simple as a puncture that requires a half-day to fix and for which there are no tools onboard or a broken spring that necessitates spending the majority of the day waiting around while a replacement vehicle is sent out from Arusha or Moshi can make or break a tour company. A broken spring, for instance, isn’t legitimately one of the things that a company can do to prevent breakdowns on a short safari, even if you would expect such parts to be on board for longer journeys and most definitely on a safari to Serengeti national park.
Before choosing a certain Tanzania tour companies, it’s important to check whether they genuinely run their own safaris using their own vehicles or if they are only agents for other safari companies. The most crucial point is that if something goes wrong or the schedule is modified without your consent, you have very little recourse and it will be extremely difficult for you to obtain a refund if they are only agents. This situation has repeatedly been reported by travelers to whom it has occurred.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to escape the scenario. Determining which organizations are true safari operators and which are merely agents is a minefield. Naturally, if you walk into any office in Arusha or Moshi, they all have their own vehicles and will reimburse you at the conclusion of the safari if something goes terribly wrong. Not if they are merely agents. They won’t have much room for maneuver because they’ll have already paid the majority of what you gave them to the company that actually delivered the workers and vehicles.
The actual Tanzanian tour operator also has no intention of refunding the agency in any way. It is crystal clear that many so-called safari companies are really just agencies. Pick up six websites from different sources and compare the text; you’ll see that many of them are similar. There is also a significant amount of clients switching between safari companies in Tanzania that have full cars and those that don’t. This is simply business; it’s not philanthropy.
In other words, you can end up on a safari organized by a different firm than the one you originally booked. Reputable businesses won’t carry out this action without your knowledge, but the agents will. It’s not necessarily a negative thing to be switched to a safari offered by another company, but you should confirm that they practice ethical and responsible tourism. In the event of a disagreement, they will thereafter be answerable to the association’s ethics committee. Despite the dangers described above, Jolita Safari is a trustworthy organization that offers camping and lodging safaris. We have our own cars and a great reputation.
Choose Jolita Safari for your Safari in Tanzania
With Jolita Safari we are always customer-focused, make sure we maintain and even exceed our customers expectation, meet many guests from all over the world and find ourselves regularly in challenging situations. It is not only a great opportunity to gain more experience in the field but the extra advantage that we have here is that Tanzania is an exceptionally beautiful country with many things to see and culture and lifestyle to experiences.
Getting away on a safari is a special experience, it is as if you are in a completely different world. The landscape is so vast and impressive. If you turn off the engine of the car, it is completely silent and after a few seconds, if you listen and look closely, you will find all kinds of birds and animals around you. At night the stars are brighter and incredible than you’ve ever seen. If you are sleeping inside the national park then you can hear different sounds of animals which can make your experience in the bush more unique and unforgettable.
In Tanzania, there are lots of possibilities to go on safari and One of the traditional safaris is in the northern part of Tanzania. Depending on the way you want to travel, Jolita Safari can make you a custom-made program that will provide you with best bush experience.
How is the Safari Like with Jolita Safari?
Once arrived at the airport (Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro Airport), our driver guide will be at the arrival gate holding a paper written your name and name of our company ready to pick you up. He will drive you to Arusha if you are going for a Safari or Moshi town if you are to trek Mount Kilimanjaro.
Once arrived in the hotel (depend on the time of arrival) then your tour guide will visit you for a short briefing about your safari tour which will start the next day morning. This is the time when you can ask all the questions and doubt you have about your adventure, it is an important moment since you can have all your questions answered before starting a safari, make sure you comment if you have any precaution or allergies and things like those. Yah! make sure you let the guide know all what you wish to see and experience during your safari. This will make easy for the guide to provide the best game drive and know where to go.
Driving on the Ngorongoro Crater is one among the epic moment you can experience while on a wildlife safari in the northern Tanzania. This place is unique in its own way, something beautiful that you have ever seen before, climbing up on the rim of the crater is a beautiful drive in its own right, but seeing the first view of the inside of the crater is unforgettable. Here you can easily see black rhinoceros, lions, thomson gazelles, elephants, buffalos and hundreds of flamingos around the Lake Magadi. No wonder the crater is called one of the seven world wonders.
On the way to the Serengeti plains, you have a chance to see how the Maasai people are living. And if you make a stop at Olduvai Gorge, exhibits of the findings relating to the evolution of mankind can be seen. The Serengeti plains are very impressive. If you go at the right time you can extraordinary sight to see thousands of animals walking in one straight line as far as your eyes can see. On the Kopjes you are likely to spot lions and leopards. The number of animals which you can see in the safari game drive is too numerous to write down. But you will most likely see impala, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, elephant, zebra, hippo, hyena etc.
Another park which you can visit while with Jolita Safari is Lake Manyara national park. The combination of the Lake with the forest and not to forget the monkeys and elephants surrounding again. If you want to feel how it is like to hold a python, you can visit the snake farm just before driving into Arusha. It is better you visit this at the end of your safari so you only realize afterward what animals are crawling around which you don’t easily see.
In Tarangire National park there is a very funny thing that you should witness between elephants and baobab trees. The Baobab cortex has some amount of water and when you visit Tarangire National park you will see many of the baobab’s tree cortex have been pilled off, you might think it is how they are but it’s not, those were get pilled off by the Elephants in search of water. For a long period of the year, the baobab tree will not have a leaf and make its branch looks like roots.
More African elephants live in Tarangire National Park per square kilometer than anywhere else in the world, and the presence of baobab trees in Tarangire is the reason for this. Baobab trees are always helpful to elephants, especially during the dry season when they will grab and eat the tree cortex to help them extract water from it. Remember that an elephant can live up to 70 years in a park and that a troop of elephants will always be led by the oldest female elephant in the group. An elephant may consume up to 250kg of grass each day and take up to 16 hours to do so.
All in all, it is a wonderful trip. You will realize the beauty of this country when you are sitting on the terrace of the banda of the lodge example Serengeti Sound of Silence or Embalakai Tented Camp.
Look at the sun going down on the vast plains and seeing the reflection of the eyes of millions passing by in the dark, under a sky of millions of stars, makes you feel blessed. We cant describe the feeling, you should really try it for yourself with us. Decide today and book your lifetime safari with Jolita Safari and get a glimpse out of Tanzania Wildlife.
Those people seeking more energetic pursuits will find no shortage of challenges — Tanzania has some excellent mountains to climb, especially the popular Mt Kilimanjaro with its unusual alpine flora, and the much less visited Mt Meru in the Arusha villages. Organized safaris through the semi-desert north of the country also attract a steady stream of hardy souls.
