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Unmatched viewing of the Big 5
There are a number of countries within Africa in which you can see Africa’s ‘Big Five’; however the most stunning of these is Tanzania. This is so because Tanzania has one of the largest populations of each of these big five, and it is the ideal environment and surroundings for them to live.
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Collection of Africa's best lodges
From the dusty tents of explorers to exquisite eco-conscious lodges, African safari has come a long way in the past hundred years without losing any of its romance and adventure.
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Witness the Great Migration in full-swing
The annual migration of two million ungulates, wildebeest but also enormous groups of zebra and Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle and eland, through Serengeti National Park is the greatest wildlife spectacle of its type in Africa, and perhaps the world.
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We want our guests to enjoy their trip of a lifetime, so we will go the extra mile to make your stay in Tanzania really memorable
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During our planning, I researched at least 30 different safari companies in Tanzania and narrowed it down to 10, finally settling on Gilmag Safaris. They gave us a lot of… read more suggestions regarding the tour and they were always prompt and responsive, thanks to Mary.
We had an absolutely fantastic experience with our Guide, Nickson. Our trip included visits to Tarangire, Ngorangoro and Serengeti, followed by a relaxing week in Zanzibar. Our accommodations were just out of this world. I have no words to describe how perfect everything was during our safari. The plan was just flawless and everything on point.
Thank you Gilmag Safaris for the incredible trip. We hope to come back again.
6/01/2021We had a truly outstanding trip with Gilmag Safaris. Every aspect was absolutely fantastic, from ease of arrangement with the company to the incredible knowledgeable staff.
We… read more had a 10 days safari. This was our first safari experience in Africa, and it in deed exceeded our expectations. The best part of our safari was that we had the most knowledgeable guide, Gilbert. He had amazing knowledge of wildlife, and knew habits of the animals. We were here for photography and he knew all the best places to go. This made our work extremely easy.
Our safari jeep was in good condition and looked well maintained. All accommodations booked were excellent with Melia Serengeti as the highlight. We highly and unreservedly recommend Gilmag Safaris to anyone planning a trip to Tanzania. This is a topnotch travel outfitter.
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We just completed our safari in Tanzania. We were a family of 2 with children aged 2, 5 and 7. We enjoyed the trip with excellent quality and reasonable price.… read more We were very satisfied with the Jeep, the food, the accommodation and everything. Our guide Nickson was brilliant in all aspects we could have asked. To begin with, he was very knowledgeable. He was nice, kind and knew how to approach all of us, and each of us, including kids. Thanks to him, and his experience. We had the chance to see not only the animals, but also some rare and special scenes such as a Zebra giving birth. All the administrative part went perfectly well; the communication, response, efficiency and flexibility. We warmheartedly recommend Gilmag Safaris to anyone planning a trip to Tanzania.
4/20/2021We had a perfect safari with Gilmag Safaris, staying at the beautiful Serena hotels.
This trip was meant to have happened in 2020 but we had to postpone it… read more due to Covi-19. Mary did an excellent job in rescheduling our trip at no extra cost. The safari itself was amazing with Haji as our guide. We saw lots of animals, in fact all wildlife creatures that one can ever imagine of. Serena hotels provided the best accommodation and food. Everything was beyond our expectations.
At the end of our trip, we did Covid-19 test in Karatu and received our results right on time before departure.
We highly recommend Gilmag Safaris to anyone wishing to travel to Africa. We will definitely come back. Asante Sana!!!
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Gilmag personalized a 4 day safari for me and my friends, and they made sure we saw as much as possible in that time frame! We were able to… read more visit Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire. Mary also went above and beyond in helping us schedule a COVID test that has to be done in the middle of safari due to USA requirements at the time for returning home. Gilbert was an excellent guide, and we had the best time seeing so many amazing animals! Cheetah, lion, buffalo, wildebeest, warthog, zebra, impala, gazelle, elephant, rhino, hippo, giraffe, hyenas, dikdik, just to name a few! The cheetahs were my favorite, they were such pretty, curious animals! The seemingly endless amount of zebra and wildebeest on the “endless plains” was a sight I’ll never forget. Too many great things to say. Gilmag was perfect. Oh and the accommodations were way beyond expectation. Felt like resort stays with incredible hospitality too. Spoiled by Gilmag and the Tanzanians, my friends and I had the safari of a lifetime!
3/09/2021So thankfull to the crew of Gilmag Safaris for the experience in Tanzania. Everything was planned perfectly and services were so good. The guide was able to take us for… read more shoot pictures unbelievable.
I’d for sure recommend Gilmag Safaris as Tour Operator in Tanzania!
Thanks again, Maurizio and family
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My friends and I were in East Africa doing filming. The Tanzanian part of the trip was organized by Gilmag Safaris. It was wonderful working with Gilbert and Mary.… read more We had the best photo shooting session.
The price was very affordable and the choice of accommodation was commendable. Four Seasons Serengeti was the highlight. We are definitely coming back in March to explore more. Thank you Gilmag Safaris for delivering our dream trip.
1/17/2021We had the best experience traveling with this wonderful safari outfitter. The service provided was beyond our expectations. The cost was affordable. We were hesitant about our trip especially during… read more this covid-19 period but Gilmag gave us a reason to travel. They were truly amazing from beginning to finish.
The safari jeep looked spotless and well maintained. Our guide, Gilbert was outstanding. He knew all the parks and oriented us in advance what to expect. We loved everything about Gilmag including their choice of accommodations. We will definitely come back. We highly recommend this company.
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We had an amazing adventure. Gilmag Safaris were very flexible with our itinerary. We made several amendments to fit in with our flight which kept changing due to… read more Covid-19 outbreak. We are glad Gilmag Safaris made the process bearable. Throughout the process, our questions and concerns were answered on time and promptly.
The safari itself was a success and exceeded our expectations. Hotels and camps were of excellent quality. With less people in the parks, it was such a privilege to explore the parks during lockdown. Nickson, our guide was so outstanding throughout the entire trip. He kept the safari completely clean and spotless. He was always attentive and friendly. We saw uncountable animals.
Thank you Gilmag Safaris for the wonderful service. We will definitely come back.
11/03/2020Wanted to say big thank you to the Gilmag agency for the organization of a beautiful safari and very qualified skilled and experienced guide Junior! We enjoyed Tarangiri, Ngorongoro and… read more Serengeti parks. Junior has more than 15 years of experience and showed us a lot of animals, helped to make them move sometimes and told us a lot of interesting and special things about animals. Thank you! We will come back
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There are over 1000 (maybe 2000) safari tour groups to chose from which made it stressful and time consuming to pick one for us. I’m so glad we landed… read more on Glimag and, if lucky to return, would go straight back to this company.
Mary, the point person in planning your trip, provided incredibly fast responses to all inquiries and detailed itinerary. I felt absolutely confident that she had things organized.
We did a 3 night, 4 day safari and they successfully packed in many sites: Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, lake Manyara. Our driver was Nickson who was wonderful, attentive to our needs and totally reliable. He knew his way around all the sites and was clearly connected with all the other drivers in the park so could quickly zoom in on rare animal sightings. Staying at Eileen’s Tree Inn and our tented camp also were great choices for my family of 4.
7/09/2019Amazing experience with Gilmag and Gilbert (our guide), we cannot recommend them enough, probably the best tour company in our 4 month Africa trip.
Some of the reasons:
–… read more Very affordable package compared to all other safari companies offering the same. They are a local company that started 3 years ago looking to build their profile.
– Excelent Serena hotels and we had a free hotel upgrade (+$100 more expensive)
– Very customizable Safari, we had the option to select full days or two half days. Full days was mostly our choice so we could get further away from the camps.
– Gilbert took us to non-tourist areas in Serengeti (research area). We saw +10 cheetahs and lions in one day.
– Very experienced guide, Gilbert had +7 years experience. He had great communication with other guides that gave him an advantage finding animals (lions, leopards, cheetahs).
– The car quality was excellent.
In summary, we feel really lucky to have picked up this company for our safari.
Thanks Gilbert and Mary.
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My family has just concluded a 12 days safari with Gilmag Safaris. We had the most wonderful experience one can ever imagine. Gilmag safaris was helpful from the… read more beginning to the end. Our customized itinerary was on point and focused on exactly what we wanted to see. We visited all the major parks in Tanzania. Serengeti was exceptional… lots of animals. We saw more than we had expected. Western serengeti was outstanding. Uncountable wildebeest along the Grumeti River. Our guide, Nickson is the most hospitable person. He can accommodate every character. He was very cheerful and extremely knowledgeable.
Our safari jeep looked brand new and well maintained. We loved every aspect of our trip.
Thank you Gilmag for this wonderful safari. We highly recommend you.
6/13/2019This is the new day definition of professional and excellent service. Right from airport pickup to the tours and accommodation everything was flawless. Mary made our Tanzanian vacation very memorable.… read more To say great company is an understatement.
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Four of my friends and i visited Tanzania with Gilmag Safaris. Mary and her crew offered us the most incredible trip one can ever dream of. We started with a… read more climb of Kilimanjaro. Gilmag has some of the best mountain guides and porters. We all reached the peak and were awarded with achievement certificates.
After a successful climb, we began our 7 days safari which was equally enjoyable. Ngorongoro crater was awesome. We saw lots of animals, including the rare black rhino. Serengeti was just breathtaking, with millions of wildebeests and large prides of lions. Our guide, Gilbert was the best. With his help, we managed to see all the big 5.
Thank you so much Gilmag for making our dream a reality. It took us years to save up for this trip and you made it worthwhile. We give you 7*..
4/07/2019Our group of 5 went to Tanzania about a week ago. We found Gilmag Safaris online and soon realized that we had discovered the right company. It was a… read more week long trip and it was well organized. We had correspondence for months prior to our trip. The trip itself was exceptionally well organized. Our guide Kessy was fabulous. His wildlife knowledge was impeccable. He made sure our expectations were exceeded.
We loved our accommodation; food was exceedingly delicious. Our highlight was Tanzania Bush Camps in Ndutu. I can’t hesitate to recommend Gilmag to anyone wishing to visit this stunningly beautiful country.
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We did a 10 days safari to 5 different parks; Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti. It was a true bucket list experience. We had a great experience… read more with Gilmag Safaris, starting from the planning and booking of the trip where we had the opportunity to create our safari based on our budget and needs. Before choosing Gilmag Safaris, I had quotations from other tour companies. Gilmag had the most affordable quotation. We also made our selection based on reviews we read on TripAdvisor.
Planning and organizing with Mary was easy. She provided options and we made minor changes to fit our plan and budget. We had a great time on our trip through Tanzania. The organization of Gilmag Safaris was absolutely perfect. We also highly recommend our guide Chris. He is very knowledgeable and patient. It was only because of him that we managed to seep the black rhino. This was the best trip we have ever taken, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. Viva Gilmag Safaris
3/31/2019We have been to many places in the past for adventure, but nothing can compare to the experience we had with Gilmag safaris. This company is extremely organized and… read more know their job. They not only responded to our inquiries in a professional manner but also they were very time conscious and friendly. Inquiries were responded to even in the middle of the night. I wondered if they ever slept.
Our 15 days safari to Tarangire, manyara, ngorongoro, serengeti, selous, ruaha and mikumi is something that will remain tucked in our hearts forever. The amount of wildlife we saw is just out of this world. The price was very reasonable for the luxury accommodations that we stayed in. Every need was perfectly catered for, including our gluten free diet.
Thank you Gilmag for this incredible experience. We shall come back soon.
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We recently went on safari with Gilmag Safaris and had the best time. Gilmag is a great company that is all about customer service. We were treated wonderfully… read more during the process of selecting the itinerary that fitted us. All our questions were answered on time. From the start, Mary helped us to create a holiday tailored to our wishes, including safaris, relaxation, cultural tours and beach holiday.
On arrival, we had a very warm welcome and a lasting impression. Our group had 3 guides, Chris, Luis and Kwame. These three individuals made our trip absolutely unforgettable. They helped us in every aspect of our adventure with great big smiles. They were patient, extremely knowledgeable, understanding and very well coordinated. They made sure we saw all the Big 5 and much more. Our wildlife safari was amazing but the highlight was wildebeest migration in Ndutu and Hadzabe tribe visit.
We have done many safaris several times and none of those can compare to the Gilmag experience. I strongly recommend Gilmag Safaris.
3/24/2019We have just returned from our 12 days safari to Tanzania with Gilmag Safaris. Based on the experience we had, I honestly recommend this company to anyone considering taking such… read more a trip. From our first inquiry, Mary was very helpful and suggested the most suitable itinerary. On arrival, we were given very useful tips during briefing. Our guide, Kessy was extraordinarily helpful. We saw all the big 5 including the ugly 5. Gilmag privided an incredible adventure with some luxury to boot. We feel very lucky to have found Gilmag when we were searching safari outfits. I would certainly recommend Gilmag Safaris for any visit to Tanzania.
3/18/2019