5/5 Jimmy R. 3 years ago on Google
We
booked
a
week-long
safari
in
and
around
the
Serengeti
National
Park
and
I
have
to
say
that
from
our
initial
contact
with
our
planner,
Bantu
Pori,
to
returning
home,
nothing
could
have
run
more
smoothly.
We
started
planning
after
they
lifted
the
travel
restrictions
in
late
May
for
an
early
August
travel.
We
had
a
great
flight
deal
with
KLM,
so
it
was
a
great
starting
point.
So
far
we
can
recommend
several
few
tips
such
as;
1.
Don’t
overnight
at
Arusha,
I
think
it’s
safe
to
go
directly
to
your
lodge
in
the
park
if
time
will
allow.
I
think
parks
are
safer
than
the
hotels/lodges
in
town.
2.
Bring
your
own
masks,
hand
sanitizers,
or
face
mask
or
shield
(We
didn’t
use
our
shield
in
Tanzania).
3.
in
your
safari
car,
Seat
at
the
windows.
4.
Don’t
join
a
group,
it
is
better
to
travel
private
as
we
did
than
trying
to
save
money
joining
a
group
and
putting
your
health
in
jeopardy.
5.
Take
your
operator's
safari
guide
advice.
For
our
safari
with
Bantu
Pori,
KANTE
was
our
guide/wild
care-taker
who
was
VERY
professional,
knowledgeable,
answered
all
our
questions,
and
made
sure
we
had
the
best
and
safe
time.
He
made
sure
we
got
to
see
as
many
wildlife
as
possible.
He
has
lots
of
years
of
experience
and
he
is
fluent
in
English.
Besides
temperature
readings
at
the
Airport
and
at
the
park
gates.
Our
operator
also
took
plenty
of
measures
to
make
the
whole
experience
safe
and
fun.
From
Masks,
Hand
sanitizers,
and
social
distancing.
Everything
they
said
they
will
do
they
did.
In
my
opinion,
Tanzania
is
safe
than
the
streets
in
Europe.
WHY?
You
will
interact
with
few/very
few
people
along
the
way,
All
the
lodges
and
camps
observe
all
the
safety
measures,
The
operators
are
trained
and
they
observe
the
safety
procedures….in
the
entire
week
we
meet
fewer
than
10
cars
in
the
parks….at
our
camps
Serengeti
Kati
Kati
&
Embalakai
Authentic
Camp
there
were
other
guests
but
we
hardly
noticed
them
as
we
requested
to
have
our
meals
in
our
tent.
We
were
really
impressed
by
the
great
nature
of
Africa,
especially
the
Serengeti
national
park.
Thank
you
again
KANTE
and
the
whole
team
Bantu
Pori
for
your
thoughtful
organization
of
this
safe
&
memorable
extraordinary
trip.
As
they
say
in
Tanzania:
Asante
Sana
&
Ka
Salama
(Thank
you
a
lot
and
stay
safe)