Aug 19, 2024
An amazing experience - We had a very good experience with Kilislope, with the help of Mr. David Maro we had our tailor-made safari, and our guide Bryson was a skilled and careful driver alongside to be an experienced knower of all the Safari routes. He always understood our preferencies and gave us an unforgettable experience thru Tarangire, Serengeti, Mara river and Ngorongoro. Highly recommended!
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Sep 15, 2023
Outstanding 7 day safari - We had an outstanding 7 day safari with Kili Slopes in August 23. Beginning our planning for 2 families (4 adults, 4 kids) in December 22 we always had a good communication with David, exchanging wishes and proposals and always felt fully understood and supported.
We chose Kili Slopes because we had very good recommendations from friends whom already travelled with Kili Slopes in the last 1,5 years.
Arriving in August, we were picked up by our drivers (2 cars), spent a night in Arusha and began our journey the next day. We visited the Tarangire NP, South and North Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.
We had outstanding lodges (Octagon Lodge, Seronera Wildlife Lodge, Ngorongoro Farm House), 1 night in a permanent camp (intimate luxury tents) and 2 nights in a private camp which was built ONLY FOR US, unbelievable!
Our drivers Stewart and Ziggy were very friendly, highly professional with their cars and the surrounding and had a good sense finding the animals and explaining nature.
We were lucky finding many lions, uncountable elephants, zebras, giraffes, but also cheetahs and leopards. Our highlight was seeing a huge herd of wildebeests crossing the Mara River fully 45min, even our guides haven’t seen such a large crossing in 15 years as safari guides, it was like Easter and Christmas on the same day for all of us 🤣.
Even at the longer and exhausting drives into the northern Serengeti, we always felt save. They supported us and were always flexible with our wishes 😉
Our journey ended with another night in Arusha and the next day we were transferred again to the airport (even quickly passing by at a market because we wanted to buy some souvenirs) and also returning stuff we forgot in the car.
As a conclusion, even if Kili Slopes is a smaller local company, David managed our tour reliable and professional, we can highly recommend their services and are grateful for a great safari!!
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Aug 9, 2023
A great Safari which we'll never forget - It was a well organized tour from Arusha to Tarangire, Ngorongoro with crater, Serengeti and Mara region. We saw almost all animals like lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, elephants, hippos, wildebeests, zebras, hyenas, crocodiles and different birds like eagles, vultures, pelicans and many more. Overnight stays in different lodges and luxury tents with warmly service, breakfast, dinner and lunch boxes were included. Our guide Ziggy had a seventh sense where to find the rare animals and told us a lot about the country and its inhabitants, both human and animalistic. "This is the nature!", was one of his favorite sentences. He was an experienced driver and we always felt safe with him, also on the bumpy and partly heavy and dusty roads through the Serengeti. Our special thanks go to him!
The tour was organized with daily new surprises and ended with the crossing of thousands wildebeests over the Mara river... with hippos and crocodiles, too. It was unbelievable!
Thanks to David for the individual arrangement of the tour and the good organization, already starting months before the real vacation and ending with the drop-off at the airport.
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Jun 25, 2023
Unforgettable Experience - We had an amazing adventure with Ziggy as our guide. The whole experience from booking with David to the safari with Ziggy was seamless. Ziggy is a very experienced guide and went above and beyond to make our trip memorable. We saw the great migration and so much more. All the accommodations were fantastic especially Intimate Camp Seronera which was a highlight. I would highly recommend this company and if we return to Tanzania will be asking for Ziggy again as our guide.
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Jul 21, 2024
Disappointing - Kilislope 6 Days Explorer Safari to See Migration.
I booked 8 months in advance (group join option) with stated goal to spend as much time as possible with the migration. The itinerary indicated 1 day in the Crater and 3 days in the Serengeti including one entire day with the migration (large wildebeast herd) and at the river looking for crossings.
Unfortunately this did not occur primarily due to the driver. Room/board was good and the first two days went according to schedule. I was put in a Avocet Tanzania Safaris group (the 6 passengers had each booked with several different agencies and mixed together --this is apparently common in Tanzania). We had a very good visit to Tangamire NP. One passenger left and a young boy who did not speak english joined us presumably as a cook. He and the driver were always speaking Swahili so we got minimal information. Loud ranger station static over the 2-way seemed always on and prevented music from being played.
On the 3rd day we found the large herd early in the morning , an incredible sight. But after 20 minutes, almost as if the job was completed, the driver took us across the Grumeti where we spent another hour then told us they are not crossing today so we crossed back and despite request to return, we never saw the herd again. The rest of the day was spent driving at high speed chasing ranger reports of cats which we had already seen quite a few of (but no chases/kills). At dinner I found out other vehicles had seen groups of wildebeast crossing the river. The fourth day was spent chasing more cats.
My second complaint is that each time I stood up to take a photo, the vehicle would take off fast knocking me down. It would be nice to get a warning like "leaving in 10 seconds". The fifth day was at the crater. We spent only 3 hours and I was told that the 4 other passengers were on a 5-day safari so he was taking them to the airport. I was left at campsite near Lake Manyara for 18 hours without a guide. On the sixth day I had my own guide for Lake Manyara NP and then to the airport.
Of course, I will return to see another migration but unsure if at Serengeti or Masai Mara.
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