We wanted to thank you for planning and organizing one of the most memorable experiences of our lives. From the moment we stepped off the plane, we seemed to be treated with more care and with more enthusiasm than other visitors.

As you predicted, our guide was an absolute delight. He had an uncanny ability to spot animals seemingly invisible to us and to other guides (we were watching a leopard within hours of meeting him). Equally important, his cheerful personality was combined with seemingly unlimited knowledge of wildlife. We consider him a new and valued friend.

Every tent camp or lodge was excellent. Campfires, sundowners, gourmet dinners and wines, being escorted back to our tent in the dark by spear-carrying Maasai warriors, the sounds of cape buffalo and lions calling and scratching around our tent are just a few of our unforgettable experiences. Every day, we were game-driving at 6 am and we got to see just about everything possible.

Martin and Joan Kane
February 2009

Wow – that was the most adventurous event of my life, bar none! The animals were fantastic – I think my favorite is the giraffe. And close encounters with the lions, both male and female (and cubs)…the buffalo munching on grass close to our tent at Kusini …thousands of wildebeest just parting in front of us on the road every day… many herds of impala with their babies and the lone ‘papa’ of the herd…elephants, majestic and quietly observing as they go about their business of eating trees…zebras, with their brown-striped babies…elands always keeping their distance from us…the cheetah so beautiful in the golden grass…the rhino like a small train on a slow run through all the other animals in the crater…and all the colorful birds.

It definitely delivered much more than I expected! We really enjoyed our guide’s company and knowledge of all the plants and animals. He was literally a walking encyclopedia though with a wonderful sense of humor. This was truly a trip of a lifetime.

Susan and Richard Hull
February 2009

Our family + plus two adoptees just returned from Tanzania & Zanzibar. We knew it would be great – but this was beyond great! We literally saw everything – including 4 different leopards in one day, and a cheetah mom with 3 babies and two “captures and lunches” within an hour. Every arrangement – from airport transports to lodges – was perfect. Our guide absolutely was the best; informative, personable, humorous, caring….well, I could go on and on. We remain in awe of his ability to drive any terrain AND spot animals that we had a hard time seeing with binoculars! He took us as close to every animal or bird as was safe and respectful of them. I’ve already told many people that if they are going to Tanzania, they have to use African Dream Safaris! Thanks for a great trip and years of wonderful memories.

Rene Townsend
February 2009

Sari and Spencer Olson, Carol and I had an amazing experience on our safari with ADS. It was extraordinary to be in the midst of thousands of animals on the Serengeti Plains and to be able to get so close to the most beautiful cats, antelopes, and other animals. The trip was everything that you advertised and more […] I think that our outstanding guide was the most important part of the success of our trip. He excelled at about six jobs; driver, game spotter, mechanic (fixing two flat tires), host, concierge, and teacher. I don’t know how he was consistently able to drive along rough, unpaved roads and still look off to the horizon and recognize that a brown dot atop a pile of brown rocks was a lion.

Paul Letourneau
February 2009