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  • Me and my girlfriend went on a 5-day safari in mid-July 2010 with Lipi and I´m really glad we chose them. When I searched the net for reliable tour operators before our travels I found only positive reviews on Lipi which is why we hired them. However, now when I´m back and was about to write this review I can see that other people have also had negative experiences with them. This was not something we experienced. Instead it was a flexible, friendly and knowledgeable small company we came across. We had Cosmos as our guide and driver and he is just excellent incredibly fun to hang out with, also a good wildlife spotter. Hussein was calling every day to check up on us and it all went smoothly. We finished our vacation with 4 days relaxing in Mombasa and they booked the hotel and the bus back to Nairobi as well.

    Only 2 incidents to report on. During the safari tour, we wanted to skip the last day´s safari in Tsavo and instead drive straight to Mombasa. Cosmos would talk to Hussein about this but then Hussein told us that we could not miss this day since he had booked a night game drive. We asked if this was true (since you´re not allowed to do game drives after 6 pm) and was told it would be between 7pm and 11 pm. This information made us change our minds and we wanted to try the night game drive. However, when arriving to Tsavo we were told by our Kenyan guide that a night game drive was not allowed and not planned for, only an afternoon drive...
    And the bus company they booked us with arrived to Nairobi airport almost 2 hours after schedule (despite a new nice road and no accidents stopping us) so we missed our flight home. Lipi needs better margins in their time planning.

    However, overall we are very pleased with our safari and with Lipi Adventures. I´ve been travelling quite extensively and would not hesitate to recommend Lipi
    Posted by Harmnes on 2011-12-16 12:01:35

  • Mahale mountains National park and Katavi Accessibility Nov 28, 2011
    After many month of digesting my last 4years very expensive trip to Mahale combining it with Katavi National park i decided to ask for a budget offer from my ground handler.

    I went on safari October 2011 in Tansania this time having a lot of time and on tight budget , i am happy now to share my experience in this forum.

    Arrived at Kilimanjaro airport late by Klm took tax to Flamingo hotel, i knew this hotel through my ground Handler based in Arusha. I gave myself a full day to organise things on the ground. I popped in at the office and asked if i can travel to Mahale from Arusha without flying and my organiser said its possible but it would have been better if i could stand his expenses for the trip to Mahale at a cost that i could afford and we agreed he should proceed with the organisation so here is all what happened was

    A morning bus was booked from Arusha to Kahama it took nine hrs but thanks to the weather it a bit bad because a lot of constructions are under way between Kiteto and Singida its promising that some few months to come this road will be complete and the travel will be smooth am sure. on arrival at Kahame went at Patmo lodge , its a budget self-contained guest house clean and safe we were all the way with our organiser and did all what we were undergoing.

    Another tackle was from Kahama to Kigoma here the experience was a bit different it was raining and the roads are under repair in many occasions were pulled our of mud by the construction tractor(caterpillar) in between Igunga and Nyakanazi junction we had the escort of police and area through the malagarasi forest . So basically security in that are now is excellent. We arrived late in Kigoma because of the weather and the conditions of the roads but all was fine and this was exactly the african life i wanted to persue. Apart from the way i went to Kigoma i learnt that i could get to Kigoma by flying to Mwanza from Arusha then to Kigoma or fly from Arusha to Dar then Kigoma or Fly direct from Arusha to Mahale without seeing the western city ( Kigoma) the difference is all the other ways could cost us very many dollars while all the way from Arusha to Kigoma didn't cost us 200usd

    We had three alternatives for getting to Mahale from Kigoma

    1, There is Mv. Liemba from Kigoma to Mahale leaving every Wednesday and coming back Sunday

    2.You can book a private transfer to Sigunga it will cost 300usd through simbo via Ilagalla ferry, while sigunga you can either The boat taxis (Kigomakigoma) Speed boat to Mugambo and Later to Bilenge.

    3.At ujiji the saratoga bus runs chains of fibre luggage boats, it cost 10,000tsh from Ujiji to Mugambo and later to bilenge

    We had time and wanted to experience nature, i Asked Hussein we take a bus from Kigoma to Sigunga it costed us 10, 000Tsh per person and while at Sigunga we took aboat tax to Mugambo , from Sigunga to Mugambo by boat taxis was 12hrs and costed us 6000Tsh. And finally we were at Mahale. Mahale is perfect place for a holiday it has the park, the beach a very nice combination.

    My other amazing experience was from Kigoma to Katavi, after coming all the way from mahale back to Kigoma the next day was a bus from Kigoma to Mpanda where we organised to hire a safari van did the Katavi and after dropped to Sumbawanga by sumri bus for our way back to dar by Bus

    All this arrangements and cheap visit to these amazing parks and very cheap way would have been possible without the much help we got from Hussein Mgungah of
    Posted by Li on 2011-12-16 00:13:18

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