We truly enjoyed our time with Maningo. As you know, he is friendly, skilled, knowledgable, curious, and enthusiastic. We were blown away by his ability to drive safely over very challenging terrain while simultaneously spotting animals that blend in well with their surroundings. He shares sightings with other guides, but finds many amazing animals on his own. We were able to view a successful zebra hunt by a very patient lion because Maningo’s patience matched the lion’s. (Pretty much all of the other guides who had been watching left before the action.)
After checking in at the Sopa, Maningo asked us about our room. We said were slightly disappointed because the view was partially obscured by trees. After returning from our rim walk, Maningo spoke to a manager who switched us to a different room with a breathtaking view. (All of our rooms at other lodgings seemed to be the best of the lot, thanks.)
We would love to return sometime and would certainly request Maningo, even though I suspect all of your guides are good.
“Outstanding. We have recommended you to all of our traveler friends. We cannot recommend Access 2 Tanzania highly enough. They were referred to us by a friend and we were immediately attracted by the nonprofit component of the company that supports education for Tanzanian children in need. Casey helped us over several phone sessions and email exchanges to put together the perfect trip for our needs. Our guide, Joachim, was a wonderful companion and friend throughout our 12 day safari. He ensured that we saw everything that we could possibly have seen far beyond our best expectations, including lions, cheetahs, and leopards with cubs and with kills, tons of elephants, giraffe, zebras, hippos, antelopes of various kinds, and every other imaginable animal. We were able to witness the migration of the wildebeasts across the Mara River from Kenya and on throughout the Serengeti in their long lines, stretching from one horizon to the other. He was also extremely helpful in aiding us in finding and identifying the many, many birds of Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, which was of particular interest to us. A2T provided us with an amazing experience and we would definitely use them again and highly recommend them to others.”