Maningo
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Experience and Enthusiasm
Even though Maningo has been a guide for years, he is still excited to see all the animals and it is clear that he works hard to show his clients the best possible time. His expertise and experience made our trip awesome! He is an excellent driver, which is not an easy task on the very steep and rough roads we traveled! He taught us patience, and our patience usually was rewarded by amazing animal sightings. We nicknamed him “Eagle Eyes”, as he found even camouflaged animals and showed us where to look. I can’t say enough about him and his professionalism!
Read this Review >A great safari with a great guide
Maningo was very attentive to our every need. He was amazing at spotting animals and getting in spots for GREAT photos. While he was great and I can’t say enough about his kindness and knowledge base, one thing stood out. We had stopped at a Masai village for a visit and a very young (2-3) year old boy really affected my wife. He would hold her little finger and walk with her and after we left, I had forgotten to leave the tip that I had in my pocket. My wife was really sorry and gave Maningo some money to take there the next time he took tourists there as it was a little out of the way. He said he would and we felt like he would but you never know. At the end of the safari, we flew back to Arusha to be picked up by another guide to be taken later to the airport for our flight home. The other guide showed us a photo that Maningo sent to him to show us. He had about a 7-8 hour drive back to see his family that he hadn’t seen in 7 days but he went out of…
Read this Review >Amazing Adventure
Maningo was very experienced and responsive to our needs on the safari. Discussed with us each night what we were interested in doing the following day. At the same time, provided excellent advice/suggestions. On safari days, he did a terrific job of finding amazing sightings and animal encounters.
Read this Review >Maningo Magnificent
Maningo’s sole purpose was to make our trip as good as it could be. He hunted tirelessly to ensure we saw everything possible. He had a great sense of humor and was always professional, knowledgeable, courteous and friendly. We also had Nasibu as a second guide. This worked very well – with them both complementing each other and ensuring we had the best safari experience possible
Read this Review >An Excellent Adventure Thanks to A2T and Maningo
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.
Read this Review >Maningo Rocks!
Maningo is very special. He knows every animal and bird. He understands their behaviors and their habitats. Really is is just a wonderful human being. I just loved him!
Read this Review >Awesome trip to Tanzania
I can’t say enough about Maningo! He is kind, knowledgeable and very patient! I will always think of Maningo when I think of the wonderful time I had visiting Tanzania.
Read this Review >Review of Maningo
Maningo was great. He did everything to help make our trip easy and enjoyable.
Read this Review >An unbelievable, life-altering trip
Our guides were wonderful. I think it was fantastic having 2 since they really complimented each other well. Maningo seemed more experienced within the National Parks with knowing where to go to have the best animal experience – he took the lead with this. Nasibu was very outgoing and seemed to know everyone – he was also very aware of asking us if we needed a break – he took the lead with this.
Read this Review >Great experience
Overall we thought Mangino was a good guide. He is very knowledgeable about the country, its customs, and its cultural complexities. He has an incredible ability at spotting animals when we would never have seen them. Maningo was funny, kind and patient, and we enjoyed our time with him.
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