We felt well taken care of with Maningo. He is professional, patient, accommodating, easy going, and phenomenal at spotting animals. We also appreciated his driving – we certainly saw others get “stuck,” but Maningo maneuvered everything.

Maningo was really wonderful. He offered us just what we asked for and he was always anticipating our needs. He was a joy to be with and seemed to know every animal, bird, tree and so it was a constant education. I regret we didn’t ask more about the history and development of Tanzania and get into more depth, but what we did want to know about was readily answered by Maningo.

A great guide who kept us safe during some hard (rainy) driving conditions and who had an eagle eye for animal spotting.

We feel we got the best guide in Tanzania. Every day, Mr. Maningo asked us what we wanted to see, and then he would find it. He loves to laugh and joke. He left his wife and newborn child in the hospital to fulfill his obligation to us. He knows how to network with other drivers to find the great sights of the Serengeti. He has the patience of Job in tracking and waiting; he is sensitive about when we want to continue watching something and when we had enough. He is mature and very experienced. When we got a flat tire, he changed it with minimal fuss (fortunately no lions about!). If he ever gets vexed, he doesn’t show it. If we wanted to head out at sunrise or be the last straggler out of the crater to catch the rhinos, he was agreeable. A great person to spend a week with.

Maningo, seemingly quite but friendly and courteous, is a fun loving individual with a good sense of humor. His knowledge of animal, culture and geography is abundant. His driving skills convey experience with carefulness. His ability to seek and spot game rates a 10. Maningo is very detail oriented, not forgetting a thing that is mentioned. He not only delivers his own service to your comfort and interests but at every stay makes sure the staff know how to provide the comforts you require and desire. Hope to safari with Maningo again.

a very gentle but knowledgeable guide. He was great. We especially liked that we could watch a group of animals for a long period- there was no hurry to get someplace else. He was always polite and patient with a sly wit.

Maningo was great. Very friendly and informative.  He was very tied in with the other guides via radio, which helped us to find some of the more rare animals.  Anytime we had a request or suggestion, it would be honored, but most of the time Maningo would just plan and work all of the details so we could just sit back and enjoy the trip.

Maningo was a great guide and I would not hestitate to recommend him to anyone traveling to Tanzania!

Maningo was a truely awesome guide. He had unbridled enthusiasm for finding all kinds of wildlife and at the same time he was very considerate of our needs.

Exceptional guide.  Maningo is extremely knowledgeable and spotted an amazing assortment of wildlife for us including big game, birds, special plants.  It was very hard to say goodbye at the airport and we wished he could have continued to Selous with us.