Dorobo's Insightful Safari Experiences

80% word of mouth 
"​A life more extraordinary"
"After last years trip we were keen to return and with a 50th birthday to celebrate it was the perfect opportunity! And wow - we were not disappointed - in fact, once again Dorobo exceeded all expectations (and we had a few!!). We were able to personalize our trip - 2 days to see the migration of the wildebeest crossing the Mara river and then a 6 day walking safari through the Serengeti.   Our concerns were we would be surrounded by other campers, vans, cars, people etc . Having been assured we would be in an area of the Serengeti where we would see no one else for 6 days and there would be plenty of game to see we were a little skeptical. But, Dorobo delivered once again. We didn't see another human but, boy, did we see a lot of animals! Plenty of herbivores, including amazing close encounters with a herd of elephant and some hippos, plenty of predictors including lion (pride of 13 was the highlight!) and cheetah and of course amazing birdlife.

​The staff were also brilliant - Michael was always on hand with his amazing early morning coffee heated on the embers of the previous nights fire, Kippon was an excellent chef, providing great meals whatever the conditions - to produce 2 different birthday cakes on the one night went down extremely well with us all!!   And of course Killeria, our guide, was again fantastic - listened to what we were hoping for and then ensured it happened, organized the walking days around the birthday plans, he was an amazing fount of knowledge and as always great company to be with.   We were also extremely privileged to have Toroya, a genuine Dorobo hunter / gatherer as our tracker and fellow guide. Meeting someone who has survived in the African bush for decades hunting and living in caves throughout the region gave this trip a different and magical depth to what turned out to be a fantastic birthday celebration.

To see them all dancing the Jerusalema on Jenny's birthday will be a memory we will cherish with much laughter!! 💃🎂🤣  One thing to note was the quality of the equipment - our tents and camp beds were first rate, the safari truck (trusty Toyota Landcruiser) survived the 100s of Km of African roads and bush without any issues.  Mika, from Dorobo Safaris, organized the whole trip for us, including the Rift Valley walk we did down to Lake Natron and a stay at Green Camp in Manyara.   Overall, an excellent experience, couldn't recommend it enough if you are looking for an authentic African safari experience tailored to what you want." 

 -AJ Sutherland
"The dust has settled, but the memories remain.  I’d like to thank you and the Dorobo staff for a marvelous trip. We learned a great deal and enjoyed ourselves tremendously.  In particular, I want you to know what a great job Simon and Olemaria did for us.  They must be two of your best!  Simon was a knowledgeable guide and terrific driver.  Olemaria worked so hard — and what a great cook!
​Thanks again for your trip planning and the efforts of your staff."

​-Mitch ​
"Our thank you has been delayed and really how does one say thank you for such a tremendous experience.  You set up the perfect itinerary and Simon and Abraham were simply stunning hosts and teachers and friends.  Thank you for the amazing work you do—a ministry of conservation and culture for sure.  We learned tons.  We have and will continue to sing your praises.  So, once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"
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-​Jill & David Engelstad
"I just wanted to send you my own message of thanks for the wonderful safari you organized for us.  Douglas was a superb guide! -a great person and an excellent birder. We saw 305 species of birds! Thanks to Douglas. And when you are looking for birds you tend to see everything else, so of course we saw all the expected mammals and even some rare ones (like Serval Cat and Caracal!)as well as lovely butterflies, flowers, chameleons and tortoises, etc etc thanks often to Douglas's good eyes.   The camp staff was great, the food was excellent. Visiting the Iraqw and Hadza were definitely high points of the trip. We enjoyed the Kiota Nest too. Flora was a delightful hostess and excellent cook.   We are eager to return next year for a walking safari in the south of Tanzania (assuming I won't make everyone go to 'pole pole' with my short legs and old body...)  I also thank you for your understanding when we had to cancel our original dates for October in order for me to have back surgery. Without that I could not have enjoyed such a trip. Finally I commend you for all your efforts on behalf of the Hadza and thank you for our privilege of visiting with them."
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-Dona Aitken
"My wife and I, and two friends, just returned from two weeks with Dorobo and can’t think of anything that could have possibly been improved upon from the help we received devising an itinerary, to the accommodations and food, to our guide, Kisana, who is now a friend for life. Our wish to dig deep into Tanzania to experience the country as travelers rather than tourists was wholly met. For roughly half of our time traveling, we saw no other foreigners, only the indigenous people. At every picnic lunch, in the remotest of places, we wound up being joined by people who lived nearby, and having the chance to converse with them (thanks to Kisana’s superb translation skills). Even more meaningful, we spent two days in our own small camp with four Maasai men as companions, and three days in a similar camp with four Hadza men and two Hadza women. By the time each of those visits ended, we had been privileged not only to meaningfully join these lovely people in their daily activities, but also to talk at length with them. Priceless is the only word that can describe the experience.

The rest of the trip was devoted to visiting national parks Tarangire, Ngorongoro, the Serengeti and Lake Natron. In the parks, Dorobo finds wildlife the old fashioned way with the eyes of an eagle rather than through the noisy radio contact that most safari outfits use. It made the experience far more authentic. Kisana was often the guide who found the leopard camouflaged in a tree, or the mating lions in the tall grass, which meant that we had them all to ourselves, rather than having to share them with five or six other vehicles. Kimambo and James, the crew that set up our private camps and cooked in them, did a remarkable job, looking after us as if we were family, and becoming friends in the process. Their food, around a campfire, was unfailingly delicious. A final word about Kisana: A gentle, quiet man with a good sense of humor, he was able to answer every question we had over the course of two weeks. We had hundreds of them, and learned more than we ever could have hoped for. We were so close by the end of the trip that we had our final lunch with his wife and family at their home in Arusha. Yet one more unforgettable experience, and one that we imagine is fairly unique to Dorobo. 

​We’re especially grateful to the Dorobo’s owners, the Peterson family. Their efforts, over many years, to safeguard land and ways of life are admirable... and pay handsome dividends for their clients. It is difficult to imagine a better introduction to Tanzania."

​-Jim