During the rains in May, the core focus of our itineraries is the great wildebeest migration in the Central Serengeti!

In addition, we offer wonderful trip extensions such as  chimpanzee and gorilla treks.

We are in the process of organizing our list of many satisfied clients!

It doesn’t get any better than this… 

Riding in a comfortable vehicle winding down from the Ngorongoro Crater road and catching glimpses of the Serengeti Plains for the first time and then finally there it is before you as far as the eye can see, YOU ARE HERE! All the while Gilliard is narrating with his dreamy Kiswahili accent about all we encounter; the Maasai herders, culture morsels, the flora and fauna, the controlled burns, the wildlife and the Cycle of Life in the Serengeti! 

PINCH! James Earl Jones and IMAX great job but it is only a warm-up for the real thing!

 Mobile Fly-Camping, enjoying sundowners and the great company of Gilliard and Solomon every evening around a fire, amazing and delicious meals made and served by Solomon (the most cheerful person I have ever come across) in a screened in dining cabana with the ambiance best described as casually elegant. STARGAZING (no light pollution and not room in the sky for one more star)! Stargazing during evening fireside chats, stargazing from my open-air private shower and from my tent while lying in my cozy cot draped in beautiful Maasai linens! I was not only stargazing from my luxurious cocoon but I was listening to the roar of lions off in the distance, the odd barking of Zebras broken up by the sudden pounding of hundreds of hooves for short sprints when they were startled by something, the voices of Gilliard and Solomon jovially conversing in their melodic and percussive Kiswahili language early in the morning while making preparations for our day ahead. Enchanting…

 Game Drives…sunrise and twilight, morning and afternoon or all day, we did it all! 

Migrating Wildebeest and Zebra (I cannot find the words to describe seeing this other than it is longest line of anything you have ever seen with no beginning or end that takes your breath away) Lions and Twigas and Hippos oh my! Leopards, Crowned plover, Cheetahs, Warthogs, Crocodile, Buffalo, Lizards, Bee eaters, Ostrich, Hyenas, Jackals Springbok, Impalas, Hartebeest, Topi, Heron, Crowned cranes, Secretary bird, Grant’s gazelle, African fish eagle, Thompson’s gazelle, Guinea fowl, Lilac breasted roller, Pink flamingos, Hooded vulture and others, Vervet monkeys, Rock hyrax, Dik dik, Elephants, Red-billed hornbill, Go away bird, Baboons, Blue monkeys…

 The KiliWarrior Team-Amazing! KiliWarrior Safari-Highly Recommended! Five Lion Paws! 

After a great deal of research, much to my relief, I found what I was looking for when I came across the KiliWarrior website and have been very well taken care of since my first telephone conversation with Eben. I explained I (solo female) would be in Africa for two weeks visiting with a friend but I wanted to stay longer on my own since this was my first visit and a lifelong dream. Eben reviewed my existing itinerary and from that designed my trip of a lifetime by adding the Serengeti and Lake Manyara safari. Eben even managed on short notice through his connections in Uganda to secure a permit for me to trek the mountain gorillas in the rainforest of the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda! I was to see the Susa group and the Golden monkeys too!

Carol has been most gracious answering and following up on my many questions. Carol kept in contact with me while she and Eben were on Safari in Tanzania and South Africa right up until I left on my own trip! Carol and Eben both are still sharing their “inside” expertise with me on various matters in regards to the students whose education I now sponsor through the foundation the KiliWarriors support and for my return to Africa to mountain bike in the Ngorongoro Crater highlands and hopefully climb Kili! 

Wilbert Mollel was great having everything organized and ready for my Safari from the Tanzania side of things. He was in touch while I was in Tanzania before I connected with the KiliWarriors, during my KiliWarrior Safari and then I was pleased when Gilliard brought me to meet Wilbert, his mother Victoria, lovely sister Anna and brothers Hosea, Aggrey and Patrick. What an exquisite family and such a nice visit I had! Wilbert still keeps in touch to see how I am doing and always passing along greetings to my family! 

Solomon Metili prepared delicious meals and presented them beautifully. He ran a VERY CLEAN kitchen which is not surprising since he owns a restaurant in Arusha where much to my delight I was able to visit and was treated to lunch! He also studies and knows much about wildlife and was quite fun as he was always smiling and laughing! His friends nicknamed him “Happy Mollel” (Mollel is his Clan, no relation to the KiliWarrior Mollel’s) because he loves to chat and is so happy all the time. For Sure! 

Most importantly the person I spent most of my time with…. 

Gilliard Mollel (GILL-e-id  the r is silent) is a truly gifted Safari Guide. His knowledge of animal behavior, area history, culture and traditions, flora and fauna, their medicinal uses (lose your toothbrush-no problem, Gilliard has just the right branch for you to use) is much more in-depth than all of his studies could ever cover. It is just an intuitive part of who he is being of Maasai heritage and from growing up in the Ngorongoro Crater highlands before moving to Arusha. I do believe he knows every nook and cranny of the parks and has the eyes of an Eagle for his spotting abilities are not to be believed! If the wildlife is there, you will not miss seeing it with Gilliard. This spotting ability is also critical for driving as there are dips and bumps in the roads that I could not see with the naked eye even on top of them where if you hit them wrong you could spend quite a bit of your Safari time fixing a tire rim or waiting for a welder (lots of welders in Africa). I was most appreciative of his driving prowess as we did come across folks a few different times that were not as lucky (I actually could be lulled to sleep on the roads but never wanted to miss anything). Gilliard was very formal and professional as far as safety and my overall comfort and wellbeing while quite flexible with our schedule, is a great teacher, and a most enjoyable traveling companion as I never felt like a tourist once; I was welcomed immediately like an old family friend. With his big smile Gilliard often would say

 Feel free or Anything you Wish or You’re in AFREE-KAH now-make yourself at Home!