Reviews of Mwagusi Safari Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
117 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Mwagusi Safari Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Mwagusi Safari Camp review"
The views from the bandas is great. The bandas are very comfortable, but could use some small improvements, like cold drinking water and probably mosquito nets. The camp has a wonderful atmosphere, communal dining is great, Chris Fox is a great host, has incrdedible knowledge about tanzania and wildlife, he is joining the lunches and dinners, he is a real extra bonus you get when you stay at this camp.
The Guides you get are excellent, what really matters is that we got a separate driver. We experienced this as important, because you see so much more with a separate driver and a guide. We were very happy with our guide Baldon and our driver Mhemdi. They are passionate, full of energy and will try to make every game drive an adventure. We stayed here 5 nights but wished we had booked this camp for the full 8 nighs we stood in Ruaha.
I can recommend this camp to everyone who wants a great experience in Ruaha." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Buffalo
5 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
10 sightings
Leopard
5 sightings
Lion
10 sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
5 sightings
Wild dog
4 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Mwagusi Safari Camp review"
I think Chris is a vegitarian because meat dishes were scarce: occasional fish, tiny piece of "lamb" which was grissle and bone, half cooked bacon.
No butter: oleo. ugh.
on other hand, the homemade bread was wonderful." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
"Mwagusi Safari Camp review"
We had a very enjoyable 3 night stay with excellent guiding yielding several lion sightings, including a mating pair, a leopard and roan antelope. We also did a night drive and Mwagusi is one of very few camps in Ruaha able to offer this facility.
Mwagusi is one of the pioneer camps in Ruaha and is in a prime location for wildlife. The accommodation is spacious and comfortable. The food was good and the dinners at different settings in the dried-up river bed around the fire and under the stars were magical. The owner joined us for the communal dinners and has many interesting stories to tell." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Buffalo
6 sightings
Eland
2 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
3 sightings
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
4 sightings
Roan antelope
1 sighting
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
10 sightings
"Mwagusi Safari Camp review"
Our guide Baldon was a top notch guide. He could easily spot things far in the distance. We did a night game drive here and saw an aardwolf. His knowledge and information he had to share with us was beyond belief. Gaspar was a safe driver and had a great sense of humor. The dinners down on the river bed with everyone else at the same table was a nice experience and a great way to meet new people that all had similar interests to ours.
Since Mwagusi was our last camp before heading back to Dar, we needed to make arrangements to get a Covid 19 PCR test so we would be in that 72 hour time frame for travelling. Trudie, the manager at Mwagusi, made sure that happened for us by making the arrangements with the doctor from Iringa to meet us halfway in a little village named Tunda just down the road a ways form the main gate of Ruaha NP. It was a fun diversion from the game drives to have Baldon and Gaspar drive us to the village to have our PCR tests done. They also helped us with a little shopping too while we were in town. It was fun and I think they had fun too.
Trudie, Baldon and Gaspar put in extra effort to help us out, and for that we are grateful." See all these reviews: 20n in Tanzania
Buffalo
3 sightings
Eland
2 sightings
Elephant
7 sightings
Giraffe
7 sightings
Hippo
3 sightings
Lion
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
Zebra
5 sightings
"Fantastic location on the Mwagusi river"
The manager was very friendly and helpful.
Our guide was really excellent not only in giving us all sort of information about the animals and their relationship with each other and the the plants but with his trying hard to make us see a leopard, which we eventually saw, quite unexpectedly on our way to the airstrip. The driver was equally excellent. A truly strong emotion." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Buffalo
2 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
7 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
1 sighting
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
4 sightings
Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
Zebra
1 sighting
"Brilliant camp, accommodation was superb"
Chris and Judie made me most welcome despite the camp being very quiet. We ate together at night around the camp fire and I felt very privileged
The room was fantastic, well located below a baboon nesting tree, cool, very clean and relaxing, only problem was having enough down time to enjoy it fully.
Bladon my guide was great, very knowledgeable about the wildlife, birds, flora and fauna and we saw everything I wanted to see excluding the elusive cheetah and black rhino. I would return here again
Only draw back to drives was that you couldn’t go off track but I understand why. Bladon also gave me a night sky Southern Hemisphere lesson" See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Buffalo
Multiple sightings
Eland
Multiple sightings
Elephant
Multiple sightings
Giraffe
Multiple sightings
Hippo
Multiple sightings
Leopard
Multiple sightings
Lion
Multiple sightings
Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
Wild dog
Multiple sightings
Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Mwagusi Safari Camp review"
"Mwagusi Safari Camp Review"
We got the impression that several of the workers were not happy with the tipping system as they only got their share every year. This put us in an awkward position. We feel the Guide, who spends hours each day with us, should be tipped separately, and the others should receive their share of the general tip at regular intervals.
It was wonderful to have the free laundry service and our houseboy, Kuno, tidied up beautifully each day.
We saw numerous sightings of animals including a beautiful female leopard asleep in a tree. Our guide spotted lizards or small birds as easily as elephants or giraffes!" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
"Senior Africa Specialist | East Africa"
Buffalo
10 sightings
Eland
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
1 sighting
Leopard
1 sighting
Lion
10 sightings
Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
"Excellent location in the heart of the bush"
We really enjoyed our time here and we were very fortunate that Jimmy was our guide throughout our stay. His intimate knowledge of the bush and the wildlife at Ruaha made a huge contribution to our overall very positive experience in this exceptional wild and remote area." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Buffalo
6 sightings
Cheetah
1 sighting
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
5 sightings
Leopard
3 sightings
Lion
8 sightings
Spotted Hyena
3 sightings
Zebra
4 sightings
"Unique Mwagusi"
Trudy, the camp manager had the personal touch that made us feel welcome from the minute we arrived - even took care of my wife on the afternoon she stayed back from our drive with a headache. All other staff were helpful to the point where on our last night we needed to be escorted back to our banda via a roundabout route when a bull elephant had blocked our normal path.
Our personal guide, Geoffrey, worked hard every day to find the animals we most wanted to encounter. He did manage to find the kill site where a leopard had disembowelled an impala, but not the leopard. I guess it saw us !" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar
Buffalo
3 sightings
Elephant
10 sightings
Giraffe
10 sightings
Hippo
4 sightings
Lion
2 sightings
Zebra
10 sightings
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