Baker Safari Company

The stay at Baker & Son was really nice, with gorgeous sunsets at Rufiji, a great boat tour with lots of hippos, crocodiles and birds, the various monkeys as lodge roommates as well as the bush baby. The tribal tour with the man-eater-lion story was really interesting and very different to normal tourist tours. Very personal! The walking safari with Dr. Simba was also great. We didn't see that many animals, but we learned how to make fire. There could have been more animals on the tours to the national park, but our driver and guide was great, as was the car and the organization. The staff at the lodge were super friendly and there was always far too much really good food in the big bowls... All in all, a lovely stay in a very beautiful and pleasant environment.

We had unforgettable days at Baker & Sons Safari Company. Upon arrival we were absolutely blown away by the beauty of the place and the welcome of Moses and all the staff. All immersed in uncontaminated nature, with cute little monkeys popping up at all times. The lodge overlooks the beautiful Rufiji River crowded with hippos and crocodiles, an incredible adventure for the little ones and absolutely exciting for us adults too. The rooms are very nice, clean and well organized. Excellent meals and immensely kind and helpful staff. Graydon organized perfect days for us, from the exciting safari in the Nyerere National Park, to the walking safari with breakfast-pick nick, the boat trip on the river, the village and the smiles of lovely children... these days will remain in our hearts forever! Thanks Graydon! We can only absolutely recommend this wonderful place to anyone who wants a truly unique experience!

An excellent lodge on the border of Nyerere Natl Park. All activities were arranged in advance and you just needed to communicate with Baker & Sons what you wanted. They have packages, but we opted to stay longer and create our own package, which was no problem. First… the service was excellent and the staff were exceptionally friendly. We were genuinely sad to leave after almost a week. Food was plentiful and well prepared. We needed gluten free meals and were accommodated without any issue. Very nice. They have a water filtration system and we had no problems with drinking water on site as well. Bottled in the room or at meals. Beers and sodas were at reasonable prices as well. Moses, the lead manager, always took care of us. We even had a tire going flat on our rental and he personally went with us into Mloka to help us get it serviced. We can’t give enough praise to him and the rest of the staff. Excellent. As to activities… We did 3 driving safaris, a night safari, a walking safari and a river boat trip. Also, we had a couple free days to relax. We had a great time. We enjoyed the driving safaris the most and the night drive was awesome and unique. We got to see different nocturnal critters and it was a nice change. The walking safari was 2nd and river boat was third. Basically, for us, we had been in TZ for almost a month and the river activity didn’t offer anything new. It might be different for you. The facilities were nice and along the Rufiji River. You can hear hippos and watch monkeys while dining. Very enjoyable and peaceful. For payment it’s nice that you can use credit card here for booking the trip and on site. Of course, cash on site is no problem as well. I’d stay with Baker & Sons again.