Meet the owners: Tissah and Daniel
Zamsato
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $3,460 to $43,253 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Glen Thompson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very knowledgeable and showed a great love for Zambia and its environment!
Daniel arranged a tour for me after I gave him my dates and budget and an idea of what I'd like to see in Zambia. He responded quickly with a full itinerary and after that he always responded quickly to any queries I had before the trip. Overall, I had about 8 days visiting Victoria Falls, Lusaka and South Luangwa. It was all very well organised and Daniel knew so much about the country and the places we passed through. The highlight was definitely the time in South Luangwa with its fascinating wildlife. Daniel's knowledge here was incredible too and a real bonus. He seemed to know the names, habitats and behaviours of every bird or animal we saw, no matter how obscure!
The tour was excellent and the accommodation provided was of a good standard - clean, comfortable but also nicely African in style. Daniel was very flexible and accommodating while on tour. I'd definitely book again!
Exceptional tour operator! Friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and personalized service.
We booked a 10-day custom Zambia tour with Zamsato for 4 people - two adults and two seniors.
We would highly recommend Zamsato. So glad we decided to go with them after initially approaching a few different tour operators.
Right from the very beginning, we were impressed with the professionalism and attention to detail displayed by Daniel and his team. While planning the trip, they were able to provide many alternatives and patiently recommend options based on our needs so we were able to plan the perfect custom itinerary.
Zamsato organized all the transportation, activities and accommodation, including massages with the lodge as per our request as well as a special birthday surprise. Everything was expertly taken care of. On the second day of the tour, Tissah came to meet us at the lodge in Livingstone and made sure we were comfortable and even recommended and arranged transportation to a local restaurant.
On the final day of the tour we had a very unique request to drive around a small town called Kabwe, around 3 hours from Lusaka. Daniel picked us up at our hotel and drove us there, patiently exploring all the sites with us and drove us back in the evening. We stopped at Fig Tree Cafe on the way back for lunch, a delightful spot, with great food and some local craft shops.
Daniel kept us entertained with interesting stories about life in Zambia so the long drives went by quickly. He took extra care of my elderly parents, buying a step-stool for my Mom from a street-side store for ease of getting into the vehicle and some newspapers for my Dad to read. After dropping us at the hotel, Daniel even arranged for a taxi for the airport transfer, to save on hotel shuttle costs.
We could easily see how Daniel made his clients feel welcome, safe and comfortable.
Overall a wonderful experience and a great team to work with for a special trip.
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Email Mahesh Krishnamurty | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable, Flexible, Trustworthy
I booked a 12-day tour with Zamsato Tours and have only good things to say about the company, its founder/guide Daniel and assistant Gift.
I was to travel in July, but due to delays in obtaining a visa I had to postpone my trip by a month and Daniel was very kind in accommodating the changes. Daniel also allowed me to make changes to the tour schedule while on the tour, which I've never heard of with any other tour operator.
I got good value for my money and had a very thorough and enjoyable visit of Zambia.
You won't go wrong with these guys.
Email Jeffrey Genzlinger | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized
The tour was well organized and everything went very smoothly. Great communication very reliable. Excellent value for the money. Daniel was very knowledgeable about so many topics pertinent to the local region. I would highly recommend any tours with Zamsato
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Email Paula Nelis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kayak Safari , was really an great adventure. It was well organized !
We have had a really great experience, except for one thing.
In short : we had a transfer form Lusaka to Kimabi Safari lodge. Nice driver was on time and very friendly.
The resort was perfect , nice people and great food ( really great )
Afternoon , sunset cruise.
Following morning , Yeep safari, well organized , with breakfast and lunch. And ofcourse the wild live !
Next day 2 days of kayak safari, what an adventure !!
This was unbelievable. Sleeping in a tent in the middle of the wild live, with good food !
Until here it was really really great :-) :-)
The last day Zamsato organized for us a transfer to Livingstone, departure at 8.00 hours. The transfer was delayed ( can happen ) But the tranfser came at 11.30 hours. We had a transfer in total of 8 hours. The driver did not apologize for the late arrival. He said nothing for the first 4 hours of the drive. This was really not ok :-(
As we would arrive very late, we asked if he could drive to the border, as we had a hotel booked in Vic Falls. He was not happy with that, but he started to hurry up, so he drove very fast ( not very safe ). At the end we arrived there around 20.00 hours in the dark at the border.
This day was not a great experience ......
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Email Anna and Pino | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful experience
We are just returned from a 13 days safari with Zamsato. Daniel was a great guide for all the time. We have visited with him South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi and Kafue National Park, and then Victoria Falls in Livingstone. He allowed us to see thanks to his experience very many animals: elephants, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, leopards, buffalos, and many others, always ready to satisfy our requests. The lodges were very nice and especially in enchanting places. An unforgettable travel, away from mass tourism. Absolutely to recommend. Thank you for all, Daniel!
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A varied and interessting journey with many encounters with animals and people
In search of a different adventure in Africa , we came across the "Expedition Shoebill ". The description caught our interest and because we knew the organizer and guide Daniel Schreiner already from previous trips here, we took the opportunity to visit some of the not so well-known national parks and attractions in Zambia and Tanzania with him.
The route proved to be a very interesting and varied. We experienced small and large towns, vast plains, endless Miomboforests and high mountains, did nice walks, saw geological features and visited colorful markets. On extensive game drives we saw countless animals.
All the visited the lodges were comfortable, clean and quiet. The camps were mostly at very nice location, clean and with one exception also very quiet. The equipment of the camps varied from comfortable to very simple, and the nights we spent in the middle of Ruaha National Park completely alone in a very simple camp, are among our best memories.
Our tent was well maintained, clean and big enough , and - more important - very easy to set up and to take down. We did not feel anything through the thick comfortable foam mattresses which gave us a good night sleep.
The food was tasty and varied. We got to know unfamiliar vegetables and cooking styles and marveled again and again about Daniel how he managed to cook our dinner on a tiny charcoal stove in 3 pots.
The kitchen was like the rest of the equipment very well thought through and it really lacked nothing .
The vehicle was comfortable and reliable. We experienced our first trip to Africa without any car breakdown, which is certainly also due to Daniel's prudent driving. We were missing some shelves or bags to store things such as cameras, binoculars, guide books, glasses, etc. , especially during the game drives to store them handy but safe.
The trip was very well thought out and organized. Despite some very bad roads and long travel times we reached all stages within the targeted time period. The experience of the always very time consuming border crossing in Africa went smoothly thanks to Daniel's organization.
Our guide brought us closer to country and people with his tales and stories. He never got tired to look for interessting animals on our long game drives and fascinated us with his good eyes and his broad knowledge of the fauna, especially the birds and their calls.
Daniel patiently answered all questions and made, if nessecary, adjustments to the daily routine.
Overall, it was an exhausting but beautiful and interesting journey with a good price - performance ratio.
Thank you, Daniel ! We hope that we will do another safari together soon.