The Safari Soles Team
Safari Soles
- Offices In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Liling | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- Super Safari Tour Guide!
Our awesome safari trip experience is made possible through the amazing Safari Soles team and its partners.
If you have an idea of what you want, communicate them when you are asking for a itinerary. Regina did not disappoint as she patiently prepared the "12 Day Tarangire, Manyara , serengeti & Ngorongoro crater" itinerary with several changes as we had different interests in our group of seven.
Their excellent service followed with Vivian for attending to our queries before and during the trip. This is very helpful as there will always be changes due to unexpected weather conditions when we were on the night safari. You can tell everyone tries their best to give us a wonderful experience and we greatly appreciated that.
The team and their partners exemplifies Tanzanian warm and hospitality and notable mentions to:
- Chief and Andrew for picking us, providing a fun coffee plantation experience, and teaching us the Jambo song!
- Isaac for being an amazing guide, super spotting and driving skills! He is a very kind and warm, and the trip was like we are travelling as friends on a road trip! We are very happy to have him on our last day to the curios market and airport transfer!
- Paulo, our guide for his careful guidance that brought us on an adventurous hike to the Engaresero waterfalls,
- Alex, our guide for introducing us to the Hadza and Datooga tribes.
Accommodation choices are best researched before finalizing the itinerary so as to manage expectations. Overall the accommodation is a mixed bag with the good and not so good. But Safari Soles are open to alternatives to their original proposed accommodation if you know what you want.
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Email Audry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent first safari experience, convinced to plan more other safari trips in the future
I was impressed by availability of the trip planner. He proposed me a trip that fits with my expectations and budget. All the process was quick and simple.
The safari trip itself was amazing. I went with my wife who is not generally interested in this kind of activity. As we started, she was amazed and had so much fun. Our guide was very kind, friendly and taught us a lot of things, making this experience so interesting.
I highly recommend Safari Soles Tours.
Email Maria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience with a Top Tourguide!
My partner and I had an amazing 5 days on this safari in Tanzania. We were mesmerised with the scenery, the animals are the breathtaking things we have seen. Our tour guide Floridi was exceptional, his knowledge was another level. He knew everything about the places where we went to, not just the big 5, but even the little birds you could see around. He was with us from dawn to sundown making sure we had the best experience. Upon our return we heard from other travellers that some unfortunately did not have the best experience due to their tour guides not been sufficiently knowledgeable, trust us as for Floridi - you wont regret it. We will come back with our little one once she is a bit bigger, truly an experience you don’t want to miss 😍
An Unforgettable Safari: Exceptional Service, Stunning Wildlife, and Memories to Last a Lifetime!
It was an unforgettable, unique experience. It started with the great booking assistance we received from Happiness. She helped us with every question we had before departure and tailored the trip exactly to our wishes.
The safari itself was simply a dream. Our driver Simon, a real "safari monster" and the best photographer (pictures better than National Geographic), made the trip unforgettable by not only allowing us to see the Big 5 and take breathtaking pictures, but also catering to all our wishes, telling us a lot about the animals, and so on. We have already recommended the trip to many of our friends and hope to return one day, again with Simon of course. Many thanks for everything!
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Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience thanks to the great planning and excellent execution of the safari
Right from the beginning, the team provided us with an ideal tour covering Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks. They tailored the tour to fit our budget and made an excellent selection of lodges.
Once we arrived in Tanzania, they picked us up at the airport and safely transported us to our first incredible lodge. What truly set this tour apart was having an experienced guide with many years in the field. He knew the parks very well and, more importantly, how to find the animals. Thanks to him, we were able to see numerous lions, leopards and cheetahs (all with cubs), groups of elephants, giraffes, the great migration of zebras and wildebeests, all types of antelopes and even rare animals like jackals and servals, which are hard to spot.
We highly recommend booking your safari with Safari Soles. Every single dollar was worth it and it truly made a difference in our experience.
I will definitely come back and book with Safari Soles again!
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Email Jordan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable and caring.
This was one of the most amazing trips we’ve ever taken. Starting off with booking everything with Zuria, she was very responsive and answered any questions we had. Throughout the duration of the trip, our guide Raymond was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable about all the animals and culture in Tanzania and was able to answer any question we had. Raymond was very kind to us and even other guides out on the safari, he didn’t hesitate to help any others in need. Most importantly, Raymond made us feel safe the entire duration of our trip, he wasn’t just our guide but our friend. I would highly recommend booking this trip to anyone interested in a safari, and can be sure you will have an unforgettable experience.
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Email Christine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari Organisation and Great guide!
Our private safari tour was perfectly organized from the first to the last minute. Our guide Oscar was extremely nice, competent and courteous and he immediately responded to individual requests. Many thanks to the entire team, we can recommend Safari Soles 100%!
NL
Email Anastasia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A challenging but beautiful Mount Meru hike
We organized a 4-day Mount Meru trek with Safari Soles, including a briefing day and three days of hiking. Overall, our experience was positive, and Patrick’s communication made planning easy. Our guide, Antipas, provided a clear and thorough briefing, and we could rent any extra equipment on-site, though some rented items weren’t as clean as we’d hoped. The hike itself offered incredible scenery, with diverse landscapes changing as we ascended, and we were lucky with the weather—just a bit of rain on our descent.
The accommodations were comfortable, with a nice lodge the first night and private four-bed rooms in each hut along the trail. We were also provided with a private chef, and the meals were consistently warm, tasty, and energizing—truly appreciated after each day’s hike! The first day’s route was very manageable, with the second day a bit more challenging. Our guides were supportive, friendly, and spoke English well, helping us at every step.
For future trekkers, we’d recommend considering a four-day hike (rather than three) to make the summit attempt more comfortable. Our schedule required us to either summit just after arriving at the second hut or start at midnight, leaving little time to rest. An additional day would allow for better acclimatization at 3,500 meters. In our case, two group members felt mild altitude sickness above 4,300 meters, but our guides ensured we descended safely, despite the challenging descent in the dark.
For context, we were a group of four 30-year-olds in good shape with low to moderate hiking experience. We suggest discussing your fitness level, trip expectations, and each day’s route (including altitude, distance, and hours of hiking) with Safari Soles to ensure a well-suited itinerary for the best experience possible.
Email Fergus | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Thanks to everyone at safari soles especially our guide idi it was worth the value
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Email Yiqing | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Top Safari Operator Definitely !!!
Me and my friend had a perfect 6 days' safari with Safari Tours!
Wrote emails to over 30 5-stars safari operators, Safari Soles won us in the final round owning to timely communication, price, well-organized schedule ! Before the journey, I did homework my own and had a rough idea of Tanzania Parks, the plan made by Oken perfectly matched with my expectation! And he was the first one replied my request email among all operators I asked even in the weekend. Although one of the accommodation was changed due to fully booked, Oken communicated with me timely and added me in WeChat app taking care of Chinese customers. The only thing could be improved is, I requested and paid 40% deposit 2 months ahead, but the flight ticket and accommodation booking letters didn't sent to me till a week before we start the journey. I don't know whether it's reservation team got slack at their work or caused by accommodation staffs, anyway, if the booking status could be communicated weekly, that would make me feel they are trying best to help book rooms. Beside this, Oken was really friendly and gave me a very warm welcome before the trip!
Beside wonderful views, our guide Alex was part of this lifetime experience! Alex was not only a professional guide, skilled driver, animal expert, human binocular, safari guard, private photographer, but also our friend! During the afternoon in Ngrongoro, we saw Big 5 in the same day! The moment he heard there's a leopard near, he drove us there ASAP, just after 5 minutes, leopard ran away! Thanks to Alex! Then we spent 2 days in Serengeti, saw 2 lions eating a buffalo, Alex taught us how Lions hunt and how to start from the tail of animals, we enjoyed a live BBC broadcast with a running commentary! The last day in Serengeti, though wildebeests failed to cross mara river due to one was caught by crocodile, Alex explained the wildebeest group immigration behaviors and how they live together with zebras, that's super interesting!
In conclusion, we really appreciate everything safari soles arranged for us, especially Oken and Alex, we can't have such a perfect experience without you two! I'll definitely recommend safari soles to all my friends who plan to go Tanzania!!
