East African Voyage
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- TATO, IGS, IBC, KPAP & Travelife
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Succesful and smooth Kilimajaro climb
My 3 Friends and I had a wonderful trip to mt kilimanjaro!
The staff was polite and nice at every point of our travel. And the guides were competent and gave lots of information about the mountain.
We had a wonderful time with lots of fun
The prices have been good and the organisation was smooth and uncomplicated with quick responses to all the questions we had
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Email Glenn | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jaw droppingly georgious views
This company was referred to me by a school friend who is in the tourist industry in Tanzania. The company offers a very Bespoke experience from selecting the number of days, destinations, and lodging types. The company also booked my transfer flights from Dar to Arusha, my hotel into Arusha and flight to Zanzibar.
My driver Bernard picked me up at the airport in Arusha and drove me to the hotel. He picked me up in the morning to begin the safari. Bernard was a great driver. We did not have any issues driving and I never felt unsafe. I was solo on safari and so we hung out for the entire week, got along like gangbusters and had great conversations. Bernard is Masai which was cool because I got to learn a great deal about his culture and traditions which were positively fascinating. He was a very easy going guy and was patient with my frequent requests to stop so that I could get out of the car to take pictures with random people that I saw on the street. He would translate for me and negotiate payment which was typically in the many bags of candy that I had with me.
With respect to the safari itself, Bernard showed great skill off-roading. We saw a few interesting accidents and incidents which were caused by drivers without his off-road skills. Bernard said that he's been a guide for more than 15 years or so. Well this showed with his knowledge re navigating the various parks, knowing where he was at any given time, and knowing where to find animals. One time we saw 3 or more jeeps congregating on the other side of a river some distance away. 10 minutes later after an amazing circuitous off road and river crossing adventure we found ourselves beside these jeeps to see to fantastic cheetahs laying in short grass. They were a few feet from us. Amazing. Bernard had fantastic eagle eyes too. How the hell he saw a leopard in a tree with its kill or lion on a rock in the distance etc., was beyond me. The Safaris were among the greatest experiences of my life. Just amazing. Thanks Bernard!!!
Now the lodges I spent nights in were stunning!!!!!! One was a private cottage Tlomey Mountain Lodge I think it's called. I had a private cottage that was huge and just stunning!!! In my living room I had a wood burning fireplace. My veranda overlooked an ocean of red flowers flowing down a hill. My lodge was in a forest a few minutes walk from the main building. I was not expecting something so beautiful and luxurious.
My third night was spent in a tent lodge in the Serengeti. Wow! Wow! Wow! Was that ever luxurious!!! There was a huge dining tent with white table cloth, candles and waiters serving a multi course meal as the sun set over the Serengeti. There were chairs around a fire pit where we relaxed. You could see Buffalo in the distance. My tent was huge. Bigger than an average hotel room. It had a porch area with two chairs and a table. A queen bed with ensuite bathroom with flushing toilet and hot water in the sink and shower. The lights were solar powered. Sleeping was a little freaky. I woke up to the sound of Buffalo walking and brushing against my tent. Then around 5am I woke up again to the sound of several lions outside my tent growling. That was scary and exhilarating.
Fourth night was in a lodge on the rim of the NgoroNgoro crater. Wow! What a stunning building. My room overlooked the crater. Stunning wall to wall floor to ceiling window. Amazing sunset and sunrise views from my room and from the huge balcony where you could eat your breakfast.
Each evening I would have Dinner with Bernard and other guests of the various lodges and we'd debrief and then plan for the next day. Each morning after breakfast we would build our lunch boxes from a buffet.
I would highly recommend this company. I have nothing negative to say. I cannot think of how my trip could have been better. Thank you.
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Email Marie-France | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing! Good service, perfect guides and just the right choice of lodging!
We are a group of 7 French Canadians that have travelled around the world and we booked our trip to Tanzania with East Africa Voyage for 3 weeks during the month of January 2017. Now that we are back from this amazing trip, we can say that we are all of us thrilled with our experience with East African Voyage. Julie, the Director, has been very helpful with us from the start, answering our many questions for the Kilimandjaro part of our trip (which was a bit scary for us... but it turned out just perfect!), providing us with many choices of itinaries and lodging for the safari and facilitating our numerous requests during our stay in beautiful Tanzania! On top of that, Julie provided us with the best guides and team ever for both the Kili and the safari (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Taranguire, Lake Manyara and Lake Eyassi). Everyone paid attention to all of our smallest needs (and even beyond our expectations!!!) and the guides, who were very knowledgeable, didn't hesitate to share with us their personal life experience including interesting tales about their culture and traditions. In short, the whole trip was a lifetime experience for all of us! Merci to Julie and all of her team! :-)
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Email Nancy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing time with amazing team
We had an amazing safari with Stephen our guide. He gave us good information and was very proactive to find animals in the Serengeti. The food was also very good.
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Email Dennis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great KILI/Safari/Tribe combo
Great climb of Kilimanjaro with excellent and well trained guide (Yasine) and friendly team of porters and cooks. Great safari and tribal visits with excellent driver guide (Baraca "Obama"), great eyes for spotting game! Spécial 5 stars for Kilimamoja lake Manyara lodging! Very well organised trip. No major problems over 3 weeks of travelling.
Hakuna matata!
Email Cat | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing Kili climb - highly recommend EAV
The team were great, from our guide to the chef to the porters. They always went out of their way to help us and we're smiling, patient and kind. It was the little things on EAV that made a difference - hot lunch every day, always eating in a tent, hot water to wash, and our own toilet. Seeing other groups looking miserable without these things made us appreciate EAV even more. We had a smoother climb with longer to acclimatise because EAV was so organised. We also saw other tour groups risking people's safety; this was absolutely not our experience with EAV. We were recommended them by a friend and I couldn't speak more highly of them. Really honestly, go with EAV.
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Email Anik | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The art of organizing chaos !
When you visit Africa, you have to be aware that it is somewhat chaotic. Nothing is ever perfect, but East African Voyage has the experience, the knowledge and the staff to not only organize that chaos, but make your trip an unforgettable experience. Everywhere we went the employees were professional, courteous and always on-hand to make us feel comfortable. They would go out of their way to cater to all of our needs and requests, even the last minute ones. The means of transportation (Land Rovers for the most part) were impeccably clean and in perfect condition. All our lodging were unique, comfortable and filled with fun discoveries. Again, the staff everywhere we stayed was friendly and always willing to help. If Tanzania and Zanzibar are places you want to discover, there are no better company then East African Voyage to organize your journey !
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Email Bjorn Wahlstedt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeding my level of expectation which was quite high
We were recommended by a friend to contact East African Voyage. The detailed and quick information increased my level of expectation. All preparations were very well handled from paper work over pick up at the airport to gear preparations. The team was very friendly and many spoke very good English. I learnt a lot about Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, and more. The tents, toilet, and general services were good. The quality of the food made me rather gain than lose weight. The team leaders adjusted the pace and other parts of the tour in an optimized way - which I mainly realized once I stood on the roof of Africa a 06.30 am watching the sunrise.
If you plan to make this once-in-a-lifetime experience I recommend you to contact East African Voyage!
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Email Pierre Côté | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable aventure in Tanzania
We chose East African Voyage because of a recommendation of a friend. We found, at EAV, people who were listening to our dream of traveling to Africa and who created for us / with us an itinerary responding to our goals and our budget. We were able to chose the length of our stay, the number of days per park... chose our accommodations based on our needs and the experience we wanted... We were not disappointed! WOW!!Great itinerary, great lodges and a wonderful camp in the Serengeti. We requested a private safari and were assigned a fabulous guide who contributed so much to this fantastic experience. Thank you Stephen Komolo! His knowledge, training and experience were unbelievable assets. Thank you East African Voyage for the best trip of our life.
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Email Alexandra HB | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutly amazing from the organisation, to the climb, to the food, to the staff and to everything!
We very safe with EAV. We trusted the people responsible of the organisation as well as everybody on the climb (guides, porters, cooks, etc.).
On the trip, the food was so excellent. We were amazed on how they were able to do such good food in such ''poor'' conditions. We used to laugh about the fact that they made better food than we can back home with a grocery store next door and a fridge.
The guides (Raymond and Gerald) knew what they were doing and gave us good advices all the way up and down.
We had an amazing 8 days!
The compagnie really filled our expectations.