East African Voyage

Outstanding customer support, spectacular guides, fantastic catering, great logistics, impecable on customer orientation, attention to detail.

The best African tour company ever!

I have toured with EAV twice, indirectly via Mountain Travel Sobek and again last year directly. I worked with Onesmo Gabriel, the owner, to develop a safari in Kenya and Tanzania for a group of my closest friends. It was spectacular! Onesmo was our trip leader along with Sylvester who assisted. As guides, they were fantastic as were each of our drivers. I trusted them all to give my friends and me a wonderful experience, and my trust was not misplaced. I highly recommend this group and, in fact. am going on another safari to Southern Tanzania in July of 2015.

Great experience, I could not be happier!

The East African Voyage took me on a 8-day Kilimanjaro trek followed by a short 2-day custom safari in Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater and week-long Zanzibar holiday. I could not be happier with the service provided (including flights, transfer, hotel arrangements etc). This trip was in the planning for 6 months and during this period I had full support from Faith Kimani @ EAV, who helped me understand every option I had and clarified my many, many doubts with clear, complete information every time. During the climb we were assisted by an amazing crew of about 40 people - every one was kind, helpful and knew exactly what they were doing. Our trip leader, Mr. Victor Kynionga, cared for each one of us as well as his crew with extreme attention all the time. We felt safe and well instructed all the time. Food was great & plentiful, as well as all the equipment used in the trek. And, besides that, the whole crew was really friendly, caring and fun - just really pleasant people to be around! They literally went out of their way to make sure we all had a great time and the best chances possible to reach the summit safely - they even considered changing our itinerary mid-climb, when at one point we discussed if that would be best (we decided not to after all). After our successful climb we went on to an AMAZING safari, custom built for us considering we had little time, and again EAV's service was perfect: the safari sites were amazing and our hotel could not be better. For Zanzibar, same thing. Thank you, East African Voyage team! Thank you Faith, Victor, Ray, Big Mamma, Karim, Gasper, Daniel, Jerald, Nuru and all of you who made this trip the best of my life!

The experience of a lifetime.

I was in Tanzania from September 23 to 29 for safaris with our French speaking guide Imani Shoo.
It was a fabulous voyage. The food was very good, all the lodges absolutely confortables and magnificients. From the Laiboni camp, sleeping with the Masai to the beautiful Sopa Lodges, they were so different but all were unique! The last three days in Serengeti were just paradise. The Kati Kati Tented camp is just unbelievable!! The Tanzanians are so nice, we were treated like queens! All the National Parks were no less than nature at its best. The nature is so beautiful without human in it...

Finally, let me tell you that Imani was for a great part of success in this voyage. He speaks very good French, he has answers to every questions, he knows all the animal's names and behaviour, he did everything he could to please us and everything he could in order for us to see the animals at their best. But last but not least, he is very nice, very patient, very professional, very tactful for women that we are!!! I would certainly go back to Tanzania for another safari with Imani and if I ever know someone who plans to do a safari in Tanzania, I would refer Imani as the perfect guide for an unforgettable voyage in Africa!
Every step of the trip was well organized by East African Voyage, for our first night in Tanzania, our reservation was not booked for the Planet Lodge as it was supposed to, but our guide solved the problem and we were re-located to another Lodge near by, little less nice but still fine. All the safaris were very well planed and we saw «The Big Five». Even this flight in this little plane from Serengeti to Arusha was exciting!
Thanks to East African Voyage and its chief Julie Veillette

An unforgettable experience

This was a unique and unforgettable experience. Our guide, Imani, was very knowledgable, friendly and was a great at spotting the animals. We saw lots of animals which made for some amazing pictures. I would recommend a safari and using East African Voyage to anyone. Thanks.

Great safari organize by East African Voyage

East African Voyage was recommended to us when we looked into planning a safarin in Tanzania. They worked with us to tailor an itinerary in accordance with our preferences and budget, and organized it flawlessly. Our guide was professional and knowledgeable. Our safari was a great experience, and exceeded our expectations.

A well established and very ethical tour operator, highly efficient staff, sociable and welcoming

I get lost of words on expectations. Africans have a way of reminding us they don't operate on the clock but EAV showed to be proffesional in all operations. Timely communication, the guide for a choice of safari, and all preps. The picnic pack was awesome, i enjoyed that long tour at Ngorongoro Crater with the two gentlement giving the history and even making a mark by helping me capture pictures of the wild animals which will remain part of my files. Actually they beat my expectations in all angles.

I would actually recommend EAV for any and every friend searching for tour related service in Arusha and i wish to grow and remain one of the good examples of quality service delivery in Africa.

Overall Excellent - great experience, wonderful people, strongly recommend to anyone

Communications were excellent, felt like luxury service even on the mountain. Lived up to expectations completely.

Excellent Serivce

Everything was great. We had an amazing team on the mountain. Every day the camp was set up by the time we arrived, the food was always hot and delicious, and everyone was incredibly friendly. Our safari was in Serengeti, and we stayed at a beautiful tented camp and saw a ton of animals. Highly recommend going during the Wildebeest migration.
EAV was never late, never forgot anything, and stuck closely to the itinerary but let us make changes as we went and as we wanted. Great trip!

From day one I felt I was in good hands and very lucky to be with great people

When looking into booking my climb to Kilimanjaro I was overwhelmed by the amount of companies all promising the best experience. I came across EAV on the list of government approved and regulated companies. I found the communications with Faith from the office extremely efficient, helpful and crucial to my preparation stage. When I arrived in Kilimanjaro and met the team (2 guides and driver) I automatically felt in good, safe hands and was comfortable and excited for the climb. During the 7 day hike the team of 2 guides and 19 porters went above and beyond to ensure our experience was a safe, comfortable and positive one. I found our lead guide, Alex a very skilled and effective leader. It was clear to see the team felt supported and encouraged by him which had a positive knock on impact on the moral within our team. Alex and Yasser kept our safety paramount and our spirits high. Without this team I have no doubt my experience would not have been as special. I celebrated my 30th birthday while on the mountain and the team, laid by Alex made this extra special by organizing a cake, dancing and singing with the whole team together. This was an exceptional day, one I will never forget and it is all thanks to the extra effort and energy the team put in. I can not fault EAV at all I was very impressed by their service before, during and after the climb. The company have excellent staff who take very good care of their clients. Thank you very much to all involved for this incredible experience which I feel honored to have had.