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Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- TATO, ZATO & ZATI
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Judy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized tour with friendly staff and great attention to detail.
We very much enjoyed our stay. The accommodations were plush, the food was excellent, and the staff helpful.
SE
Email Felicia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect 36 hour-getaway from Dar es Salaam
The safari was great.
We had 36 hours with a very friendly and competent guide.
We are very happy with our two days in Mikumi, and saw the animals we wanted to see.
We stayed the night at Angalia tented camp which was wonderful - beautiful tents, very friendly staff and good food.
The drive back from Mikumi to Dar es Salaam was very long, and we got back a lot later than planned. This was due to traffic.
But for us, first time visitors in Tanzania, the drive itself was an experience.
The whole experience very well lived up to our expectations.
NL
Email Nick & Anke | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari, poor organisation
The safari itself was great, beautiful nature and nice to see all the animals.
Unfortunately, the organisation and service of Uhuru travel was very bad and no value for money. There was no pick-up from our accommodation, the game drive started more than 2 hours too late, there was no breakfast on the first and third day, and the group size was larger than communicated. Moreover, we were placed on a campsite which we did not book for and we had to pay again to stay at the right campsite.
Reply from Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
Posted on Mar 20, 2019We are happy that safari organized by Uhuru Travel & Tours Ltd was "Great" And you fall in love with our nature and wildlife. We are very sorry for not being pick up in time at your hotel. Your hotel was outside Arusha Town. Normally we have free pick up and drop off in any hotel within Arusha Town. We were picking other clients from nearby Hotels but unfortunately you decided to come to Arusha Town-Meeting point by yourselves but my Operations Manager was coming to your hotel. I am not sure if you did not had breakfast on first and third day while the group is normally traveling with private cook! Its not normal. Why you did not inform the office the same time and you had all the contacts? Size of the group is normally 4 for small Jeep and 6 for extended Jeep of which are normally size. Its can not excide that number! Camp Site they are not hotels but just an open space to pitch Tents so it can be changed to suites the group needs. Thanks for coming with us to Safari and am sure you did enjoyed 98% of your safari. We promise next time all the clients will be well informed about pick up and drop off, Camp Sites, Size of the Group etc.
Email Barnaby | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Customer Service
Margaret helped is book our tour and has been extremely helpful with advice beyond the tour so we have been really happy with Uhuru from the start. The tour itself was brilliant. Put guide, Abraham seemed to have a magnet for the animals and we were lucky enough to see all the big hits although the rhinos and leopard were a way away. It was excellent fun and we would all recommended the safari. We went budget and don't feel like we missed out safari-wise. We believe the price difference will primarily be seen in the accommodation. If you don't like camping and rustic facilities, budget may not be for you. However, there was plenty of food and it was decent.
Email Serena Lin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mikumi park sanje waterfall
Excellent arrangement and well done preparations of the while trip.the sales peroson can be on line to handle under any circumstance.no more thanks and no more words can thank this unforgettable trip.
Safely home.
FR
Email Arnaud | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with Uhuru
Very good upfront communication with Margaret. The tour was awesome and for a very competitive price. Our driver could tell us a lot about the parks and animals and we got to see many of them. Thank you!
CH
Email Georg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Organized a local driver from Arusha which was excellent
Margret seemed a bit pushy for me at the start - but i went for it and did not regret booking with this company.
This is mainly due to the excellent driver we had which clearly had a lot of experience in the respective national parks.
Besides being lucky with seeing all of the Big Five, he did an excelent job at always telling us the pros/and cons before - how likly it was to see an animal in an area and the alternatives we would have.....
MX
Email Matias Frank | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good service , some details to improve
The tour was well organized ;
We paid one of the cheapest prices in the market and get almost same service than more expensive ones ;
To improve smal things like the chairs for dinner / breakfast ; there were the cheapest one and not to confortable and definitely get better ones won’t be so good expensive (for some reason we always ate the last ones , no problem but don’t know why )
Tents were ok
Food really nice
Tours guides very profesional lots of knowledge
Just make sure your days are group are not going to be changed last minute ,
I didn’t happen in our company but happens a lots and is always better start with then small park and finish with the best one ;
Definitely recommend company and Margaret is amazing :)
CH
Email martina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING SAFARI
We started in Arusha, the hotel booked by the travel agency was nice and very close to the city centre. We left the day after for the safari. We visited lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro ad Tarangire (only half day). it was our first safari and we truly enjoyed the experience. The driver (called China) was well prepared and he delivered in terms of animals (We even saw lion cubs). Travelling with us there was also a cook, food was much better than expected. The communication with the travel agency was ok, Margaret was very helpful and everything worked out smoothly.
Overall it was a great experience and we feel comfortable in recommending Uhuru Travel & tours.
Email Kate | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Guide was fine. Tour was different to the itinerary. The mattress, tent & sleeping bags were gross
Advise if the tour is different to what is proposed . Advise us to bring sleeping bags as those were disgusting and we both had bed bugs
Reply from Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
Posted on Jan 14, 2019Thanks Kate for your personal reviews. About the Itinerary due to other clients you are sharing safari with starting their safari in Serengeti thus why the itinerary was changed by our partner to accommodate each client! We have been operating Camping Safari for the past 12 years we had never had such complain, explained by you as "Gross" Nothing like that in our Tents and Sleeping Bags. That have been exaggerated but its not the case. Our Gears are being washed after every trip for our clients comfort. And am sure also our partner Gears did not have such things! Anyway we shall make sure even our partner are free from such problem (Uhuru Travel Team)