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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
Email Dagmar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice tour ... but appalling customer service
I must say, I am really disappointing by Uhuru.
The good organisation upfront promised a great adventure, but instead we got an old uncomfortable car that had to go to repairs 3 (!!) times during our tour. And it rained through the roof and I couldn't open my window. All in all not ruining a tour, as the game drives were fantastic and the hotels really nice. But as we reached out after the tour to give our feedback, the reaction was that we were accused to have made things up. Unbelievable!!!
Email Eliana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impeccable service from Margaret, she is kind and attentive. Brilliant organisation of our trip.
Having looked online to compare Safari deals for Selous on SafariBookings.com, I came across Uhuri Travel & Tours. As this was very last minute, I wasn’t expecting we would get the dates we wanted, however received a prompt reply from Abdallah R. A. Who was very friendly. I was then put in touch with Margaret who thankfully corresponds through WhatsApp which makes things so much easier when trying to organise a trip!! She was so attentive and answered all of my questions thoroughly. The organisation of the trip was brilliant and on the dates we wanted. she got a driver to pick us up from Dar to Selous, the Jimbiza camp where we stayed was amazing, the plane rides from Selous to Zanzibar was a wonderful experience and so happy Margaret organised this upon our request !
We would have organised some tours in Zanzibar however as one of my family members was unwell, we didn’t get to do this, Margaret’s compassion was very heartfelt.
Thank you again, I recommend this company to all! So glad I found Uhuru, it’s affordable and the staff are wonderful!!!
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Email Armand | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect coordination for a 2d safari in Selous and excellent communication with Abdullah
Abdullah from Uhuru had been an excellent advisor for our 2 days safari in Selous. He proposed several options at very competitive prices, he coordinated the car transfer and then internal flights to reach the safari team in Selous. Multi destination flights was possible to continue our trip in Zanzibar while we started the trip from Dar Es Salaam. Safari team was perfect; I highly recommend Lake Manze team which was passionated and very knowledgeable. Food was of great quality too. We have been able to see almost all animals: car safari and boat safari to see animals drinking in additional to hyppo, croco and birds. Abdullah was always reachable through WhatsApp for coordination and was always very responsive. Thanks a lot for this unforgettable experience!
CA
Email The Boulton Family | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding People | Once-in-a-Lifetime Safari Experience
We are a family of four (2 adults, 2 teenagers) with a fair amount of international travel experience. We typically do all of the research, preparation, and leg work ourselves but for this trip chose to entrust everything to Uhuru; they did not disappoint. The professionalism and prompt / regular communication provided by the Uhuru staff was excellent throughout; from our initial exploratory emails to our return home.
We enjoyed a phenomenal, 14-day safari through several game parks in Kenya and Tanzania. At our guide's suggestion we opted for boxed lunches (and sometimes breakfast) to maximize our time in the parks on game drives. Not only did we see the 'Big 5' up close and personal, but we had the rare privilege of seeing a total of 66 different big cats (a family favorite)!
We simply cannot say enough about the quality of our guides / drivers. Their knowledge and local experience was second to none and by day two each felt like an extended member of the family; Asante Sana John and Mechalu!
We would highly recommend Uhuru for a family safari adventure...!
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)
HU
Email Gabor Horvath | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One Day Miracle
Travelled to Selous-Nyerere from Zanzibar for a one-day safari.
It was one of our best day in our life with many happiness and great menories.
Travel Agency:
Everything was clear and all the things we agreed happened in time and we felt ourselves safe from the first time we started to speak with them until the last minute we arrived back to our hotel. Mr. Abdallah was 100% correct and helpful during all the time. Any questions or misunderstandable situation came they’ve solved it very quickly.
5/5
Tour Guide:
Our tour guide was Mr. Alfa during our Selous-Nyerere game drive and we can’t be more satisfied. His knowledge of nature and his kindness is outstanding. He did everything for us to see as many animals as we can (drove to the places he knows very well) and the day was very succesful. What a lovely guy!
5/5
Selous-Nyerere:
However this National Park of Tanzania is not as popular as Serengeti this landscape is more than beautiful.
The biggest National Park in Africa with all kind of landscapes like savanna, mangrove, jungle, riverside etc.
Only in one day we saw almost every famous animals like;
Lions, Elephants, Hyenas, Zebras, Giraffes, Baboons, Impalas, Hippos, Crocodiles, ,,Pumba,, and other Monkeys also
Only can recommend this place to see various animals in various enviroment!
5/5
Summary:
I only would like to recommend to everyone who is in Tanzania/Zanzibar to have at least one fantastic day in the nature with a safari tour! It will worth it 100%!
Reach out from your comfort zone and let’s trust in the local people to take you to the world of dreams!
Gabor
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Email Juan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Tour
Good tour for a reasonable price! Got great pictures and seen a lot of animals. Would definitely recommend
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Email Peter | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable, customer focused, large portfolio of tour options, great people, and responsive.
I would and will use Uhuru Travel for future trips to Africa. I found them to be reliable during a difficult two year COVID cycle. They were able to plan multiple types of trips for our party from a very successful climb of Kilimanjaro, to day trips out of Arusha, to a 12 day Safari to the wonderful National Parks in Tanzania and Kenya ending with relaxation on the beaches in Zanzibar. I found their guides/drivers to be knowledgeable, accommodating and good hard working people. For that matter I found this to be the case throughout the organization. Communication was timely and understanding, despite 10 hour time differences and the potential for language differences. We evaluated several different agencies and found them to be the best all around-we were not disappointed!
JP
Email Kenta | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and Caring Tour Patner
Mr. Nestor is a great tour guide who made me feel always secured and focus on enjoying the safari tour!
He knows where the wild animals gather and move in the vast national park, so can drive the jeep very efficiently. I was able to watch lions, elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, buffaloes and many more!
I very much appreciated the warmest services provided by Mr. Nestor and Mr. Abdullah, and strongly recommend Uhuru Travel to the travelers wishing to experience an unforgettable safari tour without any stress. Next time, I’ll bring my family to the tour. Thanks!
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Email Sophie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was very well organized and everything was as promised!
We booked the 4 day budget camping safari, including Serengeti, ngorongro crater and tarangire national park. We enjoyed every minute of it. Everything went great (we flipped our plan completely and did the tour in the other direction than initially planned, we didn't mind at all tho, because we still got to see all the places!)
We saw the Big 5 within the first 2 days of our trip - our guide Isido was amazing! He was fun, showed us not only the animals but also the Flora and fauna and was overall a nice guy :) we saw all the animals we dreamed of seeing and so many more! While of course the animals are the highlight of the trip, do not forget to appreciate the amazing scenery and nature. It was beautiful!!
The camping situation was very basic (as said in the title of the trip) and it was perfectly fine for us. Tent, sleeping bag, mattress - all you need for a good night camping! I suggest bringing a headlight for using the bathroom as it gets dark early.
The food was amazing - thank you to our chef Apollo, it was among the best food we ate in Tanzania!!