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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 Gill | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Two day tour from Dar Es Salaam to Mikumi National Park
Excellent organisation, great two days with great support and communication from Uhuru . Fantastic guide Julius picked us up from home, and worked really hard to ensure we had a good time. Camp Bastion was a lovely place to stay and we had some fantastic wildlife encounters. Would highly recommend as a magical two days.
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Email Diane | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic African Safari and Beach Holiday
To begin with Uhuru Travel communicated promptly and helped us plan our safari and beach holiday in Tanzania. Uhuru Travel was always on time to help us make our connecting flights and provided transport within Tanzania that wasn't part of our safari. We absolutely loved our Safari! We saw so many animals, more than I expected , and close up. Our safari driver, Zablon, was excellent at spotting animals and informative. He also has a nice personality, calm disposition and good sense of humor. We did have a few issues along the way, such as the Land Cruiser didn't want to start for the first couple days. Zablon, usually left it running or if we part on a hill he could pop the clutch and it would start. Our 2-way radio was only a one way. I had to use my credit card to get into a couple of the parks because the pin number didn't work on Uhuru's card. I was reimbursed but wasn't sure I would be at the time. Also the itinerary I was sent didn't match the timeline of our trip. As a result our lodging in the Serengeti wasn't planning for our overnight stay, but once again our driver came through and we were allowed to stay. Even with all of this we still feel we had an awesome experience, these were minor issues and everything turned out for the best. Our beach time on Zanzibar was excellent! Uhuru Travel is an honest company and I would travel with them again.
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Email Ann | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari! Our guides, Abraham and Meshalu were beyond wonderful.
I originally booked our safari with Uhuru because I liked their unique itinerary where we had the opportunity to meet several different Tanzanian tribes as well as see the Big 5 in multiple different Tanzanian national parks. We brought our two teenaged son with us and they said it was the best experience they have ever had. Also, the hotels and lodges that Uhuru booked were wonderful. Abdallah was always communicative with us and once we arrived in Tanzania, we knew we were in good hands. Safety was very important to us and we felt that Tanzania was a safe and welcoming country.
NZ
Email Christina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable 14 days Safari
I rated our experience with Uhuru Travel 5 star, despite we had a small issue. The safari was amazing, we had memorable 14 days in Africa National Parks.
I chose Uhuru Travel was because they had the itinerary which suited us the best, and good value. Also most of their reviews were positive.
The communication with Mr. Abdallah R. A. was excellent, the information from him was prompt and helpful, our itinerary was amended to suit our requirement.
We had two very experienced drivers, Silas in Kenya and Zablon in Tanzania. They took us to see all the animals that we wanted to see, and they always stopped at the perfect spots for viewing.
We went through Kenya and Tanzania border twice, we were very impressed with the drivers handovers, it was quick and hassle free for us.
Our vehicles both in Kenya and Tanzania were old, but they didn’t affect the quality of the safaris.
Our accommodation were mid-ranged loges and tent, they all had beautiful ground, and good food. But some lodges’ cleanness standard were different from western standard. But I think they were still very good considering the water quality there.
Although we had a small issue about drinking water supply from Uhuru Travel’s operation Manager Mr. Loy in Arusha. Mr. Abdallah R. A. tried very hard to rectify the issue even after our trip. We were very impressed.
Hope this is helpful for fellow travellers.
DE
Email Igonda Kloeblen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
For a short notice planned trip, this was an excellent and efficient experience.
Was amazing, Camp Bastian (the accomodation) was amazing too.For a trip booked and planned two days before departure, everything was really done well.Our tour operator (Anton) was really experienced and patient with us and our three year old daughter.All in all, I would definitely do it again, and would highly recommend this agency.Abdalla's communication was always on point, very fast to reply to queries and efficient. :)
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Email Sandy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful offroad experience
UHURU is a very serious and reliable organization.
We had a gorgeous trip in Selous Park with our family (5 persons)
Driver was great and friendly and very flexible.
We manger to see wonderful animals, kills and other offroad landscapes.
Proposed lodges were perfect.
I would recommend!
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Email JB | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uhuru Travel exceeded all of my expectations for this tour!!
I worked extensively with Margaret to coordinate the perfect Tanzanian vacation for my family. We tailored the tour to our exact needs and everything went off flawlessly! My kids said that two of the hotels were the nicest hotels we have ever stayed at. The African Tulip was beautiful and the staff was very attentive and couldn't have been nicer! At the Acacia Farm Lodge, we were greeted by the staff singing a song to welcome us to the property. The rooms are spread out around the grounds. We were a family of five, so we had a two unit villa that was fantastic and our windows looked out at the coffee plants. The property is a working coffee plantation and farm.
Nicholas, our safari guide, was fantastic with 24 years of experience! He found so many animals and made sure that we were always well positioned for animal viewing.
Margaret (Uhuru Travel) was fantastic in coordinating our tour with special requests like squeezing in a trip to Olduvai Gorge, visiting a Tanzanian school for my wife (a Ph.D student and a teacher), and a sunrise balloon tour in the Serengeti. We concluded our stay in Zanzibar, with the safari blue snorkeling tour, two nights in Stone Town and then two nights in Nungwi. What a fantastic trip! At every arrival and departure, a representative from Uhuru Travel met us to introduce us to our guides and ensure that everything was as scheduled and ready to go. I highly recommend Uhuru Travel for your safari/tour needs! You won't be disappointed.
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Email Francesco Fracastoro | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, they respected all commitments.
We knew about this agency only through Safari Bookings. We planned the tour together, with several changes. The answers to our questions has been always very quick. They choosed for us two lodges in two national parrk, one in Mikumi was excellent (9/10) but the other in Selous was at a lower level (6/10). They booked on our request another excellent lodge in Mafia and everything was ok. All activities has been interesting and well organized. The driver who accompanied us was very experienced.
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Email Marci Rhodes | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Can't say enough positive for our family vacation with 11 and 13 year olds
From start to finish, Abdallah with Uhuru Travel and Tours was prompt and had everything super organized and had the best people working for him. We were traveling with another family. Kids were 11-13. Four kids and Four adults. We all went in one big safari jeep and it was SO MUCH FUN with our driver, Julius. He was part of our family and was so calm, patient and loved to laugh with us. He cared so much about the land and showed us everything. We saw all animals and he knew when we were ready to move on or just keep watching. We all could tell that other drivers respected him and he was sought after at the gate entrances with hellos and chit chat. This made us feel so good. He was a wise soul and just perfect with the kids. We all love and miss him! There are some days you are in a jeep for NINE hours. You want to like your driver and trust him. Julius checked every box.
Everything we booked from start to finish was impeccable. Flights , extra tours, lodging and timelines. We hit so many parks and had the BEST people to people cultural experiences. We had brought clothing , balls, candy and school supplies just in case and we mentioned to Julius that we would like to stop at an orphanage or somewhere to share with local kids. He looked up a orphanage that he drove by quite a bit and we stopped a couple days into our trip. It was a huge highlight for our kids and us. We played and hung out with the children. It was really fun and special.
If anyone wants to reach out, I can answer any questions. I was super hesitant to book just because I wasn't sure of Uhuru Travel and Tours and there was nothing on Trip Advisor , but I can assure you that we were extremely pleased. We live outside of San Francisco and have very active kids - this trip was perfect. It is important to know that at some of the lodges we were in two separate rooms - beautiful rooms, but there aren't a lot of accommodations that had 2 double beds in a room. Sometimes we had adjoining rooms and sometimes we were right next door to each other or shared a deck . Abdallah had told us this, but I want to express that it was always figured out and we were right next door to each other. It was really perfect accommodations. We stayed in 3-5 star lodges.
We did 10 day safari and cultural experience in Tanzania and 4 days in Zanzibar. Everything was taken care of by Abdallah and I mean everything. Best service and Julius was a phenomenal driver and person. We knew we were being taken care of on day one! The personable service was excellent.
There was a Uhuru Travel representative who met us at the hotel going and leaving Arusha. His name was Mr. Loy. Such a sweet man and he explained everything and answered all our questions. I didn't even know there would be someone to meet us so that was a bonus and put everything at ease right away. We bought stuff on safari and Mr. Loy kept it so we didn't have to bring it to Zanzibar. Than he met us when we flew back in a parking lot and gave us our souvenirs. When we went on a "safari blue tour" in Zanzibar that we booked thru Abdallah after we arrived to Zanzibar. We had our own guide with the group we were with and felt special. I can't even explain in words how our trip was besides PERFECT! Get the WhatsApp as we communicated thru that. All communication was prompt. Enjoy! Trip of a lifetime for our family!!! We travel quite a bit and this one is towards the top!
WE MISS JULIUS and Tanzania. Beautiful people. We always felt safe and taken care of!!!
DK
Email Steen and Susanne | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari with great highlights. 12 inspiring days in Tanzania and Zanzibar for a family of 5 grown up.
We went to the best national parks of Tanzania: Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Lake Natron, Lake Manyara. After that we went to Zanzibar for a relaxing stay. On the safari we saw a lot of interesting animals, and our excellent driver was very informative and easy to cope with. The staffs at the tented camps were helpful, and the cooperation with the bureau solved a disturbing problem with the flight transportation. On Zanzibar we arranged excursions on the island and had an interesting stay in Stone Town.
The only small problem was a guest manager at The African Sun Sand and Sea Resort who was a bit strenuous.