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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 Mircea | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience!
We have booked 4 days safari with Uhuru Travel and had a great time. They sent a car to pick us up from the airport to the hotel (no extra charge).
I had a very good communication on Whatsapp with Abdallah. The car we went to safari was very clean and in good condition. The driver, Mamerti, although not so good in English, is very skilled in looking for animals. The cooker, Antonio, made very, very good vegetarian dishes, on our request.
There was some problems at entrances and exits (we had to wait between 2-4 hours each time) due to unpaid fees, Uhuru manage to solve them as fast as possible.
Next day after the safari ended, Abdallah provided us with the transfer to the airport (no extra charge!!!).
All in all, we had a great experience! I highly recommend Uhuru!
CA
Email Hannah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari and Beach Vacation
We had a great trip with Uhuru Travel. I am living in Afghanistan, so it was hard to coordinate with those coming from North America. Uhuru made it easy to speak in real time on Whatsapp. They managed our booking of our lodge, flights, and everything. We did have a hiccup in that the days we selected were already booked, so we had to change them around after we had already put the deposit down, but our hotel in Zanzibar was flexible and didn't charge us for changing the dates of our booking. It was amazing to have beach time in Zanzibar, then the safari, perfect vacation. I have been on safaris before, this one we went to Ruaha park, which was overwhelming with elephants. They were everywhere. The camp was cool, it was in the middle of no where, we heard lions and elephants up against our tent in the night, which was terrifying, but they had a Masaai warrior there protecting us. Was a great trip.
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Email ANIRUDDHA NAHA | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Family Trip
We were very skeptical travelling to Kenya and then Kenya to Tanzania by road. We relied completely on Uhuru and made the full payment in advance. Frankly, they exceeded our expectation in terms of the hotels and jungle camp the booked, the long but not so exhaustive trips to sight animals, and lovely lunch boxes to supplement the outings. We did, 10days of continuous trips for 8 to 12hrs, but it was memorable. The team went out of their way to sight animals. Overall a brilliant tour and lively memories. I would highly recommend Uhuru for your holidays in Kenya and Tanzania
DE
Email Rahul P | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Smooth operation! Helpful and communicative staff.
The service was great. They booked me with a Safari operator called Three Wonders.
The overall experience was amazing. 4 day safari tour went as planned without any hiccups.
The team was very friendly and communicative, whenever I required help or had questions.
DE
Email fabian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
rememberable wildlife experience
- safari itself was great, saw all animals i wanted
- kilimanjaro hike was also good, but with sub contractor companies (not uhuru travel)
- organization of uhuru was not on point, i was left in the dark sometimes until a few hours before the trip.
-communications inbetween the tour operators was lackluster
still had a good time, would plan differently next time, i guess i got experiences equal to money spend, it was budget after all
first africa experience so dont know if this is standard procedure
Reply from Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
Posted on Jul 10, 2019We are happy you had good time to enjoy your safari and experience African wildlife! Sorry we did not inform you before but your group to safari changes travel dates and since we had given you confirmation as solo traveler we thought was wise not to cancel your safari but find an alternative means to make sure you do your safari as planed.
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Email Mallory M. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value for short budget safari; 4 days, 3 nights
I thought the communication with Margaret was initially a big reason for me wanting to use Uhuru. She was great.
The price was very reasonable for 4 days, 3 nights- something important for backpackers looking for a once in a lifetime experience.
The guide was very knowledgeable, and conducted himself in the most professional manner and was very friendly. I'd highly recommend asking for a safari with Isador.
Overall, this package was a good fit for me. It was in my price range, there was good communication about how to pay, what was included and any questions before hand. The safari itself was great, but for budget, expect to do outdoor camping (which actually I recommend if you'd like the opportunity to possibly see wild animals outside of a car). I felt I got to see the big things in a short amount of time. Tarengire, Serengeti and Ngorogoro are where you'll get to see the big 5 and more.
Uhuru is a trusted, reliable tour operator.
AE
Email Riad | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Excelent trip
I had a great safari trip with Uhuru Travel & Tours.
Mr Abdhalah the owner was very helpful and gave me a great rate for a private safari.
He was kind enough to answer all my questions.
Mr Loai was a very good trip orgnizer as he did some last minute changes in the plan, to enable me making the maximum use of the trip.
Mike the driver was undoubtly a big reason of making this trip a great one.
He was so nice, always smiling, giving us good information about places and animals, he did all his best to make us spot all Big 5 animals.
I can't find the words to thank you Mike.
I recommend Uhuru Travel to everyone as they have the best rates and services.
Thanks alot for my friends in Uhuru
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Email Analise | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent, I would use this company again.
We had a great time with this company. Our guide, China, was the best part about it. He was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. He made sure that we saw as many animals as possible, and even would call other guides in the area to make sure we got the best experience. The food and our cook were also amazing! He adjusted the menu to our friend who is vegetarian, and made her a few dishes just for her when we had meat for a meal.
My only issue with the experience, was that when we had first signed up for a car, we were told that we would be in a private car for the 4 of us traveling together. When we got to Arusha and were picked up, we were told that we were picking up 2 other people. Luckily the couple turned out to be great and were a great addition to our trip, but having been promised a private car, and then having to share was a little frustrating.
Overall I would travel with this company again. They were helpful in the sign up process, excellent communication the whole time, and the safari was amazing.
Reply from Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
Posted on Jun 24, 2019Thanks for traveling with us and we are happy you enjoyed your safari with us. I just want to make one thing clear. The safari you did was basic camping sharing safari and we have right to admit any person coming even a day before departure to safari only we keep the group to be 4 maximum participants for a normal safari Jeep and 6 maximum for extended Safari Jeep. Since we are excepting even single client at all the time then we can increase the number anytime provided we will remain at our maximum numbers of 4 to 6 but not more than that number. Any one booking basic camping sharing safari must know that there is no private safari we can bring anyone on board anytime.
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Email Kislay Pankaj | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really Great Safari Experience
Uhuru Travels was great from the very start, even before the Safari started. The Customer support team assisted me to plan my entire trip and with very prompt replies from margaret. They helped me plan trip even outside the Safari etc.
The safari experience was also super. I saw everything that Tanzania has to offer. Cheetah's hunting, Lions killing and devouring the prey, elephant herd, hippos fight etc etc. Even the guide and chef of Uhuru was really great as we used to get really good food everyday.
Lastly, when my cash was running out, Margaret even offered to help me with that, however I managed without it, but asking to help out was really great.
I would definitely come back with Family and friends and will take a ride with them again.
Although, I did feel that a little cost reduction here and there is possible, however, overall its was a 5* experience.
UY
Email Alvaro | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Good
Previous communication, very good
Good service
The safari was realy good