East Africa Wild Adventures
- Located In:
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Canada
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, APTA & Consumer Protection BC
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $480 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Jeff | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tanzania Safari
Alym from EAWA was very responsive and flexible when booking our trip to Tanzania. His recommendations were very good, and everything was well organized while on the trip. The various guides and drivers were friendly and made travelling effortless. It was easy to get in touch with Alym at any time. I would highly recommend booking through EAWA to anyone!
Exceeding expectatios, excellent arrangements and exciting game drives.
Communications worked seamlessly before the safari: quotation with good details, payment arrangements, flights from Dar to Kilimajaro, etc. We wanted to see Ngorongoro and appreciate that a game drive in Lake Manyara was added en route to the crater. Fabian was an excellent driver and guide. I think we managed to spot all the major mammals in the Crater. We saw two lions i Lake Manyara, four on the first day in the Crater and 15 the second day including five cubs. Serengeti next time!
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Email Siri and Alex Appel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Dream Safari!
Alym helped us plan our absolute dream of a trip to celebrate our anniversary. Given that we'd never been to Africa before, he gave us the guidance we needed to feel comfortable and confident we were about to take the best trip possible. We appreciated the extra steps he took to connect us to the Lodge proprietors when we asked and everything turned out flawlessly. Thank you Alym!!
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Email Bryceson & Catherine Dodge | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Serengeti / Zanzibar Honeymoon
Alym was terrific to work with - he was able to accommodate our budget while also ensuring that we received great value for our money. In terms of the safari, the tour operator that he setup for us was knowledgeable, friendly, and an excellent driver! We saw just about every animal that the Serengeti has to offer (including the wildebeest crossing the Mara river and a lion hunt/kill). In terms of the resort, Blue Bay was spectacular - it was clean and beautifully appointed. Our expectations were entirely surpassed and we couldn't have been happier with our decision to work with Alym!
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Email Karen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
We had an absolutely amazing experience on our safari. Alym was careful to listen to what we were looking for, and he delivered on every aspect. Each of the accommodations were top-notch, and we saw more than we had ever anticipated. Our driver was friendly, knowledgable and genuinely concerned about showing us the best of each area we visited. Couldn't have asked for a better trip! We highly recommend Alym and his associates - we are truly grateful to them!
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Email Meena | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent experience overall, a little disappointed with Zanzibar
East Africa Wild Adventures organised our group's trip to Tanzania this summer and did a fantastic job - the guides, hotels and feral itinerary was well planned and executed. We stayed at the Arusha Coffee Lodge, the Neptune Crater Lodge, Four Seasons Serengeti and then in Zanzibar at Le Gemma Diamond. All our internal flights/game drives were well planned and the guides were accommodating and willing to cater to our individual preferences. The last hotel in Zanzibar, however, let us down and when we made our thoughts on the service and level of accommodation known to East Africa Adventures - the hotel was informed immediately and they did try and remedy the situation - unfortunately the property itself is not of the calibre to be part often Leading Hotels of the World group and by the time hotel management responded to our complaints (via East Africa Adventures) it was a little late to redeem our impression of the hotel, its service and the staff.
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Email Liqi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience
I would definitely rate this company very well. I had a lot of concerns and questions about both booking over the internet and traveling to Tanzania. Alym responded promptly to all of them, and we could customize our package as needed. The trip itself went off without a problem and or guide was knowledgeable and helpful. I would not hesitate to book with Alym and his company again.
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Email James | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, transformational experience!
In all candor, we were a bit concerned whether a small company based in Toronto would provide a safari trip and accommodations that were up to standard. But this trip far exceeded our expectations. The lodges were spectacular. The private safari was a real luxury. We had one small issue at the start of the trip: The itinerary suggested that dinner at the originating hotel in Arusha would be including. Our guide informed us that it was not and, admittedly, the language in the itinerary was a bit ambiguous. But an email to Alym at East Africa Wild Adventures quickly resolved the issue: Our wonderful dinner was covered with no fuss!
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Email Tracy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Terrific time in Tanzania
I recently returned from a safari trip to Tanzania trip organized by East Africa Wild Adventures. We booked a 10 day safari adventure with a side trip to Gibbs Coffee Farm. I would like to emphasize what a wonderful time we all had. There were four people in our group. Our Driver Guide was named Doudi and I cannot emphasize how well he took care of us, help us see so much more wildlife than we ever dreamed we would see and also make sure we were comfortable and happy at our campsites each night. We visited Tarangire National Park and stayed one night at the Tarangire River camp. I wish we had stayed 2 nights there it was so nice. The staff was wonderful and the food was excellent. It was our first night out in any national parks and elephants came through our camp that night and were eating the vegetation literally right next to our tent. I was scared but should not have been. It was perfectly safe and even exhilarating but this being my first night I didn't know what to expect. Tarangire National Park is a wonderfully beautiful park with extensive variety of wildlife. We were so pleased. Every corner we turned there was something new and different and this was our first park. We traveled next to the Ngorongoro Crater and spent two nights at Gibbs Farm coffee plantation. A very luxurious resort near the crater. Lovely place, could have stayed an extra night there. The Ngorongoro Crater is a mind blowing experience. I think it has the world's highest concentration of wildlife. We went here 2 days and I loved them both. However, I could recommend going for one day if you left early enough to spend an entire day there. I recommend this only because it is a long drive to get there and you have to wait a long time (an least an hour) to get your pass to get into the park (and watch out for the baboons, they are cute but will steal your stuff and get in your car if left open). In fact, your driver guide (not you) has to go wait in line and purchase passes to any park you visit in Tanzania and this takes time. Next we traveled to the Serengeti. It was a long drive to get to our camp and our driver was very apologetic, but we didn't understand why because there were animals all along the way. We stayed at a camp called Mara Under Canvas. It was a lovely camp with fantastic staff and great food. Every day after our game drives, we came back to camp to sit by a fire to have cocktails and snacks while we waited for dinner to be prepared. The last place we visited was called Lake Eyasi. In late July/early August the lake is beginning to dry up, however the views are stunning. We visited local tribes and watched how they live. Our contact person at East Africa Wild was Alym Bhanji. He did an excellent job organizing our trip and answering the many questions we had prior to embarking on our trip. I highly recommend this tour company.
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Email Marilynn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our third and best safari
Alym was attentive from the beginning. We had a specific itinerary and he totally worked with that. It was great that he is from Kenya, so he knew all about the places we wanted to visit, and it helped that he was based in Canada so we were in the same time zone and communication by phone was easy. Everything went smoothly on the safari and we had a fantastic guide.