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Tanzania Choice Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $400 to $1,700 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Audrey | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect trip experience from planning through execution
We had such an amazing time, from the planning and booking all the way through the end of our custom adventure, with Tanzania Choice Safaris. The planning process was wonderful—Brenda listened carefully to our desires, our likes and dislikes, and our timeline and planned us an incredible trip with perfect additional stops that we'd never have known about without her, despite all our guidebook (and guide site) research.
When it came time for our safari we were met at the airport by our guide, Leslie, and from then on we had such a fantastic time together. We visited Arusha National Park, Lake Natron, and Ngorongoro Crater (along with other stops you'll just have to contact this great team to find out about) and saw an incredible number of animals—Leslie was amazing at spotting them all—and breathtaking vistas of natural beauty. Leslie was knowledgeable, gregarious, and great fun to be around, and he instilled our trip with a lot of humor and just the right amount of flexibility when we wanted to take longer at something or cut something else short. Our transportation was well equipped and comfy and Leslie was an expert driver, and each lodge we stayed in was wonderfully welcoming and comfortable—and we all agreed, much too generous with amazing food! We really appreciated the extra touches like the eco-friendly Tanzania Choice Safaris water and food packaging.
We enthusiastically recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris and we would love to travel with them again. When you go to Tanzania, safari ngema!
First Safari experience with the Best Tour Guide!
We had a wonderful experience with the Owner of Tanzania Choice Safaris. He was extremely knowledgeable about the animals and the locations to see them as up close and personal as permitted. He had the up most concern for customer service and was very enthusiastic about all that we saw and made the entire day very memorable. If I have the pleasure to go back to Tanzania, I will for sure use this company again for my next safari adventure!
Email Kathy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari with an excellent guide
I was travelling with my two boys 9 and 11 and the guide Leslie kept them entertained and was very knowledgeable. My boys said it was the best day of their life !!
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Email Jerry | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome knowledge of the area and very hospitable.
Good driver. Able to sleep all the way to the reserve. Very funny guy and good info on all the local amenities.
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Email Malissa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Phenomenal Experience!
Our safari was so well planned by Brenda and the staff! Our experience started with a clear itinerary & planning resources so that we knew exactly what to expect. Our driver, Leslie, was very kind and extremely knowledgeable. He provided helpful information, was very engaging and entertaining. Our group really enjoyed spending time with him.
Our accommodations were excellent. Our vehicle was really comfortable and Leslie drove in a way that I always felt safe and secure.
I felt like the safari experience was everything we expected and a lot more at a reasonable price.
I would highly recommend Tanzania Choice Safaris to anyone! We thoroughly enjoyed our safari experience.
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Email Ken | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
He was knowledgeable about the terrain/wildlife and he was very charismatic.
During this trip we had a group of seven people which meant we had two vehicles and two tour guides. Our group spent time switching vehicles so we could hang out with everyone in our group. The tour guys were very knowledgeable about the area and they both knew many cultural facts about that part of Tanzania. The tour guides were also very knowledgeable about the wildlife and had a specialty in identifying wild birds. This was great because we had a handful of birders in our group. I would happily pick them again to go on a safari with. And they also made really good coffee during one of our breaks. It was a great trip. Many thanks to Tanzania Choice Safaris!
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Email Tanya | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very attentive to what we wanted to see and do
The driver for our tour made this a wonderful experience. He was attentive to what we were interested in and tried his best to accommodate us.
Lunch was not as satisfactory. We ordered a high protein, low carb sugar free lunch. It was less than to be desired with very little protein.
Email Ryan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible organizers superb guide
Tanzania Choice safaris were amazing.
We went up to Serengeti with them , both central and up to the Mara river and Zanzibar afterwards. Their selection of itinerary and places to stay as well as communication was absolutely perfect
They organized everything including the internal air tickets so we were completely taken care of the whole way . They even handled an error from another company which resulted in a problem with another part of our holiday and saved the whole vacation.
They got us an incredible guide , Leslie who made sure we found an incredible range of animals (all the big 5, hyenas , cheetahs , wildebeest , zebras, hippos , nine species of antelope, several species of birds and a relaxed easy holiday
Recommend them wholeheartedly!
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Email Camille & Ben | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
My husband and I went on a 7 day trip with Tanzania Choice Safari for our honeymoon and it was the trip of a lifetime! Brenda did an incredible job planning our itinerary and making sure all of our requests & needs were met, she was an absolute pleasure to work with!
Leslie was our guide for the week and he was amazing!! I highly recommend requesting Leslie if you’re able to. He is extremely knowledgeable & passionate about both the animals and the parks, which enabled us to see every animal we dreamed of seeing (except rhinos!) and learn so much about them. Leslie’s love for his job and the people & wildlife in this country was tangible, having him as our guide made for such a memorable Safari experience! I cannot recommend Tanzania Choice Safari highly enough!!!
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Email Bridget | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
So happy we booked with Tanzania Choice Safaris -- Brenda and Kakasii are amazing!
My husband, our two teens and I have been talking about visiting Tanzania since before the pandemic. I wasn't sure the trip would ever happen -- I wasn't sure where to start with the planning. I called one tour operator, but I felt like she didn't really understand our budget or what we were looking for. Then my husband and I spoke to Brenda at Tanzania Choice Safaris.
We immediately clicked with Brenda, and she put together a travel package that laid out everything -- ground transportation from Nairobi; three different national parks for safari; then transportation to Zanzibar. Plus lodging and guides for the entire trip. And it was all within our budget!
Brenda's husband, Kakasii, was our safari guide for the first half of our trip. We could not have asked for a more enthusiastic, experienced or professional guide. Kakasii's love for safari is contagious; it was his mission to get show us as many amazing animals as possible -- and he delivered. We saw the "big five" (lions, water buffalo, leopards, elephants and the elusive rhinos), but also giraffes, zebra, cheetahs, lion cubs, hyenas, crocodiles, gazelles, impalas, monkeys, baboons plus a giant pool of cranky hippos. Throughout it all, Kakasii entertained us with stories about growing up in Tanzania and about his adventures as a safari guide. Before our trip, I had wondered if six days were too many days to go on safari, but the answer was a definite no! We were so sad when our time with Kakasii on safari ended.
The second part of our trip was in Zanzibar, and Brenda also arranged that for us. Once again, we were so happy with the two hotels that Brenda had booked for us , and with Cholo, the local guide who Brenda connected us with. Some highlights of the Zanzibar trip were the walking tour of Stone Town, swimming with dolphins and just relaxing on the beach and eating seafood. It was a perfect way to wind up our two weeks in Tanzania.
Throughout the entire trip, I kept saying how happy I was to have connected with Tanzania Choice Safaris. Brenda and Kakasii are consummate professionals who also happen to be really lovely people. (We were able to have lunch with them the day after we arrived in town.) I appreciate that they travel with their own kids, and so they have first-hand experience with what teens and younger kids like. The lodges Brenda booked for us were, without exception, wonderful. And, mid-trip, when we wanted to add a visit to Oldupai Gorge (a paleoanthropological site), that was not a problem at all. Overall, I cannot recommend Tanzania Choice highly enough!
