It Started in Africa
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- IATA, TATO & TALA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $550 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email serina cezveciyan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
best vaccation ever
Our team (5 people) from Turkey made a fantastic safari in Tanzaniain September with it started in Africa team for 5 days ..This was really one of the our best holiday in our lifetime.. All of our e-mails replied by customer happiness managers (Luis, Joanna, Joao and Vanessa).. Our guide Frank was very friendy, so kind, so informed and very smart.. Our cooker Samuel made us very tasts foods, he was so hygenic, all the equipments was very clean in and he was so helpfull also.. We spent 5 days with them and it was really very good experience that more than our imagination.. We saw all big fives, so many lion kings, leopar, gazelles, impalas, zebras and cheetah also.. We met masai culture with them and we spent very memorable nights at the tented camp with them.. we all thought that now we have a very good friends in Tanzania..
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Email andreea | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
wonderful experience
For us, was the first time travelling in Africa and everything was brand new: the people and their exotic habits, the places . This short holiday in Tanzania was for us a very unique experience with unparalleled experiences and emotions which offer us a range of moments and wonderful memories. In conclusion, a memorable and successful holiday. We were pleasantly surprised by the hospitality and good organisation of your staff and definitely we will share this to other friends.
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Email Chris & Marlies | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing holidays with the best organization
We went on the 5-days Safari through the northern part of Tanzania (Tarangire National Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater) with It Started In Africa. Our whole trip was organized perfectly. So we would like to thank the team again for all the quick responses, helpful comments and recommendations during our booking process.
We had an awesome time during our Safari and our stay in Zanzibar and I would really like to give some feedback :)
Safari:
It was top organized and we had the best tourguide!!!
Michael was great, showing us and telling us all important things about the country, the animals and nature.
His calm, friendly and professional way of handling the trip, was the best match for us.
We were so happy to have him and always felt safe driving around with him.
We booked also during our Safari the visit to a Maasai village what after all wasn't such a great experience.
Besides that, everything was great!
The service and the people in the lodges were absolutely friendly and helpful.
We loved the Maramboi Lodge!! It was really cool there.
Zanzibar:
Also Zanzibar was a great experience.
I would like to mention that the service in Pongwe Beach Hotel was amazing!!!
We had such a good time there and the people were so sweet and friendly and the service couldn't be better at all!
To sum up, I can and will recommend the organization It Started In Africa to all our friends.
It was a great holiday and we enjoyed it a lot!
Email Adam Cooper | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Honeymoon we could wish for!
To all of you at It Started In Africa,
We recently got back from our honeymoon which you organised for us and we would like to say a huge thank you to all of you. We had the time of our lives in Tanzania and Zanzibar, and we are incredibly grateful for all the efforts you put in to ensuring we had the best time. Please thank Allan our driver especially, for making our trip so enjoyable and for how hard he worked. We'll be sure to leave a positive review for you on Tripadvisor ASAP, and if there is anything else I can do to encourage other travelers to use your company I certainly will do.
Thank you so much, you don't know how much it means to us! Best holiday company I have ever used.
Thanks again, and take care all of you.
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Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 6 day safari
Our trip to Tanzania was among the best holidays we ever had so far and I believe we are what you would call "well-traveled". Some friends of ours recommended It started in Africa to us. The customer service is just great. Email replies are prompt and they answered all questions that we had upfront. Also on site they rechecked our itinerary when we were in thior office and also called us on our last day to make sure that we had a great experience. Overall I think that when you go on safari the difference between a good and an excellent experience is the guide and Jackson was definitely an excellent one. He spotted every animal including cheetas and leopards, could answer any question about the wildlife that we had and we had a lot of questions and we very much enjoyed his company and his sense of humour. Even though we had some issues with the car, he could fix almost anything or knew where to get good mechanics and we always felt safe and very well been taken care of in his company. He even took us to lake Victoria which was not part of our initial itinerary. At the end of our trip he even invited us to his house and we had lunch together with his family. His wife prepared fish from lake Victoria for us that we were not able to find when we were there as our time was limited. We were truly amazed by their hospitality and kindness.
Also all camps and lodges where we have been were just excellent, however, we overall prefered the tented camps at Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro over the lodge at Lake Manyara. The staff was really nice, the food was excellent and the location of the camps was just great. We had a long discussion about what was the best part of our trip and we came to the conclusion that the overall experience at Serengeti was unbeatable. From an amazing sunrise to the most beautiful sky at night, we even saw the great migration even though it was not season for it it in the western corridor due to the unusual dry weather conditions. The only drawback on our trip was that we could not see a rhino but our other wildlife spottings more than compensated for it.
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Email Tori | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect adventure
My father and I planned our first father daughter trip, it was really important to me to have a company that really listened to us and I felt really cared about our experience. There were so many companies, it was overwhelming! Immediately I was impressed with It Started In Africa, they responded within a day and never pushed us to book with them no matter how many emails we exchanged. They accommodated all our needs and took the time to create exactly what we wanted. We were even able to change our pick up times the day of our arrival, it was completely stress free! Our guide was Dexter, he was so patient and knew how to find all the exciting game drive moments and you could tell he really enjoyed his job. We stayed in Rhino Lodge, Serengeti wildlife camp and Burunge tented camp. All the accommodation exceeded our expectations, I highly recommend the Serengeti camp- its an experience you must have and the team was fantastic! Overall this trip exceeded our expectations and we have nothing but positive messages about it!
Email Stephen & Jasmine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible safari from an excellent safari operator
My wife and I were so impressed with every aspect of our safari. Our guide, Arosto, was absolutely brilliant. He was funny and friendly, very knowledgeable, and very good at spotting animals that we missed. He worked tirelessly and successfully to ensure we saw lots of animals, including the Big 5, and on several days kept driving until it was dark so we could make the most of each day. He seemed to know intuitively when to wait at a particular spot, and as a result we saw a lion hunt in action as well as two wildebeest river crossings during the great migration. We cannot speak highly enough of him and would ask for him specifically if we go on a safari in Tanzania again.
We were also very impressed with the all round service provided by It Started in Africa. Their responses to our questions over email were always very prompt and they were very helpful in helping us organise the details of our trip. We always felt confident with their suggestions and the help they provided us when booking our hotel on Zanzibar was very useful. We would definitely recommend It Started In Africa to all our family and friends.
Email Isabel Hopkins | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazin guide
I just wanted to thank you for an amazing holiday, I have put a review on TripAdvisor but wanted to say in particular what a fantastic guide Deogratius was and how much effort he went to, to make sure we had the time of our lives. He really was committed to us having the best experience of Tanzania possible and as a result - we did!
When you're spending so much time with someone as we did with him, such an easygoing personality, and such kindness and consideration makes a huge difference. He really did go the extra mile and I would have no hesitation in recommending your company as a result of our experiences with him. I would say he is a true asset to your company
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Email Katherine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magic experience with It Started in Africa
This was the best way to do a safari in the Northern Circuit of Tanzania. But not only by the amazing and breathtaking national parks and conservation areas, but also the dedication and excellence of It Started in Africa in paying attention to all details to do your trip personalized, friendly and confortable. You don't need to worry about anything! And you feel you are travelling with friends! In addition, delicious food! Thanks a lot!
We had a great time on the Safari. We saw 4 of the big 5 many times just missed the Rhino
In addition to the great Safari our trip to Zanzibar was romantic and relaxing . The arrangement for airport transfers as well as managing our luggage ... the office extended themselves particularly regarding our travel as we were going to other countries. They kept the luggage while we were on Safari and arranged to have it available when we left the country.
We were able to take tons of pictures of wild life and the beautiful landscape.
We realize we only saw part of Serengeti and hope to come back to complete this park and other parks in Tanzania.