The BEST TOUR OPERATOR AWARDS
Usambara Trails Expedition
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- TTB & TANAPA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Well organised, good vehicle, superb guide (Serafino)
The guide had the knowledge and expertise to make this a great Safari at Rauha. Good food and everything taken care off.
Straight, serious and simple to organise with these people, together made for a great safari experience in Ruaha.
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Email Dag S | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with Usambara i Ruaha National Park
We decided on Ruaha National Park for a short safari 3 days/2 nights, and after contacting a few agents/companies we decided to go for Usambara Expedition. Decision was based both on a reasonable price and because i had previously spoken with Alex(agent) in person and gotten a good impression.
We were met at Iringa by the guide the afternoon we arrived by bus and he shoved us to a reasonable hotel for the night. In the morning we set out with him and a cook for a couple of hours drive to the Park. We had 3 fantastic days, the cabins/new goverment bandas were really nice and I highly recommend our guide Serafino who put all in to give us the best experience! Lots of wildlife (we saw atleast 15 lions) and we hardly met any other cars/parties. I had heard about Ruaha before and wanted to go there and it turned out to be even better than expected. Especially if you prefer to not be crowded by other parties, and the wildlife is astonishing. Wholeheartedly give my recommendation to both Ruaha, Usambara Expeditions and in particular our guide Serafino!
CH
Email Sarah & Ben | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic!
We (young swiss-married couple) enjoyed our 5 days trekkting organized by usambaraexp. very much!
Alex was very helpful with the booking. Joseph & Richard have been great guides trough spectacular landscape, mountains, forests, villages.. they knew a LOT about the plants, people and surrounding!
The accomodations and Food was very nice.. the price for the whole trip was more than worth to pay for all the nice food we ate and people we met.. we can really much recommend to go for hiking into the usambara region instead of the touristy place arusha!!! Usambara mountains was one of the most beautiful experience and adventure in my life!
CZ
Email Armin and Maria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgetable :)
Me and my girlfriend took the big five package, so 5 day and 5 nights trough the north of Tanzania.
I just can say, i really get something for my money. The staff was very friendly and had the expertise.
Alex is a very helpful person, not only about safari. The food was quiet good and also the place to sleep was very good. Throughout i can say, i am thankful for that experience!
Email Dr Stan Morton | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb range of animals and birds in their natural habitat nearby in comfortable accommodation
We accompanied our son Siôn who made the arrangements and his wife Oanh on the safari. We are both over 70 and had never been on safari before. It was a remarkable experience. The accommodation in Hippo Camp was superb and ideally suited to our needs. The individual lodges were spacious with en-suite facilities. The restaurant/ bar area was very comfortable and the food copious and good. It was only a short drive to Selous Game Park where the main area for observation was along a river. This had an amazing array of exotic animals and birds who were using the river for watering or as a natural habitat such as crocs, hippos and dipper birds. Our tireless guide was extremely knowledgeable and used his excellent knowledge of the vast area to take us to some remote places. We also had an extremely enjoyable Walking Safari with an interesting authentic local guide, and a boat safari. It was a really unforgettable experience and we have retained some wonderful memories captured by many photos.
Best transport arrangement
The transport that we were offered was amazing, we were driving on time, and arrived on time, thank you very much!
Excellent service
My experience with Usambara expeditions was a very big succes. The service was on point and the personnel was very friendly and service-minded. I will fully recommend Usambara Expiditions.
DK
Email Sebastian Ledgaard | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Three weeks in Tanzania
Last month i went on a student trip along with my classmates. The trip was coordinated by Usambara Expeditions, and they did a fantastic job. Their busses always arrived on time, and always supplied us with good drivers. When we went on the safari, our guides were skilled and they were able to tell a lot about the different animals. Overall I (along with my classmates) are very satisfied and could definitely recommend them.
Thank you!
AE
Email David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful guide, great with children
Communication before the safari was good. We made some adjustments to the itinerary and it was all successful. We had a slight issue with cash payment, as we paid in USD (as is common in Tanzania), and the administrator wasn't able to provide correct change. I would recommend to bring exact change!
We had a wonderful 4 days in Rufiji area, with Afra as our guide. We stayed in Rufiji River Camp which was excellent. Afra was patient, very knowledgeable about plants and animals, and his country. He also had obvious pride in his Land Cruiser, and always made sure it was clean, and well supplied with drinking water. We really do think we had a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and immediately recommended the same company and driver to our friends upon our return home, who booked straight away!
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Email Peter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tours of Serengeti, Zanzibar, Bagamoyo, and Dar es Salaam
We used Usambara to guide our class of 25 students studying abroad in Tanzania for 3 months. We used Usambara for tours around Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and a 4 night stint through the Serengeti. We had Alex and Zechariah as our guides. Both were exceedingly helpful, courteous, knowledgable, aware of risks, and sensitive to foreigners' needs. Both were extremely generous with their time and went above the call of duty to make sure we were comfortable.