Paul and Everyne TRE Directors
Tanzania Roadside Expeditions
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, ASTA, TATO, TTB & TANAPA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email jonas | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superbly organized safari and Zanzibar holiday
Our family of 5 (children aged 21,18 and 15) went on a 15 day tour in Tanzania with 5-day safari and a Zanzibar stay, organized by Tanzania Roadside Expeditions. We chose to book directly with TRE, rather than going via an agency where we live (Sweden), for two main reasons: higher flexibility and lower cost. (This was also after recommendations from a former tour organizer in Sweden who used to rely on the services of TRE for their safaris)
Communication during the planning process was smooth - Paul, the managing director - was always quick to iterate and take our requests into account, where we had any. For example we wished to add a hiking day and Paul suggested a Kilimanjaro day trip which we added to the program (this, for instance, was not possible with the Swedish operators I also discussed with)
We made the booking in January 2020, and were supposed to travel in June that year. Shortly after our booking, Covid hit and we had to reschedule everything. Here the company was very professional and easy to communicate with and typically replied to all emails within the day. We ended up re-scheduling two times before we finally could go through with the trip in december 2021.
Upon arrival, we were met at the airport by our guide, James, who was with us during the mainland stay (first 7 days). The safari program was very well organized. James was very knowledgeable with 12 years experience as safari guide, and expertly guided us to through Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and was able to answer all our questions. During five days we saw countless animals - including all of the big 5, hordes of wild beast and zebras, giraffes and elephants. We even witnessed a chase where three lionesses took down a zebra right in front of our vehicle. All in all I must say it even exceeded our (high) expectations.
Our tour also included a day hike on Kilimanjaro (up to 2700m, accompanied by a mountain guide), before we transferred to Zanzibar. In Zanzibar we stayed in Stone town, where we also had a guided tour, and stayed on two resorts on the east shore.
Logistics of the trip was smooth - our safari guide and the safari vehicle (a Toyota Landcruiser) took us everywhere from arrival in Arusha until departure to Zanzibar. In Zanzibar the operator had arranged for a driver to take us conveniently between our destinations on the island.
Quality of accomodation was overall very high. The different lodges we stayed at during the Safari were all well run, clean and comfortable. This also included two nights in a tented camp (with in-tent shower/bathroom) in Serengeti. The Zanzibar arrangements also lived up to our expectations, in particular Tembo hotel in Stone Town and the Spice Island Resort which were truly excellent.
All in all we are very happy with the decision to let Tanzania Roadside Expeditions arrange our Tanzania holiday, and I believe we got good value for our money. Compared to some offers we got from Swedish agencies, our trip was both more extensive, more flexible and much better priced.
I would not hesitate to recommend Tanzania Roadside Expeditions to anyone considering a Tanzania holiday.
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Email Linda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and friendly
Our experience of Roadside Tanzania is great! We especially liked our guides, Emanuel and Justin. Also the lodges Maramboi and Farm House were fantastic!
Overall a great experience with a very welcoming and professional comapany. I can recommend them to everyone.
We were 5 adults and 5 children (age ranging from 6-70 years old) and it was a great experienc for everyone.
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Email Linnéa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Camping safari: what a beautiful adventure!
My mother and I went on a four day (three nights) camping safari, tailored by Paul after our wishes. It was an unforgettable experience - thanks to our guide Justin. A camping safari is a beautiful adventure! We loved the feeling of being close to nature and the simplicity of bathing in cold water and sleeping in tents. Justin, our guide, was very professional and proved to have a lot of experience and a wonderful sense of humour. He spotted rhinos (among other animals), and we especially enjoyed how Justin took time to stop, so we had time to observe the life of the wild animals: a blessing. Apart from the game drive, it is nice to see the close collaboration and mutual respect between guides from different safari companies. Overall, we can gladly recommend a camping safari with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions to anyone who longs for a safari adventure. In addition to this, we felt it to be a true luxury that a private cook accompanied us, Eliot, who cooked us delicious food and took notice of our food requests. Thank you, Justin and Eliot, for unforgettable days in Serengeti and Ngorongoro!
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Email Marcelo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Native perspective without worries during adventures
We had a wonderful time during a full week of safari across different landscapes from the parks in Tanzania-Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, wrapping up with a couple of days in Zanzibar. Paul, Ezekiel and the crew were awesome in organizing the whole trip and giving as much of a native perspective such a trip allows. Unforgettable!
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Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded our hopes!
We had the most amazing experience. So many up-close encounters with 4 of the big 5. We did see a Rhino as well, but he was further away. The 4 were within 5 metres of the vehicle. Our guide, Emmanuel could not go enough for us, and also took great care on the road. The lodges we stayed were amazing as well. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Email Alan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great one day trip to Kilimanjaro mountain
We´ve been on the one day trip to Kilimanjaro mountain with our guide Godlove and Ezekiel. It was really a beautiful daytrip, our guide had lots of experience climbing the Kilimanjaro. A very friendly atmosphere. We had a great day!
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Email Sharon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING SAFARI EXPERIENCE
My husband and I booked our 6-day safari (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro) with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions back in 2019, aiming to do a 2020 safari. We ultimately postponed our safari due to COVID-19 and rescheduled for 2021. Tanzania Roadside Expeditions was so wonderful in being flexible with our dates and very communicative with helping plan our new trip in 2021, especially with accommodating new COVID restrictions. Our safari driver/guide was James and we felt that he went above and beyond to provide us the best safari experience. With James' sharp eye and 15 years of safari experience, we saw so many animals and he answered all our questions about them. He also went out of his way to make sure that we got our PCR test done and that we received our results before our flight back home. We are so appreciative to both James and Paul at Tanzania Roadside Expeditions and would absolutely recommend them for your next safari.
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Email Claus+Tobi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Priceless safari experiences with Roadside Expeditions
We have spent an amazing time with Roadside Expeditions during our six day safari throughout Tanzania.
We can highly recommend Paul and his company. He was very attentive to our needs and questions before arriving.
From the time we were picked up at Arusha Airport to the time we were dropped off at Kilimanjaro Airport, we felt safe and knew we were in good hands.
The tour itself was absolutely brilliant. We had Justin as our tour guide. He was really friendly a good driver and guide also well connected with other tour guides so we were able to see so many incredible animals.
All of our accommodations were comfortable with nice and helpful staff.
Truly amazing experience - amazing lodges, great Roadside Expeditions!
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Email Enrico | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience
We experienced a wonderful 8 day Safari (based on Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Great Migration, Ngorongoro offer) with Tansania Roadside Expeditions.
Paul was very helpful, friendly and fast when communicating during preparation of the trip. He was very open to adapt and extend the itinerary to make this Safari very individual and meeting our wishes.
Then, upon arrival to the end, everything went smooth and to our full satisfaction,
Ezekiel was not only a very knowledgable guide who knew how to "find" the animals but also became a friend to us on this trip.
Thanks to Paul and Ezekiel for having made this trip possible !
We can highly reccomend this company !!
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Email Kay & Brandon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Izeikiel (and Anocely) were perfection, and we will recommend them to anyone and everyone.
Start to finish the experience was executed perfectly. Paul was attentive to our needs and was fast to respond to itinerary changes and date changes and was warm and hospitable.
We were lucky to have Izeikiel as our guide and Anocely join us as well. Start to finish they were informative and eager for us to have the best experience. We always felt cared for and it felt like a team of friends rather than two strangers. Every detail of the trip was made special and catered to our dream trip. On day one we saw a leopard and by the time we left we were lucky to see all top five (save the rhino). The trip was so special that we are planning to go back and do it all over again with the same team (and this time see a rhino:). Don’t hesitate to book with Roadside. Was a trip we will never forget.