Managing Director Gabriel Elibariki & Fujita Yumi
Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
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United States
Germany
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- TATO, AMREF, TANAPA, BRELA, MNRT & NCCA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $900 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kreso | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tarangire and Ngorongoro safari in October
My wife and I did a two day safari in Tanzania, on 13. and 14. of October 2016. as part of our honeymoon trip, and experience was really great, even better than I expected it to be.
We booked the tour with Mojhi.com about one month in advance, and Mojhi team connected us with Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris for further arrangemens concerning pick up, drop off and some safari details. Every step of that process was very smooth and eficient.
I would especially emphasise the effort that Gabriel and the rest of the Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris team made for us to enjoy the safari. Our inbound flight to JRO airport on the morning of the beginning of safari was delayed, so the group we were supposed to join had to leave for Tarangire NP without us. Even so, Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris arranged a special driver to take us to Tarangire so we could join the group and catch up with afternoon game drive through the park. Also, the other day was apparently a national holiday in Tanzania, so there were some complications with making a deposit in a bank, needed in order to get into Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We managed to get in even so, and had a really great day there. After the end of Ngorongoro safari we had to get back to Arusha, while rest of the group was bound to Serengeti, so again they provided a special driver to take us back to Arusha. They did all of that without any additional charge.
We were also very satisfied with accomodation, both the tents in the safari camp in Mto wa Mbu and a hotel in Arusha. Everything essential was provided, meals were served as agreed, so we really had an opportunity to rest and relax properly in both locations.
Our guide was professional and trustworthy and made our game drives even more interesting by providing additional information about the wildlife in the region. He was also very open to make some plan adjustments according to our needs.
Overall, we had an unforgettable experience of safari in Tanzania, and I can fully recommend Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris for thieir friendly and personal approach in organising our wildlife adventure.
Thanks again guys!
Had a great time seeing the Serengeti
Overall we had a really enjoyable experience on our safari. Camping in the Serengeti was a truly unique experience. The tour operators themselves were extremely warm and welcoming and really went out of their way to help us with our onward plans. Unfortunately we think our experience of the safari itself was hampered somewhat by the fact we were only two people, so footslopes aggregated us into a larger group with other tour operators in order to make it cost effective for them. For this reason I think we ended up with a guide who is not usually employed by footslopes, and we had some issues there regarding the quality of our tour and its organisation/timeliness. But overall we were satisfied and the footslopes guys were so accommodating and helpful when we returned back to Arusha after our tour. We think going forward they should focus on ensuring they have adequate group sizes for each planned tour so they don't have to put their guests in the hands of other tour operators, thus losing control of the quality of the service and risk unnecessary reputational damage.
Email Ingrid | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Footslope experience was excellent. Friendly staff, well organised, fab glamping.
The whole experience was excellent. Excellent staff and communications. Loved the whole experience with Footslopes. The guide particularly was very knowledgable and attentive. The tents were so lovely and having one base for the two nights was ace also. The organisation also was spot on.
The only negative for me was the tourist hotel in Arusha and that was a couple of the staff were unfriendly, that was all. Thank you for the experience.
Email Melanie Walker | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value for money and first class service
We did a three day safari round Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Manyara reserve. Top quality jeep with friendly and knowledgeable guide called John. He was a good and safe driver which was good as there are some nutters out there!! We had a number of requests to stop at various shops etc. and it was no trouble at all. John spent lots of time driving round the parks to spot animals and communicated with other guides to find good areas to head to.
Our accommodation was upgraded to luxury tents which was a real treat as had proper beds and a shower room & toilet out back.. All food and water provided. Quality hot meal for breakfast and dinner. Lunch was a pack up that was traditional African food so not amazing yet enough to get us by with a juice. On the last day John also arranged for us to have a tour of a Masai village so we got to see their huts and way of life.
Overall a great experience and one I would recommend. The hotel in Arusha the night before/after was of a good standard yet probably only a 2* in the U.K. so don't set expectations high. It was called Arusha tourist inn and food was poor so perhaps get a taxi to a local restaurant if you want to eat out when there - we went to Fifi's coffee house and it was great. I didn't feel safe walking in darkness in arusha so taxi a must. Enjoy!!
US
Email Carlos | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari for a Great Price
I booked the safari through Mojhi.com and since I was solo, I was paired up with two couples. Our guide Eli and cook Freddy were awesome.
CA
Email Riki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A 3 day safari through 3 national parks.
We were met by Foot Slopes' Gabriel upon arriving in Arusha. He was immediately warm and friendly, and very helpful. He gave freely of his time, even spending an evening out in town with my husband and myself and another couple. He helped us navigate the troublesome banking system, and advised us of a bus we could take on our way out of Arusha.
The 3 day safari was a little different than we expected, in that we were shuffled around into different groups with different drivers for each of the 3 days, however we understood that this was the most effective way to use drivers and vehicles to the maximum. We saw many animals and very much enjoyed the tour. The food was plentiful and dining with the large group of tourists in the evenings was very enjoyable.
CZ
Email Stepan Kratochvil | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 days safari tour - foot slopes
This safari tour was perfect. All begin with the online discussion on the web page, where you can gain all information you need before spending the money. The you are picked up from the airport by the owner (included) and taken to the hotel in the middle of the arusha where you sleep night before and night after the safari tour (both nights included). In the morning the guide takes you directly from the hotel. We have made 3 dayes safari with tarangire, ngorongoro crater and lake manyara. The guide in the jeep is communicative and educated to answer all questions.We had the budget version with the sleep in the tents in the camp between the parks (with swimming pool), which was very nice and we liked the "family" dinner with the other safari guests (like 10 people).
I would definitelly reccoment this company becouse of the very reasonable price and mainly the personal approach of all the staf, who really try to you enjoy the safari.
JP
Email Miyuki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari tour company.
Safari game driving in Ngrongro and Serengeti was amazing! Thank you Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris. They are an excellent safari tour company. Actually we missed our flight on the last day because of several car problems during safari driving, but our consultant Gabriel and Foot Slopes team took care of us everything. They provided us free meals, accommodation in Arusha, all the taxi drives and new flight tickets. Things happen in safari, lots of unexpected things. I think the best safari tour company is who takes care of their clients until the end no matter what happens - which I think is Foot Slopes team. Their service is excellent!
NL
Email Hanny | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Supersafari
We booked our 6 days safari through Foot Slopes. They responded very fast on every e-mail I sent. The feeling was just good. And ofcourse, they did offer the trip we wanted against a good price. Including airport pickup, hotelstay before and after the trip.
They hired another company (guide and cook) to organize our trip. They were absolutely fantastic! The best guide you can wish for. Very experienced and a genuine person. Our cook was great, he made delicious food.
Because Foot Slopes hired another company for our trip, there we no towels as promised and no unlimited water. This was not really a problem. We organized it ourselves. But is felt ackward towards our guide.
We had an amazing trip and saw the Big 5!
IT
Email daniele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
recommended tour operator
We did five days on safari in August and we had a great experience with this tour operator. The proposed solution is very comfortable and all the facilities are excellent. The hotel where they have the office is clean and comfortable, the guide was knowledgeable, good food and very friendly and helpful staff.
I recommend this tour operator because they are very attentive to the needs of customers and the prices excellent.