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African Traits
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- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Member Of:
- IATA & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rob( mzunga simba) | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing...i climbed Kilimanjaro and a a safaris was an afterthought, turned best part
Everything was amazing a true Serengeti adventure i went alone on a private safari and was not disappointed....go 5 days id highly recommend it and African Traits...
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Email Alexander Carlé | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, good food and sense of safety in all things
We had a fantastic experience on our Safari which was operated by the company African Traits. The guide Noel a.k.a Ice Cube, showed us the best spots and worked really hard for us to be able to se the big five, which we did. His connections with other guides in the national parks gave us great advantages in the search for the rarest of animals. Also, his and our chef's service minds made the experience complete. 5 stars!
The pre information we recieve from Godfrey at AFT after booking made us feel comfortable that we made the right choice when choosing our tour operator. According to our guide, Godfrey also made sure there weren't any problems with different permits at the parks. Thank you!
Extra plus to Chicho who picked us up at Kilimanjaro airport and waited many hours on the delayed flight. He also made sure we had dinner, even though all restaurants were closed. Our chef, Jamali, also deserves extra credit for his great cooking abilities.
I can highly recommend African Traits as a Safari operator.
Email Amy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible!!!!
I recently travelled to Tanzania solo and didn’t have much time to spare so pre booked everything with African Traits. I was blown away with how smoothly everything run from the moment I enquired and throughout my whole time there. I completed my Kilimanjaro trek and a 4 day safari. All prices included pick up from bus, hotel pre trek and post trek and hotel after safari as well as airport transfer. Hotels were amazing! And even finished my trek a day early and they had organised an extra night at the hotel before I went on safari at their cost!
Godfrey was easily contactable throughout whole experience via what’s up answering any questions or queries!! Couldn’t recommended this company more!!!!
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Amy,
Thank you for your kind words regarding African Traits.
We are very happy you had such a great time with us on Mt trek and safari.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
We would welcome the opportunity to host you again on your next adventure here in Tanzania.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
Email Rose | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience!
We had a group of 4 do the 4 day safari in basic accommodation, this covered Tangaire National Park, Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.
We had the best time! Our driver Ben was excellent, so knowledgeable and our cook George was fantastic - so much delicious food!
We saw all the big 5 and more, we were very lucky!
African Traits provided a great service, everything ran perfectly and the staff were amazing. Thanks so much for a very memorable experience :)
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Rose,
Thank you for the wonderful review about African Traits.
We are pleased you had such a great experience on your trip to (the Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro.
I am glad you were able to see the Big 5 during your safari.Our experienced guides work very hard to ensure our clients see as much as possible while on safari.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
We hope you will allow us to show you more of our beautiful country the next time you visit Tanzania.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
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Email Jack | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 3-day hike of Mount Meru
We had an absolutely wonderful time doing a 3-day hike of Mt. Meru with African Traits. It was a terrific, shorter alternative to climbing Kili, and had breathtaking views of that famous summit throughout our climb. From the get-go, Godfrey was extremely responsive to all our email requests. He answered all of the questions we had about the trip. We were going to be doing some other travel in East Africa, and were unable to bring sleeping bags or hiking poles with us--Godfrey generously offered to provide us with these at no charge! In addition, his pricing was some of the most competitive of the number of companies I looked at.
When it came to the actual hike, our team did a marvelous job. Our guide John got us safely to the summit of Meru, making sure we never went to fast and exposed ourselves to altitude sickness (pole-pole!). Our cook Martin made us awesome and filling meals--impressive given that all equipment had to be packed up a mountain! And our porters Portie, Polo, and Patcha were also very friendly and helpful; the trip wouldn't have been possible without them!
Godfrey even made the effort to meet us as we were on our way to the airport. He wanted to make sure everything went well for our hike. He clearly takes pride in the work of his company and his employees, and his hard work shows in the experience he delivers to his guests. We won't hesitate to book with African Traits for our next trip to Tanzania!
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Jack,
Thank you for letting us know how much you enjoyed your experience with African Traits on Mt Meru trek.
We are glad you enjoyed your time with us.
I am glad you had a successful climb. Our top-notch guides, porters, cooks, all work very hard to ensure our clients have a safe and unforgettable climb experience.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you forgiving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
If you return to Tanzania again, we would be honored to have you join us for another trip.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
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Email Keerthana Amith | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 7 days of Safari at Tarangere, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongorong and Arusha NP
We had own apprehensions about Tanzanian Safari in general because our travel agent back in India had very recently entered into tours and travels business. The cost of Tanzanian Safari was too good to be true. Also there is not many websites here from India that offers Tanzanian Safari and often don't disclose finer details about their Safari partners.
We did visit our travel agent's office in India couples of times to get some confidence. Later we mailed African Traits and told them that we will make the payment only once we reach Tanzania and get acquainted with them.
It was nice to see African Traits responding to every mail of ours and accepting requests and answering all our questions.
We had a wonderful time during our 7 days of Safari at Tarangere, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongorong and Arusha National Park and Noel our Safari Guide/Driver was really nice. We had a good cook who asked for our suggestion everyday on what needs to be cooked.
We are vegetarians and it did make cook's life difficult because of constrained menu. But he was co-operative enough to cook us vegetarian food every meal. We had also got some homemade food and instant food; which the cook was happy to heat/boil every time we asked for.
On our final day we met African Traits manager who took our feedback and was courteous enough to provide us complementary luxury accommodation for freshening up before boarding our late night flight.
I will definitely recommend African Traits to everyone.
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Keerthana Amith,
Thank you for your encouraging remarks about your time with African Traits.
We are encouraged to know you had such a wonderful experience in the Serengeti, Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara ,and Arusha Park and Ngorongoro.
I am glad you connected so well with Noel. All of our guides are passionate about introducing our clients to
the many wonders of Tanzania.
I am glad you enjoyed our chef’s delicious and nutritious meals. He works hard to provide a nice variety of meals according to each client’s preferences.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
It was our pleasure to serve you and we hope to see you here in Tanzania
again one day.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
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Email Fernando | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4-days Safari at Lake Manyara, Serengeti and NgoroNgoro Conservational Area
Travelling with my 19-years old son we experienced a fantastic organisation by African traits from the moment of pick-up for Safari until the included drop-off at the airport when our jouney was over after 4 days. The Safari was exactly what we expected, we booked the trip with camping, the sites were clean and there was a nice atmosphere with other travellers and the accompanying staff, good and sufficient fresh food provided by our cook. Our driver George was not only an excellent driver, but very pleasant person to spent a lot of time with as well. On top he was able to explain a lot about wildlife and had incredible skills to spot the animals. Godfrey, the manager of the company is doing his work with true passion. Before and after the Safari he visited us in our hotel to make sure that everything was perfect and gave us the feeling that it was really important to him that we had a great time. This was indeed the case and we can absolutely recommend booking with African Traits.
Regarding the price this it was much better than any offer we got from agencies in Europe organizing such trips and we cannot imagine anything could have been done in a more professional way. A big Thank You to African Traits!
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Fernando,
Thank you for your kind words regarding African Traits.
It’s great to hear that you and your son enjoyed such a fascinating time on your excursion(s).
It was my pleasure to greet you in person before you began your safari, and I was happy to see you again
afterwards to hear all about it.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
If you return to Tanzania again, we would be honored to have you join us for another trip.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
Phenomenal experience
I did the 4 day safari with African Traits at Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Godfrey (the propreitor). He's a very easy-going yet professional person. He took the time to come by and see me after the safari, before I flew out. Wasn't shy on asking for feedback and genuinely felt like he cares about his customers and their experience and wants to improve constantly.
My guide George (Babouuuuu) and cook (Usman) kept me entertained and well fed for all 4 days. I was alone on the safari for all 4 days, so Babou provided me excellent company and kept me constantly entertained with stories and facts about the area. His knowledge of the area and his phenomenal ability to track/see animals is unrivaled. In the first 3 days itself we saw every type of animal that the safari could offer (elephants, gazelles, antelopes, cheetahs, topis, leopards, rhinos, lions...you name it).
My favorite part about African Traits was how accommodating the team was. Godfrey and Babou went above and beyond to accommodate me and my changing plans. They were incredibly flexible with my plans and with what I wanted to do (staying in a lodge, or leaving a day early). Overall a fantastic trip made significantly better thanks to Babou.
If you're planning to do a safari in Tanzania, I wholeheartedly recommend going with African Traits
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Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Aj,
Thank you for the wonderful review about African Traits.
We are encouraged to know you had such a wonderful experience in safari.
I am glad you connected so well with George, All of our guides are passionate about introducing our clients to the many wonders of Tanzania.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
We would welcome the opportunity to host you again on your next adventure here in Tanzania.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
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Email kennyracka | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari
Coming to Africa and doing a safari has always been a dream for us, and since we are from New Zealand and it's such an effort to come here, we wanted to do it right. Upon reading the reviews for African Traits we decided to go with them, and were delighted with how everything turned out.
First of all, Godfrey's communication has been fantastic right from the start. This is our first time in Africa, and had an enormous amount of questions for Godfrey including transport, weather advice (since we came in the rainy season) and available safari packages that would work best for us - we ended up doing a 3 day Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire safari. Godfrey was very quick to respond, with incredibly detailed messages. We felt like all our questions were answered satisfactorily.
Secondly, our guide, Hassan, was excellent. He was very knowledgable, spoke great English (which was fantastic given our rather poor Swahili) and always made sure we were enjoying ourselves. He constantly communicated with other drivers to make sure we spotted all the animals we could - including doing some swift (but safe) driving through mazes of roads to make sure we spotted a leopard at the end of our final day, completing our Big 5!
Despite being the rainy season, the weather held up brilliantly, only starting to pour with rain at around 4pm - i.e. as soon as we had finished spotting animals each day! We initially planned to tent but Godfrey very generously upgraded us to a lodge for free because of the evening rain. The lodge was excellent too - great food, and even entertainment at dinner time.
The parks themselves were amazing - the personal favourite had to be Ngorongoro Crater, but Tarangire had spectacular scenery and animals too - and this was in March!
All in all, we highly recommend African Traits to anybody. You will not be disappointed.
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Kennyracka,
Thank you for taking time to post a review about African Traits.
We are very happy you had such a great time with us on safari.
I am glad you connected so well with Hassan. All of our guides are passionate about introducing our clients to the many wonders of Tanzania.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
We would welcome the opportunity to host you again on your next adventure here in Tanzania.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy.
NZ
Email Harry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Six awesome days to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (Machame Route)
During my stay in Tanzania, I got to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro through Godfrey and his company, African Traits.
I had not prepared much gear, and I must thank Godfrey for helping me. He was able to organise for me to borrow the gear without any hassle, and soon I was at the entrance to the Machame route for Mt. Kilimanjaro, ready to go.
We were introduced to the team and the guides, and during the hike the guides John and Anderson kept us entertained with lots of useful information about Mt. Kilimanjaro, and Tanzania in general. They really know how to control the pace and decide when to stop for breaks, etc. to maximise your chances of a successful hike.
At the camps at the end of each day, the porters had already brought our luggage and set up the tents for us to rest. The foods that were cooked (breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner) were absolutely outstanding - from all sorts of soups to chicken and sausages, every meal was different and unique which kept us excited and there was always plenty of food for us to eat. One of my friends on this trip was vegetarian and the cook was able to accommodate for that too. Generous servings and full stomach go a long way during the hikes!
I had a bit of difficulty along the way with some altitude sickness for a day, and it was amazing how much care they put into checking my health. The guides frequently checked how I was doing, and was willing to adapt to ensure my optimal recovery before my hike to the summit.
On the fifth day (the day of the summit), I was fully recovered and prepared for the 6-hour hike to the top. Along this enduring hike, the guides (who each have experience of climbing Mt. Kili over 100 times) help you pace yourself and provide mental support that you need to reach the summit - which we all did!
In addition, the songs the team sing for you during the trip and the pictures of the beautiful scenery you take during the hike are absolutely priceless and worthwhile. With the vegetation and the terrain that change with the altitude, we were in awe most of the time admiring the views, and taking pictures. From day 3 onwards (when you are above ~3000m altitude), it's a crazy awesome feeling to be looking down at the clouds.
I have previously done a Marangu village cultural tour with the African Traits (I have also wrote a review for this trip), and I was again appreciative of the quality experience I got out of it. I strongly recommend all future travelers to consider organising their tours with African Traits.
Reply from African Traits
Posted on Nov 17, 2018Dear Harry.
Thank you for your encouraging remarks about your time with African Traits.
We are glad you enjoyed your time with us on the Mt Kilimanjaro.
I am glad you had a successful climb. Our top-notch guides, porters, cooks, all work very hard to ensure clients have a safe and unforgettable climb experience.
On behalf of the entire team at African Traits, thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you some of our beautiful
country.
We would welcome the opportunity to host you again on your next adventure here in Tanzania.
Tutaonana,
Godfrey Willy