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Unlimited Expeditions: The Soul of Tanzania
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Jessica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Experience of a Lifetime!
In preparation for our trip to Tanzania, my husband and I spent a lot of time researching the many different tour companies available. We were actually close to making a decision when a college classmate mentioned she had organized her honeymoon with Soul of Tanzania. She spoke so highly of her experience that it made us pause our whole plan to learn more about this company. From the minute we heard back from Sandy with Soul of Tanzania, we knew that we had found a different kind of tour operator. Sandy was quick to respond and helped us craft the perfect 5 night, 6 day safari itinerary. She was incredibly patient in answering all of the questions we had however big or little. I felt very lucky that we had her to guide our trip planning and was also thankful for her constant communication and transparency leading up to the trip.
The trip itself exceeded all expectations. There is nothing that can prepare you for the incredible experience you will have in Tanzania and on safari. Our guide, Heaven, was truly wonderful. He was incredibly knowledgeable about Tanzania, its history, the parks, the animals, and really took the time to answer all of the questions we had. He was also an excellent driver, navigating the rain, mud, and anything we ran into. We really enjoyed getting to know Heaven and learning from him! Thank you for being our guide through Tanzania!
Overall our safari experience was wonderful, and Soul of Tanzania truly had every detail covered. Every lodge we stayed at was great. Soul of Tanzania selects partners that are reliable so you cannot go wrong with the choices they provide. The hot lunches were such a great treat, and we saw how unique those were each day in the lunch parks. Almost all other tour operators provide sandwiches/cold lunches! In the end, we saw all the animals we wanted to see and so much more. It was truly an experience of a lifetime, and we're so grateful we chose Soul of Tanzania!
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Email Pedro Freire de Andrade | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional!
We were on honeymoon in Tanzania. We chose to do a 5 day Safari (Tarangire, Serengeti and Nongorogoro crater) and 4 day in Zanzibar.
The Soul of Tanzania services and attention to the details clearly stands out from the other safari companies. The picnic lunches were amazingly prepared compared to the others, and the food was amazing, also the planning of our trip was carefully personalized by Helena to attend our requests.
Our guide Deo is the man!!! He was calm, funny, very knowledgeable about the countries’ history, the nature, the animals. We saw all the animals very close!
If you are doing a safari with The Soul of Tanzania I strongly recommend that you choose Deo as your guide!
To be honest, we could not ask for more than we got.
Zanzibar was a final treat to rest. We stayed at The Dream of Zanzibar hotel that was recommended by Helena. Everything went smoothly. There was someone picking us up at the airport and dropping us at the hotel, and the other way as well.
From our hearts, thanks a lot Helena, Deo and all the crew from The Soul of Tanzania!
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Email Diana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic tour operators - highly recommend!
I took a 4 day safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater with Soul of Tanzania tours and had an excellent experience!
My group had a delayed flight and had to shift our entire safari start/end time back by a day (separate note - Qatar airways has terrible customer service - do not use them if you can avoid!). Soul was extremely quick on response time through the ordeal and managed to rebook our entire trip on extremely short notice. They didn't charge us a penny for all the rebooking, and they frankly saved the entire trip.
The trip itself was excellent. The hotel in Arusha, as well as the two tented lodges we stayed in were across the board perfect. The food in the lodging was great, and they accommodated all of our special dietary requests.
Our guide, Pius, answered all of our *many* questions, and did an excellent job spotting animals and navigating throngs of safari vehicles to get us the best possible views.
It's difficult to distinguish between the many options for tour operators, but we would highly recommend Soul for a few specific reasons:
* Extremely fast response time in communication - this was critical during our travel issues
* Delicious food - other operators provide boxed lunches while out on game drives, but Soul provides hot meals. We were the envy of all other tours!
Thank you Soul for an unforgettable week!
Email Ramiro | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique experience! Best Safari
Jambo Jambo!
We booked the tour 5 days living among lions. Our guide Kennedy was super friendly a fantastic driver and an extraordinary safari guide. Kennedy has years of experience and every other guide comes to say hi to Mr Kennedy he knows how animals are going to behave and were they will probably be. The entire team of soul of tanzania has made this Safari the trip of a lifetime they are professional, quick to respond and take care of every detail. There are many company out there but if you want to have a fantastic experience go with Soul of Tanzania
Email Daniela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical, unique and perfect safari experience
My husband and I booked the Living Among Lions experience, as we wanted to celebrate our anniversary with a completely different trip.
This safari tour was incredible, 100% perfect. No errors, no mistakes. They know what they are doing. From the beginning when we approach Soul of Tanzania, the booking team was kind, polite, fast, and helpful. The experience with our Django Master; Kennedy was superb, he has an impressive knowledge of the parks, animals and also experience when driving, as a tour guide and as a local. We had an amazing time during the 5 days safari, we saw all the animals including the big 5: lions, elephants, leopards, rhino and buffaloes. The hotels they recommended us were impressive. We stayed at the Lake Manyara Lake camp, Pumzika Lodge and Rhino Lodge. All of them stunning, and in perfect conditions. Our favourite: Pumzika Lodge, the true “glamping” experience. The food provided was delicious. The tours they recommend also very on top. All safe and with clarity in times and details. This eye-on-detail-company, has an impressive professional approach, they are friendly, organised and experts doing safaris. No doubt we have chosen the bests! Thanks you for touching our hearts!
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Email Ankur | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari in Tanzania with SoT
10 of us went to Tanzania. While the country and the people are amazing, our safari experience was made
so much better thanks to Soul of Tanzania. This is a great set up - very organised, very hospitable and very knowledgeable.
We did Kili, Ngorongoro,Serengeti and Zanzibar. It was magical thanks to SoT.
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Email Patricia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an unforgettable experience and 100% recommended. The guide a 10 for his treatment
Thank you very much for the treatment received. And thank you very much for making this trip a dream.
Email Jamieson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari company possible!!
My husband and I went on a 13-day safari with Soul of Tanzania in June 2019 and I cannot recommend them highly enough! I am from Australia and initially contacted local companies about our planned itinerary. However, after they all said they needed to consult “their providers” I decided to contact Tanzanian safari companies directly instead. From the first email, Luis from Soul of Tanzania was responsive, thorough and extremely helpful in planning the best possible safari experience for our timeframe and budget.
The quote from Soul of Tanzania was broken down into specific costs, providing us with numerous options for accommodation and activities at each location so we could customise our safari to completely suit us. We worked with Luis over the next few weeks to finalise our once in a lifetime trip. We decided to choose Soul of Tanzania for our safari because of Luis’s exceptional customer service – it was far superior than any other safari company I had contacted.
Even though I had an enormous amount of confidence in Soul of Tanzania based on their online reviews and my interactions with Luis, I was nervous about sending such a significant amount of money overseas. However, my confidence was definitely not misplaced and our safari was PERFECT from the moment we were greeted at the airport by our guide Ahmed – right up until our sad departure from Tanzania.
During our planning, we provided Luis with numerous details about ourselves which helped him suggest the best possible itinerary, but also helped Luis match us with the best possible guide – and Ahmed was definitely our perfect guide! Ahmed is an extremely knowledgeable and friendly guide, with a passion for both wildlife and birds, a fantastic sense of humour and he is dedicated to ensuring his guests have the most amazing experience possible.
Our safari took us to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti, Western Serengeti and Arusha National Park. Ahmed was with us for the entire trip and his exceptional spotting skills meant we saw some amazing sights, including over 150 species of birds and over 40 species of mammals and other wildlife. Ahmed was extremely patient with us when we wanted to take additional photos, and always tried to position us so we had the best lighting to get the best shot possible – resulting in some amazing photos to put on our wall.
The vehicle was in excellent condition and Ahmed kept it clean at all times, and our hot lunches were consistently delicious, with Ahmed setting up in the perfect picnic spot everyday with a cold glass of wine and a hot tea or coffee. Very indulgent when you are in such picturesque and remote areas.
We cannot be more grateful to Ahmed, Luis and Soul of Tanzania for making our Tanzanian safari better than we ever imagined it could be! Soul of Tanzania is a small company who customises their trips to suit each guest and provides the best service you could possibly ask for. For anyone planning a trip to Africa (Soul of Tanzania operate in countries other than Tanzania), make sure you contact Soul of Tanzania!
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Email Pam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome experience!
I have always dreamed of visiting Africa and seeing the animals on safari. Booking our safari thru Soul of Tanzania was the best decision! Helena was our planner and was super helpful and patient with our many, many questions and emails during planning and everyone was very professional. The trucks and facilities were great and our private driver, Emmanuel, was fantastic! He has a vast knowledge of the animals and the parks, and went out of his way to make sure we saw everything. Tarangire is a must-visit on this once in a lifetime trip!
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Email Steve mueller | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience- Soulmates for Life
Soul of Tanzania and our guide Solomon, have left us with a life changing experience, from the time we booked until we had to say our goodbyes. From the first moment we met, it was obvious Solomon’s goal was to exceed expectations in everything we did and saw. So accommodating, so experienced, so much fun. We saw the Big 5 animals, the Great Migration on our “Just Married” trip and so much more. Hakuna Matada !!! We could not have asked for a better trip, booking company and guide - thank you all.