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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 Grant | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
For an ultimate safari experience, choose Soul of Tanzania
Our experience with Soul of Tanzania was very good. They are responsive, flexible, and educated.
Our guide, Cleopa, was outstanding! He was very friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating in order to ensure we had the best experience possible. For whatever type of safari you are seeking, he knows where and when to take you. His guidance and presence made us feel very welcomed in Tanzania and helped us learn some Kiswahili along the way. We were blessed to see the beautiful landscapes, wildlife, and culture of Tanzania because of Cleopa’s phenomenal guidance. During our 8 day safari in Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorogoro Crater, and Lake Eyasi, he was able to get us safely close to all wildlife to be seen. The scheduling of our activities was flexible and Cleopa was reliable in taking care of the logistics. We strongly recommend Cleo as your next safari guide
But please note as you are planning your trip, we recommend educating yourself on customs around tipping. We did not understand this before our trip and it will result in some unforeseen costs.
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Email Justo & Mónica | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our lifetime journey
My husband and I went on safari for five days and we can say, without a doubt, that it was the best journey of our lives.
First of all, we would like to highlight Sandy's management, because with her help, cooperation and quick feedback we were able to tailor the trip to our needs. We were guided from the beginning about different alternative routes, we were provided with different suggested lodges, where we could stay, and left it up to us. Moreover, we must underline that never, even when there were setbacks before the trip, did they forget about us.
Secondly, we would like to give a big thank you to WILSON, our guide during the safari. WILSON is an attentive, friendly, helpful, polite, very intelligent, knowledgeable about the places, the weather, the animals and a very patient man. From the very first moment we connected and we will always remember how lucky we were to have him to elevate the experience of our journey. We had interesting conversations, he solved all our doubts (which were not few) about the flora and fauna in Tanzania, he told us curiosities and anecdotes and we learned with him the true meaning of HAKUNA MATATA.
Our safari started with the pick up at Kilimanjaro airport. Later on, we went on the safari through Tarangire, where we were lucky enough to see a lot of animals (baboons, elephants, giraffes, impalas ...) and after the game drive we moved to a lodge overlooking Lake Manyara (Kilimamoja Lodge) where we rested. What to say about this place: IMPRESSIVE. We will write the corresponding review on the page, but the attention, the details, the location, the room and the love, made our experience there excellent.
From there we left the next day to Serengeti via Ngorongoro (we saw lions, leopards...) and spent the night at Karibu Sametu. This camp enchanted us. The welcome was excellent, with exquisite manners and politeness. They took us to our room (always accompanied so as not to find any surprises) and we loved it. Spacious, beautiful, elegant and with a glass window from where we could see the sunrise of our dreams. It was simply a fantasy.
En route through the Serengeti, we arrived at the Melia Serengeti. The change of scenery was incredible, especially now in the rainy season. On that day we had the opportunity to see crocodiles and hippos, among other species. Of the Melia, which we will also review, it goes without saying that it is a paradise on earth. The facilities are breathtaking and the staff members (we had the pleasure of meeting Fernando and Nacho (Melia Ngorongoro) were charming, thoughtful, friendly and made us feel at home. It's great to see young people with such energy, enthusiam and a desire to take on the world.
The last two days were divided between the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. The final night of our stay in Tanzania was at the Karibu Lion Paw Lodge. I don't think there are enough words to describe the beauty of the facilities, the breathtaking scenery, the service and friendliness of the staff and all in all, like living in a fairy tale.
The food was excellent in each of the lodges and the picnics were exceptional, due to the location and the surrounding nature and, above all, thanks to WILSON who took care of even the smallest detail.
We are very happy that we chose Soul of Tanzania via Safari Bookings, because thanks to them we will always remember the trip of a lifetime.
ASANTE SANA
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Email Aanu Isaac | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Zebe was very helpful & knows where to find the games as you request. He's very humble & honest.
We flew in from Zanzibar to Senorena Air strip in central Serengeti. There, our guide was already waiting for us at the arrival lounge. from there straight on our game drive in Serengeti for about six hours. we got to the lodge about 7 pm. We stayed at Tukaone camp and there was internet in the middle of this wilderness. Next morning we hit the road by 6am straight to Ngorongoro caldera for another round of breathtaking views and animals. We were lucky to see all of Africa's Big 5.
Email Amber | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Far Exceeded our Expectations
Soul of Tanzania was an exceptional company to work with to book our African Safari. Sandy answered our many questions and gave advice so we could set an itinerary exactly as we wanted it. Our guide Wilson Kihiyo was warm, welcoming and extremely knowledgeable. He patiently ensured we got to see every single animal we had dreamed about and then many more. We learnt so much about the animals and the country. It was the trip of a lifetime, one we will never forget. We loved it so much we are planning to come again. Thanks again Wilson for making our trip so special.
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Email Filomena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible and unforgettable...
I and 4 other friends, in a group of 23 people, did a 5 day safari through Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti! It was an incredible experience, which we will never forget... Our guide - Cleopa - was fantastic in the accompaniment and teachings that he gave us in these days that we shared the Tanzanian trails with him! Thank you very much... he will also remain in our fantastic memories of this adventure.
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Email Mike | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely perfect safari from start to finish! Don't hesitate to book with Soul of Tanzania!
It's hard to put into words how perfect our safari was. We had been to Africa once before but just rented a vehicle and did our own thing. This was our first professional safari and we chose a 9 day safari through Tanzania. I'm a huge planner so my first contact with Soul of Tanzania was well over a year before our safari and Marta was my first impression. She was so polite, friendly, and informative right away that I knew I had the right company (I was working with a few other companies for quotes at the time). Over the next year, I peppered her with dozens of questions and she answered every single question with a virtual smile in a very timely manner, even right up to the day before departure! She continued her amazing customer service even after the safari. Marta, I can't thank you enough for curating the perfect safari for us!
We read so many reviews and had requested either Wilson or George as our guide. Marta assigned Wilson as our guide and we will forever be grateful for this! We ended up seeing the family that George was assigned to multiple times throughout our safari and they were absolutely thrilled with him too! Wilson was the most kind, patient, knowledgeable, safe, and understanding guide that we could have hoped for. He was our chauffeur, chef, server, guide, history professor, botanist, zoological expert, tracker, climate expert, animal behaviorist, etc. etc. He literally does it all and with the most incredible demeanor possible. He was so genuine that we really wanted to get to know him better. We learned all about his background, his family, his dreams, etc. He even celebrated his birthday with us! We did our best to make him a card with limited supplies in our tent and provided him with a very small gift as is customary in our American culture.
Wilson greeted us every morning with his trademark smile and explained the day to us. He always asked if we were satisfied with his approach and was always willing to change any plans on the fly. He has decades of experience and it really shows. He was able to place us in the most amazing positions for absolutely unforgettable animal encounters throughout the day, many times before another truck came anywhere near us! In fact, on only our second day of the safari (in Tarangire), we looked at each other and said "we've seen absolutely every animal we've wanted to see, many times over, what are we going to do for the other 7 days?? LOL". I really can't say enough about Wilson. He genuinely cares about you and knows this could be the only safari you might take in your lifetime. He will do whatever it takes to make it the best it can be!
Soul of Tanzania thinks of absolutely everything. Things you might not even think about like a vehicle that is ready for the tough roads ahead, call-aheads to make sure every lodge is ready for your arrival, food prep that is second to none (hot lunch, hot coffee, chilled wine, etc. in the middle of nowhere??), etc. I can't say enough about this company and I strongly urge you to book your safari with them. It is absolutely impossible that you will be disappointed. You will be so happy that you chose them and they will help you create the most memorable trip of your life!
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Email TristanH | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect
The journey designer did a really great job to assemble all the pices that we wanted to do/se and always answered quickly to emails.
Once there, everything went according to plan, the trip was wonderfull and we had such a great time ! The lanscape and the wildlife were magnificient.
The guide was very professional, super kind and joyfull. His driving was very smooth and he had great knowledge of the wildlife. In brief, he was perfect !
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Email Jake | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well Advised Safari and Wonderful Guide
Our experience with SoT was very positive. Our guide, Wilson, was second to none. His knowledge of the wildlife, culture, history, landscape, and people is astonishing. Having him as a guide enriched our experience beyond the visual aspects of safari, and helped us to better understand how Tanzania has become the place it is today. There are so so many options for operators and guides when choosing a safari, and many good ones no doubt, but from a guide perspective I cannot imagine having a better experience than we did with Wilson.
Email Mark and Ness | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, highly responsive and very competent.
Our Six day safari with Soul of Tanzania to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central and West Serengeti was superb. Marta did a great job with the planning . The thing that really made the safari excellent though was our guide, Wilson .
Any safari is only as good as the guiding, and in Wilson we had one of the best.
Highly knowledgeable about all the birds and the beasts, but also culturally astute. Wilson’s maturity and depth of experience was evident and contributed in a big way to the success of our safari and enjoyment of it.
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Email Joana and Daniel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
We loved our experience in Tanzania. We dos a 4 day safari: Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire. Everything was really well organized, with perfect timings and our guide, Peter, was so kind, gentle and explained us a lot about the animals and also about the country. The lodges were all very good too (and the food also!). We thank Peter for everything, he really made this amazona experience a perfect one. We just regret not staying longer. Asante sana!
