Easy Travel & Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 1987)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $320 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Lisa | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic, perfect, lovely
We are two old ladies, made a last minute booking for a one week safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro with Easy. They were able to arrange everything within two days!
We had a very personal contact, they came to see us in the hotel to arrange all. We got a thorough information about the tour program, were asked for any special wishes. They even offered us the driver and car free of charge for one day to visit the central market of Arusha! Once on the way, everything was taken care of by our driver/guide Festo. He was accommodating, knowledgable, and always cool. Even before we knew what we wanted, he already offered it: coffee brake-very good soluble coffee-"P" stop :-), see the leopard, lunch picknick. He never imposed himself, but was there.
On the way to Manyara he offered us an extra tour and lunch in a local village, DO IT. The lunch is organized by the women's organisation, they do the work and benefit, delicious. We saw the fields, the orchards and visited the school, where the kids sang us Frere Jacque, seems to be as popular as Happy Birthday :-) Bring a big bag of sweets or pens and crayons or something with you, they are so happy. Class is about 40 children.
The tented camps =medium range, Tortilis chain, were lovely. Everything was in order, mosquito nets, zippers, no fail. They arrange the schedule according to the needs of the safari tour. When do you want your hot shower? At 6:30? One of the Tanzanians climbs a ladder outside of your tank, pours the hot water in, and shouts "ready hot shower!" and there you go. Lovely. Have you ever heard lions roaring near you, very near you, at night?
We stayed in Tortilis Lake Manyara 1 night, Serengeti Tortilis Camp 2 nights and Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp 1 night. Amazing, what they can put together for lodging, food, drinks and warm welcome in the middle of nowhere. Such lovely people.
The jeep was in very good order, very "comfortable", if you can call that a jeep on a track, always cleaned and well maintained, cool box, WLAN!!!in the middle of nowhere, charger for mobiles, The Works.
The girls from Easy Travel were always in contact with the guide to know, if everything was ok. Our guide was a lot in contact with his friends, the other guides no matter which tour operator, to know, if there was anything special to see. That is how we once arrived at as site, where a Cheetah was hurt through some kind of accident. The National Park Cheetah specialists arrived in short time to take care of the animal. Seems, they have an excellent veterinary hospital.
They do not offer the "See how the Masai live" excursion any more, for a good reason, naaa, don't want it.
Ngorongoro is one of the Wonders of the World. Paradise lost. All different animals living together and supplying each other, if you understand what I mean. Just so great. Festo, our guide, showed us the best places, he has more than 12 years of experience, you be sure to want that.
And, and, and,.... Coming back to Arusha, de-briefing with the girls from Easy Travel office. Agreeable as always.
We had another bad experience with another company before, so we can really, and happily recommend Easy Travel, they are SUCH professionals, aside of being lovely people.
After this we went diving in Pemba and Mafia.
Have any questions?
You are free to ask me,
a very happy
LISA
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Email Kristen M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
8 Day Lemosho Trek + 6 Day Safari (4 National Parks) (Mid - Late June / Early July)
Let me start out by saying that finding a company to handle your Kilimanjaro trek and safari can be truly overwhelming and scary. I mean, you’re spending a lot of money and you don’t want to have any surprises. I can tell you without a doubt, Easy Travel and Tours Ltd is 100% the company you should work with – for their professionalism, their above-and-beyond customer service, and their transparency. They handle almost everything for you besides a few things such as, traveler’s insurance and your visa, so you can leave the stress behind.
Trip: honeymoon / private tour / comfort level / Kilimanjaro trek + safari (Tanzania)
When we arrived in Kilimanjaro, we stayed at the Karama Lodge the night before heading out on our trek. It was such a beautiful nature lodge, and I had one of the best massages of my life there! The food was exquisite, and the staff was very attentive. I loved the resident monkeys and cats that came to visit as we walked the grounds
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Email Monica R. Guillemin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
SAFARI OF A LIFETIME
I traveled to Tanzania and went on a Safari of a lifetime so impressive I came home and wrote a children book titled Safari of a Lifetime! I will never ever forget this unbelievable trip from the moment we communicated with Jane booking our trip online to meeting Jackson our tour guide, our trip was unbelievable, classy, professional, and attention to every single detail down to the water! Oh, the book is on sale via Amazon or my website: www.VisionHarmony.Net
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Email Alex Mackey | under20 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience
Me and my family went on a 7 day safari through Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro crater and finally Serengeti National Park. Easy Travel was very accommodating and even came to the hotel to give the pre safari briefing as my brother had hurt his foot shortly before our departure. We stayed in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti Tortilis camps and they too were amazing. The highlight of our experience was our guide Gerarld, he was by far the best guide that we ever could have hoped for. He has 20 years experience under his belt, he knew where to go to find all the animals. He had the answer to all of our questions and he had wonderful stories to tell about his experiences. On our second day in the Serengeti we saw the big 5 all in one day and it wouldn't have been possible without Gerald's knowledge. On one of the days he saw a rhino running in the Serengeti and with his masterclass driving we were able to get really close to it and take some amazing photographs. Gerald had such a kind and amazing personality and our adventure wouldn't have been half as fun without it. I highly recommend everyone looking to do a safari in Tanzania to book with Easy Travel and when they do so, to ask for Gerald specifically. I promise that you'll have a terrifc time and make some wonderful memories along the way.
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Email Kelley | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Vacation!!!
Magnificent...PERFECT!!
Fantastic! We are calling this our PERFECT Holiday! We are seasoned travelers and built a custom 13 day safari with Easy Travel and Tours Ltd. The staff is Amazing! Mr. PROTAS was the best guide we have ever met! Amina was our rock at your headquarters in Arusha and worked with us for almost a year to build this!! The locations were spectacular! The people of Tanzania are incredible! We saw every kind of animal imaginable! Some in great herds!! Saw 2 Mara river crossings in less than 24 hours! Saw a lion kill, and even a lion birth!! We also were able to meet the real Maasai peoples, the Datoda tribesmen and even the Hadzabe hunter gatherer Bushmen!! Our experience was magical, soul touching and life changing!!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!
CA
Email YTOTripper | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredibly proficient, efficient and professional safari company that gave us a trip of a lifetime.
If we didn’t live it, we’d hardly believe it ourselves - had the most stunning 10 days of our lives - thanks to East Travel’s team especially Lizbeth and Ombeni.
Started by “messaging” a few tour companies through TA and others with a “shadow” of a thought on visiting Tanzania (being in a lockdown probably had us thinking on breaking out big). Most firms sent us back uninspiring and disinterested messages about their website, days and a link to their credit card processor.
Lizbeth from Easy Travel responded back asking “questions to our questions” on what we hoped to see, days, and if we preferred to go as a group or in private. She then re-appeared a few hours later with a detailed a la carte safari that touched on an opportunity to see the migration in Northern Serengeti, game drives through Central S. culminating in Ngorongoro. She took the time to account for the age of our child in keeping him engaged and untaxed. While other you companies seemed to want to pigeon hole us into a category of safaris, she gave us the places of accommodations at various price points - allowed us to select. Then allowed us to further customize some accommodations based on what we’d seen on TA and our whims.
Once set, she kept us in the loop through the 3-4 months in between with detailed updates on visa procedures (opted for VOA- very smooth), updated us on Covid protocols and sent us detailed information on what to expect, best practices, payment schedules and in general built up a sense of excitement and welcoming to her country more as a friend than client.
Every aspect of our stay in TZ was a marvel in efficiency and care. She put us in the capable, personable universe of Ombeni- our guide and fixer through the entire time in there. He was engaging, knowledgeable, caring - equal parts accomplished guide and close friend.
While everyone in every safari truck seemed to get out every breathtaking sight that Tanzania had to offer, we seemed to be the ones privileged to be experiencing it all in the company of “our extended family“… Easy Travel just seemed to be placing together pieces of a jigsaw puzzle with practiced expertise.
From arranging for breakfasts before hotel personnel got a chance to wake up to calling ahead and insisting that they try to put together meals that satisfied our adventurous palettes (I mean - the pastas and pastries are incredible at every place but once you maharage or bhajiya, pesto seemed stodgy);
from patiently waiting in the truck for hours to allow us to get a chance to see the Mara River crossing - (saw 2 crossings) to timing out washroom breaks or driving back an hour to pick up forgotten camera batteries
From Ombeni “sniffing out” animals and then teaching us the flora and fauna (he’s even got a library on his dashboard to cross reference) to teaching our son secret handshakes and goofy camera poses looking down Ngorongoro crater. Easy Travel, Lizbeth, Ombeni and the others behind the scenes made sure we had the trip of a lifetime and start making plans to go back soon.
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Email Erin Richardson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
BEST SAFARI COMPANY!!
BEST SAFARI COMPANY!!
Without question, Easy Travel & Tours is the BEST Safari company to work with to design your dream safari! We are seasoned safari travelers and have used Easy Travel & Tours everytime, and will for our future safaris as well! Let them know exactly what you want and they will put an itinerary together that will work perfectly with your thoughts on what you want to see or do! ! Animals are unpredictable but their extremely experienced guides will more and likely find what you wish to see, or least try their best, and we have NEVER been disappointed! Safety is a priority with Easy Travel ( and with us) and we have always felt safe with the guides we were given. We have personally watched a few other safari companies break ethic rules with regards to the animals welfare, which bothered us greatly. We also saw another company get a ticket by a ranger for their clients sitting on top of the roof while driving. Our last guide Ally, was another gift from Easy Travel, and we feel he has become our lifetime friend as well. We also appreciated Kabwe for all her experience on helping us put together our great itineraries for everytime we visit Tanzania!! She is the best! We hope your safari to Tanzania will be as great as ours has been, and it will be, if you let Easy Travel & Tours be the Safari Company to use!
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Email Al from California | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide and company
Edward was our guide, and he was excellent. He was thoughtful, very aware of our feelings and needs, and always positive. He constantly was looking for ways to make sure we were having a good time.
Furthermore, he was exceptionally good at spotting wildlife. For example, we were watching a herd of zebras by the river. He said they looked nervous and there was probably a lion nearby. He slowly drove forward and then spotted a female in the bushes, about 50 feet from the car, walking toward the herd. He then saw a male. Within minutes, both broke into a sprint, causing the zebras to stampede. The male lion grabbed a zebra from behind with both claws and his mouth. The zebra jumped wildly and kicked violently, breaking free. However, the female disappeared in the deep grass, most likely with a zebra.
He also spotted pythons on 2 occasions near the car, and they are very difficult to see. Additionally, we saw a cheetah chase a herd of antelope. We saw cheetahs and leopards about 5 times each.
While we went to 4 parks, the Serengeti was by far the best. The Ngorongoro Crater is beautiful and worth a half-day. I thought he was doing a better job than the other drivers out there. It just seemed like we were the 1st car at several sightings. We spent a couple hours at a Masai village on the 1st day, which was very enlightening and worthwhile.
Norah at Easy Travel was exceptionally patient as we set up our tour over the prior year. The airline changed our flight dates twice, resulting in Nora having to reschedule all the lodging. Yet, she was always pleasant. We requested their luxury lodging. Three of the four lodges were great. These were the Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge, the Melia Serengeti Lodge, and Lemala Mpingo Tended Lodge. The food and staff were excellent.
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Email Crystal | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari memories thanks to Easy Travel & Tours
After doing extensive research, we selected Easy Travel as the local tour operator for our tailor-made, 7-day safari and were not disappointed! From start to finish (including a pandemic in between!), Hellen provided prompt, exceptional, professional service, and no request was too big or small. We stayed in Tarangire National Park for two nights, Ngorongoro Crater for two nights, and central Serengeti for three nights - and all of the accommodations were well-located, extremely nice and served delicious food! Our driver/guide, Dennis, was fantastic throughout, very knowledgeable, and even though he’s done this many times before was still as excited as us to see the animals (and we saw many)! Thanks to Easy Travel, we managed to see the big five, have the trip of a lifetime and take home special memories of Tanzania. Asante sana!!!
Email Andrew & Linda | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari & Kilimanjaro Travel Organisation
There are so many good things to say about Easy Tours.
1. We arranged everything through Helen. She was very well organised, nothing was too difficult, gave us lots of good advice, speaks excellent English and very friendly.
2. Gerald was our guide. We visited 4 national parks all different from each other - Lake Maniari, Ngorogoro, Serengeti. Tangariare. Gerald would often go to sites away from the other safari trucks. Saw 3 leopards, over 50 lions, cheetahs, hyena etc. English very good, knowledgable, friendly.
3. Kester took myself on 7 hour hike of Mt Kilimanjaro, walked 16km, from 1,750 to 2,800 above sea level. Spoke good English, took me to see the Colobus monkeys towards the lower crater. Very good guide.
I would recommend Easy Tours to everyone
