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 Simon Shulman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Customized Tanzania Safari of a Lifetime (Good Vibes)
I cannot say enough good things about the trip planners and drivers/guides working with Easy Travel and Tours out of Arusha, Tanzania. Before heading to medical school I decided to plan a trip with my sister to go on safari in Tanzania. Having experience with safaris I knew what I wanted to see and where I wanted to go but I did not know what travel agency to use. After doing a deep dive into many travel agencies in the area I decided on Easy Travel because of their incredible reviews from past clients and their ability to truly customize a safari itinerary. Easy Travel and Tours planned our trip and made it operate seamlessly. I worked closely with Amina who helped to make my dream safari vacation come true. She walked me through our options for length of stay, accommodations, locations, etc. For months we went back and forth with our ideas until we had created a trip of a lifetime, and that is exactly what it turned out to be. I cannot thank Amina enough for her incredibly thorough and passionate work with us. Once we arrived in country we met our driver guide, Ombeni. If we hadn't seen a single animal, the trip still would've been incredible because we got to speak with and learn from Ombeni every day. He was eager to tell us about his life story and his family, as well as about the Maasai people and the wildlife that we saw. He took us on an unbelievable safari with sightings I could never have imagined. We even listened to tons of American music during the long drives between camps so we called the trip "Zuri Vibes" meaning "Good vibes". And good vibes there were all around during this once in a lifetime trip. Easy Travel and Tours and their friendly and passionate staff made this a trip I will never forget. I have already recommended Easy Travel to family and friends if they are looking for a safari vacation and If I am ever back in Tanzania, I know what company I will be using to plan my trip. Thank you Amina, Ombeni and the entire Easy Travel and Tours staff for your commitment, dedication, passion and desire to truly become friends with your clients. It made all the difference!
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Email Erin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Adventure of a Lifetime thanks to Easy Travel
We had an absolutely brilliant experience with Easy Travel. We visited Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Eyasi. Our driver and guide Ombeni worked extremely hard to make sure we saw the Big 5 (leopard, lion, water buffalo, rhino and elephant). Not only did we see the Big 5, we saw animals that are rarely spotted on safari. He found cheetahs for us (including one with 4 baby cubs), jackals, warthogs, hares, cerval cat, caracal, mongoose, baboons, monkeys and even honey badgers. He took us to see lions hunting and migrating wildebeest and zebra that stretched across the landscape as far as the eye could see. He was able to explain everything about the animals, their habits and habitats. When Ombeni told us “keep eyes busy” we knew we were going to see something good.
Not only did we learn about the animals, he taught us Swahili, Swahili songs, and all about different tribes across Tanzania. His driving skills were amazing, getting us safely over slippery and bumpy roads and deep mud. The man has serious driving skills. He also had a great sense of humour and a very approachable, honest and open personality that made us feel like we were on a trip with another family member. We could always rely on him. I highly recommend that people request Ombeni when booking a safari.
We also noticed that Easy Travel’s sales consultant was more helpful than others. Lightness from the Arusha office was extremely patient with all of our questions, and when we wanted to stay in a place that they didn’t usually offer, she would arrange the booking. She even called places for us while we were already out on safari, saving us time. Lightness also made sure we had accommodation and transport even after we finished our safari. We felt as though Easy Travel was always looking after us.
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Email Jon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trustworthy and reliable company for safaris and trekking
Our second trip with Easy Travel was just as good as the first. Lizbeth did a great job arranging our trip, which included a four-day hike to the summit of Mount Meru and a seven-day safari which included Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti national parks. Emmanuel and Jackson were excellent guides on the Meru climb and made sure we were able to summit successfully. Adrian was fabulous as our safari guide, anticipating our needs and making sure we saw a wide variety of wildlife. Highlights included 3 river crossings at the Mara river and plenty of lion, elephant, and bird sightings. Saw a pair of Rhinos in the Ngorongoro crater as well. Easy Travel arranged all our activities and transfers, making the trip a seamless experience. We would definitely book with them again!
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Email Bea | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 5 days safari
We chose Easy travel for our 5 days safari in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and we are really satisfied and happy with our decision. Norah was super helpful and always ready to answer every question we had during the reservation process. During our safari we stayed at Tortilis campsites, and they were above our expectations! The tents were very clean, comfy and cozy. The staff took care of everything to make sure you enjoy every minute there. Finally, our guide Abisai was the best guide we could ask for. He is very friendly and patient. He drove us to every corner of the parks we visited, and his wide knowledge on wildness allowed us to spot the big five and come back home with unforgettable memories. We highly recommend easy travel and Abi for your Safari in Tanzania. Thanks again for such an amazing trip!
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Email Marie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easy travel made our travel so easy with empeccable accomodations and fabulous drivers and guides!
Tanzanian Safari
Review of Tanzania Simba Safari - 5 Days
I loved every minute of my time in Tanzania, expertly arranged by Lizbeth at Easy Travel. Easy Travel is well named! All the details were magnificently covered by Lizbeth and she communicated regularly with us. Our travel was easy and without a glitch. Lizbeth solved any problem we encountered! She anticipated our needs perfectly. We chose the luxury accommodations but Lizbeth will work with you to fit your budget and interests.
The most thrilling part was in the Serengeti with Adrian and Hubert, our drivers who also were exceptionally knowledgeable guides. On day three they tracked down three lionesses that were hungry on a hunt. We observed these same lionesses for nearly three hours. Our drivers followed them and moved us close in so we could witness this remarkable event and capture much of it on camera. This was truly the most thrilling event of my long life! (I am 70 years old and have traveled quite extensively). Our Safari was an incredible success. We saw all of the Big Five thanks to Adrian's and Hubert's expertise and persistence to do so!
Zanibar at the Baraza was a beautiful and relaxing ending for a perfect Safari. If you go on Safari, choose Easy Travel to make your arrangements, Adrian and/or Hubert to drive your car and you will have a perfect Safari, too!
Date of experience: August 2022
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Email Neda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Summiting Kilimanjaro in the most perfect way possible
We recently booked the 7 day Machame Route to Kilimanjaro with Easy Travel and I can’t thank them enough for making this trip absolutely perfect! Thanks to this incredible team and their outstanding support I was able to experience this amazing life changing trip!
To start off, when we arrived in Tanzania we were picked up at the airport by their very friendly and careful driver George and taken to the Arusha Planet Lodge where we spent the night in a lovely hotel. The next day our guides Moussa and Frederick as well as Voice who was greatly managing the entire trip met us at the hotel for a briefing. I was immediately blown away by their positivity and kindness and knew that we were in good hands! After the briefing our guides checked our equipment and as we were missing some items, Voice kindly arranged a vehicle to take us to the city with our guides to rent the remaining equipment. The next day were picked up by a bus and met some of the crew. We drove to Machame Gate and our amazing journey started there. Mike our friendly waiter served us a delicious lunch made by our talented Chef Amos and afterwards we started the beautiful hike through the jungle with our guides. Once we arrived at the first camp the team had already set everything up everything and we were served another delicious meal. Over the next six days, we continued our hikes with the outstanding support of our team and magically summited Kilimanjaro right as the sun was rising. My words cannot express how beautiful this whole trip was and how it has changed my life. Without our amazing team we couldn’t have made it to the top so I want to thank each and every one of you - our guides Mussa, Frederick for leading the way with their positive attitudes and encouragement and making us feel safe through the whole journey - our camp manager Hassan for always making sure everything is set up perfectly and for encouraging us through our summit- Amos for making so many delicious vegan meals (thank you for adapting to our needs) - Mike our friendly waiter who always brought us delicious meals and made sure we had enough water - and Po, Idy, Alfonse, Sibruan and Timoth who made sure we were taking care of all the time- THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! I’m so grateful to you all for allowing me to have this incredible experience. I recommend Easy Travel to anyone looking to book a trip to Kili!
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Email Emanuel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Surpassing every single expectation!
After multiple self-drive trips through Africa, this was the first time we would have a driver guide to share a car and meals over several days, so we were a bit nervous about what that would be like. With certain reservations, we were not prepared to be blown away in every single respect by the experience provided by Easy Travel!
Setting up the trip kinda last minute, the communication with Lizbeth from central office was flawless: she answered every email and question promptly, in detail, and in a friendly manner, until we finally settled on the best itinerary for our family. But when it's time to deliver it really comes down to your driver guide and it seems we got the best in the business in the person of Mr. Evarest Mboya. His knowledge, polite and attentive manner, sense of humor, flexibility, his interaction with us, the conversations we had on so many subjects... after only 7 days he felt like part of our family!
Evarest's skills as a guide and his network of fellow guides (with whom he was in constant contact over radio) ensured we had absolutely spectacular sightings over the 7 days we spent together: from cheetah on a kill, to lions hunting, to leopards hanging from a tree, and the ultimate highlight, the great migration and river crossings in Northern Serengeti, all of these absolutely blew us away. Evarest seemed to act as sort of a "senior" guide, organizing other guides / vehicles and instructing them how to approach and behave around the great wildebeest herds in order not to spook them and ensure a successful crossing. He seemed to know everybody, and everybody knew him.
If you choose Easy Travel as your TO, I cannot recommend both Lizbeth for setting up your trip and Evarest as your guide highly enough! Thank you both and the whole team at Easy Travel for such memories for a lifetime!
Email Peter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best safari guides in Africa!!
Trip of a lifetime!
What an incredible experience for my wife and I!
We started planning this trip 3 years ago (prior to Covid) - after a number of cancellations we finally made it.
Kabwe (our travel advisor for Easy Travel) was fantastic. She planned a tailored safari experience spanning over 8 days - this included 4 national parks and 5 different styles of accommodation (which were all excellent). Kabwe was on hand during the lead up to our safari, she was super friendly, exceptionally helpful and professional throughout. She made us feel at ease when planning this ‘trip of a lifetime’.
The Safari itself was out of this world - this was mainly down to Adrian, our personal driver guide. Adrian was brilliant from start to finish! He was professional, friendly, fun and had incredible knowledge surrounding the wildlife and locations to visit during our game drives. Adrian was also happy to discuss Tanzania and it’s culture (he even taught us a little Swahili).
Most importantly, we saw every animal you could imagine. From lions to elephants, gazells to hyenas, giraffes to cheetahs and ostriches to hippos! The wildlife was beautiful.
All in all, with the assistance of Kabwe planning and Adrian leading - this was an incredible experience! I would highly recommend this trip to anyone!
Email Rebekah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The absolute best in the business
Wow!!! We have been absolutely blown away with Easy Travel from start to finish. We originally booked our honeymoon safari over 3 years ago but sadly had to cancel not once but twice (due to covid). Kabwe our travel advisor was incredible, she was always in contact and if we ever had any queries would reply instantly. Kabwe assisted us with rebooking on both occasions and tailored our safari experience to suit us. She planned it out to at and honestly it has been the best experience of our lives. Kabwe helped us with every area of our safari and gave us all the information we needed to make it a seamless process. Kabwe met us on the first day of our safari and briefed us again ensuring we knew everything we needed. She regularly kept in contact throughout to make sure we were ok and enjoying it. Kabwe is just amazing and we would only book through her in the future and have already recommended her to our friends!
Now onto the safari and what we would call ‘The best driver guide in Tanzania’ Adrian. WOW WOW WOW! Adrian has blown us away with his knowledge, passion and attention to detail. Adrian did everything and more to make sure we had the best possible safari experience and did this all with a huge smile on his face. Adrian constantly went about and beyond and ensured we saw every animal we wanted on many occasions, he knew all the special locations and where the animals would be at what times, always leading the way. Along with this Adrian was flexible and would again tailor the days to suit us and how we were feeling, he worked extremely long days so we could see as much as possible. Honestly we couldn’t have wished for a better driver guide and cannot wait for Adrian to take us on our next safari tour, one he has already given us ideas about. Adrian is the most friendly, outgoing, hard working and attentive guide, he is always on time (early) and we’re over the moon he was our driver.
Both Kabwe and Adrian are a credit to Easy Travel and are the reason we would only choose to use them on the future.
Thank you Easy Travel for the most memorable honeymoon, we cannot wait to use you again.
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Email Sara Lynn Valentine | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
WONDERFUL experience - cannot think of a single thing that could have been better!
Wonderful experience - cannot think of a single thing that could have been better!
It was ALL great. Lizbeth at Easy Travel was our first contact - She gave us great information that helped us decide what options we wanted. She was available and helpful every step of the way and sent us lots of written information that prepared us well for our safari (what to pack, how to dress, weather to expect, what options for accommodations, etc... I am gluten-free and the food was all great and included gluten free alternatives. Edward was our safari guide and he made every day on the road, in the national parks, and at our overnight stops comfortable and fun and very enjoyable. He was flexible and always ready to answer our many questions. Of course we learned so much about all the animals we saw, as Edward is an expert. But we also learned a lot about what is is like to live, work, and raise a family in Tanzania - and that really rounded out our Tanzanian experience. By the way, we are age 63 and 69 if age is a factor for you. We felt safe and comfortable and in good hands all the way. THANK YOU, Easy Travel - I honestly cannot think of a single thing that could have been better!