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 Elizabeth Dionne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari guides were outstanding, and the complex travel arrangements were seamless.
There are literally thousands of safari tour operators in Tanzania. If you have no inside knowledge of the country and are trying to make reservations from the United States, it can be difficult to know whom to trust to deliver a quality experience in a responsible manner. We booked with Easy Travel based on the recommendation of a friend, a surgeon who frequently travels to Tanzania to train surgeons there through an NGO that he founded. He had traveled with them on multiple occasions and said that they were competent, reliable, and trustworthy.
Easy Travel isn't necessarily the least expensive option, but you get what you pay for. (We saw several tour groups in broken-down vehicles.) We wired the entire amount for a seven-day climb of Kilimanjaro, followed by a nine-day safari. (You have to pay a significant surcharge for credit card transactions.) I typically wouldn't wire tens of thousands of dollars to a travel outfit in Africa, but I was willing to do so after our friend vouched for them. Our payments went through quickly, and we had no accounting issues with Easy Travel.
The safari itself was incredible. We visited Tarangiri, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. Our guides were knowledgeable and diligent. (Nine of us were traveling together, so we booked two tour vehicles.) We saw literally everything, including the Big Five, the Ugly Five, and countless other animals. I highly recommend adding Tarangire to your itinerary, as we saw more there than in Serengeti and Ngorongoro combined. It was an afterthought for us, but it was truly the highlight of our trip. We stayed in
I appreciated the fact that our guides were law-abiding and responsible. We saw a number of tour guides going off-road to get close to animals, mainly so their clients could get better photos. Frankly, we got incredibly close to many animals without ever going off authorized tracks. Going off-road is strictly prohibited, and it does significant damage to the ecosystem and disturbs the wild animals. Tanzania asks you to take photos of cars that do this and report them to officials. Unfortunately, I didn't see these notices until after viewing this illegal behavior, but you will see notices posted on restroom doors at rest stops.
In terms of accommodation, all the places we stayed were gorgeous--beautiful construction, amazing natural settings, very good food. We stayed in the Tarangire Sopa Lodge (incredible use of local materials), Serengeti Serena Lodge (probably my favorite), and Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (amazing view over the crater).
Be aware that Tanzanian prices are scaled for western budgets. What we spent represents unimaginable wealth to locals. I initially struggled with the pricing structure but decided it was worth the money to contribute to preservation of these amazing natural resources.
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Email Liz | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Musa & Charles' impeccable team got us up Kilimanjaro safely & kept us laughing & dancing throughout
Our Kilimanjaro trek was incredible. It is a hard hike and straight up the mountain so beware! Going with Easy Travel made it as smooth as possible though. Both Musa and Charles were great at keeping us going slowly but steadily up the mountain. "Pole, pole" as they say in Tanzania! This was especially important the last night when we were at high altitudes. The team also had so much energy and life which was infectious and really helped us continue even when it got hard. In the final night when we were sumitting, the team was even singing and playing different songs. It was so fun and I don't know how they had the energy to do that even while at 6k meters! We had a little dance party at the top too.
Overall incredible experience! Great team! Food and tent set up was great too! All worked very well
Email John-Paul Coetzee | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly staff and experienced guides from Easy Travel
Before we travelled we had excellent communications with Voice Gerson, the Sales Specialist in the Arusha Office. It partly was her prompt, thorough responses that persuaded us to go with Easy Travel.
Our friendly driver/guide Emillian was very knowledgeable thanks to his years of experience. Emillian tailored our daily drives to suit our requests.
The highlight of our 8 days was spending several hours quietly watching the wildebeest and zebra of the Great Migration as they trotted north, dusty lines from horizon to horizon. We will never forget it!
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Email Debbie G. | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour operator to use in Tanzania is Easy Travel & Tours A++++++
3.Best Safari photography Tour and best driver
We wanted to do a photography safari tour in Tanzania with local companies because of their knowledge with their parks and the best spots to watch and photograph the wildlife. We chose Easy Travel and Tour Ltd from Trip Advisor. The Tour itself was spectacular and exceed our expectation. But Ombeni our guide was our highlight of the trip. He knew so much not only about animal’s behavior to find them, but also this knowledge about photography. He would find us the best angle to photograph and work with us to get the best shots possible. His patience was appreciated and we had the best experience in shooting the wildlife in the best condition that our guide and driver Ombeni made it possible.
I advise anyone who plan to visit Tanzania, to book a safari with Easy Travel and if you can get Ombeni as your guide, you will live one of the best experience in Tanzania.
Email Jenny Watson | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everest is kind thoughtful happy company and boasts a massive volume of knowledge we felt fortunate
Voice at Easy Travel was very helpful and kind
All our accommodation was superb
We felt blessed to have bern directed to Easy Travel and particularly to have been allocated Everest as our guide. He went out of his way every day to spot animals teach us Swahili make us laugh and share his wealth of knowledge. Everest has been a guide for many years and we learnt so much. Thankyou Everest for everything. Love Jen and Steph. See you next year!!!
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Email Pascal B. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip of a lifetime!
Easy Travel does not only make your trip easy, but it makes it memorable. First, their agents communicate really well and are extremely helpful assisting you in creating a custom safari itinerary.
We were extremely excited to start our journey and we were not disappointed. I must say that the success of such a trip depends a lot on the expertise and personality of your guide and driver. Ours, Simon Boimanda was the best we could have hoped for: experienced driver, resourceful, friendly and fun, and, above all, a mine of knowledge.
Simon shared an authentic passion for the Tanzanian wildlife and made it fun asking questions and let us know guess a plausible answer. He masterfully made our trip exciting, authentic, seamless and full of learning.
At night, we stayed in a combination of wilderness Tortillis camps with their friendly and dedicated staff and amazing comfort, and a couple of high-end lodges which allowed to take a short break.
If I was to summarize the highlights of our trip, I would say (in chronological order):
1. Safari trip through the forests of Tanrangire to observe in awe thunders of elephants.
2. Balloon flight over the plains of Serengeti to watch the great migration of wildebeests and zebras
3. Walking safari to the Empakai crater to watch flames of flamingos soaring to the sky
4. Safari in the crater of Ngorongoro to watch a vibrant ecosystem show its best colors
5. A cultural stop at Lake Eyasi to learn about the Datoga metallurgists and hunt with Hatzabe bushmen.
Wow! What a magical experience. Thank you Simon! Thank you Easy Travel! Asante sana Tanzania!
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Email Mary Hunt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely amazing, 12 out of 10
Our trip with Louis was amazing, his expertise meant that we saw most of the animals on our list within 24 hours, which gave us plenty of time to see other things we hadn't dreamed of! We saw lions stalking prey, a lion guarding a kill, and the rarer animals like leopard and rhino. Louis' knowledge of the areas and of the animals meant we often saw animals when other tours were still looking. He never seemed to tire of our questions or of helping us to get in the right spot for awesome photographs. We were often the only people there watching the animals due to his impeccable sense of timing. I've already recommended Louis and Easy Travel to a few friends and will not hesitate to recommend him in the future.
Masuma, the travel agency's contact window, was very friendly and responded quickly to our questions. The guide Aniny was very professional and helped us deal with many difficult problems along the way, and showed us many wild animals in Serengeti & Ngorongoro. This trip will be an unforgettable memory in my life!
2.Friendly, insightful, welcoming
Our guide Louis was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and animals and seemed to take us to the right place at the right time, every time because of his expertise I felt like this was the trip of a life time for us and highly recommend Easy Travel and Louis to anyone wanting to experience the wonder of Tanzania
3.Fantastic family safari with easy travel and louis our safari guide. I would highly recommend a safari with this company
What an amazing experience doing our safari with Louis our driver who went above and beyond making sure we seen the big five and many more. His esperance and friendly manner made the trip even more special as he passed on much knowledge that he has learnt over his years of guiding . I would like to thank louis and easy travel for making the safari such a special memory for me .one that will be remembered for ever .
4.An Amazing Safari
Louis made the trip very special. I came on the safari not knowing what to expect. The experience of being out in the right place at the right just showed the knowledge and experience that Louis had and was willing to share . We accomplished the big 5 , with Louis using his knowledge and experience again to get us to the last animal on the list a leopard . We saw many prides of Lions and cubs , elephants, mongoose,many birds, flowers hippos and the rhino on our first day. Its been a long time since I had so much excitement amazing . This was a family trip and he made sure we were all happy with what he planned . A well recommended guide and driver . Even the hosts at the camp said how lucky we were to see what we had , and they knew of Louis's experience of finding the animals we did.
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Email GST | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
1.Trip of a lifetime!
Easy Travel was a pleasure to work with and our guide/driver Omari was extremely knowledgeable and a lot of fun! We saw an incredible variety of animals and had a wonderful time.
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Email AL H | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome
Going on a Safari was at the top of our list for travel. A friend of our recommended Easy Travel to help us plan our trip. Helen, our agent, took over and helped us plan a wonderful trip. She was so friendly and very easy to understand and made us feel completely comfortable with our decisions.
Also, our friend recommended a guide to ask for. Claus was awesome to spend 7 days with. He was very friendly and accommodating but more than that, he knew exactly where to go and led us to see a lot of exciting animals. Even when the animals were hiding and being quiet, Claus kept trying his hardest to show us the beautiful landscape of Africa.
We would highly recommend Easy Travel!!!
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Email Phil | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgitable 60th Wedding Aniversary Safari With Musa Harrison
If you are looking for a Safari tour then you can stop looking and book this one with Easy Travel. The entire team starting from the booking service and tour coordinator are so professional and easy to work. The trip itself was absolutely fantastic and has everything you could need to feel like you are on an actual expedition. Out driver for the 7 day tour was Musa whom was extremely knowledgeable about everything in the wilderness from flora to fauna. He was the most professional and standup guy you could ask for. If we were to go again on tour we would 100% book with Easy Travel and also request Musa as our guide. He was an expert tracker and found every animal we could think of including the Big 5 if that is your goal. Furthermore the team at the comfort camps have literally provided the best service I have ever had on my travels including some luxury hotels. On top of that the food is amazing and I still can’t believe the Chefs were able to produce such delicious meals in the middle of the wilderness. Oh and you can and will see and hear wildlife while on camp! Sleeping to sounds of lions and hyenas! Seriously if you are still reading just book this.
