Kwesa Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $165 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Veda Ko | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kwesa is responsive, welcoming and offers fair prices in the market full of competition.
I decided to book my hike with Kwesa Tours after researching different tours, pricing and start dates. In the end I booked a private tour as no other date was suitable and picked the Lemosho Route. Total for 9 days was $2,049 USD with Kwesa. One factor that had me interested in Kwesa was that they also run a (Kilimanjaro) Orphanage on the side, and business from their tours help subsidize costs at the orphanage. It would also be convenient in the even I wanted to volunteer. Another factor was that Kwesa is very responsive via email/chat making the decision to book with them very easy for me.
My Team: At first, I was worried about doing a private tour as a single female. However, by the end of day 1 after getting to know everyone I felt more comfortable and by the end of the trip, I can say with confidence that Justice (guide), and Shaban (cook and guide in training) were amazing and really made my experience memorable. Justice loves nature and has an abundance of knowledge of the biodiversity there in the mountains making the trip a fun learning experience as well as a trip of a lifetime. I also need to recognize that the rest of the team, 5 porters, made this whole trek possible. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without their strength and help with bringing our gear, food, and utilities for the 9-day trip.
The Climb: Although I summitted, a gruelling 7-hour experience, I completed the trip in 6 days. Climbing alone doesn’t come without challenges. I found it isolating and lonely and started feeling very depressed during evenings by day 2. Although physically I felt good and wasn’t experiencing major symptoms from the altitude (until sumitting), I had no desire to eat. To be honest, I started feeling sick whenever I saw food, and I think my calorie intake was less than 800 per day. I don’t doubt that this also impacted my mental well-being.
It was hard for me to remember and retain information, and I lost the desire and motivation to track my trip on video. In my head, my only goal was to summit and get off the mountain as soon as possible. I started to ask my guide about finishing the trek earlier than planned by day 3 as I wanted to be back at the cottages end of day 6. We condensed our daily hikes but day 5 and 6 were very difficult as I only had 3 hours of sleep between those two days—but this was my decision.
Kwesa Tours: Their motto is “come as a friend, leave as family.” Edward, the owner of Kwesa, was generous and gave me an opportunity to meet the kids of the Kilimanjaro Orphanage and to visit some of the private schools in the area where some of their orphans attend. I would deff recommend this tour company, and to spend a few days with the kids at the orphanage. Keep in mind that the kids are quite young, the group I met were 3 years old or so, so it can be quite hectic. But they get excited about meeting new people and just want to play.
Email Scott | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, made me feel like Family
If you are going to Tanzania, you MUST book with KWESA.
My experience in Africa would not have been the same without the KWESA staff.
They helped me book all my tours, gave me great deals, and the best part, they made me feel like family.
They would take me downtown to local Coffee houses, to Local Tanzanian BBQ, and would show me around their city.
Next time I go back to Tanzania, I will Call them ahead of time, just to make sure I can visit them again.
Thank you KWESA staff / friends
Well worth the price
I would recommend anyone to book a safari through this company. They were friendly and provided our group a wonderful day trip in a cool vehicle.
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Email joao | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best company
This company organized our trip to Safari and Kilimanjaro. Since the initial contact they were extremely professional! the safari was amazing, with great accomodations, great itinerary and with a very good guide / driver. For Kilimanjaro the person in charge is a guide who has made the summit 900 times !! Very safe, with excellent acclimatization strategy! They really do care to take you to Kilimanjaro and bring you back. I recommend 100% Kwesa tours!
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Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
2-days Safari adventure
The team of Kwesa Tours helped us planning a 2-days Safari programme in which we could see as much as possible (animals, nature).
We decided to go to Tarangire National Parc (Day 1) and Ngorongoro National Parc (Day 2).
The guide, Simon, was great. He tried the best to drive as close as possible, responded to our wishes and told us many things about each species – he is very experienced. We got a lunch box and freshly cooked dinner at the camp site.
It was a great 2-days Safari adventure which we really enjoyed.
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Lisa
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania
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Email Mats | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing journey
We had an amazing time, and we would recommend Kwesa Tours to anyone going to Tanzania
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Mats
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania
SE
Email Celine & Andreas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and well organized!
I both went to a 5-day safari and a 2-day trip to Kilimanjaro, Marangu waterfalls and Chagga caves with Kwesa Tours. The service was absolutely excellent from all of the staff that I met during my trip. Especially from Teacher and Yassin, who helped me arrange everything. During the 2-day trip we also stayed at a hotel close to Kilimanjaro, which was of very good quality. I was surprised by how well organized everything was. I had Teacher as a mountain guide, which I really recommend. He was professional and knows how to create a good atmosphere in the group, besides having a great knowledge about every detail of the Mandala Hut. I think about climbing all way up next time and will definitely choose Teacher as a guide.
Before the safari-trip I mostly had contact with Yassin and everything went very smoothly. His sense of service and knowledge about the trips made them easy to plan. When my boyfriends' flight was delayed, Yassin managed to re-arrange the taxi and everything so that we did not miss anything of the safari. Since his bags came even more late, Yassin arranged so that we could get the bags back. He did all of this re-arranging with a smile. We noticed how much time and effort Yassin put in making our experience the best. So even before the safari started we were extremely happy with the excellent service. The safari was amazing and so was the guide and cook. The guide helped us see The big five (!) and respected all of our wishes.
Overall, me and my boyfriend would absolutely recommend Kwesa Tours. I could not be happier for these amazing experiences, which were made possible thanks to the professional staff. Thank you!
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Celine
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania
Email Nicky Damsoni | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
"A lifetime experience with Kwesa tours"
I cannot express how grateful I am to Kwesa Tours for organising my first solo adventure, and definitely the best trip of my life! It took me a while to choose the right program to join, because I did not know anything about Tanzanian National parks (million thanks to Yassin for answering all my silly questions with enviable patience!). I ended up choosing a 5-day safari, including 3 days in Serengeti. I was so afraid of going to another country on my own, but this fear went away as soon as I saw a smiling guy waving a sing board with my name on it at the airport exit gate. I met other members of my safari group the next morning and they were from all over the world: an old couple in theirs 70s from USA, who just climbed Kilimanjaro few days before (what excuse do you have now?), a beautiful young girl from Canada and a funny guy from Brazil. At 7:30 am our unforgettable adventure started.
I’ve been always fascinated by wild animals and untouched nature, but spent my whole life living in a buzzing city London where people are always running somewhere. In Tanzania the time stops. I spent the whole hour watching a hyena crawl towards a dead zebra, cautiously looking around for a potential danger of other hungry predators. Mesmerizing! I cannot even name all animals we saw on our trip… lions, buffalos, infinite number of antelopes, elephants, giraffes, wild foxes, ostriches, caracals, leopards, zebras, hyenas, hyraxes and many many more! All lodges and hotels we stayed at were amazing! Tanzanian hospitality was above and beyond my expectations! Everyone was willing to make our stay perfect. And they definitely succeed! Sitting on the terrace and drinking cold Kilimanjaro beer while watching the sun goes down changing the colors of savanna - that is something I will never forget!
But the highlight of the trip was our guide Jonson, who seems to know literally everything about every plant growing on Tanzanian land let alone with all animal breeds we met on our way. Do you know that there are more than 16 different species of antelopes live in Tanzania? Eland, Dik-DIk, Hartebeest, Topi, Tompson, Oribi… And now with a help of Omary, I can even distinguish them!
So once again, thank you Kwesa Tours for the best wildlife experience, new friends from different parts of the world and an excellent customer service. Next time I visit Tanzania, I will definitely contact your amazing team again!
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Nicky
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania
Email Goodluck | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great wonders of the World Company
Wonderful experience ,experience staff with lovely smile always. I will recommend Friends to use it for Mountain, safari and cultural tour.
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Goodluck
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania
AT
Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It is a very nice and good organized tour group, with good offers and a fast communication.
We booked all our tours in tanzania with Kwesa Tours. The booking was very fast and aso the payment was easy and quick. Our safari was perfect, they respect all our wishes and create the trip for us individually. We also booked day trips with this tour company and everything was nice and good organized.
Reply from Kwesa Tours
Posted on Sep 3, 2018Dear Julie
Please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing Kwesa Tours during your trip. We are very thankful for your constructive appreciation of our team, facilities, service and everything else you have enjoyed during your trip.
Again, thank you so much for booking with us and we hope to see you again in Tanzania