3 Wonders Expedition
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & BRELA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $2,800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Jeff | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent wildlife viewing and reliable servicee.
My son and I took an 8-day, 7-night safari. Our driver/guide Kindu was very knowledgeable about the wildlife, including the birds. He also dealt with a couple of minor vehicular problems efficiently, so that our trip was not delayed or impacted. Excellent accomodations and meals, and reasonably priced. Phabian in the Arusha office provided friendly service, and was very accommodating in customizing the safari we wanted. Highly recommended.
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Email Mariana and Andrii | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome safari, very attentive guides(drives) and tasty food. Best experience in Tanzania!
This safari was a highlight of our trip to Tanzania and surpassed our expectations.
Organization was top-notch, with a pick-up from our friends' place outside of Arusha and drop off at the same location included in the package and performed without any questions or problems.
Meals were large and plentiful and cook was very friendly.
Guide went out of his way to find all the animals and not just circled around listening to radio. Thanks to his competence we've seen all the animals very close within two days (with exception of rhino, that we had to witness from afar in Ngorongoro on the third day). The guide had the knowledge of all the animals and lots of plants and was ready to share it with the group.
We had lots of fun and experience of the lifetime.
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Email Denes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended
The communication with the organizer went smoothly and without any problems. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel in Arusha, precisely on time. Our driver, Mr. Ramadan has over 9 years of experience, he drove safely and took care of everything, so we could enjoy our safari to the best. He speaks English very well, and he has an extensive knowledge about the sites and the animals we saw. We also managed to see the big five! The overall quality of the trip exceeded our expectations.
Our cook, David prepared **amazing** food every day, taking our special requests into consideration - just let them know in advance. The food was one of the highlights of the whole trip, David is very talented.
I literally cannot say anything we didn't like. Also, their prices are very good. Stop thinking, and book the safari with them now. You'll get everything you need, with an unforgettable experience.
Don't forget to tip generously at the end, these guys very much deserve it, really.
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Email Omer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Horrible safari
The safari was ok but the service was really bad!
For one day we did not have breakfast after we woke up at 6 a.m.- and it was written in the schedual that we suppose to have a full breakfast!
We went for the safari with a broken car and we had 3 flat tire!
So we spent half of the day just trying to fix it! And the guide was so relaxing and "hakuna matata", he did not apologise for us and he worked very slowly.
So in the end we fixed one of the flat tires!
It was really bad experience. When I came back from the safari so the manager asked "how was the safari" and I said "that it was not good and I want to talk with you" he just said ok and than he just gone and I could not talk with him!
Hope for you to take other company!
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Email Clément | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Horrible experience
I have already visited a lot of country all around the world but this safari was probably the most horrible experience of my life : bad quality of service, horrible driver.
One night, the car with our tents and mattress never arrived at the camp: we stayed at the camp in the middle of nowhere with no food and no place to rest. The ranger of the camp (who was trying to do his best) suggested me to sleep in a place with the garbages. I couldn’t believe it!
And, of course, after making a complaint, I never got back a compensation. Horrible!
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Email Carey | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Shady Company - AVOID!
If you are looking for a reputable tour operator AVOID 3 Wonders. Omari and the management team created a bad experience from day 1 that left everybody unhappy:
* Communication from management was poor to non-existent
* They changed everybody’s itinerary around without asking or even telling - mashing 4 separate plans into one to pinch pennies
* They tried to squeeze 10 people in an 8 person car after promising a 6 person tour - we had to argue for 30 mins for a second car and still ended up with 9 people in one after the first day
* We lost 2+ hours first day because they were late - didn’t get into Ngorongoro until almost 1pm after being asked to wake up at 6:45am from a camp site 2 hours away
* Vehicle was old (over 500,000km) with a broken heat and gas gauge, we had to travel 40km/hr on the way back from serengeti which took 10+ hours, getting passed by every other car
* We were held up for 90 minutes at Serengeti because they hadn't paid the fee
* We only got 1 hour game driving the last day in Serengeti because they wanted to save a second day park fee (even though we all paid)
Omari, Fabian, Ali and the 3 wonders management team are shady people and this company cannot be trusted. Once they get your money they don't care about customer experience in any sense.
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Email Ali | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worst safari company. RUN AWAY!
We had a terrible experience with 3 Wonders. It was not communication at all, they did what they wanted after they got the money, changing all the schedule. They mixed 4 different safaris in one group, so it was absolutely a mess. They even tried to squeeze 9 people (it was max. 6 people) plus the driver and the cook in one car. As far as we said we were not going into the car and after a long discussion, two person went in another car, finally we were 9 persons and only 8 seat belts. It was not enough room for luggage, so some luggage was inside the car what it wasn't very comfortable.
The car was very old, more than 500.000 kms and very bad tires without tread, we were not safe on that car. You can see the pictures. The driver had to deal with the engine several times because it was failing, the way back from Serengeti took more than 8 hs. because he had to drive maximum 40 km/hr, we were passed for all cars!
I never got the sunrise game drive at Serengeti and they tried to change my accommodation the last night at a Lodge for a camping, again a long discussion with a very rude and disrespectful driver Kindu.
Everyday we were asked to have breakfast at 6:30 am and never started the game drive before 9:00 am.
Don't trust this company, you are only a way to make cash, they don't care for anything but money.
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Email Daniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexible operator - adapting to my requests as a solo traveller.
I liked that the tour operator Ally(Ali?) showed me the camping gear in their office and was able to adapt the solo safari to my requests.
I really recommend that you ask for the driver "Abduhl" (Full name: Abdilah Hamad Kisio). You will hardly find a more trustworthy and nice driver, and his English is very good as well.
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Email Raimund | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I recommend this company
We expected more communications and info with the driver/ Guide. Many times we had to ask.. from himself did not come much. That is all the Negativety
The organization was good, we were surprised that we slept the first night in a lodge, expected 3 nights in a tent. The cook gave his best, cooked always more then we needed, made veg. and not veg. Menues. He took his time, but surprised us everytime positively. He made us even Pizza and Pop corn..A very nice man.
The guide took well care of us, the first thing he did was taking care of our tents, that we are comfortable and safe..The car was old, but it worked, good tires and overall a good experience. At the Ngorongo park he ordered us to be at 5.30 at the table for breakfast and at 6 am ro be in the car.Thanks to that we saw a wonderful sunrise at the crater...All other companies came to late for that..The guide was not lazy or to comfortable for anything, even asked if we need drinks once he had to leave the camping to get a matresss for the cook..Besides the price was good.We were 4 in a car and had so plenty space.
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Email Susanna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Poor planning and communication
I spent three days doing a joint safari with this company and I'm very disappointed in their poor planning and bad communication. On my first day I ended up alone, pleasant surprise. I was however told that I would stay with the same car and driver all the three days. On my second day I was told we would meet some other people at a junction at 9-9.30. Then I was told they were a bit delayed. Then I was told that we would also swap cars and guide. When we arrived at the junction we found another group in a safari car and we swapped. I asked the other group what happened. They told me there was a problem with the car shaking. I asked the driver and he said "no, not a big problem". I was told the people who would join me were a bit late but they would join me in 30 min. I waited 1,5 hours at the junction. And when they told me 30 min the people still hadn't landed at Arusha airport which was more than an hour away. I was told they were delayed. The company lied.
I eventually reached the park in my shaking car at 12 o'clock. The park was less than an hour away from my accomodation. The shaking was not a small problem, it was a big problem. At the end of the day I had pain in my back.
On my third day new people arrived..this time they arrived on time. When we finished the safari I asked to be dropped off at my previous hostel since I had arranged a transfer to the airport a few hours later. In the same a car from the safari were a couple who were on a tight deadline to reach their flight on time. The safari company communicates with my hostel and asked them to send the taxi to meet us, so that we could go straight to the airport. I was never consulted. Due to the time pressure of the other people I felt obliged to jump into the car. I arrived at the airport four hours before my departure time and my plans to shower, charge my phone and relax at the hostel vanished. And the safari company 3wonders who charged the couple for the airport transfer conveniantely used my taxi to ship them of to the airport.
I was promised a nice accommodation but I got a very basic one. No hot water unless you told the staff to turn on a switch. No internet.
The guides/drivers did their best to compensate for their managers lack of planning and communication, but unfortunately it wasn't good enough.