Angose Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Tour Types:
- Budget & mid-range tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $160 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Peter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amezing performance
All are good and nice service I fill very good....
US
Email Jodi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING TRIP
We had an amazing trip to Tanzania planned by Ibrahim.. Every detail was taken care of and made for a perfect holiday. Can’t recommend them enough!
CA
Email Colin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent, professional
Safari Trip Review: Angose Travel Limited
We had an excellent experience with Angose Travel Limited (Angose) and highly recommend that other people book through this company. Overall, they were very clear about exactly what we should expect and they delivered exactly what they said they would. The staff were very friendly, helpful and clear.
Here is a resume of our experience with Angose:
Upon arriving in Arusha (in March –the low season), we spent an entire day shopping around for the best/cheapest safari tour to Serengeti or Ngoro Ngoro or both. We are traveling on a budget so the price was the most important factor and we wanted to do a three or four day trip.
Price: We reserved a safari with Angose for $150 USD/day for four days (this was the cheapest price we could find in Arusha). We visited about 10 companies and this was the best deal. Other companies were offering $150/day but not visiting both Ngoro Ngoro and Serengeti and we wanted to visit both.
Signing Contract at Angose Office: The Angose Office is located in central Arusha close to the clock tower on India street. Note that if you search for the building on google maps, you may not find it. IF you google maps search for Angose Travel Office you will also not find it (as of April 2019). We were hesitant to go to the office since they were not located on google maps. However, we found our way to the address on India Street, next to the YMCA Hostel (KKKT Building). It is easy to find. Arusha is small.
Staff: We met with a very helpful and professional young woman called April. She informed us very politely (and in very good English) about the different prices and availabilities. She was very kind, and not pushy about selling her safari over others. When we did the safari, we had an excellent guide called Jonas who was also very kind and informative. We also had a cook who was extremely kind.
Contract: We signed a contract at the Angose Travel Office stipulating clearly when we would leave, when we would return and where we would stay each night, what would be included, etc. It was nice to have that as a back-up. We got a copy of the contract.
Safari: We were picked up at exactly the time they had promised and brought back when we said we would be brought back. We had excellent food and an excellent trip visiting the animals and beautiful parks. Everything that was supposed to happen, happened.
Unpredictable: The one thing we couldn’t predict was the people who would be on the trip with us. We got paired with a schizophrenic loud American man who was extremely unpredictable and rude. It was very unfortunate that we got “stuck” with this unpleasant person within our jeep. We soon realized the most dangerous animal was not outside the jeep, but actually the one inside our jeep. We did our best to try and be decent and polite and manage his erratic behavior. Our guide and chef who were also in the jeep also quickly realized what we were stuck with and they also managed the situation very well. Jonas, the guide, tried to de-escalate conflict and encourage the American man to control his behavior and outbursts. The chef also kindly accommodated us by allowing us to eat at a different table or in the chef’s kitchen so that we didn’t have to eat at the same table. I was very impressed with how our chef and guide managed the very unfortunate situation. I want to reiterate that this was not Angose Travel's fault - it was just our misfortune and that I was impressed with how the Angose Travel staff managed the situation.
Return: Upon return, April (From Angose travel) came to meet us to make sure everything was ok. She also kindly arranged our accommodation that night and our bus tickets to Dar Es Salaam. April went out of her way to wake up early, serve us some fruits upon our return, etc. These extra small acts of kindness went a long way. The food was also excellent and of course the animals and scenery were amazing and what the trip is all about. We appreciated that the guide always consulted us and stopped for photos as we wished. Jonas was really kind and informative.
Overall: I would highly recommend Angose Travel because they were professional, signed a clear contract, delivered exactly what they said they would, and the staff were kind and nice people. Thank you Angose Travel and April for all your efforts!
There were a few small downsides that I will mention:
1 - I would note that we were delayed at the entrance of one of the parks (but only about an hour so it wasn’t a big deal) to enter one of the parks because apparently they didn’t have enough money to pay the fees and had to call to transfer the money.
2 – We were told we would be joining a group of Dutch but in the end got the Schizophrenic American. I am not sure why the group changed at the last minute.
Email Sabrina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amaizing three days safari
we did a three days safari with Angles and the outcome was excellent. Our safari jeep was in good condition with an open roof that made easy for us to see animals well. Our driver guide was the best and gave the explaination needed. Our tents were in good shape and we only shared it with my boyfriend which made us more comfortable. I would recommend this tour company to anyone.
BE
Email Emmelie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari with Angose was the best!
We booked our 5 day safari 1 day in advance. Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire. The sevice before and afterwards was excellent.
Those days were wonderful! Cosmas, our (excellent and passionate!) driver and guide was always there for us. During our safari we stayed at excellent accommodations with great food and staff.
Cosmas made sure we had a wonderful 5 days and nothing was too much. He always told us "Never give up!" That is why we saw the big 5 and much more!
Big thank you to this great company and we would really recommend to book your safari with them!
Email Alicia | Experience level: first safari
excellent 4 days safari
We (I and my three friends) arrived in Arusha without booking any tour with any agency since we wanted to get different options from different tour operators. After a long such of different tour agency we ended up at Angose travel limited . Mariam the manager was very kind and professional. She gave us different options of itenaries of which all of them were exciting. she made sure we got all the information right. We booked for a four days safari which went to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
Our driver cosmas was very experienced and knew very good command of English which made it easier for us to understand his expalination when sporting an animal. He had very good sight of spoting animals and he knew so much about all the animals in the parks. I can say he Is over professional.
The cook Esmail was extra ordinary. All the meals prepared was fresh and testy. The vegan option was aminzing since one of us was vegan. He always made sure that we eat on time. I would surely rember his cooking.
I would recommend this company to anyone that is looking for excellent experience in Africa and a good taste of food while in the adventure.
we will surely recommend more people to Angose Travel limited.
FR
Email Marianne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic trip with Angose Travel!! Excellent service!!!
It was my first trip to Africa, and I had to think carefully before I chose the company to travel with, and thank God I made the best choice ever! I heard about Angose Travel from a friend's friend,so the company already had credit of trust. Throughout the whole period of my preparation process, the managers were absolutely friendly and patient, giving advice and detailed information on various safari options and other things to see in tanzania and quickly answering my questions on what to bring, how to prepare and all those small things you have to know before you travel to a new country which is very far and exotic)
Upon arrival they met me us (I was travelling with a friend) at the airport, made us feel welcome in every possible way and gave detailed instructions on our upcoming activities.
The safari itself was FANTASTIC!!! I truly loved every moment of it!! It's like being in a TV, in some BBC program, with thousands of zebras and buffaloes and monkeys and other animals around!.. Ngorongoro was my favourite place!! My friend fell in love with Serengeti :)) We also did Arusha park (which is smaller compared to the first two) and Manyara lake.. You have to do it to believe how amazing it is!! Ask for our driver/ guide called Halifa, he was professional, exceptionally knowledgeable about everything, and he is such a good driver. We were in the wild and still we had everything we needed to feel safe and taken care of - cold water, tasty meals... And we didn't expect the lodges (kind of hotels) where we stayed at night during the safari to be so awesome!
I am very thankful to Angose Travel for organising such a beautiful trip for us, I know how important it is to be able to foresee all those little things that matter!
Email John | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommended safari company !!
We had an absolutely perfect time with Angose Travel visiting Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, and Tarangire. I highly recommend booking with this Tanzanian-owned company. I will be booking with them again for my parents after our 5-star experience!
The 5 of us had limited time for our safari (4 days, 3 nights - I would suggest going for far longer!). Even with our budget and time constraints, our contact person, worked endlessly to come up with the perfect safari for us. He was prompt, pleasant, and willing to change any detail of the itinerary.
We were provided with excellent hotel accommodations in Arusha the night before our safari where we were picked up to begin the journey.
Our guide, Cosmas, was really nice what made the safari so great. He knew we were crunched on time, so he made sure we traveled from park to park efficiently and showed us all the highlights that he could in each region - scenic lookouts, leopard hideouts, migration zones. We even saw the big 5 in the first 24 hours (due to some luck and a lot of Cosmas's skill)!! He joined us for dinner some nights at our request to share drinks and stories and answer our questions.
Ismael, the chief, was also wonderful! While we were on our game drives, he would have the tents set up and everything ready to go for us to enjoy our evening. Lunch was usually a pre-prepared boxed lunch for convenience. Dinner started with a DELICIOUS soup and then a main dish and dessert. The food was absolutely amazing - especially considering he cooked them on one gas ring by the light of a headlamp, from scratch!
The safari vehicle, a 4 Wheel Land Cruiser-Open Roof, was very well kept, clean, and reliable. There is a small refrigerator in the back that we used for our drinks plus plenty of outlets (bring your converter if you're from the states) so that we could charge our phones and cameras as we went. All 5 of us (7 including the staff) had a window seat, plus the top pops up so we spent every day hanging out the top taking in gorgeous Tanzania!
We did a budget safari, so we stayed in tents at each public campsite. The tents are clean and water-tight. Cosmas provided explicit directions about how to not be eaten/attacked by wild animals at night (not joking!) and always slept within shouting distance if we were to need anything. The tented camp experience was amazing and very authentic - especially when the cape buffalo were grazing near the flaps or the hyenas were laughing nearby!
3 of us were traveling to Zanzibar so we were dropped directly at the Arusha airport, and the other 2 were taken back to Arusha where they were staying. They made it incredibly easy to get us where we wanted to go!
Asante sana, Angose Travel!!