Fig Tree Tours and Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- TANAPA & BRELA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $195 to $850 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
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Email Nikita | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
ngorongoro, tarangire
everything is super! met at the airport, placed in a hotel and taken to a 2-day safari. I made a prepayment through the fig tree tours website, there were no problems! we really liked the cooperation with this company, I recommend it to everyone!
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Email Andrii | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good organised, tasty food
Our guide Frank was very professional and helped us every time!
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Email Simon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari - budget friendly
My girlfriend & I did a 3 night/4 day tour of Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorogoro crater.
It was the perfect amount of time to cover a range of habitats and see all the wildlife on show.
Fig tree were the most competitively priced safari we found, we expected there to be trade off in quality here.. but there wasn't. We stayed in the same campsites & followed the same routes as most of the premium priced operators. The food was good, and our guide excellent & knowledgeable. Most importantly we got up close with all the wildlife.
I found John very helpful in the entire booking process. He accommodated our request to upgrade to a lodge for one night (which I would recommend as its an amazing experience) and generally the safari far exceeded our expectations.
I was slightly apprehensive paying a sizeable deposit in advance, however this is standard requirement for most safaris and its definitely worth it for having the peace of mind knowing its booked in advance.
One small criticism is that the details of the itinerary moved slightly over time, this did not make much difference in the greater scheme of things… but if you are they type that gets hung up on this keep an open mind to minor changes.
I would have no problem recommending John & Fig Tree tours, and would use them again next time I safari in Tanzania!
PL
Email Artur | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything as promised. Enjoy Fig Tree Tours
Everything was as promised except of pickup time on first day. Although we were picked up after 7 we left for Safari after 10:30 am because car was waiting for people booked in different companies. In the car each one of us had safari sold by different company but it was not a problem at all.
Safari was better the expected. We have seen thousands of animals and all kinds that were possible to be seen in Serengeti/Tarangire/Ngorongoro. Tents were very basic but that's what was in the offer :)
Food was good. Car was little bit used but still ok. Driver was great and very helpful.
For sure I can recommend this company :)
Email Ingrid | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
What a way to start your year!
Chose Fig Tree based on the type of safari we wanted to do, the reviews and, of course, the budget friendly price... so happy we found them! We did the 7 night safari with our 2 boys, ages 14 and 13. Pick up was on time at Kilimanjaro Airport and we were driven to our first night's stay at Vijiji Centre in Arusha. Spent a happy afternoon at this lovely place and got all the info for the next few days from John. He was very accommodating and went out of his way to find budget-friendly options when we asked for something more lodge-like to stay at before the tour, seeing that we would have a whole afternoon free beforehand. The park visits were changed around due to others joining our tour for shorter tour options. This didn't change where we went and actually seems to have worked out better. We first had a Romanian couple and then 2 young Austrian guys join...had such a nice time chatting to and sharing the tour with them all. Frank, our guide, is definitely the stronghold of this tour. He is so knowledgeable, a skilled driver, great with people, speaks good English and is really well-liked among his peers. Masewa (spelling?), our chef, produced beautiful meals, enough to satisfy all our different tastes, as if from nowhere! His facilities were so limited and yet we never went hungry or dissatisfied. We felt very lucky to have had these 2 on our tour. The tour included Serengeti (2 days), Ngorogoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara. All the parks are amazing in their own way. As far as accommodations go do keep in mind that this is very much still Africa... but saying that, we loved every minute of our 'budget' Safari! Really glad we opted for the slightly longer tour as we got to see and experience so much more. We happily recommend Fig Tree tours! I do have to add though, unfortunately, that we missed our flight to Dar Es Salaam due to John being involved in a car accident on his way to fetching us. This did leave us in a bit of panic, since his phone had no battery and he could not let us know what had happened. The very helpful manager at our accommodation, Mzunguu Lodge, sourced a taxi for us and even though we managed to arrive with an hour to spare, the plane was overbooked! Thankfully there was another flight a few hours later, no connecting flight to panic about (we were staying in Dar for a couple more days) and a lovely restaurant under the trees to wait at but it did taint the experience a bit. He did apologize profusely and also insisted he'd pay for the taxi (we had since gotten back in email communication...we had local simcards to make our lives easier) Such a pity that this had happened but overall we couldn't fault our experience and as such still happy to give 5 stars.
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Email Marta Petkova | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good budget safari
The safari is exactly what you have paid for. Well organized, you see a lot of animals. The guide was fantastic
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Email Valeriya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable experience
The safari experience was just excellent, even better than I had expected! Everything went smoothly, and our guide Jonas made the journey to a real adventure. I really wish everyone to do a safari trip at least once in a lifetime and necessarily with Fig Tree Tours. Thank you very much!
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Email Alex | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great time with my wife
We are pleased with the time we spent on the safari in February 2021 with this company. We saw very closely all the animals of Africa, shot an excellent video and took many photos.
The staff was polite, friendly, we were greeted with a sign and then at the end we were taken to Arusha airport.
The food was top notch and the experience of staying in tents was unforgettable. Recommended for a safari!
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Email Besnier Come | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
WONDERFULL
The safari was amazing !
The guide Uncle Pat' was very very friendly and have a lot of knowledge and respect for animal.
The trip was very cheap for a service equivalent to others company !
I recommand !
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Email Andrea Naselli | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thieves, they stole our money
Incredibile, but true story
We booked a safari in Tanzania with John (Fig Tree) on January 2021 to July 2021 and paid more Than 1.000 euro in advance.
We asked whether the Safari was fully refundable or not (because of risk related with covid19). Of couse John answered us yes.
Now (AFTER TWO YEARS) we are still waiting our money.
We sent thousand of message, but we are still waiting.
An endless story. The Air company (Oman Air) refund us our flight tickets (even though after 1 year), but we are still waiting Fig Tree.
I think that we’ll never receive our money back, but i DON’T SUGGEST FIG TREE AND DON’T SUGGEST TO GIVE THEM MONEY IN ADVANCE