Safari and Mountain Hiking
Glorious Tanzania Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Tour Types:
- Budget camping tours that can start every day (clients assist with camp chores)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $1,250 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Erin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Invested and reliable!
Thank you, Glory! I reached out to Glory, from back in London, as per the recommendation of a friend. Glory graciously planned a four day safari for my friend and me. I sent her an idea of what we wanted to do, and she sent back a few detailed itinerary options. We booked everything from London, and then once we arrived everything was taken care of. Glory was very professional and responsive - we constantly communicated via WhatsApp. She was very invested in ensuring that we had a nice time and got the most out of our trip! She also organized everything - from airport transfers, all accommodations, park fees/driver fees/guide fees, even our meals - all for what we believed to be a fair price. I would highly recommend Glory.
Our trip included: airport transfer from Kilimanjaro, night at Charity Hotel in Arusha, day safari in Tarangire, night in Eileen's Trees in Karatu (our favorite accommodation!), day safari in Ngorogoro Crater (our favorite day - this is a MUST!), night in Charity Hotel, day trip to Materuni Village (waterfall hike and coffee tour) then visit to Hot Springs (I forget the name, sorry!), then last night in Charity, and airport transfer back to Kilimanjaro. We had a few extra hours in Arusha before flying out, and she organized a visit to Arusha Coffee Lodge and the Cultural Heritage Center (if you need to shop - go here), all last minute the night before.
Asante sana, Glory!
IE
Email Attila | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Be careful to avoid a trip from a nightmare
Tl Dr: If you dare to book with Glory, confirm your exact itinerary, find out who delivers the services, whether she takes responsibility for anything at all from what she sells to you and then cross your fingers to not end up like me.
I was recommended Glory by the manager of the Shoki Shoki hostel in Zanzibar city as I was looking for a last minute safari. At first she had nothing available but a few days later she contacted me on WhatsApp with an offer to join two other travelers to Mikumi on a three day trip. She sent me a picture with an itinerary, the price and the starting date.
I gladly accepted, paid on her website after checking her reviews here and looked forward to the trip to Mikumi with a visit to a Masai village teh first evening, a full day game drive the second day, a dinner show the second night and a sunrise walk up a hill the third morning with private transfers between Dar and Mikumi and meals included.
My "guide" Joseph met me at the ferry in Stonetown and put me into a car with two other people in Dar waving me goodbye after exchanging only a few sentences on the ferry.
I felt that this was a bit weird but went with it, thinking that the other man in the car is my new guide.
Our driver dropped us at a bus station outside Dar. Ar this point I started asking questions and found out that we had no guide but rather Joseph gave some cash to my fellow traveler who happened to be a very nice local man to help me get to Mikumi and to cover my share of the safari car. The agent told him that another man will pick me up at the bus stop.
This was followed by a 7 hour drive on a local public bus.
Unfortunately there was nobody at the bus stop and Joseph was not answering the calls of my fellow traveler.
At this point I contacted Glory and asked her what is happening with the visit to the Masai village, why didn't I get a private transfer and why don't I have a guide?
She told me that she never saw the itinerary she sent me. She only forwarded that as she simply outsourced me to Joseph. She didn't organize my trip ( only took a cut) and told me that the itinerary I received was never achievable from the price I paid. At this point I was fuming.
She did not want to take responsibility as in her view Joseph was the one that owed me the services.
Eventually she organized to pay for my park entry fee and my packed lunch but I had to pay my second night of accommodation, organize another bus ride back to Dar, sit on a crowded, uncomfortable bus for another 7 hours, get my own transfer from the station outside Dar to the ferry and pay for my meals on the 2nd and third day.
At the end I got a 4hr game drive in a car from around 1980 and spent 2 full days traveling there and back on some horrendous buses, spent the whole time worrying about how will I make my way back, spent an extra $50-100 on top of what I paid up front and got a lower back pain that took me two weeks to get rid of.
And what was Glory's response? It wasn't her responsibility. She trusted the wrong people but that is not her fault.
What about the fact that I paid her, based on an itinerary that she never intended to fulfil? - you may ask. She thought that was not her fault either. "I should have known that this itinerary was not achievable. "
She reassured me that no matter how I feel about this trip God understands that she is a good person and thus all is good. Let's just say that I didn't quite agree.
Would I recommend Glory's glorious travel agency? Not this time. Thanks.
Similarly, I would not pay a penny to Joseph's wonderful agency, Jodari Expeditions either.
Stay away from these people if you can.
SK
Email Roman L. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime safari experience
I did 4 day safari tour through Serengeti and Ngorongoro with Glorious Tours, which I can recommend to anybody who wants value for their money. Cannot forget about Glory, who is one of the nicest person I got to know in Tanzania.
IE
Email Melissa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experince
Can't recommend Glorious Tours enough. It was a wonderful experience from dealing with The company to the incredible safari they took us on. Our guide was highly skilled, fun and patient. We saw more than we could have hoped to with the wildlife. Don't hesitate to book with these guys!!
ES
Email Cristina Nuñez | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
I did a safari with Glorius. Everything was perfect. Safari was one of the best experience in my life and she did it better that I could even imagine.
I was traveling by myself and she made feel at home.
Also, if you want good quality and good prices, go with them.
I would repeat with the Glorious team.
RO
Email Andrei | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Maxi trip
I recomment Glorious TZ Tours because of the top quality services and organization. We had a great trip composed of 3 main activities:
- Safari
- Kilimanjaro
- Zanzibar
Everything was fine we had also a good accommodation and food in Glorious House.
Thanks for everything!