Colours Africa Tours and Safaris Team
Colours Africa Tours and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TANAPA, BRELA & TTP
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $360 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Cassie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible!
This is by far the best agency we have ever gone through for any tour we have done in the past! Right from the beginning, Hamisi was so kind and accommodating. We were unable to make one of our flights the day before arriving and he went above and beyond to change plans and make sure we still were able to do the tours we were asking for. The waterfall and coffee tour was incredible with our guides, Andrew and Hamisi. We were able to spend some time at beautiful hot springs, a waterfall and ate a home cooked meal and coffee at a local home. The safari at Ngorongoro crater was a great experience as well! We were able to see so many animals and the landscape was stunning! Choosing Colours Africa Tours and Safaris was an amazing experience and I highly recommend booking through them for any tour you are wishing to do!
BR
Email Luis Conti | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
exellent
I've gotta say, Tanzania is seriously set up for tourists, especially around the Serengeti and Ngorongoro areas. I chatted with a bunch of companies and heard from lots of folks who've done safaris with a variety of groups. It seems like as long as you pick a company that's legit and has decent reviews, you're pretty much guaranteed a great safari experience with most of them.
What sets Colours apart, however, is their ability to offer safaris that are not only budget-friendly but also venture into less frequented destinations, like Gombe National Park—an absolutely stellar recommendation and a definite highlight of our East African adventure. The team's flexibility with scheduling and their insightful suggestions greatly enhanced our experience. For instance, when we considered additional days at Lake Manyara National Park, they advised us to explore the southern Serengeti instead. This turned out to be excellent advice, allowing us to witness the spectacular great wildebeest migration—a truly unforgettable spectacle.
In a nutshell, not only is this company super competent and trustworthy, but they were also incredibly helpful in planning our trip. This was a godsend for us first-timers in Tanzania. Totally recommend them.
CR
Email Sarita Poltronieri | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Stop looking! this is your Tour ans Safari company
In summary, everything was excellent. We initiated contact via email and later transitioned to personalized attention via WhatsApp, where Nasra kindly addressed all our questions before and during our journey, providing a five-star service.
During our safari, we were taken care of by Ben (IG: @wildben_tanzania), who went above and beyond to make our tour unforgettable. He took the time to accommodate all our requests, such as taking photos, stretching when necessary, handling purchases (souvenirs, sim cards, jewelry, among others). Additionally, he exhibited excellent time management, allowing us to enjoy the safari and have meals at appropriate hours. His undeniable skill in locating animals made my dream of seeing them all come true. Furthermore, he willingly shared language and cultural insights for each place we visited. We are forever grateful for the care received from our friend Ben.
Speaking of food, we were accompanied by Chef Zule (Don Zule), who prepared everything fresh and delicious. Undoubtedly, it was the best I have ever tasted, with an incredible diversity of flavors, only surpassed by his beautiful personality.
Finally, during our Kilimanjaro tour, Michael attended to us with the same kindness as all the mentioned individuals. He ensured we completed the hike to our goal while engaging in pleasant conversation along the way.
Certainly, using this company was the first step in making this journey a unique experience. Stop looking, this is your company.
CA
Email Marco | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
From our very first exchanges until the end of the safari, impeccable!
Communications with Godlisten were simple, clear and easy. He answered all our questions well.
Despite the delay of our flight and our arrival after midnight, the transport from the airport to our hotel was well organized, a person was waiting for us with a poster on which was our name.
The next morning, Godlisten came to meet us at our hotel to explain the operation and planning of the safari. He answered all our questions well. He is a good person who listens to the needs of his customers.
Bulldozer (nickname of our guide) (yenye misukosuko) picked us up from our hotel. He knows the animals and the flora well, he gave us a lot of interesting and complete explanations. He is caring, he was open to our needs and what we wanted to do and see. His driving was excellent as the roads are very rough especially in the Serengeti. He took good care of us during the 6 days we spent with him.
We had a great time with Bulldozer, lots of laughs, great discussions. He also told us about how life is in Tanzania. We felt like we were sharing these moments with a friend. We had a great bond. His presence was a great addition to our experience.
The planning was respected to the letter, the accommodations were those chosen. On our return to Arusha, Godlisten came to meet us at the hotel and we were able to review our experience. He is very professional and friendly.
We loved the following parks: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngonrogoro Crater. The landscapes are magnificent and very different. Animals are present in large numbers and often very close to the vehicle.
Colors of Africa is trustworthy and I highly recommend doing business with them.
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CA
Email Valery P | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect score for our 2nd safari
Guide
Our Bulldozer Guide was more than great and it was thanks to his experience and skills that we were able to see some animals that we had not seen on our first safari. He is attentive to his customers, often asks if everything is going well in addition to being pleasant company. He speaks good English (in addition to 5 other local languages) which makes contact easy throughout the safari. At our request, Bulldozer gave us lots of information about the animals we were seeing and that made the safari even more wonderful and informative. It has an impressive amount of information about all the animals we saw including birds.
In addition he is an outstanding driver and this is quite important in the roads going to the Serengeti which are very very bumpy (misukosuko!!) My next safari will certainly be with him, I can only warmly recommend this wonderful man. Asante Sana Bro :)
Tour operator
Planning the safari with Godlisten was very easy and enjoyable. He was a great help in personalizing our experience. What I appreciated the most was his transparency, his patience in answering all my questions and his kindness before, during and even after the safari. One thing that I greatly appreciated is the respect of everything that was agreed in the submission (proposal) both in terms of accommodation and certain details requested. There were no nasty surprises. I highly recommend Colors Africa because they know how to listen to their customers in order to make their experience as perfect as possible.
Thanks to the whole team!
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Email Scott | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
This was our first time going to Africa, or on safari, and there were so many companies to choose from. We ended up choosing Colours Africa because we felt they were best responding to our questions. This turned out to be a great decision as honestly I can't fault them at all!
The safari was an amazing experience and all of the staff from Colours Africa were great. Obviously it's all about seeing the animals and our driver Benjamin was just incredible. His eyesight was something else, often seeing things while driving that we would then struggle to find with binoculars!
Our chef Suleiman was super friendly and we had hot meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day which were all really tasty.
One of our group was ill and we missed the first day. The owners came down to our hotel themselves to check how he was doing and arranged for us to catch up the next day.
Hopefully I have the chance to visit Tanzania again some day and I wouldn't think twice about booking with Colours Africa again.
Email Kostas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent in communication, customer service and overall satisfaction.
As a small group of three, we had been planning on going on a safari for about six months. We hadn’t done anything similar in the past and we were nervous about how to go about planning the excursion as well as the smaller day-to-day details. We did not want a deluxe safari so we aimed for a medium to low budget one instead. We went for the four-day option.
We contacted three separate companies (all registered with SafariBookings) and Colours Africa were the first ones to respond, almost immediately. They provided us with an itinerary illustrating the main locations and a daily breakdown of the whole trip. After discussing it as a group, we had tens of questions; from accommodation for the night before the safari, transportation, types of food available on the excursion, length of journey to the key areas, clothing, the camping sites and the lodges, the number of people the vehicles could fit and everything else in-between. Our main contact was Hamis, who replied promptly to all our questions even on weekends and sometimes very late at night.
On the actual safari, our driver and guide was Benjamin and our chef was Suleiman. The first had this amazing ability to spot animals hiding from (literally) a mile away while we were trying to spot them with binoculars. He knew the best places to view the animals and always listened to our requests, be it to stay at a spot longer to take photos or to explain certain animal behaviours.
I had the misfortune of being unwell for the first couple of days of the safari, having had an upset stomach from the flight to Tanzania. Suleiman (Sully) was aware and always took the time to cook a different meal for me so as not to upset my stomach any further. There were times when I could not resist his delicious cooking and tried a little of everything on the table. We were spoiled for choice. There was always a meat and a vegetarian dish, a carbohydrate as a side, salad and dessert both for lunch and for dinner. Breakfast was equally as appetizing and always included pancakes (crepes) which turned out to be the group’s go-to. Besides that, there was bread, coffee, tea, milk and juice.
Hamis visited us at the hotel the day before the safari to greet us and brief us on the details. He also came and visited me with Gotlisten, his business partner, to see how I was feeling after missing the first day of the safari due to my illness. The latter came to see us as a group upon our return to make sure we were satisfied and address any concerns or issues we may have had.
The overall experience (even for unwell me) was amazing and I would 100% do it again, maybe during the rainy season this time.
We went for Colours Africa mainly because of their pricing, flexibility, friendliness, promptness and speed in communication.
SI
Email Denis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and professional
I made a full enquiry on Web Reviews on Safari and Safari Providers. After talking with many,I decided to take the offer with Hamisi, the
Tour Operator of Colours Africa Tours. After agreeing on Whatsup on what we want,what we expect and the total price, 5% was paid and I received the Voucher.
The Safari its self was better than imagined. Throully life time experience, seeing the wild life so close and so real.
Hamisi sent a pickup car to airport , met us at his office and then from time to time asked if we are happy and everything was OK.
After the start of the tour, we agreed the other activities, like visit of the Masai Camp directly with the driver.
We had marvoulos time and feld safe at all the times.
Outstanding service, lifetime experience, highly recommended
We chose a 3 day safari trip, Day 1: Tarangire National Park, Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater, Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park. Simon was assigned our guide for all 3 days and we stayed overnight at Twiga lodge. We were greeted warmly by Godlisten at Arusha airport and met at the end of our trip (and dropped off at the airport). All parks were very different and each well worth a trip to, however it was the people that made the trip so amazing!
SIMON is an amazing 5* guide, not only is his subject knowledge excellent and totally up to date, but his knowledge and his interest extends beyond the safari animals to all of the surrounding nature. Theres rarely a question he cannot answer - and believe me we asked loads. When uncertain, he has the humility to admit that he doesn’t know and will research into it, returning quickly with an answer.
His genuine total respect for the animals and indeed the whole environment is impressive! What stands out most is his enthusiasm, sense of humour, love of the animals (they come first) and genuine love of his own profession.
We were treated like royalty by all staff, at Twiga Lodge, and they were so genuinely nice people. Rooms are clean - nice shower, clean sheets and towels - just what you want. We had been on safari all day. It was lovely to be greeted by the receptionist JACQUELINE, who showed us around. It was lovely to see the welcoming swimming pool and even nicer to be assigned our very own chef for the evening - FAUSTINE SONGA . The food was perfect, he cooked us the best soup we have both ever tasted / pumpkin soup, WOW! It is impossible (and we tired) to find a better Hotel to stay. Great hotel, excellent staff who are genuine and down to earth providing the best service, making you feel special! Give me Twiga (giraffe) lodge any day - just like the giraffe, they reach the highest standards.
Godlisten/ Colours Africa provide an exceptional service for a very reasonable price! We would unreservedly recommend them! 5*
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Email Gyula | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional and reliable operator with 24/7 availability. Highly Recommended +++++++
We had 4 fantastic days with Benjamin as guide and Colin as Safari cook. Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti are beautiful landscapes. We could see many primates - especially in the Manyara National Park - and all the big five plus incredible numbers of gazelles, wildebeests and zebras on their migration. A large number of hippos and some crocodiles were also spotted. Benjamin is a cautious but very good driver and has extremely good eyes to find animals in any circumstances. We felt safe during the whole trip. Colin prepared delicious local foods. Such a safari is a life's experience, everyone should see it at least once.
