Welcoming guests in our office, Arusha
Passionate Guides Tanzania
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $180 to $860 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 Charlotte | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
True authentic experience with Passionate Guides Tanzania and Fahad photography!
I booked a 4-days northern Tanzania safari on my own at Passionate Guides due to limited time. I can highly recommend booking your safari trip at Passionate Guides, whether it be for short or long duration, whether it be solo or in (small) group. Furthermore I can highly recommend booking the photographer Fahad Fuad (https://www.fahadfuad.co.tz/) if you want nice and professional pictures. He is a true artist when it comes to wildlife and travel photography. It is not always easy to travel alone in a country you don’t know, and especially for this, Beatus the owner of PGT accompanied me during the whole trip and made sure I got a personalized, professional but warm treatment. This trip has been by far the best experience of my life in terms of booking with tour operators and I felt surrounded by family/friends rather than strangers. They live up to their name; which originated from feedback of clients. Booking with Passionate Guides is worth every single penny of your investment and if I could give one advice it is to book your trip as long as you can. If I can give another advice it is go for Fahad if you want the best pictures. They will listen to you, adapt to your needs and make sure you get the best experience and capture. I decided to listen to advice instead of starting the trip with a lot of demands and expectations and I would recommend this approach to anyone. Passionate Guides is not just there to organize and plan, but they have true expertise that will make you discover the highlights of your trip. If you want a true authentic experience instead of a commercial tourist trip, then go for PGT. Big warm thanks to all of the team who I consider family now.
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Email Raphael | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional, organized and friendly
We booked a 10 day private safari from Nairobi to Arusha. From the first time we had contact with Beatus and his team they were very quick to respond and always very helpful. They adapted the itinerary to our wishes and also gave us great tips about how to improve our plan due to the season.
Everything always went to plan and they did everything to accommodate us! Nothing was too much trouble for them. Even our delayed arrival in Nairobi due to changed flights.
Both guides, Robert in Kenya and Derek in Tanzania went above and beyond to make every day special and to make sure we see as many animals as possible! The tented camps and lodges were all very pleasing and the food tasty. We even got a cooked,warm lunch instead of only a picknick box like most of the other companies. All in all it was an experience we will never forget and we highly recommend Passionate Guides for your safari adventure!
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Email Nicole K | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent climb up Kilimanjaro - Lemosho route
Passionate Guides did a wonderful job leading us on a 8-day Lemosho route up Mount Kilimanjaro. Before departure, they made sure we had packed the right gear and along the way, they took great care to continually monitor how we were feeling to give us the best experience on the climb. Proud to say our group all successfully made it to the summit! Our guides Keddy and Florian were very knowledgeable about the mountain and Tanzanian history. They took time each night to share stories with us, give us a briefing of the next day, and answer any of our questions. The porters and staff were all incredibly kind and friendly. The food was tasty and filling for the climb, we were super impressed with what the chef could cook while on the mountain! For a first-time trip to Tanzania, we had a very welcoming and comfortable experience and absolutely will be recommending Passionate Guides to friends and family. Lemosho route is great for those who want to ensure a high chance of making it to the top of the mountain as you have a couple extra days in the middle for acclimatization to the elevation compared to other shorter routes. Summit night is a tough hike but our guides kept our spirits high and we were so grateful to get to celebrate with them at Uhuru peak! Thank you Passionate Guides!
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Email Sawyer | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experiences!!! :)
Our guides (through Passionate Guides) David in the Kenya portion of our safari and Othman in our Tanzania part were beyond accommodating, generous, and welcoming! They know the parks like the back of their hand and all the best spots where the animals may be hiding. I learned so much about the animal behavior and characteristics through the guides and appreciated their knowledgeable and thorough commentary! Additionally, when we had questions about local currency, paying habits and amounts, and customs both of our guides were extremely helpful and clear! I can’t imagine a better experience that worked perfectly for me and my family. It was an unforgettable trip!
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Email Wendy Barta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Passionate Guides was exceptional at creating the perfect experience based on our interests.
We will be eternally grateful for Passionate Guides’ help in creating such incredible memories for our family. Africa truly is the soul of the world and we are so privileged that Beatus, Othman and David shared it with us. Beatus really listened to what was important to us when he designed the itinerary. We loved being integrated with nature at the tented camps. The service was excellent and the staff at every lodge made us feel at home. Our game drives were non-stop discovery of every bit of wildlife we could have hoped for. David (Kenya) and Othman (Tanzania) were experts - sharing their knowledge and knowing exactly where to find elusive animals. Wouldn’t change a thing! Thank you so much!!
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Email Doug B | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top notch safari in 3 different game parks. All details were handled including shuttles and hotels.
My wife handled the communication and booking with Passionate Guides however she reminded me during the process how easy it was to communicate with Beatus (owner). Our family of four (2 teenage kids) had some special requests during our week long safari and he was very willing to accommodate including special dietary needs. I did not have to think or plan a thing during the weeklong trip which Passionate Guides set up for us. There was even a last minute change due to a tent camp being damaged the night before our stay. Beatus scheduled an alternative stay for us and it was a seamless change for us. I highly recommend using Passionate Guides for any type of trip you take to Kenya or Tanzania. Thanks to them for such a great trip with lifelong memories.
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Email Paige | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Passionate Guides was so flexible and determined to hit everything on our safari bucket list.
Passionate Guides provided one of the best vacations I have ever been on. They accommodated to everything we wanted to do on our safari and more. They linked us up with the best places to stay in both Masai Mara and the Serengeti and the guides that we had for both the Kenya and Tanzania sides were spectacular. Our family wanted the most nature-filled, down to earth safari we could get and they delivered. Whatever safari experience you want to have they will get for you!
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Email Sarah | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect Safari
We had a perfect 3-day safari with Jerry as our knowledgable guide! He was great company, a great driver, and was the first to find "honeymooning" lions and lots of other treasures of the Serengeti. The company even helped us getting our luggage that had been delayed by the airline. Highly recommend!
Email Mia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Totally Incredible Safari Experience!
Words can’t describe how incredible the team at Passionate Guides Tanzania were for our time on safari and afterwards. Dan (Kenya) and Frank (Tanzania) our guides were fantastic and incredibly knowledgeable about all the wildlife - always helping us get the best spots for photos and found us animals with no one else around!
All of accomodation was beautiful and they were super accomodating to us being vegan. Once we finished back in Arusha, Hellen went above and beyond booking us even more beautiful accomodation and sorting us a transfer back to Nairobi.
On our last day in Arusha they organised a town tour for us with the fantastic guide Gift, who took us to the cultural centre & art gallery, gave us a walking tour of Arusha’s main market and finished the day with a visit to a local orphanage.
All around an amazing experience with Passionate Guides Tanzania and could not recommend them enough!
Email Liam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience which I could not recommend more!
Passionate Guides Tanzania provided an amazing experience for both my partner and myself. The Kenyan guide Dan and the Tanzanian guide Frank were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and professional, going above and beyond to ensure we had the best experience possible. The support staff, namely Hellen, communicated clearly and effectively and were extremely reliable when it came to making sure every possible aspect of the service we received was sorted out ahead of time. Hellen even sorted out a day tour of Arusha and a private transfer back to Nairobi for us once the Safari had ended. They provide a vast range of different personalised Safari experiences at very reasonable prices and I could not recommend them more if you are looking to go on Safari.