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World Air Travel & Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- IATA, ASTA, TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $230 to $900 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Tabassum | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari experience anyone could ever ask for. Truly OUTSTANDING!
Elias, the manager, was very patient , friendly and courteous. He answered all are questions and emails promptly which was very helpful. He made us an itinerary as we requested with hotels having the best view at a reasonable budget.
John Philippo was our guide for the safari and he was amazing! His knowledge about animals and birds, and driving skills were very good. He was excellent at spotting animals and knew all the species. He was very humble and friendly and made us feel extremely comfortable during the entire journey. I would recommend him and World Air Travel to anyone who wants to visit Tanzania.
EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED!!
I am very thankful that after an extensive internet search for our African adventure, that I stumbled on Safari Bookings and World Air Travel and Tours.
From the very beginning , through countless emails and revisions, the coordinator, Elias was prompt, professional and helpful. His hand was felt throughout the tour, as he checked in with our guide and even met with us a couple of times. Our guide and driver, John was perfection. His gentle nature , extensive knowleadge of the animals, birds and plants of the region, plus his expert driving on the wash-board roads. Throughout the tour, John sensed when his aged 70+ passengers had had enough for each day, which was very much appreciated. This was to be "a trip of a lifetime" and it didn't disappoint.
The hospitality at all the camps and lodges on our tour were everything we had hoped. After our first day in Tarangire, we stayed in the Maramboi Tented Lodge and it was truly magical. I texted friends the next morning, that I had awakened in a luxury tent in the "Garden of Eden". What glorious surroundings, herds of wildebeasts, zebras and giraffes roaming freely. I also want to mention the Ang'ata Tented camp, which Elias added to our tour, where we stayed 2 nights. It really gave us the romance and the "Out Of Africa" feel that we will never forget. The beautiful tents, meals and the second night dinner on the lawn followed by a celebratory song and dance by the staff, was unforgettable.
The Zanzibar leg of our trip, was a lovely respite after a wonderful but tiring safari. The resort , though remote from Stonetown, was quiet, gorgeous and just what we needed. The whole trip was filled with breath-taking events that we will never forget.
Do not pass by this company without close consideration.
Additional info for fellow travellers:
Things we brought we didn't need :
1. Warm PJ's for the cool nights on the Serengeti, and light ones for Zanzibar. We slept in the nude - too warm everywhere; and
2. Puffer vest for cool evenings - warm nights everywhere.
What I wished I had brought:
1. Short cotton robe; and
2. Ladies - consider panty liners, hand sanitizer and baby powder - Iffy washrooms, picnic sites and humid weather.
Travel Suggestion:
Recommend you consider a couple of days layover if your travel time exceeds 24 hours including stopovers.
CA
Email Mimi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent! Well organized, friendly, honest and responsive tour operator.
We booked with World Air Travel and Tours based on the recommendation of a friend.
We were extremely satisfied with every element of the trip; from the polite, friendly and responsive interactions with Elias to our lovely and informative guide, John.
Our accommodations (the tented camps) were really great. Elias was very receptive to our feedback. We also really appreciated his honesty as he refunded us some money in cash when we arrived. Our guide, John, was a wealth of information, very patient, a great driver and really skilled at spotting animals that other drivers did not notice.
I thought that World provided a really good value for what is normally a very expensive trip.
CA
Email Nancy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing, well organized, fantastic safari!
Our experience with World Air and Travel was seamless from the start. Elias was responsive, information and extremely helpful. John, our guide and driver was amazing. He was kind, patient, knowledgeable, and an incredible resource for us. The accommodations were varied but generally outstanding. We used WATT on the recommendation of a friend and we were not disappointed. We did the northern circuit and Zanzibar but I'm sure they just as efficient and experienced in other areas. Would highly recommend this company to anyone thinking about a safari to Tanzania.
Email Stephen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing trip made seamless by amazing staff. Elias and Focus were brilliant.
Everything from the beginning was made easy. We were collected at the airport by our driver for the week Focus. Elias had made the whole booking and planning of the trip seamless. We saw everything we expected and more. The accommodations were out of this world. Can't thank Elias and Focus enough for making our Honeymoon, the trip of our lifetime.
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Email Jerry & Kathy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
WOW! A vacation of 2 life times.
We’ve traveled to over 20 countries and this is the best vacation we have ever had.
Right from the get-go this was an exceptional experience. The clear, detailed and professional itinerary, the ease of booking this trip, Elias’s help in tailoring the itinerary to all our needs, we truly felt like people not just a number. The months prior to the trip Elias answered all our questions and concerns quickly and concisely. He advised us of adverse weather conditions and suggested alternative lodging to make our safari as pleasant as possible.
This wonderful service didn’t end there. John, our naturalist and driver, met us at the airport and on the trip to our hotel explained in detail what we would be doing the next day. He would explain our next day’s adventure every night for the rest of the safari. John was our wonderful guide, answering all our questions and seeing to all our needs on this ten day game drive.
We visited Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, The Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. But the heart of a safari is the animals. Here are just a small taste of our wonderful encounters:
We watched in awe as a huge herd of elephants, with babies in tow, passed in front of our Landcruiser.
We gazed at a family of graceful Giraffes walking across the open savanna and then watched as they picked the choice leaves from the tops of an Umbrella tree.
A pride of lions sleeping in the grass, the mama was nursing a cub while magnificent male was alert and watching.
Magnificent Zebras, Wildebeests and Thomson’s Gazelles peacefully grazing on the plains.
We saw dozens of Hippopotamus’ bathing in the river, we were stared down by a big male Cape buffalo guarding this turf, we saw majestic leopard snoozing in a Baobab tree, and Vultures, Jackals and Hyenas scavenging for food.
We watched monkeys foraging in the open fields, and a troop of Baboons hiding in the grass by the side of the road.
We also sang, danced and had a jumping contest with the colorful Maasai tribe. A lot of fun.
However, the highlight of our safari was the Great Migration! Tens of thousands of Wildebeest and Zebras, stretching from horizon to horizon queued to cross the Mara River. Then the crossing was complete mayhem; Wildebeest and Zebras scrambling to reach the other bank, truly an exhilarating experience.
CA
Email Ika | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 10 Day Safari Experience !
We had a wonderful time on our Safari with our guide, John. The trip spanned 10 days, with visits in Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorogoro and of course Serengeti. The entire duration of the safari, John was kind, courteous and very accommodating to our needs - whether that was an earlier start to see the animals, or later returns to see the sunsets, or returning to a specific spot to see lions, he was very flexible with what we could do throughout the day! John was also exceptionally knowledgable and observant, able to spot hidden animals from very far away and point them out to us, while also driving up closer to see otherwise elusive animals like Jaguars, Cheetahs and Rhinos. Overall, the safari experience was as wonderful as it was because of John's expertise.
Overall, the accommodations booked by World Air for us were wonderful - they were all very clean, elegant, and all the staff was very courteous and polite.
There was not a detail left unattended to throughout the trip - the office with Elias and our guide John were very responsive and easy to reach for any questions we had in the trip!
BR
Email Carinne Donati | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
7-Day Magical Encounter of the Big Five Safari
My experience with World Air Travel is being great from the beginning until now!
This was my first time at Tanzania with my family and Elias was super helpful to prepare a made tailor itinerary for us. We made some changes in the basic itinerary and Elias was always prompt in his replies and always seeking to meet our expectations whether they were about the safari itself or the accomodations, etc.
We felt secure with him and he was always available by e-mail, whatsapp, cell phone, 24 hours per day, to provide details about our trip or to made changes in the itinerary or to clarify any doubt that we might have.
The support provided by Elias was outstanding compared with other travel agencies that we contacted to prepare the itinerary for us (and believe me, we contacted more than 10 agencies!).
We started our adventure on Aug 10th 2019 at the airport, where Focus, our driver (and now I can say our friend!) was waiting for us.
We spent the whole week with Focus and he was truly outstanding! He has a huge knowledge about Tanzania, about the safari, wild life and so on. He took us to the best viewing areas, he was VERY committed to provide us the best experience that we could have and he was always trying to find animals in the savanna and due to his commitment we were able to see all the animals that were in our must-see list (including the big 5!).
Furthermore, Focus was always attentive to our well being, being very punctual and very helpful in helping us with whatever we needed, even if it was beyond his scope of work.
He is a hard working man with a huge experience about safaris and he is very polite and friendly. He was the responsible for a great and unforggettable experience that we had!
I leave here a BIG THANK YOU to Elias and to Focus for assisting us and to provide to us an experience that I can say that was the trip of our lifetime!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
World air had a fantastic package of safari that realy met my expectation of a Memorable safari.
I believe that world air has the best arrangement in terms of Quality, my 6day safari with them was superb,
My driver guide made sure that we were informed in every place we visited not to mention his capacity knowledge of the entire Eco-system from Birds, wildlife to communities. talking of our expectation ovarall indeed it was a fantastic life time Safari with world Air Tours.
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best tour I ever had!
I've had some tours in africa in the past, but this was really the best.
Very good organization, very nice personal and very good equipment/cars.
I recommend this company to everyone!