Tanzania Safari Specialists
Bobby Tours Tanzania Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 1976)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Glen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
If something goes wrong, you lose.
Our family just completed a 5 day camping safari. Tanzania is awesome, but not to be confused with the tour company. Driver was clean, polite and helpful but lacked good wildlife knowledge. Didn'y always stop when we wanted to take pictures or observe. Also, 3 days before our departure the company contacted us (after we had negotiated the price and paid a deposit) and said the government had raised the tax by 18% and we had to pay 18% extra. We tried to get a refund or a sufficient email respose, but no joy, so rather than lose the deposit we went with the increase. For our budget it was a hit. Next time I would chose a more ethical company.
Reply from Bobby Tours Tanzania Safaris
Posted on Nov 27, 2023Thank you Glen for sharing your feedback, and we appreciate your acknowledgment of our driver's demeanor. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the unexpected increase in taxes and will use this experience to improve our communication and transparency. We value your insights and hope to have the opportunity to provide a more seamless experience in the future.
Slow service on the trip
We booked a 2 night/3 day walking tour to Mount Meru. The communication before the trip was very good. The two porters/chefs/guides we met originally seemed good fun and very helpful. We were told we would have 4 porters for our trip. When we arrived at the National Park, we were told to sit and eat our lunch, then told, we needed to hurry as the ranger ( who we had never met) was leaving. We then realised we were in a group with 20 other people(I had originally inquired whether we could join another group and have a discount and was told no). The 2 men we had arrived with, did not walk with us on that first day. We had nobody from Bobby tours with us. When we arrived at the camp, the other people were given tea, but our representatives were not there. They arrived an hour after us and we had tea approx 2 hours after everyone else. The next day started the same way, we walked with a group of 20 people with no representatives from Bobby Tours. That afternoon we climbed Mount Meru with one representative from Bobby tours and a local porter. Mount Meru is an amazing climb. The next day we walked down off the mountain with our Bobby tour representative. They then asked us for tips for 5 people ( we had already had to tip the ranger) I explained that we had not seen these 5 people. We agreed to give tips for 4 people when we got to our hotel. The Bobby tour representatives' attitude towards their tips was simply not good enough. They were pushy and questioning constantly and when we gave them their tips, they became quite unfriendly, greedy and close to abusive. Afterwards we rang Kassim in the office to explain our problems with his workers, he said the greediness is to be expected and is fairly normal and he apologised for their behaviour.
Reply from Bobby Tours Tanzania Safaris
Posted on Nov 27, 2023Thank you Ruth for sharing your safari experience. We're thrilled you enjoyed the trip and valued our team's efforts. We apologize for any glitches and appreciate your feedback. We look forward to welcoming you for another unforgettable adventure.
PL
Email Jacek | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, experiensed end friendly team.
Firs time I've traveled with Bobby Tours three years ago. This year I,ve been on safari again with same agency. We' ve choosed 5 days budget camping safari (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngoro-ngoro N.P.). This codition required from travelers basic experiens with camping in the bush.
Our guide was a great with acquaintance of nature, animals, wildlive. With our cook made very friendly atmosphere. Both (Shophi & Salim)was very polite and helpful
Hakuna Matata !!!
I would like to recomended Bobby Tours for averyone
DE
Email Mrt | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thanks again for the wonderful memories!!
We have been in safari ' Tanzania Rustic Safari Tented Camp Adventure' for 4D/3N with Bobby Tour in September 2017.
We visited Tarangire, Serengeti National Parks, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Every national park has a different plant cover and a different animal population.It was amazing experience to see the Big 5 and many other animals with the help of our wonderful guide ' Daniel'. He was very kind and was able to answer every question we had.
The accomodations were great and the meal was delicious.
Many thanks to our driver / guide 'Daniel for all the fun and spotting all wildlife and many thanks to Kassim for the amazing organisation.
I would highly recommend to anyone coming to Tanzania to get their trip organized by Bobby Tour.
Thanks again for the wonderful memories!!
Email Prabir Banerjee | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant and a life long memory.
It was a real good experience for all of us. We had lot of confusion before selecting Bobby Tours and frankly we were not sure whether we are taking the right decision. But from the time of arrival at Kilimanjaro it was a wonderful experience. We did not have to struggle for anything and all the services and comfort were provided. We enjoyed every moment of our full trip and the places where we stayed are superb. Even when we found after reaching the airport that we forgot our binocular in the vehicle we informed Kassem and he immediately arranged to deliver it to us at the airport. We will whole heartedly recommend this Bobby Tours for anyone who is planning to have a trip in Tanzania.
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Email Sunil | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was awesome.
We had good communications with Mr. Kassim. Mr. Ally, Driver cum Guide had good knowledge of the Park, Animals and Games. He was disciplined, but need smiles on his face. The Lodges where we stayed are nice and comfortable properties, the great thing for our family was that the GMs of both the Lodges are Indian and know me as I am also from Hotel Industry. I suggest to get complete details of the package sothat there is no conflict later on.
DE
Email Tina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Worst Management, broken cars!!!
We booked the 4 Day Lodge Safari (Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater).
Our dream became a nightmare!
The Management is the worst I have ever had. On our first day we arrived at the office and the Manager Kassim already yelled at me because I didn’t pay cash and asked to pay by credit card. Then the tour started with an old car (dirty seats, no air condition, broken seatbelts and only 2 windows which could be opened). On our first day the driver had to fix the car twice. On our only day in the Serengeti the car broke down completely. The driver tried to manage everything. We’ve been standing around 4 hours in the middle of the Serengeti. Then the driver arranged a ride to the visitor center for us. There we’ve been waiting another 5 hours. The whole time we didn’t hear anything from Kassim. After calling him and asking what is going to happen because it’s been already 5pm and it normally took us around 2h to get to our accommodation. He apologized for the delay. I told him that this is not a delay! Because of the bad road conditions it took us 4h instead of 2h. So we had to drive 2h in the dark. This was not responsible. Animals had been on the road and we jumped and hurt ourselves because it was not possible to see the humps ahead. So the trip turned into a nightmare.
But it’s not the fault of the driver. They do their best and they have all the work. It’s simple the responsibility of the management to organize a good and safe! trip. But as the others already said he doesn’t care about anything (Customer, car, driver) once he got his money.
If you wanna have a once in a lifetime experience don’t go with this company!!!
Reply from Bobby Tours Tanzania Safaris
Posted on Nov 27, 2023We genuinely apologize for the challenges you encountered during your safari, Tina. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we deeply regret any inconvenience caused. Since your incident, we have diligently worked to address and improve various aspects of our services. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Email Mehreen | under20 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This experience was wonderful
Bobby tours was very accommodating throughout the trip. The drivers/guides are very helpful and passionate about their job. Also, they are able to spot animals from a great distance. My safari trip definitely exceeded my expectations.
PL
Email Magdalena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Something incredibly unexpected
thank you for Safari organised by Bobby Tours, everything was amazing, we feel lucky especially with Julius our guide, he is experienced, concerned and cheerful guide, he was always happy to help us and talk to us about Tanzania, he was great at looking for wild animals even if sometimes they were really hidden or far, I cant imagine better guide than Julius. And we didnt expect such a good food neither, we were lucky to have Ima - the cook as well, he was making us happy with all the dishes he prepared.
Thank you one time more and I hope one day we will come back
FR
Email Anil | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Toppp
From start to finish, it was an enjoyable experience. Kassim and his father Bobby were always helpful in answering my questions.
Then my safari was conducted by a guide named Shafiq and I couldn't have hoped for better. Thank you very much! I recommend him.