Regional Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- TATO, ATA & ZATO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sonia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari was organised very well. Maturaf was very responsive and approachable.
Overall, we had an amazing safari experience covering Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti over three nights and four days. The entire safari was organized via email - Maturaf was very quick to revert with costings and had the patience to arrive at an itinerary and cost that was acceptable to us.
We stayed at lovely lodges and luxury tented camps throughout. Our driver/guide was friendly, spoke excellent English and was extremely knowledgeable about wildlife. Picnic lunches were organized right through the trip and they were adequate, though a bit repetitive. Regional Tours also organized our internal flights from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro Airport and return to Zanzibar - which was really convenient. Overall, we felt we got excellent value for money and Maturaf was transparent and prompt in all our communication/dealings with him. I highly recommend Regional Tours & Safaris for their tailor-made holiday experiences in Tanzania that suit every budget.
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Email Keith | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Private tour of southern and central Serengeti, Lake Manyara, and the Ngorongoro Crater.
We had a fantastic trip. Maturaf, the MD, was always timely in his communication, provided great advice but was always amenable to customization, and in general, provided great service. Our guide Emmanuel was by far the highlight of our trip. He was extremely knowledgeable, conscientious, and professional. Most of all, he was a really safe driver, and that was very obvious. A perfect trip and we would use Regional again without a doubt.
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Email florencia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10 days trip: safari and zanzibar beach holidays
We travelled in march, we had a great experience with this company, the trip was perfect, everything was great, the safari and the driver Manuel were 10000 points!!!! he explained us everything and took us for the best places we could see all the animals right next to us.
Zanzibar was perfect and the Z hotel is great!!! Small adn quiet, perfect location the beach and the pool are amazing!!!
thanks for helping us with our holidays!!!
we will recomend you to our friends and family!!!
Florencia and Matias
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Email Caroline and Keith | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
the most amazing holiday to date, specific to our needs
I would like to congratulate and thank regional tours for a perfect holiday. it was seamless and fitted or every needs. the guide we had was specifically chosen for his birding expertise and did not fail to impress. the safari was spectacular, (one night we had 2 lions chuffing outside our tent, another a water buffalo grazing outside. the sights and the sounds were truly amazing and our meeting with tribes too.
Zanzibar was the treat after the safari to wind down.
the whole safari and Zanzibar was seamless. Thanks so much I wish you did holidays in other parts of Africa.
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Email Benjamin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great value, amazing safari- saw the big 5 plus more! Guides were all great! Also went to Zanzibar.
My wife and I went on a 4 day safari with Regional Tours and then we went to Zanzibar for 4 days (also through Regional). We could not recommend Regional Tours more! Throughout the entire experience the logistical process was easy and strait forward. We used a credit card to pay (with an additional %5 for fees) and everything went smoothly. We were greeted at the airport in Kilimanjaro by our guide, Emmanuel, and from the beginning everything was taken care of!
He was our guide for the Safari portion of our trip and he was amazing. His English was great and he was an expert on the ecology and biology of the three locations (Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorogora Crater and Serengeti National Park). He was very educated and an experienced guide. He was respectful of the animals and he somehow always found the best viewing locations of the animals (we saw the Big 5 plus a lion hunt of a wildebeest). We would highly recommend him for your safari.
Our transition to Zanzibar was organized by Regional Tours and it was flawless. We took a small plane directly from the Serengeti to Arusha and then from Arusha to Zanzibar. We arrived in Zanzibar and we were welcomed by Regional staff (Omar) and he took us strait to our hotel with no problems (Blue Bay). Per our agreement, we were at Blue Bay for 3 nights and for an additional payment (negotiated upon arrival- fair price) we went to a spice farm and visited Stone Town. Everything was smooth.
This was a great way to relax after a safari. Would recommend Regional Tours for everything! What an incredible trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar! We hope to return someday.
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Email Franklin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Regional Tours & Safari organized the best experience!
My wife and I are so grateful of Regional Tours & Safaris for organizing the most memorable experience of our lives! Maturaf was very responsive and attentive to our inquiries, and Emmanuel (our guide) was friendly and knowledgeable. We were able to see the Big 5 during our safari, and driving at dusk to our tented camp in the Serengeti was breathtaking. The Ngorongoro Farm House was absolutely beautiful and hearing the wild life at night at the Ikoma Bush Camp was amazing. Our stay at the Z Hotel in Zanzibar was relaxing and a perfect way to end the trip. However, walking along the beach might be a little overwhelming. We also opted to do the Spice Tour while in Zanzibar, which was great. We would definitely recommend doing some sort of activity while on the island.
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Email Janine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience!
We did a 10 day safari and beach vacation with Regional Tours and Safaris. Although communication was sometimes slow or nonexistent, we definitely got the tour we hoped for, with no budgetary surprises. Our driver (a contractor) Athuman was very helpful as our luggage didn't arrive and we needed a few basic items before leaving on our safari. He was very knowledgeable about the birds and mammals we saw, as well as local history and languages. The accommodations ranged from basic to 5 star(imo). The tour was very well organized, no stress. We saw everything we wanted to see except rhinos. The hotel in Stonetown had a few issues, it was a spectacular historic building but our room had plumbing issues, so we were relocated to another room. The African Tulip hotel in Arusha, Serengeti Kati Kati, Tloma lodge and Villa Kiva were very relaxing after long drives. I would definitely recommend this company for anyone planning a Tanzania tour, and actually am already saving for another tour myself!
Fantastic Tanzania Safari
Fantastic safari. The itinerary was perfect, our guide Emmanuel was very knowledgable and showed us all the animals. Learning about the culture through the tribal visits was most interesting. The accommodations were all great, very clean and staff were very friendly and service was excellent. Overall the trip was a wonderful new experience for us and we would recommend Regional Tours to friends wanting a safari experience. Thanks.
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Email Gerry Melino | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
www.regionaltours.co.tz Excellent friendly organization by Maturaf Maanfou and Alex Kenga!
From Arusha we spend 9 days in Serengeti, in a tend, including also an excellent visit to Ngorongoro crater. Both were fantastic and very well organised. Hotels outside Serengeti were excellent. Visit of lions/leopards/hippos/giraffes/etc was an amazing experience.
Following that we spent time in Zanzibar, at Villa Kiva. That was a much need relax on the sea side. Also really excellent.
Strongly recommended!
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Email Julie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value, great quality Ngorongoro/Serengeti/Zanzibar combo tour
Maturaf and his team provided us (2 people) with a great 7 night/8 day Arusha-Lake Manyara-Ngorogoro Crater-Seregenti-Zanzibar package. He was really straightforward, flexible to listen to our trip needs and adjusted our itinerary accordingly. All of the accommodation was of high quality, exactly as described. The food and service at each hotel/lodge/camp were great. We had our own jeep and guide - the car was very comfortable and our guide was really knowledgeable, not overbearing, and very flexible and accommodating. Our hotel in Zanzibar was perfect. There is nothing I can complain about and from my research of other options, Maturaf and Regional Tours offer one of the best options for quality at a good price. Will definitely consider booking future trips when we are back in Tanzania.