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
Email Christo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly local operator, excellent itineraries
Regional (Maturaf) is based in Zanzibar and they use a trusted selection of guides and lodges for the safaris. We only used them to put together a safari package for us but they can also arrange travel and accommodation in Zanzibar. The safari itself was excellent - our guide Emmanuel was knowledgeable, friendly, flexible and took good care of us. Regional uses lodges from the Tanganyika Wilderness Camps group which were all beautiful venues, highly recommended! Communication is generally good but at times they are slow in responding, best way to get in touch seems to be via Skype. Maturaf was very helpful when we had a problem with picking up our ferry tickets in Zanzibar and went out of his way to deliver them to us in person, plus giving us a few useful local tips! Overall, you can rely on Regional for a fantastic safari experience.
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Email Wafaa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best trips ever!
Maturaf set up a fantastic itinerary for our family that included 2 relaxing days in Zanzibar after a several days on safari. He was quick to respond to my emails and was professional in his dealings. Our driver, Abdul, had a keen eye for spotting wildlife and was professional and fun to be with.
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Email Geneviève | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic adventure!
We booked a safari tour with Regional Tours & Safaris and we were absolutely happy with our experience. The camps and the lodge were great. The most important thing is that we had the best safari guide/driver, Didas, who has the eye of an eagle. He was able to drive and spot every animals. Within four days, we saw over 80 lions, 2 leopards, 6 cheetahs and three rhino! Not bad at all!
Email Jan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great week with RT&S
We spent one week with Regional Tours & Safaris and everything was absolutely perfect. Organization, transports, accomodation etc. They prepared for us (me + my girlfriend) 4-days safari trip and than 3-day stay in Zanzibar. Only we have to manage was to have our camera's battery charged.
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Email Katy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful time with Regional Tours
We did a six day safari with Regional Tours for our honeymoon. We were taken care of from the moment we got off the plane. The lodges, tent camps, and transportation were all excellent. Our driver, Didas, was so knowledgeable about trees, plants, animals, and Tanzania! He was a pleasure to spend time with, took care of us, made us feel safe and made sure we had an enjoyable time. Regional Tours also booked our flight and six days in Tanzania. Again, they were wonderful to work with and took care of us. I would recommend Didas and Regional Tours to anyone traveling to Tanzania!
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Email J. Miller | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime
Regional Tours and Safaris was stellar throughout the entire process. Maturaf, Omar, and the entire supporting staff were amazing. We received prompt correspondence regarding our itinerary. Maturaf went above and beyond to accommodate us with our special requests. We were even able to book a late tour while in Zanzibar and it exceeded our expectations. Everyone that we had dealings with was friendly, professional and made us feel extremely welcome. We have so many wonderful memories and incredible stories to tell. From start to finish, the whole process was top notch. We would do it again in a heart beat!
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Email Leon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Transparant, honest, knowledgeable and flexible operator. Well recommend.
Maturaf was a big help in putting together our customised itinerary. We took the six day individual pack (Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti) and changed it to fit in Lobo (migration) and put Serengeti last, as it is the most spectacular park. Maturaf was very involved and flexible in setting up our tour, fast communicating through email and Skype.
When you spend a lot of money on a safari, trust is a big thing. We have found Regional to be very transparant and honest, booking the best available lodges and camps. Some operators (apperently) may promise a upmarket accomodation, but tell you it is under construction when you get there, to put you in a lower priced facility, no such thing happened with Regional.
Solid car (LandCruiser), with a pop-up roof and cooler. No cutting back on gamedrive hours or distance we could notice. If anything, there are two minor recommendations to Regional to be made: at the price of a safari, one might expect binoculars to be on board. Second, we might have wanted to fly from Seronera airstrip to Zanzibar, instead of driving to Arusha. This would have been a good suggestion, outside of the safari arrangements. All things considered, we had an unforgettable safari and we would highly recommend Regional and Maturaf.
Our driver, Emanuel is an expert driver, a very knowledgeable guide, fluent English (and Spanish) speaker, a very decent spotter and above all a friendly and helpful guy. He is an experienced driver, which is a big asset: he knows the Serengeti by heart and knows a lot of people, which helped us several times to smoothly pass checkpoints and reach destinations quickly. No racecar driver, but easy pace driver, who really knows his car well. Expect full safari days. With early rise and long gamedrives. We would very much recommend him.
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Email Jarka | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
5-Day Magical Tanzania (Manyara, Ngorongoro & Serengeti)
Our ¨tour guide Mr. Aman is charming, very competent, speaks fluent English and knows all about the interesting places. We recommend him.
The wildlife was just great.
wouderful experience
All was of high quality level And as expected.I reccommende this agensy
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Email Liz K | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely Amazing, Gorgeous Safari!!!
My husband and I went on a 6 day safari with Emmanuel, which included visits to Lake Maynara, Central Serengeti, North Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. The safari was simply breathtaking, gorgeous, and life-changing, and we couldn't have gone on a better safari than with Regional Tours and Emmanuel. From the start, Maturaf (the owner) was flexible, communicative with my husband in planning our safari. Through multiple emails, we planned the ideal itinerary for us. The best part about the planning process was that Maturaf was very accommodating about our requests, and the safari was quite cost-effective despite the fact that we stayed at luxury lodging accommodations. The safari itself was seamless because of Emmanuel (our guide). Emmanuel was the perfect professional. He was very knowledgeable, communicative, and flexible. He shared his vast knowledge of the Serengeti and the history of Tanzania, and answered my ceaseless questions about anything and everything. He was a safe driver and was exceptionally courteous, balancing his role as a guide and giving us space when we needed it. Emmanuel took many extra steps to make sure that we had our belongings and that we were comfortable in Tanzania. There were a few unexpected hiccups during the trip that could have put a damper on our trip. Nevertheless, Emmanuel was an excellent problem solver, who calmly reassured us and resolved all of our concerns. I could not recommend this company and Emmanuel more. I can't wait to return to the Serengeti again!!!