AAA Staff with clients at Mt Kilimanjaro Summit
AAA Express Adventure
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- Size:
- 250+ employees (Founded in 2000)
- Member Of:
- TATO & ATTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $170 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Roberta Templeton | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide, lots of animals
We had a great time with Peter, our guide through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. He was very knowledgeable about the mammals, and eager to discuss birds and learn more about them. He made sure we were always comfortable, happy and having a great time. Jalala (owner) was good to deal with, and we would recommend this tour group.
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Email Debaditya | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Average !!
We went on a 11 days Safari with AAA in the end on September 2019, Tanzania. We are ardent wildlife lovers and had pretty high expectation from AAA considering the earlier reviews. However, I must admit that the experience was pretty average.
Day 1 - Travel to Tarangire from Arusha - Stay in Tent in Lake Manyara
Lots of time wasted in Arusha (picking up food for next 3 days). This should have been arranged before picking up us. As a result we reached Tarangire pretty late - Past noon. Tarangire is a pretty nice place for game drive. We were staying at Manyara, which was 2 hours of drive from Tarangire, so we were forced by the driver to leave before the usual time of park closure. Again a disappointment - the road from taranire to Manyara is a highway and no reason the drive cannot be taken after dark. At camping site, the tent provided - we had fight with the zipper to close it. These are basics of camping. Dinner was good.
Day 2: Started Trip to Manyara around 630 in the morning, Breakfast was good. Lunch packet was good. Game drive was nice. But again the driver/guide was too keen to leave early before the closing time of the park. We missed the bird watching walk. Dinner was good.
Day 3: Manyara to Lake Natron: Start of the trip was delayed - as the chef informed that the driver found some defect in the car. Was wondering why the maintenance was not done in time and vehicle not checked in time. We started at 9 (wanted to start at 7) and reached Natron at 1.30 pm. We wanted to directly go to the Natron lake for Birding - but again the driver/guide played the spoil sport. We were not taken to the location before 4 pm. We were frustrated. The entire plan and experience was ruined as the day got wasted. The camp site arranged was horrible. Worst toilet possible. Food was OK.
Day 4: Natron to Serengeti North: Started at 7 and reached around 1400. Game drive was good. Stayed in Heritage Mara Tented Camp for 3 days. Superb location and staff.
Day 5-6 - Game drive was good. Watched the Mara river crossing. The driver/guide always found it difficult to find the correct spot suitable for photography and filming. I did not find the guide passionate about wild-life.
Day 7-9 - Central Serengeti - Again the game drive was nice. Arranged stay was at heritage Tented Camp - Fantastic location and experience. But same story with driver/guide continued - missed spotting birds, driving past / stopping late - we missed quite a bit of shots. And this was heartening as this was the sole purpose of the trip.
Day 10-11 - Central Serengeti / Ngorongoro - Stayed in Rhino Lodge - Great location again. But was again amazed by the drivers behavior at the dinner table - don't know if he was high - but whatever. Ngorongoro game drive was nice.
Over all - I would say the trip could have been much more satisfying & fulfilling. In Serengeti all the vehicles communicate over radio and once something interesting is spotted all vehicle comes to know - so don't worry you will have a lot of sightings for sure.
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Email Jaap | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10 days budget private 4 pers camping safari
10 day budget camping private safari 4 adults.
Arusha NP, Tarangire NP, lake Natron, climbing Ol Donyollengai active volcano, Serengeti, Ngorogoro, lake Manyara.
Varied safari where in addition to the famous parks also visited less famous but beautiful places
Be able to make good appointments in advance by e-mail Jalala responds quickly and clearly.
Deposit and final payment secure and easy online.
Landcruiser car in good condition, friendly competent driver guide Peter speaks good english works as a guide driver for more than 15 years for AAA Express Adventures told enthusiastically about wildlife, tribes, food, climate and is open to questions and requests from us. his experience has ensured that we have been able to spot the big five and also many other wild animals.
Randall at night made it necessary to adjust the route because the original route was blocked by high water levels. the flexible organization of AAA adventures has tackled this quickly and well.
Thank you AAA Express Adventures for this beautiful safari organized, we are very satisfied and strongly recommend AAA Express Adventures. look no further contact Jalala for real value for money Safari !!
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Email Cyrill | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
12-Day Maasai Land Trekking - Great Budget Tour. Simple but still amazing
We did AAA express adventure's "12-Day Maasai Land Trekking Maasai Bushland and game reserved with Maasai Warriors and Game drive in Serengeti –Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara trip" with some extensions. The organisation with Mr Jalala went perfectly well. Payment through international bank transfer went through really smooth too.
Upon arrival we were picked-up at the airport which was quite convenient. The first hotel-night was mediocre with some holes in mosquito nets but was sufficient for sleeping. Especially as once the tour really started things got truly nice.
The first night we slept in the backyard of a village, in the even more remote areas we then simply camped somewhere in the middle of nowhere. We really liked that unique experience. The Maasai walking guide was special, and tried his very best to please us. Sometimes even a bit too much, we had to 'fight' to actually get to sleep in the middle of nowhere as it is less comfortable and he wanted us to be as comfortable as possible but the experience was well worth it.
Thanks to the heat, the walking was relatively tiresome despite the leisurely speed. But the feeling to be walking through the bushes was unique and we really enjoyed capturing the landscapes at walking speed.
The second part of our trip was a classical safari as one would imagine it. Our driver was awesome, we saw a lot of wildlife thanks to him. The cook too did his best to spoil us with both African and western meals. The car we had was definitely in a good shape compared to cars of other companies, even though the DCAC power converter broke at some point. (Bring enough camera batteries to be prepared for something like this!)
The camping material too was in a reasonable shape. We used liners in the supplied sleeping bags on the supplied mattresses and slept quite well. One could always bring their own sleeping bag + mattress to be sure of the material and hygiene when in doubt. The tents were solid, though not really waterproof anymore.
All in all we had a really great trip for a reasonable price (the expected tips are about 2x more than announced) and would definitely recommend. We will re-book through AAA Express Adventure for future trips to Tanzania.
Feel free to ask Jalala for my contact if you have any questions.
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Email Laima | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with AAA Express
Overall our trip was perfect. Jalala was very helpful to accommodate our schedule and to ensure we have pick-up/drop-off from/airport. The team was very nice and helpful,we feel very comfortable whole the time. The food was delicious and always a lot and fresh. Our cook Mike as well was doing a great job by serving us tasty meals. Our driver and guide Steven is a very good man and he is very experienced.All the accommodations were great. Our tents were the biggest. The Seronera
pimbi campsite was very basic but offered a memorable experience, with the real taste of the Safari.But the best thing about this tour was obviously the wildlife,
we were not expecting to see so many animals, so we really enjoyed ourselves.We warmly recommend his agency.
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Email Gianmarco Pica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superlative
This Safari was the most beautiful experience of my life, Thanks to the AAA EXPRESS ADVENTURE and Mr JALALA that we have made all this possible. A special thanks goes to my guides VICTOR AND PETER, Thanks to you I spent unforgettable moments, you showed me all kinds of animals, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Elefefanti, Giraffes, Hyenas, Jackals, Vultures and all the animals that you they can spot you, but above all you have made me feel at home and you have filled my days of happiness, I will never forget you Brothers! I see you soon! ❤
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Email Ina Vannijvel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Every day was an adventure, a fantastic, once in a lifetime experience!
All email contacts with the owner, Jalala, prior to the depart happened quick and professional. There is room to ask for a tailor made safari package. The deposit money transfer was handled correctly through bank transfer as wel as the cash payment at the start of the safari. AAA Express Adventure is an agency working for the future, not for fast and quick gains.
We booked the 7days-6 nights camping safari. It was perfectly organized. We had a 4-wheel drive car for the 3 of us alone. Our guide and driver Ibrahim was well experienced within the parks and as eager as us to find the animals. He knew a lot about the parks, the animals, the people and culture of Tanzania. He never got bored answering our questions! We have seen the big five and many more animals. We always felt safe. Our cook Mike as well was doing a great job by serving us tasty meals. We had a lot of fruit and vegetables, pancakes, eggs, meat, fish, … and we never got sick from the food.
The camping areas are mostly located in the middle of the parks. The infrastructure is basic but OK. There are clean showers and toilets. It happened that we got awake surrounded by zebras!
Thank you for the fantastic safari experience! Every day was a big adventure.
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Email Giulia R. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
5-days safari - great migration
We had an amazing experience of a tailor made 5-days Safari organized by Jalala and his team. We got in touch through friends, who has highly recommended AAA Express Adventure and I could confirm that Jalala is an extraordinary person. He has patiently and quick replied to all our questions and requests of changes. We have been warmly welcomed since our arrival at the airport. All the incovenient we went through have been professionally managed. Gabriel, our guide, has made unforgettable our trip, we’ve seen all the big fives and lots of other animals.
Email Elena Toschi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Wonderful Safari, we have seen so many animals and we had been in contact with the nature. They were super professional and competent, also our chef was incredible.
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Email Morten | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kilimanjaro (Lemosho Route) + 4 day safari (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti)
We fully recommend booking through AAA Express. We chose to combine our trek to Kilimanjaro with a couple days safari, and Jalala provided the exact tour we wished for. The communication prior to our trip was fine and Jalala was quick to reply any questions we had.
Frank and Frank were our guides for the trek and they were both super friendly and very experienced guides. The tents were a bit old and should be replaced soon, but besides that the service(food etc.) was fine throughout the entire trek. The trek itself was fantastic, but much harder than any of us expected (despite that we are all in pretty good shape). Originally our plan was to do it in seven days, however, our guides decided to do it in six days as they thought we were a strong team. Looking back we should have insisted on doing the trek in seven days as it was originally the plan, because we found ourself too tired to enjoy the trek and the view at times. Overall the trek was amazing - and we all reached the top.
During the safari Stephen was our guide, and he also had en impressive knowledge about the animals, the history of the park and the Masai-people. We managed to see all the animals we wished to see, and Stephen was very dedicated in fulfilling our wishes and knew were to look for the various animals. During the safari we stayed in great lodges with excellent food and views. Especially the tent house camp in the middle of Serengeti was amazing. Should we go again, we would probably skip Lake Manyara and do an extra day in Serengeti.
Prior to, between and after our trips we stayed at the Planet Lodge in Arusha and Mc Ellys Hotel in Arusha. We recommend staying at Planet Lodge as they have a pool and garden, but both hotels were nice.
AAA Express is a small local company (situated in Arusha), which was important for us. It was a bit cheaper than some of the other companies we received offers from, but the standard was overall very good and we wouldn't hesitate to book another trip with AAA Express.