Good Earth Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
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United States
Canada
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 1995)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, TATO, IMEC, BBB & KPAP
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $220 to $550 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ashley | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari Exceeded Expectations!
Good Earth Tours exceeded our expectations and made our honeymoon truly unforgettable. Everything was taken care of from the moment we arrived at the airport, to the moment we departed. Narry, the co-owner of the company, was very informative and honest. He never pressured us into booking and never misled us, as other tour companies had done. After doing a lot of research, I found that Good Earth Tours offered the best value for the accommodations and game drives we were receiving. Other companies were charging thousands more! Narry made the planning and booking process very easy for us, and I was confident that we would be in good hands. He answered every e-mail and any questions we had very quickly, even on his own personal days off. Upon arrival, Narry went out of his way and took the time to greet us on the first day of our trip! Richard was our tour guide for the week. He was very kind and personable. He ensured that we saw everything we dreamed of seeing on our safari and more! He was extremely knowledgeable. He answered all of our questions and provided us with a lot of information about the animals, villages, and country. He helped make every moment of everyday count, as we enjoyed game drives from sunrise to sunset. Every day was exciting! Richard took us through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti, and the Northern Serengeti over the course of the week. It was the perfect itinerary for us. We were so fortunate to end our safari by observing huge herds during the Great Migration, and we even saw a huge wildebeest herd crossing the Mara River! Richard ensured that we had the best views and knew exactly where to take us. He was an excellent driver and we always felt safe. We returned home with the most beautiful photographs to show our friends and family. We were very grateful to have Richard with us for the week! Our jeep was very comfortable and was cleaned after each day. Every lodge and camp that Good Earth booked for us was extremely clean, had excellent staff, and amazing food. We were always comfortable and very well fed! We would highly recommend Good Earth tours to anyone looking to book an amazing safari and trip of a lifetime!
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Email Dwight | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari Experience
Just Awesome Trip!
From the point of our first communication with Narry (US office in Tampa) to the moment we made the weeklong safari booking Safari, everything was flawless.
The service was organized at a high level. Transfer from the hotel and back in a comfortable Land Cruiser for a long trip (8 days) in rough roads especially in the Serengeti and Tarangire.
Great organization. Very friendly and helpful staff.
I would highly recommend Good Earth Tours for safari in Tanzania.
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Email Julie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beyond our expectations!
We went on a safari in Tanzania with Good Earth Tours; and it was an experience that I will never forget- it was by far one of the best experiences of my life.
Everything was quite well planned for us down to fine detail! The accommodations were spectacular and the food exceeded our expectations!
Our tour guide for the Safari (Abdul) was superb; always checking that we were OK and helping us to see all animals and birds we had on our list!
The overall service was excellent and I would highly recommend Good Earth Tours!
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Email John | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Journey with Good Earth!
From the beginning booking with Baraka who offered suggestions was willing to accomadate to my request it went so very smoothly. Once on the ground Joseph the guide, driver was extremely knowledgeable about the animals, birds and trees. He also seemed able to predict which path the animals would take so that I was in a position to view these wonderful animals. Ausman the cook made some delicious meals a and was a source of information about modern African history. Their colleague Albert, in Kenya was also very knowledgeable and respectful of the animals. This trip far exceeded my expectations. I saw the Big 5 and so very much more. The wildebeest migration is a bit overwhelming so many animals. If I ever make it back to Africa I will be traveling with Good Earth Tours. I will recommend them to my friends and any6interested in Safari.
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Email CMP | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good Earth provided exactly the type safari we sought and we had an amazing and wonderful experience
My husband, grandson and I wanted to use a local company for our Tanzanian safari and after researching options on Trip Advisor, we settled on Good Earth Tours and Safaris. I’m grateful that we did. Good Earth provided exactly the type of safari we sought and we had a most amazing and wonderful experience. We were able to completely customize our itinerary, so we stayed exactly the amount of time we wished in each of the four national parks we visited and were able to choose our accommodations in each of the locations (2 tented camps and 2 lodges). Our stellar guide/driver was perfect – professional, experienced, reliable and hospitable. The four of us in his Land Cruiser were a team for the duration of the safari, he handled everything perfectly and his knowledge was truly encyclopedic. Our grandson commented more than once that we never asked him a question that he didn’t know the answer. He always guided us to terrific photo locations and arranged the schedule so that we were there at the right time for the best light. The beautiful trip pictures we have are in large part because of him. Our trip truly was perfect for us and our gratitude is boundless to all the Good Earth staff involved with it. This experience always will be one of the jewels in our travel crown.
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Email Lori S | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5-Day Safari
I never dreamed our safari would be as awesome as it was! And thanks go to our Good Earth Tours driver/guide - Aaron Richard. Aaron seemed to have an intuitive sense when it came to finding animals...even the elusive ones, like the rhino, cheetahs, and leopards. He has been a safari guide for 13 years, yet he seemed genuinely as excited to see the animals as we were! We saw pretty much every animal living there; we saw the Big-Five many times over! Zebra's, wildebeast, giraffe, hyenas, lions, cheetah, leopard, rhino, hippo, elephants, birds of all kinds, warthog, fox, turtle, crocs, monkeys, and more! We saw animals eating other animals, animals fighting, playing, sleeping, eating, and animals mating.
If you are going to Africa for a safari and want a guarantee that you will see lots of animals, then book with Good Earth Tours...and ask for Aaron Richard!
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Email Kirstin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Trip from Start to Finish
My husband and I and our 8-year old daughter recently returned from an 8-day Northern Tanzania safari with Goodluck as our guide - it was from start to finish an amazing trip with seamless planning and preparation by Good Earth Tours. As many reviewers have mentioned, Good Earth is responsive and organized from start to finish. We arranged everything over email with Joyce and she was quick, informative and extremely helpful. Joyce prepared us well ahead of time and there were no surprises or hiccups at any point before or during the trip. We visited Tarangire, Serengeti, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara during our trip and saw everything - lions every day, cheetahs, leopards, 3 rhinos, water buffalo and enormous numbers of zebras, wildebeest, elephants, giraffes and more. Our guide Goodluck has 20 years of experience and he was incredibly knowledgeable and informative, in additional to being enormously respectful of the animals and the parks. He's also a lovely person and a wonderful companion on an 8 day trek. All the lodges we stayed at were superb, the food was good and plentiful and the facilities were excellent. For everything that is included, the cost of our trip with Good Earth was extremely reasonable and well-priced. We loved our time in Tanzania and are already talking about another safari, we would not consider going with anyone other than Good Earth! We cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Email Loretta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Safari in Central Serengeti
My husband and I are independent travelers having gone to Africa three times previously. We used Good Earth Tours for a Central Serengeti Safari and were very pleased with our choice. I communicated with Baraka for several months before our trip and found his replies to be fast and helpful. He even helped us arrange delivery of a suitcase of donations to Huruma Care Development in Arusha. Our guide Joseph was great at finding animal sightings, we even watched two lions take down a zebra! This whole outfit is tightly run. The local airline had a glitch with our reservation even though we had all the paperwork and Joseph had it straightened out before we barely knew there was a problem, actually got us on a plane immediately instead of the longer wait we should have had. I said to my husband, look how quick Joseph did that, I might have been looking for a sympathetic person for quite some time had I been alone.
Incredible Luxury Adventure
From the planning phase working with Baracka to the execution phase Good Earth Tours shined in all aspects of our month plus adventure in East, Central and South Africa. The logistics, the accommodations and our guides, especially Good Luck exceeded all our expectations. We have traveled to over 50 countries around the world and there is no doubt that this trip has been our best.
Asante-sana Baraka, Good Luck and the entire Good Earth Tours organization.
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Email Phillip nordstrom mason city Iowa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best trip ever
We were very well taken care of from the second we arrived. And our guide Aaron, you would be lucky to find one better! He knew everything and everyone, and he is a good person. We saw things that we had only dreamed about, got some killer photos and videos. This was a once in a lifetime trip for us and Aaron made it memorable, things we will never forget.