65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wild week in a wonderful country.
On our 8-day safari adventure, we hit all the highlights you would expect-The never ending expanse of the Serengeti, the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Crater, the majestic Lake Manyara national park where the birds and animals at the lake were the stuff of National Graphic specials, Tarangiri National Park and its abundance of elephants, and of course Arusha National Park with a beauty and climate unique to itself. We also spent a day with our two fabulous guides making our way via the Marangu route to the Mandara huts on Kilimanjaro, which is a unique adventure in itself (bring a dry shirt to change into for the trip back down!) We visited a Maasai village where we were promptly inducted into the tribe and given a welcoming ceremony worthy of kings and chiefs, and we spent time exploring the adventures that are just the daily lives of the people of Arusha as they shop from ever-changing street marketplaces. All of this was made even more special by our wonderful guide Gabriel of the Foot Slopes Tours and Safaris. He was an encyclopedia of knowledge about everything relating to the animals, the birds, the flora and fauna, the Maasai, or just life in general in Tanzania (he seemed to know everyone and was well-respected by the other guides we encountered along the way). On top of all that, he was one of the nicest people you could ever meet and a great travel and dinner companion. I can't imaging a better person to spend nearly every waking hour of a week with. Foot Slopes Tours and Safaris took care of our ever-changing and demanding needs with grace and style. Our many thanks to them and their manager, Gabriel (not the same as our guide).
TW
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The parks are worth visiting.
The national parks in Tanzania are original. People I met are mostly friendly and polite. The country may look poor but the environment is generally clean. I took one day in Kilimajaro and five days in the national parks. I am very surprised no littering in these areas. My guide is very nice and knowledgable. It seems he knows many persons in the street and NPs. He was keeping rolling down the window and saying Hello to the persons. That is interesting. I highly recommend the safari tour and this country.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience, scenic beauty and the highest African point.
We've been traveling to Tanzania in May 2019 with Lem Carnivores tours.
First of all, we visited 2-days safari: first day in Ngorongoro and then Tarangire. After that, we had 7-days climbing to Kilimanjaro by Machame route. After all these activities we moved to Zanzibar, but this part was planned by us.
We had a great experience by choosing Lem Carnivores. Vicent was very polite and customer-oriented.
All the sightseeings were very unusual and terrific. There won't be enough space in review to describe all the feelings and emotions, but Tanzania is definitely worth visiting! (Especially with Lem Carnivores :) )
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Kilimanjaro Marangu Trek
My 2 friends and I recently did Kilimanjaro Marangu route trek with Vervet Safari Tours. Last year we went on a safari with Vervet Safari and loved the whole experience very much so it was a no brainer that we chose to go for the trek with Vervet Safari.
We had to prepare more for the trek and carried a lot of climbing gear more than we did for the safari.
We had Titto for our head guide assisted by Musa and they were a superb team. We also had 10 porters and a cook as part of our crew. The porters carried most of the party luggage leaving us with backpacks, they also set up the tents everyday and packed them in the morning. The cook as responsible for keeping us nourished and he did a great job. We had huge helpings of delicious food complimented with fruits.
Vervet have invested in great tents and bedding because we warm despite some nights being very windy.
We really had a professional team supporting us because we managed to reach the summit despite me and my friend Lucy suffering mild bouts of altitude sickness which Titto dealt with quite easily.
For those going up the mountain, consider paying USD 100 more to get the private mobile toilet because the public toilets maintained by the mountain authority can be quite messy and I am grateful that we heeded the advice from Rachel because the mobile toilet came in very handy.
I was even more impressed than the first time and we will hopefully go with Vervet to the Southern or Western Circuit and that must count for something!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Kenya Safari Tour
We received exceptional service throughout the tour - from the point of booking the tour whilst we were enabled to make customizations on the tour through to the tour itself whereby our driver/guide was incredible.
From day 1 whereby I was arranging the tour I received great service sorting everything out and making a few adjustments.
When the tour started I realized how lucky we were as our guide had 25 years experience in doing the tours and thanks to his knowledge we were able to see all of the big 5 plus so much more. From speaking with other people who were doing similar tours it soon became apparent how lucky we were not only in terms of what we saw but how close we actually managed to be. This wasn’t by chance and was solely down to the expertise and incredible patience of our guide who constantly went the extra mile to ensure we had the best time possible.
I would also like to highlight the amazing places we stayed throughout the tour both in terms of being great locations and the sublime service we received.
Doing a safari in Kenya will no doubt be a great experience irrespective, but doing one with Tekko Tours will be a one of a kind.
NL
Superb experience and highly recommended.
This was our second visit to Kenya and our second safari to Kenya and African comfort zone made this a fantastic experience .John was charming, friendly, intuitive and efficient. He responded to our emails within minutes (not days like some companies), my inquiries were adequately answered and John made it very easy for me to plan and book what I wanted. Our guide Evans was very knowledgeable, helpful, kind, professional and a delight to be with, always knowing when to share his expert knowledge and when to leave us to enjoy the extraordinary natural beauty in silence. He always got us in great positions to view the game seeing the big five was easy .Evans had also a great sense of humor making the trip so lovely. The lodges where great and food was nice. We look forward to a return trip to Kenya. We recommend African Comfort Zone.
DE
Professional and friendly
For our honeymoon, we decide to do a Safari in Kenya. Thanks to African Comfort Zone Safaris and particularly John for the organizing such a great trip. They were consistently in communication with us throughout the trip. The accommodation were amazing and clean. Everything was perfect and our guide was really nice and patient. Absolutely exceptional. Thank you again for making this experience memorable.
Amazing Safari Adventure
After contacting several tour operators for our Ten day trip to Kenya,Tanzania my wife and I decided to Travel with African Comfort Zone. From the first contact everything went smoothly.John responded to our many emails in a short duration. He provided us with different options concerning our itinerary and lodging. African Comfort Zone provided exemplary service.Thanks to John who was the first to answer to the request I sent to 5/6 tour operators. Always available and with a lot of good advice for the tour. We made a 10 day trip from Nairobi to Arusha +7 days in Zanzibar visiting all the big parks Masai Mara,Lake Nakuru, Samburu, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and we had such a wonderful holiday. Our guide/driver John was fantastic at driving at the right pace to allow us to soak up the scenery and listen to his stories about the vegetation, animals, birds and surroundings. We were all overawed by the size of this huge parks with all the wild animals living together. Our driver/guide was excellent, kind, patient, easy-going, and open to share so much with us. We loved that he was so respectful of the environment and animals. Thanks to him we were able to see the Big 5. The accommodation were really lovely! Everything was clean, the food was good and the staff was friendly.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic tour operators - highly recommend!
I took a 4 day safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater with Soul of Tanzania tours and had an excellent experience!
My group had a delayed flight and had to shift our entire safari start/end time back by a day (separate note - Qatar airways has terrible customer service - do not use them if you can avoid!). Soul was extremely quick on response time through the ordeal and managed to rebook our entire trip on extremely short notice. They didn't charge us a penny for all the rebooking, and they frankly saved the entire trip.
The trip itself was excellent. The hotel in Arusha, as well as the two tented lodges we stayed in were across the board perfect. The food in the lodging was great, and they accommodated all of our special dietary requests.
Our guide, Pius, answered all of our *many* questions, and did an excellent job spotting animals and navigating throngs of safari vehicles to get us the best possible views.
It's difficult to distinguish between the many options for tour operators, but we would highly recommend Soul for a few specific reasons:
* Extremely fast response time in communication - this was critical during our travel issues
* Delicious food - other operators provide boxed lunches while out on game drives, but Soul provides hot meals. We were the envy of all other tours!
Thank you Soul for an unforgettable week!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique experience! Best Safari
Jambo Jambo!
We booked the tour 5 days living among lions. Our guide Kennedy was super friendly a fantastic driver and an extraordinary safari guide. Kennedy has years of experience and every other guide comes to say hi to Mr Kennedy he knows how animals are going to behave and were they will probably be. The entire team of soul of tanzania has made this Safari the trip of a lifetime they are professional, quick to respond and take care of every detail. There are many company out there but if you want to have a fantastic experience go with Soul of Tanzania
