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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional trip at reasonable rate.
Our safari trip in Tanzania and stay in Zanzibar were exceptional. Our guide Emmanuel was excellent. During our 6 days with him, he made sure we saw the big nine up close and personal. Because he taught us patience, we had unique animal experiences that we will never forget. From the time Emmanuel picked us up at Mt. Kilimanjaro airport, he made sure we were well cared for and comfortable. He was knowledgeable and his English communications skills made it easy. We had a snafu with airport pick-up in Zanzibar, but all was worked out within 2 hours of our arrival. We had 3 days at a nice beach hotel but wish that we had stayed 2 nights at the beach and 2 nights at a hotel in Old Stone Town. One day in Stone Town was not enough. We knew it was a little risky, but we booked direct with Regional Tours. Without the middle man costs, our trip was affordable. Our safari lodging was very good and Regional Tours accommodated my request to stay at the Ngorongoro Farm House. It was lovely. For us, this was a trip of a lifetime and arrangements made through Regional Tours did not disappoint. Thank You.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service
It's was a great journey and the price of the package is very reasonable. The lodges I stay was fancy! The same package from other company is about $1k to $2k more, but not guarantee better service. It's a good choice agency.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
African Safari
We travelled to South Africa and Zimbabwe. The stress was taken away from the planning as everything including flights were booked by my agent. The trip was very enjoyable and everything was extremely organized, removing the potential stress. Highly recommend.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I finally saw the Serengeti
It has been a childhood dream to one day visit this mystical land with an abundance of wildlife and unique landscape. I spent 7 days in Serengeti and was astonished by the size of this national park and the eco friendly lodges that existed here, everything was perfect and we enjoyed every moment. Our driver Peter was a jolly guy with a wealth of experience, Priti from Safarihub was instrumental in putting this together. Will definitely use next time around.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Great Tour of Beautiful Uganda
I booked travel to the Source of the Nile and ATV Safari with a stop at Ssezibwa Falls. It was an exceptional day and more than what I expected. A guide at every stop that was very informative and very welcoming. Eric my driver also took his time to point out interesting landmarks and educate me on Uganda. Eric was awesome company, very personable and I felt very safe the whole day. Great experience and highly recommend this trip if you just have one day.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Another amazing stay in Tanzania!
After 8 years my second visit to Tanzania, what a beautiful nature and country!! Both visits perfectly organized by Magda of Flash Safaris. The guide of our trip Adam was the best. He knew the perfect spots, he had humor and had eyes of an eagle. Even from a far distance he could recognize the animals. We were lucky to see all of the big Five! We visited the Serengeti (including a balloon safari, great experience), Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangira National Park and for some relaxation a stay at Africa Amini Maasai lodge to experience and meet the Maasai. This was a really special and magnificent place, with a perfect sunrise over mount Kilamanjaro!! We also had the possibility to meet Christine Wallner and her daughter the founders of this project, they are really great!!Real woman power! Magda, Edward an Adam Thanks for another great Tanzania experience!! Till next time!!
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A superb birdwatching trip with an excellent guide and driver who looked after our every need.
A great tour with amazing boat trips and well planned walks to give a really great and close views of the birdlife and close encounters with the animals. The tour was everything I could have hoped for and it will live long in the memory. I found Deo's knowledge of the bird's to be superb and it was a pleasure to share his enthusiasm. Brian drove our van really well and he too helped find birds for our party.
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One more off the bucket list
We had an absolutely fantastic time and apart from the annoying tse tse flies in Tarangire everything was perfect and punctual. Safarihub offered us a great service.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We still talk daily about this fantastic trip!!!
We decided to book with Duma after reading Tripadvisor reviews and exchanging e-mails with Duma and a few other tour operators out of Arusha. We felt Duma best offered the type of trip we were looking for, and were easiest to work with, compared to other tour companies we contacted. We not only got the trip we had dreamed of, but even more than we anticipated. A friend of mine who had been on safari in Tanzania a couple of times, plus several other African safaris, suggested an itinerary that focused mainly on the Serengeti, and less (or no) time at other standard places to see. Stacy not only worked with us on that itinerary, but made suggestions that enhanced our plans. We wanted to splurge to do a balloon ride one day, but were willing to sacrifice in other areas to keep our budget in line. Stacy was fantastic at getting to understand us, and make appropriate suggestions for us, to allow us to do just that. Also, we had done a lot of research on Tripadvisor about the various camps in the Serengetti, Tarangire, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Stacy adapted our plans so that we could stay at the camps we felt strongly about, and provided what proved to be sound advice, about some of the other camps we considered. She was even able to get us into a particular tent at one camp - one that was farthest from the dining area, with a view unavailable to other tents. For the record, we stayed in Tarangire at the Tarangire Safari Lodge, we stayed in Serengeti at Duma's Chaka camp, Buffalo Luxury Camp, and Lemala Mara camp, and lastly at Ngorongoro Crater we stayed at the Sopa Lodge.
Being a rather anal engineer, I had many detailed questions about all kinds of things that would pop into my head during our planning, and then after our booking. I am used to planning for contingencies in my job, and many of my questions had to do with oddball "what if" scenarios. We booked our trip in Feb 2014, and until we arrived in Arusha in Oct 2014, I was sending Stacy these types of questions, which she always answered promptly and pleasantly.
Once we landed at Kilimanjaro Airport, the rest of our two weeks in Tanzania was as worry free as could be. Everything went as smoothly as possible. The accommodations were amazing. I gained weight at every camp, because the food was so good (the soups as the first course of most meals was incredible). Duma even made sure we had very little rain during the rainy season!
But, the main reason we booked a safari was to see wildlife, and boy did we see wildlife!! Our terrific guide was Michael Mlolo; a guide with 30 years of experience! He was not only a great guide for the big game (we saw over 100 lions, 11 cheetahs, 5 leopards, and 4 rhinos), but he knew every bird that we saw, and was patient spelling the names so that my wife could write these names down. When we got home, we started going through our photos and tagging them with the different species - we have not found a single instance where Michael's identification does not match what we confirmed on the Web. Michael is a very kind man, but also very protective. And, although we did not leave fluent in Swahili, Michael would always share Swahili words for things with us (Duma for instance is the word for Cheetah!). I'm sure there are plenty of good guides at Duma, but Michael Mlolo must certainly be the best one!! Absolutely, if we ever make it back to Tanzania, we will book with Duma, and request our new friend Michael to be our guide again.
Dream Trip #Os5emAfrica #SafariDurao
We had the best holiday ever! It was fantastic, a 6 day Safari adventure followed by 4 days soaking in the sun on the perfect Island of Zanzibar.
Thank you João Oliveira for the perfect programme. You gave us a bit of everything. From the Tented Camp to the perfect lodge. Wouldn't change a thing.
Special thanks to our driver Dickson Madiwa. He put up with our mad family of 5, and just sang along.... The best!
If you want to see more, check some of our photos on instagram #Os5emAfrica #SafariDurao