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Kerri   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 29, 2017

Email Kerri  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Once in a lifetime trip!!
5/5

We worked with Alym from East Africa Wild Adventures. Communication was amazing from the start. Alym worked with us and changed the itinerary based on our preferences. He was a pleasure to work with and had amazing ideas for us. On the trip, all our transfers were on time and each driver was nicer than the last! We enjoyed every second of this trip and it was planned wonderfully. The hotels were all excellent, flights were smooth and on time, safari was exciting and views were breathtaking. I would recommend East Africa Wild Adventures to anyone thinking about a safari!!

Scott   –  
Canada CA
Visited: July 2017 Reviewed: Aug 5, 2017

Email Scott  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Dream honeymoon in northern Tanzania and Zanzibar
5/5

My wife and I had a two week honeymoon in Tanzania immediately after our wedding and, in short, it was spectacular. East Africa did a great job all around with the planning and execution of the trip, making it very smooth and successful.

Alym (owner) was enormously useful in helping us decide on an itinerary that was right for us. He has deep first hand knowledge of the region and provides thoughtful and honest recommendations about what we should and shouldn't include in our trip taking into account our personal preferences and budget constraints. After deciding on the itinerary, Alym made sure we had all the information we would need before our departure (e.g. Packing lists, advice on travel medicine, etc). Alym took care of everything after that and we didn't need to lift a finger in dealing with all the many individual vendors on the ground.

Once we arrived, we were taken care of from the time we stepped off the plane to the time we arrived back at the airport to depart. All the logistics were executed flawlessly and the hotel and safari experiences constantly exceeded expectations. East Africa has a select group of guides and ours (Selemani) was terrific, which was an important contributor to the overall experience because you spend A LOT of time with your guide. Selemani had ~15 years of experience so he knew everything about the wildlife and was very cognizant of our needs, and furthermore was a very fun and interesting guy.

Tanzania is a fantastic option for a dream safari vacation and East Africa Wild Adventures is a great choice to make it happen for you. Thanks Alym and team!

Teresa and Mike   –  
Canada CA
Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Mar 2, 2017

Email Teresa and Mike  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

East Africa Wild Adventures created an Incredible Journey for Us!
5/5

I don't even know where to begin. Our recent trip to East Africa was so incredible and way beyond any expectation we had. East Africa Wild Adventures custom tailored this trip for us down to the finest detail. The budget was reasonable and every day we felt we received a greater value than our investment. Alym took such good care of us, we could even feel his presence (checking in with the guides) while we were away. I highly recommend this company and cannot begin to describe how perfect our trip was. We have no doubt that Alym was the reason everything went so well. Never a delay, the itinerary was perfect and our guides were amazing, knowledgeable and seemingly well connected. The accommodations were perfect and the days perfectly planned. We are very grateful we found this company to plan our incredible trip to east Africa!

André   –  
Uganda UG
Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Mar 2, 2017

Email André  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Reliable and efficient safari tour company
5/5

This tour company was excellent in all accounts! They took me to Zanzibar and some of the main parks in Tanzania: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Arusha. Efficient, prompt and smooth communications, first class quality service, totally lived up to my expectations of what my trip would look like. I definitely recommend it!

Marilynn   –  
United States US
Visited: January 2017 Reviewed: Feb 17, 2017

Email Marilynn  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Our third and best safari
5/5

Alym was attentive from the beginning. We had a specific itinerary and he totally worked with that. It was great that he is from Kenya, so he knew all about the places we wanted to visit, and it helped that he was based in Canada so we were in the same time zone and communication by phone was easy. Everything went smoothly on the safari and we had a fantastic guide.

Samantha   –  
Canada CA
Visited: December 2016 Reviewed: Jan 11, 2017

Email Samantha  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A trip of a lifetime
5/5

I think my family and I will remember this trip for years to come. From the initial planning stages with Alym to the execution, it was seamless and everything was managed for us. Our trip was Kenya - Tanzania - Zanzibar. Alym was also available vita email/text 24/7, we ran into issues missing flights, he was able to communicate to ground staff. All the selected hotels provided the safari experience we were looking for. I highly recommend the Morani Tent at Serena Sweet Waters in Ol Pajeta. Crescent Island is a must do for all, you get up close to all the animals in their natural habitat. We had some GI troubles at the start of our Tanzania portion, I would not recommend eating in Arusha unless you have a stomach of steel. Eating at all our Hotels is highly recommended. Don't eat at "the Eight"!! Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti was the coolest animal finding mission we could have had. And to end our trip off, 3 days on the coast of Zanzibar. The weather was perfect, we have many memories that we will cherish! Thanks East Africa Wild.

Tracy   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Oct 1, 2016

Email Tracy  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A Terrific time in Tanzania
5/5

I recently returned from a safari trip to Tanzania trip organized by East Africa Wild Adventures. We booked a 10 day safari adventure with a side trip to Gibbs Coffee Farm. I would like to emphasize what a wonderful time we all had. There were four people in our group. Our Driver Guide was named Doudi and I cannot emphasize how well he took care of us, help us see so much more wildlife than we ever dreamed we would see and also make sure we were comfortable and happy at our campsites each night. We visited Tarangire National Park and stayed one night at the Tarangire River camp. I wish we had stayed 2 nights there it was so nice. The staff was wonderful and the food was excellent. It was our first night out in any national parks and elephants came through our camp that night and were eating the vegetation literally right next to our tent. I was scared but should not have been. It was perfectly safe and even exhilarating but this being my first night I didn't know what to expect. Tarangire National Park is a wonderfully beautiful park with extensive variety of wildlife. We were so pleased. Every corner we turned there was something new and different and this was our first park. We traveled next to the Ngorongoro Crater and spent two nights at Gibbs Farm coffee plantation. A very luxurious resort near the crater. Lovely place, could have stayed an extra night there. The Ngorongoro Crater is a mind blowing experience. I think it has the world's highest concentration of wildlife. We went here 2 days and I loved them both. However, I could recommend going for one day if you left early enough to spend an entire day there. I recommend this only because it is a long drive to get there and you have to wait a long time (an least an hour) to get your pass to get into the park (and watch out for the baboons, they are cute but will steal your stuff and get in your car if left open). In fact, your driver guide (not you) has to go wait in line and purchase passes to any park you visit in Tanzania and this takes time. Next we traveled to the Serengeti. It was a long drive to get to our camp and our driver was very apologetic, but we didn't understand why because there were animals all along the way. We stayed at a camp called Mara Under Canvas. It was a lovely camp with fantastic staff and great food. Every day after our game drives, we came back to camp to sit by a fire to have cocktails and snacks while we waited for dinner to be prepared. The last place we visited was called Lake Eyasi. In late July/early August the lake is beginning to dry up, however the views are stunning. We visited local tribes and watched how they live. Our contact person at East Africa Wild was Alym Bhanji. He did an excellent job organizing our trip and answering the many questions we had prior to embarking on our trip. I highly recommend this tour company.

James   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2016

Email James  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing, transformational experience!
5/5

In all candor, we were a bit concerned whether a small company based in Toronto would provide a safari trip and accommodations that were up to standard. But this trip far exceeded our expectations. The lodges were spectacular. The private safari was a real luxury. We had one small issue at the start of the trip: The itinerary suggested that dinner at the originating hotel in Arusha would be including. Our guide informed us that it was not and, admittedly, the language in the itinerary was a bit ambiguous. But an email to Alym at East Africa Wild Adventures quickly resolved the issue: Our wonderful dinner was covered with no fuss!

Liqi   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 5, 2016

Email Liqi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great Experience
5/5

I would definitely rate this company very well. I had a lot of concerns and questions about both booking over the internet and traveling to Tanzania. Alym responded promptly to all of them, and we could customize our package as needed. The trip itself went off without a problem and or guide was knowledgeable and helpful. I would not hesitate to book with Alym and his company again.

Meena   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Sep 3, 2016

Email Meena  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

An excellent experience overall, a little disappointed with Zanzibar
4/5

East Africa Wild Adventures organised our group's trip to Tanzania this summer and did a fantastic job - the guides, hotels and feral itinerary was well planned and executed. We stayed at the Arusha Coffee Lodge, the Neptune Crater Lodge, Four Seasons Serengeti and then in Zanzibar at Le Gemma Diamond. All our internal flights/game drives were well planned and the guides were accommodating and willing to cater to our individual preferences. The last hotel in Zanzibar, however, let us down and when we made our thoughts on the service and level of accommodation known to East Africa Adventures - the hotel was informed immediately and they did try and remedy the situation - unfortunately the property itself is not of the calibre to be part often Leading Hotels of the World group and by the time hotel management responded to our complaints (via East Africa Adventures) it was a little late to redeem our impression of the hotel, its service and the staff.

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