Earthlife Expeditions
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- AMREF, TTGA & TLTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $175 to $650 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Alicia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An unforgettable trip! ASANTE SANA!
An unforgettable trip! We will never forget our safari with Eartlife and our spanish & english speaking guide Jeff. Asante sana !
We choose Earthlife based on all the positive reviews and comments and we were not disappoint, our safari exceeded our expectations. Our trip was organized by Caudence, she kept in constant communication with us and answered everyone of questions very quicly.
Our guide, Jeff made us feel comfortable and we had a really good time with him. His personality was just so pleasant and we felt like friends. He’s experienced and competent, he knows all about the fauna, history and the local culture. Asante sana Jeff, you are EL LEON DE TANZANIA ! We thank you for all this time spend together and for all your efforts to help me to take wonderful photos. We will remember you forever!
We did a 7 days trip and see Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti and Lake Manyara. All of the accommodations were wonderful in biutiful locations and we spent a really nice time after a day on the road. We loved the pools in Simba Tarangire Tented Lodge & Ngorongoro forest lodge, also the food was really good and the staff at each location we stayed were professional and very attentive.
We had a wonderful experience in Tanzania, and enjoyed the sounds and the magic of this beautiful land, above all in our Serengueti lodges. We could see lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, zebras… lots of wonderful animals! We particularly enjoyed our visit to a Massai village where we could see a little bit of their daily life and specially the little children at school. Really nice experience !
I highly recommend Earth Life if you want to live a safary in Tanzania
We had a 5-Star trip!
This was our first safari, we were a group of 2 couples, and our experiences really quite extraordinary. We want to thank everyone at Earthlife, from our first contact Angel who promptly answered our many questions while deciding which company to use, to our last driver Casey in Zanzibar, but especially our safari guide, Joseph. Our itinerary included 8-day safari (Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngoongoro) and 5 days in Zanzibar. Joseph is a driver-, spotter-, birder-extraordinaire, a lot of fun and he made the best coffee each afternoon! The truck was cleaned inside and out each night, he ensured we were all comfortable and involved and even made lunch suggestions to the chefs. Thank you Joseph! You really made this safari the best!
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Email Malcolm Gunter | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended!
We interviewed three safari operators before choosing Earthlife. This locally based company is worthy of your trust and provided us with a spectacular experience. Our trip was tailored to our requests.
Many thanks to our guide, Herman, who was very skilled at maximizing the animal sitings.
Overall, both the accommodations and food were good to very good.
Having previously done a safari in South Africa, we can assure you that this experience is far superior as an adventure.
We highly recommend that you choose this local company over foreign based interests!
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Email Liz | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a Lifetime! Simply the BEST guide and outfit in the business...
From the initial planning to the final drop off, we felt well-cared and all arrangements efficiently handled on this well curated safari. But what made this trip truly memorable was our brilliant guide, Joseph. His eagle-eyes and sixth sense for getting us front-of-the-pack sightings and close encounters, his amazing bird identifications and behind the scenes preparations ensured that each moment of our 6 day safari was worth every jolt of the jeep. He was fun to be with, the best dressed guide out there, and made the best coffee.... our delicious hot lunches made us the envy of every other tour group. The Earthlife team deserves credit for all the arrangements, lodgings, and array of activities which rendered this a trip of a lifetime and reminded us of our insignificant place on this planet.
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Email Tom Mitchell | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Trip!
We had a great trip with Earthlife and I will recommend to friends.
I enjoyed working with Angel during the planning. She gave us excellent advice about the trip and responded quickly to all my questions.
Our guide, Joseph, was really fun and knowledgeable on almost any subject. Never a dull moment. He spotted lots of birds for us and, let's face it, if you spot birds it's pretty easy to see lions.
I'm so glad that we visited Tanzania. I will never forget it.
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Email Johnathan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Many a time during our seven days on the road that I said “This is worth every cent!” Though not eve
Though not even a big animal fan, from beginning to end of our 7 days safari I was fascinated, excited, enthralled and said “This is the best money spent!” The Serengeti is a dream and having Gilbert as guide to show us the wonders, we’ll, how lucky we were. He is experienced, accomplished, competent—-you won’t be disappointed!
Alll things considered I highly recommend Earth Life. ^^^^^
PS — FYI, Google indicates a daily guide tip rates which the day before travel Earthlife will suggest as double!
Plan that and your cash accordingly
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Email Rocco | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Earthlife made our trip of a lifetime one we will never forget.
We booked our trip after much research and a desire to travel with a tour company located in Tanzania. We choose Earthlife based on all the positive reviews and comments. They did not disappoint and in fact far exceeded our expectations. Angel made the whole booking process stress free. She kept in constant communication with us and answered everyone of questions promptly. She worked with us in designing out 12 day trip and allowing us to see not only see Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Natrona, Ngorongoro crater, North and Central Serengeti but also flying us down to spend two wonderous days in Ruaha.
I can't say that we were not a little nervous about getting into Kilamangaro at 4AM local time and what to expect as far as pickup and transportation but as throughout our trip the arrangements all went off without a hitch. Our guide, Jeff was waiting for us and made us feel immediately welcome and comfortable. I can not say enough good things about Jeff. Not only extremely knowledgeable about all the wildlife we would see but also the fauna, geology, history and the local culture. His personality was just so pleasant throughout the whole trip that by the end we felt like friends for a lifetime. Asante sana Jeff - I thank you for answering all million questions my wife had and indulging her efforts to not only get every photo of every animal species but also all 400 bird species. We will remember you forever and hope to see you again on our next trip!
Our trip started out in Tarangire National park and wound its way thru Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater, Lake Natron and 4 days in Serengeti. All of the accommodations were wonderful and welcoming after 8-12 hrs on the road each day for game drives. The staff at each location we stayed were all professional and extremely attentive. I have no complaints on the food - I think I gained 5 lbs! So many people to thank for making our trip the amazing adventure . Special thank you to Yoyo and here staff at Mugbani Camp in central serengeti for the wonderfull impromptu birthday song for my wife during our stay there. During our trip here, one of truly the highlights for us was our guide Jeff stopping along the road one morning to meet a local family that with no warning just welcomed us and allowed us to join them for the morning breakfast porridge, which my wife got to help prepare.
We did learn that to truly experience our trip we needed to practice patience as Jeff would tell us. Stopping and watching, for sometimes hours at a time allowed us to not only just see the amazing wildlife but to get an education on behavior, experience the sounds and truly enjoy the pure magic of this amazing land. Jeff was as we like to say now not Super b but Super A+.
The last two days of our trip were spent in southern Tanzania, in Ruaha National Park. This was a late add on to our trip but we are so happy that we did this. Were the Serengeti and north has more tourist exposure and feel where you would routinely come across other people, Ruaha was so much more remote and wild where for many hours we would not see another traveler. Truly alone with nature. We would be remiss in not recognizing the wonderfull Mdonya Old River camp and our guides Jumanne and Dennis. As everywhere we went - truly professional, knowledgeable and curteous during our visit. We especially enjoyed our Camp elephant though I am not sure that Kings and Iris did with its daily mischief - especially its desire to pull on the shower heads to get a drink! The outdoor, moon and starlight dinners were amazing.
We can not say enough for Earthlife Expeditions for helping make my wife's 50th birthday trip the memory of a lifetime.
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Email Tim | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Earthlife is fabulous
The Earthlife Expeditions African safari in Tanzania led by our remarkable guide/driver Daniel Balela was a life changing experience for me. It gave me a whole new perspective on my life in the larger scheme of nature—we are all unique, but related.
I gazed at animals in awe. They hardly noticed me. I felt like I was in a big zoo, only it was me in the cage/Jeep, out of my element, yet safe, in the animals’ world of nature. Humbling. A truly spiritual experience.
Thank you Earthlife for flawless logistics.
Thank you Daniel for helping me see the wonder and beauty of nature and my tiny, insignificant place in it. You are amazing.
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Email Joan | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding! An unforgettable trip!
The custom 11-day safari arranged by Earthlife Expeditons was an indescribably wonderful adventure. Our personable and knowledgeable driver/guide, Daniel Ballela opened our eyes to see not only the exotic and magnificent animals of Tanzania but also to glimpse amazing aspects of animal behavior in protected natural habitats. Daniel could sense where we could find not only lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, and cape buffaloes but also provided us with a close encounter with a rare black rhino!
All details of the trip were superbly handled by Earthlife Expeditons from the bookings to the accommodations to the route through the Ngorongoro Conversation Area to the North and Central Serengeti. We particularly enjoyed the excursions guided by local villagers and rangers to get a close up view of daily life there. Esau was very informative in Mtowambu.
I highly recommend Earthlife Expeditons and Daniel Belela. This trip was not on my “bucket list,” but it should have been! I am so glad we chose to go with Earthlife and Daniel.
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Email Wayne | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very comfortable and well organized which made us fall into the experience of the Serengeti with won
Jambo - Have to say that our trip to Tanzania far exceeded any pictures or stories about the Serengeti, Lake Manyara, or the Ngorongoro Crater I had before our 11-day visit. A major part of the beauty of the trip was due to the organization of Earthlife Expeditions and having Daniel Balela as our guide. I left with lots of pictures but most of all, memories of the stories Daniel Balela told about the animals and culture as we toured the areas. A visit to Mosquito to River Village provided insight into village life and it’s people, especially the children.
I highly recommend Earthlife Expeditions and suggest everyone travel with Daniel Balela Barabojick.
Asanti mjomba Balela.