Tours by Locals (aka Kiliholidays)
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB, KINAPA, MNRT & TPO
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Marie Driessen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Un unforgettable family experience & adventure organised and operated by great people!
From the first contact with Kiliholidays till the end of our family trip, it has been a wonderful und unforgettable experience. The owner, Mack, suggested the perfect trip for our family. Always quick with responding on emails, telephone calls, honest and clear with the agreements that were made. We booked the Migration 6-day trip to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, real value for money and guided by an amazing person, our guide and driver Julius!! He is the most caring guide and driver you can wish for. A lot of knowledge about Wildlife, the environment, the Masai and Tanzania in general. He is a real gentleman, caring about the safety for the family and very flexibel concerning special wishes during the safari. He made our trip fantastic!!
If you want to book a safari with a trustworthy and experienced company, you should go for Kiliholidays! And you also should know that Tanzania is a very safe country for travellers (also corona wise, no danger at all), the people from Tanzania are genuinely friendly and you feel very welcome.
Kiliholidays, Julius & Mack, many thanks for this unforgettable trip!
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Email Logan Johnson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once-in-Lifetime Adventure w our guide Tomas!
Hello! My daughter and I decided to take a trip to Tanzania in April 2021. Mac with Kiliholidays made it so easy. We decided on June I contacted several companies but he was so friendly and gave so much useful information with lots of extra perks and right price that I knew they were the ones. He made it so very easy from start to finish but what really made it incredible was a most incredible guide named Tomas. Tomas was so professional and made everything so easy. He took care of everything. All we had to do was be present. We had lunch with two brother lions one day, and the next with a mama cheetah and her young one. He knew the spots to go with no other safari trucks around. We saw the scarce leopards, cheetah, giraffes, hippos, elephants, Buffalo, gazelles, zebras, wildebeast, pumba, baboons, so many Lion prides, monkeys, jackals, hyenas, a rare sighting of a Serval in a tree. We came across snakes, monitor and the most beautiful birds you can imagine including White Pelicans and Flamingos. Tomas new the history sharing wonderful stories of some of his adventures in the Savanna. He told us all about the Maasai people and their relationship with the animals and nature. We also had the opportunity to have two Maasai Warriors as our guardians when we stayed at our 4-star glamping site. They also told us fascinating stories of their lives. Tomas took care of everything. I have never had an easier vacation. I cant imagine anything going more perfect. June was perfect time of year with perfect cooler temps, (50-70 F), blue skies, few tourists, and beautiful animals everywhere. We hated to leave the day Tomas took us to the airport (matter of fact he turned around to pick us back and returned us to Arusha due to a covid and visa issue). I cannot see anyone giving us a more brilliant holiday than Kiliholiday Safaris with Guide, Tomas, and Owner, Mack. Thank you thank you Tomas for being the best guide ever!!!
RU
Email Evgeny | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best quality/price and great impression. One of the best trip in my life!
We had a safari: Manyara, Ngorongoro, Tarangiri.
We've seen a lot of animals, lions and elephants in ~2 meters distance.
Our guide was very attentive and did his best to show us the best views.
We were happy that we have:
1. the private tour (comparing with many other cars around us)
2. all 2 nights in the great hotel with cute private houses (comparing with tent, proposed by other companies)
3. delicious restaurant meal in the hotel (the lunch-boxes were prepared by this restaurant)
4. meeting in Arusha airport and finishing in Kilimanjaro hotel (very flexible)
5. very generous and one of the best price (we chose companies with ~5 rates and 100+ reviews)
6. prompt and correct answers to a lot of our questions during the preparation before safari
The car wasn’t new, but for us it wasn’t important. It worked very well.
So, as for me – I’m very happy with this trip and with Kiliholidays. I would highly recommend them!
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Email Lesia Zaika | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
These guys have great service and staff
The safari with Kiliholidays was amazing !!! We saw a lot of animals and a lot of interesting things.
Our guide Laurian did his job very well and we even became friends.
The lodge exceeded our expectations - a large green area, cozy bungalows and friendly staff.
This was one of the best travel experiences.
CA
Email Christina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible memorable experience! Couldn't have been better!
This company is amazing, the tour was very well organized and we saw way more than we expected to during the rainy season! The service was exceptional from both Mack and our driver Thomas. They are both very professional and Thomas always went out of his way to make it even more memorable for us! He truly cared about tailoring the safari to what we wanted. The service was also incredible at the camps and lodges we stayed at, and the food was so good! Saw the big five and so many unique things like a lion defending its kill. Couldn't have been better! I definitely recommend booking with kiliholidays! The price is very reasonable for the truly incredible experience you get!
Reply from Tours by Locals (aka Kiliholidays)
Posted on Mar 18, 2020Thank you, I loved reading your feedback, as all comments help us to improve our services.
We are very pleased that you enjoyed the efforts of Thomas and Mack, they are 100% committed to getting all our guests to enjoy their vacation holidays.
It is kind of you to recommend us - thanks again!
Kind regards,
Mc Msechu
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Email Chad | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Four-day packed full adventure
Fast, effective communications. Every promise fulfilled. The tent is a good size and the sleeping mats are comfortable. We were able to see four of the big five game animals. Most others I talked to only saw three. Additionally, we were able to see many more rare wild animals that I never expected to see! Laurian is a very experienced driver and animal spotter. His insight on each animal was very informative. Daniel is a great stomach engineer. He even went out of his way to serve us some of our favourite fruits. Would highly recommend.
Email Bogomil Velikov | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent this is my best safari
They make very good job! Communications is very fast they reply to my emails immediately. They promised and do 100% from our plan for 6 days and also do more free! Thomas is best guide ,driver and now our friend if is free take this Boy speak English perfectly drive very well safely and also makes interesting loops if you want, he knows everything for Tanzania wildlife , every name of the birds animals trees and also not loose our time to go to Shops and markets and sell another tours like another company's drivers,He just drive and Explain everything for Tanzania people and Wildlife He is very smart and clever boy Thank you for the best time with you my Friend.
Every day he wait ours group on time early morning and made long game drive to late
night. Also this company have Land Rover car and this maybe best 4/4car is better from Land cruiser because Thomas drive to many roads in Serengeti And other 3 parks i see Other cars come back but Land Rover makes this roads also i see in parks many cars from other companies is have problems and people lose half day to make if you have 2 days in park half day is too long and you not see nothing.
Mack boss in this company also very good and correct guy hi is give me best price for the best safari tour this is my favorite safari i already have 5 i checked 4 companies for this but just this's not make monkey tricks and give me right and fairly price .
They use best tented Lodge in Serengeti Center in the park not like another company's outside if you takes outside you lose time to go inside.also another hotels is very good food is excellent have Books with birds animals and trees in the cars have binoculars for costumers radio connection
With rangers radio and Thomas listen an if have Lions ,Cheetahs, Leopards and Rhino we can go immediately have open roofs in our Land Rover car have also space for luggage we have 9 bags,and is very comfortable for this type of tours.
Also we see many animals and migration extra because Thomas drive in other routes which is not included in tour in others company.
Again thanks for your good Job Mack, and best smart Guide Thomas and will use your company again for Rua national park. And i will make this safari again with my daughter and another friends.
BJ
Email Phillip | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Adventure
I planned this four-day safari for myself and my two children (6 and 9) with short notice after other plans had fallen through. Kiliholidays communicated very well and worked with me on a couple issues to accommodate us. Abraham, our tour operator was fantastic. He kept us safe, informed, and happy. He was extremely knowledgeable of the wildlife and had a knack for finding the animals and positioning the vehicle perfectly. Abraham interacted with the kids very well and catered to their needs. We were lucky to see every type of animal that we had hoped for and then some. The lodging was much better than expected and the food was well-planned. There is a lot of driving to and from the parks each day (except between the 2nd and 3rd day) and I feel like a different route or different lodging locations could reduce this. For parents, if I were to take the children again, I would probably do three days instead of four as the kids were pretty tired by the last day, however, we still had a great time all four days. Overall, the kids and I had a blast and I want to thank Kiliholidays for all the praises I received from my kids!
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Email Mireia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I will go again with them!
We choosed KiliHolidays because it is a local company and therefore it is a way to invest your money for tanzania people. The result: we loved the service and company of KiliHolidays. Richard was our guide for one day to the mountain, Thomas was our guide during the safari for about a week and David the chef that cooked delicious food during the whole trip. They were all very welcoming, kind and friendly and what I valued a lot, is that they have absolute respect for their country and its wildlife. I could see that KiliHolidays is an experienced and respected safari tour in Arusha and I absolutely recommend them. If we ever come back to Tanzania, we will for sure contact them again.
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Email Lopes Miguel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The guide was Perfect !
Everything was really well organized, nothing to think about during the safari as the tour had everything planned as described in the offer. Really professional thank you !