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Picture taken at Shira cave
Popote Africa Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & KIATO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $190 to $900 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Manuel & Myrian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Problems with the refund.
We cancelled our trekking in May (2020), before the free cancellation deadline, but they are not keeping their word. We know they are hard times for everybody, but we have been patient enough. 6 moths later, they have not made the refund and they only make excuses.
Go With Popote
Just finished the 7-days Machame route up the Kilimangaro with a Popote team.
We had 2 great guides (Dixon and Shani), a fine cook (Jeremaya) and 7 friendly and helpful porters. It is of course hard to compare with other companies, but we were extremely pleased with Popote. Here are some of the reasons:
- Booking: very good experience (with Sabino), fair price.
- Guides: Very experienced, helpful, friendly and responsible guides.
- Every evening after dinner, they measured our oxygen saturation and pulse and filled a questioner (e.g. about headaches, nausea etc.) to track our physical state. Altitude related sickness was one of our main reasons for concern, and it helped to calm us down knowing that we are under good care.
- Excellent quality of tents, mattresses and sleeping bags (which they provided)
- Overall good atmosphere and vibes. We enjoyed not only being at the summit, but also getting there.
Although it is possible to make the hike in 6-days (and I think this is what most people do), we definitely recommend taking the 7-days options: It makes the last days more relaxed and fun, and gives better opportunity for acclimatization (probably not the only reason, but we felt great at base camp and all the way up to the summit).
We were a group of 2 – Father (50) and daughter (18)
Bottom Line: we highly recommend going with Popote .
CA
Email Frank Buruma | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Organized four day safari and eight day Lemosho Kilimanjaro climb
Professional, experienced, caring and thoughtful. On safari or climbing Kilimanjaro; excellent accommodations, good food, great people. The guides, the porters, the owner(former porter) were everything I'd hoped for and more than I had expected. Special thanks to Rasheed, Respick, Bennedict, George and Sabino
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Email Antonio | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Popote is the Best
I found out that Tanzania is a great country and its people more so and it all started with Popote Africa Adventures. My son, his girlfriend and I choose Popote to climb Kilimanjaro because of the price and the reviews we read on line were great. Even before we booked with Popote, we had lots of questions and the owner Sabino answered all our questions and made our decision to book with them that much easier. They are local company, professional and knowledgeable, that will do everything they can to assist you. We choose the 8 day Lemosho Route and all three of us summited with the help of everyone at Popote, what a team.
We were picked up at the airport with no problems and then Sabino and the our two guides met us at the hotel the evening before we started our climb. They went over the itinerary and went through our gear to make sure we had everything. Whatever we missed they provided. They checked in with us each night to make sure our health was fine. Went over the next day’s hike and advised us on what to wear. Our two guides Jerry and Dickson were outstanding, walked at a comfortable pace and always seemed to know when we needed to rest!! They were very knowledge about the mountain, vegetation and climate, always pointing out facts that added to our overall experience. Jerry and Dickson had so much experience climbing Kilimanjaro and knew so many of the other guides and porters on the mountain, they commanded a certain kind of respect due to their experience.
The porters worked hard to make our trip enjoyable, our tents were always ready and set up upon our arrival at each camp. They were experienced and picked the best spots to set up our tents. They were always smiling and friendly, jambo jambo!!!
The food was incredible and way beyond what I expected, this was my biggest worry before we left. We camp often and have never eaten as well as we ate on the mountain, portions were more than what we could eat. I couldn’t believe the meals they prepared for each of us!!! We even had popcorn and freshly roasted peanuts as a snack!!!! , breakfast, lunch and dinner were all outstanding - I can't believe we were having such great meals even after 8 days on the trail. Our waiter was Crazy Willy, he made sure we ate all our food and he has a witty character and entertained us with his humor. Crazy Willy also joined us on Summit day, we were happy he joined us and helped us summit the mountain. Crazy Willy also provided us with a pail of warm water after our hikes so we could wash our face, hands and feet just before dinner.
Thank you guys for making our experience unforgettable!!
I highly recommend Popote, great job boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Email Christian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Tour Operator for Kilimanjaro!!
My brother and I successfully completed a 6-day trek with Popote to Kili summit via Macahame route in Feb 2017. We honestly could not have asked for a better crew than Popote. The business owner, Sabino, will stop at nothing to ensure your trip is perfectly executed. In fact, Sabino was once a porter himself so his company culture very much ensures that his employees are treated very fairly and with a great deal of respect. Our guides during the trip, Jerry & Stanly, were fantastically knowledgable and clearly had won the trust and respect of all other guides we encountered on our journey. And the support crew, including cook and porters, were always so accomodating, kind and fun to be around. We loved the flexibility of changing a 7-day hike to 6-days en route, giving us an extra rest day back in Moshi. All in all we really felt so fortunate to trek with this amazing crew. I would not hesitate to totally recommend Popote Africa Adventures!!
CL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great team, perfect organization!
I was a little afraid booking anything by Internet but I really had a perfect experience with Popote Africa, I travelled all by myself but the team they have was a perfect company. Everyone enjoying everything and being really happy beside really giving interesting information and it was really easy to appreciate that they really knew what they were doing. Perfect organization considering meals, picking up in hotels and accomodation. In summary I really recomend doing any tour with this guys, they are awesome!!
Email Rufus & Hattie | 20-35 years of age
Amazing Kilimanjaro trip!
An incredible 7-days on Kilimanjaro, Lemosho route. Our guides Godwin and John were fantastic, knowledgeable and encouraging! The whole team were great fun and always smiling. The food and tents were perfect. We could not recommend Popote enough, it was a trip to remember!
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Email Konrad | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip to Tanzania
This trip to Tanzania with Popote Adventures exceeded all my expectations.
Sobino helped with the itinerary and organized all the permits, accommodation and activities. We had a great vehicle, stayed at top lodges and had the best experience at the parks. We've seen all of the Big 5 and a lot more.
We had a great guide Michael who was patient and professional.
I highly recommend Popote Adventures.
Very good experience to climb Mount Kilimanjaro!
Popote Africa did a great job starting from transfer from airport and finished with reaching summit of mount Kilimanjaro. During whole climb there was great support and positive attitude from guide, chef and porters. Couldn't ask for more. Totally recommend this company for everyone
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Email Simona | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Popote gifted us an amazing experience in Kili and Safari, very good job!
Popote is a great choice to do your trip to Tanzania, we did Kili climbing and Safari and both experiences were amazing ans successfull. Yuo can see they have well prepared guides and teams. They provide you with all necessary stuff and always everybody has a smile and try to help you. I feel we went back with new friends. We had a great time and surely I would call Popote travel agency again if I return to a similar trip. Definitely advisable don't doubt withe them, it will a success.