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Tanzania Explorer
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- ATTA & TATO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A simply amazing trip combining Ruaha, Udzungwa mountains, Mikumi and chilling in Michamvi, Zanzibar
We met Sondre at the Norwegian Travel Fair and instantly wanted to go on a safari in Tanzania after being in Kenya some years ago. Sondre and Tanzania Explorer put together a wonderful experience in southern Tanzania and Zanzibar. The service all the way from planning, during the trip and even after have been the best.
When we arrived in the airport in Dar wonderful Sam met us and drove us to the beach villa where we spent the following day getting adjusted to the temperature who is somewhat different from Norway in the winter.
Sam was also our safari guide, he is very knowledgeable and a very nice, calm person with good humor so we had a great experience. We started out from the beach villa early in the morning heading for Ruaha and Rufiji River Camp. The camp is situated over the Rufiji River close to the game reserve gates. Just from the gates and to the camp saw Warthogs, Giraffes and Impalas. We had a great couple of days in Ruaha with alot of animals, great scenery, good food and a sunset GT on the safari vehicle's hood.
When heading for the Udzungwa mountains and Mikumi there had been bad weather and the road was totally missing at a point, resulting in our safari vehicle getting stuck in the mud. Sam was his usual calm self, and after a while someone from another camp showed up with a tractor and pulled our vehicle out of the mud. While all this happened we got to eat breakfast in the road side and have a small "walking safari". This and the Udzungwa mountains was a experience we will remember for a very long time!
We arrived at Vuma Hills Tented Camp just outside of the gates of Mikumi National Park a bit late because of getting stuck in the mud, but they still had dinner waiting for us. Waking up in the camp situated in the hillside overlooking the park was very beautiful and we actually wish we had one more day here. Mikumi National Park is quite different from Ruaha, with the scenery being more open and you can se the animals from far distances.
After a day of game drive in Mikumi we took a plane heading for Zanzibar. Landing in Zanzibar we were met by Banja who drove us to Michamvi Sunset Bay. While driving he told us different facts about the Island and made some jokes. Banja also stopped by the hotel during our stay to check if everything was okay. Michamvi Sunset Bay was so beautiful, the staff incredibly friendly and the food very good.
Banja drove us to the port and we took a ferry back to Dar and again we were met by Sam. We had our last couple of days in the beach villa so we had the time to go to the beach, and Zawadi took us to the market for some shopping, and we had a trip to Mbudya Island with the most amazing beach.
We would recommend Tanzania Explorer to everyone looking for a trip to Tanzania! Sondre made us a fantastic itinerary and the staff in Tanzania where so friendly and helpful that we did not want to leave them to go home again.
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Email Ingri og Rune | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!!
The service from Tanzania Explorer before and during the trip was simply amazing.
The communication with Sondre who planned our tailor made trip. The staff in DES.
Our wonderful guide Sam, who took us to Safari in Mikumi, Udzungwa and Ruaha. Our guides at the turquoise waters of Zanzibar.
Tanzania Explorer was there all the way, and made this a trip with memories we'll never forget. Highly recommended.
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Email Turid | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent staff, too service and a super guide
Very good from the beginning to the end. Good Communication with the representative during the planning and organizeing, and also during the safari. Skilled people on site, and a super guide took very good care of us. All our expectations were fullfilled.
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Email Jude | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The experience provided by this company exceeded expectations.
Our group of 8 had specific requests to incorporate our vacation to include not just safaris with subsequent visit to Zanzibar, but with a visit to rural Tanzania to meet our son-in-law's family. Our itinerary required 2 vehicles and drivers driving 2 days from Dar es Salaam just to be at the rural airport to take us to two days of family gatherings in 2 different locations close to 300km apart. However all the accommodations were arranged and there was no task that was too challenging as we put together this unique itinerary. Our group was so grateful to be able to relax at the Beach House in Dar es Salaam at the beginning and end of the stay and during the 2 weeks in Tanzania we built a strong rapport with our 2 guides - they were both very knowledgeable and professional. They were always punctual and worked very long days. We were all so grateful for the attention to detail for each day of the itinerary!! We hope to go back again and highly recommend the professionals at Tanzania Explorer.
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Email Bjorn Erik | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super guide and helpful staff
Fantastic from the beginning in north (Serengeti) to the end in south (Roaha). The representative during the planning and organizing did a very good job, just as we wanted our trip. Our guide knew the area very vell, he was a safe driver and took very good care of us. All our expectations were more than fullfilled.
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Email Vigdis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience with great service
We wanted to take the whole family on a adventure to Africa, experiencing Safari and celebrating. We left the planning completely to Tanzania Travels and wow, they did a great job. The service was great every step of the way. The safari experience in Seleous was fabulous and we really loved our guide. Then relaxing and celebrating New Years eve at Zanzibar was perfect. We highly recommend the team and this journey
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Email Lise | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari in Tanzania
We had a wonderful safari in Mikumi, Mountain walk in Udzungwa and great safari in Ruaha. All the way from we started planning a safari in Africa, we got the best information from Tanzania Explorer. We got answers to all our questions, and a very good communication all the way. From the minute we sat foot in Africa, we were taken very good care of. Great to have a house to stay in, a couple of nights before we went off to the wilderness. We were four persons in our own car together with our own guide. And he was great. Gave us a lot of information on the way, good knowledge and a very calm an good driver.
We stayed in Vuma Hills tented camp close to Mikumi, Hondo Hondo lodge close to Udzungwa, and Ruaha River Lodge in Ruaha.
All places were great, clean, spaceous rooms/tents and very nice food. All places had full control of our food allergy ( glutenfree, eggfree) - impressing. After a week on the road we took a small plane to Zanzibar and beachlife.
We also had a contactperson in Zanzibar 24/7 if we wanted to go somewhere.
We all would love to go to Africa again with Tanzania Explorer .
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Email Mette and Jakob | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania Explorer is professional in a friendly way in both planning and implementation.
In january 2020 my husband and I went by car from Dar-Mikumi-Udzungwa/ Sanje waterfalls-Iringa/ Isimila Stone Age Site – Ruaha, then by plane to Zanzibar – Michamvi beach – Stonetown, and then by ferry back to Dar. When planning the trip we got good recommendations from Tanzania Explorer both by email and personal contact. The website has also a lot of relevant information. We were recommended to go by Tanzania Explorer by familymembers. The trip turned out to be composed in an exciting way, full of new experiences and nice places to stay around the next corner. From arriving at the airport till we left 17 days later we were taken very well care of by the friendly and professional staff of Tanzania Explorer. We felt really safe and relaxed, and the company has a well-developed system for reporting where we are at all times in case anything would happen.
Our purpose of visiting three national parks was that we wanted to experience the African animals in the wilderness and in their natural habitats, and we really did. We were enthusiastic by travelling with the head safariguide Sam, who all the way delivered more than expected. He is a safe driver, hard-working, professional, with exceptional eyes for spotting animals. He shared with us a lot of knowledge about the life of the animals. Sam is really good communicating with people and has a fantastic sense of humor. Travelling along the roads between the park gave us a lot of questions of how people are living in the rural areas. Sam answered patiently and we had good talks about everything from sugarplantations, bananas, social conditions, fueltransportation to lions behavior, geology and trees at the savanna. Thanks for opening our minds!
The waking safaris with fun and clever guides in Udzungwa and Roaha were very interesting. The guides had great skills in biology. Also the archeological trip in Ismila was very interesting – and looking at the Tanzanian answer to Kvitskriuprestein.
At Zanzibar Banja took care of us, and we had relaxing days at Michamvi beach before we spent the last two days in Stonetown. We went by boat to Prison Island, and walked in Stonetown where the Slavemarket really touched us. Hotel Emerson was fantastic with its roofterrace with the beautiful sunset. Zanzibar is an island with big contrasts.
The safaripart of the trip was our favorite and it’s like when you’ve been there you want to go back on safari again, because you know that there is much more to see. We would like to go by Tanzania Explorer again.
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Email Siri Revelsby | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and very well organized to make a perfect holiday in Tanzania.
Everything was excellent. From the planning at home until we came back. The service and hospitality of the local staff in Tanzania was excellent. We stayed in lovely places in Dar es Salam, Moshi and at the Tides Lodge in Pangani by the Indian ocean. Our main goal for the holiday was to climb Kilimanjaro, and we made it. The stay at Tides lodge in Pangani was a great experience in a remote location without many tourists. Perfect if you want to get away from the main tourist routes. We had a "mini-safari" through the Pangani national park. Not the most famous safari park, but a nice experience as there is many people living in the area as well and many small villages on the way.
We highly recommend Tanzania Explorer
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Email Daniel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very Professional, Friendly, Knowledgeable and Flexible
From the first communication to the end of the trip, Sondre and his team (Zawadi, Dzene, Sam and Gaston) were fantastic. We had a number of special requests which this team accommodated happily and executed perfectly. Some of these requests took the team to places they had never been before but they did not hesitate to work with us to create a trip of our lives. On top of that we found the recommendations they had (on accommodations and activities) to be excellent. So, if you’re not sure what to do, trust these guys. If you want to customize your trip, trust these guys to execute!
I can’t speak highly enough of this team.