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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 Eskil | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect in every way - comes highly recommended
I do not usually write reviews, but this time Tanzania Explorer really deserve a great review. Why? Because they are great! Sondre (owner) was following us up and kept all his promises. Everything was according to plan and times were honoured by everyone involved. Simply an excellent partner to take you on a great safari and Zanzibar experience.
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Email Wenche | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An experience beyond all expectations
We had an absolutely magical holiday!
Thank you for making the trip so special for us. Vivi organized everything for us, and the communication we had with her was excellent. We got all the information we needed before and during the stay.
We visited Ruaha and stayed at Mwagusi Safari Camp, a place we will never forget! We also had one day in Mikumi park, before we flew to Zanzibar. (Ruaha is our favorite, but the parks are different. Very nice to see them both)
We would recommend you stay at, or at least visit, Emerson Spice in Stone Town, if you visit Zanzibar. Great both before and after lazy days at the beach.
Everyone should visit Tanzania once their life and have a magical trip like ours, so risk travelling with someone else than Tanzania Explorer?
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Email Lo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari Trip
Tanzania Explorer is a very professional accompany. I dealt with Sondra when booking the trip. He was always prompt in his replies and always gave every possible information needed. Once I told Sondra what I wanted he did everything for me..... very easy.
We did a 3day safari trip- a boat safari, a full day safari, a morning walking tour and another half day game trip. Rashid our safari guide was excellent. He was an expert at spotting the animals and very knowledgeable about each animals we saw. Was also very accommodating and friendly.
We stayed in Selous Kinga Lodge. This place went above and beyond our expectations. The manager and staff were very friendly and helpful. Our lodge was lovely, very spacious, very comfortable beds and brilliant views. Our room was cleaned everyday and our bed sheets were turned down each night which was lovely. The chef is amazing... the food was gorgeous each day. I am celiac and I have to say the chef was excellent at preparing specific meals for me... even making freshly baked bread each day... amazing chef.
Amazing trip... Tanzania explorer is the best safari company to book with.
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Email Per | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thanks for a perfect organized adventure!
We are so happy that we chose Tanzania Explorer (Sondre) to organize and set up this trip for us. From day one we got all the explanations and information we needed to put together a perfect trip for us. It has all been very well organized and taken care of. The commutation and information has been excellent before, during and after the trip. This is what I call personalized service!
The trip and all we got to experience was just magical. We really appreciated the variations of activities and traveling - a lot to do, but still relaxing and never hectical.
The wildlife and scenery in Ruaha National Park is spectacular, and a special thanks to our guide and driver Sam, who really knew his way around and showed us the best of it.
All of our expatations got more than fullfilled - Tanzania is beautiful place on earth and combined with the knowledge, service and places picked by Tanzania Explorer this was truly a trip of a lifetime!
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Email Ash | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
adventure of a lifetime
The communication from Tanzania explorer (Sondre in particular) was absolutely incredible. He was so prompt with his replys and always explained the details very clearly. We received a very detailed itinerary which I really appreciated and the staff were so polite and helpful. Our safari was brilliant we were collected at airport and didn't have to worry about anything from arrival to departure. Our safari driver Sam was one of the best in the park and found the lions without any problem
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Email Nina Halleraker | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect honeymoon
When searching for the perfect honeymoon you can easily get confused by all the "fantastic" options provided by several agencies. As soon as it has anything to do with a honeymoon, the price doubles. We felt this was confusing. We didn't know what we would get, just that the budget would be gone pretty fast. Luckily we happen to hear about Tanzania Explorer from a friend who knew someone very satisfied with a trip organized by Tanzania Explorer.
We got in touch with Sondre, who provided different solutions that fitted our preferences, schedule, budget and our expectations. Together we tuned our travel plans, to have an optimal mix of experiences and honeymoon relax days at Zanzibar. During this process we got several good advices we never would have thought of on our own.
In Tanzania we experienced to be taken very well care from the second we landed in Dar Es Salam and to the very end. Everything were very well organized, and there were not much left for us to do than show up on given times at given places. The counterparts were always on time, and there was never unexpected delays nor unfortunate changes in plan. Good food were served or prepared every day. Sometimes eaten on the top of beautiful waterfalls or at the lodge with an exotic view over the river.
Our guide! our guide Julius is propably the best guide in Tanzania, or may be the entire Africa. He had a very good developed nose for knowing exactly where to search for the coolest animals. This resulted in several close ups of lions who were enjoying a zebra-meal or just relaxing under a tree. Unforgettable!
Zanzibar was just the perfect destination for a honeymoon! Totally relaxing, a nice view over the sea and nice people! If we wanted to go outside the resort to eat or explore Stonetown, the personnel arranged safe transportation for us.
Thanks for the most memorable honeymoon we could ever dream about!
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Email Frida Grundström | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Safari Company of our dreams
If you are researching for the Safari Company of your dreams- you can stop looking because you have just found it!
Before starting to write this review me and my boyfriend really tried to come up with one single feedback that we could give to Tanzania Explorer but honestly, we could not come up with one single thing. So if you are a traveller that likes to read about both positive and negative aspects of an experience, you better stop reading now because you will not be able to find anything else than positive information in this review!
To sum it up: Tanzania Explorer is by far the best travel company that we have ever experienced and I have worked in the travel industry during different periods of my life and have never ever met a travel company like Tanzania Explorer- they are simply outstanding!
Here is why:
Pre-travel:
As a safari traveller, researching which travel organizer and park that you want to go to is essential for the success of your trip! Good thing you do not need to do all of that research because we just did it for you :) We researched for safari organizers for several weeks without really feeling that we had found a perfect match, a perfect match for our budget as well as for our requests. And then we got in contact with Sondre at Tanzania Explorer and that was it! Sondre quickly understood what type of travellers we are and responded promptly with multiple different safari solutions and packages in the park Selous Game Reserve as we had requested since we had heard that this park would be wonderful! All of the solutions were customized to fit both our interest, personalities as well as our budget. He made sure that we would get the very most out of our budget and furthermore provided us with multiple different options of camp accommodations to stay at. He responded extremely quickly on all of our questions, day & night, and a month before departure we had almost daily contact were he was a true star on providing customer service and gladly assisted in any matter!
During-travel:
All the way from when we arrived to the airport in Dar Es Salaam until the end of our safari we had the time of our lives! Our wonderful safari guide Rashid was very knowledgeable and made sure to adapt our daily safari tours to our own preferences on which type of animals that we wished to see! And here comes a common misunderstanding- being on a safari should not be like the experience of visiting a zoo= of course you can not be guaranteed to see every single animal that you would like to see! But exactly that is what makes safari with Tanzania Explorer so special: Rashid started every morning by asking us what preferences we had for our upcoming day and during every day he managed to track the animals that we really wanted to see- even the wild dog!
Another highlight of our days at the safari with Rashid was our fantastic lunch hours! Rashid set the table in scenic locations where we could eat & relax for some time before continuing the rest of our safari day!
During our time in Selous Game Reserve we stayed at two different camps, Selous Great Water Lodge and Selous River Camp. Both of the camps are camps that we can highly recommend any couple/family/group that are looking for an authentic experience.
During our 4 day safari tour we were able to go on 1 boat safari, 2 full Game-Drives and one Walking Safari- we loved them all and we felt like this set-up was a wonderful way to get a diverse experience of all the animals and their habitants. After 3 nights in Selous Game Reservoir it was unfortunately time to leave the wilderness behind but our adventure continued with another 10 days at Zanzibar! At Zanzibar we made our hotel bookings after recommendations from Sondre and we also received a lot of helpful tips from Banja, one of Tanzania Explorer´s representatives on the island, on what to do and see to get the most out of our island life at Zanzibar.
Post-travel:
Arriving back home from sunny Tanzania to a -26 degrees snowy and cold Sweden was not an easy game but just an hour after landing we got an email from Tanzania Explorer checking that everything had worked out well with our flight and that we were safe & sound!
Both my boyfriend and I love to dive and during our last dive on Zanzibar he completely shocked and surprised me by proposing on the bottom of the ocean. After 8 years together, the answer was of course a happy YES!
When arriving back home I also got the information from my boyfriend that Sondre and Tanzania Explorer had even been involved in trying to find solutions for getting my engagement ring all the way to Zanzibar and this really closed the deal of our whole experience with Tanzania Explorer- they really go the extra mile to create the experiences of a life time!
Tanzania Explorer, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for a once in a life time journey with you! We will never forget it or you, and we will come back for sure one day!
Best of luck and warm wishes from Sweden,
Frida & Stefan
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Email Karianne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Thank you for the best vacation ever!
Everything was planned and executed perfectly and we felt good taken care of.
I especially appreciate Tanazania Explorers ability to seamlessly put together so many activities and experiences and still give the feel of a relaxed holiday.
Asante sana
I will be back :-)
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Email Bob | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kilimanaro Trek and Serengeti Safari - December 2015
We have just returned from an excellent trip to Tanzania which was organized for us by Tanzania Explorer. Six members of our family enjoyed a successful summit trek on Kilimanjaro consisting of 7 days on the Rongai route, followed by a four day safari in Serengeti National Park. The entire trip was planned for us from the time we arrived at the Kilimanjaro Airport until we departed two weeks later. All transportation was well arranged, our lodging accommodations were great, and we had great guides for both the Trek and Safari. With all of the preparatory information sent to us from Tanzania Explorer, we were well prepared for the trip, and all of our expectations were met or exceeded! This was truly a trip of a lifetime! Thanks Tanzania Explorers for an excellent adventure in Tanzania!
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Email Khalid Dadi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tailormade to our expectations
My wife and I had an amazing trip to Tanzania/Zanzibar much thanks to the well organized Tanzania Explorer team.
This trip was our first trip together to Africa in which had many requests and a lot of questions!
Key points for us was to get as close as possible to the Tanzanian wild life, experience the white sandy beach of Zanzibar, introduction to the melting pot of the Tanzanian culture and special history and offcourse at the same time getting most value out of our tight budget!
And I must say that we were really impressed of the time, effort and the service that the Tanzania Explorer team provided in order to tailor make our trip exactly and at times above our expectations! All team members that we met throughout the trip had a lot of local knowledge and in addition the very service minded dedication made us feel perfectly safe and as a consequence the ultimate vacation experience!
As a note, we had already been in touch with many of the other travel agents and they seemed to be good however the Tanzanian Explorer Team showed us dedication, patience (as really listening to our various requests) and they really went out of their way to try and meet all our requests and importantly they immediately made us feel that no special requests or thoughts were too strange or too difficult.
We really felt that it was not all about the money either...we really felt that the trip was all about us and our satisfaction were their prime goal!
If you are looking for tailor made trips in Tanzania this is definitely the Travel agent to go for