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Soul of Tanzania
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Cheri M | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime.
We had an amazing experience!! We did the 8 day Tanzania tour. We spent time at Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorogoro Crater and Lake Eyasi. We had Sammy (Samwel) as our guide. He was the best!!! Funny, kind, informative and helpful in every way. We felt like family. We asked to change our last day at the last minute and he drove us around Arusha and we got to see where he grew up and MT Kilimanjaro in the distance. He was great at spotting animals and we saw the big 5!!! We still yell “Buuuuusshhh Chickens” to this day. Only thing I’d change is skip Lake Eyasi and spend another day in the crater.
Perfect holiday with the perfect driver!!!
Glorious 3 week holiday in Zanzibar and Northern Tanzania!
After not a few forays into East Africa this was the winner ... and all thanks to the people behind the scenes helping us plan like Manuel ...
and the driver who rules them all ... JAMES KAAYA!!!
The variety of places we wanted to go and the experiences we hoped to have all came to life seamlessly, safely and was nothing short of good times with plenty of laughs!
The historic walks through the sites of Zanzibar, the water activities of the ephemeral Indian Ocean, and trek through the monkey-filled forests were a solid introduction to the country.
However the Star of the Show was the safari adventures with James at the wheel!
He possessed an uncanny ability to spot animals from far and near, to make predictions where animals would be when all the other drivers seemed to be clustered in the wrong spots and to get us within what seemed like touching distance of each and every animal of the National Parks and Conservation Areas! We easily ticked every box of our hit list. Lions exceeded 100, cheetahs and leopards by the dozen, gnus in the thousands. James seemed to know people in every park, hamlet, and nondescript backroad we traversed endlessly both giving and receiving tips on where the hot spots were that day.
We passed not a few breakdowns, drivers and despondent looking tourists stuck in muddy ravines and wheels spinning along lakeshores, but our James navigated these obstacles effortlessly, patiently and always kept us safe!
Not only did he never get lost but on several other occasions helped other drivers find their accomadations!
He seemed to have a built-in GPS!
We really felt like we won the Driver Lottery this time!
Well played Mr James Kaaya! And thank you Unlimited Expeditions - Soul of Tanzania! We shall return!
BR
Email Alvaro Garcia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of life with Soul of Tanzania
I am from Brazil and with my wife i had the opportunity to make the trip of my life with Soul Of Tanzania that with the guide Albert offered a marvellous trip.
If you can, do not lose the opportunity to see the great migration. That is the TOP 1 - Must to see in Tanzania and one of the greatest experience that you can live in the world!!!
I was not lucky to see at Ndutu area, but I saw at Central of Serengeti.
Thank you for your service and specially for our guide Mr. Albert. I will never forget this experience. Never!!
NZ
Email Lisette | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Five star Five day safari
We completed a five day safari across the main parks of Tanzania with Wilson our amazing guide. Wilson knew every animal and where to find them. His 4 x 4 skills would leave top gear in awe. We saw all the top five and more. Lions with babies, hunting and in trees. The accommodation was exceptional and Hugo's planning and communication responded to all our needs. The hot lunches in the middle of the parks was under selled as they were chef quality with great service from Wilson.
PT
Email Marlene Rodrigues | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible and unforgettable.
After much research, we decided to choose The Soul Of Tanzania and we were very happy with it.
The trip was very well organized by Marta, whom I commend here, and exceeded our expectations (Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngonrongoro).
We were always well supported from afar and always received feedback whenever we had any questions.
It was quite an adventure! Incredible and unforgettable.
Our driver/guide on the Safari, Maleo (simply the best!), was unbeatable in satisfying our wishes. With a unique sense of humor and contagious joy, the adventure couldn't have been better.
If you want to venture out and go to Tanzania, I recommend this company for its professionalism, honesty and seriousness, and unwavering principles and values.
Thank you to the whole team.
IT
Email Edoardo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari Memories We'll Never Forget
We just finished our safari tour and couldn't be happier. Our guide, Jovi, was absolutely outstanding - incredibly knowledgeable, with a true eagle eye for spotting even the most hidden animals. He was always cheerful, fun, and genuinely empathetic, which made the whole experience even more memorable.
The price was fair for what we got, and we'll definitely recommend this tour (and Jovi!) to friends and family. Highly recommended!
Email Jan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very professional and takes great care of visitors on safari.
We had an amazing guide, Wilson for 5 days who took great care of us and was amazing at finding and spotting animals. All the lodges we stayed at were beautiful and the service top notch. We felt very well looked after and our guide being so knowledgeable, friendly, and fun just added to an already great experience. Highly recommend touring with Soul of Tanzania.
Email Greg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari experience with our amazing guide Azaria!
You know when you first meet someone and you instantly know you're in good hands? Thats how we felt from our first moments with Azaria - kind, warm, flexible and professional from start to end.
He began by carefully and thoughtfully checking alignment of his proposed scheduled with our itinerary, catching and immediately rectifying a discrepancy between his provided notes on our departure flight time and our actual departure flight time. From that moment on, for 5 days straight, he cheerfully toured us from park to park, telling us about Tanzania's culture and history, informing us of the names and significance of local villages we were passing, enthusiastically calling out animal after animal (with mad sharp eyesight and comprehensive knowledge of everything), skilfully navigating us to rare sightings (multiple cheetahs and leopards) with a combination of intuition and communication with other safari guides in the field, hustling through the inevitable safari related wear and tear of flat or damaged tyres, graciously accepting of us being a little late some mornings after breakfast, swiftly handling the paperwork and inspection processes for entering in and out of parks and always making sure we were safe and sound in our next lodge at the end of the day.
The jeep itself was perfect - well maintained, stocked with more drinking water than you'd ever need, packed lunches (sometimes cooked, sometimes sandwiches) every day with wine (!!) for lunch, two binoculars for us, and as already stated, always swiftly repaired when running into issues.
And with that jeep, and our amazing guide Azaria, we saw lions, cheetahs, leopards, gazelle Thomson, wildebeast, zebras, giraffes, elephants, hippos, crocs, Dik-diks (so adorable!), vultures, eagles, hyenas, adorable giant rodents and so much more! Highlights include a whole pride of lionesses up a tree, with the cubs stuck at the bottom and daddy lion patrolling around all the on-looking jeeps, another lion chilling at the top of a caved over tree, a lion literally sitting atop a huge rock in the middle of plains of nothingness (a la pride rock from the Lion king!), a trio of cheetahs playfully rolling in the grasp, hyenas totally disdainful of us trying to get their attention at just two meters range, a leopard snoozing up an isolated tree with a half eaten gazelle in reserve impaled on a branch in the tree, the endless cute hilarities of the warthogs who can't decide wether to be your friends or terrified of you, 8 giraffes having a tense standoff with 2 lionnesses chilling in some shade in some midday sun (they literally couldn't care less about the giraffes) as they tried to muster the courage to pass nearby, when they had all the room in the world to take a wide berth, the majestic wisdom of elephants in general, and 50 hippos all in a huge clump in a small pond could hardly be forgotten...
The lodges we stayed in were fantastic as well - ranging from the stunning Best View lodge (Lake Manyara), an exciting lux tent in the Serengeti (Nyikani camp) sleeping amidst the animals (which was quite honestly terrifying the first night when we thought what was in hindsight wind rhythmically flapping the tent to be an animal motorway crossing out tent at night), to even more on the ground camping at Pakulala with stunning views over the (Ngorongoro) crater and a camp staff member powering our hot water bush showers. Food was always good, with 3-4 course evening meals at every accommodation.
Finally, kudos to our tour planner Manuel as well, who made the creating of our customised tour effortless as well - always quick to respond, totally flexible, always grasping our needs instantly, and never giving even a hint of trying to hard sell anything - always from a place of genuine enthusiasm of improving of adjusting one's experience, if and only if requested.
Soul of Tanzania says it prides itself on creating a tailor made experience with warmth and connection and top notch service for every customer, and that is exactly what we got through every stage of the process. Absolutely nothing in the experience that I could dock points for - this is exactly what they delivered from start to end!
10/10, would go in a heartbeat again - thank you for the unforgettable experience Soul of Tanzania! :)
SI
Email TOMAZ | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
EXCELLENT
All credidts for execelent and profesional organization of the safari to Soul of Tanzania, especially to our brave guide- friend Prosper, everything was porfect.
These are the memories we wont forget ever.
Highly recommended
Tomaz
CA
Email lawncareblues | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
not all guides are the same-request peter alex to guarantee a 5 star experience
we heard of this company through safaribookings. com hugo was quick to respond and tailor made our 11 day safari starting in arusha through all the major parks in tanzania and we also did 3 nights in kenya.ending in nairobi. our guide in tanzania was amazing. peter alex was knowledgeable, courteous to us and everyone we came into contact with and navigated the bumpy roads with comfort in mind. the guide we were handed over to in kenya(spirit of kenya)was the opposite. when we asked him to slow down as we were getting tossed around as he zigzagged potholes, he said it "cant be avoided". he also said there would be an extra charge for having the popup roof opened, then changed his mind. if we were to do another safari or recommend to others we would ensure peter was our guide, regardless of which company he worked for. we saw every animal imaginable. i couldnt believe the quality and quantity in our midst, and how close we got to them despite having to stay to the roads. hugo's choices for lodging were fabulous, however a couple of places did not have wifi extending to the rooms. had we have known we would have stayed elsewhere as we need 24/7 contact with family back home. also, another distatsteful part of kenya was the scam at the land border. an employee assists you in clearing immigration then asks for $20 cash for his troubles.