Jordan and Iris D' Souza manages and owns TSA
Tanzania Serengeti Adventure
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1990)
- Member Of:
- TATO & TTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Iris & Jordan go out of their way to make sure your safari is a great one. And Philemon was an unbelievable guide. I don't think you could find a better tour operator or guide. I was very well looked after, which was very important for me as I was traveling solo.
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under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing time spent in Tanzania
My overall experience with the company were nothing short of amazing. The drivers were always aware of their surrounding, very tentative to our needs, and above all knowledge on the wildlife and geography. Our stays at the coffee farm, the Serengeti and visits to Ngorongoro and Manyara were all planned with us in mind and made for a very relaxing couple of days. I would recommend this company above many of the others I saw operating in Tanzania, especially my favorite driver Philemon.
Email Mike Peckham | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Climbing Kili and Ngoro safari
TSA and Iris are just fabulous they organised or itinerary and looked after us superbly. This included helping our 9 year old disabled daughter and 12 year old son to climb Kili via the Western Breach. All staff were professional and cared for both the climb and the Safari. I have no hesitation in recommending Iris and team as the only company to travel to Tanzania with.
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Email K Snow | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Surpassed my expectations
Thank you Iris and Jordan for a wonderful, custom safari that exceeded my expectations. We did the kilimanjaro climb and a wildlife safari for 5 days after the climb. The quality of the guides was fantastic on both segments of the trip. Our guides John and Frank got us to the top of Kili! And they were so incredibly nice and positive about our ability to get there. (it was HARD). Phil was are safari guide and he was so great at taking us to some of his favorite sites in the Crater and Serengeti conservation areas. The best thing we decided was to let him lead the way instead of giving a structured itinerary. This gave Phil the flexibility to show us areas that had few safari vehicles for a private, custom experience. We were happy with all accomodation and appreciate the work that went into setting up this wonderful adventure.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience!!!
The safari was one of my best vacations ever! I took the 6-day safari and wish i could have stayed more. Maybe next time... Tanzania Serengeti Adventure was more than professional. Everything was perfect since the beginning of the negotiations. Our bags were lost by the air company and Iris did everything to retrieve them and send them to us while we already were in the safari, which was really great. Our driver Philemon was very knowledgeable and wanted to make sure we were really enjoying our time. Highly recommended.
Great Safari and Zanzibar experience
I was traveling for work to Kenya and decided to go for a short 1-week holiday to Tanzania to explore a new country. At first, i was not sure what to do in Tanzania, but obviously, when in Tanzania, one should do a Safari! So i contacted a few safari tour operators and got responses from 3-4 tour operators. It was the 'low' rainy season, so it was quite difficult to join a group. I was traveling alone, so the only option for me was a private safari. A few safari tour operators offered me interesting option of itineraries. But Tanzania Serengeti Adventure was the most responsive and flexible (in terms of itinerary and budget) amongst the others. I was in contact with Jordan and told him all the activities i wanted to do. He suggested an itinerary and managed to include Zanzibar as well. Compared to the other operators, the itinerary offered was by far the best, esp the accommodation options they proposed. I was basically moving from a hotel to another, everyday for the full week. My favorite was the Maramboi tented camp and also the Seacliff Zanzibar hotel.
Once my itinerary was confirmed, Iris contacted me to brief me on the logistics through skype. I met her upon arrival in Arusha and she gave me all the specifics and made sure i was well briefed.
My guide during the safari trip, Phillemon, was very knowledgeable, safe, kind and determined to make sure i had a great safari experience. I had a great safari and looking back at my pics, i wish i can come back soon!
In Zanzibar, my guide there - Mbwana, was also great. He was very knowledgeable and was a good storyteller when it came to Zanzibar's history. I really enjoyed the Stone town city tour. He was also very patient with me as i stopped so much during the tour to take lots of pics.
The last stop of my trip was at a beach resort recommended by both Jordan and Iris. And i must say, this resort is spectacular! Enjoyed my late afternoon, having a walk by the beach and watching the sunset. Then in the morning, i arranged an early horseback ride along the beach.
Overall, my solo trip to Tanzania was very fun and memorable. I got to do all the things i wanted and i thank Tanzania Serengeti Adventure for making it all happen.
Recommended.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro Trek & Serengeti Adventure - once in a lifetime experience!!
From start to finish the customer service was excellent. Iris provided us with a very detailed itinerary of the services that Tanzania Serengeti Adventure offered and everything was explained up front, so there were no hidden surprises even down to our meals on the Kilimanjaro trek. She kept in regular contact in the months leading up to our holiday, including responding promptly to any questions I had. The week prior she arranged a Skype call so that she could make sure that we were full prepared and had all of the relevant equipment, especially for our trek.
We were met at the airport as arranged and greeted at the hotel by Blase the General Manager. Blase was extremely helpful and personable and made us feel like nothing was too much trouble. We were briefed and our kit was checked over by the Head Guide ready for the Kilimanjaro trek the following morning. We left our safari gear with Blase. The experience was AMAZING and thanks to the great service from our guides we made it to the summit without too much difficulty.
Blase then met us again at the hotel for our Serengeti Safari briefing, we collected our safari clothing and left our trekking gear with him. James our safari guide was extremely knowledgeable, and even after over over 20 years service it is evident that he has so much passion for what he does. The accommodation, food and service in our lodge and tented camp was excellent and was saw all of the BIG 5!
After flying back to Arusha from the Serengeti to save valuable time, Blase met us at the airport and arranged for us all to have lunch together which was a lovely personal touch.
I would no hesitation in recommending Tanzania Serengeti Adventure for both a Kilimanjaro Trek and Safari. They provide an excellent personal service and plan everything down to the last details.
Thank you
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under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience with people who were able to make our time there enjoyable!!!
Tanzania Serengeti Adventure was an amazing tour company to go with on a trip to Tanzania with Roosevelt University! Not only were all of our drivers very knowledgable about everything we drove past, including even when we were on the freeways and had questions, but they were also very kind people that wanted to make sure we were as safe as could be. I cannot say anything bad about Filimon, James, or Bryson because all three are great men that I was very blessed to get the pleasure of knowing on the trip! I highly recommend using this company and especially the driver James who I was with most of the trip because I know that he will make sure you are happy and he just enjoys making everyone's day brighter on top of being an amazing driver!!
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Email Milton c. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
serengeti, coffee farm and ngorogoro
Philemon, james, and bryson are amazing drivers and blaze was a great host! Never had a boring day with great hospitality...would definitely do again, since last time was with my class...ngorogoro was amazing and even the coffee farm was entertaining! By far 10 of 10 I'd give this trip. The drivers also knew the best places to go to see different animals
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional operators and staff
I was fortunate to have discovered Safari tours for a trip to the Ngorongoro crater. Perfect experience and excellent driver and guide who had three decades of experience of the animals. The tour operators arranged excellent accommodation and it was impossible to to fault the entire experience in any way