Pooja Travels & Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Stefan zubac | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent, can’t wait to go again.
hajji was delight to have as our guide. He collected us from the airport and had cold drinks ready and the exact itinerary planned out, as agreed.
All taken of and knew I was in safe hands with my 8 year old son.
We went to 3 different parks over 3 days which were Brilliant especially day 2, where we travelled to the xxxxx crater, which was amazing experience seeing all the animals with my young son. Magical memories with my son will be unforgettable.
Be back again soon and will definitely use Hajji again. Thanks Hajji for creating beautiful memories for me and my son.
Best regards.
Stefan and Luca
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Email Rahul | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One Shld book
Hitesh hospitality was really admire. He have taken care of every minute things. I am jain. And jain food also was available. I would definitely suggest
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Email Rakesh Sony | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very personalised and curated as per our needs..
We went for a 10 day trip to Tanzania from Mumbai, India. Pooja travels did the entire end to end planning for us.
We started from Arusha and then went for a 5 day safari to terengire, Manyara, serengity and ngorongoro. It was an absolute gem of an experience. Post the safari, we went for 3 nights to Zanzibar, which was an absolute delight. Was not aware of this hidden gem in the Indian ocean.
Right from receiving us at Arusha till the time we were dropped back, we were treated like a royalty. Choices of hotels, food and above all the driver guide Godfrey was all wonderful.
We enjoyed every moment of our trip and are back with many wonderful memories.
Hitesh Bhai deserves a huge applause for his efforts and perfect execution.
Take a bow Hitesh Bhai ..
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Email Karim | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Service
Hitesh from Pooja Travels was simply outstanding to deal with!
From the inception of our itinerary, he was very diligent, professional, empathetic, had great rapport and was a pleasure to deal with! We will definitely use his services again!
Well done Pooja Travels and keep up the great work!
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Email Amin | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Efficient , Trustworthy , and competent tour provider
Travelling with 21 friends from North America , Hitesh of Pooja Travel created itenerary giving us an adventure of a life time. We felt safe and comfortable during the our trip starting from pickup from the airport in Arusha to hotels and resorts during the 10 day safari. The overall service provided by Pooja Travel was par excellence
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Email Narissa Moledina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime!!
Pooja Travels & Tours did an AMAZING job with our group booking! We were 21 of us travelling from Canada and US! Hitesh arranged for us to be picked up from Kilimanjaro Airport and made sure his guides/drivers were with us the entire time. We spent a couple days in Arusha and then off to Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Our guides, William, Godfrey and Rashid were absolutely AMAZING, very knowledgeable and ensured our safety at all times! They made sure we saw the BIG 5 :) We spent a few days in Zanzibar after the Safari and Hitesh arranged for a guide to tour the Stone Town, Prison Island and Spice Farm! Hitesh and his team were outstanding throughout the trip and made sure we were having a great time! I would highly recommend Pooja Travel & Tours for all your bush and beach vacations in Tanzania! Asante sana.
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Email Ronak | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience of Lifetime! Kilimanjaro to Serengeti-Ngorongoro-Tarangire
For Kilimanjaro: We did the 7 days Machame route with Pooja Travels. Our guides Big Ben and Small Ben were truly amazing. They are honest, helpful and fun to be around. We really enjoyed the time with them. They went above and beyond to bring us to the summit and we proudly succeeded.
For Safari, Hitesh knows how to set up itinerary with amazing resorts. And No words for Guide Godfrey.. he is truly amazing and most experience to take us every corner of the park to show amazing wildlife. I would strongly recommend Pooja Travels!
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Email Amit | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well communication best experience
Hiteshbhai was in communication with us from the beginning to end and provided best service and knowledgeable guide for killimanjaro hike as well as our 7days safari
I would highly recommend pooja travels to anyone visiting Tanzania
Wonderful Experience
We had a excellent experience with pooja travel plus the guide given by them Mr. Godfrey was a good, soft spoken and knowledgeable about the safari . We had gone to serengetti and ngorongo crater with him , he showed us every corner of this places and saw many animals . We enjoyed with him. Thanks pooja travel and tours to give us this guide.
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Email Sri | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tanzania Safari Experience
We recently (Dec 2022) as a family made a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Safari trip to Tanzania. We worked with Pooja tours - a local Arusha based operator. We went for a smaller, local company because we wanted personalized attention without paying the exorbitant rates that US based operators were offering. To be honest, we were a little worried about the financial/experience risk, but Hitesh (owner)provided references to a couple of US based folks who had taken the trip with him. We called them and got good feedback that put our mind at rest. We went ahead with Pooja tours and worked very closely with Hitesh on the Itinerary. He worked very collaboratively with us, answering all our 'touristy' questions, assuaging all our inordinate fears around flies/malaria/yellow fever/tse-tse flies and so on. We did our research on hotels we wanted to stay in and Hitesh made sure to make the blockings on our behalf (we did wire him some advance). He offered us lot of suggestions around appropriate safari attire, visa, accommodated our food restrictions and made appropriate arrangements at various hotels.
We were picked up at the Kilimanjaro airport, but unfortunately our baggages didn't make it from Amsterdam. Kudos to Hitesh who asked us to continue our onward journey to Serengeti, while he coordinated with KLM, got the baggage, arranged another driver to drop our luggages near the hotel we were staying (6 hours away from airport). Our guide, Godfrie, met us at the Serenara airport and accompanied us all the way till the end of the trip 8 days later. He was very knowledgeable about Serengeti, its wildlife, and communicated very clearly in English. He was very willing to drive several hours, long distances during our game drives to make sure we saw the 'Big Five' (Lion, Leopard, Buffalos, Rhinos, Elephants) as close as possible coordinating with other safari guides over radio. We had great experience right through the tour and came back safely to Arusha for our flight back. Hitesh shared some local shopping places in Arusha and we bought some Tanzanite, Cashew Nuts, and Masai trinkets.
Overall Feedback on Pooja Tours
Responsiveness - 5 star
Personal attention - 5 stars
Dependability - 5 stars
Vehicle quality - 4 stars (safe vehicle, but would have liked AirConditioner on certain stretches)
Guide - 5 stars
Cost - 5 stars (not cheap, but worth the money spent)
Given a chance, I wouldn't mind utilizing Pooja tours for our next Kenya/Tanzania safari (or) in recommending them to my friends and family.