Colours Africa Tours and Safaris Team
Colours Africa Tours and Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- TANAPA, BRELA & TTP
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $360 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Gilbert Hong | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The most recommended travel agency in Tanzania
We are a self-guided traveler to Africa to find a trustworthy, good quality, fair price, and can meet all the customized itineraries we want. Colours is definitely the only choice! I compared more than 20 rooms, only this one gave me the best price and gave me a detailed answer. This five-day itinerary is super unforgettable! I made my own arrangements to pick us up from the airport to the daily They are completely on time for the itinerary! Super professional, flying here for a long time is to see the best animals, you will not be disappointed, they know where the best animals are, we have seen all five animals, and the guide has eyesight Super good, every time we see it first, we are super close to the best angle, and then the other tour groups rush over, but the animals have gone far. The food is so good that there is nothing to say, the chef's craftsmanship is super, in You can eat three dishes, one soup and super powerful desserts on the African grassland. You don't need to stay in a five-star hotel, just follow Colours! If you want to come to Tanzania, add Colour's WhatsApp and they will answer all questions immediately and no matter what The day and night are super amazing. You have to choose a travel agency and pay a little deposit first. Everyone will be a little scared, but this is a company you can absolutely trust! One day, because their domestic bank payment failed, I needed to pay by card first. I was a little unhappy with the tickets. The boss said don't worry, he will definitely pay me back. As a result, the boss took a car from Arusha for more than three hours to Karatu in two days. Give me the money, but he has to come in person, which travel agency has such a service, so everyone can absolutely trust their service in the future!
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Email Jonathan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Best Tour Company in Tanzania
The best, most reliable and professional tour company in Tanzania! Reasons that I highly recommend using their service to explore the beauty of Tanzania:
1. High quality service ranging from budget to high-end travelers
2. Flexibility based your plans, allowing you to customize your trip. We requested no shopping, skipping breakfast to have more time for the game drives and early starts and late ends. No problem at all! The guide will stop wherever you want for you yo take pictures.
3. Always on time. Whatever time we arranged for pick up and drop off at the airport, hotels, game drive, meal times, they are always sharp on time! Not even late for one minute!
4. Super professional to find the best animals. On safari, the most important thing is to see animals. But everyone know it depends on the luck. But with a professional guide with sharp eyes, it greatly increases your chance to see the best animals. We saw the Big Five plus cheetahs during our trip. Not just once, we saw them almost everyday! Our guide talked to other guides via radio (which most of the tour companies do) but also knew where to locate the wildlife at their secret spots! We often spotted the animals first and got the best pictures, while the other tour groups rushed over but the animals would be walking further away.
5. Reliability. Finding a tour company in Africa and have to pay a partial deposit before the trip is kind of scary. But this company is 100% trustworthy. Do not worry about your money. On our first day when we were about to enter Ngorongoro there was a problem with the bank transaction and the tickets didn’t go through. The tour company owner asked me if I could pay first and he would pay me back later. I wasn’t too happy about it as it was over $500 USD but two days later the owner spent three hours on the road from Arusha to Karatu and returned my money in person and apologized again!! Which company owner can do this? You can know how realizable they are and trust them.
6. Food. During our trip, the meal prepared by the chef was just amazing. Super delicious! In safari, we can have hot soup, two main courses, salad and one dessert. It’s just amazing.
7. The cost, we stayed in a budget accommodation, but I really like it, very clean and it just located in the central Serengeti area. Totally worth the price. And the whole trip cost is the most reasonable one among other 10+ companies I compared.
8. Immediately response for any questions. It’s very difficult to find the information online especially for Africa trip. I added the WhatsApp of the owner, he answered all my questions in detailed. We back and forth so many messages about the parks, transportation, accommodation. I can get my answer within few hours even though there are time difference between Tanzania and US.
After all the above reasons, I am not why you would still want to find another tour company. :) I truly highly recommend using Colours Africa Tour for your trip to Tanzania. They will give you an unforgettable experience just like we had.
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Email Deepak | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience and very friendly and helpful people
I had a great experience arranged by Colours Africa Tours. Godlisten and his team are wonderful and make sure that your tour with them becomes really enjoyable. Our guide and driver Fred was very knowledgeable and a fun person to be around with. The day trek to Mandara Huts at the foothills of Kilimanjaro was the prefect end to a wonderful tour.
Outstanding service, lifetime experience, highly recommended
We chose a 3 day safari trip, Day 1: Tarangire National Park, Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater, Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park. Simon was assigned our guide for all 3 days and we stayed overnight at Twiga lodge. We were greeted warmly by Godlisten at Arusha airport and met at the end of our trip (and dropped off at the airport). All parks were very different and each well worth a trip to, however it was the people that made the trip so amazing!
SIMON is an amazing 5* guide, not only is his subject knowledge excellent and totally up to date, but his knowledge and his interest extends beyond the safari animals to all of the surrounding nature. Theres rarely a question he cannot answer - and believe me we asked loads. When uncertain, he has the humility to admit that he doesn’t know and will research into it, returning quickly with an answer.
His genuine total respect for the animals and indeed the whole environment is impressive! What stands out most is his enthusiasm, sense of humour, love of the animals (they come first) and genuine love of his own profession.
We were treated like royalty by all staff, at Twiga Lodge, and they were so genuinely nice people. Rooms are clean - nice shower, clean sheets and towels - just what you want. We had been on safari all day. It was lovely to be greeted by the receptionist JACQUELINE, who showed us around. It was lovely to see the welcoming swimming pool and even nicer to be assigned our very own chef for the evening - FAUSTINE SONGA . The food was perfect, he cooked us the best soup we have both ever tasted / pumpkin soup, WOW! It is impossible (and we tired) to find a better Hotel to stay. Great hotel, excellent staff who are genuine and down to earth providing the best service, making you feel special! Give me Twiga (giraffe) lodge any day - just like the giraffe, they reach the highest standards.
Godlisten/ Colours Africa provide an exceptional service for a very reasonable price! We would unreservedly recommend them! 5*
Email Zsombor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5+ star operator
Colors Africa will be your best choice if you would like to have a 5plus star Safari experience in Tanzania. Let me give a short brief about them and their services:
Contact and negotiation:
They are really friendly and you can reach them via eg. WhatsApp almost all the day. There was really a lot questions from me, but they always answered with a friendly style. If you are searching for the most correct safari company, then they will be your choice!
Airport pick-up and drop-off:
Our shuttle started in time always, we never had to wait.
Safari driver:
Best driver ever. He could speak english really good, he was funny, and he was for us. Always found the best spots for stalking the animals. Also he is a really focused and good driver, so we were in safe in all the time.
Accomodation and food:
If you are in a safari then you should not expect a hotel or something, because this is an adventure and not a leisure time. So according to this, every accomodation was really good, comfortable, safe and fun. Simba camping has an incredible atmosphere, you should try that! The food was perfect and colorful (I mean varied and wide range of types), what is unbeliveable in the middle in nowhere! And the chef…he is a really reliable and funny guy! I could learn a lot of words and expressions from him!
Safari experience in all:
This kind of adventure what they could create for us is really a 5 star and lifelong experience. They are kind and reliable, I have a personal relationship with the manager Godlisten, who is a really correct, funny and reliable person, he organized the perfect honeymoon experience for us.
All in all, I should say thank you for this unforgetable 5+ star safari service what the Colors Africa could provide to us.
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Email Mylène | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience the world - Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Gombe, Chemka and Kilimanjaro in 11 days
We contacted several different companies, but none was able to respond as quickly and adequately to our needs. Hamisi, one of the co-owners is a passionate and very dedicated young man. He was attentive to our needs from the beginning of the planning of our safari until the last day of our trip and accompanied us to Gombe. We also met several people (drivers, cooks, guides, rangers, etc.) throughout our stay in Tanzania and have always been very well received and very well served.
As women, we were a little apprehensive about traveling alone, but the company looked after us from start to finish and we generally felt safe. However, it is important to specify that we were afraid of animals that were closer to us than we had imagined when we slept in tents or even snakes during our hikes in Gombe. Think about it carefully, if you want to save money by choosing less expensive accommodations.
Our experience was very diversified and we particularly appreciated the Gombe park, for the close experience with the chimpanzees as well as the Tarangire park, which allowed us to see many animals (zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions) from very close.
As for Kilimanjaro, we did a short two-day hike via the Marangu path. The ascent was very relaxed and we were a little disappointed not to be able to climb more. We were still impressed by the beauty of nature (rainforest and monkeys) and by the accommodations at the mandara hut. A special mention for our guide Francis, the cook Boniphasi and the porter Baracka. Once again, we were very well accompanied.
Colors Africa Tours is the only company that we have found that allows us to live the experience of trekking with chimpanzees, at an affordable price and that accepts to personalize our experience by adding a half-day to the Chemka hotspring, a hike to Kilimanjaro and 4 days of photographic safari in the northern parks.
We recommend everyone to contact Colors Africa.
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Email Tonia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10 out of 10, highly recommend!
Excellent customer service. Friendly and super helpful staff. Such a fun and magical Tanzania experience. From the moment I first sent an email inquiry the company was very responsive and thorough. They were so patient with my fluctuating dates making sure my trip would be accommodated in its entirety. I had a very difficult time finding an agency who could accommodate me as a solo traveler (some will allow a solo traveler, but you still have to pay the price of double occupancy- this was an absolute NO for me). Colours was one of a very few that I finally found, with very competitive pricing! My driver/guide Amani was AMAZING, as was our excellent cook Adam, and coordinators Hamis and G! I felt so safe and taken care of the entire time as a solo female traveler, and the crew went above and beyond to make my birthday trip extra special with a surprise cake, and even helping with the disaster of my lost luggage (thanks JFK and KLM airlines
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Email Salim | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Trip !
An amazing experience, with very helpful and cool guides.
Joel, is a good driver, mindful and helpful during the trekking, the visit to Materuni village, and the hotspring.
Freddy, was our guide during the Safari, he was helpful, he would explain everything with details, we learned a lot about the Wildlife/tribes/cultural with him.
Collin is an amazing cook, we had delicious/adapted meals.
Accomodation was in a good clean lodge (Karatu Safari Camp Lodge) with good staff.
Finally, we thank everyone mentioned, and also Hamis who always checked on us to be sure everything went well.
Asante sana :)
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Email Coralie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfect stay for a unique experience
We spent 5 perfect safari days with our guide Omary. Thanks to his experience and dedication, we were able to observe all the Big Five animals, cheetahs, hyenas and many more! Omary and her team have always taken great care of our group. The safari was particularly well organized from our arrival in Arusha thanks to Hamis until the last day. We heartily recommend this agency!
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Email Elena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Diverse and entertaining tour
We had such a great time on our safari.
Hamisi helped us in advance with the organization. Since it was a private tour we were able to customize it to make the best out of it. The communication was very good. We always got very quick answers and everything was organized even our request of adding a zip line tour on our way was done by Hamisi and the driver. So we really didnt have to worry about anything.
The day before we started, Hamisi came by at our hotel to go through everything and give us some final information.
On the first day we went to a one-day hiker to kilimanjaro. It was nice to at least get a little taste of what it is like going up there. Our guide Michael was very competent and told us lots of stories. The hike up to mandara hut was shorter than expected. There we got some lunch boxes. After that we also went to see a crater close by before heading down. The way back almost took us as long as the hike up. But we enjoyed the rainforest like area. Our driver was already awaiting us and drove us back to the hotel.
The next day we were picked up by Benjamin who was our driver for the safari. He was so kind and entertaining. We loved his stories about his safari experiences and also his life and enjoyed playing card games in the evenings with him. We drove to Tarangire National Park and had a game drive and our lunch there. We spotted lots of elephants, giraffes and many more. Afterwards we headed to Fig Tree Lodge for the overnight stay. There we got a huge dinner.
The next day we had our additional zip line tour we wanted to add by ourselves which was organized by Colours Africa Tours. Afterwards we picked up our chef and drove altogether through ngorongoro conservation site with nice view point to olduvai gorge were we went through the museum there and got a short overview from a guide there. Meanwhile the lunch was prepared there. Afterwards we headed to Serengeti national park where we arrived in the late afternoon and had a beautiful game drive with the early evening sun while driving to the public campsite.
There our chef Collin prepared our dinner and we got help by building up our tent from a local guy at the campsite. Dinner was amazing. We always had great food. Collin really did a great job in those small kitchens.
The next day, we drove to the northern part of Serengeti to spot the great migration. It was a long drive but it ws definitely worth it and a major highlight for us. We had a nice breakfast picnic on the way. Then we were so lucky to spot the large groups of wildebeest and zebras wandering through the area. We even spotted them crossing Mara river twice that day. And we also saw crocodiles attacking them. It was a very impressive experience we will never forget. Afterwards we drove back to the campsite where Collin awaited us with an amazing dinner.
The next day we had a sunrise game drive through the center of Serengeti and a nice brunch back at the camp before we left Serengeti to drive back to ngorongoro. There we went to simba campsite for overnight.
The next day we had our sunrise game drive in the crater. That was also amazing since we very one of the first cars entering. There are so many different kinds of animals on such a small spot at once (compared to Serengeti). Afterward we enjoyed again a delicious brunch and headed to Arusha where our next driver brought us to a hotel in Moshi to have the last day at Materuni village.
Something must have gone wrong here since the hotel staff didn't know anything about our arrival there. But everything was fixed quickly and we got a room to stay. However, I guess we missed some information on the details of the next days so we had not the perfect clothing but in the end it was fine. The waterfall looks nice but you need to make sure you have good shoes with you since the way is very slippery. The people at Materuni village were so nice and took their time to show us everything although we were quite early there. We enjoyed a nice hot lunch with local food and headed to the hot springs. After that we were brought to the airport right in time for us to catch our flight.
All in all, we had a great time with Colours Africa Tours. The tour fitted perfectly to us. It was diversified and entertaining since we had so many different parts with kilimanjaro, safari and materuni. In the planning process the focus was on safari so we were missing some information on the other 2 parts like for example good shoes and reusable water bottles since there are no plastic bottles allowed at kilimanjaro. But everything still could be organized. Our drivers, guides and chef were all very kind and had lots of stories to tell. We definitely would recommend this tour.