Afroriginal Tours and Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- ATTA & TALA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $290 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
FI
Excellent!
We get great service from Afroriginal Tours and Safaris. We get quick respons to our questions by e-mail and good tips what to do. Everything Washington edelläni from the begining, during and after our journey.
We spend seven days trekking to Kiliminjaro, Lemonsho rout, whit John and his team. We get a lot of information about the nature and animals. The hole group was polite, freandly ready to help. We get geat meals, show good, during the journey! We knew that AMS can be dangerous and so it was. I had to turn back from 4800 m to camp. Pentti could continue to top and se the sunrise! We were lacky that We had a guide and an assistant quide with us. Last day the hole group snag and dance to us! Great!
After Kili we went for Safari for for days with Fay. We drove to Serengeti natiolapark, Norongoro and Norongoro crater. We saw big five, crocodiles, mangnust populations, hyenas etc. We got a lot information about ecosystem and wildlive. Fay was great to spot animilas. Without his help We could not see as much as we see. We spend our nights in lodges. First two nights was in KatiKati lodge in the middle of Serengeti. During the nights we could listen to animilas walking near the tent... We could also see great sunsets and sunrises. We could rest and enjoy evereting!
We get great value to our money. We will remember this journey the rest of our life.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great!
We had a wonderful experience. Everything was perfectly organized for a tailor-made tour exactly as we wanted, with quick e-mail contact and excellent suggestions. Our driver (Stewart) was laid-back and friendly, and very knowledgeable about the nature and animals. Most of all he had a remarkeable spotting ability, finding us everything we could wish for (he even managed to get very up close and personal with a huge male lion!). Abdullah was also an excellent, excellent cook and alltogether we felt the entire team took great care of us and was motivated to get us the very best experience.
Highly recommended!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, quick response, custom made package, doing more than what we expect
After contacting various tour operators we choose Afroriginal Tours to make true our once in a lifetime experience and here is why:
Excellent service - doing more than and above what we expected, no task too small or too big
They did not only have certain packages to choose from, but gave us a custom made safari
Quick response to all our questions and requests
Gave us the cheapest rates of all but with still exceptional service
Excellent guide and cook that accompanied us, probably the best in the whole of Tanzania
Email Pirra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Afroriginal Tours and Safaris
I have just returned from a 5 day safari with Afroiginal, Aug 2014 from arusha- lake manyra- Serengeti - ngoragoro crater - arusha for 2 people. Our driver/guide Fay was great, he knew so much about the country, environment and animals, he made us feel we were in safe hands the whole time. Fay has an amazing eye for spotting animals and his passion for his work was obvious.
We took the mid range option, staying in reasonable hotels and luxury tents which were all great. Food supplied was also fine.
My only criticisms would be not to take the night game drive as we didn't see much, although the experience was still good and also the time spent in the Serengeti- they are long days of very similar landscape (we were there 2 nights, 3 days). Although we were in the Serengeti and it was still amazing, it could have been improved by knowing where we were on the map and how far we were to travel to that day, although we could have asked, this was an after thought and we enjoyed the time regardless.
Arrangements were made via email with Desiriee who was very helpful, accommodative and gave great advice.
Overall, I would gladly recommend Afroiginal to anyone.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well arranged holiday to Zanzibar and safari in Tanzania.
We had a wonderful holiday which was organized by Afroriginal. All arranged accommodations were just perfect.
The service and communications were good. If there was any change, and there were some changes in flight schedules of the not so precise PrecisionAir, we were kept informed by Afroriginal.
We had a driver/guide who was not so talkative, however he knew very much about wildlife. So if we asked questions we got a lot of information from him.
The parcs, Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro, were absolutely stunning and very diverse.
All was absolutely living up to expectations.
CZ
Email Viktor Chrast | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, friendly... One of the best tour operators I ever met. And I have a lot of experiences
When preparing the Tanzania tour for a small group of my friends - clients, I've approached several Tanzanian travel agencies. I've chosen Afroriginal Tours & Safaris. The reason were prompt, proffessional and accurate answers to my numerous questions by Mrs. Desiree de Ridder.
And my choice was very good.
Our tour was realized from the July 20 to August 2, 2014. It included visits to the slopes of Kilimanjaro, very interesting and less visited area of Sinya - Elerai to the West of Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tarangire and Lake Manyara national parks, conservation area of Ngorongoro, Serengeti national park. Finally we've spent even two days in Zanzibar.
We've observed plenty of animals, for instance more than 50 lions, countless of elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippoes, different antelopes but also several cheetahs and rare black rhino...
Everything was organized perfectly and Desirre and our excellent guides - drivers Fay and Emmanuel are not only supreme professionals but also very friendly people.
I organize several tours to various countries of Asia, Africa or Latine America each year so I have rich experiences. The services of Afroriginal Tours & Safaris belong to the best ones I've ever meet. My clients and me personally, we've been absolutely satisfied.
I can recommend Afroriginal Tours & Safaris to everybody who wants to visit to that beautiful and interesting country.
US
Email Natt Family Four | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great things come in small packages
Our experience with Afroriginal was the pinnacle of a twenty country world tour. Afroriginal took great care of my family for more than three weeks. They arranged and executed a world class safari. We were fortunate to view all of the animals this country has to offer. The safari brought my wife to tears more than once. Afro expanded our experience to include more of the country and its people. We appreciate the guidance of Faye and the flexibility of Desiree...thank you both for making Tanzania top our list of world experiences.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Experience!
Our tour with Afroriginal was amazing! We felt like we were in Jurassic Park, surrounded by giant animals at all times. It is incredible how much life there is around you. We did a 4 day tour and each day brought a unique and amazing experience. Some of the highlights were:
- Lioness and her 5 one-month old cubs dining on a wildebeest 5 meters away!
- A cheetah eating an impala in the darkness (7pm) 3 meters away
- A bull elephant taking a close inspection of our vehicle with its trunk prior to the entire elephant pack following from behind
- Leopard lounging in a tree
- A beautiful male lion posing on a stoney outcropping
- Black rhino chilling in the tall grass
While luck certainly played apart in our sightings, our driver and guide, Jeremiah, really put in the extra effort to find us the best sightings and never cut the trip short. Some examples of Jeremiah going above and beyond:
1: Around 7pm, Jeremiah overheard that some other groups had seen a cheetah in a certain area. Despite the darkness, Jeremiah went in search of the cheetah instead of calling it a day and we were rewarded with a private viewing of a cheetah feasting in our car's headlights
2: Jeremiah had come upon a lioness and cubs leaving a wildebeest carcass and correctly assumed that they will drink water and return to their meal. We followed the lion family to the water and back when every other driver had given up on them returning. We again got some 20-minute private viewing of the lioness and her cubs eating and playing
Afroriginal also got the basics right. We really weren't expecting much from the food and were shocked by how delicious it was, not to mention really healthy. The portions were also massive so you don't leave the table hungry. As far as the tent, what can I say, it's a tent. It's clean with no holes and the sleeping bags and foam mattresses did there jobs (though bring some warm clothes for the night on crater - it gets cold even in the sleeping bag!).
Overall, it was an awesome trip. We had an incredible time and highly recommend Afroriginal Tours.
NL
Email Ronny & Esther van der Horst | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A dream comes true!
We've been before on safari's, but this one, was the best by far! We booked à 7 days trip trough Tarangire, lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. Stuart was an excellent guide and driver. We saw the Big Five! And we were part of the migration of the wildebeest and zebra's. It was very impressive, even beter then on tv and our dreams. The lodges were we stayed, are perfect locations. The views and the food were excellent. We will never forget this trip, and defenitly come back with our kids! We can recommend Afroriginal Safari's
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
4 weeks Tanzania: a great adventure our family will never forget thanks to Afroriginal
This summer we went for a very special trip for 4 weeks to Tanzania. Thanks to the tailor-made program from Desiree our family enjoyed it very much from the beginning to the end. We have seen things we will never forget: the chimps in Mahale, gamedrives in the beautiful national park of Katavi (what a privilege to have a gamedrive for a whole day seeing lots of wild animals and just 1 other car!). The 3-days walking tour with donkeys from Empakai crater to lake Natron was a great opportunity to see an extraordinary landscape and meet the Masai people in a natural way. Visiting a special camp in Serengeti was beyond our expectations and the trip at the Shira plateau of the Kilimanjaro is laid down in our memory. We are looking back to a well organized trip, and a warm welcome in Tanzania. Thanks for the good guidance, nice food, the wonderful journey, the professional approach and above all the personal touch! We can highly recommend Afroriginal to plan and organize a special trip off the beaten path that you’ll remember forever.