Anda African Adventure
- Located In:
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United States
Italy
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- TTB, ACTA, AMCHAM & Trip Advisor
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Irem | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
9 day Active Educational Safari with a 10 year old
sorry but i keptgetting the following error: please don’t write the review in all caps and had to make all lowercase after 10+ times trying… this was our first time on an african safari and our 1st time in the continent, but we are otherwise well traveled. i for one never wanted to do a safari to begin with, not wanting to inhale dust and get tossed around in a bumpy vehicle for days without exercise, but budged when hubby and daughter got interested and we could customize our itinerary due to the amazing anda african adventure staff. we probably worked on our itinerary for weeks and ended up combining several to come up with a 9 day pretty active educational safari program in tanzania which was very reasonably priced and the socially responsible way that anda constructs its itineraries made us feel good. zoe, christine and charina of anda are three powerful ladies who walk the talk. planning was a breeze and the physical and 7 hr time difference between mi and arusha didn't put a dent in anything. the lodging choices were perfect for us (nothing luxurious, but clean, local, and comfortable), we enjoyed every single one. our guides were wonderful, especially peter who is a great spotter on the wheel! we saw all the big five including the hard to see baby & mom rhino and the leopard. our itinerary included base camp 1 hike at kilimanjaro, running behind the hadzabe hunters, walking safari with wayo africa, several game drives in the serengeti, tarangire, and ngorongoro, and many cultural walks. we are still sorting through our 3000+ photos & videos. and yes, this one who was dead-against this safari would go back in a heartbeat!
IL
Email Nir | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding experience, great guide, excellent attention to details, and on top – great contribution
We just finished a 10 days Safari with Anda, which was top notch, excellent experience. From the very beginning, the communication with Anda was excellent. They helped us understand the alternative options, and conclude on what will be best for us. We had a warm welcome and the airport, and then outstanding 10 days Safari, with a superb guide and driver, who was able to find the right places and moments where we were able to spot the variety of animals from literally less than 5 meters away. During the Safari, we had a need (due to personal reasons) to change plans. The Anda staff worked diligently and found great solutions to all that was required within hours. We finished the 10 days Safari with a great satisfaction. It is also worth mentioning that Anda is involved in community work and contribution. If you want to have an outstanding Safari experience, and you are also interested in helping the community, Anda is the company to work with. Many thanks to Charina, Peter, Christine and Zoe for such a great experience.
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Email Catherine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great company!
When choosing a safari tour operator, I started with a list of twenty companies and Anda ended up among my final three choices. Among my firm criteria were that I wanted a company with a USA office, and would answer my emails in a timely fashion. I was enormously impressed with the cheerful detailed emails I got from Anda and their prices were great. They never pressured me and were always able to give me clear explanations and answers. In the end I eventually needed certain items/services their company did not offer and I ended up booking with a different tour operator instead. I would still heartily recommend Anda for professional, cheerful prompt service and would still happily consider them for future trips when I will have different needs during those trips.
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Email Balazs | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari! Thank you ANDA!
My girlfriend and I have contacted several safari companies around Moshi / Arusha to plan and organize a 6 day safari on the northern circuit for us. From all the offers we got, we chose ANDA mostly because of the excellent email communication through which they have answered all our questions (we've exchanged about 50 emails) and helped us figure out the best itinerary for us. Of course the price offer was also very good.
Our final schedule was the following
1st day: Tarangire NP
2nd, 3rd and 4th day: Serengeti NP
5th day: Serengeti in the morning, then drive to Ngorongoro Crater Rim
6th day: Ngorongoro Crater
Regarding the schedule, we are very glad we have added an extra day in Serengeti and regret that we have only stayed a half day in the Ngorongoro crater.
We have chosen a camping safari, so 4 nights out of five we've spent in a tent.
We have paid for the safari in advance via bank transfer,it felt good that we didn't have to walk around with so much cash until our safari started.
We've met our guide Peter and chef Habibu on the first morning, they picked us up from our hotel in Arusha. Peter was an excellent guide! We have learned a lot about the national parks, animals and Tanzania in general from him. The game drives were simply perfect, he has the eye of a hawk and spotted several times animals very far away or hidden in the shrubs. Without him, we would have probably missed about 50% of the animals we've seen. He always made sure we spend as much time as possible on game drives. One day, the car's radiator had a small problem and he went to fix it before eating his lunch to make sure that we can continue in the afternoon, despite we've started at 6 AM in the morning. Also it was never a problem to drive us to a shop to buy some beers to wash down the dust of the road or to drive back and forth 10 times 1 meter just to get that perfect shot of the giraffe. :)
Chef Habibu was also doing an excellent job! The last thing I had hoped for was eating delicious food while on the safari so I was very surprised when I tasted the first dinner, which was very delicious. This became the norm after that. All the meals served by Habibu were plentiful and tasted excellent, despite the very limited equipment he had available for cooking.
It was very nice to also meet Christina at the end of our trip! She is a very kind an energetic person and she even offered herself to drive us to the bus station to buy our tickets to the Usambara mountains and Peter was kind enough to drive to the bus station the next morning, although our safari was already over.
We are very glad we've chosen ANDA for our adventure in Tanzania, and we can highly recommend them to anyone planning to visit Tanzania.
DE
Email Jill | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We saw so many different and unique animals, for example geopard and leopard and the team is amazing
It was wonderful. Excellent food and service. A trip I will never forget.
SG
Email Joon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly an adventure of a lifetime.
We booked a trip with Anda after reading some wonderful reviews. Turns out it was the best decision we had ever made. The three blessed ladies of Anda were ever so helpful in planning our trip and made sure to cater to our every need. We were greeted with hospitality that was well beyond our expectations.
Our guide, Six (yes that's his name) picked us up from the airport and drove us through the entire 7 day journey. He was extremely patient and knowledgeable from his numerous (he said thousands) trips to Serengeti. We were treated to breathtaking views of wildlife and culture everyday. From lions, to gazelles, right into the middle of a large herd of migrating wildebeest.
I kid not when i say there were wilderness as far as the eye could see.
Accommodations were extremely well chosen. We felt very safe and were very comfortable right up to the last day.
If I were to travel to tanzania again, I would definitely choose Anda again. (:
Kilimanjaro in 7 days with our ANDA dreamteam!
We went with a group of three girls for an incredible 7 days Kilimanjaro climb via Machame route. Overall the organization and communication with ANDA worked very well. The day before we started our trip, we met our guide and we got well instructed about what to expect during our trip and what we would need. Together with him we rented all the equipment we would need, and our guide made sure that we also got the best quality of equipment. During the climb the whole ANDA team looked after us and made sure we had everything we needed. Everytime we arrived at our camp side, the tents were already set up, and we were welcomed enthusiastically with some hot tea. Even though we did not have a shower for seven days, we always got hot water in the morning and evening to wash ourselves. The food our chef served was excellent and we were impressed everyday how he created theses menus in a tent on one gas stove. Furthermore we had a great interaction with everyone of the team and we enjoyed singing, dancing and cooking on the mountain. During summit night everyone of us was struggling a bit and we had some problems with the altitude. But our guides encouraged us to go further and made sure that we all made it to the top in the end!
Climbing Kilimanjaro has been experience of a lifetime for me, but I would have never done it without the help of the ANDA Dreamteam!
Email Lindsay | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 4 days!
ANDA's communication was very good from the start, they provided the most detailed itinerary and offered the cheapest quote out of all the operators that we enquired with (we asked the 7 operators - all had 5 stars on TripAdvisor). Remsi and our driver/guide Omary were waiting at the airport upon our arrival, something we were thankful for as it's nice to meet the person you have been conversing with (Remsi). The Safari was incredible - we gave Omary the nickname of eagle-eyes as he spotted so many seemingly obscure and camouflaged animals! The food was good on all but one day - however this was no fault of Omary's or ANDA's. ANDA's excellent communication continued as Remsi dealt with a minor issue on the first night very swiftly to ensure our safari went smoothly and was enjoyable. There were long waits at National Park boundaries and a time limit on permits - something that is unavoidable - however I believe these details should be included on an itinerary as at the Serengeti/Ngorongoro gate boundary we were nearly two hours waiting, something we weren't previously made aware of. Nevertheless, the safari was incredible, it definitely exceeded our expectations - many thanks ANDA!
Great safari with Anda
I had a very positive experience with Anda from the first direct contact to the whole trip. All staff all people were very kind and fully available for many questions since the beginning. The safari was very well organized according to our wishes and I and my family did non have any problem at all. Kindness, experience, suggestions, planning, accomodation and food was ok. Also some little changes during our safari were followed. Our guide Omary was great: full knowledge of the territory, animals, people, habits, always present and in time, very polite and open, a real support, an excellent driver. Thank you all, see next time! Jambo
Amazing travel with ANDA in Tanzania
I surely recommended to everyone ANDA AFRICAN ADVENTURE for a trip in Tanzania.
From the first e-mail Remsi from ANDA has been very kind and very professional; he always answered to all my questiones and he organized a perfect tailor made travel for us.
Pita, our tour guide and driver, was as well very professional and competent and we enjoyed every day of our tour!