ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING! Kili, Safari, and Materuni review
My husband and I recently returned from Africa and it took us a bit to write a review but wanted to make sure we did. After A LOT of research, we decided to use Altezza as the company to use for our trek to Mount Kilimanjaro. Making the choice between hundreds of operators, itineraries and offers was very challenging, but, eventually, we haven’t regretted our decision for a moment!
If you are doubting which company to use - don’t look further!! Our only complaint is that we are now too spoiled after traveling with Altezza and don’t even know how to travel to other places around the world without them. We have been to many places and have never received care and detail that Altezza provides. WOW is all we can say! For those that are looking for a little more detail, I am sharing a bit of our life-changing trip.
From the beginning, Julia and Anna were absolutely amazing in answering all of our (thousands) of questions. They really helped us with all of our concerns and were really our first introduction to their amazing customer service.
We arrived in Tanzania and got picked up by Ombeni at the airport who was really awesome and was the first one to tell us a little bit about the city. We arrived at Aishi Machame Hotel, which is absolutely beautiful. The staff there is so amazing - especially Jacqueline at the Front Desk and a lady at the restaurant whose name we don’t remember. We decided to book a day trip with Altezza to the Materuni waterfall and it was the best of decisions! We got a chance to warm up a bit before the actual hike up Mount Kilimanjaro started. The waterfall was gorgeous! Our driver, David and our tour guide, Deus guided us along the beautiful forest, patiently waiting for us to take pictures. One of our favorite things from he trip was being able to see and be a part of the coffee making process from beginning to the end.
We spent a free day at the hotel and that same day got to meet the group coming with us to Kili and Anna, who was awesome and explained everything that awaited us the next day. We were able to leave any items we did not wish to take to the mountain safely at the hotel. And they made sure we had all necessary equipment. I can’t even find the words to describe our trip with them up Kilimanjaro but we could not have wished for more! First off, our guides, Albert, Rama and Gerald went above and beyond to make sure we all were happy and taken care of. The six of us summited successfully thanks to them! Besides, we had a big crew (31 people in total) taking care of us. From a “bathroom engineer” to the extremely strong porters, our kind, and amazing waiter, Zadiki, and our chef, Bakari or “Boca” (hope I spelled their names correctly!). I never expected to eat well at camp, but I can tell you we all devoured our food every single day - I think I even gained some weight! We were having a health check every morning and evening to make sure we were ok to continue, and at night, the guides were giving us warm bunny pillows to sleep with. When we were moving through the rough terrain as well during the summit night our guides were even asking for our cameras to take pictures of us!! I would not have pictures of half of the trip if it wasn’t for them. During summit night, one of the girls in our group as well as myself were not feeling so well. We were both assisted and taken care of, and we were given oxygen to make sure we reached the top. When we were exhausted, they literally put on my cramp-ons for me when I was sitting on the ground. And on summit night, apart from the three guides, three more people came up with us to make sure we had a 1X1 ratio. Haji carried my bag for me and gave me water when I was forgetting to drink. Throughout the trek, our guides noticed I was having sore knees and asked some of the other guys to help me walk down through the difficult terrain, Rashid and Eric were especially helpful during this time. Our tents were nothing but excellent. I can’t say enough great things about this amazing company! On our return, we received commemorative certificates.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best hike of my life!
To book the amazing Kilimanjaro Tour with Wakanda Safaris was the best choice for me! At the beginning I had some doubts... if I would be able to hike the biggest Mountain of africa?! Bartho and our Guide - Babaluu tooked my fear of it away.
The tour was well organized and everything went smoothly. They made daily some healthy- checks, took always care about us and made sure that we ate and drunk enough. When we arrived the Camp the tent was already there and very delicious food was being prepared.
I definitely will recommend to book your Kilimanjaro-Trip with these Guys!
ASANTE SANA for everything to the whole team!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kilimanjaro hike and safari in Tanzania
My partner and I as well as 3 friends enjoyed our recent trip to Tanzania very much. We were very well looked after by Altezza during the entire time. Special mention must go to our 3 fabulous guides on our Kilimanjaro hike - Albert, Rashid and Makeke. They were so fun, encouraging, motivating and knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend Altezza to everyone!
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had the most wonderful experience
In 2019, we had the opportunity to join a safari trip to Kenya. We visited five famous parks in Kenya, along with our driver guide Solo. Our guide was experienced, knowledgeable and intelligent. The camps we stayed were all nice and comfortable. Our expectations were surpassed in every aspect. We spent 10 days on safari staying and the safari went all great! We can’t wait to experience this safari again in the future with Sino Africa Safari.
DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Company to organize our trip
We had a 10-day 9-night tour organized by Lappet Faced Safaris and everything was simply perfect.
We were recommended by a friend to book with this company and we are so happy we did it!
Since the first contact, they acted very professional. Answers to our questions came within short time and every change, addition or deletion to the program was handled immediately and professionally.
We also had some concers about having a PCR test in Tanzania (since it was a requirement to go back home) and they helped us organize it and to have the results on time for our flight.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Breathtaking Game Drives In Uganda With Very Friendky Tour Guide
The most intriguing aspect is that we had a professional tour guide who knew what to look for and which part of the park had most breathtaking view. This was absolutely an adventure of a lifetime.
Clean comfy rooms, delicious food, breathtaking views, and warm friendly people! Did I mention the game drive! Yes, a taste like no other!! Even though the roads were bumpy and dusty our tour guide Peter entertained us all the way to the end of our trip.
I recommend to any tourist visiting Africa and especially Uganda, the Pearl of Africa to use the services of Kubwa Five Safaris.
LU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Real professionals, great value
A really good team we met when contacted them during our holidays. They are professionals in Uganda and this is rare here. The management, coordination, assistance, feedback requests, the tour and the overall service was excellent.
The services are flexible, prices are fair and you get quality for your money.
The driver (Ibaada) was professional, very polite, drove in a very good manner in a crazy traffic. Always showed up in time, had positive attitude to our spontaneous requests with stop by-s and others. He was the best we have had here so far.
The cars are clean and were being kept clean during the multi-day trip too, seemingly well maintained and safe.
We decided to use them again and got the same experience. So whenever we return to Uganda, we will use them for our safari.
We highly recommend them as safari tour providers for any services you need, from 1-day road trip to multi-day ones or a full safari (testing the latter next time)!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our trusted safari guiding service in Tanzania
I chose this company for organizing our honeymoon trip and never regretted the decision. Altezza Travel has been attentive to the details and always reachable. I was one hundred percent satisfied with the well-planned itinerary, and several little surprises that awaited us here and there. Everything was organized at the highest level, I will definitely return and I know exactly who will help me organize another exciting trip!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari
Great experience with Naftal and his agency. Communication was excellent, perfect service, absolutly without any problem. We have really enjoyed our 2 days trip.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari, great guide and very well organized
I based the selection of the tour on the previous reviews and was not mistaken. From the very beginning the communication was very fluid, they answered all questions promtly and made suggestions on accomadation which resulted great.
As I could see from other quotations safari was reasonably priced. As suggested, we finally decided to stay at Lake Manyara Kilimamoja lodge and it's definitely worth paying a little bit more.
We took a private safari and I must give a special mention to our guide, Lordard. Very attentive and professional and made us feel easy and comfortable. Apart from this, he speaks good Spanish. The safari itself is a great experience, it's difficult to explain how impressive it was.
Thanks a lot for this wordenful experience!
