DE
The experience was one of a kind.
Really nice company with friendly operators, you get value for your money.
PT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice experience on a 10 days Kenya and Tanzania Safari
It was our first time safari in Africa and for a budget option it fulfill our expectations. Everything was planned and discussed by email with Martha. There was an issue with a bank transfer that bounce back after a month but it was easily solved with them. Some planning details, like pick up times were arranged locally via whatsapp. Although our point of contact was always Martha, the safari in Tanzania is provided by a 3rd party company which can lead to some misunderstandings.
The safaris were amazing, spanning over Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. A mix of breathtaking landscapes, rough off road moments in pursuing wildbeasts sights and relaxing moments immersed on the savannah was our daily routine. Seronera camp in Serengeti was the top of our wild experience with a lot of wildlife surrounding our tents. Our drivers/guides, Geoff (Kenya) and Emmanuel (Tanzania), were very skilled and provided us awesome moments and fantastic shots. The groups we joined in Kenya and Tanzania were great, making our experience even better.
Truly recommend it for those with short budget who are looking for a safari with a bit of adventure!
PL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very good organization and communication, frandly, flexible people, professionalism at every step!
It was our 6th visit in Africa, 3rd in Tanzania and we know Africa a little bit. We found Uhuru Travel trough the internet and decided upon them based on their good reviews and excellent communication with us during the planning process. We were not disappointed!!! Thank you Abdallah for your fast response, valuable comments and taking care of us during the safari.
We visited 3 NP: Selos, Mikumi and Ruaha. It was our orginal program. We started from Zanzibar by plane to Dar, traveled to Selous next to Mikumi ( very long trip!) and Ruaha- by jeep. We were returning from Msembe airstrip to Zanzibar by plane ( It was a very good idea Abdallah!)
Everything was really good : Nestor our driver and guide, selected lodges (by Abdallah), food, carring etc.
This is a good company, with good service and honest, friendly people.
We will certainly use they service again! Maybe Okawango next year Abdallah! Thank you and see you next time.
LV
Fantastic 12 days in Kenya / Tanzania
The communication was fast, helpful and overall excellent. I got answers on every question beforehand. Service was top notch. Our guides always wanted to make the experience memorable. Saw all the big five animals and much more. Organization is really flexible and budget friendly for solo travellers.
Thank you! Had an amazing time in Africa.
CH
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Truly professional support with great choice of the lodges.
The communication with East Cape Tours was simply excellent. Very quick response by mail and even by phone for any requests we had. We will, for sure, contact East Cape & Tours again when we will plan our next trip to Africa !!!
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip
I've had a great experience at Bujo tours Ltd, the team really take care of all the things. Last month I planned a trip with my friend Petè, Provided amazing service.Experience very nice & reliable ,Visited Zanzibar islands, Trek Kilimanjaro, and Serengeti National park. Got discount on my holiday packages.I highly recommend this company
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, fantastic, superb, excellent, wonderful, unforgettable, unbelievable and incredible
I always do an enormous amount of research before booking any trip and as this was my my first safari, I wanted to make sure I picked a great company.
I used the top 10 ranked companies on Trip advisor and looked at the reviews (the good and the bad), checked how recent they were and whether the companies had responded. I looked at their web sites ( if a company can't put together a decent web site - why would anyone trust them with organising a safari), eliminated those that were not based in Tanzania and ended up with 6.
I wrote a comprehensive email explaining what was important to me and containing a series of questions, sent it off to all of them and waited for the responses to come flooding in. Most were surprisingly slow to respond, but one company stood out a mile above the rest.
The wonderful, amazing, Helena from Soul of Tanzania, got in touch within 2 hours of me sending the enquiry. She had clearly read every word of my rather long note, answered all my questions and provided a wealth of information. She included a sample itinerary as a starting point but made it clear that everything could be changed/customised to suit me and offered different accommodation options (with links to their websites) for each day to suit a range of budgets . But most helpful of all was the completely transparent breakdown of the costs, so it was a piece of cake to work out where savings could be made to bring the total cost within my budget. In the end, our email thread contained over 19 messages, but as she always responded within an hour or two, the whole process from first email to final confirmation and payment, took only 3 days. The other companies I contacted didn't stand a chance!!
As my trip approached, I had other more general questions and a quick email or WhatsApp to Helena, gave me the information I needed immediately. Throughout the whole process, she made me feel like a valued, important customer - even though I had opted for a "budget" safari.
Now to the safari itself.
I was met at the airport by Azizu, who drove me to my overnight accommodation. He was warm, friendly and full of information about the area.
The next morning I was picked up by Deo, who in my humble opinion must be the best safari guide on the planet.
Over the next 7 days, Deo went out of his way, to make sure my safari experience was the best it could be and on many occasions he said if I was happy, then he was happy. He had a great sense of humour, was fun to be around and made loads of suggestions that would make life easier for me. e.g. starting our visit to the smaller lake Manyara park very early, so we would avoid the pesky and painful Tsetse flies that come out in force during the hottest part of the day.
This amazing man clearly has some sort of sixth sense when it comes to the animals. His eyesight was incredible and he could see and identify tiny little blobs, barely visible to the naked eye, but it was his ability to know where the animals were and more importantly, how they were going to behave that made it so special.
I wrote a daily blog about my safari and this excerpt from one of the posts, sums up Deo perfectly.
"By the time we arrived, the line of cars was nose to tail along the track and everyone had their binoculars and cameras pointing towards a line of palm trees that flank the river.
Deo double parked giving me a gap between the cars to look through and after giving me some directions, I found her. A beautiful cheetah walking through the grass. I'd just got the camera into focus, when Deo shouted "hang on" and sped up the track past all the cars, way past where the Cheetah was walking, turned the car to face the way we had just come and stopped at the entrance to a gully.
What on earth was he doing?
We were a fair distance from all the other vehicles, I couldn't see the cheetah any more and our previous spot had been much better. I sat down hard and pointed out this very obvious fact to Deo.
"Don't worry" he said with a grin, "she's coming this way and she's going to cross".
Even with all his experience, I have no idea how he knows these things, but by now I had supreme confidence that he knew exactly what he was doing, even if, not a single one of the other guides had followed this rather high risk strategy.
He was absolutely right of course and not only did she cross - she entered the gully right in front of us.
I was smugness personified, as all the other cars raced to our position. You can say what you like about safari guides, but the ability to anticipate the animal's movements and get you into exactly the right spot, is priceless. He is truly the best.
The cheetah made her way up the bank and walked off into the high grass. I managed to follow her ( I'm getting better at this every day) and then Deo ( who hadn't even stood up or picked up the bins) said, " she's going to get up on that termite mound". She did and I think he must have some secret communication system with the animals, because with a vast open plain in front of us, who would have guessed she would give us such an amazing photo opportunity."
As well as providing a truly outstanding guide, Soul of Tanzania offered many other small details that made a massive difference.
The Safari vehicle was clean, spacious and provided excellent viewing opportunities from every angle.
There was a 4 gang power adapter in the car, so I had no problems charging my camera batteries, laptop and phone.
The binoculars supplied were incredible ( way better than my powerful telephoto lens).
The hot lunches, served on proper plates with nice cutlery and a glass of wine, were amazing and were the envy of all the other visitors sitting there with their cardboard lunchboxes.
And finally - all the accommodation options recommended by Soul of Tanzania, exceeded my expectations by a mile, especially given my limited budget.
So in summary, I cannot recommend Soul of Tanzania highly enough. They genuinely seem to have thought of everything when it comes to providing an outstanding, first class Safari experience. So if you are planning a safari, book with Soul of Tanzania - it will be the best decision you have ever made.
NZ
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience
The experience was extraordinary from the moment we started our communication with the agency until the last day. The places where we stayed were of an extraordinary level; oasis in the heart of Africa.
The driver was very knowledgeable and cautious on the road.
The parks were amazing, specially Amboseli and Masai Mara.
An important thing that can be improved would be a mindful planning of the days on the road and at the parks; we felt that we spent too much time on the road and it was unnecessary. We’d suggest to focus on the best parks and to spend more time watching animals and at the amazing camps.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous
We did 6 days and 5 nights in mid luxury lodges ( Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, lake manyara) the price was the most competitive one.
Everything was perfect.. Pick up at the hotel and he left us at the airport..
Rajab provided us a French speaker, we had a big car really confortable for us 2.
The organisation and the plan has been followed during all the trip and the games drive was incredible and also the logdes were we stayed were stunning particularly in Serengeti Park. All the meals provided were really good. I really recommend to live this experience with RajaTours!
CA
Attention to detail and flexibility are hallmarks of the Seven by Far team.
We were extremely happy with Sylvester and the Seven by Far team. In advance of our safari they were communicative and responded quickly to every email we sent. We made a lot of tweaks to the itinerary and I requested specific things to accommodate my mother, who is older, and traveling with me. They met each of them with enthusiasm
On the safari itself (almost three weeks through Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya & ending in Rwanda) they were wonderful. Our guides, Nicholas, Cosmos, and Friday were bright lights and fonts of information. They are truly experts in their countries and in the conservation of the wildlife there. We enjoyed every single day, and just when we thought it couldn't get better... it did! The guides were really conscientious of our time and our experience. They were super kind and careful with my mom, and were happy to be flexible and adjust our schedules on days when we needed that.
I would highly recommend this company, and I encourage you to ask for our guides by name: Nicholas, in Kenya, Cosmos, in Tanzania, and Erasmus Friday in Uganda.