Reviews of safaris to Nyerere National Park

"James did a fantastic job of organizing this trip for us. His suggestion of adding Kichaka to our plans was spot on, and we never would have known about them without his advice. Arrangements were all smooth, service everywhere was great, and the plan he shared was exactly what we got. I think if I could change anything about the trip, it would have been the Pongwe part. While the resort was fine, it wasn't totally our style. I think we would have been happier at one of the places with a stronger environmental orientation and better access to good snorkeling. That's on me, not James - I didn't share that this was a priority, and I was thinking too much about the expense.

I also wasn't prepared for the aggressiveness of some of the street hustlers in Stone Town. While in most places, they would respect a polite "Hapana, Asante," in the Forodhani Gardens area, they were so aggressive it made it unpleasant to walk over there - sometimes escalating to physical contact and insults from them although we stayed polite. This isn't something that Expert Africa controls of course! It would be something that it would be helpful to add to the next Bradt guide update.

I also need to note that at the beginning of our trip, things went off track due to a problem with Turkish Air. Because of their delays, we missed our Istanbul connection, and had to stay the night in Istanbul. This was clearly not Expert Africa's fault, but it was very frustrating that I couldn't get through to anyone on the 24 hour emergency number. I called four times. Each time, a recording would tell me that someone would be with me in a minute, and then the phone would start ringing. I would let it ring 100 times before I gave up. Maybe I should have had faith and let it ring longer?

I guess I'm used to hold music playing if I'm in a queue of calls, and then the ringing starting when I'm actually being connected. Is the ringing what happens when you're in queue on your line? Because all this happened during the 36 hour stretch that no one is on your office, folks at Lake Manze camp were quite concerned that we had disappeared without a word, and we were concerned that we wouldn't be able to reconnect with our trip. We spent a scary 4 hours sitting outside the Dar airport hoping we'd be able to figure everything out at sunrise, which we did with the help of a friendly cab driver and the staff at Coastal Aviation." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Would have liked to know my options when travelling to Zanzibar as I was unaware that Stone Town was the only big town in Zanzibar! Perhaps I should have done more research myself, but having only one choice of hotel in Zanzibar seems somewhat limiting!

Lake Manze was a delight and the highlight of our trip.

Thanks again." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Safari was wonderful.

All connections, transfers etc booked by Expert Africa went so smoothly.

Thank you for everything. Lyndsey was great." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 5 on a Tanzania safari

"As requested Expert Africa did not arrange our flights or the accommodation in Stone town.

All that they organised was just as promised and to a very high standard." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari

"Excellent - a memorable trip and lifetime experience." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday

"It was an amazing trip! I would definitely use Expert Africa again and return to Selous Impala Camp." Read full review: 3 nights in Africa; 3 on a Tanzania safari

"Our overall experience was above expectations.

Olivia went beyond the call of duty to make all arrangements and advice work perfectly for our group." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 4 on a Tanzania safari

"We had the most amazing experience in Tanzania & Zanzibar, thanks to the unsurpassed advice & expertise of Expert Africa. They really know their stuff & bend over backwards to make sure that the trip they help you plan is the right one for you.

Thank you so much for the trip of a lifetime." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday

"We would highly recommend Expert Africa to anyone-they are extremely knowledgable and are true experts! It is obvious that they have personally visited the hotels and places of interest and have used the airlines which meant that they could provide insightful information based on experience which was greatly appreciated.

When we required a slight detour, the team at Expert Africa organised this and ensured that our trip still ran as smoothly as it could have. Every part of our trip was extremely well organised, considered and exactly what we wanted.

We really could not have wished for better service." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zanzibar holiday

"This is our second safari with Expert Africa, and on each occasion they have been exceptional experiences. The whole process with Expert Africa was seamless and exemplary, from the initial enquiry, planning the itinerary, right through to the completion of the trip.

Having safaried with other providers in the past, we now appreciate, that our future trips will be with the Experts....in Africa." Read full review: 7 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari