Tanzania: reviews from our travellers
Original reviews written by our most recent travellers to Tanzania
The giraffes
Kent
"Overall"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 20 Sep 2008 and 5 Oct 2008
"We had the trip of a lifetime. The wildlife, camps and people all added up to make a superb trip.
Thanks for everything. I would definitely recommend your company to friends and family (I already have in fact).
Suggestions for improvement:
Can't think of any!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 6 on a Tanzania safari
Thanks for everything. I would definitely recommend your company to friends and family (I already have in fact).
Suggestions for improvement:
Can't think of any!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 6 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Honeymooners
Bromley
"East Africa - what a great place for safari"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 20 Sep 2008 and 7 Oct 2008
"Our trip was incredible; a trip of a lifetime which was exactly what we wanted for our honeymoon.
The trip was really well balanced between safari (6 days/2 camps) and beach (8 days) - altough we could very easily have done another 2 or 3 days safari at the end, having had a short break from it to recuperate!
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The advice we were given was excellent and the trip was great!" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zanzibar holiday
The trip was really well balanced between safari (6 days/2 camps) and beach (8 days) - altough we could very easily have done another 2 or 3 days safari at the end, having had a short break from it to recuperate!
Suggestions for improvement:
The advice we were given was excellent and the trip was great!" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
R family
Berks
"Wow what an experience"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 20 Sep 2008 and 5 Oct 2008
"This was a pretty special trip for us - taking our three grown up sons and their other halves on safari and then onto Zanzibar. The excitement and joy everyone experienced was worth every penny we spent.
The trip was talior made to our requirements thanks to Expert Africa. Every aspect of the holiday was discussed - recommendations made - our likes and dislikes taken into account - suggestions adjusted to fit the budget set . I cannot praise them highly enough.
They could not have picked a better camp for us to stay in . We will never forget the thrill of finding a leopard and the priveldge of being able to sit quietly for over an hour observing her - following her every now and then. And then there were the lion pride with their youngsters - playing with each other and their parents - watching a male lion gently licking and nuzzling his son. All this from about five feet away.
Wild life wandered in and out of camp during the night and the sounds were magical as we lay in our huge beds in luxurious tents.
'There was nothing about the holiday that wasnt good - even being chased by an elephant we put down to experience - because we trusted our guides and rangers to help us out of danger.
we have almost 2,000 photos between us to recapture every moment and relive the experience all over again.
Zanzibar - total chill out - total removal from the reality of day to day life at home. And the snorkelling - wow!!
So thank you Expert Africa - I will definetley be recommending you to anyone who is thinking of a trip to africa.
Suggestions for improvement:
I cant think of anything that needs to be adjusted - apart from the credit card companies charging a surcharge if you want to pay by credit card!!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
The trip was talior made to our requirements thanks to Expert Africa. Every aspect of the holiday was discussed - recommendations made - our likes and dislikes taken into account - suggestions adjusted to fit the budget set . I cannot praise them highly enough.
They could not have picked a better camp for us to stay in . We will never forget the thrill of finding a leopard and the priveldge of being able to sit quietly for over an hour observing her - following her every now and then. And then there were the lion pride with their youngsters - playing with each other and their parents - watching a male lion gently licking and nuzzling his son. All this from about five feet away.
Wild life wandered in and out of camp during the night and the sounds were magical as we lay in our huge beds in luxurious tents.
'There was nothing about the holiday that wasnt good - even being chased by an elephant we put down to experience - because we trusted our guides and rangers to help us out of danger.
we have almost 2,000 photos between us to recapture every moment and relive the experience all over again.
Zanzibar - total chill out - total removal from the reality of day to day life at home. And the snorkelling - wow!!
So thank you Expert Africa - I will definetley be recommending you to anyone who is thinking of a trip to africa.
Suggestions for improvement:
I cant think of anything that needs to be adjusted - apart from the credit card companies charging a surcharge if you want to pay by credit card!!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Barkestone
"Unforgettable!!"
I visited Tanzania between 18 Sep 2008 and 28 Sep 2008
"We had the most amazing trip.
Expert Africa lives up to it's name. Expert in the help and advice we were given when planning this trip. Expert in booking and making all the necessary arrangements, which went very smoothly, and expert in picking out superb camps for us to stay at. We are not quite sure how we got an upgrade at Sand Rivers, but thank you anyway, it was wonderful.
We had the pleasure of meeting and spending some of our game drives at Mwagusi with Marushka and Peter, who were on a fact finding trip for Expert Africa. We hope that we were able to give them some of our impressions of Mwagusi at the time." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari
Expert Africa lives up to it's name. Expert in the help and advice we were given when planning this trip. Expert in booking and making all the necessary arrangements, which went very smoothly, and expert in picking out superb camps for us to stay at. We are not quite sure how we got an upgrade at Sand Rivers, but thank you anyway, it was wonderful.
We had the pleasure of meeting and spending some of our game drives at Mwagusi with Marushka and Peter, who were on a fact finding trip for Expert Africa. We hope that we were able to give them some of our impressions of Mwagusi at the time." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr K
Channel Islands
"Chada 5 Greystoke 1"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 16 Sep 2008 and 29 Sep 2008
"The trip was absolutely fantastic, the game in Katavi stunning and the Chimp expereince breath taking.
Katavi deserves a week and Mahale needs the four nights if you are a keen wildlife buff. The trip was well organised and once again EA came up with the goods.
This is probably my best ever trip so far owing to the wildlife and the great friends I made along the way.
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I think you have everything about right. A personal service is always worth paying for, a good personal service that delivers what it promises is woth it's weight in gold. Once again thank you for another great trip and I will be back for more next year." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari
Katavi deserves a week and Mahale needs the four nights if you are a keen wildlife buff. The trip was well organised and once again EA came up with the goods.
This is probably my best ever trip so far owing to the wildlife and the great friends I made along the way.
Suggestions for improvement:
I think you have everything about right. A personal service is always worth paying for, a good personal service that delivers what it promises is woth it's weight in gold. Once again thank you for another great trip and I will be back for more next year." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Four
Wokingham
"Burgess/Wood safari"
I visited Zambia and 1 other country between 15 Sep 2008 and 26 Sep 2008
"All travel arrangements worked perfectly and were on time.A really great holiday."
Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs F
Manchester
"What an amazing holiday"
I visited Tanzania between 14 Sep 2008 and 25 Sep 2008
"As you can see from our comments, we loved every minute.
We would like to thank Expert Africa for taking care of most of the details and we would heartily recommend your services to others. Thanks to Clare and Eleanor.
We particularly like Expert's honesty and personal service." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 3 on a Tanzania safari
We would like to thank Expert Africa for taking care of most of the details and we would heartily recommend your services to others. Thanks to Clare and Eleanor.
We particularly like Expert's honesty and personal service." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 3 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Eagle owls
Yorkshire
"A first visit to Africa"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 13 Sep 2008 and 26 Sep 2008
"All of the help we received from Expert Africa was of the highest standard and sent us on our trip with great confidence.
Just a couple of points. We did not realise how tiring the safari travel would be between camps especially to Tarangire and we feel that visitors should be strongly advised to stay there for 3 nights. Also on returning from Tarangire to go to Zanzibar we flew from Manyara to Arusha, with hindsight we feel it would have been better to have travelled by road to Arusha.
Finally, Fishermans tours were also excellent. We booked a tour to a spice farm and also atour around Stone town. Our Guide around Stone Town, Kassim, was excellent. Informative and helpful and of the same high standard of guides that we had received all the trip
Suggestions for improvement:
Could you please provide a map of area that we are to visit ?
This has been for us an excellent experience. A trip of a lifetime. Thank you all." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
Just a couple of points. We did not realise how tiring the safari travel would be between camps especially to Tarangire and we feel that visitors should be strongly advised to stay there for 3 nights. Also on returning from Tarangire to go to Zanzibar we flew from Manyara to Arusha, with hindsight we feel it would have been better to have travelled by road to Arusha.
Finally, Fishermans tours were also excellent. We booked a tour to a spice farm and also atour around Stone town. Our Guide around Stone Town, Kassim, was excellent. Informative and helpful and of the same high standard of guides that we had received all the trip
Suggestions for improvement:
Could you please provide a map of area that we are to visit ?
This has been for us an excellent experience. A trip of a lifetime. Thank you all." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs McC
UK
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I visited Tanzania between 6 Sep 2008 and 19 Sep 2008
"We wanted the holiday of a lifetime to celebrate our silver wedding and all of our hopes were exceeded. this was our first holiday in Africa but probably won't be our last.
Safari was outstanding at Sand Rivers - you really felt that you were the only people there at times.
Mafia is almost undeveloped and gives a very authenic view of the area and its people." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Safari was outstanding at Sand Rivers - you really felt that you were the only people there at times.
Mafia is almost undeveloped and gives a very authenic view of the area and its people." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
H family
Hampshire
"Selous, Ruaha and Zanzibar - magical!"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 6 Sep 2008 and 21 Sep 2008
"A fantasitc trip. I really can't fault it.
Beautiful and contrasting places to stay with universally friendly staff and amazing wildlife encounters that I'm sure we will still be talking about in many years to come!
Extremely efficient organisation meant all we had to do was enjoy! Thinking of our next trip already!
Thank you.
Suggestions for improvement:
I really can't think of any!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Beautiful and contrasting places to stay with universally friendly staff and amazing wildlife encounters that I'm sure we will still be talking about in many years to come!
Extremely efficient organisation meant all we had to do was enjoy! Thinking of our next trip already!
Thank you.
Suggestions for improvement:
I really can't think of any!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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