Zanzibar: reviews from our travellers

"Overall this was a fabulous holiday, only marred by poor food in Zanzibar and apallling service from Precision air who not only made us miss our last day of holiday but lied outright to us about the flights.

Would definitly recommned Beho Beho to anyone. Unguja was lovely but with some things to improve." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 6 on a Zanzibar holiday

"We had a fantastic holiday. The Freeman safari was amazing and provided brilliant photo opportunities. great camp. Pongwe is a great place to relax after a safari with beautiful beach and gardens. Both establishments had friendly and attentive staff who were keen to maximise our enjoyment of the holiday.

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Very satisfied as always with the Expert Africa service" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Absolutely amazing!

Thankyou to Liz for suggesting all of these places to visit. We had the most perfect time for such a special occasion.

We would gladly recommend your company to any of our friends and family wishing to travel to Africa and wouldnt hestiate to also get in touch if we decided another holiday here." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 4 on a Tanzania safari

"This was a great trip. We enjoyed it all. Although there was some negative observations about Impala we nevertheless enjoyed it . I do not think we would again travel to east Africa as late in the year as on this occasion. It was extremely hot and certainly in the Selous the rains came early. Rains were also expected in the Ruaha the day we left, again early for that region. Weather predictions as unstable in this region now as they are in the rest of the world.

Our itinerary was perfect and everything went like clockwork.

I believe this is our third African trip with you. Your company is very reliable with knowledgeable advisors offering trips that are competitively priced. We would not hesitate to travel with you to Africa a fourth time." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari

"The Safari was fantastic and our guide, Kevin Mlay, was excellent and really knowledgeable. He knew where to go to give us the best chance of seeing the animals and nothing was too much trouble for him.

When we arrived in Tanzania, the drive from Kilimanjaro to our first village walk was about four hours, which was far too long after a night flight. It might have been better to fly to Arusha rather than Kilimanjaro.

It was just a short drive to Zanzibar airport where were it was the worst part of the holiday. The porters were only interested in grabbing your money. A major, major problem at the end of the holiday was to find that there was a departure tax of £80 to pay! We were not advised of this and had not budgeted for it at all. It was fortunate we had the money put by for our taxi fare from Heathrow to home which we used. That interfered with paying the taxi drive once we got home. Surely Expert Africa must know about this tax but there was no mention of it in any of the information we were given. It really spoilt the end of the holiday." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Fantastic, a truly wonderful trip. We definitely caught the "Africa bug"!

Everything went very smoothly and it was great to find that all of our connections worked like clockwork.

We were able to get a good feel for the camps and locations from the website and that made planning our holiday much easier." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari

"We had a fantastic time and are already planning our next game viewing holiday with Expert Africa. Many thanks" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari

"We love Ruaha and will doubtless go back in the future, Having been twice we will probably not return to Zanzibar although it is convenient for the beach following a week in the Tanzanian Parks. The atmosphere in Z is not great and I have a strong suspicion that a lot of people resent tourists.

I would not recommend transit through Nairobi try to fly direct to Dar.

Congratulations to Fox who held the flight (KA were late) so that we could connect to Jongomero.

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No. I will use you again." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 6 on a Tanzania safari

"LOVED IT!

What a fab itinery! Thank you so much for your time and efforts in securing this for us. I appreciate we looked at many options but can tell you that we would not have changed any of the time or locations we have stayed in.

In fact we met a new rep from Audley Travel whilst in Beho Beho and she was so enthusiastic about our itinery I suspect this may be lifted for others booking Tanzania with Audley!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 6 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Safari experience exceeded all our expectations, we had a wonderful time.

We hadn't realised quite how close we would get to the animals - 1 meter away from a lion was an unforgettable experience
The beach part of our holiday was extremely relaxing and enjoyable" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday