Zanzibar: reviews from our travellers
Unedited reviews written by our most recent travellers to Zanzibar
Miss J & Mr S
Sutton
"Our August 2013 trip"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 5 Aug 2013 and 18 Aug 2013
"Our trip was fantastic and it was truly the perfect honeymoon!!!
Thank you to all at Expert Africa for making this happen!!!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday
Thank you to all at Expert Africa for making this happen!!!" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
NL
"OUR AMAZING FIRST SAFARI"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 5 Aug 2013 and 20 Aug 2013
"would definitely recommend this trip to anyone thinking of a safari.
Angela very helpful with good suggestions about where to go - which camp etc so we got the most out of our first safari." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Angela very helpful with good suggestions about where to go - which camp etc so we got the most out of our first safari." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
The B Family
Cheshire
"My Jul 2013 trip"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 31 Jul 2013 and 12 Aug 2013
"We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. Having agonised about the cost, it was well worth it! The children had an amazing experience they've said they'll never forget. We think it worked well for us to have done the 'relaxing part' first so that we'd got over the flight and got into holiday mode, before we moved onto the safari which was tiring. We would have not appreciated the first day of safari if we'd gone straight there. I'd highly recommend Selous Impala camp.
We also felt we had excellent service from Expert Africa. We would be very happy to book with Expert Africa again.
The mix up of accommodation by Fumba was well handled by you, and in the end worked out better for us with an upgrade of room which we appreciated. We also appreciated your goodwill gesture of booking the Southern Sun for us to use prior to getting our night flight - the room there was excellent. Thank you." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
We also felt we had excellent service from Expert Africa. We would be very happy to book with Expert Africa again.
The mix up of accommodation by Fumba was well handled by you, and in the end worked out better for us with an upgrade of room which we appreciated. We also appreciated your goodwill gesture of booking the Southern Sun for us to use prior to getting our night flight - the room there was excellent. Thank you." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs M
Stockport
"An Incredible Trip!"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 27 Jul 2013 and 13 Aug 2013
"Our trip was way beyond our expectations, every camp and hotel that we stayed at was unique and a lot of thought and planning went into selecting these. We 've had an unforgettable experience, the safari camps and Chumbe Island in particular were outstanding. We wouldn't change a thing!
Expert Africa, in particular Elizabeth, was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful when recommending which parks to visit and camps to stay at. Whenever I had a query, emails were responded to immediately by the staff. Our whole trip was seamless and we are so impressed with the service from Expert Africa. We will definitely use this company when travelling to Africa again and will recommend you to all our friends and family.
Thank you for an incredible trip!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
None at all" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zanzibar holiday
Expert Africa, in particular Elizabeth, was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful when recommending which parks to visit and camps to stay at. Whenever I had a query, emails were responded to immediately by the staff. Our whole trip was seamless and we are so impressed with the service from Expert Africa. We will definitely use this company when travelling to Africa again and will recommend you to all our friends and family.
Thank you for an incredible trip!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
None at all" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
The S family
Bristol
"The trip to Tanzania overall"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 27 Jul 2013 and 9 Aug 2013
"We had a fantastic holiday and all the recommendations by Expert Africa were excellent."
Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 6 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs H & family
London
"Tanzanian Safari - Magical and Memorable"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 26 Jul 2013 and 7 Aug 2013
"What a holiday - all we can say is Thank You Expert Africa and we hope we will be able to travel with you again!
Elsewhere in their review, they also commented:
We left Zanzibar the day of the Nairobi airport fire and cannot praise Expert Africa, in particular Liz Woollen, enough for her efficiency and help in getting us back to the UK via Egypt - in as painless a way as possible." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Elsewhere in their review, they also commented:
We left Zanzibar the day of the Nairobi airport fire and cannot praise Expert Africa, in particular Liz Woollen, enough for her efficiency and help in getting us back to the UK via Egypt - in as painless a way as possible." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
F family
Sherborne
"Fascinating, significant and memorable."
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 25 Jul 2013 and 9 Aug 2013
"Ilikuwa ni mkubwa! Asante sana.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We don't. You provided expert advice and expert services, and we will certainly be recommending you to our friends.
Liz at Expert Africa should be paid her weight in gold and given a free holiday. She rescued us when Nairobi airport caught fire and redirected us on another flight via Cairo. We were upgraded to business class, and provided with drivers to and from the airports as if it had all been planned weeks in advance. We arrived a mere few hours later than previously scheduled. Thank you!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We don't. You provided expert advice and expert services, and we will certainly be recommending you to our friends.
Liz at Expert Africa should be paid her weight in gold and given a free holiday. She rescued us when Nairobi airport caught fire and redirected us on another flight via Cairo. We were upgraded to business class, and provided with drivers to and from the airports as if it had all been planned weeks in advance. We arrived a mere few hours later than previously scheduled. Thank you!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs Z
UK
"A wonderful holiday in Tanzania"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 15 Jul 2013 and 31 Jul 2013
"This was our first trip to Africa so we were unsure of what to expect. Liz from Expert Africa gave us ideas and direction when we needed help with planning and sorted our flights out which had to be changed several times due to BA timetable alterations.
We loved Beho Beho which was the highlight of the holiday but the whole holiday was of a very high standard. Tanzanians seem to be very warm and friendly people generally and we really enjoyed our holiday on the mainland and on Zanzibar." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zanzibar holiday
We loved Beho Beho which was the highlight of the holiday but the whole holiday was of a very high standard. Tanzanians seem to be very warm and friendly people generally and we really enjoyed our holiday on the mainland and on Zanzibar." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs W
W Sussex
"My Jul 2013 trip"
I visited Tanzania and 2 other countries between 10 Jul 2013 and 24 Jul 2013
"A trip of a life time and it certainly measured up the everything we had hoped and more. Firstly please pass on our huge thanks to both guides. Martin of Asilia was amazing and so professional .We'll for ever be grateful for his patience for our bird watching interests and his expert knowledge. He was so good at finding the quieter places and picking up the signs before others got there!! Please note our grateful thanks to him personally through Asilia.
Also we would like special recommendation for Paulo Siololo of Nomad Tanzania...Arusha. as he was fantastic too. Think he has telescopes for eyes as he picked signs of animals at tremendous distances and had the patience to pursue and wait. We had numerous wonderful experiences just watching cheetahs and Leopards all on our own as well as so much more. He really put himself out to please us and make our experience memorable.
Fishermans tours on Zanzibar not quite so efficient as 3/4 hour late one trip and didn't turn up on last return drive to airport. Neither actually caused us problems as door man at Serens Inn got us a taxi and arranged for paymenbt between driver and F. tours.but thought you may like to know for future.
Well done Expert Africa and especially Ellie ,you judge it perfectly for us....right locations and timings ." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Also we would like special recommendation for Paulo Siololo of Nomad Tanzania...Arusha. as he was fantastic too. Think he has telescopes for eyes as he picked signs of animals at tremendous distances and had the patience to pursue and wait. We had numerous wonderful experiences just watching cheetahs and Leopards all on our own as well as so much more. He really put himself out to please us and make our experience memorable.
Fishermans tours on Zanzibar not quite so efficient as 3/4 hour late one trip and didn't turn up on last return drive to airport. Neither actually caused us problems as door man at Serens Inn got us a taxi and arranged for paymenbt between driver and F. tours.but thought you may like to know for future.
Well done Expert Africa and especially Ellie ,you judge it perfectly for us....right locations and timings ." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Traveller
UK
"My Jul 2013 trip"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 8 Jul 2013 and 16 Jul 2013
"A wonderful trip.
The two camps were both fantastic experiences and both very different in style, Mwagusi was fast paced, close up, rustic and informal, where as Beho Beho was slow paced, a bit more open plain and distant, luxury and formal.
The contrast in experiences enhanced our trip, excellent advice Liz!!" Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 5 on a Tanzania safari
The two camps were both fantastic experiences and both very different in style, Mwagusi was fast paced, close up, rustic and informal, where as Beho Beho was slow paced, a bit more open plain and distant, luxury and formal.
The contrast in experiences enhanced our trip, excellent advice Liz!!" Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 5 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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