Reviews of trips to Stone Town
354 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Stone Town.
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"Fascinating friendly Rwanda - sunny Zanziba"
However were we to go again, we would adjust some of the timings. The routine seems to be to go and see primates early in the morning, which leaves the rest of the to explore, and so in many ways we would have been better doing 2 (rather than 3) nights in Nungwe, only one night in Moriah Hill, and possibly add one night (or more) in Gisenyi. (It would have been great to go over the border into Goma.) Volcanoes NP was good, though again one night less would have been fine and we would still have time for three primate expeditions. (We were rather extravagant and saw two diffierent goriila groups, which was great but very expensive!) We were also quite sad a not staying in Kigali again.
We had one medical emergency - our daughter got huge boils on her back, luckily on the night before we were due to return to Kigali, so the following morning we drove to a private hospital in Kigali for treatment. This was relatively efficient - after we had paid some money - but did mean that she missed out on swimming in Zanzibar.
Dar was a lovely surprise for one night - we wished we had stayed an additional night here. Zanzibar was as expected, though Stone Town was more chaotic and smellier than I remember (from 35 and 7 years ago).
The whole trip was very expensive - which of course we knew about beforehand! - but tips etc menat that we spent another 500 US dollars per person duing the three weeks, without being extravagant. For example, tipping of guides was $10 per person per excursion, and sometimes we chose to give trackers etc. tips. This is not a complaint, just for information." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 6 on a Rwanda safari
"Perfect African Honeymoon"
We have already recommended you to friends and family.
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None" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 4 on a Tanzania safari
"Great African Adventure"
I would not hesitate to recommend expert africa to friends and family and will use the company again in the future.
Thanks" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari
"Out of Africa Back to Manningtree"
Tanzania comes across with great credit - a very friendly country with helpful people.A water/land safari was a real plus and exceeded expectations.
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You compare well with other companies that we have used elsewhere in the world and we will use you as the reference base for any future trips to Africa. Mateo (manager at Selous) spoke highly of EA and mentioned that you visited the region to check on the details rather than took stuff off web sites." Read full review: 8 nights in Africa; 4 on a Tanzania safari
"Fantastic holiday"
I think we were well advised and the combination of lodges worked very well. The animals we saw at both exceeded my expectations, and we weren't surrounded by lots of humans! Often we could have been the only people for miles (and probably were).
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can't think of anything." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
"Great and memarable trip"
"Un unforgettable trip"
Of course there was a risk that we created too big expectations. But during the trip and now afterwards when we talk about our adventures, we can easily say that this was above all expectations - the tanzanian people, the wildlife and the excellent food has given us a memory for life." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 5 on a Zanzibar holiday
"General Comments"
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Keep up the good work !" Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari
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Everything wnet smoothly, apart from the hiccup with the Selous flight, which was a Costal problem.
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Nothing to add. We have used Expert Africa five times now and Sunvil to go to Costa Rica. We always mention the company whenever we are asked about our trips to Africa." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 11 on a Tanzania safari
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