343 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Dar es Salaam.
Mr & Mrs C
Leics
"General Comments"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 1 Jul 2009 and 19 Jul 2009
"Expert Africa and especially Eleanor got it right from the word 'go!'.No hiccups and everything worked smoothly,A seamless pleasurable experience.
Suggestions for improvement:
Keep up the good work !" Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari
Suggestions for improvement:
Keep up the good work !" Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
N Yorks
""
I visited Tanzania between 22 Jun 2009 and 5 Jul 2009
"A big 'thank you' to Expert Africa and Ellie in particular, for all the help and advice given during the planning stage of our first, but hopefully not our last, trip to Africa. The experience surpassed all our expectations and ticked every box and more!
The choice of camps, Impala, Manze and Mdonya met our criteria exactly and, for us, choosing them in that order was perfect. Impala was a great introduction to the 'safari experience' and by the time we reached Mdonya we felt like seasoned travellers. In our opinion three or four days in each camp is a must if you are to get the most out of the activities and you get the opportunity to develop a relationship with the guides and drivers.
All the travel arrangements went like clockwork, with the only exception being when we returned to Heathrow Terminal 5. Having landed, the planes navigational system failed within sight of the buildings and we sat for 20 mins, forty yards from the stand! Welcome home! We had to smile.
Undeterred by that, I'm already leafing through the new brochure - we are definately hooked and have some amazing photos of lions, leopards, cheetah, elephants, giraffe, cape buffalo, crocs, hippos, wild dogs, dik diks etc, etc but no other tourists! They were rarely sighted and we felt as if we had the Selous and Ruaha to ourselves.
We didn't go with any preconsieved ideas or a check list of 'must sees'. Every sighting was a bonus and special. I was just as excited at seeing my last giraffe as I was seeing my first, and we saw hundreds!
There will always be people like us wanting something that bit different and off the main tourist trail. Your expertise really pays dividends and we will have no hesitation in recommending your services to our friends.
Well done Expert Africa. Asante sana.
Suggestions for improvements:
I'm sure you're always on the look out for another 'special' camp. Keep up the good work." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
The choice of camps, Impala, Manze and Mdonya met our criteria exactly and, for us, choosing them in that order was perfect. Impala was a great introduction to the 'safari experience' and by the time we reached Mdonya we felt like seasoned travellers. In our opinion three or four days in each camp is a must if you are to get the most out of the activities and you get the opportunity to develop a relationship with the guides and drivers.
All the travel arrangements went like clockwork, with the only exception being when we returned to Heathrow Terminal 5. Having landed, the planes navigational system failed within sight of the buildings and we sat for 20 mins, forty yards from the stand! Welcome home! We had to smile.
Undeterred by that, I'm already leafing through the new brochure - we are definately hooked and have some amazing photos of lions, leopards, cheetah, elephants, giraffe, cape buffalo, crocs, hippos, wild dogs, dik diks etc, etc but no other tourists! They were rarely sighted and we felt as if we had the Selous and Ruaha to ourselves.
We didn't go with any preconsieved ideas or a check list of 'must sees'. Every sighting was a bonus and special. I was just as excited at seeing my last giraffe as I was seeing my first, and we saw hundreds!
There will always be people like us wanting something that bit different and off the main tourist trail. Your expertise really pays dividends and we will have no hesitation in recommending your services to our friends.
Well done Expert Africa. Asante sana.
Suggestions for improvements:
I'm sure you're always on the look out for another 'special' camp. Keep up the good work." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs C
Esher
""
I visited Tanzania between 22 Jun 2009 and 5 Jul 2009
"Would not hestate to recommend the team.
Thank you.
Suggestions for improvements:
Keep doing what you do." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Thank you.
Suggestions for improvements:
Keep doing what you do." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
riguss
Belgium
"satisfaction"
I visited Mozambique and 3 other countries between 15 May 2009 and 31 May 2009
"the activities were as we expected or even better and the logistics worked smoothly throughout the whole trip"
Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 8 on a Mozambique holiday
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms G
Luxembourg
"An unforgettable trip"
I visited Tanzania between 15 Feb 2009 and 27 Feb 2009
"As a whole it was a fantastic first trip to Africa.
Thank you, Eleanor, for your patience, flexibility and advice, and expecially for recommending Beho Beho!
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The service is great, we felt very well informed and we will definitely use and recommend Expert Africa's services in the future." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Thank you, Eleanor, for your patience, flexibility and advice, and expecially for recommending Beho Beho!
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The service is great, we felt very well informed and we will definitely use and recommend Expert Africa's services in the future." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Petersfiel
"a fantastic trip"
I visited Tanzania and 1 other country between 10 Feb 2009 and 4 Mar 2009
"thank you expert africa for a job very well done
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how can i it was perfect" Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 14 on a Tanzania safari
Suggestions for improvement:
how can i it was perfect" Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 14 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs B
Norfolk
""
I visited Tanzania between 5 Feb 2009 and 27 Feb 2009
"Claire was so good, especially when we changed our itinerary.
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Apart from making Tanzania a bit less humid in February we can't think of anything we have had the most wonderful time." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 21 on a Tanzania safari
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Apart from making Tanzania a bit less humid in February we can't think of anything we have had the most wonderful time." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 21 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs F
Norway
""
I visited Tanzania between 2 Feb 2009 and 16 Feb 2009
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs G & Mr R
Suffolk
"Sensational Selous"
I visited Tanzania between 30 Jan 2009 and 8 Feb 2009
"Overall, our experience was excellent. The problem with the Precision air times did mar our relationship with expert africa at the time, but now we feel that they did pretty much everything they could to ensure we had the holiday we wanted.
Someone at Expert Africa (not Peter) asked if we had ever been to Dar es salaam when trying to make us feel that another night there was ok, but it is still not somewhere we would choose to spend any time. This person also said that we would "only" be missing dinner at Impala camp, whereas in fact we missed an afternoon activity, dinner, morning activity and breakfast as well as being in a beautiful place. If that person can compare the two places then I wouldn't want to go on holiday with them!" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Someone at Expert Africa (not Peter) asked if we had ever been to Dar es salaam when trying to make us feel that another night there was ok, but it is still not somewhere we would choose to spend any time. This person also said that we would "only" be missing dinner at Impala camp, whereas in fact we missed an afternoon activity, dinner, morning activity and breakfast as well as being in a beautiful place. If that person can compare the two places then I wouldn't want to go on holiday with them!" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr P
Cap Ferrat
"Would recommend Zanzibar as a great holiday"
I visited Zanzibar and 1 other country between 29 Jan 2009 and 22 Feb 2009
"An enjoyable and interesting holiday.
A special mention for the efficiency of our driver in Zanzibar with Eco Tourism
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Very happy with your services. Unfortunately Matamwe let you down." Read full review: 24 nights in Africa; 17 on a Zanzibar holiday
A special mention for the efficiency of our driver in Zanzibar with Eco Tourism
Suggestions for improvements:
Very happy with your services. Unfortunately Matamwe let you down." Read full review: 24 nights in Africa; 17 on a Zanzibar holiday
Overall trip
Good
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