Tanzania: reviews from our travellers

"We had a truly wonderful time. We loved everywhere we stayed and were grateful that we had been guided to just the kind of places we liked.

Quite a few of the people we met were 'old safari hands' and without exception, they said that we could not have chosen better places to visit for our first trip to Tanzania, to get a slice of the 'real' safari experience.

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Probably one of the most efficient and easy holiday companies we have dealt with. We had left things to the very last minute and despite this, the team was unfazed and helpful.

Would definitely use Expert Africa again. Also competitively priced." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari

"The safari element of the holiday was great and with only the problem of the delay with the plane at the start - out of Expert Africa's control - to take the edge of a really good experience. Beho beho was excellent.

Matemwe bungalows were a little disappointing - not as smart as it looked! The location wasn't great as it has a beach with a reef and for most of the day you cannot swim - it would have been nice to have had a beach in the resort so you could walk in for a swim - this is probably the same for all of the resorts on the east coast. Maybe this is common knowledge but not to us.

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A good service with all transport and guides as arranged" Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 8 on a Tanzania safari

"The trip itself was fantastic. Maybe we should have stayed an extra night in the selous in order to stay at a different camp. The selous safari camp was the only one to offer single night accomodation.

We found the advice and assistance of Ellie in planning our holiday most helpful and informative. She was also very patient with us!

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Continue to have individuals in the office who have good local knowledge." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 10 on a Mozambique holiday

"good: everything! thoroughly spoilt! EA organisation was spot on, lots of bubbly, v luxurious

not so good: n/a

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v impressed with how our requirements were satisfied ie udzungwe, walking and boating safaris, diving." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 14 on a Tanzania safari

"Ruaha a very lovely park with lots of birds & animals & very few people.

The camps we used were excellent & everybody tried very hard to please." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari

"Overall experience of the trip was very good. Everyting went well. I had no problem anywhere.

Everything went well without any hitches despite the several flights and the amount of travelling.

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Ellie was very helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you for arranging my holiday!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Tanzania safari

"From start to finish, we could never of imagined our trip would haver been this good.
Planning our trip was a joy. We felt as though we were given all the information we could of needed. We were never pushed towards any particular lodge or hotel and were given the time to make our own decisions without being bombarded with emails or phone calls.

Our trip was extremely organised. We were never left waiting or confused. The ground agents were again brilliant. Eco & Culture are a great company. Our tranfers were always on time and their staff were all very knowledgeable. We also booked a couple of trips directly with them which were again very well organised.

We felt every lodge or hotel we stayed at were perfect for us." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 8 on a Zanzibar holiday

"Wonderful!

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No suggestions." Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 13 on a Tanzania safari

"The trip was fantastic from start to finish. Dealing with Expert Africa, on the phone and via email was easy and efficient. From the minute we arrived in Kilimanjaro airport until the time we were delivered back there at the end of our stay, the local guides and tour reps (Asilia) were friendly, efficient, reliable and competent.

The locations, itinerary and planning were excellent. While two of the game parks (Ngorongo and Lake Manyara) were not as interesting (not much game, limited size) they were suitably short in duration. The more interesting parks (Tarangire and Northern Serengeti) had been allocated much more time and delivered a much more exciting experience. The accomodation was all excellent - the complaints we had were to do with our mental comfort level (or lack thereof!) in the more luxurious &Beyond camp. It was excellent, just not what fit our personalities.

The experience was more than we had hoped for and exceeded our expectations. It was truly memorable and we would not hesitate to recommend Expert Africa.

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Knowing which locations offered free drinking water and laundry and which ones charged extra would be helpful." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 13 on a Tanzania safari

"We always knew that we might have to compromise a bit due to the short notice to arrange this trip. However, Liz was extremely helpful and worked hard to match our requirements with the locations and camps. She did flag up the dinning arrangements at Impala and her reservations proved to be correct. Although we would not return there, we still enjoyed our stay and that arrangement obviously works well for other people.

Our itinerary was in exactly the right order, starting with the most 'authentic' camp and working up in quality to finish with Beho Beho. We would really have struggled if we'd gone there first and then moved on to the other camps.

This is our 4th or 5th holiday with Expert Africa and we will keep coming back because of the quality of service and knowledge of the locations.
Thank you all." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 14 on a Tanzania safari