Great organisation for the Trek of Mt Meru. Very professional and cool guide, Tumaini. I will come... read more
Great organisation for the Trek of Mt Meru. Very professional and cool guide, Tumaini. I will come... read more
I can't even remember how I contacted Tanzania Expeditions in the first place, but I'm very glad I... read more
I climbed Kili in mid-February 2016. It had been my dream to do the climb for two years. I was living in Africa and was getting ready to move to Europe. I was running out of time. I was going to climb with some colleagues using Tanzania Expeditions but had a conflict, so I had to cancel. Then I contacted Justin, the owner of Tanzania Expeditions and told him I had very little time to do it. I asked him if I could join a group. There was a small group I could join, so I did. We climbed using the Machame route. I loved everything about the climb. Our guides and porters were really wonderful - knowledgeable and caring. Climbing Kili is challenging but they made every effort to make us all comfortable and to meet each of us at our level. They were really good about motivating us too. The mountain is really beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed the changing scenery and the guide's explanations about the different species we saw along the way. Summit day was very hard. We woke up to a blizzard and had to summit in it. It was a long and bitterly cold climb but we all summited and were treated to magnificent vistas at Stella Point and ultimately at Uhuru. There was singing and dancing with the porters and the guides too. We bonded with them a little bit in the dining tent and over the hikes. It was fascinating to learn about their lives and how they became guides/porters, their first time on the mountain, etc... I can't thank Tanzania Expeditions enough for this unforgettable experience! I highly recommend them for a Kili climb.
Where can i start from? By far one of the best! It was completely flawless..everything was just perfectly organized and we could not ask for more..Our team during the hike was fully equipped not to talk about the amazing spirit they all had! We could not ask for a better team! Especially frank our guide! After that, the two day safari in tarangire in and ngorongoro with our friend sunny was a dream! From the perfect accommodation which was very much needed after the hike to the breathtaking scenery we came across! Thank you for such an amazing experience...
The best four days of my life! Went to Tanzania during Spring Break from work and did not fully realise how incredible it would be. We were a group of 7 and were collected from the airport in Kilimanjaro by our guide. Spent four days driving through Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. I think that most of our enjoyment was down to our fantastic guide Emmanuel. He was not only such a genuinely nice person but he was also so knowledgeable about the animals and the area. On our morning drive through the Serengeti he spent hours trying to find us some animals that were hiding from the rain! A truly amazing man! Could not recommend this company more!
We used Tanzania Expeditions as our guiding service for both a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro and a post-climb Safari. Every aspect of our trip was executed flawlessly by the seasoned experts at Tanzania Expeditions. As a longtime mountaineer, I was impressed with the level of medical and safety training that our Kilimanjaro guides had. Their knowledge of altitude adaption and well devised "climb high/sleep low" plan enabled our entire team of eight to summit (with ages ranging from 17 to 60). On the safari, our guide appeared to have a PhD in biology given his encyclopedic knowledge of all the animal and plant life in Tanzania. Most importantly everyone at TE was friendly and worked their butts off to ensure a first class experience. So glad we didn't waste all that additional money with a "big name" US guiding firm.
As promised we were greeted at the airport and transferred on a private car to the hotel. The hotels selected by Tanzania Expedition were clean, comfortable and well maintained. Our Safari driver Emmanuel was the best. Great sense of humor, and very knowledgeable about the area , the animals, the floral . Thanks to him we were able to see hundreds of species including the big five. Ask for him !!! Than our real expedition began with Justin and his crew on our way to conquer Kilimanjaro. I cannot say enough compliments about Justin and his crew. They are simply amazing , how they do this week after week it's just incredible. They made sure we were safe at all times and most importantly encouraged us all the way to the top. It was an awesome experience
Between pre-trip coordination with the owner, Justin, and day-to-day interactions with our guides, Tumaini and Ezekiel, every part of our two week stay was perfected thanks to Tanzania Expeditions.
The guides were extremely pleasant and knowledgeable during our climb, the meals prepared by 'Chef' were outstanding and Alex, the operations manager in Arusha, constantly addressed our needs, including transportation to the airport or bank, payment for both our climb and safari and coordination with Planet Lodge Staff.
You'd be foolish not to go with Tanzania Expeditions for your next visit.