Elly

Elly Tanzania Safari Tour Guide

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Once in a Lifetime Experience

July 21, 2025

Both Ray and Elly very professional at all times and exuded passion for their work. They were highly knowledgeable about the “Big Five” and other animals, including their behavior, habitats, and how to track them. They were exceptional, it’s thanks to the guide’s keen eyes and spotting ability we got to see the Big Five! They were very professional, making you feel like you were traveling with a friend ultimately making experience more exciting and memorable! They shared information about Tanzania’s history, culture, and the different national parks. They communicated clearly, answered questions readily, and build rapport with everyone; they became part of our group! Since we had 2 camera men, they were always patient allowing ample time for observation and photography, and catered to specific interests and preferences. They really made the experience more unforgettable! They even laughed everytime I asked to “pet the lions belly”.

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Perfect!

July 15, 2025

Elly was so perfect for us – he was up for anything and had so much information to give us about the animals and the area. He was friendly and helpful at every turn.

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Review of Elly

April 8, 2025

Elly was professional, patient, friendly, funny, and a great person. Our entire family had a great time getting to know Elly and we had an amazing time with him the entire trip. His personality fit in with each individual from us parents to each of our three teenagers. I don’t want to leave out our other A2T guides we spent time with. We spent a day with Haji walking through several Chaga villages and having lunch with Mama Grace. While our time with Haji was brief, he was great to get to know and spend time with as well. In just a few hours we built a strong connection with him and learned a lot about TZ and the people that live there. We also spent one day of safari with Nasibu and had a very successful first game drive exploring Arusha National Park. While the Safari experiences we had were great by themselves, I think the A2T guides made the difference and we feel like we made new friends and memories with them that we will cherish even more.

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Elly is an Exceptional Guide and Person

April 8, 2025

Elly is fantastic and we feel that we have a new friend. He has such a great personality and seems to know everyone in the entire country of Tanzania. He was wonderful teaching us about the animals, the land, the people, the language, and the culture. We loved our time getting to know this exceptional human!

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A beautiful country and amazing safari guide

April 1, 2025

Elly was absolutely amazing. He demonstrated sincere care for as customers and was always wanting to please us. He was always patient, kind, and knew the area extremely well. He wanted to make sure we didn’t miss any opportunity to experience something unique and special. Our conversations and what we learned from Elly were an unexpected bonus that greatly enriched our safari experience and our time in the country. He was also a lot of fun! We will miss him!

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The King of Safaris – Elly

March 6, 2025

Elly was unbelievable! Not only did he know about the animals and plants while we were on safari, Elly learned about us as a couple and told us about himself. He made sure to find us the animals we were interested in. Elly answered our questions about anything and everything.

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Excellent Caring Guide

January 30, 2025

Elly was great at communicating with us beforehand and a wonderful guide throughout our Safari. He was genuinely excited to show us the parks and we feel like generally we got to see the best of it all thanks to him. We really enjoyed meeting him and thank him for taking good care of us.

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Elly is the Greatest Of All Time :-)

January 21, 2025

This was my third Safari (Kenya, South Africa and this time Tanzania) and I never had such a knowledgeable, devoted, helpful and genuinely caring guide as Elly. He had an in depth knowledge of all the animals and birds we saw (and we saw them all), impeccable manners, was always calm and patient (even in the face of our very challenging teenager’s behaviour and moods at times). He also has superb driving skills (safe on the road but very advanced off road driving skills in the Serengeti which saved us several times from getting stuck for hours in the mud). We always felt safe and listened to at all times.

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One of our best trips

November 1, 2024

Elly was pleasant, funny and very educational.

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Elly is outstanding!

September 9, 2024

Elly was my favorite guide from our entire adventure in Africa. He listens, he understands, and knows a tremendous amount.

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