A great itinerary and awesome guide make for a fantastic safari!
Joachim was a perfect guide for us. He is very knowledgeable about the animals, plants, countryside, parks, people. He was a careful driver, kept us in the know about any plans or changes, great communicator. We had some great conversations about Tanzania, the US, Norway, cars, teenagers. He knew many of the other guides from A2T and other operators, and it was clear they respected his input on routes, directions, help in general. We liked seeing how much the guides help each other and Joachim definitely was a part of it. He asked if plans were good or we wanted to do anything different (we mostly stuck to the agenda). We would recommend Joachim to everyone.
“Excellent staff. Casey was extremely responsive in planning the trip. I had certain things I did and didn’t want to do, he tailored our experience accordingly (and with keeping our budget in mind). The trip was perfectly proportioned, mostly because of him. Our guide on the ground, Wilfred, spent 12 days with us. We couldn’t have asked for someone better. We became comfortable companions, easily sitting together in silence over long drives or telling stories during dinner. He didn’t wait for us to ask something, he anticipated our needs. When he saw we didn’t finish our lunch boxes, he asked us what we liked and didn’t like. He made sure to relay the information to the hotels and we finished out lunches going forward. He saw I had an itch to get into the Wildebeest migration. Even though it was far away and our chances of finding it could be small, he made sure it happened. The staff set everything apart, especially when we compared it to our tour companies we saw in the area.”