A Perfect 10
My family of 5 ( 3 daughters – age 19, 22, 23) just finished a 10 day Tanzania trip and couldn’t have been more impressed with Access2Tanzania. Would highly highly recommend!!!
We started working with Karen in the summer of 2018 for a December 2020 safari. Of course COVID got in the way… but they were consummate professionals throughout that time and then when we re-engaged with them over the last 18 months for this trip.
She couldn’t have been more knowledgeable and helpful curating our trip in regards to accommodations (1 hotel and 3 camps), airport, flights, visas, packing, safaris, village visits, tipping etc. They’ve been doing this for quite some time and it shows. She and Access2Tanzania get a 10!
Moreover and most comfortable (for my wife especially) was having ONE GUIDE for the entire trip. (Many tourists use the local camp guides which will change from camp site to camp site). We had one person the WHOLE time (with the exception of our last day upon our return to Arusha awaiting our flight to US).
Which now brings us to our guide—-Joachim!! Joachim!! Joachim!”
I’m confident all other A2T guides are excellent… but on a scale of 1 to 10…Joachim gets a 12! … if not more.
From the time he picked us at JRO… he became our driver, our guide and our new friend. He was with us from the time we landed… for 8 days until the time we took off from the Serengeti. Always there to greet us in the morning, drive us during the day either for safari game drives (Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, or Serengeti), between camps or for other activities (village visits, hikes etc).
His communication skills and English are outstanding. No language barriers here.
His knowledge was incredible … whether of Tanzania, Safari Animals, Game Drives, our accommodations, our activities etc…Joachim was an expert on all.
His driving skills were superb. On road … Off road…Easy roads… Hard roads…Safari Game drives. My wife and all always felt safe…. He had excellent knowledge on where to find the different animals. All in all he found us 28 different species throughout the week.
Last… His care and thoughtfulness. He strived to make everyday as perfect as possible. Mission accomplished!
“My overall experience with Access 2 Tanzania was excellent. Karen was great from the start until the end of the safari trip. She was prompt in responding to all emails and phone calls. She was able to answer every question we had and was very knowledgeable of all aspects of the trip. The itinerary of the safari was planned perfectly around everything that we wanted to see and do. In addition, I cannot say enough good things about our guide, Noel. Noel was also very knowledgeable of all of the wildlife and navigating the areas of the safari that we went on. He was also a pleasure to be around for the entire week and made us feel very comfortable with everything, including checking in with the lodges, the hot air balloon, and our flight out of the Serengeti. Noel made it a point to make us happy and satisfied with all aspects of the safari. I would absolutely recommend anyone taking a trip to Tanzania to use Access 2 Tanzania and to also specifically request Noel as their guide!”