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!
“I really appreciated how straightforward and simple the process was—from putting together the itinerary, all the way through the lead-up to the trip. The initial planning call, along with the payment plan, then the pre-trip call to make sure everyone was on the same page (including the helpful YouTube videos)—it all felt seamless. And the best part was truly the expertise and professionalism of Wilfred. He did a wonderful job not only showcasing his knowledge of wildlife and Tanzanian culture, but also really took the time to get a sense of what we wanted out of the trip—even when, at times, we admittedly weren’t the most vocal, simply because we didn’t always know the breadth of possibilities.”