Noel made our experience in Tanzania with Access 2 Tanzania an incredible adventure. He was very patient with all of our questions, knowledgeable about the animals and plants and, because he valued accuracy, thorough in his occasional search for correct identification, open to explaining his culture, able to take friendly ribbing, hospitable, and funny, as well as careful and respectful in his driving habits. We were very comfortable with his following the law about not going off-road through the bush; however, we saw other guides who had no compunction about flaunting the rule: one driver chased a cheetah mother and her cub through the high grass so that his clients could get a better look at them! Noel was also very open to our inquiries about how and why he became a guide, his family, and his daily life. He was certainly someone with whom I was happy to spend 12 hours a day. At the end of the trip we practically viewed him as a son and he addressed me with the same respectful greeting that he would his mother.
“We were really pleased with A2T’s communication. They returned our phone call on a weekend and we had an itinerary a few days later. Casey was able to accommodate our four children (ages 10 and under) and that’s quite a feat! We read testimonials on TripAdvisor and pored over the A2T website as we became more excited about our trip. Casey spent a lot of time on the phone with us as we made travel decisions and sought advice on everything from what to pack to the timing of our international flights!”