Willy is the best
Willy was unbelievable. He could spot the animals like he has a sixth sense but also could predict their behavior, and knew how to drive so we’d get the best view. Knew which birds would always be in pairs. Knew when the rhino would change position so we would get a better look. He was unbelievably patient with me and my bad eyesight and made sure I saw every animal he saw. So patient with my constant questions and asking to stop or stay longer. Such a kind person who helped out other, newer drivers, gave a push to someone stuck in the mud, even made sure people with other guides could see the animals he saw when we were stopped for lunch. Gave our leftover lunch food to people who would appreciate it. Every guide seemed to know Willy and greeted him with a huge smile. He was unfailingly cheerful. He is an excellent driver and I always felt very safe with him.
“Access 2 Tanzania was awesome! Visiting Africa and going on Safari was on my bucket list and A2T fulfilled it completely. My husband likes spontaneity but I insist on long term planning so when my husband told me he wanted to go to Tanzania in just over 3 weeks I laughed. Two days later he came to me with a plan that Casey and he put together. I was dumb-founded. It was not a canned tour planned by A2T for a group. It was a private itinerary planned by my husband and Casey to accommodate exactly what WE wanted to do and where WE wanted to go. We left for Tanzania 3 weeks later! Amazing!
We changed plans many times after the initial plan and Casey was very patient and accommodated us with no resistance. Casey always had answers to our questions and gave us recommendations that we would never had thought of. A2T didn’t just give ‘lip service’ they provided what they said they would and told us what they could not. I questioned this because they offer so many wonderful options and I wondered what we would actually get when we arrived. Another thing I was pleased with is that during our planning Casey did not constantly try to ‘up sell’ us.
‘Wilfred’ was our guide and he was wonderful. He is such a nice, good and fun person. We felt so lucky to have him. That said, we spoke to others from A2T and they also felt the same about their guides so it is clear A2T chooses their guides carefully. (We still feel lucky to have Wilfred throughout our safari!)
I wish I could remember the names of all the others that we met and who helped us from A2T. We didn’t run into one bad seed. It’s been 5 months since we returned from Africa and although the names are not clear in my mind the warm, wonderful and exciting feeling of Africa will never fade.
If you have the opportunity to go to Africa go with Access 2 Tanzania! AMAZING!!”