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Private Safaris
Most of our safaris are privately tailored to your interests, offering flexibility, comfort, and personal attention. With your own safari vehicle and dedicated guide, you’re free to explore Tanzania at your own pace and experience every moment your way.
Are Your Safaris Private?
Yes, our safaris are designed around your preferences, with a dedicated safari vehicle and personal guide reserved exclusively for you. Enjoy the freedom to explore Tanzania at your own pace, with a flexible itinerary tailored to your interests.
Can I Customize My Safari?
Absolutely! Every custom safari can be tailored to your interests, budget, travel dates, and preferred travel style. Choose your destinations, activities, accommodation, and itinerary to create a personalized East African adventure that’s uniquely yours.
Are Private Safaris Suitable for Families and Couples?
Accommodations
A comfortable stay is an essential part of your safari experience. We carefully select quality lodges, tented camps, and hotels, offering options from comfortable stays to luxury retreats. With a range of accommodation styles and amenities, you can choose the perfect fit for your preferences, budget, and travel style.
What Types of Accommodation Do You Offer?
How Do You Ensure Accommodation Quality?
Do You Work Directly with the Lodges?
Food
What Kind of Food Can I Expect on Safari?
During your Tanzania safari, you can enjoy a variety of international cuisine and traditional Tanzanian dishes, with meals served at lodges, tented camps, and selected local restaurants.
Traditional Tanzanian Cuisine
Discover local favourites such as ugali (maize meal), nyama choma (grilled meat), fresh fish, pilau rice, chapati, vegetable stews, and tropical fruits. These dishes offer a taste of Tanzania’s rich culinary traditions.
Traditional Zanzibar Cuisine
Zanzibar is renowned for its aromatic spices, fresh seafood, and Swahili cooking. Enjoy dishes such as coconut-based curries, octopus curry, spiced pilau, and the famous Zanzibar pizza, alongside freshly caught fish and other local specialities.
Can You Accommodate Dietary Requirements?
Absolutely! We can arrange meals to suit vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and other dietary requirements. Simply inform us of your needs when booking so we can coordinate with your lodges and camps to make your safari comfortable and enjoyable.
Is the Food Safe to Eat?
We work with carefully selected lodges and camps that prioritize food hygiene and safe meal preparation. Meals are generally prepared using fresh ingredients and established kitchen practices. To stay healthy during your safari, choose freshly cooked food, drink treated or bottled water where appropriate, and follow any dietary or food safety advice provided by your guide.
Guides
What Makes Our Guides Special?
What Languages Do Your Guides Speak?
Our guides speak English, French, German, and Spanish, with availability depending on your travel dates. Guides speaking other languages may also be arranged upon request, subject to availability. Let us know your preferred language when booking, and we’ll do our best to find the right guide for your safari.
Are Your Guides Professionally Trained?
Transfers & Pickups
Are Transfers Included in My Safari?
Yes, all transfers specified in your safari itinerary are arranged by our team and included in your package as outlined in your quote. This may include airport pickups, hotel transfers, and transportation between destinations, ensuring a smooth and comfortable journey.
Will Someone Meet Me at the Airport?
Do You Arrange Transfers Between Destinations?
Extensions
What Extensions Can I Add to My Safari?
Can I Combine Different Extensions?
Do You Arrange Everything for the Extension?
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