omard88December 14, 2025 Outstanding Safari Experience with Kili Tanzanite Safaris I booked my safari through Safari Bookings and compared several operators.I chose Kili Tanzanite Safaris, and it was absolutely the right decision.Booking a safari from abroad always involves a certain level of uncertainty — especially when you have to send deposits to a company you don’t know personally. From the very beginning, Andrew made me feel completely confident and comfortable. His communication was clear, honest, fast, and very professional. He was always available, extremely friendly, and flexible, and he tailored the entire safari exactly to our wishes.The price–performance ratio was excellent — honestly, the service we received was even better than expected for the price. Everything was delivered exactly as promised, from airport transfers to accommodation and daily planning.Our guide and driver, Jerry, was simply outstanding. A very cool guy, extremely experienced, and highly professional. You could immediately tell that he knows the parks, the animals, and the people very well — everyone knew him. He is truly a role model for what a safari guide should be. Thanks to him, the safari was perfectly organized, relaxed, and unforgettable.Our itinerary included Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha. Everything ran smoothly — pickups, drop-offs, timing, and changes along the way. The team was very flexible and always adapted to our preferences. Overall, this safari exceeded all expectations. I can highly recommend Kili Tanzanite Safaris to anyone without hesitation. If you are looking for a trustworthy, professional, and fair safari operator in Tanzania, this is the one.Five stars from me — absolutely deserved. Nemi PetrovicDecember 6, 2025 Perfect Safari with Kili Tanzanite! Our safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro was organized by Kili Tanzanita, and everything ran smoothly from beginning to end. Andrew, the founder, was extremely professional, reliable, and trustworthy throughout the whole planning process. The organization under him was flawless.Our driver and guide Jerry made the experience truly unforgettable. He is very experienced, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. Thanks to him, we saw all the key animals and always felt safe and well taken care of. His driving and guiding skills are exceptional.We can highly recommend Kili Tanzanite for anyone looking for a perfectly organized and memorable safari experience Sean CDecember 4, 2025 A very thoughtful and cost effective travel experience! I had seen the travel agent's recommendation on social media in China and sent an email asking for a quote. Owner Andrew responded quickly, which was modest compared to the offer and gave a certain discount.I was in a group of people and participated in 6 days 5 nights on the Machame Line hike and 3 days on Safari. At the end of October, Tanzania was politically unstable and there was no internet signal on my phone. Andrew came to pick me up on time, and I got the arrangements right along the way, without being overly alarmed.I didn't have much hiking experience before, but the guide Fadhili was very experienced and dedicated to helping me reach the top. In the second half of the summit night, he volunteered to carry my bag to save me energy. During the evacuation, Fadhili and waiter Edward kept an eye on supporting me, offering to tell jokes and interact with me when I was in low spirits. Thank you so much to the entire climbing team for their professional service and for making this trip worth my 30th birthday.Safari's driver and guide, John, is also funny, showing me the five African jackals, and although the cheetahs and black rhinos are a little far away, he drives me to find out where they are.Overall, I highly recommend this travel agency, which is small but reasonably priced and offers a warm experience for backpackers looking for value for money. Philippe GOctober 18, 2025 Great team ! Very efficient, professional and friendly teamGreat guidesJouma is top guide !They make everything to ensure that you succède S BSeptember 27, 2025 That was a great trip! 💪🏻🙂 All perfect. Fast in communication. Good prices. We book safari to Serengeti and trekking to Kilimanjaro summit. All went well. We are very happy. 🙏💪🏻🙂 DamianSeptember 22, 2025 Perfect ! What an excellent trip ! I recommend the Kilimanjaro trek with Kili Tanzanite and Andrew. We chose the 7-day Machame route, but after consulting with guide Juma, we changed it to 6 days, and it was a good decision. A huge plus is the possibility of a partial refund from the agency if you shorten the trek by one day. Guides Juma and Edward are undoubtedly the best in the world. Very friendly and helpful. We started trekking immediately after arrival (24 hours of travel and only a few hours of sleep), which took a lot of our energy, so if you have the option of staying overnight before the trek, that would probably be a better option. Also, be aware that the trek isn't easy. I recommend Diamox tablets for altitude sickness, but consult your doctor beforehand. We suffered from severe diarrhea during the trek, which made the climb very difficult, but the support of the guides gave us the strength to reach the summit. Regardless, I definitely recommend it, it's worth it. Ask the agency about additional costs, such as luggage bags and the number of people in the group, as we had probably about 11 people, and we were expecting 7-9 staff for our two. A plus is the ability to accommodate a specific diet, for example, vegetarian, so it's worth asking. Thank you for the best trip of my life. Edward, thank you for lending me your sunglasses for the summit attempt and for supporting me every day :) Juma, thank you for lending me my trekking poles, and keep practicing climbing lianas, because we have to do it again :) See you next time on the Mount Meru trek. TingSeptember 11, 2025 Highly highly recommend Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris! We completed the 6-day Machame Route in late August 2025 and smoothly reached the summit of Uhuru Peak.Our guide is Juma and assistant guide is Eduward. They are really responsible and reliable people. You can fully trust them with everything. They talked to us like friends and family, and really thought of us in everything they did.✨Heart-warming Moment 1Juma used to be a porter and has spent over ten years on the mountain. If you’ve ever been on Kilimanjaro, you know how tough a porter’s job is. The “20 kg” they carry is just the clients’ things—on top of that they still have to haul their own stuff, so the total ends up around 32–33 kg. That’s seriously heavy.Because Juma was once a porter himself, he knows exactly how hard it is. He’s always considerate of the crew, and whenever we ran into other porters on the trail, he’d cheer them on or lend a hand.✨Heart-warming Moment 2Juma is amazing at lifting people’s spirits. On the final summit push, the thin air and sheer exhaustion slowed me down a lot. That’s when he and Eduward started singing Jambo Bwana and a few of the other songs we’d heard on the trail.But this time their voices weren’t the usual upbeat and excited—they sang softly and steadily, full of strength. In the dark night those gentle voices gave us so much energy. Hearing that version moved me to tears. it’s a warm memory I know I’ll carry for the rest of my life.On the way down we passed some people who were still heading for the summit. Juma encouraged every one of them, telling them they were almost there and that they’d definitely make it because they had a great guide—giving those climbers a real boost of confidence.✨Heart-warming Moment 3Our coats were not warm enough, but Juma and Eduward secretly prepared extra warm coats for us on the summit day. Without them, we would’ve been absolutely freezing due to the cold wind.✨Heart-warming Moment 4We really enjoyed all the Swahili that Juma and Eduward taught us. We got to learn a lot of them on the way, also the song Jumbo Bwana. It was really nice that we could use Swahilii to greet to porters on the way and made them smile. In case our team is reading this review, "Freshi mbaba! Kazi nzuri. Safi sana. Asante sana! "I was joking that Andrew should charge us more, because not only did we get two guides, but also two Swahili teachers :D✨Heart-warming Moment 5Every night after dinner, Juma would check our oxygen levels and other health signs, then carefully explain the plan for the next day and answer all our questions.On summit day he slipped us some candy for a quick energy boost, and after we made it to the top he secretly pulled out bottles of Coke as a surprise.He and Eduward always offer to take our photos and videos (super helpful when I don't have much battery in my phone). On the final day he shared all the original pictures with us.✨Heart-warming Moment 6Everyone on the team was so kind—every time they saw us they’d greet us with big smiles, and we always thanked them sincerely for everything they did. We were especially happy to get to know Hasan, Makapala, Changige, Meshaki, Rama, and so many others.Our porter and waiter Hasan would tell us every day, “It’s us who should thank you—because you came to climb, we have jobs.” Hearing that was bittersweet for us.On one hand, we honestly felt uneasy about such luxury: three full courses every meal, snacks in between, all our drinking water carried up the mountain, and even big water bottles filled with hot water to use as bed warmers at night.On the other hand, I realized that if we didn’t hire so many porters, it might mean someone would lose work—or the ones hired would have to carry even heavier loads.So we accepted the way things were, but in our hearts we were endlessly grateful to them.✨ Last but not least, Andrew organized our trip. He is a really fun and kind person. You get to know him by his colorful different fonts in his email lol. There were so many heart-warming moments that I can’t share them all. I almost never write reviews, let alone one this long. I had to because the team truly did an amazing job.If you’re still hesitating about which company to choose, stop wondering and just reach out to Andrew. You’ll be glad you did and you’ll have an unforgettable trip of a lifetime. Daniel ZSeptember 7, 2025 Amazing experiences thanks to the amazing team at Kili Tanzanite This was an amazing experience, the hike up Kilimanjaro and the sun crossing the horizon just as we reached uhuru peak is something i will never forget.And it was all only possible thanks to our incredible team everyone from the porters to the guides was extremely nice and experienced.So I highly recommend not only climbing this mountain, but climbing it with this company. James PAugust 11, 2025 Private family summit 3rd August via the Machame Route. I wanted to use a local operator so I was sure I was supporting the local economy and found this company to be easy to deal with - straightforward in communication, timely in response, reliable, and efficient, and excellent value for money. Andrew runs a family orientated business with a team of drivers, guides, chef, and porters that have worked together for a number of years and generate true warmth and empathy for each other and for their customers. At all times we felt safe, supported and prioritised which made our experience all the more enjoyable.I cant recommend them highly enough. Stay47768862782July 1, 2025 Uhuru Peak Success I just returned from doing a solo 8-day Lemosho Route trek to the top of Kilimanjaro with this group. Freddy was an amazing guide. He kept me well-informed, safe and happy. The rest of the crew ensured I was cared for (and overfed). Such a great experience! I coordinated the whole trip with Andrew through What'sApp. He met me at the Arusha airport, coordinated a hotel in Moshi, and did the same at the end of the trip as well.Tripadvisor rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 35 reviews
