Zara Tanzania AdventuresReviews of zaratours.com

We visited in 2016. The tours were educational and inspiring. The staff at the hotel were super friendly and accommodating (especially Juma). We hope to make it back once we are through this darn virus.

Silvano and his wonderful team helped us reach the summit of Kilimanjaro on a 6-day climb back in September 2019. His team went above and beyond - the food was surprisingly good, they were friendly and when medical attention was required for someone with a stomach virus, they were brilliant in looking after our friend and seeking medical advice and drugs for treatment. Of the 20 of us, 15 reached the summit and the rest all made it to at least 5,000m which is an incredible achievement and would certainly not have possible without the amazing Zara team around us. I would strongly recommend Zara to anyone and I would do it with them again if I managed to convince any of my family members to go!

We had an outstanding trip with a two day Safari up front, 6 day Kili climb, and 2.5 days in Zanzibar. The guides and porters were all incredible. Great trip.

Zara tours and our team lead by main guide Babu did an excellent job leading us tonthe summit of Kilimanjaro. Everything was cerh professional but also personal. They even went the extra mile and helped mybson through some minor altitude sickness but got us to the top. Would highly recommend this company.

Zara Tours provided an incredible experience, while prioritizing animals' space and our safety. My team of three took a 2-day safari and a meandering Kilimanjaro climb (Lemosho route). We were well cared for and had a life-changing experience at a great price. I had read in a small number of reviews that they treat animals and their porters badly. I did not observe anything like this. I also asked several of our porters by themselves if they felt they were treated badly. They all assured me that Zara had the best porter jobs and that they could go work for another company, if that wasn't the case. Indeed, one of our Zara guides stopped us so that he could care for another tour company's porters who had fallen and hurt his ankle. Our guide asked some of our porters to help with his load. (My team offered as well, but our guide would not have it. At least we were able to provide an ace bandage.) I asked other tourists why there were these occasional poor reviews of Zara, and two of them said that it was because (1) Zara is headed by a woman and (2) Zara is one of the few companies that is wholly Tanzania-owned and so they otherwise have a compelling argument for people that want to help the locals. Overall, Zara is incredible. I can't wait to go back and do another trip with them. BTW - yes we all summited! And Ngorogoro is that memory that I call when I'm feeling down.

Excellent staff and infrastructure

David our driver was able to find the house we staying in while visiting friends in Moshi, despite the fact that many local drivers did not know how to find it. He was a very outgoing, positive, humorous, and well spoken young man. His English was very good. My wife and I felt safe with him on our 200 mile drive across Tanzania to visit the Amani Rainforest Preserve. He was able to answer all of our questions regarding local customs, villages etc. We enjoyed our time in Amani immensely due in no small part to his abilities as a guide. We will ask for him again when we can revisit Amani and also to go to Oldavai Gorge.

I,my wife and our friend Henry have just returned from a 11 day trip to Tanzania (Twiga Superior with Chamaeleon). That was our fourth visit to Tanzania and the third safari in Ngorongoro,Serengeti and Grumeti areas.Our trip was interesting as those ones before (5000 fotos and 2 hour video)but this time I would like to thank you for our guide Omar.He was one of the best guides we have met durin our 12 Africans journeys within last 10 years. Excellent driver,inteligent and capable at his job. And last but not least the man with a brilliant wit of humour. We would be happy to meet him once again travelling to Tanzania. Marian & Maria from Poland