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Tanzania Testimonials (and favorite moments and stories)
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It was an amazing trip! Our guide and assistant guide took very good care of us and allowed me, the slow one, to keep at my pace without feeling rushed. Laughing at their stories and jokes, made the scaling of the Great Barranco wall so much easier. I was very grateful at Azizi for not giving up on me on that 8 hour summit push and letting me get up there! been very personable and helpful! Thanks for making this trip truly a trip of a lifetime!
Favorite moments: While on safari, I would have to say seeing 4 lionesses move stealthily, try and hunt down a wildebeast during sundown was exceptional. Although they didn't get them this time, just seeing them in action was amazing. Also, catching the lions mating by the side of the road on the way back was a surprise. Now we know why lions roar!
Enrico
New York, USA
7-day Machame Route trek, summited on March 16, 2009
5-day safari
Beyond all expectations! Great Guide, Cook and Porters. Fantastic experience. My guide was excellent, very experienced. The cook made incredible soups, the food was very good, always too much. The porters all were very helpful and made things easier for me.
Favorite moment: On the ascent toward Uhuru we saw a shooting star over the peak. The night was crystal clear and we made it to the summit just before the sun was rising. Beautiful!
Stephen
Virginia, USA
6-day Rongai Route trek, summited on March 18, 2009
The guides and assistant guides were exceptional. All were on time and no "hitches".
Favorite moment: Father & son walking arm in arm for last 30 yrd to summit of kili - it doesn't get any better than that! Quite an emotional celebration!
Gene
Colorado, USA
6-day Marangu Route trek, summited on February 21, 2009
5-day safari
Exceeded expectations! I was very pleased with the professional manner of Adventures Within Reach. We were catered to the entire time we arrived at the airport to the time we were dropped off to the airport at the end of the trip.
Favorite moment: I was able to walk arm in arm with my 67 year old father for the last 100 feet ascent to Uruh Peak. With the help of our guides pacing my dad and watching his fluid intake, they were able to make sure he had a safe and successful summit completion.
Andy
Colorado, USA
6-day Marangu Route trek, summited on February 21, 2009
5-day safari
Met and exceeded expectations. AWR really had great service. We were very, very happy. And the guides were so kind. I got sick summit night, and they were so kind and gentle with me, helping me, being patient with my pace, etc. They enhanced the trip so much.
Favorite moments: One night at camp, we joined the "Congo line" of porters and guides dancing and singing in Swahili, with all the hikers gathered around laughing and watching. Getting to the top, after struggling every step of the way on summit night. Watching the sun rise on a crystal clear morning. Wow!
Courtney
Washington, USA
7-day Machame Route trek, summited on February 3, 2009
5-day safari
The Kili trek was exceptional, with attentive guides and helpful porters. Our porters brought warm water to me for washing everyday. That was a nice touch.
We often took our table and chairs out from the mess tent for a picnic. Although cold, it was lovely to be eating in the shadow of Kilimanjaro. 'Barranco Wall' was exciting to climb. The guides stood on the ledges as we walked past and prevented us from falling. Nice guys... My guide carried my pack from Stella's Point to the top for me. It only had water in it but it seemed to be 100lb weight that prevented me from climbing. He saw me struggling and took it. Nice guy!
Eenee
Georgia, USA
7-day Machame Route trek, summited on February 3, 2009
The trip was amazing! I had such a wonderful time, it was well organized from the start. Before I even left, Adventures Within Reach staff were a dream, working with our itineraries, helping organize our trip, and overall an excellent resource. We were picked up in Moshi, even when we had difficulty with our flight being delayed, everyone was so accommodating. Excellent customer service! The guides were so professional, as well as the porters, and kitchen staff. We had a problem with a hotel reservation and it was dealt with in a very professional manner. I would highly recommend your company to all my friends.
Keri
Busan, South Korea
7-day Machame Route trek, summited on February 3, 2009
5-day safari
The Bristol Cottages is a well-run establishment with the friendliest, most helpful personnel - maids, waiters, front desk. Our guides and porters were helpful and patient, always ready to do whatever we needed. The daily hikes were hard but invigorating and beautiful. Our cook made awesome soups!
Favorite moment: The porters as a group sang to us as we hiked to one of the higher camps, followed by high-fives all around! It made us feel as if we'd conquered Mt Everest!
Nancy
6-day Rongai Route trek, summited on January 24, 2009
4-day safari
Thanks again Adventures Within Reach! You helped us organize the trip of a lifetime especially for my 75 year old dad who made it to Rhino Point (Mt Meru).
The care and patience that the guides from the outfitter showed with my young nephew and niece and my 75 year old dad on Mt. Meru was beyond the call of duty. I went up Kilimanjaro last year and I didn't expect the summit night on Meru to be as hard and spectacular as it was. All eight of us arriving at saddle camp after a long "pole pole" day was amazing.
Rob
Ontario, Canada
3-day Mt Meru trek, January 1, 2009
4-day safari
The excellent communication with the AWR website and their email response to questions. The food was the BEST camping food ever, even better than most of the food we had later in our post trip. Our cook was AMAZING!
Favorite moments: Tons of dust; bumpiest roads ever; friendly people who work so hard to make your trip a success. It feels like walking to the moon on the summit night. An amazing emotional experience!
Erica
Wisconsin, USA
6-day Rongai Route trek, summited January 12, 2009
The trip was amazing!!! Our cook was outstanding! We had our best food on the mountain by far. It was so unbelievable what he was able to do with our food on a mountian. Our guide was great!!! They were all friendly and were quick to help us learn their language. I could not have had a better experience!
Favorite moments: I really liked our dinners with our guide and our waiter. We would ask how to say different things in Swahili and they were always quick to grab our pen and paper and write them down for us. It was awesome!
Brian
Texas, USA
7-day Machame Route trek, summited December 21, 2009
5-day safari
Both the climb and the safari were amazing. For Kili, we had an awesome guide, and a great supporting crew. The food was excellent and service top-notch! For the safari,Our guide did a great job of spotting wildlife - very impressive!
Favorite moments: Finding adventure chairs at rest breaks; teaching Aziz how to play cribbage; porters singing songs on ascent morning - really helped to push me up the mountain.
Kerstin
Iowa, USA
6-day Machame Route trek, summited January 3, 2009
5-day safari
It's great that AWR has good relationships with a reliable manager onsite in Moshi. We never could have negotiated such quality assurance. When things went wrong upon our arrival (airport trouble), AWR was 100% part of the solution.
Favorite story: I bartered with a Maasai boy through the car window for a necklace.
He: Two for $10.
Me: No.
He: Come on.
Me: Only one then.
He: One for $5.
Me: No, but how about my Obama '08 button?
He: Obama? Real? Merikani?
Me: Yes.
He: Button and $3.
Me: No.
He: Button and $2?
Me: No.
He: "Two things. Two things."
Me: (digging in my pack, I hold up a carabiner and click it.)
He: Yes! We exchange goods. He holds button to chest on red/blue cloak, like this? I nod. As we pull away he is clicking the carabiner open/closed, deciding what to use it for.
Elizabeth
Massachusetts, USA
6-day Marangu Route trek, summited January 1, 2009
4-day safari
Our team of guides and porters was amazing. Dickson did an excellent job at knowing facts and encouraging us along the way. He also interacted very well with us and seemed to understand our culture as Americans. His understanding helped.
Favorite moments: Hiking for hours and chatting with our guide. Thinking that on Stella point I wanted to fall asleep on a rock and die. Getting down to Marangu gate knowing that I DID IT!
Melanie
Pennsylvania, USA
5-day Marangu Route trek, summited January 3, 2009