TANZANIA CRATER CAPERS

Our Clients’ Reviews

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  Michelle Boobier

  TANZANIA CRATER CAPERS FAMILY HOLIDAY

  

  Written September 2011

  We had a fantastic holiday. Every day was filled with new experiences and adventures. We fell in love with Africa and can't wait to go back! 

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  What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?

  It is very hard to pick out particular highlights of our trip because we did so much and every day was full of exciting experiences but...............seeing our first elephants in Tarangire; the view into Ngorogoro Crater; visiting the village, drinking banana beer in the local bar, the kids playing football with the local children, having a go at wood carving; visiting the Masai village; Migunga tented camp with its resident monkeys, mongoose and hornbills; the day walk up Mount Kilimanjaro and reaching 3000m (half way!), seeing Black and White Colobus Monkeys on the way down; the fabulous Kichanga Lodge in Zanzibar with its gorgeous beach; our snorkelling trip with Captain Ali in his dug out mango tree..........

  What did you think of your group leader?

  We had several guides on our trip. Our safari guides/drivers were Loyson and Gabriel and they were excellent. They had an incredible knowledge of the area and were brilliant with the children. We could not have asked any more from them and in many ways they made that part of the holiday for us. For the Mount Kilimanjaro part of the trip we were guided by William and Richard who were equally excellent. I do not think that the younger children would have made it to the end of the day walk without their good humoured encouragement! The trip went like clock work and it felt extremely well organised which made it very relaxing for all of us.

  Do you have any advice for potential travellers?

  We went in August and the safari/Kilimanjaro parts of the trip did get quite cool in the evenings so some warmer clothing is essential. Good walking shoes are important for the kilimanjaro day walk and beach shoes are an absolute must for Zanzibar. We took beach towels with us but these were not necessary as all the hotels provided beach/pool towels. We would have liked to have taken some packs of pencils, pens and exercise books to give to the school we visited. There was a money donation box but I think our children would have liked to have given something to the class teacher.

  Is there anything else you would like to add?

  We went on this trip with our children aged 15, 14, 12 and 7 and we all had a fantastic time.  The trip was brilliant because it balanced the different elements of wildlife and culture very well and still gave us a few days relaxation on a beautiful beach at the end! We believe that it represented good value for money and would  recommend Exodus to our friends.