7-Day Great Migration Safari

Fully recommended, the organization and 7 days safari was amazing. Thanks David and Wilson for an unforgettable holidays

We are just back from a trip to Tanzania, where we combined a stay in Zanzibar with a 5-day safari starting from Arusha. It was our first time in an African safari, so we did a bit of research and had a short list with safari companies, as it was difficult to choose. We contacted EASTCO & happy that we chose them: communication with David prior to the trip was pretty straightforward and we appreciated his responsiveness and flexibility. We decided ourselves for a 4-night/5-day safari, and David adapted the itinerary, starting from Arusha and going to Tarangire (day 1), Serengeti (Days 2, 3) and Ngorongoro crater (day 4) & Lake Manyara (day 5/first half of the day). Massive thanks, David: it took a bit of patience on both sides, but we are very satisfied that we did this together! As regards the safari, it was the experience of a life time: due to covid pandemic, there were less cars/groups, we saw a lot of animals – even close to the road (with a leopard literally crossing the road only a few meters in front of us) and we were able to take great pictures. We had Wilson as a guide for our trip and we were very happy with him: he was patient, professional, and knowledgeable about the animals, not only providing us with detailed explanations about the spotted animals – but also giving us his guide books to read and understand more on the African wildlife. He took good care of us, he did his best for us to enjoy the safari and he was promptly spotting and showing us the various wild life. Many thanks once again, Wilson! Another great experience was sleeping in a tented camp in Serengeti (Kati Kati), these camps move depending on the migration season, so as to allow tourists to follow the animals, it was a unique experience with good accommodation & meals conditions, as well as hospitable staff. Bottom line: a great experience that left us with wonderful memories! We said that it's a once in a life time experience - but we do hope that we'll have the chance to repeat it !!!

My husband and I just got back from an amazing honeymoon in Tanzania, which included an 8 day safari with EASTCO. We could not have asked for a better experience and highly recommend this company for a few main reasons: 1. Local tour operator (important because they know the area and are a better value) 2. Responsive and helpful planning team 3. WILSON is a fantastic tour guide 4. Best value compared to other companies we spoke to We did quite a bit of research leading up to our trip and decided we wanted to travel with a local tour operator and narrowed our list down to 5 or so companies. After inquiring with each of them it became clear that EASTCO was by far the most responsive and helpful company when it came to planning our perfect trip. Charles, who helped coordinate everything, provided multiple itineraries for us to review and was very considerate of our budget. Charlie was a true partner in helping us plan our trip. For example, when I suggested alternative accommodations or routes he would either explain to me why my suggestion was not optimal for the type of trip we wanted or would look into it if he thought it would enhance our trip (some of the other TOs I talked to would agree to all of my suggestions even if they didn’t make sense based on other aspects of our itinerary). We were fortunate to have WILSON as our guide and highly highly recommend him! He was not only a fabulous guide, but great company to have on our safari. He was knowledgeable, conversational, thoughtful and managed everything throughout our trip from the moment he picked us up from the airport to when we had to say goodbye (which was harder than expected!). Wilson sincerely wanted to make sure our trip was memorable. We even got to see a cheetah hunt a gazelle just 200 ft. in front of our truck because Wilson is THAT good at spotting wildlife. He was excited to show us everything and tell us not only about the parks we were in and the animals we saw, but the culture of the people. Because of him we learned Swahili words and phrases beyond “thank you” and have a much better understanding of the Maasai people. He truly is special and we couldn’t have asked for a better person to spend our time in Tanzania with! I hope we have the opportunity to safari again and if we do we’ll only be calling EASTCO.