Bantu Pori Journeys Reviews

👌 EXTRAORDINARY
Great guide and excellent agency We were extremely happy with our experience. We saw a lot of animals, stayed in very good resorts and enjoyed the conversations with our driver guide... and all of it for a very reasonable price. They were extremely professional and happiness, Bantu Pori Journeys helped us to plan the trip, They were very kind and patient with us, specially because we planned the trip last minute. We will repeat for sure. 100% recommended. thanks for everything

Fabulous week with Bantu Pori Journeys
We chose Bantu Pori Journeys as our travel agency. The trip was a dream come true! Bantu Pori (our tour operator) was perfect. We were able to see the most amazing animals and had the most incredible experiences. We visited Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. The staff was skilled, organized, and professional throughout the trip. We'd return in a heartbeat.

Amazing Safari, lovely people
I found these people very friendly and helpful, and everything was very well organised. The scenery of course was spectacular and the game parks efficiently run. The weather was perfect for the time of year, however, Kilimanjaro was covered by a lot of cloud so the best view was from the plane. I never felt unsafe as my guide looked after me very well. I really enjoyed staying in a Lodge and to hear the lion roaring at night and the food and drink was first class. It was a really enjoyable holiday and fully recommended. My driver, Hussein demonstrated exceptional experience, skillfully spotting every animal i had imagined. I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone! Awestruck and very happy with visiting Tanzania with Bantu Pori!

A Top Pick for Your Tanzanian Safari
We did a full 5 Day 5 night Safari visiting Terengire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro with Bantu Pori Journeys and we were very happy with the arrangement! Our guide Daniel was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed learning about Tanzania from him. He showed us every animal we requested. These parks were very green and booming with wildlife in December. Lake Manyara national park was surprisingly like a rain forest, and Ngorongoro crater had absolutely beautiful scenery . Most of all we enjoyed Serengeti and the wild camps, really getting close to the wildlife and nature. I had never thought I would see thousand and thousands and thousands of wilderbeasts and zebras. Awestruck and very happy with visiting Tanzania with Bantu Pori Journeys!

Service and hospitality was top notch
Thanks to our pleasant driver Hussein, this became an experience for life. He was knowledgeable and patient, and told of the small and big we saw. In addition, he had good humor and we had a lot of fun on the trip. The highlights stood in line, close contact with elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, and much more. It will take a long time to digest all the experiences! When it came to accommodation, we were especially pleased with the camps in the wilderness. It was exciting to just have a tent cloth between us and the wild animals, and hear all the sounds of the night. Everyone we met on the trip was gentle and accommodating, and the service was top notch. We would definitely recommend Bantu Pori Journeys.

Poor organisation
We requested a day trip to chemka hot springs We confirmed and got an invoice for 30 USD each. The morning of departure no sign of the car. We got a message saying the fee is now 35 usd and that the driver will only show up if we agree We had to agree or cancel. The driver arrived 3 hours later... The driver was nice, the trip as well but the process was distasteful.

My Trip With Bantu Pori Journeys
I wanted to thank you and your team so much for organizing our trek. We were constantly impressed along the way with your help and professionalism from the moment we interacted online. Our team was awesome. Our American friends are now friends for life. How lucky were we to trek with such a great team?! Our porters and guides were outstanding. Athumani was of course amazing and a great leader respected by his team. His sense of humor and calm manner were appreciated! We know it’s not easy to strike the balance with a group with many worries and concerns and we found ourselves easily trusting our guides. This fact helped offset just how bad we felt as we watched the young porters carry heavy loads on their necks and shoulders. We really lucked out with you guys in all respects and will of course highly recommend you to friends with this goal in mind. We hope to join you on another trip in the future! Let us know how we can in any way promote you or help the guys on our team. They definitely stole our hearts and won our deep respect! Kante and I had a great safari ( Lemala camps were very special), and are now off to Zanzibar for a few days before heading home. We are very humbled by our experience. We definitely fell in love with Kili and Tanzania!

Perfect Organisation
Bantu Pori Journeys is an amazing company to work with. In the planning phase, Baraka was great. He built a completely custom itinerary for us including the climb and a Safari and made several recommendations that made our trip even better. Once in the country, Moody was awesome. He took care of us every day we were in Moshi, he even helped me get a haircut and shave between the climb and safari. As for the climb, we did the Northern Circuit over 10 days, our guides William, Moody, and Safari, and the whole crew (16 total) did a great job. The weather wasn't awesome but they did everything they could to make us comfortable and see that we had a great time. On a personal note, I would not have made summit day without William and Moody's constant encouragement. The food was great, I miss the cucumber soup already. I can't imagine a better crew to have climbed with. After the climb, doing a Safari for 4 days was a great addition. Our guide Kantey did an outstanding job getting us into tons of animals every day. I highly recommend spending a night or two in the Serengeti at the tent camp we stayed at. Nothing like hearing Hyenas calling right outside your tent at night. And finally while in Moshi there is no better place than the Pink Flamingo boutique hotel. Theresa and Alejandro are wonderful hosts and it was a paradise to come home to in between our other adventures.

Kilimanjaro Lemosho Late June 2022
Just returned home from an amazing time in Tanzania, first up was the Kilimanjaro climb, what an experience! The organization of the trip was to the highest standard, our guides Filbert, Elias, Ambrose and Tuma were amazing and really looked out for us and treated us like family. All the porters and team were amazing and so helpful, Richard our waiter was so cheerful and happy all the time and so encouraging. Raymond took pride in making sure our tents and shoes were kept clean and even dusted us off on occasion. Richard the cook did an amazing job keeping us fed, the food was delicious and the cake he baked for us when we had all summited was stunning as was the welcome back to camp we received from the whole team after we had summited, they were genuinely pleased for us and it was really heart warming. Next up was a 5 day safari with our guide Danny who really went above and beyond to ensure we had the best experience possible. Danny managed to maneuvers our vehicle into the best positions possible to give us the best views of the animals, and was very informative about the animals and parks. Lunches were amazing we even had a table cloth and silver plates and cutlery and the food was delicious, Danny really looked out for us especially when the velvet monkeys were eying up our lunch one day and he ensured they got no where near us. We couldn’t thank him enough. The whole experience was amazing from start to finish and I highly recommend Bantu Pori Journeys

10 OUT OF 5 STARS!
When we were planning our trip to Tanzania, we spent many hours looking at different safari companies. What initially interested us in Bantu Pori Journeys was the idea of “local owned”. If we were going to spend a month on a trip of a life time, we wanted to be able to give back to the economy along the way. Our initial inquiry to the company was answered within hours by Baraka, founder of Bantu Pori Journeys . He was incredibly knowledgeable about the different parks, different lodges, and the ideal amount of time to spend in each location. He asked what we would like to see, how long our trip would be and what our budget was in order to build us a custom itinerary. He knew where we should splurge on nicer locations, and areas where we could save a bit of money. The flexibility and options presented to us were big reasons that we loved Bantu Pori Journeys . We had already booked our climbing outfitter up Mt. Kilimanjaro through another company when we found Bantu Pori Journeys . I was originally a bit stressed with how the logistics would work out with so many moving parts. Baraka handled everything flawlessly and the transfer from Mweka Gate to the Lodge was seamless. We spent the next ten days with Danny(Our Guide/Driver) exploring Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Central and Northern Serengeti National Park. We were in excellent hands and absolutely loved our whole wild adventure with Danny and his Land Cruiser “Lucy”. What impressed us most was Danny’s love and passion for what he does. His genuine excitement and enthusiasm towards showing us the beauty of Tanzania was amazing and kept smiles on our faces for the entire time. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the areas and parks that we drove through, as well as all of the animals that we saw. It’s hard to choose one favorite part, but a few highlights of our trip were seeing lionesses feasting on a buffalo, leopard cubs playing together and thousands of wildebeest and zebra crossing the Mara River for the great migration. We learned so much from him and every day was a new adventure. By the end of our trip, we felt like Danny was a close friend we had known for years, instead of just a few days. We can’t wait to go back someday, hopefully sooner rather than later, and we have no doubt that we will book our trip with Bantu Pori Journeys again. If you are searching for a safari company, we honestly can’t recommend them enough. We will forever sing their praises to anyone who asks! Thank you so much, Baraka and Danny, a thousand thanks wouldn’t be enough to convey our gratitude to you for the trip of a lifetime that you made possible. We sincerely hope our paths cross again someday soon. Asante Sana!

Kilimanjaro by all means?
We had a great climb on Kilimanjaro through the Lemosho route in 7 days. It was even possible to postpone the climb shortterm, because one of us didn't feel well. From the start of the trek, beginning with the briefing the day before, we felt well guided. On the mountain, the whole crew always took good care of us. The thing preventing us from rating 5 stars was the summit night: unfortunately one of us was really sick (38.5° fever and heavy coughing). The guides did not even ask if this could be a problem but instead they pushed us to climb anyways. We did reach the top of Kilimanjaro, but in retrospect, we think this could have ended badly. Fortunatelly we're now en route again safely and can only thank Bakara and his team for this experience.

Excellent experience! Couldn’t have done it without them!
Baraka and the entire Bantu Pori team were incredible. My sister and I chose the Machame 6 day route to climb Kilimanjaro. From the moment we landed to our taxi ride home we were taken care of. Excellent communication and very trustworthy.

Safari & Kilimanjaro
From my first email enquiring about the itinerary and availability, to your last welcome home email I can say that Bantu Pori Journeys were incredibly responsive - often replying immediately (pretty awesome considering the time difference!). All my questions were answered, and any concerns were addressed immediately. I have the highest praise for Shany (Mountain guide). He is a pure, rare, and valuable gem! He is the most understanding, the compassionate guide I have ever experienced on a tour. He paid attention to the tiniest details regarding their clients. Shany shared his extensive knowledge of the ecology and botany of Kilimanjaro, indicating both the Latin and common name of every plant I asked about. He took note of my love of jungle/rainforest trekking and recommended returning for another of the Bantu Pori Journeys tours which include my interests. I would highly recommend any tour of Bantu Pori with Shany as the leader and hope to return for one of the other interesting tours that hold my interest. I also want to mention the amazing guiding and emotional assistance by Willy, Mtui, and Abass. Each of these lovely people expressed interest in knowing me as a person and making sure that I was content and comfortable. Willy was the personal porter for me. He greeted me each day with a huge smile and congratulations for making it to each hut. Willy summit-ed with us and was very encouraging and offered assistance all along the way. Shany lives up to his name and provides a quiet, solid form of support to all the crew members. Visiting Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater has to be one of the world's premium safari experiences and doing it with a company like Bantu Pori is a must. Everything on this safari was beyond my expectations from the accommodations, weather, food, scenery and wildlife. Tanzania should definitely be high on any traveler's list. I know it will always be for me and I am looking forward to returning and exploring more of what Tanzania has to offer. I required special food, no gluten, and dairy, and was pleased to be accommodated very well and deliciously on both tours. Thanks to all for helping.

Great safari experience
I would highly recommend Tanzania as a safari destination. We traveled through both Kenya and Tanzania on our safari, and both countries had amazing things to experience and see during our trip. We began our trip by flying into Nairobi and after a week in Kenya, we went to Tanzania, We landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport and we had lots of issues at the start of our trip in Kenya. But once we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport our fate turned. Our overall experience in Tanzania was incredible. We stayed in 3 different lodges (all part of the Sopa chain). The accommodations at all 3 locations were excellent. Our transportation was great, The safari jeep had complimentary wine, beers, drinking water charging spots, a mini-fridge, and hand sanitizers. Our driver David was excellent and had extensive knowledge of the country, parks, and wildlife. We never had a question not answered to our satisfaction. Baraka and his team were second to none in their efforts to make us feel welcome and relaxed. The wildlife was incredible we saw so much more than just the "Big 5" (Cape Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Leopard), and the variety of terrain (from the vastness of the Serengeti plains to the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater) made it even more amazing. We were very pleasantly surprised at the overall variety of birds that we saw, and the beautiful colors in them. About the only negative (and this is not major in any way) was that toward the end of our trip, the food was beginning to get a bit predictable and boring the types of lodges and camps we stayed in pretty much served similar meals, and it was hard to find much variety. But overall the food was very good, so that is just a very minor complaint in what proved to be probably the best trip I have ever been on. We highly recommend this company, especially for the great value they have for nature and people. Thank you and Hakuna Matata in Africa!

I would highly recommend them for any trips in Tanzania
Thank you Bantu pori journeys for organizing this experience. I had an awesome crew, and I know having the 8 days to complete the climb ensured that I would meet with success. I also am very happy that I did not do a nighttime ascent. I don’t think I would have liked going up using a headlamp. I saw so much spectacular scenery during the daytime ascent, and the guide and I were alone once we reached Uhuru peak. I feel very satisfied with the whole experience. Thanks so much!

They are extremely responsive to guests and leave no detail to chance.
To say that we got lucky with David of Bantu Pori Journeys as our safari guide would be an understatement! I would go so far as saying that one of the major reasons our trip was so memorable was David! As first-time safari enthusiasts, we had no idea what to expect. Baraka the director at Bantu pori took great care of us and ensured that we were always comfortable and witnessed the true beauty of Tanzania. On other hand David’s instincts, experience and determination are remarkable. He made every effort to ensure that we saw a wide range of animals in their true habitat He even managed to get us a glimpse of the elusive black rhino the last of the big 5 that alluded us throughout our safari. The wildebeest hunt and kill by a rare pack of African wild dogs that we would have no doubt missed had it not been for David’s alertness and patience still resonates with me after all this time. You can’t go wrong with David by your side! We will be talking about this trip for a long time to come and certainly recommending Bantu Pori Journeys and Tanzania to all our friends. Thank you once again.

Het was allemaal boven verwachting!
We hebben allemaal enorm genoten. Van de hartelijke ontvangst en het persoonlijke contact gedurende de reis tot het heerlijke eten in jullie villa Arusha en de prima locaties elders. Het was allemaal boven verwachting! De game drives waren super en de hoeveelheid wilde beesten in het prachtige landschap leverden surrealistische beelden op. Verder heeft het leven langs de weg indruk gemaakt. Wat zich daar allemaal afspeelt, waar de mensen naar toe gaan en vandaan komen, wat ze met zich meedragen en de kleine kindjes die zelfstandig van A naar B lopen. Zeer bijzonder allemaal. Heel hartelijk dank Bantu Pori Journeys voor je bemiddeling en de organisatie van deze reis. Je flexibiliteit en persoonlijke aanpak werd enorm gewaardeerd! Uiteraard zal ik iedereen die een reis naar Afrika overweegt direct naar je doorsturen.

Incredible Experience, Excellent Tour Operator
I did a Kilimanjaro trek on the Lemosho route with Bantu Pori, successfully summiting on August 10. I could not have asked for a better experience with the tour organizer. Baraka was impeccable in answering questions and providing insight as I deliberated on choosing a guide, and once on the ground he was consistently supportive in helping with transportation, schedule changes, and even minor things like attaining a SIM card. My crew on the mountain was excellent as well - Shani, Crazy Willie, and team, you guys rock - and made sure all of the logistics were handled so that I could focus on the experience and physically dragging myself up and down a big mountain. Bantu Pori also arranged a two-day safari for me following my Kilimanjaro trek, which was unforgettable as well. Once again, impeccably managed. I would absolutely recommend Bantu Pori for anyone looking for a Kilimanjaro trek or other guided activities in the area - their professionalism, friendliness, and responsiveness is top-notch.