5/5 Richard R. 11 months ago on Google
As
still
relative
newcomers
to
Africa,
resident
since
June
2021
in
Uganda,
with
our
only
travel
to
date
within
Uganda,
we
reached
out
for
help
to
plan
our
recent
visit
to
Zanzibar.
To
some
it
might
seem
strange
that
we
selected
a
Cape
Town-based
agent
working
through
an
on-the-ground
Zanzibar
team
to
plan
a
week's
visit
to
a
fascinating
island
with
a
rich
and
extraordinary
culture.
What
resulted
was
one
of
the
most
wonderful
trips
we
have
ever
taken.
Africa
Budget
Safaris'
Cape
Town
crew,
in
particular
our
agent,
were
totally
committed
to
learning
our
travel
preferences
and
to
understanding
our
approach
to
travel
from
our
past
experiences.
What
resulted
was
a
trip
calibrated
to
introduce
two
American
strangers
to
the
history,
culture,
and
environment
of
Zanzibar.
Africa
Budget
Safaris
accomplished
this
through
its
relationship
with
Discover
Zanzibar.
With
one
travel
organization
subbing
out
its
work
through
another
organization
based
3700
kilometres
away,
a
first
time
client
might
have
a
few
questions
and
doubts.
Trust
us
from
our
experience.
The
connection
between
Africa
Budget
Safaris
and
Discover
Zanzibar
was
and
is
seamless.
What
was
promised
via
email
was
delivered
on
the
ground
to
two
travelers
mostly
new
to
Africa
and
completely
unfamiliar
with
Zanzibar.
From
our
first
greeting
from
the
Discover
Zanzibar
driver
who
met
us
at
Zanzibar's
airport,
to
the
days
we
spent
with
him
and
our
guide
for
tours
of
Stone
Town,
a
spice
plantation,
and
Jozani
Forest,
and
who
drove
us
from
point
to
point,
we
felt
as
if
we
were
in
the
care
of
Zanzibari
friends
and
neighbors.
Both
were
jovial,
informed,
helpful,
and
vigilantly
on
time.
Our
guide's
grasp
of
Zanzibar's
history
is
encyclopedic,
and
he
complements
his
knowledge
with
superb
gifts
as
a
story-teller.
Also,
as
foreign
visitors
we
were
never
"steered";
we
were
always
escorted.
So,
in
answer
to
a
prospective
client's
question,
can
a
booking
agency
3700
kilometres
away
set
up
a
visitor
with
convivial
and
trustworthy
hosts
in
an
altogether
different
country,
the
answer
is
that
Africa
Budget
Safaris
can
-
and
did.
We
were
shown
around
Zanzibar
-
a
place
we
did
not
know
-
by
friends.
This
both
speaks
to
the
competence
and
character
of
our
guides
in
Zanzibar,
and
to
a
hands
on
approach
to
trip
design
and
to
vetting
by
Africa
Budget
Safaris.
Throughout
our
week
long
trip
we
had
then
sense
that
the
unseen
details
were
well
worked
out.
Our
three
different
lodgings
were
each
ready
for
us
on
our
arrival.
Our
questions
were
always
anticipated
and
answered.
Any
uncertainties
were
put
before
us
ahead
of
time.
And
the
price
for
seven
nights,
three
tours,
and
"partial
plan"
packages
that
included
breakfasts
and
dinners
was
simply
spot
on,
and
a
great
value.
We
would
unhesitatingly
recommend
Africa
Budget
Safaris
to
other
interested
travelers
and
look
forward
to
another
opportunity
to
call
upon
their
talents
in
another
part
of
Africa.
And
for
in-country
guides,
we
cannot
but
offer
praise
and
appreciation
to
Discover
Zanzibar.
Richard
and
Catherine
Ranger
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