Meet the Team - eTrip Africa
E-Trip Africa
- Located In:
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United States
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ATA, IATAN, IGS, KPAP & CODE
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $3,463 to $25,972 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Pam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A superbly executed tour down to the last detail. Our guide, Yusuph, was fantastic!
From the first contact with E-trip, we had an excellent experience. Ben is extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions with patience and confidence. Every transfer, meal, and accommodation, was handled beautifully. Ben helped us balance cost and extravagence in every part of the trip by breaking down each expense. I greatly appreciated being able to build the safari that was exactly right for us. The best part of the trip was our guide Yusuph. He knew every animal, bird, and plant. He answered all our questions about identification, animal behavior, geology, culture, and history. Yusuph knew exactly how to position the vehicle to get the right lighting for our photography and to have the best views of the animals. On several occasions he moved the vehicle to the perfect spot so the lions and leopards came directly towards us! Unbelievable pictures! Yusuph worked extremely hard to make sure we saw all that we wanted to, including driving for long hours to the western boarder of the Serengeti to make sure we saw huge herds of wildebeest. Our safari and our whole experience with E-trip exceeded our wildest expectations!
Great service and value!
Ben and his team did a wonderful job customizing our itinerary for a trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We climbed Kili, went on safari, hiked to gorillas, rode horses, whitewater rafted... It was quite the adventure. They were very responsive over both phone and email. In addition to great service, E-Trip Africa also offered great value. They were one of the few agents that itemized our costs so we could see what exactly we were paying for and decide where to splurge vs. save. They helped us meet our budget while have a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely fantastic experience with E-Trip Africa
Thinking about working with operators who will customize a trip especially for you and be 100% transparent about costs, then e-trip africa is the way to go. Ben and Auriele answered our numerous questions in detail, listened carefully to the kind of experiences we were looking for, and worked with us to design the perfect trip. All of our connections, transportation, and camp visits worked out exactly as designed. Ben met us at both the beginning and end of the trip and provided great information. Hoping to go back to East Kenya next year, they will be our first call. Thanks for everything, it was the trip of a lifetime!
Email Dave | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Customer oriented guide service
I used E-Trip Africa to coordinate my charity climb of Kilimanjaro in June of '13. Communications with them prior, during, and after the trek was excellent. Their website had lots of information on what to expect, items to pack, and they had a page for my fundraising efforts which made the process very easy to manage. Their guides and porters were excellent and they had our safety and trek experience as their top priorities. I would definitely use them again!!
Wonderful 3-day safari to Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire!
I was recently in Tanzania for work and only had time (and money) for a short safari. Ben and Aurele at eTrip were wonderfully helpful in laying out different options and costs for me. I ended up going to Lake Manyara, Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire. They also helped to arrange lodging in Arusha. The safari itself was amazing - the lodging choices for each night (Rhino Lodge at the Crater and Whistling Thorn Tented camp) were both great - pretty good food (better at Rhino) and very comfortable. My guide was fantastic! He spoke good English and had lots of information to offer. Overall, everything was fantastic and I would definitely recommend eTrip to anyone booking a safari in Tanzania.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
Great experience. Our guide was knowledgeable and helped us see all the animals we wanted including all the big five. Ben and his wife were accommodating and we're readily available from the time of booking up to and during the trip. Highly recommended.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Masai Mara, photography trip.
As a photographer who is very picky about the quality of my arrangements and a frequent africa traveler. Picking E-trip Africa was the right choice for me. They organized everything on a very short notice with the utmost attention to details and the trip gave me plenty of opportunities to photograph. The camp was located in the best area, the hotel in Nairobi was great and the food and service was of a very high standard.
Highly recommended! Looking forward to the next trip!
Absolutely amazing, lifetime experience
E-Trip Africa was amazing from the time the first email went out, they communicated instantly back and answered all the questions I had if not more. My expectations were exceeded from the pick up at the airport until the drop off, everyone we came in contact with was exceptional and extremely professional. Their desire for you to succeed was demonstrated in every aspect of the adventure. I would highly recommended them for Kilimanjaro.
Email Kathy Barker | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Finding birds and relaxation in Kenya!
We had 9 days after a meeting in Nairobi, and wanted to see animals and countryside, with a focus on birds. E-Trip Africa arranged for a wonderful driver, Moses Kangara, and 4 bookings of 2 nights each (we wanted to be able to relax and listen to sounds and enjoy the wonderful places we were booked at, not just spend all that money to sleep). Making the arrangements on line was so easy, as the E-Trip folks were very responsive as the trip planning evolved. Every thing was much, much better than I imagined.
We stayed at:
Island Camp in Lake Boringo (watching a full moon rise over the lake from the cottage, bird guide for a walk on the island and another for a small boat exploration),
Sleeping Warrior Lodge in the Soysambu Conservancy (Best sighting- an aardvark on a night drive!),
Mara Eden Bush Camp in Masai Mara NR (giraffes and hippos seen from the campsite, big 5),
Malewa Wildlife Lodge in the Kiglio Wildlife Conservancy (along a river in the woods, listening to hopes and rock hydraxes screaming at night. Peter took us on some terrific bird walks).
Each place was so different in looks and landscape, but the same in the beautiful rooms and excellent service and delicious food (we are vegetarian and each place was alerted by E-Trip and made amazing and healthy dishes).
Everything and everybody completely exceeded our expectations. It was the trip of a lifetime.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda/Rwanda trip well done!
We are an American couple in our mid-20's wanting to travel around Uganda and Rwanda on a budget, and E-Trip Africa did an excellent job suggesting activities in our interests that progressed nicely. We also wanted to be able to have a few days of navigating the countries on our own, so we were given a great itinerary that gave us some days of freedom while providing private transport to the locations that would be most necessary. All of the accommodations were clean and well-staffed; those that provided meals had delicious food! We had no trouble on our trip and our driver, David, was very helpful and punctual. We felt like we had a satisfactory balance of adventure and comfort all within our budget, and would highly recommend E-Trip Africa as a tour operator!