Holiday Reviews
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same trip can have different views!
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Tanzania tribes & school project, independent reviews
 Reviewed 17 Mar 2006 by Shawna Hay Dressler |  |
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Meeting and living with local people - 99% of travellers/tourists actually don't get to do this. Getting to places where few people ever get to go and that you likely couldn't have found on your own. Giving back to a country that gives you so much during your holiday. And having life-long friends out of it. 2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't hesitate, just do it! It'll me unlike most other travel you've ever done. And don't over-pack like we did, just relax and have fun. Pick travel over tourism any day, and if you can do a good deed while you're there than that's even better.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
I definitely think so, and we were told so on many occasions - in fact the thank you dinner that they threw in appreciation of our work was another highlight of our trip.
I think it minimised environmental impact, other than the hot dogs, but that's my veg-loving opinion! 4. Any other comments?
My husband and I went to Africa and there we did your Tanzania Tribes and School Renovation project with this operator. We had an amazing time, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone - in fact we've been showing our pictures around and generating a lot of awareness and interest in this kind of travel. I know that we intend to do much more volunteer travel in the future, it's doubtful we'll be able to enjoy travel any other way now!
| Reviewed 21 Nov 2006 by Julian Page | |
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Every minute was memorable, from the buses to the people who are just so friendly it shakes you out of your London culture of not talking to strangers.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Bring a blow up pillow.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?
Totally.
4. Any other comments?
Great fun and hugely eye-opening.
| Reviewed 24 Aug 2006 by Lian | |
For the final portion of my trip, I did some volunteer work for five days. I went to the small village of Babati, about 3 hours by bus from Arusha (it would've been less, but halfway there the road just ends and its slow-going gravel). Babati is a town of about 30,000 people, mostly focused on agriculture. I hooked up with a company there who connects workers with communities in need. My project was a renovation of Sinai Primary School, serving roughly 600 students in only 5 classrooms. The school was about 2 miles from town, so every morning my guide and I rode our bicycles down to the job site...Read more here