Holiday review by Georgina Jaffee
Name: Georgina JaffeeDate of trip: 15/12/2011
Number of people: 4
Country: TanzaniaOverall level of Satisfaction
Tribes Overall: "I think that Tribes has an extraordinary infrastructure and everything was dealt with impeccably. Many thanks! We will now book all our holidays through you!"
Tribes Service: "Absolutely brilliant administration!"
Guides: "Guide was excellent, knowlegeable and delightful to meet as a person."
Social & Environmental Responsibility: "not sure"
Accommodation
Excellent for what it is... an old colonial hotel!
Very very good hotel...excellent food but very little attention and involvement in the enviroment. We are divers and the hotel allows people to forage on the beackes in front of the hote; the dive Centre has asked thehotel to get involved in community education etc but to no avail...many other problems with the environment,,,l and there is very little sensitivity or eco- eduation generally.
This hotel is large and although well siutated i would have preferred a smaller hotel and if it was full, i think it would have been a bit like an airport. I would not stay here again although the accommodation is very comfortable and food good. Just too big and impersonal and we got very tired of the 'entertainment'....dancing and drumming every night...( but we are from the continent so this is a very secific remark!)
Great hotel giving a sense of why the colonialists loved this part of East Africa...wonderful atmosphere, lovely pool and walks, magnigicent gardens and very good food.
Again well situated lodge but too many people and became very noisy- a bit like a holiday camp. i would not stay here again and sensitive tourists would not like this if the hotel is full as it becomes very congested and quite unplesant. Would have preferred smaller hotel or camping but we did make this choice bacause it was the rainy season..etc so not complaining just...commenting!
We probably should have by-passed Dar as with the time we had we could not do anything. Traffic very bad and took too long to get to and from airport. One needs two days here if one wants to explore Dar. i think this was my mistake not yours as you tried to dissuade us from going... you were right!
customer rating
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facts and information
Time: GMT +3 hours
Flight time: Flights from UK to Tanzania take about 9 hours direct or 10-11 with a brief stopover en route if from Europe.
Language: Kiswahili and English are Tanzania's official languages. Although most people in the cities speak some English, a few phrases of Kiswahili are useful in more rural areas.
Visas: Most nationalities require a Tanzania visa, obtainable from the High Commission in London (or on arrival into International Airport.
Health: Most nationalities require a Tanzania visa, obtainable from the High Commission in London (or on arrival into International Airport.
