Why Choose Us
Choosing a tour company truly determines if your trip will be incredible and memorable (for all the right reasons), or a major disappointment and a terrible experience.
Your experience in Tanzania will depend on the quality of the tour operator you choose. Your tour operator selects guides, organizes safaris, makes reservations with partner hotels, completes airport transfers and pays for entrance to national parks. For Kilimanjaro climbs, the organizing company is also responsible for tents, oxygen tanks and safety, food supplies and hygiene, mountain crews and other important aspects of the trip.
Today, there are more than four hundred tour operators in Tanzania. It can be difficult to choose the right one. Why is Bless Africa Tours is different from other companies? And why should you trust us to organize an amazing travel experience in Tanzania? Keep reading to learn why.
Full licensed tour operator:
Bless Africa Tours and Safaris is the Local owned tour operator and registered under Tanzanian Law as an adventure outfitter.
Every year we are certified by the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and receive all the necessary permits. We are proud to say we do not cut corners when it comes to abiding by the laws in Tanzania. Our guests will never experience issues due to expired or fake documentation
We believe in conducting business in a transparent way. One reason for this is because Tanzania is a developing country and struggles with issues of corruption, we want to make a positive difference in our field of influence. Guests who choose us can be assured that they are with an honest company.
Paying taxes and having licenses is critical to a stable business in Tanzania. The Ministry of Tourism often conducts inspections of travel companies and has, at times, closed down tour operators that do not adhere to laws. It results in a very unfortunate situation for guests, who may arrive in Tanzania only to find their tour operator has been closed by the government.
- We never subcontracting our tour
- All our fleets/outdoor equipment undergo frequently inspection
ECO – FRIENDLY:
We believe in Mother NATURE, and so we take good care of her! All our tours take part in sustainable adventure, we always participate in environmental conservation program by planting trees and coffee plants around the slopes of Kilimanjaro to control global warming. We clean the Kilimanjaro mountain and other parks in Tanzania by taking out the trashes and educate more on how to keep our natural heritage clean and safe.
24/7 CUSTOMER SERVICE:
- 100% Customer service
- We listen and value our clients
- We handle our clients with professionalism and problem solving answers
CUSTOMIZED ITINERARIES:
- We meet our customer’s bucket list
- We take our clients to right place at right time
- Hand crafted personalized itinerary
BEST GUIDES:
Passionate, loving, caring experts and knowledgeable guides.
All of our guides to Kilimanjaro are Certified Wilderness First Responders. This is the highest qualification a mountain guide can get and every one of our lead guides have earned this certificate. They know all the routes on Kilimanjaro very well, they are well-versed in mountain medicine and know what to do in case of an emergency on the mountain.
We have both female and male tour guides
REGULAR HEALTH CHEKS:
Two times a day, guides check on the well-being of every climb participant, to ensure their health and overall acclimatization progression. Guides use oximeters to check for signs of altitude sickness. We also have well-stocked medical kits with all necessary medicines. Every climber has their own health record, so a guide can quickly see how they are progressing individually in terms of acclimatization. We also recommend each climbers to bring their own small first aid kits.
OXYGEN IN ALL OF OUR CLIMBS:
We include oxygen cylinders for all our climbs, and they are included in the climb fee - not as an additional expense. Not only do we ensure we offer sufficient cylinders for all members of a climbing group and our crew, but if the oxygen is being used, we will send up additional tanks from our base at the foot of Kilimanjaro, just as a precaution.
HEALTHY AND TASTY FOOD:
We don’t skimp on meals for our guests on the mountain. Our mountain chefs are experts in preparing delicious meals in a small, mobile kitchen. Guests are continually impressed with the food they receive when climbing with us Several times a year our mountain chefs undergo compulsory training where they are taught how to cook food at altitude so that it is tasty and it does not lose its nutrition, meaning our climbing teams really do have the best and healthiest food on the mountain! They also know how to prepare vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals.
BEST EXPERIENCE:
For over 10 years, we have helped fellow adventure travelers enjoy some of the most amazing adventure experiences in Tanzania. In contrast to a travel agency, we do not just sell tours to Tanzania, we are directly involved in organizing expeditions to Kilimanjaro and safaris in the National Parks. Bless Africa Tours has a proven expertise on Mount Kilimanjaro. We lead over 150 climbs per year, with more than 1,000 adventurers climbing with us annually.
QUALITY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES:
In all of our outdoors activities we normal use high quality camping equipment to keep climbers as comfortable as possible. Our brandy new tents are warm, waterproof and roomy perfect suite for clients demands and suitable for Kilimanjaro trekking. We also provide a thick foam sleeping mattress. In our safaris we use Land Cruisers in excellent condition, they have everything needed for a great safari such as comfortable seats, mobile phone chargers, a refrigerator with cool drinks and a retractable roof, a pop-up roof for 360-degree viewing while in the parks and car radio for guides to communicate with one another throughout the parks Repair and maintenance of our safari cars takes place after each expedition.
WE USE THE FINEST HOTELS:
Accommodations before and after each of our expedition we use 3 - 5 star hotels in the Kilimanjaro and Arusha region for our Guests. We are proud to have a good track record of partnership with hotels that provide good services to our clients. Upon arrival in the airport, the guest will be greeted by our drivers and will be taken directly to the hotel for briefing and overnight stay. Additionally, all hotels have a swimming pool, Wi-Fi, a restaurant and a real African atmosphere in a beautiful environment.
We carefully choose Eco – Friendly accommodation facilities.
PRIVATE AND GROUP CLIMBS:
We offer private and group expeditions, so whether you are a solo hiker or you want to Join one of our group, we are able to organize comfortable, safe and enjoyable Kilimanjaro climbing adventures and wildlife safaris in Tanzania. If you are looking to climb with like-minded travelers, also want to spend less you can always find the dates that will fit your holiday schedule in our open group expeditions dates or you can provide your dates and we will find you a group to join. Joining group is also perfect for solo travelers and those traveling in low budget.
TAKING CARE OF PORTERS:
Porter welfare is very important to us, so we do our best to make sure that our staff is treated well. We strive to hire the best porters available, and to provide them with fair and honest treatment, as well as other staff necessary for such expeditions. We pay our porters the best salaries as proposed by government and Kilimanjaro National park. Also we provide them 3 fresh meals a day and they sleep in the best tents / huts. In case our porter gets sick or injury we take them to the hospital and cover all the medical expenses.
- Our porters have the proper gear and equipment to handle the mountain. Their clothing, sleeping bags and tents are sufficiently warm and
- Our porters are limited to carry not more than 20kg of luggage. The porter–to-client ratios we utilize are sufficient to handle the equipment needed. If more porters are needed for a group, we will hire more.
