Focus In Africa in Arusha

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  Yi Liang

  :: 02 June 2017 05:59:03

  Nelson, the director of Focus in Africa held $581 which is a refund from Arusha Coffee Lodge and never gave it back to us!! We chose Focus in Africa for our safari in Jan 2017 (everything included package). Long story short, my wife was bitten by poisonous insect during our stay in Arusha Coffee Lodge and ended up in Arusha local hospital. The hotel refunded our 581$ room fee to Nelson on Feb 12th 2017 and asked them to transferred the refund back to me. However, they never did! Nelson promised but he never did transfer the money back to us, and we failed to connect with him again since May 15th. We are still in shock, and we reached out to Tanzania embassy in China for their help today, but I thought I should also tell my experience here for others to know. I don't think they are trustworthy and I will not recommend them to any other friends of ours.

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  Deogratias Njee5

  :: 23 February 2017 14:37:58

  ..I always like to help others since I am orphan my mom left me when I was very little boy my father died soon after my mom's death ..Abstract volunteers helped me since there until now I am university students in the same way I am interested to volunteer to any situation by using my physical and mental energy

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  Scott Dawes

  :: 05 December 2016 16:37:23

  Not an organisation to be trusted. Not a worthwhile charity project, but more front for Nelson Mbise to cream money off tourists. Booked a safari with them in November, paid twice as much as I should have (don't pay more than $300). All I got was Nelson's mate in a borrowed jeep. Was a joke. You're better off going with a proper tour company - don't trust these small town crooks.

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  Rich Rose

  :: 18 August 2016 23:09:59

  Dealing with Nelson and his assistant Heather was a breeze and I would recommend them to all my friends. Traveling is intended for some to expand one’s horizons and foster cultural change. Well my horizons were literally expanded when summiting Kilimanjaro on August 28th and seeing the moon-set and the sunrise simultaneously. Landing at Kilimanjaro International (JRO) at 9 p.m. before starting the Lemosho Route the next morning was probably not the best of ideas, but sleep is for the dead. Upon meeting our driver and being taken to the Outpost Lodge in Arusha we were warmly greeted by our main guide with his soon to be signature smile, Babaluu. I challenge you to find a better guide. We were told to be up and ready by 9 a.m. the next day. Upon getting onto the bus and meeting the remainder of the crew along with the fantastic assistant guide, Zige (SP?), who insisted we call him ‘Andy’ instead learning bits of Swahili along the way from the whole group. Zige was a legend on the mountain and there was not a soul who did not know who he was. He always looked to be sauntering around but would make a break neck pace look comfortable and relaxing. ‘Hakuna matata’ was his statement of choice and at first it was funny but it transformed into this reassuring subconscious thought. I won’t bore you with the details of the trek, food and accommodations were fantastic. Listen you all sleep on the same exact dirt; you don’t need to pay for the more expensive trips. This is the one to do. On the way down we were asked if we wanted to go on a safari in Arusha National Park as well. At first I was hesitant because it is not what we came here to do, but I am glad that we did. We were able to see an elephant right when entering the park as well as giraffes 10 feet away from the vehicle. Driving through the park it seemed that all this property was designed by humans with how dramatic the change of biomes were. Truly fantastic, yielding a diverse amount of species. Onto the next 5 summits!

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  Lwanda Magere

  :: 19 November 2014 09:27:17

  I have been apart of the community projects that Focus in Africa supports. They really make a difference in the local community directly to the orphans, widows, AID/HIV patients and street children. Focus in Africa is owned by Nelson, a native Tanzanian, and his family who together employ and supports over 30 families. Many safari companies are foreign-owned and thus all the profits are taken over-seas. This type of safari company is what allow Tanzanians to gain their own financial independence, to free themselves of the cycle of foreign aid and NGO donations. I highly recommend booking your safari with this company for these reasons.