OUR COMPANY
Takims Holidays Tours & Safaris is a long established family run business, which celebrated 50 years in 2001. The company started as a travel agency in Zanzibar in the 1940's and branched out into Dar es Salaam in the 50's, and later Arusha in 1981. Our office in Dar es Salaam services visitors for the Southern Circuit - Selous, Mikumi and Ruaha, including the coastal areas of Dar es Salaam beach, Bagamoyo, Mafia and Zanzibar. The Arusha office looks after tourists going to the Northern Circuit - Ngorongoro, Manyara, Serengeti, Tarangire and Kilimanjaro Trekking.

OUR VEHICLES
Your safari experience will involve many exciting days viewing wildlife. As such, we pay utmost importance to the quality and comfort of your safari vehicle. Our safari vehicles are all converted into custom-built safari cars, with pop-up roof to enable visitors to view wildlife better. Vehicles are fitted with thickly-cushioned individual seats. Minivans carry a maximum of 7 persons; 4-wheel drive, 5 persons and everyone is guaranteed a window seat. All safari vehicles have two-way radio communication equipment fitted to keep in contact with our offices. A cool box, a pair of binoculars and reference books on mammals, birds, flora and fauna are all standard equipment in each safari vehicle.

OFFICE PERSONNEL
Our team of professionally trained and qualified staff are fully committed to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction. The staff involved in organising your Tanzanian holiday undergo rigorous training in customer care, itinerary preparation, product knowledge and marketing, amongst other areas. Emphasis is on paying meticulous attention to minute details of an itinerary which make a holiday so enjoyable and memorable.

DRIVER GUIDES
When you book with Takims you are assured driver-guides who are extensively trained, qualified and experienced. Their knowledge spans over virtually everything you will encounter on safari - the wildlife, flora and fauna, the birdlife, the people and the local culture. Each driver-guide undergoes a rigorous and mandatory training program.

AFFILIATION
The company is a member of various Travel, Tourism and Environmental associations locally as well as internationally, including the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), Tanzania Society of Travel Agents (TASOTA), American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), and the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST). Takims Holidays is also an IATA approved Travel Agency.

For many years now the Managing Director keeps contact with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and advises on various travel and tourism matters when opinion/advice is sought. The Managing Director has been actively involved in the travel and tourism industry affairs - he has served as vice-chairman of Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) for three terms and its chairman for 3 terms. He has also served as vice-chairman and chairman of the Tanzania Society of Travel Agents (TASOTA) for 1 term and currently serves as Trustee to both Associations. In the year 2000, he was elected Chairman of the Tourism Confederation of Tanzania, an apex body of all sub-sector Associations in the travel and tourism industry. The Tours Director is currently Joint - Secretary of the Tanzania Society of Travel Agents, and the editor of its bi-monthly newsletter 'Travel Talk'.

PRIVATE SAFARIS
Takims specialises in handling groups ranging from individuals and families, to medium sized groups upto 35/40 persons. Due to our competitive rates and attractive all-inclusive packages, we frequently service small groups and honeymooners. Private Safaris ensure complete flexibility in the formation of your itinerary - after all it is made exclusively for you!

GUARANTEED DEPARTURES:
Our company is especially known for its guaranteed departure (seat-in-bus) safaris which offer excellent value for very small groups or individuals. These safaris are guaranteed to leave on specified days of the week with a minimum of 2 people. Regardless of the final group size, the safari is guaranteed to operate!

ACCOMMODATION FOR EVERY BUDGET
We realize that people differ in their preferences of hotels, lodges and camps. We therefore believe you have the right to choose your own lodging, and assist you with detailed descriptions of the options and costing. All lodges featured in this brochure have met our minimum standards of accommodation, and most surpass them.

WHAT YOUR SAFARI INCLUDES:

• Ground Transportation
• Accommodation in lodges of your choice
• All meals during the safari
• Park fees
• Game drives and excursions
• All government taxes
• Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide.

Tips, drinks, laundry, air transportation, travel insurance, and items of personal nature are not included, unless specifically mentioned otherwise.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
At Takims Holidays we strongly believe that our world is ours to preserve. Our vehicles undergo a thorough safari check after each safari at our in-house workshop to ensure engines are performing at their optimum. Our driver-guides are very cognisant about the potential impact of tourism on the fragile environment, and as such will also encourage you to follow park regulations including not littering and not requesting them to drive off the designated park tracks.

ANCILLARY
Other services offered by Takims Holidays include car rental, airport transfers, meetings, conventions and business conferences, incentive travel, beach holidays, scuba diving, hotel reservations, domestic and international air ticketing, and ground handling for Cruise Ships in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.