Testimonials

“The most immersive experience you can get in Tanzania!”

Everything was extremely well planned from the food, locations and hikes. We experienced Ngorongoro national park in the best way possible. We were completely disconnected from the world and the meditation we did in the beautiful landscapes helped us in silencing our busy minds. This will not be your standard safari experience !

Guinasta Aoun, United Kingdom (december 2021)

“filled with joy”

Tanzania… the heart safari… Often I think back, and it still fills me with joy, gratitude and luck that we have met! What you brought out (I am not responsible for anyone) helped me a step further in the direction I want to go.

My compliments for the safari, you do it so well, the relaxed way, the profoundness, back to nature and yourself…. It all felt right.

Jacqueline Schoenmakers, The Netherlands (February 2020)

“A lifetime of wonderful memories”

This was a long awaited journey back to the land of my birth and early childhood. Mindful Adventure made this so very special covering a wide area of the country from wildlife safari, to the breathtaking Usambara Mountains and down to glorious coast. It was 15 days packed with memories from my childhood, meeting faces from the past and new people reintroducing me to a Tanzania that has moved on over the decades. We stayed in places varying from the historic to the quirky, and always so well organised.

Mark Walker put together the itinerary with great care and along with Rama, was an excellent guide. I cannot praise Rama enough, he drove us across some pretty challenging roads in a car very much fit for the purpose! His observations and sense of humour were invaluable. Whether new to the country or revisiting I highly recommend Mindful Adventure be your guide, taking you places off the usual tourist track and giving you a fabulous experience you will never forget.

Diana, UK (November 2018)

“One of the most fascinating and rewarding trips of my life”

My three day safari in Serengeti National Park with Mindful Adventure was one of the most fascinating and rewarding trips of my life. My guide Innocent, who has a degree in wildlife conservation and many years of experience conducting tours, is not only knowledgable and capable, but also a genuinely unique and interesting person. Our cook Meshach, also a fascinating individual, prepared excellent meals throughout the journey. It was a pleasure getting to know both of them.

And the Serengeti–indescribably beautiful. In three days I saw more wildlife than I’ve seen in the rest of my life combined, which is saying a lot for someone who loves the outdoors. The entire tour was tailored to my interests as a professional photographer, with excellent guidance and advice from Innocent and Alina, the tour operator. Mindful Adventure is also very reasonably priced and less touristy than many of the bigger tour companies. Highly recommended.

Jeff Mikkelson, USA (August 2018)

“It was both an ecstatic and liberating experience at once”

For me this journey was life-changing in a very subtle, but profound way. Alina makes you see, hear, smell, taste and feel the true Tanzania. De amazing nature that unfolds with every step you take and changes appearance every time, the unique people you meet, my travelling buddies, the memorable encounters with the children, the animals, the fun, the space and the silence, they are all equally unforgettable.

The mindful aspect of this adventure raises your senses and brings you down to earth and, especially, into the present. Don’t be surprised if your heart overflows and keeps on flowing or if you can’t stop smiling like me.

I discovered my inner nomad who had no other needs than what was there at the moment. Quite something for someone who initially thought she didn’t like tents, travelling in a group, not showering for days, pooping and peeing in a hole and a couple of other minor details… 🙂 I wouldn’t have wanted to miss or change a thing. It was both an ecstatic and liberating experience at once. My mindful adventure in Tanzania is forever in my heart. Don’t wait to book this trip, jump in with heart, mind and soul!

Kim Koppenol, The Netherlands (August 2018)

“We learned so much about meditation and being in the present moment”

This was my first trip to Africa, from all the way across the world in California.  I was very apprehensive, but the minute Alina and Rama met me at the airport, I felt welcomed and cared for and ready for adventure.  The tour was a beautiful way to see the nature and landscape of Northern Tanzania with an intimate group of lovely like-minded people.

Touring around in a rugged Land Cruiser and camping in tents or staying in modest hotels suited me much more than traveling in a huge bus with large group.  We learned so much about meditation and being in the present moment, including some ideas I still practice in my daily life.  It was a lot of terrain to cover in the 13 days that we had, so more time was spent in the car than hiking or being outside or doing yoga on many of the days, but we were able to see large areas of the countryside and villages. I would not hesitate to book a trip again through Mindful Adventure.

Kathleen Mc Kearns, San Francisco (July 2017)

“A journey with beautiful faraways, incisive proximity and deep insights”

“An adventurous safari on foot in Africa, the origin of mankind. The dream of every boy in the man isn’t it? And which man gives space to the boy? I did for sure. Three times in a row I heard about this safari by coincidence. Three times I thought ‘wow that is cool, I would like to do that!’. Two times I also thought, ‘oh, that is a lot of money, and then without my wife… no I won’t do it’. The third time it was different. I had to do it from the boy within myself, adventure was calling. And the boy was allowed to come along, he had to stay inside for such a long time.

And what an adventure it was; campfires, plains, Masaï, dryness, dust, silence, primitive, warriors, forgo, compressed energy, vulcans, emotion, clear nights. Unfamiliar men became comrades. And apart from that all the animals and wonders of nature on the way. But also; meditations, yoga and sharings. That was fairly new to me but it gave such en extra dimension. And all of that in such a setting.

To describe the intensity, the contrasts, the small and the magnificence, words simply fall short. What I do want to share is what it brought me; personal leadership as human and man and a more intense relationship with my wife. The talks with the trainers and comrades, Tanzania, the Masaï, they all contributed in their own unique way. I end with a powerfull and loving Aho. Thank you Mindful Adventure and Tanzania for seeing the need for this and for making it possible”.

Rob Noteboom, The Netherlands (January 2017)

“I felt carried by nature”

“Some moments I will never forget. When we were meditating at Empakai, the beautiful Vulcanic Lake in Ngorongoro. I had found a spot where I could just see the Lake through the plants. This was an unforgettable moment of looking within myself ánd looking outward. I felt so carried by nature. All my senses where wide open. Alina chooses for people and places that fit to her Mindfulness approach. The exercises (that certainly have an impact), the walking, camping in the wild, the Masai that we meet, it all was real and pure. I am grateful to Alina, Rama, Msafiri and Tuma for this very beautiful travel experience. A meeting with man and nature, and with myself””.

Lizanne Croonen, Netherlands

“The walking meditations made me experience everything more intense”

Wow, what a trip! I knew there was something with me and Africa, but this trip made me experience and see this even more. The (walking) meditations made me experience everything more intense and made mee see the beauty of the African landscape even more. The walking trekking, The Masaï, the wild animals, driving through the African landscape, hearing the roaring of a leopard, the African relaxdness (pole pole), all highlights of this extraordinary safari!

Margo Noordhoek, The Netherlands