Hi there, I am thrilled that I took this trip. It was the first time I ever went on any kind of group tour, as I've always traveled alone in the past, and it was a very interesting experience. I'm still not sure if Inspired is synonymous with EVA, how all the various pieces fit together including We Travel and Go Vision, and who is responsible for exactly what part of the trip, and I can tell you I am not alone in this and that the trip also reflected this as it was often hard to know whose role was what and at various times seemed like no one was responsible or taking the lead. At best communication was lacking and the bulk of it took place on a bus with whomever was talking standing upfront and was hard for everyone to hear at the back. Often times not everyone was on the same page. For the most part I enjoyed myself but there was WAY too much idle time. And that is not the same thing as spare time. It is time wasted doing nothing and that is not pleasurable. I have been to Africa before and understand there is a lot of time spent waiting for meals or even a drink - like an hour to 2 hours - so that is not what I am talking about. I am saying that since this is a given, (and since so much time is spent sitting on buses) this additional time spent "waiting" and doing nothing should be avoided/ at least minimized in every other area possible. Three (3) examples which immediately come to mind are 1) the entire volunteering/chicken coup 2-day project. There was one saw and one shovel for 14 people, not including the guys who were there doing most of the work, which meant at any given time the rest of us were sitting around idle- for 2 (?) days. Had that entire project been better organized we could absolutely have done the whole thing in one day and probably even a half of day. Had the group not been so pleasant and friendly to talk to and hang out with, it would have been awful. It was basically a waste of time and several felt this way, whether they share it or not. The other volunteer project -with the plants was a bit better but if continued, absolutely warn people to take a mask as the dust when sweeping was seriously incredible and again I'm not alone on this. 2) Another "idle" time which irked us all was the last night in Tanzania when we had our good-bye dinner. They told us meet at 3pm in the afternoon, and when we got there nothing was prepared at all. They then told us the dinner was at 7pm. Only when they saw us all completely dismayed did they find a way to bring us some drinks an hour or hour and a half later. It truly seemed like they were not expecting us. We all wished we had had the extra time to ourselves doing whatever we had been doing up until 3pm. Eventually the food came and we had a nice dinner but the wait was unacceptable and not necessary. And, no one seemed to know what was happening. 3) Probably the worst "idle" time which I'm still upset about is when we arrived in Zanzibar. We were delayed 7 1/2 hours in the airport but ok, things happen. However, you would think that after all that, by the time we got to the hotel that our rooms would be ready, but it couldn't have been further from the case. We waited I think 1-2 hours by the desk waiting to know what was going on. Nobody told us. Finally, we went next door to get some dinner. By the time we came back, our rooms STILL were not ready. I'm sorry but Filipina was at the hotel the entire day from the early morning, and this should have been smoothed out before we got there. That was just the beginning of what went wrong with the Zanzibar piece.... I'm sure you know about the no electricity, no water, no ac, no fan, no power to charge our phones or power banks....and/but, I'm understanding I had it the worst and I am still upset about it. I had paid additionally for my own room, an additional $250 for that week - and had the worst room - not because the island had no electricity - because they did most of the time...the hotel next to us did I believe the entire time... but I was told by the management that my particular building - Tropicana -Room 46 - was the worst and had the outages longer than anyone else (the electricity was off more of the week than it was on for sure.) So I slept with the doors open, listening to the mosquitos buzzing around my ears while sleeping, with no net, blowing out my charger with sparks flying, with no water or lights or ac or fan. It was not fun. Thank goodness for the pools. Only on the last night did they offer to buy us free dinner but I had plans. Quite frankly, I believe this additional $250 should be covered by EVA or some part of that due to the circumstances, as it positively went beyond the pale and I'm asking for your consideration regarding that. Continuing, the day at Prison Island and Stone Town was basically a bust. The sandbar lunch was good as was the swim but again, when lunch was done we were all ready to leave for over an hour when Filipina and the driver had disappeared and we had to sit around and wait yet again. Prison Island was very touristy - but I understand maybe we hit a bad day. Okay, maybe. Stone Town was a huge disappointment to many of us because we never got to see or really experience it. We all wanted to really walk around and never got the chance, and the guide was inexperienced - even Filipina agreed he wasn't good - he was hard to understand, spoke very softly, and at the end he took us to a huge tourist shop to go shopping which was so opposite what the whole trip was about. I practically ran out of the store and we never got to wander around the little streets or take in the buildings or the vibe. Staying on a seaweed covered beach when you're expecting blue sand and clear water was a real disappointment and frankly Page Beach wasn't much better til late in the afternoon. I understand that you will probably cut Zanzibar out of the Tanzania trip which I think is too bad because on the last night of the cruise dinner we did see there are gorgeous beaches, just further away. That should've been a full day trip on the beach ending with the cruise. I did by the way have a nice snorkel adventure on a VERY African boat. :) The coffee planation was fun. The Chagga people/village/cooking/ dancing was fun. The food on the entire trip was fine. All of the lodging was fine and Zanzibar was actually a nice hotel, had anything worked for more than an hour but even then you had to wait for coffee in the morning and there were no clean glasses. The safari piece was great. Loved all of it. Still think Johnny - who we all love- should slow down on the road as it's clear he can when he wants to, and I , for one, was holding on for dear life - but that's it. Ellie is great. The lodging(s) was great. The animals were superb. The balloon ride was fabulous. There are several other things I want to write about but I need to stop now and am not sure if this "draft" will disappear so I am going to send it and then continue on another sheet if I can, or email separately with additional last comments. Suffice to say, again, I am happy I went despite the various criticisms/issues above. I love Africa and will go back but will hopefully find something that is additionally a bit more active physically as I - and others - missed that as well. I had thought we were going to go on a hike and I believe I read something about canoeing too, but neither of those things happened.* Would be nice to add a hike inside Kilimanjaro. If you do use Arusha as a home base, exploring that would be wonderful and probably have a bit more to see than Moshi though I did very much enjoy walking around Moshi with another gal on our free day. *Other things fell off the itinerary as well which I was quite disappointed about including meeting the Maasai Tribe. I understand that they're pushy and yet still, even after observing that, was sorely sorry we didn't have the opportunity to get closer to them and learn more about them. I was also sorry we missed learning about the reusable menstrual pads in the school; I was really looking forward to that as I had known nothing about that til reading it on the itinerary. I need to stop now as I am still - one week later - very jet lagged. Thank you for listening.

An excellent itinerary mixing cultural immersion, give back, safari and beach. The ladies in the group were fantastic company. There were some accommodation issues but overall all was good!

Our 5 day Safari tour was truly a magnificent, awe inspiring adventure! From the fun, informative drivers/guides to the huge amount of wildlife seen is beyond what you imagine. We had a balloon ride over the Serengeti, ate amongst giraffe & zebras, saw Africas big 5 and had so much fun along the way. The immersion with local tribal communities, children and volunteering work is educational and rewarding. A must do tour! ❤️

Amazing trip and so inspirational.....left me feeling alive again, wanting to travel more,contribute more,volunteer and feel alive again.

Kim was an absolute rock star of a guide!!! The whole trip was fantastic. The itinerary was thoughtfully crafted with time built in for exploring and down time. Kim is a phenomenal guide -- she's kind, knowledgeable, and flexible. I have nothing but great things to say about her and would recommend her to anyone looking to experience Costa Rica.