OUR STORY
Exclusive Wilderness Trails
Is a boutique safari specialist established in Northern Tanzania nearly ten years ago. Founded by safari guide and wildlife enthusiast David Thadeus, who was born and raised in the great African Rift Valley, the company is rooted in a deep, lifelong passion for nature. With decades of experience, David has earned a respected and trusted reputation as a professional safari guide across Tanzania’s national parks and Kenya.
Our passion is to help international travellers to experience the extraordinary wilderness and beauty of the Africa we know and love, while contributing to the conservation of precious wildlife and fragile habitats for future generations.
There is a unique safari experience waiting to fulfil your dreams and aspirations. We would love to speak with you and create it together.
How we work
While African safaris and technology have evolved significantly since 2010, our core beliefs at Exclusive Wilderness Trails remain unchanged. Each client is unique, every safari should be individually crafted, and the service and attention to detail we deliver must be second to none.
Customer service is at our core
Traveller Reviews
- calmansimona
We went for a 9 days Family Safari Tour -2 Adults and three children (21,19,11) to Tarangiri, Lake Manyara, Central and North Serengeti and Ngorongoro.It has been a remarkable and... read more amazing experience for all of us!As Part of our Trip preparations we looked for a Safari guide and after reading a lot of recommendations for Safari Guides and being in touch with a few tours Safari operators ,we decided to do the trip with Exclusive Wilderness Trails-David Thadeus. The Tour met all our expectations and was exactly as planned together with David and we all enjoyed each and every day of it. David was great! He was the one to make our Trip an unforgettable experience: He did his outmost that we enjoy the Safari and that we see all the things we wished for. He really cared for us and made our stay Fun and enjoyable. David has a lot of knowledge about the wildlife and animals’ behaviour and he gladly shared it with us and answered all our questions during all the safari. David Speaks a very Good and clear English.The accommodations that he recommended were all very good, with great views and very good food and service.We had a great Time in Tanzania Safari and this will always be an unforgettable trip for our Family.Taking this Guide was a successful decision and a significant part of this wonderful experience.We truly recommended David-Exclusive Wilderness Trails.
October 2, 2018דובי ש
Awesome Experience with Exclusive Wilderness Trails - My wife and I did a 6-day private safari in mid-February 2020 with David Thadeus as our guide.
The itinerary:
Day 1: Tarangire
Day 2: Ngorongoro
Day 3-4: Ndutu... read more area
Day 5: Central Serengeti
Day 6: Central Serengeti and flight from Seronera to Zanzibar
Our guide David Thadeus was outstanding. The road conditions were challenging but with his skill and experience, we made it everywhere very smoothly and saw the Big 5 and much much more.
David was a great spotter and found us loads of different experiences. A Lion kill was the highlight not to mention the mating inaction of a big lion and a Lioness at their mating season. A spectacular view of nature in action.
There were many other highlights of which was just seeing the vast number of animals in the migration grazing on the plains. Hundreds of thousands of wild free animals certainly make an impression on you.
All in all, it was a highly memorable experience and we would recommend David and his company highly.
Thank you!
March 3, 2020Ittay2013
Truly TRULY recommended - We had some hopes when we traveled to Tanzania: the wildlife we are going to see, the places and lodges we're going to visit and how is it going to... read more work out.
Now that it is over, we can single-handily admit that reality far exceeded our expectations. Dave is a guide that has the most important merits you want your guide to have:
Responsibility - the way the trip was planned and the organization was flawless. We especially recommend the Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
Kindness - Dave made sure everything we needed is being taken care of.
Sensitivity - Dave knew exactly when we needed privacy and when not.
Experience - we saw an immense amount of wildlife (and many many cats). This happened mainly because of Dave's experience and capabilities.
Knowledge - Dave always had new information to share and was willing to give as much as we were able to accept.
Humor - the trip with Dave was sheer fun. It didn't take long before he became an integral part of the crew.
Therefore, if you have any plans to go to Tanzania, do not think twice and speak with Dave.
September 27, 2018 - zvia1019
Unforgetable trip to Tanzanya - We travelled as a family including parents and 4 children at their 20's. 11 days travel in the wonderful nature parks of Tanzanya and visited the Adzabe, Datoga and... read more Massay tribes. Dave, our guide, planed for us wonderful journey. He has large knowledge about the animals, He knew how to suit himself to the family rhythm and to each of us in the group.He didn't become tired of answering our questions about the people, life and nature in Tanzanya. He choose for us excellent lodging places, drove carefully and keep us in safe. Dave is a gentle person, he has sense of humur and is an easy going person. We highly recomend Exclusive Wilderness Trails.
October 21, 2019O579CTamya
I traveled to Arusha to meet David Thadeus and continue our mission with the students and teachers at Endomaghan Primary School. Along with the mission we saw the sites... read more of Arusha,and traveled on a Safari in the Serengeti. I wanted to see the big cats. I did. Cheetah, lions, and leopards. The travel was comfortable and David shared the history of his country and information on the wildlife and the people. I felt safe. The planning of the travel was handled expertly. I highly recommend Exclusive Wilderness Trails for family, friends, business, for travel on your own.
April 20, 2017