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Email Janine Mewha | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Welcoming and beautiful.
Our driver Yassin from Hyvens was so knowledgeable and accomodating. We were travelling with three children and the itinerary was perfect. All hotels were fabulous with excellent rooms, food and service. The whole experience was memorable and eye opening. The highlight was the morning sighting of a hunt on an early safari.
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Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A once-in-a-lifetime experience
Going on a Kenya safari is an unparalleled adventure that fully immerses you in the breathtaking African wilderness. Picture yourself experiencing the awe-inspiring roar of lions and encountering majestic elephants, towering giraffes, and graceful zebras up close on a thrilling game drive. Additionally, you can also engage with the friendly Maasai people, gain insight into their customs, and appreciate their one-of-a-kind way of life. Whether you witness the spectacular wildebeest migration or observe the Big Five in Maasai Mara, a Kenya safari guarantees unforgettable memories that will stay with you forever.
Email Paul McLean | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful country with great people
We booked our stay in Kenya with Spirit of Kenya (who were excellent throughout), we stayed the first night in from London in the Sankara Nairobi which is a super nice hotel about 25 minutes from the airport. The next morning we were picked up by our excellent driver (from Spirit of Kenya, who was with us for the next six days) Mike, who took us from Nariobi to Amboseli National Park where we stayed at the Tortilis Camp. The Tortilis in probably the best place we stayed in Kenya, which, given we were in (glamping style) tent, says a lot about the people who run it, the food and the general vibe. In the National Park we saw a lot of elephant, bird life (flamingos), antelope, giraffe and we also saw some lion. We stayed at Amboseli for a couple of days (which was enough to see everything). From Amboseli, we drove to Lake Naivasha to stay at the Enashipai Resort & Spa (6hrs drive). This was the worst place we stayed in Kenya, mainly due to the food, room and the rest of the hotel was fine, but we'd come out of such a good experience and Tortilis and found the place wanting. We stayed one night; in the afternoon of our arrival we did a boat trip round the lake. The main attraction I think is the hippos, but honestly, you could give the whole place a miss in our view. The next morning we left on another five hour drive to Masai Mara and the Governors Camp. Governors Camp is one of the older (oldest?) camps at Mara - it's a little tired, but the food and people were great and there an wildlife rooming through the camp (elephants, giraffe, wathog, monkeys and meerkats while we were there) so we had a very good experience. In Mara we did a full day safari and saw a huge amount of animals - the big ones we didn't see were Leopard and Rhino. I'm told Rhino are a very rare spot at Mara, but Leopard you can get lucky with.
After a couple of days we left for Nairobi (to the Sankara), where we stayed a night and then left from Wilson Airport to Dinai Beach. Dinai Beach was great, and a totally different vibe to safari surrounds. Here we stayed at Waterlovers -nice boutique hotel (10 rooms?) with great food and other amenities (no gym though). We had a great time here for 3 days and enjoyed not driving around at all.
Overall, we really enjoyed Kenya, the people are great, the food we had was excellent, we weren't too threatened by bugs (there are a lot flying things on safari), the hotels we stayed at were really good, and we saw a lot of wild animals. If I had limited time (seven days), I'd go straight to Mara for the safari piece (and fly in there, to avoid the drives on very ropey roads), spend two days and then spend the rest of the time at Dinai.
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Email Cristina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful sense of space and time
Our guide Isac was very professional, prepared and very nice. The group we joined was wonderful, we were from 5 different countries of 4 different continents! Unforgettable experience!
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Email Evita Moawad | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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I loved the Safari experience, it was not even the season and it was fantastic, seeing the animals but also the landscape in the mara reserve was mind blowing. It was just a very relaxing trip! And Kenyans are generally easy going people.
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Email Akshay Shinde | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bucket list experience
If you're on the fence about whether or not to go to Kenya just do it. You will love it. It's great experience. The hospitality is great. The wildlife is majestic and the air is mara is so fresh that it'll change the way you feel about air itself.
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Email Alis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Experience!
Beautiful country, friendly people and amazing scenery!
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Email Ognjen Culum | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best place to visit.
Our travel to Kenya was the best experience of our life. Every person we met was very nice and helpful. We have all best recommendations for Kenya.
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Email Nicole Slaats | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya had all for everyone to enjoy life. Wildlife, beach, and nice people that make life good
We booked our Safari before we came to Kenya. It was a great break next to our beach holiday where we enjoyed the underwater life. Safari was great, we saw só kant animals, in a beautiful environment . We loved Kenya, because of the people and nature.
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Email Shelly Merryman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari with Alex as our tour guide was everything we could have imagined!
From the moment Alex picked us up from our hotel with gifts, to the moment he dropped us back off, was incredible. He stopped half way to Amboseli, so we could go to the bathroom. Then he made several quick stops along the side of the road so we could see the giraffe, as we were so excited seeing the very first one. He also made sure to stop at the Amboseli National Park sign so we could take pictures and pick up a booklet with all the animal names. Once inside the park, he did everything he could to make us comfortable, see all the animals possible, and get us to our meals on time. Our resort, Ol Tuaki was AMAZING! It was absolutely gorgeous, overlooking Mt Kilimanjaro, with elephants and zebra everywhere. The staff greeted us with a cool cloth and took our bags to our rooms so we could enjoy a buffet lunch that was more than we could possibly eat, with foods of all varieties. Our room was top notch, overlooking the national park. Our only regret is we didn't stay long enough to enjoy the resort, as we spent so much time out looking at animals. I highly recommend Morning Start and Alex for your safari needs.
