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Email Rudolf Stüssi | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Rich in landscapes, wildlife, cultures, hospitality, but suffers poverty, drought, and corruption.
As a four-member family we booked 2 weeks safari and one week Diani Beach south of Mombasa. Both my wife and I had been in Kenya before, decades ago. Kenya has changed, but not as much as we had expected. True, Nairobi is much bigger and more dangerous, but the countryside, the towns don't seem so different. The tour operators, Best Memory, were very friendly and professional, met us at the airport to take us to the hotel.
It was surprisingly cool throughout our safari, it being technically 'winter' there, but quite a bit warmer near Mombasa.
The safari, conducted by the very sympathetic and knowledgeable driver Patrick, went through the most notable parks and a stimulating change of scenery and lodges/camps. Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru were great, Amboseli and Tsavo East a bit disappointing because there were few animals due to the bad drought there. On the whole there seemed to be fewer animals, which is not surprising. Still, we saw almost everything there was to see, except for a leopard. And we were exposed particularly to the fascinating Masai culture. We did learn to check the exchange rates carefully and haggle at the souvenir shops along the way.
The final week at the Baobab resort at Diani Beach was all-inclusive, very nice, we were spoiled. The monkeys were a constant interest for the children but they could quickly grab a sandwich out of your hand. Water and pools were a nice temperature and the food good. There was nightly live entertainment in an amphitheatre by a well-trained troupe called the Jambo Team.
We left on election day. Campaigns were obviously well-funded. Everyone was hoping there would be no violence but they didn't believe a change in leadership would bring about any meaningful change to widespread poverty and corruption. It is a fascinating country with great but yet unrealised potential. well worth a visit.
Email Charlotte Brown | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Like being on a film set
We had an incredible time on safari for 1 week visiting Amboseli, Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru. Our driver Ali was fantastic and ensured we saw everything possible in our time. We were so lucky to see the ‘Big 5’ plus many more. All of the accommodation and food was brilliant and staff always welcoming.
Email Sibusiso | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Interesting adventure
I really enjoyed the masai mara tour. We got lucky and witnessed 2 lions hunting
HN
Email Javier Lopez Galeano | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spectacular
I traveled to Kenya with my family using Beast Safari Tours company and the experience we passed was spectacular from the beginning to the end of the safari, the hotel Jambo also is very beautiful and nice.
The experience making the safari where you can see all the wild animal in front of you was unimaginable, we were at 50 meters from the animals and the most important was the safety of the persons.
We enjoyed, Thanks Kenya for the hospitality.
EG
Email Michael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic trip!
We had a very wonderful and unforgettable five day trip. Our guide Paul was very professional, knowledgeable, kind and warm hearted. We saw many animals and birds on the trip, especially a lot of lions.
Email Freddie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous
Everything was brilliant. We had a good time and hope to come back soon.
A fantastic destination for your safari.
Just got back from 2 weeks in this fantastic country. Had a week on safari in the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru and a week at the beach in Diani
The safari was all we could have wished for. Jockey Tours provided us with a fantastic trip. We saw every animal there was to see here even though the Black Rhino was proving to be a little elusive we eventually found it.
After the safari we got a flight and headed to the beach. Was a lovely unspoilt beach. Beautiful soft white sand. Not too much hassle on the beach. After a friendly chat you could buy something or not whatever you wanted to do.
I will definitely be returning to Kenya. A fantastic destination and such friendly people.
DE
Email Elizabeth | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful.
Wonderfu Safari
Thanks Mr. Wilson we enjoyed Maasai mara and had a great experience,
Mr Peter our Tour driver was perfect, he gave us an exiting adventure,
Thanks for the good work.
IT
Email Emanuele | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Experience! Meektrails is a great agency, John is the best guide, speaks English and ITALIAN!
We had a great time with Meektrails, thanks to their organization, and to John, the guide we had in our safari.
Daniel has been always ready to answer all my questions since we started communicating, he gave us a very competitive quotation, but mostly, he accomodated all our requests.
Our guide John, speaks both English and Italian! He is a friend now, we spent a week with him in Amboseli, Naiwasha and Masai Mara, we had two kids travelling with us (8 and 9 y.o.) both were crying when he had to leave us at the end of the trip.
He is a great man, not only a passionate guide.
DE
Email Christian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lovely people, tasty food, great safari experience.
We, two adults (49y, 43y) and two children (12y, 9y), had a great time in Mombasa (Bamburi beach) and a 4 day safari (Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli and Mzima Springs). In total we stayed 13 nights.
The beach is beautiful, however the beach boys are annoying, you really do not feel comfortable to try a walk at the beach.
The hotel had great swimming pool and entertainment during the whole day, with all-inclusive you really have excellent food, drinks and service.
The 4 day safari was for sure a highlight: it is a long drive during the first and last day, but it is worth. Safari means that you need to wake up earlier every day as during the morning is the best time to see the animals. Late in the afternoon as well. Amboseli has lot of people doing safari, but you see a lot of animals and birds. Mzima springs is unique, it is a place to visit if you want to see a lot of hippos. Tsavo West and Tsavo East are very different, the first you might not see as many animals as in Tsavo East, however only in Tsavo West you might see the Rhino.
At the end we saw all Big 5.
Tips: do not buy souvenir at the Curios during the safari, it is way too expensive. All items are not priced, thus it is a matter of price negotiation. If you still want to buy something, ask for the price and offer maximum 1/3 of the asked price.
Please make sure to have the local currency with you (Kenia Schilling), the locals prefers the Schilling when you give small amount of money to them. Coins (Euro, Dollar, etc) are really not welcome.
