​User Reviews – Kenya

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Patrick C   –  
Ireland IE
Visited: September 2018 Reviewed: Oct 14, 2018

Email Patrick C  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Patrick C and not that of SafariBookings.
Overpriced Destination
Overall rating
3/5

Safari was great. Guide was knowledgeable. Balloon was a rip off. Way overpriced at a ridiculous 400 USD/per person for an hour flight. Then poor quality photos were an optional extra 40 USD. Kenya would be great if they didn't automatically screw you and charge you double/triple on everything just because you're white or a westerner. Also there is a sense of entitlement among those providing services, like they deserve to screw tourists, or that you must tip as they feel owed!!

Leanna Hui   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2017

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The review below is the personal opinion of Leanna Hui and not that of SafariBookings.
Met many Kenya people who are not honest, always try to swindle money out of visitors
Overall rating
3/5

1.Wildlife is great.
2.No smog control on vehicles, therefore, air pollution is serious especially in big cities.
3. Met many Kenya people (people on street, Guide/ Driver, Park security) who are not honest, always try to fool you and swindle money or taking advantage of visitors. (Some women asked me to take ONE picture for them, then asked for US$20. Tour Guide said he has no money to buy me food/water after I had paid meals/water/tour to the tour company. Security at Masai Mara asked a tip of US$ 50 for a 5 minutes walk. etc.)--I have travelled many places around the world, and I have never met so many greedy people in one place!

Yang Yi   –  
Hong Kong HK
Visited: November 2023 Reviewed: Dec 12, 2023

Email Yang Yi  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Yang Yi and not that of SafariBookings.
Active and vibrant
Overall rating
3/5

The safari tour is too expensive and the animals in the nature reserve are not that exciting. The road is dirty and too many people on the way are selling stuff in a forceful way.

Marjorie Ginoux   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 6, 2023

Email Marjorie Ginoux  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Marjorie Ginoux and not that of SafariBookings.
Not my best experience but nice to see big animals in real life
Overall rating
3/5

Tsavo east and west + Amboseli / Lansdcapes were nice but very dry in many places so no animals as it was desertic.
Compare to my souvenir 13 years ago, (only 2 nights in Nairobi) this new experience to let my kids discover Kenya was really poor. Only possible to see one lion's family from closeby. A lot of driving with no animals in the parks.
Kenyan people see you as only m a way to make money and give you pay same price as in Europe. They really abuse on the price they want you to pay and when you see the difference in fixed price shops... When I spend a lot of money in my travel all inclusive, I don't expect to spend so much extra money when I go to Africa... 50Ksh a coffee in one place and 250Ksh at the next stop for the same instant coffee. And also, as a single woman, not feeling safe outside the hotels or without the guide in the safari.
+ The tour organizer made a big story and refused to let my 3 days safari continue because 1/3rd of the amount was still to pay after 1 day safari. Like if I will fly away for the safari... We were late starting the safari and he really made me feel like a thief, breaking my holiday feeling.
It could be a beautiful place to visit but I did not like how European are threaten. We are not all stupid tourists full of money...

Carla   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: May 2023 Reviewed: Jun 19, 2023

Email Carla  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Carla and not that of SafariBookings.
Full of animals
Overall rating
3/5

The tour in the masai mara was amazing also the guide was the best but we paid for a luxury camp and it was EMPTY, even though the personal was super kind, the food was reheated and they didn't even have a cold beer when we asked for. the wine was also open for we don't know how many days, and we end up paying for something that was very below our expectations. Fortunately the guide was the best, so that's why I'm putting 3 stars.

Geoffrey Black   –  
Portugal PT
Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Mar 20, 2020

Email Geoffrey Black  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Geoffrey Black and not that of SafariBookings.
good animal viewing but roads and general environment poor
Overall rating
3/5

Wildlife - good viewing but most only visible on the roads, where they are almost "tame"
Guide was great. Indeed all Kenyans were nice to us.
Roads in the parks terrible limiting getting around and detracting from the pleasure of being there. A very rough ride!
Roads to get around also very crowded with terrible traffic jams, mainly due to large trucks.
Due to the inability to cross into Tanzania there were long drives to and from the parks, via Nairobi
Accommodations variable
Nairobi is a polluted crowded city with terrible traffic jams and no redeeming features
in terms of souvenirs, poor quality and very expensive with most not in ebony (although sold as ebony)

Amélie Daubresse   –  
Congo (DRC) CD
Visited: December 2019 Reviewed: Jan 16, 2020

Email Amélie Daubresse  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Amélie Daubresse and not that of SafariBookings.
Alright but too touristic
Overall rating
3/5

Our guide did not even introduced himself when we met him. Basically I would say that he was a driver more than a guide. We didn't lean anything about the wildlife of the reserve and the communication was very poor.
the guides went out of the road to see the lions closer, which is forbidden. We didn't appreciate that at all since it was very disrespectful of the wildlife and of the animals.
The food was alright.
A bit disappointed to do the same as all the tourists in the reserve.

Ram Kumar Bharadwaj Mantha   –  
United Arab Emirates AE
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Sep 17, 2019

Email Ram Kumar Bharadwaj Mantha  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Ram Kumar Bharadwaj Mantha and not that of SafariBookings.
Lovely Safari but not very happy with the Right Choice Tours!
Overall rating
3/5

Overall, the safari was good. spotted many animals in the wild. Once in a lifetime experience.

Tour Guide
Punctual, enthusiastic to show us animals in the wild but
a) he was almost all the time on his phone
b) he hardly explains anything about the places we are passing by

Tour Operator
he seemed responsive and professional. However, he changed a few things in our itinerary without informing us until we landed in Kenya. The worst was he changed the hotel he promised he would get us a reservation in and the one he booked was horrible. It was a nightmare.

Shann Koh   –  
Singapore SG
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Aug 30, 2019

Email Shann Koh  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Shann Koh and not that of SafariBookings.
Safari experience is good but met an unfortunate scam from a local tour company
Overall rating
3/5

Safari experiences on wildlife, scenery and weather are good. Food are generally ok for all meals except for lunch, there is no option for lunch as it is pre-packed by the accommodation and it is always the same food despite from different accommodation. There are many different range of accommodation which I mostly enjoy except for 1 or 2 places that are too small but decent with hot shower.
The only disappointment I have is being scam by the local safari company which I paid 50% deposit (in March 2019) prior my trip (in August 2019) but the company was uncontactable, their website is down and various travel websites alerted about this company scam. I choose this safari company (Kenya Walking Safari Survivors Ltd) based on the good reviews given in your safaribooking website listing. I was pretty affected by this whole incident to be left stranded at the airport for > 6 hours and trying to make a police report and find alternative safari tour so last minute.

LvdB   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: June 2019 Reviewed: Jul 18, 2019

Email LvdB  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of LvdB and not that of SafariBookings.
Amazing wildlife, excellent lodges.
Overall rating
3/5

The safari with Best Memory Safaris was amazing. We did a 10 day tour visiting Nakuru, Masai Mara, Lake Navaisha, Ambroseli, Tsavo West and Tsavo East (finishing on Mombasa Beach).
All lodges were great and in privileged areas with good food. The drivers/guides were very kind and thoughtful. Real great value for money. Isaac the owner of BMS was great, he helped us fantastically in getting our lost baggage back and also with an other problem we had during the trip. He is great.
Outside the national parks there is not much to do, the roads are realy bad and rubbish and dirt all around, very disappointing.
We will go back to Kenya in the future but only flying directly into the National parks. We will make the reservations with BMS again for sure.

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