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Male avatar icon Ludovit Baka Slovakia flag SK       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2025

Email Ludovit Baka  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Kenya safari 2025

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My wife and I visited it for safari game drives. We organized the entire vacation ourselves through online bookings. We traveled the whole country from Mombasa to Masai Mara. We spent two days in the capital Nairobi from here we visited the Naivasha Lake with hippos and many animals. In Nairobi we had booked a 3 day safari game drive to Masai Mara via Toto Tembo Safaris. Masai Mara was the greatest experience and exceeded all our expectations. We saw 4 animals of BIG FIVE, great migration, Mara river with hippos and crocos, Masai village with Goerge and his family :) .... big, big experiences. Finally, we spent a week at Diani Beach. In one sentence, Kenya is a diverse country with nice people (Hakuna Matata, Jambo Rafiki). We had a one negative perception of the constantly annoying locals, who pestered us with their offers at every turn... but it is the true Africa.



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Male avatar icon Juan United States flag US       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 17, 2025

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

Great country with a lot to offer

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Kenya sure is a great country to visit. From hand feeding giraffes at the conservatory in Nairobi to spotting cheetah in the wilderness of Maasai Mara and petting baby elephants at the elephant orphanage it has something for everyone. Definitely a once in a lifetime kind of experience.
Highly recommended.

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Male avatar icon Ton M. Netherlands flag NL       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 1, 2025

Email Ton M.  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Mixture of fantastic and development

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The holiday in Kenya was very good. Yes, the poor areas are still to be seen at certain places. However, the people were very kind in general and we had a beautiful time. Our safari was fantastic. The wildlife was there and we enjoyed seeing them so close in front of us. We visited several hotels to enjoy the beach scenery which was good and with some even very good with entertainment at night. Personally I would not wander around at night, but with the several; taxi option its perfect to go out for dinner anywhere.

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Female avatar icon Bilyana Petrova Bulgaria flag BG       Visited: May 2025 Reviewed: Jun 5, 2025

Email Bilyana Petrova  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Kenya was good

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My partner and I traveled to Kenya for 10 days in May 2025. It is a low season, so we really enjoyed exploring the National Parks without the crowds. We got the chance to see many amazing animals up close, but unfortunately (for me at least), cats sightings were very limited - we only saw one leopard that was hiding in a tree for a while and then ran away, cheethas that were too far away to actually see them and two lions in the bushes - also not very visible. That aside, we saw hundreds of zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants, and monkeys. We were also lucky to see rhinos up close and got to feed giraffes in the Giraffe Center in Nairobi. We spend almost all of our time exploring the National Parks and visited the Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Hell's Gate, Lake Naivasha, and Nairobi National Park. Our personal favorite was Lake Nakuru because the scenery there is just so amazing - the lake, the forest, everything was so magical! We also got to visit a Masai village but that wasn't
Read more really as interesting as I was expecting - it seems that those experiences had turned into a tourist trap; you do get to learn a little about them and being shown some of their daily life, but most of the time they are trying to sell you something and are showing you thing that people in the village have made (and I'm not sure how true is that as those were the exact same things you can buy in every souvenir shop). After I told the guy that we are not interested in shopping and this isn't the reason why we have come to see the village, our tour finished.
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Male avatar icon Karl Ove Mikael Sjöman Sweden flag SE       Visited: May 2025 Reviewed: May 31, 2025

Email Karl Ove Mikael Sjöman  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Beautiful country, friendly people and accesible wildlife.

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Kenya for me was a beautiful experience when it comes to wildlife and scenery. I had a nice safaritrip with my son in may 2025. I have been there before during the high season but to be honest was this trip even better because of the green nature and to see the wildlife in a More natural way. The scenery was incredible due to the climate also. Not to crowded was also a plus. Ove

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Female avatar icon Wai Singapore flag SG       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: May 2, 2025

Email Wai  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fascinating Destination

4 / 5 4 /5
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We went on a shoulder month with uncertainty of encountering the big five and wonderful view, but we were rewarded with the best sighting. Our guide from Karibu Safaris had been very determined and with some luck we managed to seen all. The comfort level accommodation is good too, we didn't encounter any issue, food provided is fairly decent. It had been a most fulfilling trip, and will definitely recommend to friends and family.

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Male avatar icon Jan Czech Republic flag CZ       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: Apr 19, 2025

Email Jan  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Ideal destination for wildlife watching

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National parks enable watching a wide variety of animal species in its natural environment.
Though, parkentrance fees are quite expensive, but it helps preserving the wildlife.

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Male avatar icon Graham Lamont United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: Mar 23, 2025

Email Graham Lamont  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A land of intrigue and surprise

4 / 5 4 /5
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Ok here goes , we did not know what to expect, don’t do a safari if you have a bad back the roads in the park are terrible, our guide went out of his way to find the big five Lion,Elephant,Buffalo,Cheetah,and Rhino, can’t fault the experience, but surely the powers that be could do something about the roads

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Female avatar icon Andrea Cantero Abad Spain flag ES       Visited: March 2025 Reviewed: Feb 26, 2025

Email Andrea Cantero Abad  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Kenya, wildlife around you

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Kenya has been the place where I have gone in a safari. Masai Mara was the Reserve we chose (2 friends -girls-). Arriving to Nairobi from Europe is easy if you connect in any of the Middle East hubs, for example, Doha. Distance from the NBO airport to the city centre (our hotel was in CBD) was short, with good roads. Our experience in Nairobi wasn’t as good as we supposed: although we thought CBD was a good area to have a walk, it is true that there were not many white tourists there and we were a little bit annoyed by everyone trying to sell us anything, asking for money and even being touched by everybody. I think the tourists in Nairobi just visit the main tourist attractions (Giraffe Centre, Nairobi National Park, …).

Nevertheless, our impressions changed when we started our safari, with Balu Travel LTD, which I really recommend. The places where we stayed, the landscapes and sunsets we saw, the amount of animals we could see, … everything was incredible. This
Read more is what it comes to my mind when I think of Kenya. It’s true people is asking for money at any chance when they see white people, and yo need to say no no no a hundred times, but this places make Kenya such a good experience.

I would recommend Kenya as a solo destination as well, as we talked with many people travelling alone. For 2 girls, it is also a safe place if you go on a safari there.
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Female avatar icon Chrismo United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: January 2025 Reviewed: Feb 18, 2025

Email Chrismo  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Kenya is amazing in every aspect.

4 / 5 4 /5
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Perfect weather in January with animals at the water holes. Explorer Kenya Safaris arranged an excellent itinerary, accommodation, vehicle and driver. Perfect for seeing a variety of wildlife and scenery. All the Kenyan people were so friendly and helpful with wonderful fresh tasty food. After the safari it was perfect to have a beachside holiday to enjoy the sea, sand, local people and wildlife.

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