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Ren   –  
Philippines PH
Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2018

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

The review below is the personal opinion of Ren and not that of SafariBookings.
Our guide was great
3/5

No complaint about our guide, he was absolutely great. He tried his best to make us comfortable and satisfied with the tour. He also shared a lot of wonderful insights about safaris and the animals in the savannah. 5 stars for Lion!

However, the road going to Masaii Mara from Nairobi was terrible and we were not informed beforehand. The driver also made a lot of detours before we got to our destination. On our way back to the airport, the traffic was terrible and we almost missed our flight, not to mention, the hotel we booked for us to get a shower before the flight.

Lian   –  
China CN
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2018

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

It was Awesome!!Jack is perfect!!You cant miss out!!
5/5

It was Awesome!!Jack is perfect!!You cant miss out!!

Pei-Yuan Hsieh   –  
Taiwan TW
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2018

Email Pei-Yuan Hsieh  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Good value tour!!
5/5

The driver and the schedule is good, but the hotel/tent could be better. The last camp site (Kimana Tented Camp) is no hot water in the tent and no water in the sink. We told the tent manager, but they did not fix it. Except for this, everything is good. The driver Edward is very nice.

Dennis   –  
France FR
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 2, 2018

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

Refreshing and safe
5/5

This trip went well above my expectations : each passenger has a window seat, the roof of the van was amovible so that we could have a panorama view. The accomodation was good and camp|hotel staff very nice. And above all, Edward the driver was fun, professional and reliable. He made the trip as smooth as possible. Today, he even lets us depart from the Nakuru park 1 hour later because we wanted to enjoy lions and girafes. Great Service.

Meghna Soneji   –  
Saudi Arabia SA
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 22, 2018

Email Meghna Soneji  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Unforgettable Kenya experience- well planned and executed
5/5

Excellent tour operator in Kenya,Arrangements made were Superb.Transportation was taken care from the pick up till exit.Our tour drivers - James & Francis were professional ones and gave us quite a lot of information on the wildlife & the places visited.Additionally Robert planned a special trip for us to the Equator & Mt.Kenya .It was an experience of a lifetime..Special thanks to Robert for making our trip a memorable one as it was well planned and taken care off.We wish to visit Kenya soon .

Andrei Anca   –  
Romania RO
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 21, 2018

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

The safari was great,we were able to see all the big 5 . The driver was great. We will come again!!!
5/5

Everything was great we will be back for sure .
The accomodation was great and the staff was helpfull

Mohit Soneji   –  
Saudi Arabia SA
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 20, 2018

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

Amazing life time experience with most qualified tour organised by Robert and Team
5/5

Everything was so perfect, well planned and also well executed.

Tour guide James and Francis were so co-operative and well experienced and they ensured that we had the best Safari moments.

In summary, Karibu Safaris is way to go and recommend to anyone willing to have best experience. Thanks Robert and team.

Maria   –  
Greece GR
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 14, 2018

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

The tour was generally well organized.
4/5

All the safari games were excellent the drivers as well. There were often unexpected changes and frequent deviations from the scheduled hotels and transfers .
Service very good.
Hotels very good (if not changes would be excellent)
Price very good.
I would recommend to others and choice Karibu safaris again.

Angelia Khaterine   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: Jun 8, 2018

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

Good Food, Good Driver
4/5

I really like food I have in Masai Mara! And for low-season trip, this is by far amazing! cant wait to go back to Kenya one day!

Olugbenga (Gbenga for short) Olatunji   –  
Nigeria NG
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 8, 2018

Email Olugbenga (Gbenga for short) Olatunji  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A memorable prep into the wild beasts of the maasai mara
4/5

My wife and I had a wonderful outing into the maasai anchored by Karibu Safari. We're picked up very early in the morning from our accommodation.

We also had a nice drive to the maasai (safe for the part of the road that is very bad-- this is government responsibility though). We got to the maasai a bit late on the first day because Sammy, our great driver, had to fix something in the bus while we ate lunch.

Regarding our game experience, Sammy was no doubt a very experienced driver and tour guide. Because we got there late on day 1, we could only see very few animals. However, his experience as a tour person and wildlife 'hunter' came to fore on the second day. We saw many of the important animals: lion, buffalo, leopard, elephants, hyena, antelope, zebras, and several others. My wife and I really enjoyed the search for animals and the whole maasai mara experience.

Lunch and dinner are great. It's a buffet arrangement where you have to serve yourself (except for the lunch on the second day which is packed because we have to eat inside the reserve).

Accommodation is also acceptable and represent a good value for money paid. Light is on from around 6-6.30pm and goes off by 10pm. It is on again in the morning around 5-5.30am and off around 7am. This is not so bad for us. The only reservation I had is that the link sent to me by the Karibu Safari indicated that we'd be staying at MaraSpring safari camp. Information on the link also stated that there would be solar-powered 24 hours electricity. See http://www.mountainrockkenya.com/marasprings/ But like I said, this did not in any way reduce the fun that we had. The organisers can be more specific in the future though.

Going forward, Karibu Safari's organisers should provide adequate information and advice in certain areas before the commencement of the trip. Two areas affected my wife and I. First, we didn't have sufficient advice about exchanging money. One of the reviews I read about KS on tripadvisor is that if you're paying in dollars and you don't have the exact change, you might be made to pay more than necessary. This was the reason I asked the KS organisers of I could pay in Kenyan shillings. For the sake of next time, kindly advise your clients that money exchanging facility will be available at the park before driving to the destination. In order to pay the exact amount, I exchanged the money with me at one of the malls. However, I was told that I was given a lower exchange rate at that mall (ksh 98/$1 instead of ksh 100. Even though, the exchange rate by the time we went elsewhere was ksh 99.3 to $1). So, I had to pay more than necessary. A clear information that exchange facility will be available at the take off point will guide against this.

Secondly, since we're picked up from our accommodation on Monday, I was thinking we'd also be dropped off at our accommodation. Unfortunately, no one said anything about this. I was going to Langata area but I was eventually dropped off around the city centre. It took us over 2 hours to return to Langata. For future trips, kindly advise clients/tourists on return transportation to their destination. My expectation was that the driver would ask us for our destinations so that he could drop us off at the closest points. This was not done. I didn't know the right place to come down. It turned out eventually that we had already passed somewhere very close to Langata before going to the city centre. We practically had to take a cab back to where the bus already took us through. Please, try to avoid this in the future.

Overall, we had a nice experience on this safari. Thank to Sammy and thank you KS.

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