Beacon Safaris Team in Masai Mara
Beacon Safaris
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- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ram | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful private safari experience for eight days
We had an amazing safari of eight days to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Masai Mara!
From our initial interaction till we bade goodbye, we had a smooth experience.
We started our discussions with Robert in January 2020 for a safari in October 2020. Robert was able to understand our requirements, and provided us with a tailored itinerary for a private safari for my wife and myself in a safari van for our stated budget. He was flexible and responsive, and was able to tweak the plan to suit our liking. We made the advance payment in early February 2020. We had numerous questions being our first African safari, and Robert was patient enough to answer them all in a timely manner.
Then, the pandemic put a halt to our travel plans, and Robert was gracious enough to allow us to delay our trip by up to a year. During this period, we stayed in touch and Robert was responsive and kept the communication flowing.
When the travel restrictions eased out in late September of 2021, Robert was agile enough to bring back our safari from deep-freeze and was able to arrange for it in a short notice.
We finally did our safari from October 14, 2021 to October 21, 2021.
Robert also arranged to pick us up from the airport to our accommodation on October 13, 2021.
Patrick was our driver and guide for the safari. He was friendly and helpful, and understood our tastes and preferences. He drove safely at all times, and tackled some rough terrain during our safaris with great skill. He showed good judgement on what he could tackle with the vehicle and what he couldn't. As a result, we were never stuck anywhere during our drives.
We saw a ton of wildlife during our game drives.
Patrick was knowledgeable to explain them to us, and got some great sightings. He did a good mix of his own spotting and using the information from radio from the other guides.
His eye for spotting wildlife came to the fore when he spotted a leopard on the first evening's game drive in the Masai Mara. The leopard was well hidden within the foliage of the tree, but, Patrick's expert eyes spotted the kill stashed on one of the branches and spotted the hidden leopard!
At the Mara, he used information from the radio on the first full day game drive to ensure we saw some of the animals we'd never seen before. On the other days at Mara and at Amboseli, he avoided the crowds and ensured we had a great experience.
We had a fantastic experience at the accommodations we stayed at, and our dietary requirements were taken care of (vegetarian food).
Overall, we had an amazing and a memorable experience, and we greatly recommend Beacon Safaris!
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Email Tim Wiseman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour with excellent service.
Beacon Safaris did an amazing job with our honeymoon safari. Our driver Daniel was very knowledgeable and helped us have a great experience on our once in a lifetime trip. All of the hotels were good, and we would recommend Beacon to anyone looking to do a Kenyan Safari.
Due to COVID we had to reschedule multiple times, and Beacon was always very responsive, helpful, and accommodating. When planning we were able to easily customize our trip and go to each of the parks we were interested in.
TR
Email Pelin Ucrak | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream Vacation with Beacon Safaris
Masai Mara was our life time dream and thx to Robert and Anthony it came true. Our trip was initially planned for August 2020 but due to pandemic we had to postpone it. During the entire year we stayed in touch with Robert and finally completed the tour in August 2021. Robert was very helpful at every stage of planning. You can rely on him 100%.
Special thanks go to Anthony who was our driver and guide for 3 days. He is an excellent onroad / offroad driver and very kind man. He has great knowledge about the animals and birds. He was in communication with the rest of the guides during our entire journey so that we see the most we can during the game drivers. He was very helpful and patient when we had special requests such as 4am visit to hospital for PCR test OR drinks to buy from local shops in Masai Mara...
Overall, I highly recommend Beacon Safaris. You won't be disappointed...
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Email Thomas Groen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beacon Safaris was excellent, from the beginning to the end
The experience with Beacon Safaris was perfect, from the moment I send the first email towards Robert. I asked a lot of (maybe even annoying) questions, but Robert was really patient and helpful. Everything was really clear, before the experience was even started. Because my girlfriend and I were going to Masai Mara later, we did not want to go there with a safari, so we were very pleased, that Beacon had a safari where we went to less famous parks and Masai Mara was not in the itinerary. With Meru National park, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and Ol Pejeta Conservancy we were really glad! When we arrived in Kenya, it was even going better. Our guide Patrick made our experience unbelievable. He was really kind and relaxed and he could spot animals! I am afraid we were not the easiest for him, but he was the best! He had 2 absolute qualities; He could spot leopards, like no one else and he always knew where he should put his car, when we were at a sighting, so we could see animals (mostly with cheetah, lion and rhino) perfectly. The tented camps that were picked out, were really good and different, which made it more interesting. Although we did not visit the Mara, Amboseli or Lake Nakuru we saw a lot of animals, including the Big Five, hyenas, cheeta, honey badger, many herbivores, birds, hippos, crocodiles and many more. It was the best. The drives between the reserves were not too long, the company was clear and helpful, the guide Patrick could not be better, the amount of animals was amazing (even without going to the more famous parks), the tented camps were perfect, the value for money was all worth it. I could not have a better experience than this one with Beacon.
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Email Renata Rodriguez | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Tour! Robert was extremely attentive on WhatsApp and Daniel was an amazing guide!
We had a great time at Masai Mara. We were 2 couples and our guide Daniel was amazing!
We saw so many animals and we could see that he knew what he was doing, were to go to find the hinging animal!
We had so much fun and an unforgettable adventure!
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Email Jamie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime
Wow. So wonderful!
I highly recommend booking a safari with Beacon. It's a professional and trustworthy company that provides exceptional safaris. The owner and communicator, Robert, replies quickly, is reliable and provides professional service.
Two friends and myself booked a 5 night / 6 day safari. It did not disappoint. We started with the Maasai Mara Reserve with 3 nights at the Mara Sopa Lodge. We had fantastic game drives in the Mara. On the first game drive, we saw 3 of the Big Five - elephants, cape buffalo and lions. We are so glad we stayed three nights as we saw a leopard on the last day. All three days were filled with excitement. After the Mara, we went to Lake Naivasha and Amboseli National Park. Both provided things we will never forget. The lodging everywhere was exceptional as well as the food.
I saved the best for last. Ken, our guide, was amazing. He is the best of the best. He shared so much knowledge and made sure we were having the time of our life's. It was really cool because Ken got excited with us. He made the safari an unforgettable experience. Thank you, Ken!
A big thank you to Beacon Safaris for creating a trip of a lifetime!
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Email Greg | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 Day Masai Mara Safari. Most incredible experience of my life
I visited Kenya on a solo trip with the sole intent of doing safari. I booked my safari in Masai Mara with Beacon after seeing other people have good experiences with them. I dealt with Robert through email and text to set the trip up. Robert was excellent about getting back to me despite the 8 hour difference in time. Once I was there I didn’t have to worry about a single thing as Robert and Beacon Safaris had everything arranged for me. I was picked up by a guide by the name of Ken who I highly recommend. I spent basically 3 full days with him and he was nothing but great. He made the entire experience that much more enjoyable. He was very knowledgeable about the everything from the Kenyan culture to details about all the animals we came across. I would 100% recommend booking a safari through Beacon Safaris!
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Email AD from NJ, USA | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
DID NOT RETURN MY DEPOSIT
Beacon Safaris (Robert) failed to refund my deposit. I had written agreement with him that he would return within 2 weeks of request.
I have been following up for 11 months now. He has been evading with different types of excuses. Now stopped responding to emails as well.
Pl. do not send him any advance.
Email James | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An incredible experience - the best company in Kenya
From first communicating with Robert at Beacon Safaris, until the end of our six-day safari with Antony, the whole experience was excellent. Robert was always timely and clear in his emails, offering an incredibly good-value package and providing so much useful advice, including by making it so easy to navigate current requirements around COVID testing for travel, and with being really flexible and understanding about the need to change the dates of the trip due to travel restrictions, which Robert did for us with no difficulties at all. Antony was the guide for our six day safari across Amboseli, Nakuru and Maasai Mara, and was a better guide than anyone could hope for. As well as being kind and good-humoured, and taking us for amazing game drives across all of the parks, Anthony is phenomenally knowledgeable about the flora and fauna in all the parks, being able to name the most obscure birds, and somehow finding incredible wildlife to track, such as a pack of cheetahs hunting a hartebeest in Maasai Mara, a huge pride of lions, and so many roving herds of elephant. I cannot recommend Beacon highly enough. I hope to return for another safari with them, and will be strongly recommending them to friends and family. Thanks to Antony and Robert!
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Email Vadim | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
professionals in their field
The Beacon Safaris team is very responsive, they answered all questions instantly. Helped to book train tickets to Mombasa. We were able to rebook accommodation when a friend could not go with us. Our guide, Ken, was incredible, he is the best)). We said goodbye as old friends. The lodging during the safari was great. The weather added its charm. Night rains made our trip even more extreme. Many thanks to everyone. We recommend it to everyone.