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Explorer Kenya Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, KATO & EAWS
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email C&S | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Asked Rob for about 8-12 landcruisers worth of standard and a few unusual safaris, around Kenya
Far and away the best value operator in the country. There are thousands of choices, many fake reviews and fluffing up tour descriptions out there, and EK's are by far the best. In general, they know the whole country cold and very carefully choose all of their guides and drivers and their cruisers are the top shape. You will save time and cash by just booking with them and forgetting days of google searches and bargaining. Cannot recommend them enough and have been using them for years now for Kenya and are resourceful with all of the common sense but also service sense somewhat lacking with other tour outfits.
Email Maggie Mugambi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
It was an excellent experience.
We were given all the information we need on time, our driver was well experienced and humble and he had a lot of knowledge about the animals, birds and the flora we saw. we had a good experience and our expectations were met. Simon Kagiri was our driver and even thought it was a 2 days safari the experience was the best. our vehicle was a safari land cruiser and it was comfortable for the long drive to Tsavo West and around the park and back. we were picked up on time at 0730hrs and we arrived at the lodge in time for lunch. Thank you Robert for arranging the safari and i would recommend Explorer Kenya to anyone wanting to do a safari in Kenya
Email Ann Kelly | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing and incredible services with good knowledge of hotels, parks and reserves in Kenya
This was an incredible safari thanks to Explorer Kenya Tours & Travel and mostly to our driver guide Simon Kagiri who was of great help. His knowledge about animals, trees and locations of different lodges within the park was just amazing. Thanks Mr.Robert and the entire Explorer team for the quick response and the great arrangement. My friends and I will recommend your company
Email Wambui G | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Their services were excellent
Booked a 2 days safari to tsavo west with Explorer Kenya, our diver guide Simon Kagiri was exceptional his driving skills and know-how of the wildlife was top-notch. Would definitely recommend Explorer Kenya to my Friends,Thanks Robert for the good arrangement
Email KAGIRI SIMON | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Amazing MERU NATIONAL PARK
Found this company purely by searching the internet .it was only because Robert replied so quickly and was extremely helpful with my questions and queries that I was happy to book.we decided to on three night four days safaris to MERU PARK .our guide MICHAEL was brilliant with our 10 years old son .He was happy to stop for anything we wanted to see and waited for us to give the ok to move on.7 LIONS,many ELEPHANT,3 CHEETAHS, 1 LEOPARD, I would definitely recommend using Explorer Kenya all was brilliant.
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Email Inigo Fernandez | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect driver/guide
Our experience with Explorer Kenya was very good. We booked from our home country and all communication with the administrative staff was immediate and excellent. The car we were served, a Land Cruiser prepared, was ideal for us (8 people). We all had access to a window, the car was comfortable and had all the amenities. Perhaps we lacked a small fridge to cool refreshments but we didn't miss it much. The driver/guide, Daniel, was always kind and considerate of our attitude. If we wanted to talk he told us everything we needed to know about culture and nature (he has an encyclopaedia in his brain!!!). When we wanted peace and quiet, he kept the conversation in a calm tone. An excellent person. I would definitely recommend this company, and especially Daniel, to everyone.
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Email DP | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari experience
Our safari guides were very knowledgeable and caring and provided very good experience. The office staff was very responsive to our questions. The Safari jeep came with a cooler which was great to keep the drinks cold. The seat covers were old and could use cleaning and that is the only reason for 4 stars instead of 5.
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Email Dirk Aresu | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
8 days / 7 nights tailored Kenya Safari
We have booked our Safari with Explorer Kenya a few weeks before our trip.
The contact via Email with Explorer Kenya was easy and Robert got always back with answers in no time.
At the end we had a tailor made safari of 8 days and 7 nights in Amboseli and Masai Mara.
The entire organization was top. There was a little hick up as we ordered Softdrinks throughout the entire safari but they got forgotten. The problem could be solved very easy during the trip.
Our Safari Driving Guide Jonathan was top. He was super helpful, professional and he brought us always safe and sound from A to B. Thanks to his enthusiasm and the radio equipment of the Land cruiser we were able to see so many animals in both parks and had some unforgettable moments.
As a little con I would like to mention the hassle with the payment. First the company charges a high percentage of 3,9% of the total amount for Visa and Mastercard payments. This shouldn't be anymore in 2021. (By the way: we didn't pay any credit card fees at hotels, Lodges, shops and so on). But ok, so we choose the bank transfer. I sent the deposit of the safari with all costs covered by my bank but 15$ got lost somewhere in the transaction. It was no problem as I payed the rest of the amount prior arrival. So I did sent the rest of the amount, all costs covered by myself plus an additional 15$ to cover the cost lost in transaction. But this time 33$ didn't arrived. Explorer Kenya said it is an intermediate bank but my house bank operates worldwide and sent the amount direct. So to avoid losing 48$ please check with your bank about the payment.
All in all we had an amazing stay in Africa and the Parks and variety of animals are simply amazing. Thank you to Jonathan for the adventures and guiding us during our Safari.
CN
Email Kayigana | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Masai Mara unforgettable 4-day trip
Unforgettable 4 days Safari in Masai Mara
Me and my partner we had a great time thanks to Explorer Kenya. Prior to our Safari trip we stayed in contact with Explorer Kenya workers who provided me with accurate information with a prompt response every time i made an inquiry. Afterwards i decided to book 4 days- trip in Masai Mara interacting with animals. We were lucky to have Jonathan Maina an experienced driver-guide appointed to us for the 4 days game drive.
Jonathan Maina drove safely & always on time for any appointment we've agreed on , he was always eager for us to be able to spot big animals ( Leopard, Cheetah, Lions, zebra & Wildebeest migration...). Jonathan was in a full communication with other guides to find out what they have spotted.
During our trip we saw plenty of animals exceeding about 20 species, the only animal we didn't see is Rhino & animal migration. We spotted mating lions, lions with a kill, lions with cubs, family lions of 2 adult male 3 adult female and one male cub old enough so that males were chasing it from the family, this family had a kill of baby hippo. Spotted leopard with a kill climbed tree, leopard coming from drinking water, 4 Cheetahs hunting together ( the hunt didn't finish as gazelle had already spotted them).
Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Had a good experience!
7 day safari
The safari was a great and interesting experience, especially thanks to our guide Jonathan! We visited Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara - all three places were beautiful!