The team
Karibu Safaris In Kenya
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1986)
- Member Of:
- KATO, Tourism Regulatory Authority & Eco Toursm Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $280 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Great company to work with when traveling to Kenya
We just returned from Kenya - - this was the second time that we worked with Robert and Karibu Safaris. My wife has family in Kenya and Robert was extremely helpful in helping us to organize a highly customized itinerary. We traveled all over Kenya and Tanzania by train, plane, and auto and everything went incredibly smoothly. Any request that we had (and there were a few) Robert graciously accommodated. He was patient with us as we kept shifting our plans (so we appreciated his flexibility). I will be forever grateful to Robert for retrieving my daughter's passport from a hotel safe and arranging safe transport (for the passport) from Nairobi to Mombasa. Saved us incredible headaches. He helped us stay calm and enjoy our trip (knowing that he had a potentially highly problematic situation covered)
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Email Igor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari experience with Karibu Safaris
The whole experience with Karibu Safaris was just perfect.
Excellent, friendl and knowledgeable tour guide John made our safari a great experience. We've seen all the animals multiple times and even witnessed cheetahs hunting down a wildebeest. Furthermore, food , accomodation and everything else was top! Highly recommend!
Email Jackline Agnes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding. Greatly impressed!!
Impressively splendid.
I enjoyed every moment and minute of my safari. My tour guide was simply the BEST. Looking forward to many more trips together.
Thank you.
Email Kevin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We got the money shots
The briefing was informative and gave us a good idea of what to expect and any questions we asked were answered to our satisfaction. To be honest first impressions of the safari vehicle were that it was dated but we later realized that looks can be deceiving and the vehicle was perfectly designed to get us close to the action and provided a perfect viewing platform once the roof was raised. Although they looked dated the vehicle was mechanically great and obviously designed for the harsh conditions of the tracks.
Our guide (Arroni) was the biggest surprise. He was truly amazing and we soon found ourselves in the prime positions to get the best possible view/photo of the wildlife to the obvious envy of others around us. He was totally devoted to making our experience as safe and enjoyable as possible and we soon built a very good relationship with him. At the end of the day, he knew what was important to us and delivered, we got the money shots we came for including a prime view of the migration crossing of the Mara River by the wilderbeast.
Accommodation at the camps was basic but sufficient. The food tends to be a bit repetitive, but healthy and fills your stomach.
Be prepared for busy roads and African driving which can be a bit scary at times, but we soon got used to that and our guide delivered us safely to our destinations.
If I could offer a suggestion it would be to the camps that hit water is important to most tourists and was at times not available.
All in all, be prepared to live basically but get the rewards of an adventure of a life time. The guide is most important to an enjoyable holiday, we thoroughly enjoyed ours thanks to Arroni.
Email Lynna | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional service for a budget safari, best value, highly recommended.
Our dream of the great Kenya came crushing a week before commencing when we got a letter from the scammer, Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris saying that they can't provide the service.
Luckily, Sam, the manager of our Hadassah Hotel at Nairobi got us a similar safari at about the same cost. No need for any advance payment which is good. We don't trust paying out-front after losing 50% to Mr Otieno.
We met with KARIBU Safaris Mr Robert at the hotel for briefing and payment and everything went smoothly thereafter.
Our driver/guide, Arroni is the best guide you could possibly have. He had been doing this for 23 years and can sight a selval cat from such a distance from a moving van where all we saw was something lying in the savanna. We got to see so many animals plus 4 of the Big 5 and Arroni had the gift to position us for the best angle to photograph them. And we got to witness the great wildebeest migration up close.
Two of our team members who had been to many Safaris in South Africa were so impressed, they wish they can have him as their driver/guide in South Africa.
We had such a wonderful experience with Arroni that we were actually glad our original tour was cancelled.
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Email Alice | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Arroni is the knowledgeable driver and guide. We are lucky to have him
Karin Safari is Reliable, experience and customer oriented .Highly recommended for friends to use their services when they come to Kenya
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Email Jasmine Ng | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience the Real with Karibu Safaris In Kenya
We had an Excellent safaris driver , Arroni. He had many years of experience and make great effort to ensure we see everything that is our there. Services at all the accommodation is excellent too. Setback are the accommodations are lacking in amenities like poor lightings and low water pressure for showering. Besides that all is excellent.
Email Blaauw | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari with James!!
It was really great! James made the safari wonderfull. Good communication, good hospitality and because of James we saw the big 5 very closely. He is a good driver and very kind and helpfull!
The service from Karibu is good! Thank you - you made it a excellent trip!
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Email Ralf | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great first impression of Kenya in a few days
It is amazing how much we saw in just a few days. It is not a trip when you want to rlax, bcause it is a lot of driving. Ialways felt safe on the road, because our driver Richard was excellent. If you only have afew days and want to see a lot, choose this kind of trip.
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Email Sergio Sanchez Hernandez | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Just perfect!
I am a Spanish solo traveller and booked a 12-day safari with Karibu Safaris and I can say that I am satisfied 100% with the experience. This has definitely been a trip in a lifetime!
My itinerary was all about covering as many national parks as possible and I am glad to have done so. Otherwise, I would have surely missed the chance to see some animals. The parks included Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Tarangire. I have seen ALL kinds of animals: the big five from a close distance (leopard and rhino are quite difficult to see) and others such as jackals, hyrax, adama lizards, crocodiles, hippos... We even had hyenas and mongoose freely wondering around our camp in Serengeti!
I have to say that as chaotic as the organization may seem, everything turns out fine at the end. Do not expect great communication or information from the company in the western european style. Neither do so with following your schedule as previously stated. Some changes are always made on the go, but at least in my case, always for the better. African people are most of the times nice and friendly and won't try to scam you. In my case, the company even arranged one extra day and were helpful at all times.
