The team
Karibu Safaris In Kenya
- Office 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
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Email Himanshu | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
More value than price paid!
Benign my first trip to Africa, I was a bit skeptical about how it will be (or how it will not be). Karibu travels checks all the boxes with respect to everything mentioned in the itinerary. From my airport pick up to the journey and the safari game drives, the experience was not the value for money I was expecting but it was more than that. Arony was our driver and guide and I think our group couldn’t have asked for any better. He had over 2 decades of experience and a eye for catching animals. When most other groups in our camp saw less, Arony was able to proactively listen to the radio chatter, take the shortest routes to the site and gave us a lot of insights and history. I have already shared my experience with Karibu and Arony with my friends in India. I’m 100% sure they will all come to Karibu and ask for Arony :) Thank you for your services once again.
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Email Tomo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience with super good driver
It was my fantastic experience joining the safari tour with my wife.
Found all BUG5 and also wild beasts across the river.
This was very lucky but also Driver Auroni was so high skilled tour operator he was very good to make a best approach to animals also a good guy that told me lot of interesting things of Masaimara and Nakuru.
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Email Albert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good and professional safari
We did a 7 days safari visiting Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli and we enjoyed a lot specially Masai Mara and Amboseli as these 2 parks are a top for doing safari. Our guide was Aron and we can only say kind words, first about his knowledge of the parks and let us enjoy phantastic days. He manages always to have a good location to see animals, and through his long experience we learnt a lot not only about predators, also birds, and animals behaviour. The experience was amazing and in case we come back to Kenya we would like Aron as our guide.
Email Theresa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic tour, providing a vivid taste of Kenya!
This tour was fantastic! I joined a group of 6 individuals. Great co-ordination in the collection of everyone and getting the tour on the road. Starting with a beautiful view of the Great Rift Valley and continuing to the Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Hell's Gate Park. We saw so many different species of animals in large numbers, including the big five, and got a good sense of the country and it's gentle, smiley folk on the drive between parks.
The Maasai Mara was absolutely alive and watching the Wildebees migration was mesmerising. Meeting the colourful, authentic Maasai tribe in their village was a special treat. Hippos, Fish Eagles, Kingfishers and more teemed around us whilst on a boat on Lake Naivasha. Lake Nakuru Park, very lush in contrast to Maasai Mara, and the home of Rhino, huge flocks of Flamingos and many more species. Cycling through Hell's Gate park was an exhilarating experience (a must!) and walking in the quiet, massive gorge was fascinating and left me in awe.
Peter, our driver and guide, was extremely knowledgeable, very punctual and well organised. My second driver, Victor, was equally impressive, and shared with me interesting facts about the Kenyan culture and tribes.
Our accommodation was basic, comfortable and homely, and the staff were attentive and super-friendly. The tented camp in Maasai Mara just completed the whole safari experience.
Our meals were delicious, local fare and many had a special, spicy Indian flavour. Tito, our chef in the tented camp, kept us well-fed and his smile was as bright as the African sun!
This was a very special experience! Asante sana, Karibu Safari's!
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Email Ziv | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Had a great time in Kenya and Tanzania
Went to Kenya and Tanzania with my family during summer break from college. We visited relatives and traveled all over the place. Everything went very smoothly. The highlight was spending a few nights at an all inclusive at Diani Beach.....so beautiful....with nice rooms and very good food (Neptune Resort).
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Email Anupam | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great way to experience Kenya in a budget
I and my friend have recently done a 7-day tour with Karibu Safaris. The key takeaways are:
Positive:
a. Robert, the owner, was very responsive, straightforward and trustworthy. As promised, he sent someone for our airport pickup and provided us a complimentary night stay.
b. Edward, our driver and guide, was extremely knowledgeable with more than 10 years of experience in safari tours. He tried his best to get us to see wildlife in all the parks and was at hand to resolve any issues we faced.
c. Vegetarian food was available for us all through the tour.
Things which can be improved:
a. It appeared that the bookings for stay are on tentative basis. Thus, if the place mentioned in the itinery is full, the guide will search for other places. While this doesn't seem to be a common occurrence, it brings an element of uncertainty. We faced this in Naivasha.
b. The lodging in Amboseli (Kimana Camp) needs drastic improvement. The issued included no heated water, bathroom door not getting locked and on top of that the power line went kaput in early morning.
c. The tour works on hub and spoke model. So, you can be mixed and matched with another group during the tour. For example, an initial group may have two set of people going on 3 day and 7 day tour respectively. After 3 days, the first group will move to a different vehicle at a transit point and another group will join in or vice versa. While this is okay, it will be better if it can be communicated in advance.
Overall, it was a great experience visiting Kenya. The wildlife is amazing and the people, in general, were fine. For a budget tour, Karibu's 7 day tour is a wonderful experience.
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Email Saade | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible Trip!
I am from Kenya and now live in the USA. I travel home every few years and and so pleased to have found Karibu Safaris. Robert is incredibly helpful and accommodating. We just returned and had a great to visiting the coast and lots of other places. Robert is very knowledgeable about Kenya - - working with him saves me a lot of time and we always have a great time. Would highly recommend him and his company!
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.