Esther Ndegwa - Travel Consultant
Kenya Budget Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Huang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice people, great service
I've book a 11-day Kenya Tanzania safari trip with Kenya Budget Safaris.
The consultant who I contacted with is Esther. She was very helpful and nice.
I was travel alone and I've chosen to join group tour.
In the 11 days I've traveled with three groups. But this is okay, they arranged well.
And the travel agency in Tanzania is World Tours Safari.
Their service was also good. The foods are fantastic, and of course I've seen many animals (Big 5).
Next time if I have chance to travel in East Africa again, I'll choose these two company again.
Email Caitlin McKay | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Amboseli
Before booking I many great reviews, so i was fairly certain that this was going to be great safari. Even worth these expectations, I was 100% blown away by so many aspects: firstly Esther was so quick with her responses and amazingly helpful with all of my million emails!; the accommodation was a much higher standard than expected - especially love the Masai Mara camp; food was delicious; tour van - everyone got a window seat; and omg... Patrick! I absolutely love him, he is funny, personable, extremely helpful, eagle-eyed spotting animals, one hell of a good driver, and so incredibly knowledgeable about everything safari! I honestly could not have gotten a better guide!; most of all... as a female traveling by herself, I felt incredibly safe.
This is my first stop of many affixed countries to visit this holiday... future guides have a lot to live up to!
Thank you!
IT
Email Francesca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya Budget Safari, great value for money
I really enjoyed my week travelling with Kenya Budget Safari.
Accomodations were always good (more tent-like lodges will be even better!), we had no problem with food or water and everything worked out as planned
Our driver Patrick was the best, thank to his skills we saw everything you could wish to see: all the Big 5 (several times), lots of birds and hundreds of herbivores.
He knows a lot about animals and plants you meet during the safari, he's really kind, nice and accomodating to our needs.
I have just one suggestion, for both Nakuru and Naivasha accomodation: I know the arrival time at destination could change according to the traffic, but it will be nicer for the hotels to be closer to the city center. That will make easier to visit of the city if the van reaches the destination hours before the next planned activity. (FYI, we managed to visit both Nakuru and Naivasha thanks to Patrick anyway)
For all the rest, you're doing great, guys!
I'd totally reccomend to use this agency for your safari.
SA
Email Dolon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
in one word excellent
Thank you very much for all your help and excellent arrangements. I had
extra concern for my parents... you and Henry made it really easy.
Henry is a very nice person/guide/driver. We enjoyed a lot. Hopefully we
will come again for safari and meeting you
DE
Email Julian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great Safari trip for a very good price!
We had a Safari of 10 days in total, a combination of Kenyan parks (Aberdare, Masai Mara) and Tanzanian parks (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha).
Esther was a great help in planning the trip, always very quick with her responses and she never got tired of our questions and demands. You gotta love her!
In the end we were offered a very good deal.
Our drivers/guides were true professionels. Always on time, they always knew the right places for spotting animals, you could ask them anything and got interesting informations in return. Plus, they were nice guys to spent time with.
So big thanks to Henry, Simon and Edgar!
Our cook Vitali provided us with great food. 3 meals a day, a variety of delicous stuff (we had a vegetarian in our group, she was also very satisfied)! Thank you Vitali!
I would defintely recommend to book a Safari with Kenya Budget Safaris.
We didn't have the money for an expensive Safari and got exactly what we wanted: an affordable Safari that gave us unforgattable expressions of the animals and the nature of Eastern Africa.
So thank you to the whole team (also Richard for the wine and the presents in the end).
Julian, Laura, Michael
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Email Ciaran | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari in Kenya and Tanzania!
Esther did a great job. Leading up to the trip Esther provided great communication and full details on what to expect while on Safari. We saw more animals than expected. Both of our drivers were great and knew so much about the animals and game parks. The accommodations were pretty nice for being in the middle of no where. The lodges and tented camps served great food. Book this trip! You will not regret it!
PK
Email Rafay | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply Amazing!!!
If you want to see animals and have the real safari experience with a peace of mind, than this the place for you.
The Safari was very well planned, the food was great, the tour guide was very experienced. The Safari was very smooth.
Your Job is to relax and admire the nature. the rest is handled by Estha.
IT
Email Elena e Roberto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Pleasant holiday with Kenya Budget Safaris
Esther is a friendly yet serious professional.
She has been of great help in organizing and customizing our trip to Kenya. We've been able to fine tune every aspect of our stay: tour programme, hotels/resorts, costs.
Moreover, we had a very good time with Henry who is a skilled driver and an experienced guide. We had the opportunity to learn a lot from him.
People from Kenya Budget Safaris have managed to make our holiday unforgettable.
IN
Email Jugal | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything top notch !! No room for any complain...
Just one word for the trip planned by Esther " superb". Took the trip in the month of July 2016 with my family.. was concerned about safety & comfort about the trip since was travelling with my parents... but Esther planned this trip beautifully for us.. i cant thank her enough for delivering more than what was promised. Camps suggested by her, food arrangements (since we are vegetarians), transfers.. everything top notch !! Special mention about John our guide who took us around for 7 days... a warm & extremely friendly guy !! Very punctual, professional too. I would recommened everybody who plans to visit Kenya to go with Kenya Budget Safaris & trust Esther fully to plan your trip.
AE
Email Pearl | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with everything taken care of. Great value for money.
Esther coordinated everything for us on behalf of the company. She is tremendously patient and extremely prompt with her responses. The suggested trip was optimal and we saw almost every animal. Everything that was promised was delivered.
Our driver was Samy and he performed with sincerity, making every effort to ensure we spot the animals and get a good view.
The weather was excellent during the last week of July making the overall experience even more pleasant.
Tip to travellers... Do your homework so you know what to expect at each of the places.
My only disappointment was that I could not do the long tour of the gorges in Lake Naivasha because although I had plenty of time before my flight there was a member in our group who had to catch a bus from Nairobi.
But overall it was an amazing experience and I've been recommending the company and specifically Esther to all my friends. Keep up the good work