East Africa Exotic Safaris
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- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $1,300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Arvindh | Experience level: first safari
If you wanna experience wild, these guys nail it !!
Am an enthusiastic wild life photographer. Knew nothing about Africa or this tour. But post my trip, i will definitely recommend East Africa Exotic Safari. Got the best guide who knew un and out of the park and wildlife. Mr. Muturi was such a humble person who cared about every penny and time spent. Mr. Manfred ( who assisted President Mr. Obama during his visit - thats what i heard ) and Mr. Samson ( Strong Samson as they call him ) were patient enough to stop as I wanted to click pics. Food - you would luv it. Alfred from wilderness camp will melt your heart.
Over all - The Best holiday in my entire life.
- AJ
Kids loved the trip and the guide was super!
Combined Lake Nakuru with the Masai Mara for a four day trip. Raphael did a great job with the organization, responded to all messages quickly, greeted us at the airport on arrival and saw us off at the end of the trip.
While Lake Nakuru was interesting (buffalo, white rhino, Rothschild's Giraffe), given the distance and lack of flamingos we should have taken an extra day at the Masai Mara. That said, the Flamingo Hill Tent Camp was wonderful and the food was great.
The food and hospitality at the Base Camp Explorer Masai Mara was also super and an extra couple of days there would not have been hard to take. The children (10 and 7) really liked the Masai staff who escorted us while about in the evening and the "family" tent was huge and comfortable.
In terms of the safari, we could not have asked for a better guide than Joseph. With 15 years experience he knew all the best spots to find the animals, knew all about them and was able to pass on the information in an interesting and engaging manner (even the kids listened and learned). We saw lions eating (and mating), the wildebeest crossing (with one taken by a croc), a mother leopard and cub, ostrich's doing their mating dance and _________ , lots of cheetah, elephants, etc. All in all a truly great holiday.
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Email Neelam Lama | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent package organized by Raphael. Our driver and guide Joseph was informative and so the best
We had an excellent safari. Everything was organized to perfection.
Amazing Honeymoon!
I booked my Honeymoon trip with east African safaris and Raphael and it was an unbelievable experience and one I will never forget.
I choose and planed a route of three national parks I wanted to go to over the 8 days I had between flying in and out of Nairobi. From there Raphael took care of everything else. He picked us up from the airport and made sure everything was ok form the rest of the trip. Joseph was our driver and he was excellent the whole 8 days, he could pick out animals from an amazing distance and tried his very hardest to make sure we had seen every animal we could on our trip. He was patient with pictures or when we wanted a break and always on time for pickups and drop offs. Although there is no guarantee of what you can see during your trip we ticked every box and were even lucky to see a leopard twice and a lion kill a wildebeest.
All the accommodation was totally suitable for what we needed.
Ad it was all completed with Raphael meeting us at the airport on the way home to hear direct feedback everything was good with the trip , the service from both Raphael and Joseph was first class.
I was worried prior to going , and worried I had done the right thing booking all of this over email and the internet , transferring money from Britain was risky without using a British travel agent – but there was absolutely no issues, so if anyone is worried and wants any reassurance please feel free to drop me a message.
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Email Panindra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exotic Safari Experience
Thanks to Rapheal our our tour guide for an excellent safari experience and booking us in one of the best camps available in Masai Mara, "Base Camp Explorer".
The only complain is about the vehicle, a Nissan Van which could have been better to beat the terrain drive of 100 kms. Its better to have vehicles with better suspension for such roads, something like a land cruiser maybe.
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Email Gem&Oli | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Holiday Ever!!!
We just returned from our first safari for 14 days visiting several parks in Kenya. We have made extensive research and received many quotes before making our bookings through Raphael at East African Exotic Safaris. He managed everything and was always very responsive, clear and gave us good advises. Our safari was the best holidays we ever had. Such an Amazing experience!! We met Raphael twice at the beginning and at the end of our safari, he is a great young guy, very professional and competent and took down our feedback. In our opinion Raphael offers the best value for money as he managed to beat all of the other quotes we have had.
DO NOT HESITATE IN GOING TO KENYA AND THROUGH EAST AFRICAN EXOTIC SAFARIS. Thanks again Raphael, we will surely come back!
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
fantastic trip
everything arranged as promised. no gliches. great guide. who would think the animals would be so close and plentiful?
the sopa hotel was an added bonus.
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50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Superb service made the trip perfect
I booked with East Africa Exotic Safaris as a last minute excursion when coming to Nairobi for a business conference. I had contacted several tour operators and due to the prompt and very courteous reply opted to use their services. From the outset, I was never disappointed. Always fast on replying and was punctual in coordination of activities plus the driver was knowledgeable to make this excursion perfect. We even got lucky and saw a pack of lions crossing the road. This was my fifth time going on a safari so I knew what to reasonably expect and they raised the bar with perfect service.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing once in a lifetime experience
Communication: The communication prior to the trip was fantastic and prompt. Raphael responded quickly to our emails and answered all of our concerns and questions. We honestly had a long email thread going and it felt like we already knew each other by the time we first met in Nairobi.
Service: The service was amazing. Our tour operator George was the best guide we could have asked for. He was incredibly knowledgeable about animals in the safari and taught us about the culture and lifestyle in Kenya. This was the biggest surprise for me. I expected to see tons of animals, but being able to build a relationship with the tour operator and learn more about Kenya and its people was the cherry on top.
Accommodations: 5 star. I was nervous about this before we left, but was very pleasantly surprised. The lodges were spacious, clean, and had all of the amenities you would expect in a hotel. The service at all of these lodges was also top notch. Everyone was ready to assist you however they could and truly made an effort to make you feel welcome.
Safari: Awesome experience. We saw herds of elephants moving from the bush to the marsh, prides of lions lounging during the day and playing during the night, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, etc. We were able to see just every animal we wanted and more. The safari was also well planned in the we were able to go to Amboseli National Park and see Mount Kilimanjaro. Our last day at Amboseli, we had breakfast outside on a patio on a crystal clear day and had the best view of Mount Kilimanjaro. The only thing that I would leave out is Lake Nakuru. The redeeming factor for this trip was seeing rhinos and a very cool interaction between a few lions and water buffaloes, but if you're coming to see flamingos (which it was previously famous for) make sure to check the conditions before you come. Lake Nakuru's water levels were too high when we came so we hardly saw any flamingos.
Overall amazing trip!
Exotic Safaris brings you
Efficient, trustworthy, good value for money, polite, greeted us everyday with a genuine warm smile, extremely helpful even over the phone - Raphael the manager, based in Nairobi, Kenya, phoned the PesaPal company in Nairobi to make sure which email address i should use to confirm payment (I am based in Mtwara, Tanzania) and promptly emailed me back with all details. At the end of our trip, Raphael left us both a small parting gift of tea and coffee at the hotel we were staying, a token of appreciation for having chosen Exotic Safaris and a reminder that good, polite service starts from the very first bout of interaction and ends on a thank you note.
The driver George was a careful and responsible driver, mindful and very respectful of animals and their habitat, knowledgeable on animals and sharing interesting tidbits on animal behavior. He made sure we saw as many animals as possible in our short 4 safari day trip, was very open to discussing and re-organizing day trip plans and overall a sensible, easy going travel companion.