JOCKY TOURS TEAM
Jocky Tours and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- AMREF & KWS
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $200 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 Ivan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Experienced guide, many big cats spotted, great overall experience
This was our second experience doing 7 day safari in Kenya with Jocky Tours and our guide Sir Charles. We were a group of five people. Two other guests were with us in the car.
We enjoyed the safari a lot, saw many animals, including big cats, hippos, rhinos, giraffe, elephants and many different birds. Tour was well organized and our guide, Sir Charles exceptional in spotting animals and sharing interesting facts from animal lives.
One thing that we did not like was the accommodation that was organized for us when in Maasai Mara. We were supposed to be in one of two specific tented camps with good ratings, but due to them being full, we were taken to a different camp that was quite poor in quality (lights did not work, not working sockets, noisy generator right next to tent, so-so food options and services/staff...). To be honest, I was quite disappointed taking into consideration our previous experience with Jocky Tours two years ago. Our guide Charles was helpful here as well, when he managed to get us a better tent.
Regardless, everything else was perfect and we would pick Jocky Tours again.
Good tour guide (Francis), but some minor hiccups in accommodation arrangement
We booked a 7 days tour to Masai Mara, Nakuru and Naivasha lake and Amboseli. Overall trip was pleasant, the tour guide Francis has been very helpful and professional.
We had some hiccups on accommodation arrangement on day 5 with Wildebeest camp. The camp management insisted that Jocky tour did not confirmed the booking with them, thus when we have arrived at the camp around 8pm, rooms were not ready, we finally settled down in a room with single bed and had to survive the night without electricity and hot water. It was a nightmare to experience that after travelling a long 8 hours from Nakuru. We wished Jocky tour would have been more professional in handling this issue, but we have not heard more from them despite writing in to complain officially.
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Email DG | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible safari experience, accommodation could be better
Highlights:
1. The safari experience: Exceeded expectations. Every day for seven days was action-packed and an amazing adventure by itself. Watching the animals in their natural habitat is unforgettable experience.
2. Safari guide and driver Francis: Perfect timing, flawless execution, top guy.
3. Food: I enjoyed the food more than I would admit. The food throughout the tour hit the right notes for me.
Lowlights:
1. Me and my partner were checked in to an overbooked camp and had to endure one night in a single bedroom without electricity and hot shower. In my opinion, the arrangement could be done better between the tour operator and the accommodation.
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Email Srikanth Mallya | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience within a budget
I was initially sceptical about the safari booking online as I didn't have direct reference (though some good reviews on the net). Completed 4 days Masai Mara+Nakuru safari. It exceeded my expectation. Definitely 5* for Maureen (sales) who responded to all my queries and a double 5* to John our tour guide cum driver who made our trip memorable. He ensured we saw the Big 5 and never missed single attempt to spend time for the right place in Mara. Thanks Jocky tours and would definitely recommend. I took a budget package. The Sankale camp was budget camp but will clean tent and toilet. Food was basic but budget was our choice. If you are with family, recomend to go with mid budget accomodation though there is nothing wrong in the budget.
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Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, eager operator with a lot of fun doing his job
We had chosen the 5 day safari and could absolutely recommend the tour. Our guide showed us a lot of amazing animals. He was very eager to give us the best experience during our journey. On our tour we had a lot of luck and could have seen all Big Five of Africa.
The different stops are totally different. That's why there is a lot of variety in the tour. From safari to a boat trip, cycling and walking into a gorge.
The first accomodation in the camp was not that good. It is very basic and in the beginning our toilet did not work and the light as well as the WIFI sometimes didn't work. But the other two hotels were okay.
The communication during the tour could sometimes be a little bit better. As well we recommend you to have US-dollars with you to pay the extra activities like the Maasai village, cycling or the walk into the gorge.
Even if there were some critical points it was a great experience with nice people and we would do it again.
