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 Avran | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Papa John was a very great tour guide! He helped us see all Big 5.
Overall Jocky Tours was the best value for our money. The process of booking, pick up from hotel, safari, and drop off was very simple and easy.
TR
Email Erdem | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service with our excellent tour guide Dennis
A big thank you to Jockey Tours for going above and beyond to fulfill our hotel request, even when they weren’t obligated to. We truly appreciate the extra effort.
A very special thanks to our guide Dennis who made our entire trip enjoyable, and stress-free. His calm and relaxed attitude, constant warm smile, and patience in answering all our endless questions made us feel safe and well cared for throughout our journey. We’re truly grateful, Dennis; thank you for creating such a memorable experience for us.
TR
Email Sema | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour guide Dennis
We only had a short time in Masai Mara. Although we only went on a 1.5-day safari, our guide, Dennis, was very knowledgeable and well-equipped. Thanks to him, we saw five large animals and others in one day. He was experienced, friendly, and very kind. We were very pleased with our tour thanks to him.
Email Mrs Michelle Osbourne-Barnes | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safari tour, John Walter listened to everything we wanted to do
Our tour was very special. We saw everything and more on our travels. John Walter our driver was excellent, informative, great communication and went that extra mile to ensure our safari was exceptional. I would call John a friend after this tour. Thank you for a stunning experience. For the price we paid I would definitely recommend.
Email Rachel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Luxury safari experience!
Just completed our 6 day safari tour with the wonderful Isaac from Jocky Tours and we couldn’t give higher praise! We booked a private safari tour for 2 and the process from booking to completion was so smooth. We arrived in Nairobi late on Monday night, and stayed in a hotel which was recommended by Jocky Tours. A taxi then came to pick us up from this hotel in the morning and took us to the office in Nairobi to make payment for our tour and meet our driver. Isaac was wonderful - a safe and excellent driver who is clearly very passionate about the animals and his work! He was so knowledgeable and able to answer all of our questions and we had a good laugh along the way. He always tried to get us in a good position for taking photos of the wildlife and worked so hard to make sure we saw as much as we could! We felt safe and well-looked after throughout our time and all accommodation was clean and comfortable and staff very attentive and friendly. Food and water being included was such a bonus as well! Really was a luxury safari experience and I would highly recommend booking with Jocky Tours and especially requesting Isaac! Thank you for making our time so wonderful!
SK
Email Silvia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari
We did a 7-day Masai Mara - Nakuru - Navaisha - Amboseli safari.
We enjoyed it very much.
Our guide and driver Albert did a great job. He showed us animals and drove safely.
Unfortunatelly, we did not manage to have optional evening amboseli safari on day 5. Also on the last day there was only 2 hour morning safari and we came to nairobi quite early - before 1 pm.
There is a lot of time for transport because national parks are far from each other, so expect to have 2 full day safaris in masai mara and amboseli and others are just for few hours.
Do not worry about budget accomodation - all was clean and in a big tent it was quite romantic.
Food was great, nearly all courses were buffet served so we were never hungry.
Email Leah & Harleena | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience of a lifetime
Honestly an amazing experience with fantastic tour guides in Robin and Kelvin. Both guides showed us around the Masai Mara, giving insightful facts whilst we got to see 4 out of 5 of the big five! We saw animals up close and in action both hunting and also a very sweet love scene between giraffes. Both guides were great drivers too and really friendly.
Communications with the tour company were good, Minneh was very responsive and provided all the detail.
We opted for the camping accommodation, which was basic but comfortable and the hosts were lovely.
All and all, an amazing experience we won’t forget.
Email Keith | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Jocky Tours and Safaris, administration staff MAUREEN and driver STEVE are 5 Stars!
My review and resultant rating is based on a (7D/6N) budget tour with Jocky Tours & Safaris covering Masai Mara-Nakuru-Navaisha-Ambolesi.
I have also used my 2013 & 2020 experience at quite a few safaris in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Kenya (twice), and once in Southern Ethiopia to compare with the present one.
I have split up my review as follows:
1. Planning Stage.
Prior to and after making my selection with Jocky I had a few communications with MAUREEN (Jocky Administration) to clear up a few matters. Each time I not only received satisfactory answers but also very promptly.
The whole process I have to say was a breeze. I never had reason to doubt the honesty of the company.
2. Tour Cost.
The tour was good value for money and to my surprise all Jocky requested was just US$100 deposit to secure my tour, the balance payable on the morning of the tour which commenced on exactly the day I specified. (I planned the safari tour more than 2 months in advance).
3. Accommodation & Food.
The accommodation more than met my expectations and the food was reasonable considering the conditions. Bottled drinking water was available all the time.
4. The Expedition.
We were provided with a road worthy Toyota LandCruiser (4W drive) which seated up to 7. It was clean and functional.
STEVE our driver spoke excellent English and kept us informed of all the arrangements - accommodations, food, and most importantly drove us diligently in search of game. We were given ample time to view all the available sights. I have to applaud his effort over and above his normal driver obligations.
Best of all over the 7 days he was always cheerful. And despite being relatively young his driving was extremely safe and mature.
(He also helped me in his spare time to secure a bus ticket from Nairobi to Arusha for which I am tremendously grateful).
If ever I ever return for future safaris, for peace of mind, I would use Jocky Tours and Safaris again and would request STEVE to be my driver.
HK
Email Eddie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari by Jocky was smooth, enjoyable and memorable!
From the moment we were met by a colleague from Jocky at the airport upon our arrival till we finished our 7-day safari in Nairobi, everything was so smooth, enjoyable and memorable. Most grateful that we had Albert taking care of us during the whole trip. He is very knowledgeable with all the animals, tracking animal movements all the times to make sure that we saw as many animals as possible, pointing us to different directions and locations for animals and birds that we otherwise would not spot. On many occasions, he drove us to vantage points to view the animals up close. Most amazing happened on the second last day in Amboseli NP, Albert managed again to get us to several positions to witness how a lioness hunted down a zebra. He explained the strategy - how the lioness would approach and catch her prey. The whole event lasted for almost an hour, made it a once-in-a-lifetime experience to conclude our expedition that we will not forget. My sincere thanks to Albert (in the picture) who made an effort in reaching the Manjaro Tented Camp by dusk, an exceptional driving experience!
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Email Vlad | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Peter was awesome, great driver and guide!
Had a great experience doing the safari! I did the 3 day option and it was incredible! Got to see many cool animals and several different families of lions! Very pleased!
My guide was Peter Nding’ai