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 Isaac | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Tour, Fantastic Guide!
I absolutely recommend this tour, and especially this tour guide, Andrew/Kabaya!
I did the 7-day safari, joining a group, and had a wonderful time. We saw so many animals, in such beautiful landscapes. The group was really fun, a mixture of people from China, Italy, Iraq, and the US. The hotels and campgrounds we stayed in were really nice. (The camps were more like glamping than camping.) The company was very communicative when I emailed and called, and took care of literally everything.
Finally, our tour guide, Andrew was absolutely splendid. He knew so much about the flora and fauna, and was so thoughtful and communicative with us. (And he was a great driver.)
Thank you Jocky Tours and Andrew for a wonderful safari!
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Email Susie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
6 day Kenya safari
We had a great time on our 6 day budget safari trip to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. Our guide Joseph was wonderful, very knowledgeable, friendly, kind and we felt very safe with him as we traveled by road across Kenya.
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Email Zhu Hong | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This is a standardized and well-established safari company
First, I compared fewer than 10 companies on safari.com, then shortlisted 5 based on their itineraries, pricing, and the smoothness of initial communications. After that, I checked their reviews on TripAdvisor and Google, and finally chose Jocky Tours and Safaris，Facts have proven that this was a correct choice.Minneh and I exchanged multiple rounds of emails. Throughout the process, Minneh patiently and carefully answered all my questions, and, as I requested, selected the best camps within the same category. When we arrived at the last camp, it wasn't the one specified in the contract, but it was much better than the contracted one. The meals were absolutely fantastic—I feel like our group put on a lot of weight during this trip. The concern that we might not find food we liked in Kenya turned out to be completely unfounded.
But above all, I want to express my gratitude to our driver-cum-guide, John—I hope I haven't misspelled his name. As someone with 17 years of driving experience myself, John is the best driver I've ever seen. The roads along the safari route were not good, yet he thoughtfully avoided almost all situations that would cause the vehicle to jolt. He also tried his best to keep us from trailing behind other vehicles and getting covered in dust. With him leading the way, you're sure to see all the animal species you could imagine, because he is so dedicated and capable.
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Email Veronica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Leroy best guide ever
Amazing experience, we did the 4 days Masaai Mara and lake Nakuru tour, but I would suggest to do one more day at Masaai Mara because the experience is unique. Any word would not be enough to describe our guide Leroy: he ensured everything was on point, he answered all our questions, his deeply knowledge of the animal environment top off the trip, thanks to his amazing drive and passion we were able to spot all the animals.
Regarding Jockey Tours, the driver was on time the first day of the trip and he took us to an office where they gave us the receipt (we decided to pay everything in advance with extra 5% charge). We stayed at Jambo Mara (very nice) for the first two nights but the third night we did not stay at the hotel that was mentioned in the receipt because there were no rooms available… I would suggest a better organization. Moreover, in the program was mentioned only Masaai Mara and lake Nakuru, but we only did an afternoon game drive at Nakuru and the last morning we did the excursion at lake navaisha that was optional (but if you did not want to, there were no other options available to do something else - and on the program was mentioned a fee of 20usd, we paid 50usd, please update the price). I was a bit disappointed because I thought we would do two game drives at lake Nakuru. For sure 90% of our experience became from ok to amazing thanks to Leroy, we could not ask for a better guide for these days.
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Email pedro | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kelvin the leopard spotter
Kelvin is kind, honest and a great driver. Wonderful safari, we saw all the big 5.
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.
Email Ryan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional service and great experience
Our guide was knowledgable and friendly and created a great atmosphere. Professional service and explained things well
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Email Yusaku | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
good
very good
I could see many animals
James is nice
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Email Maria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience
Unique and unbeatable experience. We spent a few incredible days seeing wild animals in their natural habitat and admiring the beauty of the landscapes of Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, Amboseli, etc.. The safari was organized to perfection and thanks to our guide Denis the experience was unbeatable.
Thanks to his great experience, knowledge and quality we were able to get the most out of each game drive and see the big 5 easily. We would repeat and recommend Jocky Tours without a doubt.
