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 Sean | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A rewarding and worthwhile trip.
Our 7-day trip was divided into three parts, and two drivers were very professional and friendly. Especially Peter Nding’ai,He is very polite and pays attention to safety, and will take the initiative to explain the knowledge of animals to us.We saw many lions, elephants, giraffes etc.There are many wonderful moments.It was an impressive trip.
Email Sam | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely incredible!
The tour with Jocky was incredible. We did the 6 day tour of Masaai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. We had the best guide in Dickson, who was friendly and knowledgeable. With Dickson we found all the big 5, and he made the tour so much fun. The accommodation was very basic but for 1000USD each we could not complain! The food was good, and the tour was consistent with their meals for us. The trip is about the animals and not where you sleep! Don’t hesitate to book! Amazing and will be a long life memory.
Email Jonjo Walsh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Safari with Jockey Tours – Huge Thanks to John Mwangi!
We had an incredible experience with Jockey Tours — from start to finish everything was perfectly organised and exceeded our expectations. Our guide, John Mwangi, was absolutely outstanding. He was friendly, professional, and unbelievably knowledgeable about the wildlife and parks.
John made sure we were always in the best possible spot for sightings — we saw lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and even a leopard thanks to his sharp eye! He also had a great sense of humour and made the long drives enjoyable, sharing stories and insights about Kenya’s culture and nature.
The vehicle was comfortable and well-maintained, the lodges were excellent, and we always felt safe and well taken care of. It was clear that Jockey Tours really cares about giving guests the best possible experience.
If you’re considering a safari in Kenya, don’t hesitate to book with Jockey Tours — and request John Mwangi if you can! He truly made our trip unforgettable.
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Email Guangqian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kikuyu is very professional and energetic
well prepared. Comfortable tour. Thanks kikitu. We have seen all animals as well as Kilimanjaro mountain. Super lucky will snowfall yesterday.
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Email lin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great，he is full of passion for try to find animal
they can offer accommodation as we required，the price is affordable.
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Email Sara Souza | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience
Excellent experience. Our guide, Wycliffe, was super attentive, kept us safe, and worked hard to ensure we had the best experience in the Masai Mara and throughout the trip. The Jambo Mara Lodge is also wonderful. Very comfortable, attentive staff, and great food. Everything was wonderful. My suggestion is to check the vehicle's seatbelts. Other than that, everything was great!
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Email Agata | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beautifull trip with the best driver
When I saw all the positive reviews I thought it was unposssible for agency to have so many.
But after my trip I can highly recommend this agency and especially driver Stanley. We spend with Stanley 5 days.
Stanley wanted to show us all the animals on Safari. When other drivers stopped we ran to see cheetahs. We were always the first to see something intresting and we had planty of time to enjoy the views.
Stanley told us so many intresting facts about animals.
Thank you Stanley for your smile and for showing us beautiful animals. We had luck to have you us our driver.
If one day I return to Kenya I choose this agency and the best driver again :).
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Email Daniel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience has been fantastic; it has far exceeded our expectations.
Steven has been our tour guide; his knowledge of the animals, his experience, and his enthusiasm made our safari days truly spectacular. The hotels chosen by Jocky Tours were perfect (specially the Opa lodge in Naivasha), and we especially highlight the excellent service. In addition, the meals were very good with plenty of variety.
Overtourism and disrespect for nature
I join Theo to say that as wildlife conservationist, we wanted to experience our first ever Safari and what better place than the Massai Mara ?
we decided to trust the good reviews this Tour Operator has and booked a 6 days safari through the Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli.
That was a mistake.
I don't know how is it possible that so many people are blindfold about what is going on in Mara but Jocky Tour is definitly part of the problem. I never seen so much unethical behavior to satisfy clients on a game drive. It was not just our guide, it was all of them. Jocky Tour is responsible because it pushes those kind of behavior, to satisfy their clients, to have a cool selfie and when I confronted them about it they had nothing to say anymore. We were next to a lioness with 2 cubs, hiding in bush, the car was at less than 2 METERS away, stressing them, phones ringing, two guides from two different companies talking to each other loudly. It was 50 plus cars in front of a lioness with a kill, she didn't know what to do anymore. 50 plus cars again cercling a scared leopard in a bush to get a photo. Loud engines, people talking loudly, cars trying to get in front of one another for their guests to have a better view, it was pure chaos. When I confronted our guide about it, he told me that he'll try to stay discret and keep a safe distance from the animals. But nontheless, one poor cheetah with 40 plus cars around latter during the day was the nail in the coffin for us. All those tour operators are killing the Mara, one of the last wild jewel of Africa, all that for short term profit and to satisfy clients that think it's a zoo. It changes animal behavior and causing so much damage on the land to have so much vehicules with no regulations!
Studies shows that cheetah to have less cubs in the Mara because of the stress caused by all this. Lionesses loose kills, buffalos can't escape anymore, blocked by army of people and let's not talk about the great migration... There is countless and coutless exemple of thoses abuses.
Also, the program was not followed, as we should have had a full day in the Mara but insead it was cut short ta have the optional visit of a Massai village. Which is also a big joke as it doesn't look authentic at all, it is more of a show for tourists.
PLEASE, if you read this, make sure your tour operator is not some kind of money profit, selfish organisation like Jocky Tour that doesn't think about the environnement and the damage it causes. Make sure they are ethical and that their guides are well trained and aware about animals safety. I understand that everybody doesn't have the money for the private experience which is our case at the moment. But we still left the safari at the end of the first day. Even if we're not getting our money back because we didn't finish it (and I don't mind paying the parc fees), we don't want to be involve and witness something like this EVER again. So save a little more money but make sure you go there to respect the place and enjoyed it for it's true value, to keep it as wild as possible.
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Email Cedric | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
From start to finish the tour was excellent!
I am sure that we had the best driver in all of the Masai Mara, John Mwangi is his name, if you want to watch all the animals, make sure you are fir him by name! He really went out of his way to make sure we watch all the animals and as close as possible! Thank John, you helped me live a lifelong dream!
