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 Carol | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an unreal experience
Papa John was our tour guide, I noticed he is very cautious and prioritized safety.
He is caring and always doing his best to give us a great experience.
I do recommend booking with jocky and asking for papa John.
Email Sue | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Five star trip from Ritchie - simply an amazing wonderful unforgettable experience. Highly recommend
Trip of a lifetime & what a fantastic experience! Going to the Maasai Mara National Park was amazing; seeing so many animals in their Natural habitat with all the freedom they enjoy was wonderful. Our guide Ritchie was truly outstanding & we feel we saw so many animals we would have missed if it wasn’t for him including the elusive leopard, baby hippo with its parents & two majestic male lions walking towards us plus so much more. I loved the grace & elegance of the giraffes & the adorable elephants crossing the savannah. Thank you Ritchie & thank you Jockey Safaris.
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Email Joan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kikitu rules!!!
Everything was well managed, the acommodations, even in the budget option were above expectations, and the safari was simply amazing! Ask for Kikitu as your safari guide/driver, just do It!! He is super joyful, funny, and very caring, always looking for the best experience for us during the visites in the national parks, he Will manage to get to the best spots for watching the animals.He knows a lot about the many animals you'll see making It a great experience, also he is a great driver being cautious in the highway and more adventurous (but safe!) when needed during safari. 10/10
Email Gillian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Helpful, good driver, he was very knowledgeable and looked after us
Fantastic safaris with Dennis Hinga very knowledgeable and an excellent driver!
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Email Terry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an extraordinary and remarkable experience for us to explore the beauty of Africa
This African Safari far exceeded expectations! The beautiful views of grassland and witnessing the "Big Five" thriving freely in their natural habitat were moments of raw beauty and wildness I'll cherish forever. Every morning game drive brought thrilling surprises, with the animals' every move captivating our hearts.
Besides, Special praise must go to our guide Francis. He was practically a walking encyclopedia of wildlife, possessing incredibly rich knowledge and keen observation skills. He shares fascinating insights into wild animals’ behavior and stories. Francis always answered all our questions and our trip is comfort and overwhelming thanks to his exceptional expertise and good service.
This journey was not just a visual feast but a profound soul-stirring experience, and an outstanding guide was key to it all!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Email Cyenn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An absolutely breathtaking immersion into raw wilderness! Our safari exceeded every expectation.
We deeply appreciated the operator’s commitment to wildlife conservation and respect for local communities
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Email Aneta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!
This Safari trip was an amazing adventure! It was a great chance to experience wildlife and nature. Benjamin is a great person and he did a great job! Thanks to him our trip was filled with joy and laughter. We truly appreciate his work and dedication. Highly recommended!
Email Janelle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing time with Wycliffe
Our guide Wycliffe was fantastic. In a 5 day Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru budget joining tour, he got us right onto all the action!! We saw 26 lions, including a pride of 13 on the hunt one morning, and he managed to get us to the front of the queue of safari jeeps for the most amazing experience. We saw 3 other sets of lions, and he even got us (alone among jeeps!) up close with 2 cheetahs, and then right in the perfect spot to view a leopard eating an impala in a tree when we went to Nakuru. This guide is knowledgeable and the best. We'd been a little frustrated with Jockey leaving out a game drice in Nakuru listed in our itinerary, but this had nothing to do with Wycliffe who helped sort it. All big 5 viewed and such a majestic journey. Huge thanks to Wycliffe for professionalism and hard work getting us to see all the big cats (plus rhinos and birds and much more)!!
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Email Matthew Marposon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
TWO AMAZING SAFARIS with our incredible guides PAPA & DENNIS through Amboseli, Nakuru & Maasai Mara!
JockyTours is legit.
First time travel to Africa can be overwhelming and filled with unknowns but JockyTours was never a problem. They were frequently available to chat via email and Whatsapp, they were accommodating and transparent regarding prices, itinerary, and services and they flexibly adjusted to and adapted to our plans as they evolved! JockyTours are an incredible value in not only the services they provide but also the accommodations they arrange and most of all in the skill and knowledge of their guides.
We were fortunate enough to book TWO (2) separate private & custom safaris with a 4 day break in between for a conference in Nairobi.
-SAFARI #1-
Amboseli & Lake Nakuru
We spent 5 nights and 6 days across Amboseli (2 full days/2 half-travel days) and Lake Nakuru (1 full day/ 1 half-travel day)
Our guide Papa was incredible. Papa's intimate knowledge of the areas along with his experience as a guide he confidently tracked and found rare wildlife events not common in each area for example a pride of lions hunting in Amboseli as well as a baby black rhino in Nakuru. Papa committed to giving us every opportunity to see Mt. Kilimanjaro making sure to keep an eye on visibility throughout each day as well as tracking different herds of elephants that would cross its view as well as exactly where and when to provide us with exceptional viewing and photographing conditions. He invested a lot of effort into our experience, often sharing useful knowledge, interesting history and trivia, and more often than not a good joke! He was a wizard on the road in how he weaved and navigated difficult roads, congested areas, and getting us to see everything we wanted, he not only knew how to solve mechanical issues on the fly but he also was Mr. Popular within the network of guides and communicated on the fly to get us to see the most out of each day. Papa truly felt more like a good friend you have known for a long time who you were visiting as he was showing us his incredible backyard, Papa rules and you would be so lucky to have him as your guide!
Thank you Papa, you started our trip off with a positive attitude that never left!
We stayed at the INCREDIBLE Manjaro tented camp with an intimate and authentically warm and kind camp staff while listening to wildlife out our door all night as well as the Hillcourt Resort and Spa complete with luxury amenities, a gym, pool, bar, spa, and restaurant dining.
-SAFARI #2-
The Maasai Mara
We spent 4 nights and 5 days in the Maasai Mara with Dennis from JockyTours and every day felt like a brand new adventure across completely different worlds!
We were picked up early and were accommodated as our group was split at 2 different locations, the drive from Nairobi was extremely smooth and safe as Dennis might be one of the most cool and chill human beings I have ever met, when we ran I to some traffic he calmly took a shortcut and saved us easily an hour!
Dennis was exceptionally patient, accommodating, and kind as we decided how we wanted to spend each day, he met us as early as the sunrise and stayed out just long enough to turn the headlights on as we pulled up to the lodge. Dennis knew where to find everything, from baby elephants, to lion prides, to active hunts and fresh kills-we almost never stopped snapping pictures and picking our jaws up off the floor! Dennis also paced out each day to see different things in varied environments to keep the trip fresh, and he continually spoke with Rangers, guides, and locals to help us track down the elusive Leopard which had evaded us for our entire trip, he knew it was our last of the big 5 to see and he made it his mission to find it for us -while at the same time not sacrificing any exciting moments to do so.
At the LAST TURN of our LAST NIGHT we saw it, we were out later than we should have been from watching a hunt and Dennis drove us by a know Leopard tree one final time, and sure enough after 2 weeks in Africa across two different safaris, Dennis nailed it and the Leopard stood up out of the tree and gave us a brief show to end our incredible first experience to Kenya and Africa!
Dennis always had a smile on his face, and a calm ease about him that was truly infectious in the best way. I couldn't help but feel like Dennis was really looking out for our family and it really made the difference from planning meals and bathroom breaks ahead to completely reading my mind on game drive itineraries.
Thank you Dennis, for the Buzzer-Beater Leopard! We will always cherish the memories you gave us!
We stayed at the Serena Mara Lodge complete with an AMAZING restaurant, spa, gym and pool each with vista spanning views and the MOST attentive resort staff I have ever experienced. We had immediate access to wildlife at the lodge like Baboons, Bushbacks, Hyrax, geckos, frogs, and mongoose as well as only minutes away from the Mara Triangle as it was located in the heart of the Mara.
Jockytours additionally was able to help us with our lost luggage with a service that was able to track our bags down as they arrived at the airport and then deliver them to us way out at our first safari. Truly exceptional service, if you have doubts, I can assure you, this company is as legit as it is excellent.
To anyone considering JockyTours, look no further, they are everything you need and if Papa and Dennis are any proof of their quality then you can't go wrong! & When booking ask for Samuel, and he will take care of your plans and make sure you lock in the trip you are looking for!
We couldn't be happier with how JockyTours treated us.
You won't regret booking with JockyTours!
Email Michele Naka | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded expectations!
I’m completely amazed by the service provided and accomodation for the budget option - Sankale camp (good food, amazing staff and the tent was way more than what I expected)!
The driver - Bernard Mwai - was a true king! He went over and above to show us as many animals as he could, as well for the ones we asked for.
Also, we luckily had the opportunity to see a buffalo vs lionesses action, and he got us a pretty amazing angle to watch it!
10/10!!!