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Veronica   –  
Italy IT
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 10, 2025

Email Veronica  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Leroy best guide ever
5/5

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.

Zhu Hong   –  
China CN
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 9, 2025

Email Zhu Hong  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

This is a standardized and well-established safari company
5/5

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.

Susie   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 9, 2025

Email Susie  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

6 day Kenya safari
5/5

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.

Isaac   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Aug 8, 2025

Email Isaac  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Fantastic Tour, Fantastic Guide!
5/5

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!

Lye Fong Kim   –  
Malaysia MY
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2025

Email Lye Fong Kim  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Pa pa John knowledgeable
5/5

7D6N Safari Tour is amazing .
Ist time my life watch with My own eye of the wild animals.
Infact it is not describe or express by writing.it was so surprise while the Giant elephant just standing in front of you not more than 10 meter away .
Papa John is a lives GPS and knowledgeable likes Google encyclopedias ,what ever you point or asked what kind of animals .he is able to explain to you.
The only thing regret we suppose to stay Manjaro Tented Camp site Near to the natural .but we was shifted to Amboseli Gateaway resort.
Any way the whole journey is perfect⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
One again Appreciated to our driver cum tour guide Mr.Papa John for his hospitality
and warm hearted.

Cyrus Chau & Matthew Him   –  
Hong Kong HK
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2025

Email Cyrus Chau & Matthew Him  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

What an amazing experience in Africa
5/5

We joined a 3 days safari tour to Masai mara. And it is much much more fun and exciting than what we expected. Especially our guide James Gichina, he is an amazing driver, excellent guide with professional knowledge and driving skills to show us how’s all the animals. He focused on the game drive and we were amazed by how skilfully and quickly he found the animals.

Great appreciation for James Gichina again!

Chin Seng   –  
Malaysia MY
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2025

Email Chin Seng  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

A good and friendly understandable tour guide cum transport operator.
5/5

An amazing and adventure job done by Jockey Tours. ( PaPa John)

Emily Tan   –  
Malaysia MY
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 7, 2025

Email Emily Tan  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Very very good, satisfied
5/5

Better than what I expected, I really enjoyed the game ❤️
Managed to see the big five 💕
Never thought can be so close to animals and they are so cute so lovely so big so strong and giraffeso elegant ❤️❤️❤️❤️

And we very happy spending 7 days with Papa John, our tour guide + driver,. We laughed we joked and we are happy satisfiedwith his good service💕

Colleen Lane   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 6, 2025

Email Colleen Lane  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Lovely tour!
5/5

James was a great tour guide and found us everything we wanted to see

Erasmo   –  
Belgium BE
Visited: August 2025 Reviewed: Aug 4, 2025

Email Erasmo  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Unforgettable Safari Experience!
5/5

An absolutely unforgettable 3-day safari experience with Jocky Tours and Safaris! Everything was perfectly arranged, but what truly made this trip exceptional was our guide and driver, James Gichina.

Thanks to James’ outstanding driving skills, we were able to reach areas where we spotted an incredible variety of animals, sometimes far from the typical routes. His deep knowledge of wildlife and his ability to explain everything with such clarity and enthusiasm made every moment special.

James not only guided us, but brought the safari to life. His passion, patience, and professionalism made this trip an unforgettable experience.

Highly recommended, ask for James Gichina if you can!

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