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Tekko Tours and Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1998)
- Member Of:
- KATO, Eco Tourism Kenya & JATA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Peter Norris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tekko Tours arranged an excellent trip for us. I highly recommend them.
I was highly impressed by the way that Maggie personally handled our request for the tour, the level of itinerary detail she provided, the choice of routes/parks/hotels we could use, her prompt response to our emails and her managing the late change from 8 days to 7 days when I found I had given the wrong dates for our flights coming home!
Note - we had bought our London/Nairobi flights direct from BA several months before booking this 7 day tour as an add on to our time in Nairobi.
BTW - the means of sending online payment to Tekko was easy for us to make from our UK bank account.
We thank Maggie for her great support in setting up our trip - this makes Tekko Tours stand out in a crowded safari market. We were most pleased with our service from Tekko Tours.
Sadly this level of support and organisation was missing from the 3 other Nairobi based tour operators that I had communicated with. Their poor communications and lack of detail lost them my business - but was clearly Tekko's gain.
We enjoyed the 7day tour with Stephen our driver and guide. He arrived at the start point early and throughout the trip he was always ready to go when we had agreed. He is a very good driver - we never had any concerns about the way he drove and overtaking slow vehicles was always done safely. We got on with him very well as we had a lot in common with him - which is important on a 7 day trip like this. His experience and knowledge of the parks and the animals is excellent - and this helped make the tour for us.
The Landcruiser vehicle was well suited for the roads and terrain that we covered. With just the 2 of us we had plenty of space and the viewing though the roof whilst on game drives was ideal. Indeed a group of 4 would have been accomodated equaly comfortably in the vehicle. Stephen had two minor issues with the vehicle whilst on the tour (loose battery terminal and radiator overheating). He dealt with these professionally and they did not impact our travel.
The hotels we stayed at were all good quality - but with different aspects about them that made for a most interesting time -
Ikweta Safari Camp - we had good personal service at this camp. It is a small operation (10 substantial tents) managed by Susan the American lady owner and her husband and employing local female staff. A excellent ethos. The food was very good - no choice as they freshly cooked the same dish for every one. Some fruit and veg were grown onsite. They went out of their way to provide my wife with personalised food for her upset tummy. The tented bedroom/bathroom was excellent. It was only 2Km from the main Meru park entrance so we quickly got on our game drives. However the roads to get to Ikweta were rough and potholed for many kilometers and so we arrived very shaken up after our 7 hour drive from Karen. Note - the animals were harder to find in Meru than Samburu - but it was more natural as there were very few vehicles in the park.
Samburu Sopa lodge - is well sited in the middle of the park. Excellent large bedroom with unique ventilation which kept the room cool when very hot outside. The animals came right up to the bedroom so we could see them from the bed! The food and service was good. Good choice of food options for every meal - indeed we tended to eat too much! Very few people were at the lodge whilst we were there so we had personalised service. Note electric power was off between 9am and 6pm - but this was not a problem for us. Lots of animals around - many by the lodge and lots by the nearby river.
Mt Kenya Safari Club - is a completely different up market place. It is situated right on the equator - which exceeded one of my requirements to stop on the equator. The equator runs right through the main bar! Food was taken in the Northern hemisphere and our bed was in the South. Our bedroom was a small cottage with plenty of space and well appointed. As it was cold outside (snow on top of Mt Kenya) we had the wood fire lit in our room so we went to bed cozy. Food options were the best we had on the trip. Service was good - even though this was a busy popular place. We enjoyed walking in the grounds and also our time visiting the animal sanctuary which is on site. Boniface gave us an excellent guided tour of the sanctuary.
Treetops - is an experience that I am glad we were able to have. Not the same building that The Queen (then Princess) visited in 1952 - but a most iconic place and setting especially for a Brit like me. When full it can take 80 guests - but we were 2 of only 6 guests staying that night. We had good personalised service from all staff. The food choice and quality was good. We were pleased it was not full as it would have been a different experience with so many people contained in the building. I noticed there had been days back in August & September when 70+ people were staying (mostly Chinese from the comments in the game record book). The building is set between 2 waterholes giving us easy viewing of the animals as they came to drink. We did not leave the building during our stay - security dictated that we had no unaccompanied outside walks. Our bedroom was small but OK for a one night stop. We had a good view of one waterhole from our room. Whilst we saw a lot of common animals and birds, there were no elephants, rhinos or leopards visiting at that time. The record book showed that they did come - but not always every day.
Note - all hotels we used had a good free wifi service which enabled us to keep in daily contact with our family back in the UK.
Overall we had a great time. We felt that we had an excellent experience which exceeded our expectations. We thought it was good value for money - not the cheapest maybe but a good price for the service and locations we visited. We have already recommended Tekko to our friends who live in Nairobi and I have no hesitation in recommending anyone reading this to contact Tekko to see what they can arrange for you.
Many thanks to Maggie, Stephen and Tekko Tours for fixing our wonderful experience.
TR
Email Deniz Tarhan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour!
It was our first safari experience and we are really glad we chose Tekko Tours. Our agent Maggie was very helpful while arranging our trip. Our driver and guide Jackson was driving the car quite safe and was extremely knowladgeable about the region. He tried his best to show us all the animals we wanted to see and even more. Our hotels were also great. Thank you for this amazing Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru safari, hope to see you again on another route. :)
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Email Ram | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful and well organized Tour!
This was our first experience with Africa and Tekko Tours. The company has been utmost professional and everything was well organized as was agreed when we had our conversation before we arrived. The agent Maggie and the driver/guide Gordon were excellent! They were extremely professional, courteous and made sure to stick to the schedule so we can get the max time to make an unforgettable safari tour. They have taken out their own time to make sure our trip went smoothly at every step and have also helped us with local suggestions and shopping. I would highly recommend them and would tour with them again! Thank you guys!
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Email Christoph | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience 8-day-Tour
It was fantastic to experience the beautiful Kenya countryside with all the amazing fauna, the kind people and all these animals everywhere! Stephen did a great job in showing us everything we could possibly see on the given days and he always tried to fulfill our special wishes. He is a very kind and humorous guy!
The lodges Tekko had chosen were great, especially The Ark and the the Samburu Game Lodge with their great location and overall quality of service. Not as good as the others was - from our point of view - the Osero Enarau Camp. That was mainly because of the long (and bumpy!) road from the camp to the Massai Mara NP. The food and the staff were fantastic in all lodges, but with that the Osero Camp was best (because 'a la carte', no buffet).
There were also some problems with our LandCruiser along the trip, Stephen always managed to fix the problems with the vehicle so we didn't miss out something. To be fair: Tekko compensated for the trouble we had without hesitating after we got back home.
Most recommended trip, driver and company!
8 days tour
Everything was perfect. Thank you to Maggie and your wonderful driver Jackson. We 'll always remember this tour. Ambosely, Aberdare, Masai Mara, Samburu, Nakuru.Thank you.
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Email John | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
There arrangements were excellent
They kept us updated all the time regarding the safari
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Email Laurie V | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect,Everything was exactly what i had asked for.
Dealing with Maggie was great, she worked with me to get what i wanted, She replied fast. all the camps and lodges we stayed at were beautiful. Tour Guide Gordon was courteous and knowledgeable, driving with safety in mind. We went the beginning of April which is rainy season, but saw very little rain if any. A lot of the camps and lodges were empty because it is off season, which is great because you got more attention by the staff. Did not get to see the big 5, we got 4 instead, the Leopard was hard to find, we were happy to see a cheetah so i will take that in its place. Amazing, plenty of wildlife and Birds everywhere we went, Beautiful scenery and friendly people everywhere. everything was perfect, no complaints here, just a dream come true for us. Thanks Maggie and Gordon at Tekko Tours.
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Email Rebecca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had an amazing safari with Tekko Tours. Everything went perfectly.
Clare provided prompt and very thorough communication. She was very pleasant to work with. Everything went very well with the safari and the other driver Tekko Tours provided. The drivers/guides were prompt, courteous and reliable, and very safe and careful drivers. We saw lots of wonderful animals and much of the lovely country of Kenya. We highly recommend Tekko Tours and Travel.
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Email Mary Ellen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One on the best trips-Excellent personnel, lodging and sight seeing.
Excellent staff and guide. Our guide was a safe driver, very knowledgable and able to locate a variety of animals. He was on time and took great care of us!! The tour was amazing. It exceeded all expectations. Lodging was comfortable, clean and situated in beautiful settings. Staff at all sites were helpful and accommodating. The food was far too good with a variety of traditional, Indian and Asian offerings. The best part was the ability to see four different parks and a vast variety of animals and birds. Our guide was able to locate for us the animals we really wanted to see. This trip was amazing! The only inconveniences were the amount of time we had to travel by truck from park to park but it allowed us to see a variety of landscapes, cultural groups and living environments. The only other minor problem was that the wifi connection were weak at some sites. I would love to visit Kenya again!!
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Email Penny | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Seeing animals in the wild is fantastic
We were picked up at the airport coming out of customs and dropped off at our hotel in Nairobi for the night. We left to Samburu the next day and went on a game run that evening. Steve was always ready when he said we would leave.....the accommodations were great as was the food and although the vehicle route was bumpy it was part of the adventure. Steve was excellent in spotting the animals far away and knew their names. We were able to get close to the animals as was allowed by the rules of the park. At the end we were even dropped off at a friend's house as we were extending our stay by another week. Well done on everything.