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Doyen Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- Kenya Tourism Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $480 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Donna Jordan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful!
I feel like it was such a wonderful experience, at a very good price. It's tent camping, but I always felt safe and taken care of. They feed you all your meals, and water, and there is not an animal I can think of, that we didn't see on this Safari. Our guides did their very best to find every single animal possible for us to see. It truly was a wonderful experience!!! I am so glad I did it!!!
CZ
Email Jaroslav | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari with Doyen Safaris
It was really nice Safari, very pleasant staff, nothing is problem for them. I was very satisfied.
Especially driver called Ambros knows, how to do his work for your best enjoying!
I recommend for everybody
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Email Prakash n Disha | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
This was our 1st time to Kenya. We really enjoyed every moment of it. It surpassed our expectations. Our trip organizer (Kennedy) did a great job arranging everything. All my communication was through email and did not have any issues. He was very flexible with payments and quick at replying back. Our driver (Jackson) for the safari was great and was very knowledgeable. The accommodations were suitable. Food was good as well. Masai mara was a good location. Lake Nakuru - did not see as much, but good for flamingos. Lake Naivasha- great for bird life. Safety was never an issue. Overall great 1st experience.
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Email Titi Woki | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great experience all round from the pick up at the airport to the Mara drive! Great people!!!
The Safari was excellent! Our driver Mr Wanjau was excellent!
DE
Email Almar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 7D6N Safari through a variety of parks
We were with a group of 3 people when we booked a safari with Doyen. Kennedy was our main contact and was very responsive to any questions we had. We compared price and variation with some other tour organizers and Doyen was better in all aspects.
The tour itself. Both Kennedy and our tour guide Zak (Zakaro) picked us up perfectly on time from our hotel. They allowed us for some breakfast and then we went off. We had one of thos pop-up roof buses with a strong engine. So it allowed us to go everywhere throughout the parks and gave us some perfect picture opportunities. The first days we had 3 other people in our bus but the last days we were the only guests.
We went to the following parks: Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, Amboseli.
Our guide knew the park by heart and together with the other tour operators they used the radio to direct them to places where some rare animals were found. Zak gave us the chance to see the big 5 multiple times and we got some excellent photos of a leopard that would make a professional photographer jealous.
Masai Mara: Has the largest variety and is a great park. You can see all the big 5 although a rhino is slightly more rare as it has a lot of hiding places.
Nakuru: Park is smaller but we have seen lions and we got to see the Rhino from very close. Hotel was goof
Naivasha: We could mountainbike through the park. A unique experience with Giraffes, Zebras, Buffalos and a wild variety of other animals around. (off course this park has no lions, hyena's, elephants, rhinos or hippos). At the end you could do a walk through a gorge.
Amboseli: This park is set at the foot of the Kilimanjaro. A unique ecosystem there provides all animals with water from the Kilimanjaro. Excellent park to see Elephants, Hippos and Hyenas.
The food at all times was more than enough and the sleeping places were good and all had hot water.
Great experience and would love to do it again at some point. The guide and organization made the experience very enjoyable and were always very quick and timely.
KR
Email Hyunchul | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safaris were so great
They were helpful enough for our honeymoon and appreciate everybody people in Doyen. hope business better see you soon again
BE
Email Matthias | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable company, great safari to Masai Mara
We had a very good experience with Doyen Safari for a 3-day trip to Masai Mara np.
They fulfilled all expectations. Comfortable van, nice food, nice stay (miti mingi eco camp) and offcourse 3 amazing game drivings thru the park! All this for an affordable price without unexpected extra costs!
Email Trish | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great trip to Kenya
I found an affordable, high-quality safari on safaribookings.com, offered by Doyen Safaris. From the first contact, Kennedy was very responsive and helpful, and we decided to proceed with the seven days (two nights in Nairobi, two nights each at Maasai Mara and Amboseli, and one night at Lake Nakuru). We were very happy with the quality and service of the hotels provided (Sarova and Serena). Lawi, our guide, was very reliable and an excellent driver in difficult conditions. He was able to find all the animals we could dream of seeing, and had a knack of positioning us perfectly for photography. Kennedy met us at the airport on arrival, and also transported us to the airport on departure; he is a great character and seems to know everybody who's anybody in Nairobi!
Very warm and personal touch to the entire trip
Kennedy is always very prompt in responding to all our queries. His approach has been very professional. He was very flexible with the itenarary and accommodated all our requests. He was there at the airport to receive us. Zak was our guide for the next 7 days. We found him very sincere and knowledgeable. He would go out of his way to make sure that we got the perfect view and click. We were amazed by his ability to sense where the animals are hiding. It was a truly amazing trip. Would highly recommend Doyen Safaris. God bless Kennedy, Zak and their team
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Email Dannyk | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife experience to make David Attenborough jealous!
From first outreach to Doyen on the web from America to the final contact with their team in Nairobi, we had an excellent experience with Doyen. Kennedy Sangwe and Tom and other members of the staff were without exception well informed, skilled and remarkably adept at dealing with the travellers coming to them. My daughter and I never had a hitch in nearly two weeks in country - and we saw awesome wildlife, not just the big 5 but all the other birds and animals the Maasai Mara and Lake Nukuru have to offer: 35 species in all! And great insights and pleasant conversation with our driver-guide. Thank you so much for a very memorable trip!
I would not hesitate to recommend Doyen Safaris. And I'd definitely recommend seeing the Wildebeest migration across the Mara in to Kenya in August. It was like swimming on a reef full of land animals - enjoy!