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Wecam Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- KAWT & TOSK Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Göran | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good budget safari operator.
I was in Nairobi on a business trip and only had Saturday and Sunday to do day trips. After checking with other safari operators i selected Wecam safaris - they were very accomodating to the fact that I only could go on specific dates and had a competitive price. On Saturday we went to Lake Nakuru - i don't have much safari experience but I thought it was a great park, and the driver was an excellent animal spotter. But be advised that the drive to Lake Nakuru is long - you're in for a long day if you do it as a day trip. On Sunday we went to Nairobi national park. A very nice experience, and again the driver proved himself to be an excellent animal spotter. We then went to the David Scheldrick elephant sanctuary, the giraffe center, and Karen Blixen's museum. A perfect day and the people at Wecam were very friendly and a great company.
Excellent service and great value
The 4 of us went on the 7-day safari by Wecam stretching from Nairobi to Lake Manyara to the Masai Mara, crossing into Tanzania and exploring the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. From our research online, we were hard pressed to find a tour that covered this much in Tanzania and Kenya with the relative comfort in accommodation (i.e. not pitching our own tents!) that we were looking for. Wecam's tour provided great value for money and they certainly delivered on their promise.
Their customer service was largely handled by a lovely lady by the name of Mercy, who was very quick to respond, able to answer our detailed questions on accommodation / itinerary, and generally a very helpful and courteous person to interact with. Thus from a management perspective, Wecam was able to meet almost all our needs - the only element that fell short of our expectations was their requirement to have the entire payment of the tour paid upfront (as opposed to an initial deposit and the remainder paid at the end). Luckily for us, we finished the tour highly satisfied with what we received.
Regarding the tour itself, we had two professional and seasoned drivers / tour guides covering each half of the trip (Kenya, then Tanzania). We particularly enjoyed our time with Peter (Kenyan half of the trip) who demonstrated a rich experience of these great national parks, animals, and local culture, but also shared a good sense of humour, kindness and friendliness. Both our tour guides were also registered with their respective country's tour operator community, providing them access to a radio and transmitter through which they could communicate any interesting sightings or call for help with breakdowns. We were lucky enough to see all the big five, but their radio communication in particular ensured we saw plenty of lions, a rare sighting of two leopards (being chased by buffalo!), four tiny cheetah cubs and more spectacular sights.
They also built in time for a few optional activities (such as a cycling / walking tour up to a picturesque gorge, time to explore souvenirs, and a visit to a local Masai village). The tour cars were the same models we saw most tour operators using and were reasonably comfortable and had a pop-up roof which offered great visibility / photo ops. Be warned that there are two days which involve particularly long periods of travelling in the car (~6hrs not including the game drive), but this is just a reality of having to cover large distances; not a reflection of Wecam. Many of the roads were very dusty and gravelly, so we actually recommend face-masks just for that reason; but again, this is advice for travelling through these parts of Kenya and Tanzania, not commentary on Wecam as an operator.
Accommodation was at the level of comfort we expected, with a decent hotel in Nakura and comfortable lodge at Ngorongoro. The tented campsites in Masai Mara and the Serengeti were a bit more basic, but contained beds, private bathrooms and electricity in the evenings and mornings which covered our essential needs at least. All meals were covered in the tour price and ranged from decent to delicious.
My entire group was very happy with our safari; it goes without saying the Masai Mara, Serengeti, and other parks we visited were spectacular and, at times, breath-taking places to visit. If these are the destinations you would like to explore, we would be happy to recommend Wecam as an operator that gives you great value for money with good people working for them, altogether delivering an excellent service.
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Email philip j | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
total value for my money.
Hello world
I am writing this to let the whole world know that this company wecam safaris is the best in the globe. They made my kenya vacation a momment i shall never forget. No single thing went wrong. I will use you again and again. Special thanks to Mercy. You were there for us in all aspects of the safari. Once again i was happy with the hotels you chose us. Kenya is blessed with classic parks and spiced it up with wonderful facilities. We will be back.
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Email Yiyi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service, great experience.
Communication of booking with Wecam was very pleasant. Emails was always returned in hours. They can help you arrange the hotels in Nairobi as well with a great deal. They communicate with you during your safari trip as well and make sure everything meets your demand. I recommend their service and will use Wecam again.
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Email Gordin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
fantastic holiday courtesy of wecam safaris family
It was time for me and my fiance to take our annual leave and since she preferred Kenya and we booked with wecam safaris
Their services are exceptional. You are made to feel at home miles away from home. Masai Mara rocked. the exclusive game drives were extremely fruitful. Your drivers rock. He knows mara better than anyone else. I was particularly impressed by the early morning drive. I and Mitchell enjoyed having to watch Lions hunt in the early mornings and lunch sessions.
Kenyan white sand beaches were exeptional. We wont forget the experience wehad at Diani beaches.
Thank you the Wecamfaimily and special greetings from Mitchell
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Email Micheal | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We will come back again.
We had a 13 days kenya safari and it was awesome we will be going for Tanzania one and we will definitely come back to you people. Good work.
Regards
Michael
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Email aundrey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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Kenya is a beautiful country. I and joe had perfect time with wecam safaris i couldn't have enjoyed the wildebeest migration better. By the way i will keep your gift forever. Thank you wecam safaris
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Email Joseph | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best of all safaris
I and my wife travelled to kenya last year and we were referred to wecam by our friend and they really did a very good job from our itinerary to the safari itself it was what we had in mind.
Thanks wecam family we will come back again.
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Email Nickie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This was beyond our expectations.
I just want to say this is the best safari have had in a long time, I and my family were very happy with the services of wecam safaris and the driver guide was the best.
Big up to the wecam safaris clue.
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35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
maximum satisfaction from my nine days east africa tour
Helo world;
Am giving this company a five star rating here as a big thanks for a job well done. Between july first and july 9th when i completed my eight days kenya Tanzania safari. We had excellent momments that will forever remain in my memmoroes at the great rift valley at the beautiful lake elementaita based sentrim lodges. My best momments were while at mara national park. Tanzania was a place to remember too with ngoro ngoro beingy favorite. My son had a memmorable time too so was my fiance. She will be writing soon!