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Irene J   –  
Australia AU
Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2015

Email Irene J  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A Dream come true for a tricky customised, very short stay at minimal costs and maximum input
5/5

I cannot commend Edward and his partners more! They have given me what no other well known travel agency offered - namely a short 6 day customised tour visiting both highlights in Kenya and Tanzania. Other agents only dealt with their own country and none offered a short time like mine. It was extremely cost effective for the distances travelled, the trip was sooooo enjoyable and the service was excellent.
For me it was a dream come true and I can almost guarantee that anyone else using them will not be disappointed.

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Warm greetings from Kenya.
We are delighted to host you in Kenya, we are glad to welcome you again.
Many thanks.
Budget Africa safari

Mukesh   –  
India IN
Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2015

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

Budget Safari the Best Safari for Africa
5/5

I found Budget Africa safari on Google, i was always dreaming in safari adventure in Masai mara. we booked safari with other 4 friends of mine. The 7 days safari for masai mara, lake Nakuru and Amboseli. The safari departed in Nairobi at by 0830 hrs, we met other holiday makers in our tour,The safari was amazing,memorable and amazing, we saw a lot of big five and other animals, the tented camp was clean and hot showers was provided. our driver Peter was experience and knowledgeable about park and its fantastic nature of wild animals! we highly recommended Budget Africa safari for great planing and good services..

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Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank you for your positive feedback.
we acknowledge you time and was great safaris with you.
Best regards
Budget Africa safari

james   –  
United States US
Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Jun 2, 2015

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

Excellent and fantastic!! Safari with Budget Africa safari.
5/5

I work in UNEP,offices based in Nairobi Kenya.After several busy schedule time in office. I and two of my colleagues were to go for on Easter holiday, making a travel arrangement was successful through Budget Africa safari. Having found this company online.They responded to our mail very faster and always in professional way. Our safari was to start on Friday and end up Tuesday for the 4 days masai mara lake Nakuru.The amazing representative of Budget Africa safari picked on good time and we embark for journey toward masai Mara. We were with cheerful, friendly and experience driver Joseph, who stop anywhere we needed to take photos. Our stay at masai mara tented camp was good and also in Nakuru we stayed at Golden palace resort. We saw a lot of wild animals including the” black manned lion” which was my first time to see it on the real Africa savanna. meals was good prepared and every one of us was fully satisfied.

Overall this was an extremely good experience and I will recommend Budget Africa safari to my friends as a trust worthy, well priced, good value and services!!

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank you for the feedback.
we are all excited to hear from you visit while in kenya.
best regards.
Budget Africa safari

Adrian   –  
Germany DE
Visited: July 2016 Reviewed: Aug 28, 2016

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

Great Safari tour
5/5

My wife and I (fresh married) had a wonderful 7-day Safari tour organized by Edward. We visited Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro with two different guides, one in Kenya and another one in Tanzania.
First of all, Edward organized the trip for us as a private tour, which allowed us to take it in our desired pace and to stop as many time as we wanted (for photos or other purposes). We had three different accommodations, 2 lodges and one hotel in Arusha on the way back. We had an amazing lodge in the national park Serengeti, the lodge in Masai Mara and hotel in Arusha were less great, but decent and clean.
Ephraim - our guide in Kenya was very kind and tried his best to provide us with the best positions to take photos and had a good knowledge of the roads in Kenya. I forgot my charger in the car and he gave his best to bring it to the airport before we departed from Nairobi.
Steven - our guide in Kenya was less enthusiastic, but full of knowledge about the wild life.
All in all it is my impression that the whole tour had a high value for money.

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

many thanks and was great to read from you.we welcome you in the coming future for safaris
best regards.
Budget Africa safari

Lisa, NYC   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2019 Reviewed: Sep 4, 2019

Email Lisa, NYC  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Masai Mara/Serengeti Safari and Lake Elementaita Tour with My 11 Year Old
5/5

I found this excellent tour company online based on strong reviews and was not disappointed. Edward runs an extremely professional and efficient operation and operates with the highest integrity. Every part of our trip ran like clockwork from transfers to our excellent guides. While the company is called "Budget," Edward was happy to provide custom services, upgrades and recommendations when we wanted them, though he was also very respectful of my attempts to economize where we could. Edward also met us in Nairobi both before and after the trip for a nice personal touch. Based on our interests, he put together a great itinerary that combined game drives, activities and sightseeing. He's very knowledgeable about Kenya, as well as other popular tours in Tanzania and Rwanda. Edward was great on communication and exchanged dozens of emails with me over the past year, from when I first started planning.

My 11 year old son has always had an interest in animals and the safari experience truly enchanted him. Eleven is a great age for safari because he could fully participate in wildlife spotting and could handle the longer game drives. He also loved the tented camps. We did game drives in both Masai Mara and Serengeti and got to see the migration. While getting to the Serengeti was a challenge, it was worth it to see so many lions. We loved watching the lionesses hunt!

After the game drives, we arranged to rest and see some other areas. Edward recommended the Lake Elementaita area 2-4 hours north of Nairobi depending on traffic. From our lovely resort hotel with pool (Pelican Lodge), we were easily able to enjoy horseback riding around Lake Elementaita (flamingos!), a boat ride on Lake Naivasha (great bird watching) and a surprise biking safari and beautiful gorge hike/scramble in Hell's Gate National Park. It was also good to have some activities for my son after a week of game drives. I highly recommend Edward's company and exploring more of Kenya!

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank you.
Warm greetings from Budget Africa safari.
Its was a great honor and privilege to host you for safari experience both Kenya and Tanzania.
We all happy to hear your successful satisfactions and completed of safaris with us with great memories of Africa adventure.
we would like to welcome you in the future again to Kenya.
many thanks.
Budget Africa safari.

Newton   –  
United States US
Visited: November 2019 Reviewed: Dec 2, 2019

Email Newton  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Great personalized service and value with trusted staff and reliable partners
5/5

We just got home from a 11 day safari thru Kenya and Tanzania arranged by Budget Africa Safaris. This was our second safari with Budget Africa Safaris (2016 & 2019). This time we took other family members. GREAT TRIP.

The Budget Africa staff and management went well out of their way to make our trip as comfortable and efficient as possible at a reasonable cost. Edward, the manager, took a personal interest in tailoring our safaris to meet our needs and budget, He met us on arrival and departure, he helped with currency conversion, joined us for dinner on departure and advised on a number of extras during our trips. Notable —this included arranging the partnering up with a great Tanzania Safari operator, Tambare Safaris(sp?) for the Tanzania portion of our trip.

Peter, our guide on our first trip and who we requested on our second safari, is fantastic. He knows the animals, he loves his country and culture. He was too regularly went well out of his way to be personable, helpful including helping us go thru the Kenya-Tanzania border crossing. It also to be noted that Peter is very well respected by the other guides, lodge and park staff so they too went out of their way to help Peter make our two trips very memorable.

Michael, Peter’s nephew, and another Budget Africa driver, drove us around Nairobi a couple of times. Like his uncle, Michael is VERY good, knows the roads, has a great sense of humor and has great language and emotional intelligence skills.

In short, we heartily recommend Budget Africa!


Bonnie and Jerry Stowe   –  
United States US
Visited: September 2013 Reviewed: Jul 2, 2015

65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Excellent safari!
5/5

We booked our 4-day Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru safari with Edward after doing extensive online research. Our goal was to see as many big cats as possible, and he assured us that we would see them. It was only the best price but also the best experience of our lives.
I had wanted to go on an African safari for over 50 years, and Edward made my dreams come true.
We could not have enjoyed this safari more. Edward has exceptional communication skills and tons of TLC. He literally held our hands and made sure that we were well taken care of during the whole trip. You too will thoroughly enjoy your adventure with Edward. We hope to see him again.

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank you for your positive feedback. we are delighted to hear from you.
we would like to invite for the safaris in the future .
best regards.
Budget Africa safari

Leah   –  
Australia AU
Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Jul 4, 2015

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Incredible trip
5/5

Edward and the team did a wonderful job of arranging our trip. We only had a week to see the some of the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania - Lakes Naivasha and Nakuru, Masai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorogoro Crater. The Masai Mara was my favourite park. We saw many gazelles and antelope, giraffes (my favourite!), lions, a cheetah and elephants along with ostriches and other birds. Our guide, Ephraim, was wonderful - he had so much knowledge to share about the area and its wildlife; he even helped me learn a few words of Swahili!

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Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank you.
many thanks for your writing we are grateful to hear from you.
From Budget Africa safari team

Barkin   –  
Denmark DK
Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Oct 19, 2015

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

Wonderful time without bad surprises
5/5

Edward was very open and helpful from the beginning. The driver/guide John was on time to pick up from and drop off. We had a safe trip and everything was according to the itinerary - no bad surprises. The guide introduced all the animals in the park and took our preferences into account. Finally I was taken to the airport after a dinner in Carnivore restaurant, which was organized by Edward. Overall, wonderful time at Masai Mara and very good experience with Budget Africa Safari. Thanks!

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

many thanks for your writing we are grateful to hear from you.
From Budget Africa safari team

Cosmin Andron   –  
Romania RO
Visited: December 2015 Reviewed: Jan 8, 2016

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

Mount Kenya - logistics by "Budget Africa Safari"
5/5

I work as Mountain Guide and I visit Africa quite often helping clients reach the summits they pursue. I have used Budget Africa Safari's services to help with the logistics in Kenya and I am most please with the way Edward handled the tasks given. As I was not in for a "canned" experience but had very specific requirements from dates, locations to staff and menu and all with high probability of change on short notice I was impressed with the way Edward and the staff from Budget Africa Safari helped me set up my trip. This is an outfit I will surely use again to handle my logistics on the trips to come.

Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Reply from Budget Africa Safari
Posted on Sep 9, 2019

Thank for your feedback was a nice experiences to hear from you. hope to see again in the coming future endeavor.
many thanks,
Budget Africa safari

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