African Safari Holiday Packages
SunUp Adventures
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- AMREF, Nature Kenya & East African Wildlife Society
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Mark | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
SunUp was super responsive, well organized and our guide and driver could not have been better.
Due to flight and other changes, we had a lot of pre-trip communication with SunUp. Chris was always responsive. The trip in Kenya went off exactly as planned. Our driver and guide, Jack, was personable, friendly, a wealth of information and a wonderful driver and guide/spotter. We saw more than we had dreamed and learned more than we imagined we would. We chose SunUp because of the great reviews we read pre-trip. They were deserved and we are another group of satisfied SunUp adventurers.
DE
Email Luigi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
amazing tour, great tour operator
We chose a private tour SunUp Adventures: 5 days, with 4WD, 3 persons. The tour was amazing and worth the price.
Chris (our contact at SunUp) planned the route according to our interests and even when we had to postpone our trip on a very short term, it was no problem. Our driver Surat is very recommendable: drives safe, friendly, helpful, speaks english fluently, and tried to make our wishes come true during the game drives (we finally saw a Leopard).
Our route started in Mombasa and ended in Nairobi.
Parks: Amboseli Park (beautiful, hundreds of Elephants up close) , Lake Naivishi (is ok, but no need to go), Maassai Mara (the best park on our route, breathtaking beautiful, many, many animals up close, an absolute must).
Highlights: the fully day game drive in Maassai Mara, the Hotel Lake Naivishi Country Club with the wild Giraffes, Zebras und Hippos running free in front the Bungalow, the spacious 4WD that gave us enough comfort for the long drives and allowed us to take any road in the park.
Lowlights: the distance between the parks and therefore a minimum 5 hours ride per day, the boat trip on Lake Naivishi was quite boring, the Camp Ekorok Mara (adventurous in big tens with own beds and private bath, BUT as it is not sealed in the night many insects enter the tent, bad food, bad service).
If you choose to do the same tour: There was an 1 hour drive on a „Bumpy Road“ between Mombasa and Amboseli Park passing by many farmer villages. The many kids on the streets are waving and you make the very happy by giving them sweets. So don't forget your xxl bag of lollipops, etc. ;)
AE
Email Ahmad Abuzannad | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A lifetime experience safari trip to Masi Mara
It was our first time in Kenya. We enjoyed every moment in Masai Mara all thanks goes to Sunup.
Both Chris (organizer) & John (Guide) made the whole trip so easy and enjoyable from start to finish. They are very friendly, gentle and professional to handle any request.
Everything was beyond amazing. During the rides, John never failed to amaze us with his experience and knowledge in the area. he has sharp eyes to capture the wild animals and we really felt like he can communicate with animals and understand their moves. What we liked the most is he does his job with passion, he was enjoying the trip same as we were.
I should also mention that upon hotel check-out from Masai Mara, I forgot my glasses, and I thought I will never get them back as it takes almost 7 hours to arrive Nairobi, but lucky that we had an amazing organizers who managed to bring back my glasses to my Hotel in Nairobi within less than 24Hs, and Free of charge!
A big thump up to Sunup Adventures & Thanks a lot for making our trip a memorable experience!
PT
Email Andre | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
If you want to have perfect safari just like you have imagined and even better go with Sunup Adventures.
Chris was really amazing during the entire process of deciding what we wanted and what was better during our stay in Kenya. He was always very responsive and comprehensive and made sure that everything was according to our plan. John was our guide and he was amazing since the first day. He tried really hard to make sure that we had the opportunity to spot everything that we wanted and even more. In 4 days, he managed us to see lots of action, including 3 leopards, cheetahs hunting, lions chasing cheetahs, lion cubs and even the incredible scarface.
We highly recommend sunup.
Email P P | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous and smooth!
Chris provided excellent service from the get go! Always on hand to respond promptly and professionally, Understood our requests and needs very well prior to booking and through to execution of the service.
The overall experience was fantastic! We booked the Masai Mara tour for my dads 70th and sunup (including our friendly driver Peter!) delivered and exceeded our expectations, my dad loved the trip! Would definitely use this company in future.
RU
Email Irina Bernyaeva | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb organization and service
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Superb organization and really good price for the quality you get. Manager Chris he seems to never sleep :), he answers super fast.
The choice of hotels are perfect.
We had 5-days private middle-ranged safari (Amboseli-Naivasha-Masai Mara) with Sunup adventures.
The lodges were much more then mid-ranged, especially luxury camp Ilkeliani.
Also we strongly recommend our guide Surat, who really knows his job, the places where you can see animals and provide us a lot of information about them. He is the best!
At our way back home we had 11 hours between flight and Chris organized for us Giraffe center visit and safari to Nairobi national park :)
So, if you have any doubts about organisation of your first safari in Africa, choose Sunup Adventures and you will just enjoy your trip.
NL
Email Sebastien | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredibly well-organised, beautiful hotels, very friendly & knowledgeable guide & all animals seen
Communication went very smoothly, starting from our first contact with Chris, who responded very quickly to all our questions. Payment was easy (either by bank transfer or credit card). Chris even helped us organise a car and driver for the weekend in Nairobi prior to going on Safari. We didn't have to worry about a single detail from the minute we were picked up to the minute we were dropped off.
We had a really great time on safari and saw absolutely everything. Many cheetahs, lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, and even a leopard. Spotting lions, leopards, and cheetahs is apparently easier in February as they are more likely to be out searching for prey (as opposed to during the migration) and indeed we saw many, many of these animals. I recommend doing Lake Nakuru in addition to Masai Mara as we were able to see many Rhinos there, compared to Masai Mara where there are fewer.
The hotels we stayed in (Sarova chain) were very nice and there was a large selection of food at the buffet: African, Indian, Italian, etc. Both hotels had a pool so we could relax during our lunch break in between game drives.
Our driver was incredibly friendly and went out of his way to ensure that we got a good view of the animals. For example we followed a pack of cheetahs along several routes and they crossed the road in front of our car 4 times! I recommend taking the landcruiser as it enabled us to take muddier roads to explore more remote parts of the park and get closer to the game.
All in all an amazing experience and nothing to fault them for!
SE
Email Pelle Granström | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent!
Very nice and professional guide with a lot of knowledge. I don't see any reason why not book SunUp Adventures again!
Email Jaqi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Prompt, friendly, informative and fun
We booked a tour at extremely short notice, the booking was handled in a friendly but profession manner. Chris and Robin arrived at the agreed time, and then with little fuss, off we went! Robin was an excellent guide, answering all our questions patiently and pointing out stuff of interest on the journey to Amboseli. Once there, his knowledge of flora and fauna was exceptional, and we managed, in just two Safari drives, to see pretty much all we wanted, including a cheetah and most impressively, a pride of lions with 8 cubs that passed within spitting distance of our vehicle, truly amazing. An excellent tour, fantastic guide, and one I would fully recommend to anyone. I certainly will be going back to them next time I am in Kenya.
SK
Email Peter Liptak | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceeded expectations
Our 4 Day Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara Safari private safari by SunUP Adventures was simply amazing. The communication with Chris was prompt and clear from the very beginning . There were some minor changes to the plan because of strong rains few days before our arrival but we were informed about them in advance and everything was communicated professionally. The safari itself was just simply amazing, we had a time of our lives. Besides that Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru are true nature marvels our guide and driver Johny was perfect in means of knowledge and trip organization. BIG thanks to SunUP Adventures.