Guide Richard at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Lenchada Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Julia and Gonzalo | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Safari experience!
We booked a shared tour, and are so glad we did. We met amazing and interesting people. The drivers Musa and Jimmy are the best! They have a great ability to find unique animals in the reserves
Email Zoe Hopkins | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Moses was amazing from start to finish! Would request him if I ever come back!
Great value for money. Alex was a great help to begin with the information and questions we had. The tour starts at 8am but collection from airport was pretty much anytime! We stayed in budget accommodation which was ok and you got what you paid for! The first 2 nights at Masai Mara are great just for the experience! Moses was fantastic on the safari, getting us up close to the animals and telling us so much information! Any question you had he would answer! We saw the big 5! The tent experience was good and Helen at Lenchada was lovely, so were the others! We visited the Masai village with George, who also was great and explained everything! We got to visit the Masai school too, which was fantastic! (Always give a small donation, they rely on this to keep the school going).
At Nakuru again Moses was great, so were the staff at the hotel - good facilities here! Loved Nakuru national park - again Moses shared his knowledge and we had an excellent time!
We stopped a few times along the way and had lunch etc, good for souvenirs!! We had all meals throughout the tour! Mainly rice and chicken, but good meals!
Upgrade to the jeep, do not do the bus unless it’s private! The jeep is a much more realistic experience! Also ask for Moses!!
CZ
Email Jakub | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 day tour with the best tour guide
I have experienced 6 amazing days, the best tour in my life for sure with the best tour guide Kikitu, which I recommend to ask for if you want to enjoy the best Safari, best times with a lot of fun and see all animals incl big 5 and ugly 5. All this only with Kikitu
CZ
Email Daniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 days Safari tour with perfect tour guide
First of all, this was the best tour i have ever been to. Tour guide Kikitu is amazing guide and he is super friendly, experienced and awesome in every way. If you want to have such amazing trip as we had, we definately recommend to ask for Kukitu
All hotels and camps were great and food as Well. Really life time experience - definatelly i do recommend this 6day Safari tour (Masai Mara, lake Nakuru and Amboseli) to all and we have seen all members of big 5 and ugly 5
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Email John | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Joseph is very experienced and understanding. He was a great guide overall and I have no complaints.
Good value. The food was the same everyday, but for a budget safari the quality of the actual drives in the parks was amazing
Email Josh & Jade | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jonny is the absolute best, we've been so well looked after by him!
We have been on the 6-day safari with Lenchada and Jonny has been our fantastic guide!
The first 2 nights we spent at Lenchada Eco Camp, it's a nice space just outside the Massai Mara reserve. The staff are really friendly and the tent had its own toilet, however it is a budget camp with limited electricity access. On the game drives themselves, Jonny made sure to get us the best views of all the animals. We saw lions, cheetah (with cubs), buffalo, giraffes, zebra and a hyena eating - all in the first day!
The second game drive, we were up early and we were taken out into the wild where we saw plenty of the animals mentioned before as well as elephants and hippos! We even got to see part of the great migration of wildebeest, again Jonny made sure we had the best views which we really appreciate.
Day 3 we travelled to our accommodation for Lake Nakuru, Jonny gave us a choice to stop by Lake Naivashna on the way, so we did. We're so pleased that we did this because we got to have a boat ride and walk alongside zebra and giraffes. Then when we finished, we were taken to our accommodation for the night. The accommodation for the night in Nakuru was good, as it was a hotel room with a hot shower and more food options.
After the Lake, Jonny took us all the way down to Amboseli ready for the last 2 days of our trip. Hats off to Jonny, he's done so much driving and been so fantastic, all with a smile still. He made sure we had plenty of bathroom breaks throughout with places to buy coffee/snacks (which we recommend bringing)
Day 5 we went into the Amboseli reserve. We saw a baby elephant which was only a few days old and we even got to see 3 lionesses with 5 cubs! Jonny said that it's very rare to see lions here, but he managed to get us front row seats again.
Day 6 is tomorrow, we've got an early morning game drive before being taken back to Nairobi. Overall, it's been an incredible experience and would recommend to those looking for a budget friendly safari.
Thank you!
Josh and Jade
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Email Floris | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect safari to see the big 5!
A perfect safari to see the big 5 and the beautiful nature of Kenya. The driver Johny was really nice and always get the best spots! I recommend this company!
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Email Marianna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Things to be aware of | honest yet a little bit long review
We chose Lenchanda Safaris (or Jockey Tours) because its prices were lower than the other safari companies were offering, and we also read plenty of good reviews on the internet. Considering our possibilities, we chose the Budget 6-day trip for Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli, and a few days before our departure to Kenya we sent an email to confirm that everything was fine, to which we received positive feedback. Our first guide was Francis, and he took us to Masai Mara and then Lake Nakuru. The fourth day, moving from Nakuru to Amboseli (long distance to drive), passing through Nairobi, we learnt that we needed to change guide (Alex) though keeping the same jeep. If it is true that until that moment we had a great time, from that moment on we started having a few issues. While driving to Amboseli through the night we realized that the car didn't have proper lights to drive (Amboseli is 4-5 hours away from Nairobi), something that we didn't know, so the trip after a while got quite scary and dangerous, as a matter of fact we have been also stopped by the police. It goes without saying that driving very slow because of reduced visibility increased the amount of time to arrive, and in the way we found out that the Lodge we were supposed to stay was not available and we were moved to a different camp (this was never mentioned to us at any moment in the past 2 weeks, even when we asked if everything was ok before our departure
Beside the fact that Alex was driving very slow so to be able to see, we were surprised by the fact that multiple times he didn’t know where to go, and not had clear idea of the direction to take. After plenty of hours in the car (it was around 9 pm), we reached our new accommodation, where we learnt that they were fully booked. Alex, even though he was not giving us proper explanations, was trying to talk with the office to find a solution. At the end, at around 11 pm, we moved to another hotel for the night (thankfully it was a 5-star hotel). However, for the last day, we moved again to another one, which was a very bad option, and a quote dirty option we have to say. Unfortunately, this experience had a very strong and bad effect on the overall safari experience.
As for the guides, the first one, Francis, is a very energetic and knowledgeable person about safaris, with many years of experience, so he played a crucial role in the trip for the first 4 days. Alex, on our opinion, is not a safari guide, even though he was giving us interesting infos during the game drives. Multiple times he seemed to not have experienced Amboseli before, and for sure he did not help us to spot animals in Amboseli.
As a whole, the safari trip was affected significantly by all those events. Of course, we enjoyed it because the places are very beautiful and being able to see these animals from such a short distance is amazing, but driving safely and proper organization/communication are key aspects that were definitely missing!
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Email Leo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Lenchada was always responsive and try the best to arrange all our requests, fair price
Andrew is the best !!
So knowledgeable and kind.
This 6 days safari was higher than I could imagine. This will be in my memory for ever.
Andrew was also amazing to stop and get the best spot to see the animals and we can really enjoy being with someone who is trying to always do his best.
Lenchada always answer to our mails .the hotels were great!!
I would recommend this company to everyone who wants to do a safari.
Maybe just one small thing to say… : HAKUNAMATATA
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Email xie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful trip in Kenya
This is our first time in Kenya, and when I was in China, I contacted this travel agency via email. It was very good and the response was very timely. We traveled for a total of six days to three national parks, all of which were worth visiting. Our driver and guide, John, was a very enthusiastic person who always smiled. He helps us a lot, driving is tiring every day, but he still often tells us where the animals are, his physical strength and eyesight are very good. Highly Recommend him to everyone!!!
