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Native Africa Trails
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- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Phil Lea | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, flexible, knowledgeable service
Incredible holiday - adventure and wildlife. Native Africa Trails organised a superb trip for us. After two years of covid restrictions we wanted something exciting but it was hard to choose a safari company. After reading a lot of reviews we picked Native Africa Trails because if a recommendation and we are very happy we did. David, our guide, accompanied us from landing at the airport to dropping us back there after our trip. We visited multiple sites and stayed in two lovely hotels, recommended by our guide. For me, the highlight was the for days we spent in the Masai Mara. The variety of birds was astonishing (I am a keen twitcher) and the chance to see so many wild animals in their natural habitat was truly special. David's local knowledge allowed him to find the best spots to find everything we expected to see: lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, Thompson's gazelles, impala, waterbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, water buffaloes, zebra, serval cats, jackals, and most special of all, two white rhino. David took us off road quite often to drive across the plains to help find the cats and his jeep can safely cross some challenging terrain. It was a magical holiday because of David's organisation and flexibility - he built a unique bespoke experience for us. He speaks English, Spanish, Swahili and a local tribal language fluently, communicates clearly and responds rapidly to any questions. We felt completely safe and looked after at all times. Highly recommended for excellent, reliable service.
Email Sue L | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Native Africa Trails offer a fantastic service. David is very helpful and flexible.
We booked a trip from the UK for 5 people, 3 generations of one family. David helped us choose the destinations, hotels and itinerary, to suit our wishes. He picked us up from Nairobi Airport and stayed with us for the whole 9 days, communicating smoothly with locals to gain us the best prices. We stayed in Lake Naivasha first, in a good hotel (great food and beautiful gardens) taking trips out every day. This part of our holiday was quite active 1) a boat trip to Crescent Island National Park, where we walked among the zebras, antelopes and giraffes, and watched hippos, fish eagles and stalks up close 2) a 7 km cycle ride through Hell's Gate National Park seeing more wildlife, the spectacular scenery, geothermal hot springs and a view of the gorge 3) a hike up Mount Longonot, a dormant volcano to look into the crater. This was quite hard work for some of the party but the views were spectacular. There was the option to walk around the rim, an extra 7 km but we decided against that. Next we drove to the Masai Mara where we stayed at the luxurious Masai Serena Lodge, cleverly hidden on the top of a hill, surrounded by trees and bushes. The views and the food were great. Each day, our guide David took us out on a morning and late afternoon game drive in his amazing jeep. He knew where to go looking for the animals we were interested in seeing and during our 4 day stay we saw lions for times (including a pride feasting on a carcass, and a lioness with 4 cubs), three different leopard sightings, three cheetahs together, two serval cats, a herd of over 200 elephants, some very close by, hyenas, jackals, gazelles and antelopes, many giraffes, zebras, ostriches, eagles, storks and many other species of bird. My 5 year old grandson particularly enjoyed our encounters with hippos, especially the morning we had breakfast with them on the banks of the river. There were even some crocodiles. David was a skilled driver who took us off road through terrain that looked impossible in order to get really close to the animals, but in a way that respected their space. It was the holiday of a lifetime and I have no hesitation in strongly recommending Native Africa Trails as a safari company you can trust to deliver very good service with excellent local knowledge. He is reliable and honest.
Email H | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
Wow.. Holiday of a lifetime! Absolutely superbly organised by David from Native Africa Trails. Door to door service and there to drive and guide us the entire trip. Each day we did something different and saw ALL the animals we could dream of. Stunning photos, excellent food and an all around epic holiday. David knew where to spot all the animals. Travelled as a family with a small child who has made unforgettable memories.. thank you so much NATIVE AFRICA TRAILS!
Email Lance | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My tour operator was reliable, trustworthy, and wouldn't hesitate to suggest him.
I used David from Native America Travels to drive me from the Serena Mara Lodge in the Mara Triangle to Nairobi during the Covid and found that he was very reliable and made this journey an easy and safe one. We had great conversations filling in the hours but also I was comfortable just watching the scenery and enjoying myself. He comes highly recommended.
Email Mary | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Travelling to maasai mara with Native Africa Trails is one of the best decisions I have ever made..
I have never seen a travel agency that goes beyond a clients expectations..it was our 1st time travelling with Native Africa n to maasai mara. woow..they r excellent in matters communication, time keeping n services..we had the best driver /tour guide mr Jackson maina..He made sure we saw the big fives before we saw any other animal.
He never minded the bad weather n our many questions..my kids loved him coz they had a special bond with him.David is another amazing person..making last minute bookings felt so easy,he gave us the best package.. a good hotel n the best guide..if i have to travel again trust me i will chose Native Africa trails
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Email Michelle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Value for money
We had an amazing and wonderful 6 days safari. From planning to the actual safari, David and his team provided us with all the information we needed to make decision. We were also given an excellent personal services along with a great knowledge.
David was a exceptional guide and I would definitely recommend Safari Nature Trails to anyone planning a holiday.
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Email Sergio | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
WonderFull
The experience was perfect. We feel at all times protected by the guide. Everything was controlled and that allowed us to enjoy Kenya as a whole. 100% recommended for adults and children. Wonderful
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Email Xisca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Espectacular
Our trip and tour trough Kenya was wonderful everything was perfect, our guide was mawngui and was one of the most important point of our trip, he had extensive knowledge and also a lot of experience, for that reason we enjoy a lot our tours, furthermore the car was always clean and he always picked us up with a big smile, the group that we had was amazing we had a lot of fun!! I hope we can do Tanzania with you in a near future!!! Thank youuuuu!!! Xisca & Pedro
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Email Jose Manuel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari Experience
We searched over internet for quite some time, and we had engaged several safari companies but finally we settled on Native Africa Trails. From the start email response with David, we knew we are on the right track to finding the perfect wildlife safari. He answered all of our questions at almost immediately that made our planning much easier. We were met upon arrival at the airport by Maureen and after short safari briefing, she introduced us to our safari guide Joseph. Joseph was just amazing; he knew what we actually needed and positioned his jeep at the right point for photography.
The whole safari was an amazing expedition thank you to Native Africa Trails team.
I highly recommend.
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Email Mazthebrand | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply perfect.
Native Safaris were super professional, on point, and delivered an experience we will remember for a life time. We had a group of 15, with age ranges from 66 years to 2 years. Our guides were amazing, accommodating, and extremely knowledgable. During the actual game drives, we were always the first on site. They knew exactly where to find the "Big Five".
Their vehicles were modern, and very comfortable. Our drive from NBO was about 6 hours to the Serena Lodge and it was super comfortable.
All our drivers/guides spoke perfect english. Shout out to David and Henry (our drivers) for aways going the extra mile.
