REDEFINING TRUE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE!
Bateleur Eagle Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- Ministry of Tourism Kenya & Tour Operators Society of Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rachael Namboozo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and affordably safest Safari campany to take you around kenya!
We traveled with Bateleur Eagles to and from the airport and me and my husband were thrilled at the level of proffesionalism of the staff of Bateleur Eagles.They are completely trustworthy.They met us at the airport and took us to the right hotel and vice versa. My husband and I had the best of times visiting Crescent Lake in Naivasha, Hells gate ,the Giraffe center in Karen. Bateleur Safaris arranged all out trips. They gave us a personal driver for the entire trip who was very friendly, informative ,safe and honest. Their prices are reasonable and a great value and not to forget the comfortable and clean tour vans . The vehicles are world class. We consider returning and definately travelling with Bateleur Safaris on our next visit to Kenya. Keep up the good work ! You are a five star Safari campany! Much love from us in the Netherlands .
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Email Ruzaan Choskey | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very professional in thier work.
It was our 1st trip to Kenya Afraica a family of 3 and it was a swell one. Thanks to the organization and most of all Mathew wambua. Our tour guide, he was like family. Took us to the best places you could be in africa. A very kind and a humble person hope you get to meet him and experience the same hospitality. Thank you.
Email Samuel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beyond Exceptional
Bateleur went above and beyond my expectations. From booking all the way to the end of safari.
They keep in touch with you and give you all information about the trip in advance. The itinerary is detailed and lives up to it.
The tour guide driver (Lawrence) is well informed and has a great knowledge of the animals and the park itself and he easily spots the animals from a great distance.
I'd highly recommend this tour operator as the prices are worth it.
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Email Casper Moriasi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I had a great experience in my short period visiting,The game drive was very educative and memorable
Great customer service with great and coordinated communication and the staff were very friendly with professional services.I would recommend Bateleur Eagle Safaris as a great place to spend your vacation and have first one on one experience with nature.
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Email Stephanie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Experience
Every aspect of our experience with Bateleur Eagle Safaris was flawless. Initially, we selected a small number of companies when we started to think of going on Safari, it quickly became evident that Bateleur Eagle Safaris was by far the most flexible and had the best communication. They put together a number of options very quickly which allowed us to choose exactly what we wanted within our budget. The booking and payment went smoothly. The safari itself was excellent, the camps were as promised and our guide, Antony, was truly an expert in his field. His ability to spot and recognize animals was second to none and truly amazing. In addition, he ensured we were always comfortable and had everything we needed.
Overall, our experience was amazing due to the people at Bateleur Eagle Safaris, and I recommend them highly.
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Email Chuck | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent organization and customer service with knowledgeable guides.
Bateleur was so friendly and easy to deal with in making the arrangements for safari adventure. Accommodations were as promised and expectations were exceeded on the Safari trip. Knowledgeable guide made the experience so much more meaningful. We definitely plan to go again. Highly recommended.
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Email Lori Burt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service with breathtaking adventure!
My friend and I had the most incredible experience with Bateleur Eagle Safaris. We stayed at the most amazing lodges, resorts and bush camps. Our guide Mathew made the experience 5 star for us. Everything was handled from the beginning, we didn't have to worry about a single thing except to have the most life-changing trip we could have ever imagined. There was no small detail left out, the service was impeccable and their knowledge of Africa and the animals was truly awesome. We were so happy, we are booking with them again in the near future, this time to see the Masai Mara. Look no further than Bateleur Eagle Safaris, your life-changing memories are waiting for you!
Email The Booies | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bateleur - A genuine, reliable, expert company with a family friendly approach and brilliant staff
We contacted Newton after a friend’s great experience on a Safari booked through Bateleur Eagle Safari’s. Our first contact with Newton was relaxed and friendly as we were novice first time Safari trekkers we had so many questions and queries and he dealt with every single one, none too much trouble. He and his team discussed which animals were important to us to see, what we wanted from the holiday and any special events. It was our 25th wedding anniversary whilst on the Kenyan Safari and as a family of 4 adults, Mum, Dad and two sons in their early 20’s, we needed two rooms at every venue and wanted very good quality accommodation and our own personal guide and big jeep with the raised roof for 16 nights!
Nothing was too much trouble and after 6 different itinerary’s that Newton did tirelessly we finalised our special anniversary safari – payment was easy and relaxed with no pressure dates and the odd change like adding a Balloon Safari was never an issue.
We arrived at 10pm and knew were meeting Dan or Philip from Newton’s team. He helped us and drove us from Nairobi airport to The Eka Hotel – fabulous staff and a great breakfast. Then the adventure commenced – we met Jack our guide for the entire 16 nights Safari and in our own 8 seater Toyota Landcruiser – 6 suitcases packed and we were off to Amboselli Serena Lodge for 2 nights. Jack was amazing, funny, helpful, knowledgeable and so friendly.
Amboselli took in 4 Game drives – AMAZING – Mount Kilimanjaro, Elephants, Lions, Hippos in abundance and on our main game drive day we witnessed our first live kill! A lonely hyena was spotted by Jack our driver, roof up and standing taking photos we saw 2 lone male lions walking towards us. They spotted the hyena so we videoed and photographed the two lions stalk, creep, attack and kill the hyena – yards from us – Jack had our car quietly parked in a prime slot…….what an experience on day 3 of our Safari. The BIG FIVE was on our check list – our first game reserve, Elephants, Lions, Hippo’s & Buffalo all ticked off the list.
Next stop Samburu in the north – a long journey, so Newton arranged a stop-over in Nairobi at The Tamarind Tree Hotel to visit Restaurant Carnivore for an amazing food experience. Hotel again outstanding and what a treat experience.
Off to Samburu and The Ashnil Samburu for lunch – what an unbelievable location and our lodge rooms on the river’s edge. Met with an outdoor poolside lunch followed by our first game drive. Jack again as our personal driver/guide was amazing, knowing all the best areas and viewing spots in the reserve. Our aim here after an amazing Amboselli experience was the last missing BIG FIVE, namely a Leopard.
Jack knew this and after a short time, we were speeding across the plains to find a lone Leopard walking and seemingly stalking a prey. We tracked the Leopard for almost an hour criss-crossing – great photos and videos finally seeing it jump up into a tree and lie down high above the plains – The last BIG FIVE ticked off and only our second reserve. What an experience.
We thought we’d seen it all, but Jack had heard talk of a pride of Lions, and after a drive to find them we were lucky enough to see around a dozen Lionesses and baby cubs stalking Warthogs. Following them, walking past our jeep just feet away! Don’t forget loads more Elephants, Monkeys, Antelope, Birds – everywhere you look a wild creature just metres away at times.
Day 7 and we drive to Olpejeta Conservancy and the Sweetwaters Serena Lodges – yet another 5 Star experience – a different reserve – Conservation at its heart – Monkey Sanctuary visit arranged and the last two Northern White Rhino’s in the world, the Rhino sanctuary plus 4 game drives. Rooms amazing at what a view out on a plain filled with Zebra’s, Antelope in our garden and Rhino’s. Here you see the memorial stones to so many Rhino’s killed by poachers – an thought provoking moment and makes you sad to see how wild animals have been treated for their horns.
Jack managed to show just how good of a driver he is, with another live kill. This time another pride of female lions stalking a family of 5 Warthogs – slowly slowly approaching our jeep, the Warthogs unaware in the long grass. With our cameras and videos recording the lead Lioness attacks… one Warthog caught before she sees another. Two killed, the remaining three scatter – the pride of Lionesses run – babies included for a fight for food and a feast of nature in real life up close and personal. Our second of three live kills and to add to it we saw the elusive striped hyena twice.
2 great days and nights here are a different experience, with the conservation as paramount but what Newton did arrange privately was a NIGHT DRIVE – what an experience with our own private guides picked up at the hotel – so much better than a hotel trip – we saw in the dark another Leopard, striped Hyena, Elephants, a pride of Lions and a town of Hyena’s in a spot only the conservation can drive to! 20-30 all out of their hideouts together – you don’t get that on the hotel trip!!
Day 9 – our 25th Anniversary and a drive to Lake Nakuru and the amazing Cliff Hotel for two nights. What a special place – high up with individual tent lodges with spectacular views, food is superb and a wonderful bar, staff amazing but to top it all off a special Sundowner experience followed by a private poolside dinner and our room decorated in rose petals in heart shapes and scattered in our room – all organised by Newton and his team. The drives here again are so different with the huge lake and forests – the landscape and animals just as amazing – the perfect romantic Safari stop-over.
After 2 nights of bliss we move for a two location Masia Mara treat to include a Balloon Safari. First stop the Loyk Mara a totally unfenced tented lodge experience with Masai tribe guards carrying spears and knives. You won’t find much better than here for a real life live among the animal’s venue. Lodges are luxurious, foods amazing again but the atmosphere is just so different. After 6pm you need your own personal Masai tribal guard to escort you from lodge to restaurant/bar because during our stay we had Giraffe’s, Hippo’s & more walking through and next to the lodges through the night. The Masai guys are amazing and to see animals comfortable to mix with us was something else. During dinner we had a fantastic 20 minute Masai tribal dance performed in front of us – the same guys serving us drinks, food and escorting us – they become part of your trip and were unbelievable. And here at Loyk we witnessed our third live kill – CHEETAH’s - two males we followed over a river bed to a herd Thompson Gazelle’s where we witnessed a high speed dominant kill followed by a close up of them enjoying their feast.
The second Masai Mara stop was Mara Serena – a cliff top type location totally different to Loyk Mara – spectacular views – a pool to dip in where as you bathe and relax you watch a Pumba (warthog) stroll past feet away. As with all Serena’s its buffet food rather than a menu choice. Changing venues gave you different food experiences and locations – everything top notch.
The early morning Balloon Safari Newton organised off hotel was unbelievable – what a once in a lifetime type trip – quietly drifting feet above the Mara, watching the Elephants grazing as the sun rises, the sound of the burner only – photographic heaven – an hour trip that leaves you speechless. A MUST DO at least once and let Newton book it, not the hotel. You start further out and see more. After the exciting landing in the middle of nowhere you have a full cooked breakfast with unlimited fizz and the Ballon Captain issues you all with certificates – memories to last forever.
The Masai Mara just before the ‘Great Migration’ is a breathless expanse of reserve. Long grass hides the animals in places, then open ground for miles – The Mara river full of crocodiles and Buffalos & Zebra’s drinking and of course the odd unfortunate victim being eaten by a ‘float’ of 20-30 hungry crocodiles. Jack once again parking the jeep in the perfect spot to take photographic memories.
The final two-night stop was at Lake Naivasha and Naivasha Sopa Lodges. Once again a fantastic venue with Zebra strolling around the grounds and by the pool – the room again amazing and two days doing trips like a Lake river boat safari checking out Hippo’s, to a sanctuary with a 3 week old Giraffe. On another day we visited Hell’s Gate National Park, the venue of the WRC World Rally due a few days after and seeing stages being prepared. Driving and walking high in the mountainous area where we saw the ‘Pride Rock’ from The Lion King.
Unfortunately, the last day did arrive but Newton had arranged a packed day to keep us busy before our 10pm flight – Jack drove us for the final time back to Nairobi where he took us to the Elephant Sanctuary, the Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Sanctuary with lunch in between meeting Newton & Mathew before Jack dropped us off at the airport. Such a sad time leaving such a wonderful country, the trip of a lifetime and memories to treasure forever but with a deep desire to return once again.
This was the greatest adventure and holiday for the 4 of us and we have been to some places. Words cannot properly explain the emotions we lived through, the laughter we had with Jack who left his family for 16 days to travel and stay at our Lodges throughout the time. The knowledge he has after 18 years as a guide was unbelievable, his enthusiasm and commitment and time spent has made him a part of our family. Newton & Mathew have just been the best throughout the booking process to the final goodbyes. We still keep in touch now we are back in England we have shared so many memories as we toured the amazing Kenya, with many photos and videos uploaded already onto the Bateleur Eagle Safari’s social media. Their commitment to making our holiday the trip of a lifetime from initial enquiries to itinerary’s, booking, payments, constant contact and assistance during the trip, the personal touches for our 25th anniversary, the extra trips and all the accommodation being top notch, you could use a better company than Bateleur Eagle Safari’s. Value for money compared to booking a normal travel agent and with all trips individual and personal, you can’t find any fault at all.
Book with total confidence and let Newton & his team take care of everything - 100% RECOMMENDED – we will definitely book through them again.
Email Hannah | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Easily the best for the holiday of a lifetime
What a fantastic experience from start to finish! Our trip was over 2 years in the waiting as we had booked in Jan 2020. Newton was brilliant at keeping us in the loop regarding all things covid. We rescheduled a couple of times with no difficulty, and he was always there on WhatsApp whenever we needed him.
Our guide Jackson was hand-picked and we couldn't have had a better match. His instinct was always spot on and our expectations were very much exceeded! We had very little to think about during our safari. It was the easiest and most memorable holiday I have ever had.
Email Adam Joyce | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The most unbelievable trip
This was the first major holiday me and my fiancée booked, it was just before the pandemic in Feb 2020. It couldn’t have been timed any worse.
Newton came back to us immediately with all points answered and several ideas. We paid an initial deposit and he didn’t even ask for further payment as our trip got longer.
What happened in the end is we decided to enhance our time in Kenya and needed to rebook 3 times in total with various travel restrictions and a constantly changing itinerary.
We originally looked at 3 nights in the Mara and ended up with 2 nights in Nairobi either side of 2 nights in Amboseli with Lake Nakuru and then 2 different lodges in the Maasai Mara.
From the second we arrived to being dropped back everything was taken care of. No question left unanswered, no concern at any stage over what we were doing.
It was quite literally the perfect holiday. We’ve also gained several friends. Jack was handpicked as our guide and couldn’t have been better suited to me and Hannah.
We’re in our 30s and are well traveled. Normally doing everything ourselves, this was our first trip together or apart where we used a third party and I would only ever go back to Kenya if it was with Newton and his team.
I don’t have enough superlatives to compliment Bateleur Eagle Safaris enough.
