Taking you to the exotic African wild!
Morning Star Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- IATA, KATO, AMREF & TOSK
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $134 to $806 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Daniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, highly professional tour operator.
We just did a 2 day / 1 night Safari to Amboseli National Park as part of a stopover in Nairobi. Whole experience with Morningstar Tours was awesome. As a family with 2 children (5 and 7 years old) we had many questions which were all taken care of by Carolyn who was extremely attentive and speedy in her replies. All arrangements / promises (e.g. car seats) were kept as aligned. Our Guide Glenn, who picked us up from our Nairobi hotel and was also doing the game drives with us (one in the late afternoon, one in the early morning) delivered a Glenn-tastic experience. He knew exactly where to drive to in order to catch the best views and pictures. Having such a knowledgeable guide with lots of experience really makes a difference. He's certainly an asset for this company.
Wrapping things up, if you're planning to do a Safari and are shopping for a tour operator: Go with Morningstars and ask for Glenn. If you've the opportunity to add a stop-over to your Kenya Airways flight (as we did): Go for it! ;)
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Email Joanne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing experience
In mid-September my friend and I did a private 5-day ultimate Kenya safari with Morningstar. Over our 5 days we travelled to 3 locations - Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara. It was a lot of driving but well worth it because each location provided something different. What we didn’t see at one location we saw at one of the others. By the time we were done, we saw all of the big 5 plus lots of other amazing animals. Our favourite location for animal viewing was Masai Mara. So much to see. We also did a sunrise balloon ride here. Highly recommend that. We chose to stay in tented camps rather than hotel rooms which was a really good decision. Our favourite was The Cliff in Lake Nakuru. It was definitely a 5 star resort. Gourmet food and the “tent” was to die for.
Our guide, Alex, was absolutely amazing. With 10 years experience, he was very well connected and was in constant communication with friends and colleagues sharing information on where certain animals were so we wouldn’t miss seeing them. Thanks to this network we managed to see 5 different leopards on our last day!! Alex obviously likes what he does. He was right there with us taking pictures and videos, which he shared with us at the end of our tour.
I highly recommend Morningstar, and suggest you ask for Alex if you want to be well taken care of and ensure you get the best experience.
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Email Tommi & Inka | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dependable, with excellent service, and they really put in the effort to make our safari memorable.
We enjoyed every bit of our 4-day Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Naivasha private tour.
All our requests were taken into account before and during the safari, even vegan food was arranged at every meal. Communication was smooth and easy with Carolyn the whole time.
Our guide and driver Augustine was a true professional, knowledgeable about the wildlife and skilled at spotting animals. He was a genuinely nice and fun guy to be around, making our experience even more enjoyable.
Overall everything went better than well and if we get a change in the future, we will book safari again with them. Recommended!
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Email JB | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience overall
Overall, it was a fantastic trip.
Pros:
We saw lots of animals. Our guides in Kenya, Alex and Rino, and our guides in Tanzania, Jackson and Tony, were very helpful. They helped us spot many of the animals and helped us find good spots to video and photograph them.
We saw over 60 species of animals, including 28 mammals and 37 birds.
The tour guides were also very knowledgeable and were very familiar with all the animals in the safari.
We got to see a lot of different parks during the trip and many different landscapes.
Cons:
Some of the accommodation were very basic. We stayed in tents with no locks, and very limited amenities.
There was no air conditioning in the rooms. The air conditioning in the car also could not be used because of the dust in the safaris.
We spent a lot of time on the road, and the jeeps can be somewhat old, so they are not the most comfortable.
Overall, it is an extremely unforgettable trip that is very worth going at least once in your lifetime. Just be prepared for some discomfort along the way and embrace the nature.
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Email Ashok | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized tour operator with excellent guide!
We booked a 10-day private safari in a Toyota Landcruiser visiting Amboseli, Ol Pajeta, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara parks in Kenya. What a fantastic trip! We saw everything we expected and more -- including all the Big 5 and the Ugly 5. The number of animals and babies was breathtaking. Our excellent guide, Peter Rono, was a perfect match, providing the right balance of guiding us and giving us options to focus on what we wanted to see. Rono seemed to just know where animals would pop up next, and even managed to get us into great viewing positions even in spots that were crowded with other safari goers. All the arrangements were well made by Dennis at Morningstar, and he was patient and accommodating while we iterated on our itinerary. Highly recommend the folks at Morningstar!
Email Francesca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari trip!
From start to finish, our experience with Morning Star Tours was great! Dennis was in regular communication with me to provide quotes and advice when planning our safari holiday. The accommodation was amazing, especially in Amboseli and Lake Nakuru. Food was great with buffet meals and variety to choose from.
James, our safari guide and driver, was simply the best. He was so knowledgeable and made sure that we covered as much as possible and saw loads of animals. He made our trip fantastic! Big thanks to James & Dennis! I would definitely recommend to others!
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Email Parul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Guide Ever!
Thank you so much Morning Star for a fabulous Kenya tour and safari. You accommodated all of our requests and were flexible when we requested it. Our tour guide Rono was absolutely amazing - helped us find SO many animals and took us up close every time. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and their behavior patterns. We had a memorable once in a lifetime experience!
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Email Suki | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari journey with MorningStar
We 2 persons, chose Morningstar as our safari agency becasue of a quite detailed, prompt response from Alice. She is always helpful, patient and agile for all my questions or the situations we met. All quotations has the breakdown, even proposal changes, there will be a transparent update on the quotation which make us feel morningstar is reliable. It might not be the cheapest price but it's our choose to secure us a pleasant, expected journey in Africa.
Morningstar is quite reliable, you can also find that they had a good relationship with the lodges/camps when we check-in in different places.
Alice arranged Willy as our 10 days safari guide and driver, I highly recommend Willy as the safari guide because of his excellent drive skills (safety first especially you may have long-time drive from one national park to another), rich experience on animals behavior and habitat! The most important thing is that Willy highly repect the animals, he knows what kind of distance should be kept between the vehicle and animals, so that the wildlift can be respected and protected, while the guests can also get the good photoes. We should always respect the wildlife, this is their home.
I would recommend morningstar to our friends.
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Email Ric | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic! Brought us a fun & amazing safari adventure!!
Thanks Alice (our tour consultant) to design such amazing and interesting itinerary. Also very patient to answer all the questions about the journey with prompt reply!
Also a big thanks to Alex ( our driver guide) !! Alex is very good for finding animals! Also know where is the best view to take the photo, you could just make a wish and he will make it happen! :)))
Brilliant
Morning star was a excellent choice. What got exactly what was agreed, they shared multiple quotes promptly and kept in touch. Even though there were unforseen changes to one if tge resorts, alternatives were offered in advance.
This was a long planned trip and thanks to Morning star it turned out very well.
Wanya, Willy we thank you very much 😊