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 Pam Von Wiegand | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
This company was terrific from the first quote to the last moment at the Nairobi airport.
I was amazed that Alica Moraa could create a perfect, affordable, private safari for me and my adult children. The original quote had me wanting to get on the plane that moment. None of the other companies I contacted were as helpful.
Alice's support with details, my personal challenges, and care were terrific. She is professional and delightful. She even met us at the Nairobi airport to give us a refund on a small excursion that had to be cancelled because of bad weather. I was shocked.
I was also amazed at the quality of the tour that Alice put together for us. Each location we visited, and each lodging she arranged was equal to or better than the last one. After our first arrival at Zebra Plaines Mara Camp, we worried that we had been totally spoiled. Every location and activity was magical. We were never disappointed. I am 77 , and my daughter is a vegan. I wondered if those things would be problems. The tour accommodated us perfectly. Also, everywhere we went the food was terrific, and varied and plentiful enough for all.
John Maina, our guide, became a great friend in addition to a professional expert guide. He loves his job, and it shows. So many times, I felt he had ordered the animals to appear for our personal benefit. His ability to spot animals in the wild, and predict their behavior put us in the right spot time after time. He knows a lot about the wildlife, so be sure to ask him lots of questions. We also watched him help and support other guides during our time together. He is a very good man in addition to being a very good guide.
His personal care for us was also always evident. As an old lady, he never seemed to tire of helping me in and out of the Land Rover multiple times a day. His careful driving on roads that could be very challenging showed his care for our comfort and safety. I'd almost like to repeat the exact same safari, just to have John take care of us again.
We were blessed to have found Morningstar. We will never forget the friendship and the experience.
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Email Missy Foote | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Morning star tours had everything covered making our safari trip so easy and extremely pleasurable!
Joysharon was our contact for Morningstar and was extremely helpful in our planning process, frequently checking in leading up to and throughout our safari ensuring our experience was exactly what we wished for. When our driver Timothy was misguided and need up at the wrong hotel for our initial pickup, Joysharon was very reassuring and stayed in contact throughout.
Our driver Timothy was extremely accommodating throughout our time with him! He made sure we saw the many animals and set us up for amazing photos ops including with the evasive leopard! When another company’s vehicle broke down, Tim demonstrated his kind heartedness by helping out the other driver ensuring other people continued to have an enjoyable experience as well!
Email Ellen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful company, guide, and accommodations!
My experience with Morning Star tours exceeded my expectations. We loved our kind and thoughtful guide and everywhere we went was beautiful. Each of the places we stayed was better than the previous one, and we saw all the animals at close distance. This company seemed to be one of the more affordable ones out there so I was really impressed with the high quality of everything. I will definitely recommend Morning Star tours to anyone looking to go on Safari in Kenya.
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Email Sean Foote | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Safari- Thanks to our Incredible Guide Tim
My wife and I just returned from the most unforgettable experience of our lives- and it’s all thanks to our phenomenal safari planning with Joysharon and our guide Timothy!
Joysharon was very helpful prior to our trip and checked in daily throughout our 4 day safari ensuring we were happy with our lodging, experiences and safari drives.
From the moment we stepped into the 4x4, Tim greeted us with warmth and knowledge of the wildlife. Over the course of our safari, he seemed to have an almost magical ability to know where the animals would be and he had such a close relationship to the other guides always sharing his knowledge with them. We saw cheetahs basking in the sun, a crocodile warming along the shore, hyena’s protecting their scraps from vultures, hippos staying cool in the river, elephants walking with their babies, zebras, giraffes and antelope galore! Tim also ensured my personal request of finding a leopard who walked right along side of our Jeep and The King of the Jungle- 2 male lions hiding in the bush keeping an eye on their morning catch!
This was my wife and mines long await honeymoon and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience! Asante sana!!!
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Email Cheng | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!
The itinerary arranged by Morningstar Travel was excellent. During our 11-day trip through Kenya and Tanzania, everything was planned very smoothly. Our guide Boniface in the Maasai Mara gave us a great start with his detailed explanations of the animals. In Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, our guide Jackson led us to see a wide variety of wildlife — including three sightings of cheetahs and three of leopards — making the journey truly unforgettable.
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Email Wei | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
friendly and professional
Jackson and Boniface were professional and friendly, and overall, we had a good trip. However, we had a negative experience with a local guide in Kenya who demanded a high tip at the start of our tour. We appreciate the travel agency’s assistance in addressing this issue promptly.
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Email Maureen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jackson is a wonder tour guy! Very knowledgeable and fun
Great travel agency! My luggage was delayed and arrived on the second day. Morningstar helped transport my luggage all the way from the airport to the national park so I can finally get my luggage. Very grateful to Morningstar staff and our tour guy.
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Email Celia yang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really great!
I think my tour guides are all very professional and friendly! Special thanks to Boniface and Jackson, our tour guides.
The hotel we stay are pretty good! And the communication with morning star company is very efficient.
Only an advice is that, I think if they arranged one day at north Serengeti and two days in central Serengeti would be much better!(this time we stay three days all in central Serengeti.) Because we visit here at end of June, most of the great migration are already go to North Serengeti, we totally missed that part, which is very sad 😔
However, overall the tours are amazing!
Email RENA | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic service and organisation
Alice was amazing from start to finish, she made contact. Answer all my queries and organised a fantastic safari package. Alice was attentive to my needs and worked out the very best for out special trip which was for my parents 50th wedding anniversary
Our safari guide James was incredulous, such a lovely man with lots of knowledge
They made our holiday and I would strongly recommend morning star
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Email Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Alex and Alice from Morning Star took great care of us!
We had a blast in Amboseli (Kibo camp), Naivasha (Sopa resort), and Maasai Mara (little zebra plains). Check-in was smooth at all of the hotels. We got picked up from the airport and we were in good hands throughout our safari. Food was great and plentiful. Alex, our guide, is an absolute professional, prompt and knowledgeable. He shared his knowledge and we had a fun time with him. The parks and hotels were all beautiful. Everyone very friendly. Thank you Morning Star!!