Taking you to the exotic African wild!
Morning Star Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2018)
- 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 Amir | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Honest, Experienced and Fun!
First of all. ASK FOR RAYMOND! He is the best and most friendly and well spoken person you can find for your tour guide. Denis and the team at the office operating the logistics are well experienced people and will be fully transparent with every cost in and out and make sure you have the best experience possible. Me and my wife from Toronto, Canada booked this trip to Serengeti last min for our honeymoon. I had to transfer the money within a week of arrival. They HAD EVERYTHING SET UP AND READY TO GO! Talk to Denis on WhatsApp and email him and his staff and theyre quick to reply! They also have lots of options and accommodations too. Raymond gave us such a good dive into Tanzanian culture and we can easily say we met a tour guide but left with a friend. They’re also a local business which I find better as they have more of a insider scoop on the tours rather then the ones that operate out of America. We did a 10 day tour and can easily say it was safer then most European places we’ve been to. The locals love the travellers and are super friendly. The animal life has no words to describe the beauty you’ll see that god has left for us to experience. MorningStar IS THE BEST COMPANY to go with. Easily will come again! - from Canada with Love, Amir and Tatiana. <3
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Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience with Morningstar and Jackson (our guide)
Trip was amazing. We saw all big 5 on first day and our guide Jackson knew all the small details about animals. Great landscape and great experience. Would 100% recommend it!
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Email Danielle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic Tour Company - Amazing and perfect 9-day Adventure in Kenya and Tanzania
Fabulous tour company. I will recommend them to all my friends. After seeing our pictures, they all want to have such an incredible adventure too! Alice was so helpful and quickly responsive via email and text with all of the planning. She worked hard to answer all our questions and accommodate our every wish as she helped us plan the safari of our dreams. We opted for 9 days in Kenya and Tanzania over the Christmas holiday. This turned out to be a perfect time of year to go. The crowds weren't overwhelming and the landscape was lush and green. And we got to see all of the animals we were hoping to see. It was a totally awesome experience! We loved all of the lodges and camps they selected for our safari experience. The food was great, the beds were comfortable, the atmosphere was friendly and relaxing! We loved our itinerary and activities as well, which is mostly because of our awesome driver guides. Our driver in Kenya was Alex. He was an amazing driver guide and was very skilled at providing the best opportunities to see the animals! Alex was very knowledgeable and always made sure we had the best possible experience! On our first safari game drive with Alex, we saw the incredibly rare black rhino! In Tanzania, our driver was Jackson, who was an exceptional guide. He was so friendly and totally dedicated to helping us have an amazing time. On our first day with Jackson, we were lucky enough to find a leopard who'd just made a kill in the Serengeti and got some incredible photos. He said it was luck, but truthfully, it was due to his persistence and commitment to making sure we got to see all of the Big Five. We are super grateful to Morningstar Safaris for helping us have such an incredible adventure and for providing such excellent service and amazing guides!
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Email Scott Heckbert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Now I have been on safari with Morning Star, I need to come back again!
Morning Star is fantastic, I will be back!! I booked a 5 day safari with Morning Star, with my partner and her 10 year old son. We travelled to Masaii Mara for multiple days, Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot, and spots in between. My partner had arranged the trip, so the details of the trip was mostly a surprise for me, and I had not been to Kenya before. Morning Star far surpassed my expectations in a number of ways.
The office staff (Joy) was very responsive to putting together itineraries, and adjusting the trip according to our travel dates and desires. While booking, my partner asked for a several changes to the itinerary and activities, and each time Joy sent back (within a few hours) an updated itinerary with images of the locations we would be going, and detailed information about the logistics and what to expect. Even before the trip had started we were so excited!
When we arrived, we were greeted by our driver James M., who not only served as our driver, but James has done extensive research on birds and mammals, and used his deep knowledge to educate us on local ecology. His spotting skills are amazing, and he is also a skilled and trained photographer. So in one person we had a reliable driver, interpreter, ecologist, photographer, friend, DJ, and he even assisted us in exchanging money. What a guy!! He is prominent in our photos and memories of the trip.
There was one instance in particular where the whole staff at Morning Star went beyond expectations, and which demonstrates the perspective of the company. It’s a small detail, but shows the perspective of the company. On our final day on safari we were tired, and making the drive back to Nairobi. The location where we had planned to stop for lunch did not have a meal to our liking, so we ask James to just continue to Nairobi, as we had snacks and didn’t really need to stop for lunch. He seemed disappointed we didn’t get to have our last lunch, but we didn’t mind.
As soon as we got back to our hotel and washed, we got a message from Joy in the office that they were disappointed we didn’t get to enjoy our last lunch, and the staff asked if they could take us out to treat us for a dinner instead, which we accepted. They took us to a beautiful (near) 5-star restaurant and we met Joy face to face, as well as Denis (chief operations officer) and driver Augustine, and we were impressed to learn that Denis and Joy have both graduated from university programs in tourism management, and you can tell.. amazing conversation with great people. Denis explained the attitude of the company and staff, it was inspiring. We enjoyed Augustine’s company so much that, with a couple more days left on our trip in Kenya, we decided to ask if Morning Star would do another 1 day safari around Nairobi, and Augustine made himself available for that. We saw the more-often visited tourist destinations nearby Nairobi, and again, made a new friend with Augustine.
After we departed, Morning Star kept in touch to make sure our onward travels had gone well, and made sure to check in with us when we got home. Wow!
I could tell we were amongst the best tourism operators while out on safari. Our vehicle (land cruiser) was newer and superior, our guide/driver was superior, the service we received by Joy in the office and all the staff being friendly and welcoming could not have been more responsive and positive.
What a great company, you will be in good hands booking with Morning Star!
Email Kevin and Julie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
First class
Had a fantastic time on our safari. First went to Amboseli for our first night then went onto Nakuru for a further night and spent the last 2 nights at the Masai Mara. Our driver Rono was brilliant he was very knowledgable about the animals and always managed to get a good spot when seeing them. Will definitely be doing this again with Morning Star.
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Email Jose | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing people, really love expending time whit they.
The greatest experience of my life, I highly recommend this safari.
Morningstar is a trustworthy travel&safari agency.
We had an 8D7N tour by Morningstar, and it was a wonderful and memorable experience.
I revised the itinerary several times, but Kendi was always patient. Our driver Alex, he is very enthusiastic and professional as well. Morningstar is a trustworthy travel&safari agency.
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Email Neo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari Experience
We took a very fascinating Safari journey. We saw almost all kinds of animals except for Rhino. Of course due to the season reasons, there were no large crowds of Zebras or Wildebeests, still we are satisfied. Our driver James is reliable, always can find animals.
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Email Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, everything was perfectly organized!
We (my girlfriend and I) did a 4-day safari to Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara and could not be happier about our decision.
Our guide Willy was very friendly and professional throughout the safari and gave his best to show us as many animals as possible.
We would definitely recommend to do choose Morning Star as a tour operator and hope to be back one day!
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Email Lily | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing weekend in Amboseli
We were a group of colleagues visiting from the United States to Nairobi for work meetings and we decided for the weekend to book a short safari to Amboseli (Saturday to Sunday). We selected MorningStar and we were not disappointed. The service and experience were excellent and we had a perfect trip.
From the very start the communication from Joseph on the quotes and booking arrangements were fast, clear and courteous - he was so helpful and helped us make sure we had the exact schedule and activities that we wanted at the right price. Good service and good value.
The driver George was also excellent from the start, on time, polite and friendly, helpful answering questions and explaining everything we were doing and seeing. Our journey was comfortable and enjoyable all the way though.
The accommodation we chose was in Ol Tukai lodge and it was great, we were delighted with the friendly and helpful staff service, good cleanliness, lovely food, beautiful setting and comfortable beds. In the evening there was a fireplace and a bar, a barbecue for dinner, and you could even watch elephants a walking by over breakfast. The lodge also arrange our night time drive, with a dedicated driver and spotter which was extra special.
Finally - thanks to the animals! We saw more than we ever dreamed we would - lions, elephants, zebra, giraffes, hippos, cheetah, gazelles, hyenas and so many wonderful and fascinating bird species, we were really lucky and the whole trip was a magical and moving experience.
If you have the chance - DO THIS!