The Team Behind Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris
Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris Ltd
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2003)
- Member Of:
- Eco Tourism & Kenya Wildlife Services
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $64 to $490 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
service is good but schedule needs to be improved to save some time on the way.
The driver is easy to communicate n experienced. The director of the Kenya Walking is helpful if any problems. But our schedule needs to be improved to save some time on the way.
IN
Email Bharat Joshi , President & MD, IGP | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari - Lifetime Experience - Worries? Leave it to KWSS. They will take care.
My wife Hansa and I had unbelievable amazing Safari Holiday experience. I was very much worried about food, stay and vehicle but EVERYTHING was taken care by KWSS with complete perfection. We stayed at Nakuru one day - fantastic rainy game drive with Rhinos, Lions, Zebras..., 3 days at Masai Mara - THIS WAS OUR LIFE TIME MEMORABLE EVENT. We had seen total 39 Lions with every daily activities of their life... it was so close that we could stretch our hand & just touch, Cheetas - great.... Leopard - great, Tens of Hundreds of Zebras - Tens of thousands of Wilder Beasts ....No words to express the feelings - the food - the arrangement and the game drive - never match able. Naivasha - One day, Amboseli - one day - great Lioness hunting chase, One day Arusha + Ngorongoro - Fantastic View of crater and scenic panorama. I have no words to explain as seeing can only be expressing.
All the stays were perfect. Kilimanjaro from Kibo Safari Camp was magical view
KWSS - Director: Mr. Otieno is great friend, facilitator and supporter, he is always smiling and helping hand. He is in the center of EVERY COMFORT of every visitor. He managed excellently our (change of) one day program and returning to Nairobi. ALL THE BEST Otieno:). We are your friends in India you ever need us. Great Work Keep it up!!!!
Guide+Driver : Nguta is the best. He had excellent knowledge and very active in driving and reaching the place of animal presence. He has shown us Leopard driving (fastest) 20 kms after hearing the radio. Never tired and always ON TIME ON DOT. Nguta - All the best.
I recommend 'Kenya Walking Survivors Safari Ltd' to every one who would wish to visit Safari and read my review. I will ask any one of my personal contacts and all the visitors ......."LEAVE YOUR SAFARI WORRIES TO KWSS ....& YOU ONLY ENJOY"
IL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Eight days private Safari tour through KWSS - excellent experience and mostly recommended
We just returned from 8 days private safari tour organized by KWSS. We got a great driver-guide (Mr. Ochieng, I hope that I spelled it correctly) and a private cook. The views and animals were terrific and the explanations of Mr. Ocheing were on time. We were lucky (and also due to the guide’s experience) to watch all big 5’s several times including eating a fresh prey.
First in my recommendation list is of course the Masai Mara that is a must and I recommend the full day game drive within the reserve as it allows you to get to the Mara River (crossing point of wildebeests). Second in my list is lake Naivasha which you could relax in walking safari tours (Crater rim park is the best if you have only one to take) and the optional boat tour is a must do. Lake Nakuru is good as we observed Rhinos but if you are short in time – you can spare it.
About KWSS, this is my first experience with Africa and with African tour operators and I had a very pleasant surprise with KWSS (managed by Mr. Otieno). I had no previous recommendation and I chose them from Safaribookings.com based on the price and continued negotiations with them because of the quick and efficient email responses from Mr. Otieno. So – I got an 8 days full board private tour in a very reasonable and even cheap price (as compared to other tour operators) and yet all worked perfectly and we very much enjoyed the trip and the sounding conditions.
CY
Email Andreas S | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya Walking Survivor Safaris planned our honeymoon in half a day!
If it wasn't for Mr OT, we wouldn't be able to have a honeymoon this year due to a misfortune with another travel agency in our Country. We were able to trust him almost immediately with his polite and assertive manner and we were not wrong to do that. He planned an amazing trip for us including an 8-day safari in Kenya and Tanzania's national parks, safe drives, nice lodges and an excellent stay in Zanzibar at the end of our trip which tipped of the experience, ending our honeymoon in a relaxed and simultaneously excited mood. We definitely recommend Kenya walking survivors safaris!!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My husband and I loved every moment of the trip. Wildlife just out of the car was amazing.
We were a group of six family members who chose Kenya Walking Survivors Safari (KWSS). My husband and I flew from the U.S., and my parents, and my cousin and his wife flew from India. We were happy with the communication since the beginning. Mr. OT is great at both verbal and written communication. Also, Ngutto, our driver and tour guide was very fluent with English. We really enjoyed being with Ngutto. He is witty, joyful, and helpful. There were a couple of things which makes our overall rating with KWSS a 5-star excellent. The first one - Our group is strict vegetarian and initially we were concerned about our dietary restrictions. But, we were given a cook for part of the trip, places where we otherwise would have had hard time finding veg food. We loved our cook, Byron. He understood us and communicated well to us. He also prepared excellent food! The second one – We were initially planned for the second last day in Tanzania and starting to return back to Kenya very early (2:00 am) next morning, which was still going to cut close to our departure air flight. Since we finished Tanzania earlier than expected, we called Mr. OT to arrange for an earlier return to Kenya. He was flexible with it and ensured us that our comfort was his primary goal. He arranged for our hotel rooms (3 rooms)for a night and we did not have to pay a single extra cent! We were able to return to Kenya plenty in time and stay in a nice hotel room. KWSS took care of our individual needs very well. We highly recommend Kenya Walking Survivors Safari to anyone who is considering a trip to the African Safari!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super Safari with very nice staff
We had a very good time with KWSS !
Mr. Otieno is very professional and answered quickly to our emails and questions which is a very good quality when you are not used to book such holidays on internet !
There, the staff (Mike as guide, and John as cook) was very kind to us and very helpful ! Our guide was very patient, letting us taking picture for long time, teaching us many things about nature and local culture.
The staff is very punctual so you never wait ! (even at 6:00 am for sunrise !!)
One thing is that the program has been a little bit changed from the initial plan. However, we could adapt it during the trip !
We had an unforgettable time ! The country is wonderful and KWSS helped us to discover it in very good conditions ! do not hesitate ! :)
OM
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience in Kenya.
Driver is very kind and experienced. Animal is too much and scene is very nice. Food is just ok and the accommodation is also expressed.
HU
Email Eszter & George | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Pearls of East of Africa-Best Discovered with KWSS :-)
We are a couple from Hungary and we took part in a 3- week-long safari visiting 12 national parks in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
We got on very well with Mr. Otieno (Oti) from the very beginning; he is intelligent, kind, helpful, flexible and very good, and quick at both oral and written communication.
His staff and partners are also excellent-we can only talk about them in superlatives:Mustafa and Obed in Uganda, Martin in Kenya and Uganda, Clement and Jacob in Kenya, Mike Moshi and Saneh in Tanzania did their best to make us happy. We'll never forget the smiley face of Martin, our advetures with Clement :-), the very informative guidance of Saneh and the way Moshi always served our dinners- he always dressed up very elegantly to serve us wonderful meals on 'silver' plates, which he put on tables beautifully set. All the other groups were jealous of us:-D. We learned a lot of life and animals-especially of baboons, who even had a taste of our car:-)- from Obed and Mustafa. We always tried to go together as a team.
We can also highly recommend KWSS, whose tours are not only excellent but also good value and with whom we managed to put together a safari which lived up 95% to our expectations:-).
HU
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing adventures in East Africa
I and my wife went on a safari for 20 days in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with KWSS this summer.
We were very satisfied from the beginning. The director, Mr. Otieno was very quick and effective in communication-he immedately replied to our e-mails and was available on Skype to-so we could discuss and plan our itinerary together in person which made everything easy and quick and helped us trust him.
We were not disappointed either once in Africa: he has a very friendly,patient, punctual and helpful staff who did their best to make our safari the most memorable. The driver-guides know a lot about the wildlife and do everything to get you to the best spots to view the animals and the cooks are excellent too! We were also absolutely satisfied with the accommodation Oti provided us- we could experience everything from superb lodges to camping out in Serengeti. Even though we were supposed to stay only in tented camps, Oti managed to upgrade most of our accommodations for no extra charges!
All in all I can only fully reccommend Kenya Walking Survivors Safaris, because apart from minor changes everything went smoothly as written in the itinerary. We had a wonderful safari with KWSS.
IL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari
We were 2 full days at masai mara which was AMAZING!
Great lodge, Great food. OT upgraded us for 1 more night at the lodge.
The next day we spent at lake Naivasha which was a failure.
We are sorry for not be more accurate when we booked the safari regarding the schedule of that day.
It was a boring day and a waste of time.
The price OT gave us was the most attractive offer after checking with many operators.
OT is the reason we will close our next safari with KWS..
He is very nice and kind man and he gives you the feeling you are in a good hands.