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Splendid Vacations
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2023)
- Member Of:
- AMREF & TOSK
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $900 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email REI | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable 8-Day Safari Experience – Incredible Wildlife and Wonderful Team!
My husband and I spent 8 wonderful days on safari, and it exceeded all our expectations.
Brenda took fantastic care of us throughout the booking process, ensuring every detail of our itinerary was well-organized.
Special thanks go to our driver-guide, John. He was not only highly professional but also an extraordinarily skilled driver. Thanks to his sharp spotting skills and precise guiding, we were able to encounter so many amazing animals up close.
All the accommodations were wonderful and very comfortable. Staying at Entim, Sopa Lodge Naivasha, and Ol Tukai Lodge gave us breathtaking opportunities to see wildlife right outside our rooms. It was truly a trip of a lifetime.
Email Alexandre | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great communication and organisation!
The company was excellent in communicating with us, both before, during and after the trip! When we had questions/issues, they were instantly answering us. The organisation of the trip was also very smooth and well planned. The company was very flexible and accommodated many of our demands. Overall we had a great experience and recommend using Splendid Vacations!
Email Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great communication
Sammy is chronically online and answers us very fast, realiable communication was out of the league. Drivers spoke ok level English good enough to communicate.
Hotels were nicely planned however certain areas were limited due to local conditions and infrastructure - eg.wifi hot water but all bearable with seeing the safari everyday . Last day restaurants meal did got us food poisoned though but it was expected and understandable. The rest of the trip was all good, spotted many animals up close! Pretty good trip overall.
Email Martina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable first Safari experience
We had an amazing 6-day safari through the Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Lake Nakuru with Gabriel as our guide. He has an incredible knowledge of the animals and the parks and was always happy to answer all our questions.
He was also very friendly, patient and attentive throughout the whole trip. He always made sure to position the vehicle in the best possible spot to give us a great view of the animals, even when there were lots of other cars around. He really went above and beyond, and thanks to him we managed to see all of the Big Five!
Gabriel made our first safari experience truly unforgettable, and we couldn’t have asked for a better guide.
We were also very happy with Splendid Vacations and the organisation of the trip. They were always responsive and did a great job tailoring the safari to exactly what we wanted, especially Alice, who was incredibly helpful throughout the planning.
We would definitely recommend Gabriel, Alice and Splendid Vacations!
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Email Edoardo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience. 100% Recommend
We had an unforgettable 6-day/5-night adventure through Kenya, with 2 nights in the Masai Mara, 1 night at Lake Nakuru, and 2 nights in Amboseli.
Before booking, we contacted more than 15 tour operators on SafariBookings, and ultimately chose Splendid Vacations because they were very responsive and able to accommodate our requests.
Alice was fantastic, always available and quick to respond, making sure the itinerary was exactly what we were looking for.
Our guide Gabriel was simply outstanding. His knowledge of wildlife and the parks is incredible, he knows the parks so well that he never needed a map. He answered every question we had, explained everything we were seeing, and positioned the car so that we could have the best possible experience.
Beyond being an exceptional guide, Gabriel is also a genuinely great guy: polite, friendly, patient and extremely pleasant to spend time with — something that really matters when you are sharing a safari vehicle for 10 hours a day!
Alice and Gabriel also helped when we had an issue with our luggage. Our checked bag was lost on the flight to Kenya, and Alice personally went to the airport to retrieve it for us. While Gabriel drove us to Nairobi to collect it on the way between the parks.
We could not recommend Gabriel, Alice and Splendid Vacations more!
Email Nicole | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Alex was beyond incredible!!
Alex was our driver for our trip and he was perfect for our group! We were two families with a total of 3 teenagers and Alex was a hit with everyone. He was so knowledgeable about the area the animal where to go and answered all of our crazy questions, including personal ones. He was constantly on the phone talking with other drivers to make sure that we were able to see anything and everything possible. So kind and such a pleasure to be around. After our Safari, we went on for another week to a different destination and literally talked about Alex every single day. Would have been the same without him! Thank you Alex!!!
CA
Email Monica, not the banana one, but the other one who Alex thought that complained a lot. | Experience level: first safari
Detail oriented, flexible, good organization.
Our drivers/guides were Alex and Mike for us 13 people in the group. I sat in Alex’s 4x4.
Alex knows where to take us to see the big fives and the ugly fives. We have seen all of them thanks to his Safari experience. He drove extra miles to get the perfect angles to see them. He was able to anticipate which directions the animals would head to and he was right each time, so much so we noticed that other vehicles would follow us.👍👍👍
Alex also tried to accommodate our requests such as stopping for sunset photos and change routes at the last minute, etc.
His experience was the key success factor to our very satisfying Safari experience.
CA
Email Ruth | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really fun and wonderful experience
Our safari experience was really great. Alex was a wonderful guide and river. He was able to get us the best views of the animals and was very knowledgeable about everything as well. He was able to predict where the animals would be and therefore we were able to see all of the Big 5 animals and the ugly 5 as well. Would definitely recommend Splendid Vacations, and especially Alex as the driver/ tour guide.
CA
Email Jen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Splendid!
Everything listed as included was provided. The accomodations were excellent!
Mike and Alex went out of their way to make sure we saw all the animals possible on safari!
Very reliable. Always showed up on time. Our luggage was kept safe in Nairobi.
Excellent value for money.
So glad we included Lake Nakuru and Naivasha in our itinerary
Email Martina & Giovanni | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari, incredible guide — just plan ahead on logistics
A fantastic safari! Our driver and guide, James, was simply outstanding: he had an incredible depth of knowledge, could spot animals from a great distance, and was always flexible in adjusting the daily drives whenever needed. If we ever return to Kenya, we’d definitely request him again.
The one piece of advice we’d give to anyone planning this tour is to have a brief call with the agency beforehand to go through the itinerary in detail. In our case, we weren’t informed of just how many hours of driving we’d actually face between stops, which made some days more tiring than expected. We also wanted to see the wildebeest crossing, and assumed it would be easier in August to catch than it turned out to be — we later learned you really need to plan a full day for that alone. On top of this, we had booked a lodge with a swimming pool, but because of the schedule we only arrived in the evening and left the next morning, so we never actually got to enjoy the pool or the property itself. Had we known this in advance, we would have either chosen a more budget-friendly lodge for that night or added an extra day to actually make use of it.
We shared this feedback with the agency, who responded with great openness: they explained that some of the accommodation initially planned in the Mara was no longer available, which lengthened the transfers, and they acknowledged they could have given us more guidance upfront on distances, timing, and how to plan around the crossing.
That said, the overall experience was wonderful.
