IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great way to experience Kenya in a budget
I and my friend have recently done a 7-day tour with Karibu Safaris. The key takeaways are:
Positive:
a. Robert, the owner, was very responsive, straightforward and trustworthy. As promised, he sent someone for our airport pickup and provided us a complimentary night stay.
b. Edward, our driver and guide, was extremely knowledgeable with more than 10 years of experience in safari tours. He tried his best to get us to see wildlife in all the parks and was at hand to resolve any issues we faced.
c. Vegetarian food was available for us all through the tour.
Things which can be improved:
a. It appeared that the bookings for stay are on tentative basis. Thus, if the place mentioned in the itinery is full, the guide will search for other places. While this doesn't seem to be a common occurrence, it brings an element of uncertainty. We faced this in Naivasha.
b. The lodging in Amboseli (Kimana Camp) needs drastic improvement. The issued included no heated water, bathroom door not getting locked and on top of that the power line went kaput in early morning.
c. The tour works on hub and spoke model. So, you can be mixed and matched with another group during the tour. For example, an initial group may have two set of people going on 3 day and 7 day tour respectively. After 3 days, the first group will move to a different vehicle at a transit point and another group will join in or vice versa. While this is okay, it will be better if it can be communicated in advance.
Overall, it was a great experience visiting Kenya. The wildlife is amazing and the people, in general, were fine. For a budget tour, Karibu's 7 day tour is a wonderful experience.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Absolutely amazing, better than expected. Saw the big 5 more than once. Ample animal species to view. And many close up encounters with lions and cheaters. Elephants galore and even the scarce leapords.
Nakuru, Masai Mara, Hell’s Gate and Amboseli made for a Safari that did not disappoint. Thanks Kenya for sharing.
SG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb experience, will recommend to others
Esther was really helpful in managing the trip planning.
Christopher our tour good was friendly and helpful. No glitches on the trip, excellent experience.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good Group Safari in budget
Maggie & Team Bison has been very cooperative she gave us a fantastic package and we enjoyed our Safari. we have lifetime memories now from Kenya
Thank you team Bison
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
More animals than expected!
We did a four day safari, taking in Tarangire, the crater and Lake Manyara. Tarangire was fantastic with lots of wildlife to see. If you only have a day this would be a great place to visit.
There are plenty of taxis available for getting around easily and safely.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH ORONGAI
Our Safari with Orongai in Kenya was a wonderful experience.
We planned it and organized it in less than 10 days together with Martha, who was always very quick in answering our emails.
We picked the “7 days Safari” in Amboseli, Naivasha, Nakuru and Masai Mara; then we made a little modification on the accommodation for the last 2 nights, because we wanted to spend them in a tented camp (with an extra cost); this changing in the program caused a little problem at first: Ann did not quite understand well what we wanted and there was a problem with payment balance; Ann was not reachable and We could not get any answer, so We started our trip from Italy wondering if everything would have gone well; everything was fixed when we arrived in Nairobi with Martha (she waited for us at the hotel even if it was late in the night), who gave us back the money that we paid for our 2 nights in the tented camp, which Ann did not managed to organize.
The Safari tour is organized perfectly and in the most smart way, letting you discover the marvel of Masai Mara at the end of the trip, so that also the other National Reserves (which are wonderful itself) can be fully appreciated.
All the accommodations are very nice, clean and in proper order, giving you the sense of the African atmosphere.
(Maybe the first lodge in Amboseli was on a lower level compared to all the others, but still fair)
Last but not least, our guide: Kevin.
He has been the greatest guide!! Always on time, always ready to explain us something, whether it was about animals, nature or African culture.
Great animal spotter and a very nice guy.
We really enjoyed our experience with Orongai Africa Safari and we would recommend it to whoever wanted to make a Safari tour in Kenya.
Asante Sana Orongai!!
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mufasa Tours and Travels on a budget
Five Belgian friends roadtripping through Kenya with Mufasa Tours and Travels: it was simply amazing! They offered us an affordable trip with excellent guiding and flexible service. Thank you Boniface and Joseph!
HK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Amazing Journey
It's a tough trip. You need to stay in the jeep for serval hours every day for searching the wild animals. The driver-guide will try to find out the animals. It's worth for us to do this.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Nakuru National Park by Hanna
Nice park and quite a lot of wildlife, especially rhinos which was great.
SE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great but way too many hours in the safari vehicle driving between the different parks.
Great wildlife and our accomodation, Losokwan, was above our expectations. Simple but we had everything we needed and the staff were very helpful and friendly. We very really in the middle of everything! Elephants and buffalos right outside our tent during the nights. 5 hours drive to Lake Nakuru from Masai Mara was ok and the lodge; Flamingo Hill was very nice and with a pool. Great staff. Wildlife ok but we preferred the open landscape in Masai Mara. 9,5 hrs drive from there to Amboseli; not ok. Exhausting drive through Nairobi and the camp; Zebra Plains Amboseli camp was not at all as expected. Dirty, dusty, hardly no furnitures and showed no resemblance with the pictures on their webpage. However, very nice staff. Wildebeest safari had a very nice driver but he was not really interested in what we wanted to experience. It felt like he rushed through the parks. All in all; a 5 out of 10 for the whole safari-experience. Sadly...