20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We didn't get what we paid for or what was outlined in the itinerary
Day 1 - Collection from hotel was fine, on time. No problems with long drive or communication. Itinerary outlined a game drive from 2pm - 6pm, but we only did a game drive for approx 90mins. Lodge was excellent, however that has nothing to do with the tour company.
Day 2 - Full day game drive. Lodge told us to leave as early as possible 7am at latest, driver arranged to start at 8am. We saw everything we wanted to on this day. Lions, Cheetah, Leopard, Giraffe, Elephant, Hippo. However this was more due to the abundance on wildlife and luck than the drivers skill or anything like that. I can't really complain too much about this day, as we saw everything we wanted to.
Day 3 - We were supposed to have a game drive in the morning (leaving the lodge at 8am) before heading straight from the game drive back to Nairobi. However our driver slept in and missed his alarm and we were waiting for him to wake up and were late leaving. Upon arriving at the park entrance our driver welcomed a "park ranger" on board who he said we were "giving him a lift" we then proceeded into the park, where we just drove on the main road until we happened to chance upon a cheetah, who was starting a hunt. The driver stopped the van and we asked him to put up the roof of the van so we could get a better look, he refused saying it would interfere with the hunt, however he was talking and laughing with other guides in other vans and his phone was ringing loudly, so I didn't buy that excuse! We asked him again and he still refused, so we had to take pictures through the window. After a few minutes he drove off, and we left the hunt/stalk while it was still in progress/just about to start. We were so annoyed, especially as countless other vans and 4x4s were heading towards the cheetah, while we were driving away from it. We felt like we couldn't complain too much to the driver as we still needed him to take us back to Nairobi and didn't want him to get angry and leave us in the middle of nowhere! He continued driving on the main road through the park and didn't once go on a different road, he then exited the park. Meaning we did not have our morning game drive, he just drove straight through the park from once entrance to another, without lifting the roof - we just happened to stumble across a cheetah. If we hadn't seen that he would not have stopped once! This is not a game drive. We were basically being a taxi service for his friend/ranger. When we got to Narok, the "park ranger" exited the van and he continued to take us back to Nairobi, which was fine.
Overall absolutely disgusted with the final day and lack of game drive! The fact that he drove away from a Cheetah hunt that was in progress is absolutely indefensible - and also twice refusing to open the roof so we could look at the Cheetah while we were there.
I don't know if this was just our driver or it is the company (as our driver said he was fairly new to Wildebeest) But I wouldn't use them again!!
I will formally complain to Wildebeest about this....
SG
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience in Masai Mara
We were a family of 4 adults on a Safari to Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru.
Our guide, Andrew was excellent. He had great knowledge and hawk eyes to pick animals. We saw all the Big 5 multiple times each during the 3 days. Besides the regular sightings, we saw a family of 4 Cheetahs prowling, a pride of lions making a kill, a prowling leopard, a lion looking for food, a big family of 14 ostriches. We were lucky to see the tail end of the migration of wildebeests and zebras, which was running a littke delayed this year.
Andrew was very flexible and accommodating to all our requests and Noah did a great job for making all the admin arrangements. The drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara was very bumpy (no fault of Wildebeest) but Andrew managed it well.
Would recommend Wildebeest Safaris to anyone making a trip to Kenya.
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Life changing experience
Together with my brother and sister i had a wonderfull safari with Meleck John. He is a very experienced guide and a photographer. We worked as a team during the 10 day's of our safari. All together a life changing experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A trip to remember for the rest of my life
I can’t recommend this company enough. They were fantastic from start to finish. Really professional.
From the initial quote to the final drop off the customer service, attention to detail and endeavour to deliver a mesmerising experience was something I will never forget.
Would recommend their team to all. The 3 day Masia Mara package we had was spectacular
Asante Sana ToKenya Safari Company
We've traveled several times with ToKenya Safaris. In past they arranged our transport, accommodation, food, and activities for visit to rift valley and western Kenya. They always provide highly knowledgeable and excellent drivers. We've gladly recommended them to friends and family. The have all been well pleased with the quality of service and attention detail. For this we say asante sana ToKenya
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Asante Sana ToKenya Safari Company.
We've traveled several times with ToKenya Safaris.In the past they arranged our transport,accommodation,food,and activities for visit to rift valley and western Kenya.They a;ways provide highly knowledgeable and excellent drivers.We've gladly recommended them to friends and family.They have all been well pleased with the quality of service and attention detail.For this we say asante sana ToKenya.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Best Ever Guide
We highly recommend ToKenya.com to anyone visiting Kenya. Our driver Michael was the consummate professional. He made sure our trip flowed well from start to finish. Michael is highly knowledgeable. We were fortunate to see the beauty of Kenya through his eyes. We saw all the big five and then some. The landscape was breath taking made even more so by Michael’s commentary. We look forward to taking another safari with ToKenya. We will insist on having Michael as our guide.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Service from Start to Finish - Highly recommend
From enquiry through to booking to actual Safari the service from Legends was excellent. Our safari was with Arun and he certainly knew his stuff ! Enjoyed to company and the experience in Kruger.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Vacation of a Lifetime
An excellent well-organized nine-day Kenya Safari, Harris our guide was super friendly and went out of his way to make sure we were all happy. He took us to special craft markets where we found beautiful Makonde carvings for our mantelpiece. Thanks for the vacation of a lifetime.
NL
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This operator has never failed us in twenty years
Actually, the title says it all. We have been using CAWS as our operator for Malawi and Zambia on a yearly basis for twenty years. Friendly, expert and always customer-oriented. This year they organized a one-week trip in Malawi with our favourite driver, Everlasting. Flawless. The meet and greet on Kamuzu International Airport by Zac is something we wouldn't miss either.
As the owners of the main lodges in Liwonde, Mumbo Island and Nyika plus a guesthouses in Lilongwe and Chinteche the company is quite flexible.
Highly recommended.