BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience !
I trully recommand Focus In Africa for planning your Safari ! They are very professionnel and will provide the best efforts to organize the Safari! I had planned a tour of 4 days and could add one day extension thanks to their flexibility !!
The prices are trully honest and the staff is exceptional !!
CN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thanks for organizing all these wonderful things to happen
We were happhy to choose the right company, they are professional in this field. They know what to make us happy, find animals, and best locations hotels. We were hbapphy to travel with them because they make us frienship and we joined their Africa comnmunity to know more about wildlife and african culture. Strongly recommend them!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional
I cannot recommend them highly enough, they made me have one of the best experiences in my life. Every thing was done with complete professionalism, talk of time keeping, selections and the trip itself, all was just outstanding and not to mention the extremely knowledgeable and ever cheerful guide.
I can't wait for the next one!
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Luxury Shared Safari
We joined a safari, it was fantastic. The best part of the safari and the most imporant is our driver guide, he was suich a gentleman, handsome and patient to everyone. We saw a lot of animals with his effort including wildbeest crossing mara river. It was great. Recommed!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Surpassed our expectations completely!
We returned from a week long trip on safari in Kenya. Working with Peter, Sarah and Zeena made our trip extra special! They are all extremely knowledgeable, personable and helpful with everything possible. They truly wanted to make us safe, comfortable and excited and they went out of their way to do so! They were always available to answer questions, they planned a perfect trip for us! We could not be more happy with the service provided from beginning to end! We highly recommend Ker & Downey Africa!
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best vacation ever
Great safari company, we had the best safari in kenya. They work with you to make sure that you have a perfect vacation for the best costs. They don't drive up the price for things that doesn't fit you. They look into your wishes and give a honest advice all costs included, no surprises at arrival. Always available on WhatsApp for questions,problems, advice, tips etc and with covid they give you the chance to change dates for free if you have to. After the down-payment and some date changes due to covid we we're finally able to go to Kenya for our 8 day masai Mara-lake nakuru & navaischa-amboseli adventure. We had the best trip ever, while this vacation is not easy to plan because I'm a wheelchair user. After a late flight we were picked up by Silas for the payment and to be brought to our hotel, next morning we met our guide isaiah after breakfast. The safari van is basically a large remodled van with a roof that is opened inside parks so you can stand up straight for great sightseeing without being unprotected to the sun and bush. Large comfy chairs on the side with lots of space, large windows that can be opened entirely and all very clean. The get in is lower than with jeeps(they also have) so my husband could help me transfer while the wheelchair got up the front seet so we had free sight. Finally on the way we drove through the awesome rift Valley with a nice stop at the lookout point and for lunch before the safari could finally begin. Isiah is not only a great guide, but also a very skilled driver. Roads that looked impossible for us where no problem for him and the van. Not only a real adventure but also the best opportunity to spot animals wich we did plenty. Unfortunately no crossing but the parks didn't disappoint us for a moment we even saw the cheetah brothers. Unlimited game drives, high efforts from your guide to find the animals and awesome memories are included in your price. All respecting nature!
The drives between parks is sometimes long but the surrounding is so beautiful that you won't mind, also they plan stops to break the road. Every stop had a wheelchair accessible toilet, a restaurant and good priced souvenir shop to do some shopping if you like. When we had a accessibility problem with one of the hotels Isaiah immediately helped and called other hotels late evening to make sure we could change first thing in the morning. A true worrie free vacation without extra unknown costs. This is a must do experience we can't wait to go back one day and highly recommend this company!
And for the disabled people who doubt because of their handicap don't. We had the best time they will help you, understand the issues and make sure you have a great time
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing guidance on making a great time for a safari.
Estleon Adventures was a great company to work with regarding all the logistics of our safari. There are so many questions to be made for a safari and Estleon Adventures helped us so much, we were so glad that we booked with them. Everything from handling the traveling to the guided safari were perfectly planned. Thank you Estleon Adventures!!
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Spirit of Kenya made our Dream Honeymoon a Reality!!
My wife and I chose to go with Spirit of Kenya for our honeymoon adventure (based on the overwhelmingly positive feedback here in the reviews) and we could not be any happier! We don't have a single complaint and the entire trip was an outrageous success!
Our safari was 7 days. We started in Amboseli. Then, we went Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru, each for a night. Lastly, we went to Masai Mara. Vanessa was our fantastic planner. She was very responsive and extremely patient in answering my many questions. She even helped me with a special request in which I shipped some rice to their office so once I arrived I could fill my special camera bean bag.
Our trip was based off a pre-planned itinerary on the website but we added a night at lake Naivasha. The trip itineraries are fully customizable and I would urge anyone traveling to take advantage of this. In hindsight, I would have added more time to the Mara. There's so much to see and it is so vast that I don't think you could ever have too much time there. Keep the location of your camps in mind too at the Mara. Especially if you want to see the migration, choosing something near the Mara River allows you to get there earlier in the morning and maximizes your chances of seeing a river crossing. It might even be wise to ask to run your itinerary by your driver for this reason. They know the lay of the land better than anyone.
Our driver was Joseph. I can't say enough good things about him. He was a true professional with over 20 years of experience. He shared so many fantastic stories with us about the safari life and taught us so much interesting things about Kenya and it's people. Joseph understands your goals and makes it his mission to ensure you leave happy. He understood our top goals (photography/wildlife) and made improvements to our itinerary on-the-fly to maximize our time on game drives such as doing picnic lunches in the bush rather than going back and forth to our distant camps.
We drove in the van rather than pay extra for the Landcruiser. In the dry season, this did not make a difference at all. Joseph was able to drive everywhere the Landcruisers could go. Other companies will lie to you about this but Joseph and Vanessa were honest on this issue and saved us money. We were even hit by a major storm one evening in the Mara which instantly changed the trail conditions to very dangerous and muddy. It was impressive watching Joseph skillfully handle these slick and unstable conditions in the van to carefully get us back to camp safely.
Joseph found us every animal we wanted to see (even the leopard... if only for a couple seconds) and let us take the safari at our pace. Staying patient with animals we were most interested in and moving along past others when needed. He is amazing and gladly handled any request. There's a lot of driving on safari so this was such a relief to have a driver that we enjoyed so much and I can honestly say Joseph has also become a friend as well.
We couldn't be any more pleased with how everything turned out. When traveling on safari, you're really putting your safety completely into the hands of these companies and after such success with Spirit of Kenya, I'll never risk going with anyone else again for a return trip and I've already strongly recommended them to all friends and family who show an interest in one day going to Kenya.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mwenga was engaging, fun, and full of great conversation and knowledge about all that we were seeing
Our group was big and we spent 2 or so weeks with Mwenga on a tour of several great spots in Kenya. He was able to answer all of our questions and kept engaged and on point the entire trip - even with set backs out of his control (flat tires, etc...)! He handled all of that calming and professionals and it ended up being great times for our family. He got us in front of the big 5 and provided so much extra knowledge during our trip.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
BEST VACATION OF MY LIFE!!!
This is my second safari with Bateleur Eagle Safaris, my best friend and I just returned from a 2 1/2 week vintage safari with them from 8/26/21 to 9/13/21. Everything about this vacation was PERFECT!!!! Our guide Mathew planned out our itinerary and guided us all over Kenya stopping at several game reserves. Our driver Steve was THE BEST!!!!! He drove a thousand miles all over Kenya without any issues at all. During our safari, a dream of mine was to see the Tano Bora (the famous cheetah brothers of the Maasai Mara) and they found them!!!! That was a moment I will never forget and will cherish a lifetime.
It is difficult to put into words the remarkable, amazing adventure my friend and I experienced. The camps were beautiful and comfortable, the food outstanding but the best part was the friendships we made with the Kenyan people. The hardest part was saying goodbye to Mathew and Steve at the airport there were many tears.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing me the best vacation of my life, I am forever grateful. ♥
