This Tour Is Offered By
Banok Safaris
- Offices In:
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United States
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- KWS, TRA, Travelife & MagicalKenya
- Tour Types:
- Custom luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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KETZ
At the heart of Banok Safaris is our unwavering commitment to your satisfaction and safety. From the moment you contact us to the end of your journey, we ensure that every detail is handled with care and precision. Our team is dedicated to exceeding your expectations and making your safari a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Join us at Banok Safaris, and let’s embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of Africa’s most remarkable landscapes.
Reviews16
Excellent tour, great guides, great facilities but some planning issues
We are a late 60's couple from New Jersey. Benson put together an excellent 16 day personal tour for my wife and I. We travelled from Nairobi across southern Kenya to the Massai Mara and then south to Tanzania, the Serengeti, and many other national parks. Benson arranged for a separate tour company (Raven Tours) to escort us through Tanzania. Finally, our Banok guide met us at the Namanga border crossing near Amboseli National Park to finish our tour and return us to Nairobi Airport. Both transfers at the international borders went smoothly thanks to the guides. Both guides were excellent and really made the trip a once in a lifetime experience. We cannot recommend Robert in Kenya (for Banok Tours) and Rajabu (Roger) in Tanzania (for Raven Tours) highly enough!
In all cases, the accommodations and meals were excellent. Facilites were always clean and comfortable. We stayed in both lodges and glamping tent sites. All rooms and tents had running water and flush toilets, even in the most remote areas.
We were scheduled for a hot air balloon trip in Tanzania which we had paid for in advance. Unfortunately, it had to be canceled due to very high winds. Benson arranged for a complete refund for us before we left Tanzania.
The reason for the 4 star rating comes from the tour planning. Although most days went as planned, there were some instances where we could not visit a park or wildlife area as planned because travel times and distances were much greater than had been indicated in our tour itinerary, requiring us to forgo a stop or shorten a visit. Our tour guides worked out the kinks in the itinerary as needed. Roger was particularly helpful in this regard.
Overall it was the an excellent experience and the tour of a lifetiime. We would certainly go with Benson and Banok tours again.
Courteous and well thought out communication.
Ben was a pleasure to deal with, from the conversations on the phone during quoting to the multiple steps troubleshooting payment (issues on my end and not with Banok).
Most importantly, Ben had every single detail planned for my wife and I. He put us together with a Masai guide (James) for our safari drives and we managed to spot the big 5 in our first drive. There were moments where I had thought I had missed something (transportation from the air strip in the Masai Mara to our camp for example), but Ben had thought of that even though I never asked him about it.
I cannot recommend Banok enough, and will certainly be advising family and friends to use Banok Safari for when they visit Kenya.
Banok Safaris are an excellent tour operators
I'm a lover of nature and travelling.Recently I booked a safari with Banok .They made me an itinerary for my 6 days and what I'd say is they outdid themselves.They offered the best accomodations,their safari vehicles were up to the standard.The customer care is on another level as they kept calling to check on us during our stay.I did Kenya and I'm planning to do Tanzania next and I cannot wait to use them again.I am a happy client
Banok is Perfection
Banok has been organizing our trips for years and again they came thru flawlessly. From initial planning to end of the tour transfer back to the airport Ben, Operator of Banok, provided excellent service. And, the price isn’t exorbitantly expensive like other tour companies. He is very sensitive with costs that reflects the clients ability to afford it. We were very content with the whole production of the tour. We stayed at luxury camps and they were superb. Our Game drive guide Willie, whom I’ve known for the last 5 years was excellent and bent over backwards to please us with whatever was needed or wanted. Never go wrong with Banok. Thank you so much for our unforgettable trip to Kenya. See you next year.
Spectacular Private Tour with Banok Safari. Driver, Douglas and Guide, Willie aka Double Whisky!
Private Tours, my second with Banok Safaris. We had 12 days of nonstop tours in 4 different Camps! Each day was full of lucky sightings of the Big 5! Exciting and couldn’t get enough of seeing all the best. Ofcourse, it all depends on the knowledge and expertise of the Guide and the operator! I would recommend highly! Kinjo Sister’s.