Guide Ken with one of our 4x4 Land Cruisers
Spirit of Kenya
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Steve | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding all around. Service, Experience.
Outstanding, once in a lifetime trip! Top notch service. Superb value. Our guide, Nester, could not have been greater! Engaging, patient, helpful. Just an outstanding person. Would highly recommend Nester to anyone. Vehicles looked virtually new. Went out of their way to help, transports to/from hotels. Just outstanding experience for a safari with extremely good value. Would recommend Spirit of Kenya to anyone and everyone! Accommodated children's nut/seed allergies with great concern and communicated very well.
CH
Email elena | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
PERFECT
We organized a week's safari starting from Nairobi with Spirit of Kenya. We had a minivan with a private driver. Our driver was called Bonyface and he was just perfect! Discreet to the right degree, he gave us all the necessary information and was very knowledgeable about the various animals we encountered during our experience. During the safari, thanks to his experience, we managed to see all the animals. Thanks again to him and spirit of kenya for the wonderful experience they made us live!
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Email Ken Burriws | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Experience
Wonderful Safari experience thanks to Vincent and him team. Everything was first rate. We visited Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro and saw plenty of animals - managed to see the big 5. Accomodation and organisation was excellent. Would not hesitate to book with them again.
BR
Email Henrique | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience
We did a 5 day/4 night tour of Lake Nakuru and Masaai Mara with Spirit of Kenya. Since the emails we exchanged, we already feel that we chose the right company. Misk helped me organize the script (I was lucky enough to speak Portuguese, which made communication easier). Our guide Kenedy was great. Very polite, helpful and always willing to help. It made all the difference in the days we were with him. The car we chose was good and was very comfortable. The hotels chosen were great, very comfortable. The game drivers were wonderful, we saw the Big Five and dozens of other species. We also took the balloon ride and it was an unforgettable experience. I can't wait to plan another trip with Spirit of Kenya.
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Email Kristi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Tour Operator
Spirit of Kenya was absolutely incredible from start to finish. Vanessa organized our trip for us and worked within our budget. She was so responsive to emails and very helpful with any information I needed. When we got there, we had the best guide! Charles was excellent and shared so much about Kenya and all the animals we were seeing. He went above and beyond our expectations and was our favorite! We have no complaints about Kenya and would definitely return with Spirit of Kenya and tell family and friends to use them!
Trip of a Lifetime! Ask for Joseph as your guide
We had the trip of a lifetime arranged by Spirit of Kenya! From the first contact with Vanessa through to the exceptionally great guide, Joseph, our experience was excellent. Kenya is a very beautiful and welcoming country! The level of service was very high in every location we stayed, wonderfully understated but attentive. The wildlife we saw will remain in our memories and photo albums forever. Meeting the Maasai was a surprising, profound and a wonderful experience!
Flying in and out of Nairobi, we travelled to: Amboseli, Naivasha, Nakuru and Maasai Mara. It was a long journey between the locations but every location had something good to offer and I am glad we covered the miles to see all of those locations in one week. The "Kenya tarmac" isn't always the best but we felt travelling by vehicle helped us truly see the country as we moved locations. Our kids did not pick up their devices once during a road trip! They were far more interested in looking out the window at Kenyan life, towns and countryside. I am very glad we had the Toyota Landcruiser all week. It was comfortable for six plus guide and was the right machine for the varied terrain.
We stayed at...
House of Waine (Nairobi) - Very peaceful and relaxing with great service!
Serena Safari Lodge (Amboseli) - Great family room and lovely outside dining area. Perfect location inside the park.
Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp (Naivasha) - Accommodation was a bit basic but it's a great location for Crescent Island, which is amazing! And, like everywhere, the staff are very friendly.
Lake Nakuru Lodge (Nakuru) - Lovely hotel location, great views, nice swimming pool and a watering hole right near the restaurant.
Zebra Plains (Mara) - Had an enormous family tent! Food was very good and the staff were so kind, Ruth, in particular.
Kenya did have some unrest with protests the week we visited. However, we were never the target of anybody's anger, the people were protesting the government and the tax changes. Our guide, Joseph, was amazing! He kept us safe and cared for us like his own family. He made great decisions in light of protests causing travel delays etc.
The game drives were INCREDIBLE! We saw everything! The "Big 5" many times over as well as lots of other interesting animals I never knew existed. The guide really makes the difference. Joseph worked really hard all week to ensure we had a great time. Our kids developed the phrase "... and Joseph delivered!". We joined Lions on a hunt, saw the more elusive Leopard several times and saw hyenas kill a zebra. I won't reveal all Joseph's techniques but, I am telling you, they guy is a legend! He had some very smart ways to ensure we were always in on the action.
I thought the Maasai Village experience might be a tourist trap, but I was totally wrong. It was a profoundly interesting experience learning about their views and culture. We visited a real village near Zebra Plains camp. The village Treasurer was our guide, and we had a wonderful hour-long conversation about life, family and culture. Amazing!
I highly recommend Spirit of Kenya, Vanessa, Joseph and literally everything we did.
PT
Email Mariana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
We did the Safari with Peter and he was amazing with us.
The lodges were super cosy, staff super kind, food incredible, everything was perfect.
Thank you so much,
Thanks Peter and Spirit of kenya for making it a memorable trip and experience
Email Jo | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant Company - Trip of a Lifetime
Spirit of Kenya pulled together an amazing trip for us to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. Victor was our personal journey designer and he was fantastic. Responses were quick and everything was planned perfectly. Victor provided great advice and organised everything including our balloon flight and trips to animal sanctuaries in Nairobi on our final day. Our guide and driver Shuma was excellent and we had the most amazing time. Our accommodation was great and we particularly enjoyed our stay at The Cliff in Lake Nakuru. We learnt so much about the animals and saw so many mammals and birds. Spirit of Kenya organised everything perfectly and delivered us the holiday of a lifetime. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
CA
Email Norman Smith | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful 8 days in Kenya and Tanzania
This was truly a trip of a life-time and one of the best experiences we have ever had.
We had excellent guides, Rufus and Gabriel. They both were knowledgeable, friendly, engaged in what they were doing, and patient. They both knew where to look for animals and find the best angles for photography. We appreciated that they communicated with other drivers in order to improve our experience by finding as many animals as possible.
Our accommodations were all excellent and the personnel at each went out of their way to make our stay at each agreeable. The meals were very good, the rooms were very clean and well-appointed.
Communication with our travel advisor, Vanessa, was always positive. She provided quick feedback and useful suggestions. We could not have had such a great trip without her help. She also organized excellent service to get us to and from the airport and our hotels; this was greatly appreciated.
CH
Email Kallia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip we will never forget!
We just came back from the best trip of our lives. It was our first time to Kenya and from the very beginning Vanessa helped us over several months to tailor our trip and create an unforgettable experience. She was always kind, friendly and very helpful.
The highlight of our trip was not just breathtaking nature, sceneries, animals, but our guide Sammy, a true gem. He was not just our guide, but we can easily say he was the most incredible human being we’ve ever met. He was always smiling with positive attitude, had incredible knowledge he was eager to share, cared genuinely about doing everything in his power to ensure we had the best experience - and oh boy we did. His love and passion for the animals was contagious!
Thank you Spirit of Kenya for creating this unique experience for us and thank you Sammy for making us fall in love with your country.
Asante sana rafiki.
