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Okoa Africa Tours
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- Kenya Tourism Federation, Museum of Kenya under Nature-Kenya & TRA under Ministry of Tourism in Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $559 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Michael F. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible attention for every client, unbelievable Safari experience. Go local!
I fully recommend booking with Okoa for your Safari adventures. We were lucky enough to be able to do a 9 day Safari experience across Tanzania and Kenya to visit the Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, Lake Manyara, Maasai Mara, and Lake Naivasha. We experienced some problems with the operator in Tanzania which was completely out of Okoa’s control yet they made some very significant accommodations for us when they really didn’t need to. Furthermore, Mika was the best tour representative we’ve ever worked with and went out of his way to ensure that all of our concerns and issues were resolved as best he could and in an expedited fashion. Any questions or concerns we had were dealt with immediately with Mika which is important when you are spending significant dollars on these trips and this level of service was far superior than any other excursion we planned in our 3 month tour of East Africa. Despite some setbacks in Tanzania, the Kenyan side of our trip was absolutely flawless and I really admired the attention provided during the tour. The guides, lodging and food were all well above expectations and really helped us with a positive experience. Mika was a huge help in all of this and he’s a great guy in general. Okoa will do everything possible to ensure a great experience and I’d recommend them as a local operator over some larger companies because of their expert attention to detail and focus on each and every client.
Affordable, professional, and exciting safari trip
We booked through Okoa because the trip packed everything in under three days and was very affordable. We were delighted with Moses, our driver and guide, who had excellent knowledge of the wildlife and was a skilled driver. The food at Lenchada camp was great, and the basic rooms were comfortable and clean (though hot water wasn't consistently available). Overall, we really enjoyed our trip and would highly recommend it to those on a budget.
Legit tour! Affordable budget option
As a first timer, reading so many reviews and feedbacks from all agencies, this agency is really good and legit. Overall, i felt secured since then with Mika. He gives information a lot and answer promptly to my queries. I paid cash on their office at Nairobi.
Before the tour, he explained everything what shall we expect. And we feel happy about his service. Since day, the driver, Boniface, pick us up from our apartment and drop to his office. Then collecting all the passengers for the 1 van from different company. In the 1st 3 days, we were 8 but these 2 guys extended their Masai Mara for a day, so on the 4th day we are only 6 like the other van.
The food was ok, mostly was beef stew, lentil, egg(packed lunch), spinach, fried chx(packed lunc)h,etc. I had diarrhea and i dont know whats the reason. Just better bring ibuprofen with you. The food is bland and repeated for 7 days. Nothing much to be excited about it. Expect this food also in other budget tour even with other companies.
Always bring bug repellant with you even you stay in a hotel as there’s still mosquito.
Boniface is fine for me but other people with us cant understand him much when he was explaining and discussing about the animals and more.
Summary, the tour is worth the money you paid comparing to the other tours. It has cheaper price but you will get the same quality with other agencies.
BE
Email Norbert | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good communication, you Will get what you have booked for.
We appreciated the good communication. Immediate and clear response to all questions. Very helpful. Upon booking you Will receive a clear documentation file with details. So you Know what you can expect (what is in, what is out).
The travel agency collaborates with other small agencies, so in practice (for a budget safari), People of different agencies van be joined in one minivan. But in principle that should not be a problem as they all offer the same program... However, it may be the case that other travel agencies do not provide clear info on the details... And in case that these travellers are quite demanding, this may cause some problem. In that case, it is up to the driver to solve the problem...
Our driver/guide, Ken, did An excellent job trying to fullfill the demands of the persons from different agencies (which was not that easy...), But he managed!
We had a wonderful safari and we were Lucky to see the big five (quite some Lions!), the river crossing,.... The whole package! He did all the efforts to give us the best experience! Thank you Ken! Me and my family enjoyed it very much!
One last word on the program. We booked the 3-day safari, meaning one evening drive, one full day drive, morning drive before return to Nairobi.
Forget about the morning drive... Opt for the extended full day drive (6am-6pm), so you Will have more chance to get to the Mara river to see the crossing and all the other things. The morning drive is less of interest as you can not drive far into the park (that part you have been already, and the best you Will only see further away). The 3th day you can visit the Masai village instead. In principle you need to discuss/agree with your fellow travellers, And it costs extra... It is advisable to negotiate upfront.
In short: we recommend this Company, we recommend Our guide Ken!
CH
Email Daniela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Tour with excellent guide
Masai Mara is a great park to visit, to see the big herds of wilderbeest was a mindblowing experience. Our guide Patrick was very knowledgeable with a good sense of humour.
DE
Email Olivia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour itself is very nice but be careful with the payment
Basically, the tour is quite well organised and planned and everything worked out. We saw a lot of the country and even more animals. It was really nice.
But be careful with the payment. The organisation tries to take money out of your pockets wherever possible. It starts with a very bad exchange rate and allegedly high bank fees that you have to pay additionally to the tour operator and then again afterwards to the bank. In addition, you often have to pay for two days' admission to the park, even though you only spent one day in the park. However, you do not get the money back.
In addition, they are very uncooperative and unfriendly when you ask them questions about this, put you under a lot of pressure and immediately threaten you with the police if you try to defend yourself.
The tour itself is highly recommended, as long as you pay attention to the payment.
Reply from Okoa Africa Tours
Posted on Jun 14, 2022Dear Olivia,
Thank you so much for your review and we as Okoa Africa Tours glad to heard you had a great Safari and you saw a lot of animals due to your luck during game drive. But what you mentioned on payment is NOT true because we explained to you before you pay that when you pay via card the local bank will convert the payment because the account is in Kenya shillings and meaning we received the payment in Kenya shillings then again we buy dollars for operations and what we gave you was bank rates which is in the control of bank not us and your friend who paid for safari and you were OK with it because you had option to pay in cash to avoid local bank exchange rate.
DE
Email Rebekka | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized
We did a 3-day-safari Masai Mara NP. Ken was an extremely good driver. He managed the roads very good.
We saw a lot of animals there like zebras, elephants, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, shakals,...
Mika gave us a nice service (pick up at hotel, organize taxi for driving home, money transfer). We felt comfortable with that. We stepped easily from one step to the other the whole trip. Meals were good.
We would have wished more explanations about what we saw in the park, some informations about the animals.
So, you have to ask if you want to know something :)
SE
Email Daphne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good communication, tour guide is very knowledgeable
Excellent value for money! Great six day tour with our driver Stanley. He is very knowledgeable about all the animals and area, and spent a lot of time trying to find all the animals for us.
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Email Deepak | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
well managed
I (single traveler with request to join a group) booked 4 days, 3 nights, Masai Mara + Lake Nakuru safari with 4x4
Kakitu our driver and guide for Masai Mara was energetic with keen eye for locating animals
The stay was fine.
For Lake Nakuru due to non-availability of fellow travelers had to go with private Van (costed additional) but the arrangement and transfers were well managed.
Thank you Mika (tour manager) for arranging the entire tour.
DE
Email Johannes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
All good.
The tour was good. We got answers quickly. The guide managed to show us all the animals expected in the Masai mara. I would book again