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Elida Tours & Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- KATO & TRA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $215 to $315 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Charity | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very knowledgeable, friendly and experienced
I had a fantastic experience with Elida Tours. They were flexible with unexpected changes, had a great rate for a tour of Nairobi game park and had an experienced driver who knew just where to go to see plenty of animals. I would highly recommend this company. I was very impressed with the whole experience, from booking to going.
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Email Magnus | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We have used Elida Tours and David for several years. He is really helpful with everything!
We have used Elida Tours and David for several years. He is really helpful with hotel bookings, transport, game drives (safaris) and other needs we have as a group of 23-48...
Email Graham | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, punctual, informative, highly recommended.
We had a great trip with David and Elizabeth’s company. We paid half the cost up front and the rest at the time. We were picked up from our hotel on time, our guide, Josfat, was a careful driver and very knowledgable regarding the animals we saw during our game drives. The accommodation at Kilima Lodge was excellent and so close to the park entrance. Elephant, gazelle and bird life were in abundance. David even organised to drop us back to the airport when heading home.
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Email Bob Z | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Transportation around Kenya
We visit Kenya annually and rely on David and his team for our transportation needs. His vehicles are comfortable and well maintained. He and his drivers are friendly and knowledgeable about the roads and attractions. The costs are very reasonable and the service reliable. When traveling through Nairobi we reccomend using Elida tours for your personalized travel needs
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Email Steinar Sortland | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The number one tour operator in Kenya! Great people that gave me and my friend and awesome trip.
Exellent service, and affordable prices. Good comunucition during the trip , and also under planning the trip.
Thank you David and Timothy of Elida tours !!
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Email Maurits | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Just wonderful
Last November my wife and I celebrated our honeymoon and Elida tours arranged everything for us. We were picked up by our driver Wilson at our resort in diani and our first destination was Tsavo East. A wonderful park with a lot of elephants. Our lodge was in the middle of the park and we had a nice room facing a waterhole with elephants every morning!! Tsavo east is a busy park with a lot of tourists from the coastal cities. Sometimes a bit hectic when they see lions, it is like being in a theme park...
After 3 nights we went to Tsavo West which has a beautiful nature scene. Our lodge was looking over the Rhino valley. You do have to look very hard to see animals, however the park has lots to offer next to it. See the rhino sanctuary! Open daily from 16:00-18:00, its worth it.
After Tsavo west we drove to amboseli national park. Most of the lodges are located outside of the park and we stayed at Kibo safari camp. From our room we could see the beautiful Mount Kilimanjaro. Wow, just wow.
Our driver from Elida tours arranged for us to have a room facing the mountain, nicely done!
You always say; save the best for last. Well we did. After two nights at amboseli we drove to the Masai Mara. Which was amazing. We saw, thanks to Wilson, the big five in only one day. Just an amazing trip!
The only thing which did not go so well, was the long wait at the gate of the wild parks. The registration process was just taking forever and should be better.
Elida tours arranged a perfect honeymoon for us and we are grateful that Elizabeth and David took so good care of us.
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Email Erin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Kenya experience
David and Elizabeth from Elida tours were amazing. Fantastic people, fantastic experience. Highly recommend!
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Email Salma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience, excellent service
David and Elizabeth worked very closely with us, helping tailor our itinerary months in advance, being extremely accommodating of our large group with its diverse interests and crafting the most unforgettable experience within a very reasonable budget. They are very communicative, extremely thoughtful and considerate and highly competent. We visited Masai Mara, Naivasha, Amboseli, Mombasa and Nairobi and they saw to every little detail along the way. I would very highly recommend Elida Tours for all your travel needs! Asante sana David and Elizabeth!! I cannot wait to return for more adventures!
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Email Miranda | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Masai Mara - short safari one evening; then full day (12 hr) safari next day
David arranged the most fantastic safari in Masai Mara, working around our schedule.
Our driver, Tim, picked us up in Nairobi on a Monday evening, overnight at a lovely hotel (can't remember the name) and headed off Tuesday morning for Masai Mara. It's a terrible road as you get nearer to the park, but Elida Tours has no control over that. It was a full day drive, stopping at a couple of "markets", arriving at Sopa Lodge mid afternoon. Tim took us on a short safari (about 2 hrs) and we were excited to see lots of animals, including 3 lions.
But the next day was INCREDIBLE! Tim seemed to know the best places to find animals! We saw everything (except rhino, which are hard to find in Masai Mara). We got "up close and personal" with lions, elephants, giraffe, ostrich, baboons, wildebeest, zebras... We saw 2 lions mating, hyenas and vultures fighting over a dead wildebeest, a leopard lounging in a tree, cheetahs lying in the shade, hippos sleeping on a sandbar, monkeys, jackals, cape buffalo, eland, topee, gazelle, hartebeest, warthog, mongoose, water buck, bushbuck, a crocodile and lots of beautiful birds.
I can't say enough about Tim... he was a fantastic guide! He knew the park inside out and gave us the best experience ever. It rained the night before we left and the road out of the area is terrible anyways, so with rain it was even worse... so many safari vehicles got stuck but not Tim... he got us through the most impassable roads!
I would highly recommend Elida Tours and David, and especially Tim!
David and staff anticipated and met every need. Excellent service!
The drivers were able to quickly get our group to locations where animals were located. Had a great experience viewing a lion many others. Efficiency, knowledge and familiarity with Nakuru was key to making our experience special.