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Sana   –  
Bangladesh BD
Visited: May 2022 Reviewed: May 10, 2022

Email Sana  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing trip with Jonathan (Explorer Kenya)
5/5

We did the most amazing weeklong trip with Jonathan Maina (Explorer Kenya Safaris). All we did was book and express what we’re interested in, and everything else was taken care of!

Jonathan drove us from Nairobi to Amboselli, Lake Navaisha, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara — and made it all feel like a breeze! The passion with which he finds the animals in all the nooks and crannies of the parks, really made my dream trip all the more worthwhile. He’s also a VERY popular man from his 18 year career, getting us better customer service anywhere and everywhere we went.

Thank you to Jonathan and Explorer Kenya for making possible the trip of a lifetime!

Waiz R   –  
Bangladesh BD
Visited: May 2022 Reviewed: May 10, 2022

Email Waiz R  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

So amazing we’ll definitely be back!
5/5

Nairobi-Amboseli-Nuvaisha-Nakuru-Masai Mara

We heard of Explorer Kenya from a friend who visited last year. We were a little unsure at first as their quotation was quite competitive - almost too good to be true kind of good. But the last 7 days have completely blown our minds away. All of the accommodations were amazing.

And of course - our guide, Jonathan, made the biggest difference in making our trip an amazing experience overall. He drove us comfortably for more than 2000kms across Nairobi, Amboseli, Nuvaisha, Lake Nakuru and finally the Masai Mara over our 7 day trip. He made sure we had everything we needed and of course the biggest game changer was just how many of the animals we were able to spot and get so close to. He knew the parks and all the routes inside out and was able to share a wealth of knowledge about the animals.

Our trip was in the rainy season and although we were scared it would affect our game drives we were pleasantly surprised to find everything we were looking for. Some of the tracks did get quite muddy but Jonathan was able to navigate his land cruiser effortlessly through. However - the animals sightings due require a bit of luck even after all the expertise in the world.

We will definitely be coming back to Kenya at some point in the future with our families/friends and will surely be depending on Kenya Explorer and Jonathan!

Carsten Dörr   –  
Kenya KE
Visited: May 2022 Reviewed: May 29, 2022

Email Carsten Dörr  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing Safari Experience
5/5

Excellent experience from the first mail-contact to the last safari trip.
Jonathan was our tour guide. We‘ve started with a day in Nairobi and then we had a four-day-safari-tour (Amboseli, Tsavo West/ East, Diani). Every day was amazing. The Kenia Explorer team and especially Jonathan fulfilled all wishes we had and enabled us to see all the places and animals we wanted to see.
Thanks for this great tour! And thanks for showing us so many lions! Jonathan is the lion king.
We are looking forward to see you soon again!

Stephen   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jun 3, 2022

Email Stephen  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Masai Mara tour
5/5

Explorer Kenya has been nothing short of wonderful. Our tour guide, Jonathan, was so kind and had no problem in sharing all of his vast safari knowledge of 18 years of experience. We felt very safe, while also able to explore the the wilderness up close. Shortly put, my experience with Explorer Kenya was flawless with expectations being overly met.

Tayyab   –  
Canada CA
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jun 18, 2022

Email Tayyab  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great tour experience!
5/5

Had a great time with Jonathan our guide. Everything was awesome and Jonathan accommodated all our requests and guided us very well. We got to see all the animals as well.

Patel K   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jun 28, 2022

Email Patel K  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great safari experience
5/5

Danial amd Jonathan were great guides. They were the best to spot lions, cheetahs, and leopards. We also say alive prey by cheetahs. It was good experience by explorer kenya safari. They were very responsive for every requests we had. We recommend them for anyone who wants to have great safari.

Thomas Richardson   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: July 2022 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2022

Email Thomas Richardson  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Jonathon is the man of the Masai Mara! He knows everyone and everything.
5/5

We have just finished a 3 night, 4 day safari of the Masia Mara, staying at Mara Simba Lodge. We were collected by Jonathon from our accommodation in Nairobi and started the 5 hour journey to the national park.

This is our second safari (the first being in Tanzania) and we can’t tell you how important it is to have a passionate and friendly guide. Jonathan knew every spot to head to, all the rangers we came across and the other drivers, this meant he had a constant supply of information allowing us to see everything (Lions, Cheetahs, Elephants, hippos etc!) He’s also a very passionate photographer so was always looking for the perfect shot. He has being coming to the Masai Mara for 19 years so his knowledge of the area and the animals was highly valuable to the experience.

Kenyan Adventures were very accommodating and were very efficient when it comes to communication. We booked this trip prior to Covid and had to cancel and rearrange multiple times, Robert and the team were very helpful in allowing us to pick new dates. We cannot recommend this company enough!

DP   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 8, 2022

Email DP  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great safari experience
4/5

Our safari guides were very knowledgeable and caring and provided very good experience. The office staff was very responsive to our questions. The Safari jeep came with a cooler which was great to keep the drinks cold. The seat covers were old and could use cleaning and that is the only reason for 4 stars instead of 5.

Erik   –  
Germany DE
Visited: July 2022 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2022

Email Erik

Fantastic Safari with small kids
5/5

Explorer Kenya Tours has done a great job with the planing and execution of our 6 day family safari to Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli National Park.

From the first contact Mrs. Purity was allways quick and patient in responding to my e-mails Some personalized changes of the initially proposed program where quickly incorporated.
The selected superior quality Lodges where up to the mark.

Our guide and Driver Jonathan did a fantastic job. He was patient with our small daughters, a good and safe driver.
In the parks he knows many persons and all the places. This knowledge and his love for photography helped us to spot and click everything we dreamed for from close range: Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards , Elephants, black and white Rinos, Hypos, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Crocodiles, Impalas, Zebras and many more.

We all loved it!

P Shah   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2022 Reviewed: Jul 15, 2022

Email P Shah  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful Safari Experience with Dan!! We'll definitely be back with the group!!
5/5

We started our journey being picked-up in Nairobi by our guide and driver Daniel (Dan Kim) who is a very friendly and easy-going person, he made all he could to make us feel at home and know more about the Kenyan culture and animals! Explore Kenya's Staff very responsive to answer any questions I have. The choice of camp (Zebra Plains) was perfect and us being vegetarian the chef made sure we get the food of our choice!!
I highly recommend our guide Dan Kim. I was constantly amazed at Dan's knowledge about animals and with how well he was able to spot animals from a distance. He got us up very close to the animals too, and managed to do so without disturbing them and follow the park rules. Overall this was an amazing experience!

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