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Explorer Kenya Tours & Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, KATO & EAWS
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email mulluno | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable First Africa Trip
We only start looking for local safari agencies one month before the trip, so insead of go through hundreds of agents on KATO, we only sent several inquires to the agents with high rating based on Tripadvisor, KATO etc. Robert responded quickly with detailed iternary and recommendations on accomodation and a reasonable price. After tens of emails for details confirmation, we confirmed the booking and with a 30% deposit.
Althought we were a bit worried about the arrangements since all communications were done through emails only, everything went smoothly once we arrived at Nairobi. Our driver Simon picked us at the airport and after settle the rest of the payment with Mary on the way, we started our safari right away. Simon was enthusiastic and most importantly very experienced. Not only did he guide us all kind of animals, birds spot during safari, he also guide us for photograph, i.e when and where to take the best shot. Though I only manage to fully utilize my camera on last day, still got tons of good pictures during safari.
The logde/camp were all great, food, services and accomodation were quite nice.
The only unexpected thing was the weather. Though this time should be the dry season, it kept raining everyday during our trip and sometime even the roads were flooded. Again, thanks Simon for his excellent driving skills which help us to pass the road before it was flooded. But it's a pity that we were unable to see any sunrise or sunset during the whole trip and also sometime need to rush on the road due to the rain. Maybe next time should choose the lodges/camps which are closer to the parks.
In general, would definitely recommend Explorer Kenya and Simon. Looking forward to seeing you again for the next Africa adventure.
Email Louisa & Rob | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime
This was genuinely the trip of a lifetime, we want to go back already!
Simon (our driver) was fantastic. Really friendly, knowledgeable, funny guy. We felt 100% safe and comfortable at all times.
We opted for the luxury mara camp for 3 nights, which was just incredible. Worth every penny. Waking up to the sounds of nature in the night was just magic (mainly hippos!).
We spotted 4 out of the big 5. The most amazing moment was seeing mummy leopard with baby leopard. We also saw cheetah, lots of lions and cubs, hyena, warthog, mongoose, baboon, giraffe, zebra.. and so many more!
Robert in the booking office was also great - really quick to respond to any questions I had.
My only negative was when transferring the deposit. I had my bank transfer 615USD, but the booking office said they only received 590USD. There wasn't really a way of disproving this so I had to pay the difference.
All in all - amazing trip. Would definitely book through this operator again.
Email Janis O | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely loved our time in Kenya thanks to Explorer Kenya Tours.
We recently completed a 7 day safari to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara. There were 6 of us - myself (aged 57), my husband ( aged 69) and our two adult children and their partners. We had a private vehicle and guide for ourselves and it was amazing. We saw more wildlife experiences than we ever thought possible. We would highly recommend this trip and Explorer Kenya. Our safari guide was David. He was friendly, knowledgeable, flexible and an amazing driver. Due to recent rains, the roads and tracks were muddy and slippery. David managed to keep us safe and on track at all times. We actually helped to pull out other vehicles that were stuck in the mud without ever getting stuck ourselves. Thank you David for keeping my family safe and for showing us some amazing animals and amazing sights while increasing our knowledge of Kenya - it’s wildlife, people and customs. We hope to be able to come back again one day. We still need to find that leopard!
Thanks also to the safari camps we stayed at ( Kibo, Flamingo Hill and Mara Eden) for providing delicious food and catering for our special dietary requirements.
The whole experience with Explorer Kenya was easy to organise thanks to Robert in head office, who also answered my many questions promptly and reliably. Robert also arranged for us to have a vehicle and driver/ guide (Ben) for our 2 days in Nairobi. This was a fantastic way for us to explore Nairobi and its surrounding sights at a reasonable cost.
We are so happy to have found Explorer Kenya Tours for our trip of a lifetime.
NL
Email Esther | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream come true
This experience was breath taking. The guide was on time, kind and super spot on. He spotted all the wildlife I wanted to see and more. Jonathan went the extra mile to make my experience unforgettable. Thank you so much!
EG
Email Aishah El Sanhouri | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jonathan was one our safari highlights
Jonathan was an amazing and very friendly tour guide! He had a lot of patience with our kids. He explained to us everything and he always made sure we saw something exciting every game drive with him. I fully recommend him to everyone who wants to have an interesting game drive in Masai Mara
SA
Email Jean-François | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour was very well organized and safe
We were able to insert some private requests and really did a tailored tour. Management was really helpful to organise it with us.
Everything was super organised and on time since arrival at airport to departure.
The resorts were very nice with very good food.
The Toyota car was comfortable and clean and our driver Jonathan was just super nice, always going the extra mile for customer and always safe and respectful of rules.
Definitely a very well organization tour. We will use them again for sure.
A very pleasant experience indeed.
AE
Email DINESH | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
it was excellent , adventure and courage trip and outstanding feature of animal crossing river.
It has been guided very friendly & professional manner, we thank special to Mr. Martin Kamau, the one guide took us well and full-filled our entire day on entire trip with much patience and he has explained well about each and everything during safari.
We thank to Ms. Purity Kiruki the coordinator of Kenya Explorer, the one given guidelines from beginning till end.
we suggest everyone has to visit Kenya safari to get something difference wild experience which we wont get anywhere in this world and we are always guest in safari (for Animals) , as we should not spoil / disturb / pollute their Kingdom at any cost at any time.
there is no replacement for Wild-life & it is very wonder/ surprise to see that still people are living with their own traditional life style !
FR
Email Kevin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amboseli
Hi,
I used this company 3 times.to.visit Nakuru lake, Masai Mara and Amboseli park.
Serious company, they have a high acknoledge and they answer to you very quickly by email compared to others guide tour.
Amboseli have been done with Jonathan, perfect guide tour. He will answer to all your questions.
KM
Email Fabienne Drout | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great time. Jonathan is a great driver, he knows the place and animals and behaves very respectfull
great time. Jonathan is a great driver, he knows the place and animals and behaves very respectfully with them. He's also helpful, discreet, smiling and a good company. The lodge and its staff are very nice. I highly recommend the place.
QA
Email YM | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly amazing, once in a lifetime experience with Explore Kenya!
We had Jonathan as our guide who is very professional, always on-time, never says no to any request + very experienced and knows where to find the animals and predicts how they would behave. The company also has a very professional service, super responsive and had no hassle at all at any point. They were flexible enough to make changes to the itinerary to improve our experience.