Africa Travel Waves Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 1997)
- Member Of:
- Kenya Association of Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Family De Waal | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
We booked online with is alway a bit risky but from the start till the end it was a fantastic experience. The pick up time was spot-on and the friendly manager was the frinedly asisitant took both the efforts to be present during the early pick up which was appreciated. We continued the trip with the driver and the cook. The driver was very expereinced and knew the roads in the Masai Maara very well, with thanks to him we have spotted the big five and many other animals which we never would have seen without the experineced driver!
The cook was excellent as well, he is friendly and makes good meals with limited resources. I would higly recommand Africa Travel Waves Safaris in Kenya. Thank you for giving us such a great safari experience.
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Email Howard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Trip of a Lifetime
It was a pleasure to deal with Edwina pre-trip and upon arrival and departure. The guides. especially Tom, were top notch, great at finding animals and providing information. The accommodations and food were amazing. I highly recommend this company. They provided me the trip of a lifetime.
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Email Carlotta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Really good agency! Edwina replied to all my emails and helped me with payment issues. They picked us up at our hotel and Peter, wonderful guide and driver, brought us to Masai Mara park. We spent 3 amazing day; thanks to Peter we learned a lot about animals and we managed to see almost all of the Big 5. Enchoro camp is a very nice accommodation, super clean and the people make you feel really welcomed. Definitely recommended!
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Email Lorenzo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent experience
I booked three days on maasai mara park with edwina( gently and willing to everything you want to know) The agency picked up us on our hotel in nairobi where we met with edwina and after with our guide peter we moved to mara.
The accomodation was excellent and near the entrance of the park.
We watched all it was possibile and this is thanks to Peter. Very professional guide, gently, willing to everythings, so human.
I am very happy for this experience and to met a person like Peter.
Definitly reccomended
Email Ben Noutch | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
7 Day Safari - easy to organise and an amazing holiday
Booking the holiday:
It was very straight forward to arrange the holiday. Replies were always very quickly, although they didn’t provide much information about accommodation, timings, routes etc.
This is the perfect holiday for people who want everything taken care of for them. If you take comfort in knowing all the details of your holiday then this might not be the one for you.
The holiday:
From start to finish your driver will be responsible for getting you where you need to go safely. The driver also guides you in the Parks and provides info about the animals you see along the way.
I travelled alone and shared a minibus with 8 other people. As you’re in the minibus and same accommodation with these people everyday you’re effectively sharing your holiday together, so you better hope for good people! I got lucky and it made the holiday that much better.
The Maasai Mara was amazing and we saw the tail end of the great migration. Be prepared for a very basic campsite accommodation and very welcoming staff. Also be ready for lots of pushy locals selling souvenirs at every opportunity.
Lake Nakuru was beautiful, although the flamingo population appears to have migrated elsewhere so don’t expect to see too many. The black and white rhinos make up for it though!
Be careful if you’re offered a boat ride at Naivasha, the boats are slow and get far too close to the hippos. It felt very unsafe. Accommodation in Naivasha and Nakuru were hotel resorts with relatively basic facilities.
If you visit Hells Gate National Park, make sure to walk or cycle the route, it’s a good opportunity to stretch your legs after long days in the minibus. Be cautious before entering the gorge, the guides don’t appear to be as professionally trained to spot flash flooding as they make out.
Amboseli was spectacular. You have have have to get up early and witness sunrise in the park. Expect a basic campsite with very very friendly staff and if you’re lucky, views of Kilimanjaro from the front porch of your tent.
Overall it was a fast and busy week; truly a whistlestop tour of some of southern Kenya’s best offerings. You won’t spend long anywhere, but it’s the perfect holiday if you’re on a budget and aiming for the dry season.
I had a really unrealistic list of things I wanted to see on this holiday, e.g. lions hunting, cheetahs running at full speed, leopards sitting in a tree, elephants, even a honey badger. I ticked 90% of the list off on day 1!
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Email Brech | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A-MA-ZING experience!
Sammy is an amazing, friendly and experienced tourguide and a good driver as well. The company is very reliable: Accurate, fast communications and willing to adapt when necessary. I ended up being the only person in the car and they have not charged/asked me a penny extra than initially agreed.
The Masai Mara experience was better than expected. Sammy and I witnessed a large group of Wildebeest crossing the Mara River and we had the best view! In short: amazing! The camp was good as well.
Thank you so much for the highlight of my Kenya-trip Travel Waves!
Email Kiki Villarreal | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience, our guide was lovely and Kenya is unreal.
The communications all throughout the process were excellent. Derrick was extremely helpful and pleasant through email and in person. Our guide Sammy was a very experienced driver and knowledgeable guide. He was on top of what was happening all throughout the parks through his van's radio, so he managed to get us close to animals that were normally quite difficult to catch. He said we were quite lucky but I know part of it was his proactive and alertness of his environment. While we were there it rained most of the time, but this was no obstacle for us to have a great time, as our guide knew how to safely and surely navigate the muddy roads. He was also very pleasant and interesting to talk to. The hotels they booked for us were enjoyable, especially Lion Hill Lodge in Lake Nakuru. Overall this was an amazing experience thanks to Travel Waves Safaris, 100% recommend!
great organisation and tour guide
very good experience.
edwina was very helpful during the booking process.
the tour guide jack was excellent, telling us a about all the animals we saw. competent, nice and unobtrusive.
great experience!
Perfect ! I recommend
We took advantage of a long stopover of 18h in Kenya to organize a Safari Tour in Nairobi National Park. Derrick was always available and friendly either before our departure or on site. We were able to benefit from his advice to prepare our excursion as well as possible, being taken care of from the airport and to benefit from an à la carte program which turned out to be perfect: Nairobi National Park Safari, David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage , Giraffe center, Carnivore Restaurant, and finally the superb cultural show Bomas of Kenya before being driven back to the airport. Everything was perfect !
Amazing people, amazing service, an overall amazing experience.
Never a hiccup, since the day I contacted Waves Safari Derrick was there to answer all my questions and solve all my doubts.
Our 3 day Safari with Sammy went beyond expected! We had a lucky star guiding us through our experience and we got to see all big 5 and many of thems, having a one-on-one with 10 Lyons and a very close up with a white Rino. Hotel choose and pick was absolutely aligned with my needs and what I was actually quoting by myself , so like they read my mind.
I recommend eyes closed Waves Safari, and we are so thankful for all that they did for us.