The team
Karibu Safaris In Kenya
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1986)
- Member Of:
- KATO, Tourism Regulatory Authority & Eco Toursm Kenya
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $280 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Lukas Kroca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent guide Edward, responsibility and fast communication with the company
If I compare this company with other safaries which I have an experience (2 other), this is definitely the best. Main reasons: good and fast communication, time responsibility and responsibility at all. We have a very successful trip to Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, Amboseli.
Special thanks is for guide and driver Edward. He's really professional guide and driver. He has a big knowledge about african nature. He can easily explain you every question you have about it because it's also his hobby. For birdwatchers like me I definitely recommended to take this guide. He is also very responsible driver. We've seen many safari cars stuck in the mud because of big rain. Once he helped one car to put out from the mud. Many times went through much more muddy roads and we didn't stuck. He kept the car clear after every dirty driving. He went to preventing check the car for avoid a problem. He drove more than 8 hours in this horrible kenyan traffic situation, no problem, hakuna matata.
Karibu Safaris went to great lengths to ensure we saw everything we could expect and more.
Raymond, our Karibu Safari driver, never stopped being on the lookout for views and scenes to add to our day. He backed this up with informed comments as well. Even when we thought we'd seen everything we were likely to see in a day he kept the radio communications open and scanned the vegetation for animals we would never have spotted without his eagle eye. We are grateful to him - he exceeded our expectations.
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Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overall great experience
Karibu office has been very reactive and provided good service, we were overall happy with the itinerary and accommodations. Our guide Richatd was experienced and went out of his way to make our safari a success and show us as many animals as possible.
It’s a budget safari - expectations regarding accommodation and food should be accordingly moderate.
For us, only the first accommodation, Miti Mingi Eco Camp near Masai Mara was truly below any standard and we recommend seeking an alternative solution.
Nonetheless, would def recommend this tour!
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Email Cestmir Kriz | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was great! Best value for the money
We had a special request - 4 nights on safari and Mt. Kenya trek. It was planned all according to our wishes. Our safari guide and driver (Kasper) was great. He was able to find all the animals. Most of the time he was the first! He was able to get really close to the animals. Best choice.
Mt. Kenya trek turned out great as well. Our guide Kevin got us up and down safely.
If we go to Kenya or our friends again, we will always recommend KARIBU!
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Email Piotr | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was awesome! Best value for the money!
Bardzo Polecam! Nasz kierowca i przewodnik Kewin, zrobił super robotę. Wzięliśmy 7 dniowe safari i szczerze mówiąc obawialiśmy się co dostaniemy w budżetowej opcji, ale śmiało mogę powiedzieć, że wycieczka przerosła nasze oczekiwania. Kewin był zawsze dla nas dostępny i pomocny. Zobaczyliśmy bardzo dużo zwierząt, nawet białego i czarnego nosorożca. Pojeździliśmy rowerem po ptaku narodowym Hell’s gate i zwiedziliśmy wioskę Masajów w Masai Mara. Noclegi były wygodne i w akceptowalnym standardzie. Zawsze była ciepła woda i moskitiera żeby ochronić od komarów. Jedzenie smaczne ale monotonne, przy czym należy zaznaczyć, że to kwestia rejonu, a nie wycieczki. Wszystko było dopracowane i mieliśmy zapewnione wszystko co jest potrzebne. Raz Kewin zaproponował zmianę planu ze względu na ilość pozostałego czasu i był to strzał w 10! Dzięki temu mieliśmy super pogodę jeżdżąc na rowerach, a czas kiedy padało spędziliśmy w samochodzie w drodze do parku Amboseli. Jedyna rzecz jaka bym zmienił to nocleg w Nakuru, bo odbiegał czystością i jedzeniem od reszty. Podsumowując - świetne doświadczenie i bardzo polecam.
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Highly recommended! Our driver and guide, Kewin, did an excellent job. We opted for a 7-day safari, and honestly, we were a bit concerned about what we would get in the budget option, but I can confidently say that the trip exceeded our expectations. Kewin was always available and helpful. We saw a lot of animals, including both white and black rhinos. We cycled through the Hell's Gate National Park and explored a Maasai village in the Masai Mara. The accommodations were comfortable and in an acceptable standard. There was always hot water and mosquito nets to protect us from mosquitoes. The food was tasty but a bit repetitive, although it's worth noting that it's more a regional issue than a problem with the tour. Everything was well-planned, and we had everything we needed. At one point, Kewin suggested a change in the itinerary due to the remaining time, and it turned out to be a fantastic decision! Thanks to that, we had great weather while cycling, and the time it rained, we spent in the car on our way to Amboseli Park. The only thing I would change is the accommodation in Nakuru, as it was not as clean, and the food was not up to par with the rest. In summary, it was a fantastic experience, and I highly recommend it.
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Email Megan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Group tours include many changing itineraries and the require flexibility
Karibu Safaris was responsive in the lead up to my tour and picked me up on time.
One thing I wish I knew beforehand is that a "group tour" includes people from different travel agencies with different itineraries. I thought it would be a group of people with the same itinerary, sharing the same experience. However, we would sometimes have to drive people out of the way so they could meet their next driver, or wait around so we could pick-up new people. I wouldn't have minded this if I had known ahead of time. Also, every time we asked our driver/tour guide questions about the itinerary he would get very annoyed. It wasn't until the last day I realized he didn't know the answers either! I wish he had just told us what was going on - it's not his fault the agenda kept changing.
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Email Florian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent organisation and perfect guide for a 5 day safari from Amboseli to Tsavo East and West
We had a great experience with Karibu Safaris from the beginning to the end - and while the overall organisation was flawless and the office team also did a great job (always replying very promptly to our emails), this was largely thanks to our guide and driver Aruni, who always went the extra mile to make sure that we see many wild animals during the game drives. Because of all the green bushes in the parks at the time of our safari (a very rainy dry season), we were able to find and observe a male lion from very close in the large plains of Tsavo, and a whole group of lions the next morning. We were also able to be right in the middle of large groups of elephants crossing the roads, and seeing them take a bath, and so many more things. It was very pleasant to be on safari with Aruni for five days!
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Email Dee | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A lovely tour with an exzellent driver (Aruni)
We did a great safari at the mid-end of January 2024. It Was a 5-day Trip incl. Amboseli, Taita, Tsavo East and West. Although it was raining a lot in the last couple of weeks, we did see Zebras, buffalos, girafs, elephants, different Types of antilopes, foxes, lions and lioness..... The leopard we only saw at Ngulia lodge, where it gets feeded every night. The rhino sanctuary was closed during our stay at Tsavo West which was unfortunate.
The roads and bridges from Amboseli to Tsavo weren't in the best shape, but our driver was driving very well anyway. He was always nice and did the best so we could see as many animals as possible although it was difficult due to the vegetation after raining.
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Email Sara | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great africa owned Safari
Great trip. I booked the middle option which was great. Stayed at jumbo in masai mara and waterbuck lake nakuru.
Nice driver easy to chatt with.
Def value for money
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best budget safari you could find to Amboseli National Park (3 days)
We booked a 3 day budget safari to Amboseli National Park and we were satisfied with the whole trip. We stayed at Manjaro tented camp, the location was amazing, the food was delicious, we were given typical kenyan dishes, the view was breathtaking, the staff made us feel at home. Our driver (Kevin) made sure that we saw as many animals as possible. Overall it was possibly our best first safari we could have been hoping for. Definitely going back with Karibu Safaris for a longer adventure.
