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
CZ
Email Anežka&Lukas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience with the best guide Eduard
We went on 7 days Safari and we were so lucky to have Eduard, whose encyclopedic knowledge not only about the animals, but also about the history and culture, really enriched our experience! He always managed to show us all the animals, but in a beautiful and respectful way! We had no problem with the communication with the company and the amount of money we paid was completely appropriate for the amazing week!
JP
Email Mochi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic!!
We went to safari during the rainy season and we expected that we can’t see so many animals but thanks to our nice driver Colins we could see so many animals and we're so satisfied.
Thanks Colins and hope to see you again in Japan!
JP
Email Taki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thanks Colines!
We went to safari during the rainy season and we expected that we can’t see so many animals but thanks to our nice driver Colins we could see so many animals and we're so satisfied.
JP
Email Kosuke Mori | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Experience
We went on a 4 day/3 night tour to the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru. Although it was the rainy season, we were able to see all of the animals known as the Big Five. The highlight was a fight between a lion and a buffalo. Thanks to our instructor, Mr. Collins, for a great experience!
JP
Email Dinos | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing
It was the first time visiting Kenya, so I was nervous.Colins was so kind and friendly to us.He led us to safari with plenty of knowledge.We had very good times so I want to comeback here again.
JP
Email Peni | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome safari tour with our super guide Collins
Despite the rainy season, we were able to see a lot of animals on the safari. Our driver Collins supported us and ensured we had a fantastic experience throughout the tour.
Email David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
Edward was fantastic! He was kind, welcoming and truly knowledgable!
Unfortunately we got what we feel was a slight downgrade toward the end of the safari trip into a less suitable vehicle, but I’m still eating this as 5 stars due to Edward’s contribution!
We loved the safari and highly recommend it.
JP
Email tomoya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
GREAT！RAYMOND
GREAT experience ！！！
RAYMOND help us and good driver
Very disappointing
PS: This review was originally written in French and translated to English
I was extremely disappointed with the safari experience provided by Karibu. We had booked a three-day safari, but the title was misleading as we were only given a maximum of 10 hours to look for animals. I suggest that they change the name of the safari to better reflect the actual time spent on the safari.
On the first day, we were only in the park for one hour. On the second day, our driver wanted to return at 3 p.m. even though we still had time to search for animals. The driver was also very unfriendly, which spoiled the fabulous experience for us. Raymond, our driver, did not hesitate to remind us that he had long work days, which he compared to ours. He said this was the reason why he had listened to the research. We reminded him that we had paid $700 to keep him on schedule.
We strongly recommend that you move on and choose another provider!
ORIGINAL REVIEW IN FRENCH
Extrêmement déçus de notre safari avec Karibu. Nous avions réservé 3 jours de safari mais cet intitulé est mensonger, sachez que vous n’aurez que 10h tout au plus de recherche d’animaux ! Il serait donc préférable de changer le nom du safari…
Premier jour 1H dans le parc, 2ème jour notre chauffeur a voulu rentrer à 15h alors qu’il nous restait du temps de recherche.. Chauffeur par ailleurs très antipathique qui nous a gâché cette expérience fabuleuse… En effet « Raymond » n’a pas manqué de nous souligner qu’il avait de longues journées de travail (en osant comparer aux nôtres!!!) c’est pourquoi il avait écouté les recherches.
Nous lui avons rappelé que nous avions payé 700 dollars pour qu’il respecte le programme prévu.
Nous vous recommandons vivement de passer votre chemin et choisir un autre prestataire
LV
Email Ilunia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari and cute animals, drivers with attitude, providers with misleading info.
- Safari experience 5 out of 5 stars, lots of animals, beautiful nature - love it.
- We had 3 different drivers, 2 of them had attitude. One made us wait in the morning for him, the other one argued with our safari member and did not want to make an effort to communicate with us.
- The nice driver always had water was us, explained about animals, made an effort to make sure we saw every animal. Thank you Felix!
- The other 2 drivers - did not have water. One of the drivers - did not get water even after we had asked several times and then later reminded us we had to give tips. The other driver did not have enough but later brought us water.
- Hidden extras that were not mentioned - bicycle ride in Hell's Gate 10 USD extra, Walk in natural reserve in Naivasha 30 USD extra (otherwise we would not do anything else), Amboseli morning walk 10 USD extra
- Some game drives were shorter and started later, and the reason was not explained.
- We were promised that there would be 6 passengers in the van and one day we 9 people, most of the days 8!!!! I have messaged the tour provider and they have kindly ignored it.
- Overall experience with tour provider -> It was OK, all animals and birds are cute and beautiful. I would recommend being aware of all the negative sides and if you are happy with those, go ahead and book. If you complain during your trip to the tour provider, most likely you will not get a refund/discount/apologise, you will be ignored. I have a feeling all tour providers are one big organization, promising things, prices might be different, but they are all the same if you go for a budget option.