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 Maja | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Cars completely uninhabited and in need of repair. Too many and long car breakdowns.
We were picked up from our accommodation, but in a very different place from our hotel, dropped off by zhe driver on the road. Despite our please to help us, he drove off on the grounds that he had to pick up people from the airport. This situation was NOT safe for us as women, especially as we had all our luggage with us.
The following has to be mentioned about the Tour: The trip with our jeep on the first two days was very pleasant, that the driver was very familiar with the road holding and conditions. His driving style was extremely professional. The problem is that we had a 45 minute breakdown after only a short time after the departure, because the radiator was defective. This took away precious time from our Masai Mara Tour.
We liked the accommodation in the ENCHORO WILDLIFE CAMP because of the very good and personal service very much. However, we are not sure if it really was this camp!
Day 3: Masai mara/L.Nakuru: We were assigned a new driver, another car, other people who had already established a friendship in the previous 2 days. It made you feel like an outsider. The bus was completely overcrowded. All the seats were occupied and far too much luggage was loaded. Sitting was possible only to a limited extent, even though we do not have long legs! The drinking water that was booked was distributed only after repeated demand, after many hours. 500 ml over that long period of time, after so many hours of waiting, just not correct. Why does the driver moult the drinking water like that?
Day 4: Day Lake Nakuru/Nairobi: On our way out of the Maasai area, our bus got stuck, so the passengers had to push the bus out of the mud, as the two buses were blocked. The entire day had to be spent with dirty clothes and smeared skin. It also happened that we had a broken axle on the way. During these, over three hours of repair, we stood by the road in sunnier heat. That time was missing from the Lake Tour.
In hindsight, it should be noted that the cars provided do not match the conditions for such trips. The cars are too old and too fragile. As travellers, this cost us a lot of time from our holiday.
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Email Gonzalo Barrera | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical and spectacular
The safari has been spectacular thanks to our guide Dennis.
Dennis guides you through the Massai Mara making the magical journey, showing you every corner and looking for all the animals so that the experience is complete.
Thank you very much Dennis for everything, I promise to return.
(automatic translation from Spanish)
Email Lucie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wouldn’t change a thing!
We booked onto the 3 day budget Nairobi - Masai Mara safari, and our guide was Sami. Everything was thought of, our accommodation was comfortable and the food was lovely. Sami was knowledgeable, patient and a pleasure to spend time with. He took our individual requests into account and maximised our time in the park to see as much as possible. I would 100% recommend booking with Karibu Safaris and Sami.
Email Janka | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Safari experience! Would recommend
I booked this safari online. My guide was Edward who was very friendly and knowledgeable. He drove us to Lake Nakuru and to Maasai Mara - the safaris were greatly enjoyable and Edward knew a lot of the good spots to see all the big 5. He also knew the animals we saw and we could ask him about Kenya. I really enjoyed this tour and would recommend! Good value for money
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Email Vladimir | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Safari
My wife and I had a wonderful trip to Kenya. We booked a tour to Karibu Safaris and it was the right decision. Perhaps the car was not new and the accommodation was less expensive, but the emotions from the safari were unique. Driver Raymond easily found the animals and was one of the first on the spot. The manager was in touch constantly and answered all questions.
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Email Johan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great safari, great & well connected guide
Did the 8 day safari, we had both Mark and Steven as driver/guide. Great guys, they know their plenty about the animals and were also willing to tell us about other things.
They took plenty of time waiting for us to take some pictures and just enjoying the wildlife. Mark went above and beyond to get to all the (special) animals and was well connected with the other guides. Both him and Steven were trying to take the transit-drives as short and fastt as possible, while still driving safely.
We had a great week, with some very nice accommodations.
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Email J. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value for money, knowledgeable guides!
We booked a last minute safari from Mombasa to Nairobi. Our drivers (Marc and Steve) drove all night to pick us up: amazing!
The safari was great. Both Marc and Steve were very knowledgeable and very able to answer any questions about wildlife. Marc had a lot of contacts and therefore we saw cheetahs, lots of lions, elephants and the rest of Big5 + plenty others.
We booked a 'mid-range' safari, and therefore accommodation was OK and food was not very creative. That is as one can expect i suppose.
Thanks Marc and Steve. Good luck in the rest of your careers as safari guides!
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Email Raquel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AWESOME EXPERIENCE
Everything was great, from the guides (Edward and Castro) to the accommodations and the safari.
We did a 6 days safari (Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli) and we would repeat with them.
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Email Lucía | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Did not comply with the reservation
We had hired a guide in Spanish, they guaranteed it and the guide who accompanied us had only done a 6 month course so we had to communicate with him through the phone application, which made it impossible to give us explanations about the safari, sites, animations, etc.. The guide who spoke English did not give any indication or explanation to other travelers who came with us. Horrible treatment of the guides.
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Email RSD | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent planning and a memorable experience
Our guide Kevin was phenominal and went above and beyond in helping us seeing big 5 and ugly 5. Not only this, his punctuality and planning skills are remarkable.
On a side note, just by making a phone call, he knows where a Cheetah is relaxing, pride of lion is sleeping and a leopard is hiding :)
Would highly recommend to have Kevin as a guide!