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 Selim | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bad start but good end
The first thing is that the driver was excellent and very experienced. Aron is best at taking positions abd chasing animals in Safari game driving. The other thing was that the tent camp was much safer and in good conditions than we thought. Meal was good and internet was ok. Also it is really great to experience such nature.
Apart from this, I must say we experienced a really bad thing. Their email was hacked and we had stress over days even before our journey starts. But they funded our trip because our money was stolen.
Second bad thing was because this is a budget tour, you should think you already accept risking things. So beware that you may come across with hard to deal with kind of things.
The operaters knew how to deal with things. We were 5 people from age of 28 to 60s and none of us found it too hard. I wish you all good luck for the big fiv
JP
Email Sho | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great administration and tour guide
Robert, tour coordinator provided us very clear and in time communication and answered questions in very clear and logical way. Payments were also very smooth.
Arony, tour guide and driver was also great and highly experienced. Some other groups could not see wildebeests crossing Mara river, but Arony caught the radio communication very well and took us to the place for the great scenes. He also made the best effort to give us the best Safari experience by stopping at the sight whenever we requested as well as looking for animals and scenes very sincerely. It is budget tour, so hotel and car are not high grade, but it is within our expectation and had no problem with it.
We highly recommend the tour.
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Email Ahilya | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
One of the best safari experiences!
David, our guide, was very friendly and informative throughout the trip. He was a very good driver and made us feel safe at all times. We got to see 4/5 Big 5 on our 2 days(1 night) trip and we were incredibly happy with David trying his best at all times to show us the best locations and animals. Would highly recommend Karibu to future travellers!
Email George | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Met my holiday expectations
We had a long communication before I settled on the offers and after my 6 days trip in Kenya Maasai mara , Lake Nakuru and Amboseli with onward Kilimanjaro trek my expectations were all met.
The service was well organised.
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Email Nandita | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari was great. Food was very bad at Masai Mara and on road.
James was an excellent guide and driver and took us to the deep interiors of Masai Mara to ensure that we could see all the Big 5. Lake nakaru was a bit disappointing as the hoards of Flamingos expected were not there and we should have been informed earlier. Gorge walk and water safari in Lake Naivasha were interesting.
However the food at Masaia Mara especially the dinner was really of very poor quality. At Nakaru and Naivasha it was better.
All in al a memorable experience but do something about Board arrangements.
CA
Email Colton | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
First safari experience, one to remember!
My wife and I did a 3 day 2 night safari in Masai Mara, and it was a fantastic experience. The booking process was very smooth, and pick-up and drop-off were as well. We went with a very nice group, and our driver Arony was great. He knew the park well and we got to see all of the highlights. Accommodations were basic but comfortable. Food along the way was also basic but good, exactly as expected. The visit to the Masai village near our camp on the final morning was a great way to conclude things. We had a wonderful time and would recommend Karibu Safaris to anyone considering it.
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Email Kinjal | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best value for money
Had a really great experience with Karibu Safari. Wonderful guide and really nice stay option considering the cost factor. Was able to see all the wildlife thanks to the expertise of the guide
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Email Raluca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I highly recommend Karibu Safaris, everything was very, very good
We did 3 days safari in Amboseli National Park and everything was very good. Kenya is one of the best places in the world for safari and they have a lot of national parks, that's way this was our 3rd safari here.
We started our journey from Nairobi Airport, where our driver David was waiting us at 6 AM. We arrived in Serena Lodge in time for lunch; on our way we had the 1st safari game, because this lodge is situated in the middle of the park ..... amazing place.
Everything was very well organized from the pick up, accommodation (super lodge inside), meals (delicious), safari games and the most important: we had a very, very good driver. David was always taking care of us and explaining everything ....we are that kind of tourists which wants to know everything. He have good knowledge's about the animals, is always very patient and his instinct is really good in finding the predators. He's always in contact with the other drivers and is checking where are the lions. We saw all 5 five and many more.
We highly recommend Karibu safari, definitely the 4th safari will be with them!
Thank you for a memorable holiday!
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Email Jim | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Overall it was good but could have been better.
The service was good, communications excellent, accommodating our place to meet was very good. The tour of the refuge itself was very good, Raymond knows the refuge very well and got us some excellent wildlife photo shots.
Two negatives that all our team agreed on: 1. Raymond drives a bit too fast. I know the roads are rough, but in some places a bit of caution would be prudent. 2. We were the only visitors in the camp, it was a bit unnerving for the ladies in our group. I would request if we come back again, not to be housed as the only visitors in the camp. Not sure what the reason was, I asked a couple of times why, but was never given a satisfactory answer.
Email Jacinta | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really enjoyable
We were well looked after and I didn't have to pay a single supplement which was a big plus. It was a little disappointing to not be forewarned about the vastly reduced flamingo numbers at Lake Nakuru.