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 Ana Silva | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Safari dream comes true with Karibu Safaris
It was complicated for me as a solo traveler to find safaris without the "single occupancy fee" and that could meet my budget as safaris are usually quite expensive. Until I reached Karibu Safaris. They did not have a fee for single bookings and it was also very affordable. I did the 6-day safari including Maasai Mara, boat trip in Naivasha, lake Nakuru and Amboseli. My tour guides were my family during those 6 days and I hope to keep in touch with such wonderful people (Meri, Raymund and Jackson). I learned so much about Kenya's culture and the animals by socializing with each member of staff, from the Maasai protecting the camp, to the cook (Eugene) and my tour guide friends. I would advise to buy water everywhere you can because sometimes it is not possible for the driver to obtain enough to meet everyone's needs. The food is great! And, the way Raymund and Jackson know their way around and where to find the animals is phenomenal!! I will come again!! Asante Sana!!
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Email Dips | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended!
words are short to describe this amazing tour company
they are highly professional patient sensible and Knowledgeable.
Robert was our contact person with whom we finalised the trip. We bothered him with innumerable queries time and again. He was pretty responsive and accommodating.
And we finally booked the trip and it was the most awesome experience with no regrets and complaints whatsoever.
Raymond was our game driver (also our guide) who was with us during the safari all the days.
Must say,he is a patient, co-operative and very knowledgable guide. Speaks excellent English. Extremely helpful. Thanks to him we saw the big five! He made sure we were at the right place at the right time. He could spot animals even if miles away!
Food was good. Stay at most places good.
Thank you guys for showing us through your beautiful country.
I will definitely recommend Karibu safaris in Kenya if you are looking for no frills budget safaris!
Way to go guys!
NG
Email Olugbenga (Gbenga for short) Olatunji | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A memorable prep into the wild beasts of the maasai mara
My wife and I had a wonderful outing into the maasai anchored by Karibu Safari. We're picked up very early in the morning from our accommodation.
We also had a nice drive to the maasai (safe for the part of the road that is very bad-- this is government responsibility though). We got to the maasai a bit late on the first day because Sammy, our great driver, had to fix something in the bus while we ate lunch.
Regarding our game experience, Sammy was no doubt a very experienced driver and tour guide. Because we got there late on day 1, we could only see very few animals. However, his experience as a tour person and wildlife 'hunter' came to fore on the second day. We saw many of the important animals: lion, buffalo, leopard, elephants, hyena, antelope, zebras, and several others. My wife and I really enjoyed the search for animals and the whole maasai mara experience.
Lunch and dinner are great. It's a buffet arrangement where you have to serve yourself (except for the lunch on the second day which is packed because we have to eat inside the reserve).
Accommodation is also acceptable and represent a good value for money paid. Light is on from around 6-6.30pm and goes off by 10pm. It is on again in the morning around 5-5.30am and off around 7am. This is not so bad for us. The only reservation I had is that the link sent to me by the Karibu Safari indicated that we'd be staying at MaraSpring safari camp. Information on the link also stated that there would be solar-powered 24 hours electricity. See http://www.mountainrockkenya.com/marasprings/ But like I said, this did not in any way reduce the fun that we had. The organisers can be more specific in the future though.
Going forward, Karibu Safari's organisers should provide adequate information and advice in certain areas before the commencement of the trip. Two areas affected my wife and I. First, we didn't have sufficient advice about exchanging money. One of the reviews I read about KS on tripadvisor is that if you're paying in dollars and you don't have the exact change, you might be made to pay more than necessary. This was the reason I asked the KS organisers of I could pay in Kenyan shillings. For the sake of next time, kindly advise your clients that money exchanging facility will be available at the park before driving to the destination. In order to pay the exact amount, I exchanged the money with me at one of the malls. However, I was told that I was given a lower exchange rate at that mall (ksh 98/$1 instead of ksh 100. Even though, the exchange rate by the time we went elsewhere was ksh 99.3 to $1). So, I had to pay more than necessary. A clear information that exchange facility will be available at the take off point will guide against this.
Secondly, since we're picked up from our accommodation on Monday, I was thinking we'd also be dropped off at our accommodation. Unfortunately, no one said anything about this. I was going to Langata area but I was eventually dropped off around the city centre. It took us over 2 hours to return to Langata. For future trips, kindly advise clients/tourists on return transportation to their destination. My expectation was that the driver would ask us for our destinations so that he could drop us off at the closest points. This was not done. I didn't know the right place to come down. It turned out eventually that we had already passed somewhere very close to Langata before going to the city centre. We practically had to take a cab back to where the bus already took us through. Please, try to avoid this in the future.
Overall, we had a nice experience on this safari. Thank to Sammy and thank you KS.
Email Angelia Khaterine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good Food, Good Driver
I really like food I have in Masai Mara! And for low-season trip, this is by far amazing! cant wait to go back to Kenya one day!
GR
Email Maria | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour was generally well organized.
All the safari games were excellent the drivers as well. There were often unexpected changes and frequent deviations from the scheduled hotels and transfers .
Service very good.
Hotels very good (if not changes would be excellent)
Price very good.
I would recommend to others and choice Karibu safaris again.
SA
Email Mohit Soneji | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing life time experience with most qualified tour organised by Robert and Team
Everything was so perfect, well planned and also well executed.
Tour guide James and Francis were so co-operative and well experienced and they ensured that we had the best Safari moments.
In summary, Karibu Safaris is way to go and recommend to anyone willing to have best experience. Thanks Robert and team.
RO
Email Andrei Anca | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The safari was great,we were able to see all the big 5 . The driver was great. We will come again!!!
Everything was great we will be back for sure .
The accomodation was great and the staff was helpfull
SA
Email Meghna Soneji | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Kenya experience- well planned and executed
Excellent tour operator in Kenya,Arrangements made were Superb.Transportation was taken care from the pick up till exit.Our tour drivers - James & Francis were professional ones and gave us quite a lot of information on the wildlife & the places visited.Additionally Robert planned a special trip for us to the Equator & Mt.Kenya .It was an experience of a lifetime..Special thanks to Robert for making our trip a memorable one as it was well planned and taken care off.We wish to visit Kenya soon .
FR
Email Dennis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Refreshing and safe
This trip went well above my expectations : each passenger has a window seat, the roof of the van was amovible so that we could have a panorama view. The accomodation was good and camp|hotel staff very nice. And above all, Edward the driver was fun, professional and reliable. He made the trip as smooth as possible. Today, he even lets us depart from the Nakuru park 1 hour later because we wanted to enjoy lions and girafes. Great Service.
TW
Email Pei-Yuan Hsieh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value tour!!
The driver and the schedule is good, but the hotel/tent could be better. The last camp site (Kimana Tented Camp) is no hot water in the tent and no water in the sink. We told the tent manager, but they did not fix it. Except for this, everything is good. The driver Edward is very nice.