Esther Ndegwa - Travel Consultant
Kenya Budget Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2005)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $120 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Caitlin McKay | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Amboseli
Before booking I many great reviews, so i was fairly certain that this was going to be great safari. Even worth these expectations, I was 100% blown away by so many aspects: firstly Esther was so quick with her responses and amazingly helpful with all of my million emails!; the accommodation was a much higher standard than expected - especially love the Masai Mara camp; food was delicious; tour van - everyone got a window seat; and omg... Patrick! I absolutely love him, he is funny, personable, extremely helpful, eagle-eyed spotting animals, one hell of a good driver, and so incredibly knowledgeable about everything safari! I honestly could not have gotten a better guide!; most of all... as a female traveling by herself, I felt incredibly safe.
This is my first stop of many affixed countries to visit this holiday... future guides have a lot to live up to!
Thank you!
IT
Email Francesca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya Budget Safari, great value for money
I really enjoyed my week travelling with Kenya Budget Safari.
Accomodations were always good (more tent-like lodges will be even better!), we had no problem with food or water and everything worked out as planned
Our driver Patrick was the best, thank to his skills we saw everything you could wish to see: all the Big 5 (several times), lots of birds and hundreds of herbivores.
He knows a lot about animals and plants you meet during the safari, he's really kind, nice and accomodating to our needs.
I have just one suggestion, for both Nakuru and Naivasha accomodation: I know the arrival time at destination could change according to the traffic, but it will be nicer for the hotels to be closer to the city center. That will make easier to visit of the city if the van reaches the destination hours before the next planned activity. (FYI, we managed to visit both Nakuru and Naivasha thanks to Patrick anyway)
For all the rest, you're doing great, guys!
I'd totally reccomend to use this agency for your safari.
SA
Email Dolon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
in one word excellent
Thank you very much for all your help and excellent arrangements. I had
extra concern for my parents... you and Henry made it really easy.
Henry is a very nice person/guide/driver. We enjoyed a lot. Hopefully we
will come again for safari and meeting you
DE
Email Julian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great Safari trip for a very good price!
We had a Safari of 10 days in total, a combination of Kenyan parks (Aberdare, Masai Mara) and Tanzanian parks (Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha).
Esther was a great help in planning the trip, always very quick with her responses and she never got tired of our questions and demands. You gotta love her!
In the end we were offered a very good deal.
Our drivers/guides were true professionels. Always on time, they always knew the right places for spotting animals, you could ask them anything and got interesting informations in return. Plus, they were nice guys to spent time with.
So big thanks to Henry, Simon and Edgar!
Our cook Vitali provided us with great food. 3 meals a day, a variety of delicous stuff (we had a vegetarian in our group, she was also very satisfied)! Thank you Vitali!
I would defintely recommend to book a Safari with Kenya Budget Safaris.
We didn't have the money for an expensive Safari and got exactly what we wanted: an affordable Safari that gave us unforgattable expressions of the animals and the nature of Eastern Africa.
So thank you to the whole team (also Richard for the wine and the presents in the end).
Julian, Laura, Michael
US
Email Ciaran | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari in Kenya and Tanzania!
Esther did a great job. Leading up to the trip Esther provided great communication and full details on what to expect while on Safari. We saw more animals than expected. Both of our drivers were great and knew so much about the animals and game parks. The accommodations were pretty nice for being in the middle of no where. The lodges and tented camps served great food. Book this trip! You will not regret it!
PK
Email Rafay | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply Amazing!!!
If you want to see animals and have the real safari experience with a peace of mind, than this the place for you.
The Safari was very well planned, the food was great, the tour guide was very experienced. The Safari was very smooth.
Your Job is to relax and admire the nature. the rest is handled by Estha.
IT
Email Elena e Roberto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Pleasant holiday with Kenya Budget Safaris
Esther is a friendly yet serious professional.
She has been of great help in organizing and customizing our trip to Kenya. We've been able to fine tune every aspect of our stay: tour programme, hotels/resorts, costs.
Moreover, we had a very good time with Henry who is a skilled driver and an experienced guide. We had the opportunity to learn a lot from him.
People from Kenya Budget Safaris have managed to make our holiday unforgettable.
IN
Email Jugal | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything top notch !! No room for any complain...
Just one word for the trip planned by Esther " superb". Took the trip in the month of July 2016 with my family.. was concerned about safety & comfort about the trip since was travelling with my parents... but Esther planned this trip beautifully for us.. i cant thank her enough for delivering more than what was promised. Camps suggested by her, food arrangements (since we are vegetarians), transfers.. everything top notch !! Special mention about John our guide who took us around for 7 days... a warm & extremely friendly guy !! Very punctual, professional too. I would recommened everybody who plans to visit Kenya to go with Kenya Budget Safaris & trust Esther fully to plan your trip.
ES
Email Antonio | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
amazing experience and good service !!
I said to Esther what days i have available and what i want to do and she organized for me perfectly, she is very kind an efficient and the price was very good. The mountain guide wilson was very profesional and the mount kenya was an amazing and beautiful experience, the second part, the safari was great too, the driver very profesional too. tent's safari, is not a luxury safari but was enought for me.
very recommended agency !!!
Todo fue muy bien, le indique a Esther que días tenía libres y que quería hacer y ella me lo organizo todo con un precio muy bueno. La parte de la montaña fue muy bien, el guía era muy profesional y la parte del safari fue genial, eso sí las tiendas no son de lujo, pero lo importante es la naturaleza. Recomiendo esta agencia por su profesionalidad.
DE
Email Lea & Stefan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very good service on short notice
We stayed in Nairobi for a couple of days and decided very spontaneously to go on a safari to Maasai Mara. After a little googeling we found Esther's agency and called her in the evening to find out, if we could go on a safari within the next two days. Esthers reply was positive and she sent us all the info immediately.
The safari was very well organised (as described on the website) and we had a terrific time in the Mara. We saw the big five and lots of other animals and have had a great time at the camp.
We shared the car with a nice international group of seven people and spent a good time with our driver Paul. He's great fun and seems to know everything about Mara roads and animals.
We happily recommend Esthers service, Pauls driving skills and the budget safaris with Esthers agency.