Baboon Budget Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- KATO, KTB & Ministry Of Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $700 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kusum S | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience! Kenya and Tanzania - 9 days.
Me and my friend choose 9 day Kenya and Tanzania budget Safari tour with Baboon Budget Safari in June (2019). We choose Baboon Budget Safari based on our own web searching. We were looking for a budget safari and other than the price, deciding factor was Dennis. Denis’s super-fast responses and detailed information to our questions, helped us in deciding to go with Baboon Budget Safari.
From the time Bonfears picked us from Nairobi airport until we were dropped off at the airport after the safari, everything was superbly organized and our time was well managed and spent throughout our stay. Our overall experience was beyond our expectation. With very friendly and professional nature of all we encountered in Kenya and Tanzania, we felt at very ease and comfortable during our stay in both Kenya and Tanzania. Special thanks to Bonfears in this regard!
Added bonus for us was the migration just started in Masai Mara with animals in abundance and as far as we can see. Experience in Masai Mara in Kenya was a unique one with variety of animals with some of rare views thanks to Amnbrose who took us for game viewing in Kenya. He was always on listening on radio for interesting situations and rushing to provide us with the best possible viewing. Thank you, Ambrose!
Based on the web reviews, we expected some challenges in Tanzania but may be thanks to our perfectly aligned stars it was a smooth sailing. Silvia who coordinated in Tanzania side was always in contact with us ensuring all our needs are met and had perfectly coordinated the trip from the start to the end.
We had unique experience in Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Cater with the beautiful scenic view and unique game viewing experience that will be with us for years to come. Thet were very different and we recommend all three. Deo who took us for game viewing in Tanzania was extremely professional and friendly and our sincere thanks to Deo.
Our experience was not limited to game viewing and it was a learning experience to know the culture of Kenya and Tanzania and its amazingly friendly people. We will certainly go again and until that time thanks to all who made us the trip so amazingly worthwhile.
Regards
Kusum and Ediri
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Email Virginie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
I did a 6 day safari with Simon, he has been an excellent driver and he is also an amazing spotter for animals. He let me take all my time to take all the pictures I wanted, and I could learned a lot with him and having an amazing experience. I Can only recommend this tour operator !
Masaai Mara Park and Amboseli Park were awesome! Joseph was an excellent guide and driver-a star!
I consider myself the kind of customer that pays attention to details - Baboon was recommended by a colleague and I started talking to Denis who put me in contact with Susan for the reservations. She was very professional and understood my concerns about the itinerary and other things. The first part of my program in Kenya went really well. The driver/guide Joseph was really good, the Meridian hotel in Nairobi was quite comfy, Miti Mingi Eco Camp in Masai Mara was a fair choice as recently renovated and Kimana Camp in Amboseli has a nice crew and an astonishing view of Kilimanjaro when clear. Some improvements with communication along the way would even improve the experience. I do hope that my time in Tanzania will be as great as in Kenya.
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Email Tereza D | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Breathtaking wildlife experience
We had an amazing 7 days tour through Kenyan parks. Our journey started few months ahead when booking and discussing all the details with provider - all simple and instructions clear, they were even able to buy us extra train tickets for our next travels (thanks Susan!). Our real journey started in Nairobi where Anthony, our driver, picked us in a hotel and brought together with other 6 guys. All of us together made a great group and had a lot of fun, sharing this experience in larger group was definitely a pro. Our path went through Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. All these places were amazing and very variable, from landscape, flora and also fauna point of view. Our driver and guide Anthony was very skilled and passionate to his work, all made with love and smile on his face - from crazy bumpy driving to quietly spotting the smallest birds. And always dealing with all our requests and lots of silly questions in very friendly way.
Not everything is easy and comfortable on a safari tour, you will wake up very early, keep up with simple local food, sleep in tents when hearing the roaring wildness all night and spending most of your days in car. But once you take all these "struggles" as a starting point you will deserve truly breathtaking experience and you will love it all (as we did).
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Email Fatma | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best guides
My favorite times were in Safari thanks to Boniface , he made sure we capture the best photos for the animals and the views all around Kenya was amazing like a dream.
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Email Saleh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect and amazing experience
We had a tour to Masai Mara and Ambuseli with Baboon Budget Safaris and it was amazing! Everything was planned perfect and even the price was reasonable.
If I come to Kenya once more, definitely I choose their safari tours again.
HR
Email Bojana, Croatia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 5 days safari experience of Naiwasha, Nakuru and Masai Mara
I am happy that I decided to spend the end of this crazy 2020 on a safari in Kenya with Joseph who proved to be a great guide! Since I traveled alone, his support and company meant a lot to me! Thanks Dennis for quick answers a great financial offer that also included transport from the airport and a hotel in Nairobi .... really everything it took. Recomend!
Greetings from Croatia
Bojana
Email Stephen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exciting, memorable and greatest safari we have ever experienced. Great guide and bookings
The safari was well organised. Pick up was on time , driver guide was very cautious, friendly, courteous and patient to ensure we saw the wildlife. He explained to us all that needed to be known. We saw many animals and birds. Baboon safaris is the best tour firm ever. Kimana camp and ngulia lodge were also good accommodations
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Email Sergio | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING EXPERIENCE
One of the best experiencies of my life.
Everithing was very well organised.
Our guide, David is the most professional person I have ever met. He has a great skill to find the animals. Thanks to him I have the most amazing pictures I have ever taken in my live. His knowledge of animals is surpising.
I will never forget this experience.
Thanks Baboom Safaris.
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Email Eric | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mara, Nakuru & Amboseli in 5 days, saw the big 5 & got money-shot photo of elephants/Kilimanjaro
Kenya is not Disneyland and I think it is important to keep that in mind. The animals are wild and unpredictable and the lodging is far from the cities and off the grid. That being said I had an amazing time and really enjoyed the adventure. Really this was all thanks to my guide Ali. He picked me up from Nairobi and dropped me back off at the airport afterwards so he was with me every step of the way. He, in my mind's eye, is Kenya, all the smiles, jokes, observations and commentary. He is an aggressive driver which is what you want if you are in the park only for a short time and are trying to see all the animals and also if you are trying to get between parks before sundown. He has a keen eye not only for spotting animals but also for measuring my energy levels and when I started falling asleep in the van he called it a day and took me back to the lodge to sleep. The lodges were way nicer than my needs, I am used to backpacking through hostels. These lodges all had wifi and full bars/restaurants. If Could do it all over again I wouldn't change anything although when I go back I will likely spend more time in Masai Mara. It is the largest park I visited and I felt like I barely scratched the surface. There I saw lions and cheetahs with cubs and a leopard stalking a gazelle. There are elephants and giraffes everywhere and there were hippos. We needed to go to Nakuru to see the rhino but might have been able to see it in Mara if we had spent more time. And then Amboseli had the most beautiful views of Kilimanjaro in the mornings. My best photo by far was an elephant family framed beautifully with Kilimanjaro in the background in the morning as I was leaving... #priceless