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 Kathy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
It exceeded my expectations.
Booking online can be a bit scary because you’re not sure if you’re dealing with a reputable company or not. I was so happy to find that the Baboon Budget Safari staff were everything you could possibly hope for, even though the cost was very reasonable. Our guide, Stanley, was an excellent driver and shared with us so many interesting facts about the animals we saw. He was also very good at spotting animals from a considerable distance, and I couldn’t believe how many species we were fortunate enough to see. Stanley’s work days on safari were long and demanding, yet he handled it all like it was easy. 5 stars for Stanley!! Our accommodations at Mara Sopa and Lake Nakuru Lodge were wonderful - attractive, clean, and the food was delicious and varied. I would highly recommend this safari company to everyone. They go out of their way to ensure that their customers have a happy and memorable safari experience. Thank you so much Stanley & Teddy.
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Email Larisa and Clint | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime! Knowledgeable, fun, and hard working drivers above and beyond expectations
My husband and I booked an 11 day custom private safari tour in Kenya and Tanzania for our honeymoon and the experiences we had were above and beyond our expectations all the way from initial airport pick up to drop off! We chose baboon budget because they were recommend by my cousin that used them for his family’s safari in 2017.
From the start, they did not miss a single detail, and even arranged to have a trail of rose petals in our room in our first hotel to celebrate our honeymoon!
The Game parks in Kenya included Maasai Mara, lake Nakuru, Naivasha, and Amboseli. Each one was a very unique experience, all were beautiful. scenic, and filled with a variety of animals. The Lodges we stayed at were high end despite being a budget trip, and beautiful and all had incredible views and great service and the dinner and breakfast menus were delicious.
Anthony, our driver in Kenya was great to talk to, extremely knowledgeable, seemed to have lots of experience in each game park. He was very pleasant and easy going despite having to drive us around for many hours each day sometimes on very bumpy roads. He always took us where we wanted to go quickly and would surprise us with animals we were hoping to see but thought would be too difficult to find. He was always able to spot animals that were hiding and he educated us on animals facts and Kenyan culture. I would definitely request Anthony if we were to return to Kenya.
After Kenya we were transferred to Tanzania by bus. Once again everything was organized and we did not have to worry about getting a ride to our next destination since the drivers found us. Our driver in Tanzania (Godfrey - from Seven wonders - but also organized through baboon budget) was fantastic as well. We had a great time talking to him on our safaris and asking him questions. We visited Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. All were very different and I recommend all three. He also took us to a remote hot springs in Moshi that was a bit out of the way on a road that was very hard to find. Every request we had when booking a month before from canada was met and exceeded our expectations.
On our last day in Africa we had a 10 hour layover in Nairobi. Boniferas was our driver and he spent all day driving us around to the giraffe centre, various markets, malls, parks, and carnivore restaurant for dinner before finally dropping us off at the airport with great timing! He was very personable and professional. He made our last day fantastic as well.
I highly recommend this tour company for any safaris in Kenya or Kenya and Tanzania. I have so many great things to say about our time in Africa and baboon budget safaris played a vital role in making our honeymoon perfect! We had just come from Uganda and Rwanda, and although we saw amazing things in those two beautiful countries, the tour company there did not even compare to baboon budget safaris.
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Email Ignacio Barrios | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best Safari and best guide/driver ever in our honeymoon!
We chose a 3 day safari to Masai Mara for our honeymoon and it was perfect! Ambrose (our guide and driver) was excellent: a four by four driver!
He tried hard to make us see all the animals and we did it: in one day we were able to see all big five and many other great animals.
It was an unforgettable experience on our honeymoon.
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Email Charisse Miller | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ambrose is the BEST!!! We had such and incredible and indescribable experience.
Ambrose really made our experience one to remember. He went above and and beyond for our group and did everything possible to make sure we had an amazing time! We miss him!!!
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Email Shashibhushan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience of Safari in Kenya with Baboon.
The team baboon safari is excellent and keen on satisfying the customer to show everything possible in the savannas of Kenya.
The staff is friendly and cooperative. They are punctual and attentive.
They are wise enough to understand the taste and choice of the visitor and try to fulfill every small demand of us as visitor of the safari.
The driver is not only the guide but the person we got is very good reader of the wildlife. He was knowing each and every corner and almost every species of animal and bird in Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Amboseli park.
He also tried to justify our personal needs as we as a group member of all different nationalities.
Food, stay and transfers were satisfactory.
Only negative thing was in Miti Mingi Camp, the nights were complete dark without electricity as they were running on generator, but this should have mentioned earlier by the Safari. But in that dark night of Masai Mara, you can have unforgettable excellent view of sky full of stars.
I will give 85 out of 100 to "Baboon".
Email Dean | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best time we had with our driver Antony would defo recommend
3 day tour to Masai mara was amazing loved every part of this, our driver Antony went above and beyond to make sure we had everything need and was happy at all time
Email Rico | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari, excellent driver/guide an overall fantastic experience
We got everything we wanted out of the trip, the photos, the animals, the experience, the Masai Mara people loved it all. Our driver/guide Antony was fantastic throughout, he was knowledgeable, helpful and got us to the animals for the photos we all wanted, and he got us into good positions to take the photos. This was a fantastic 3 day safari and I honestly though we would be paying a hell of a lot more than what we did. Any issues that arose was dealt with promptly (nothing major got a flat tyre). Thanks you Antony, experience of a life time.
Email Jodie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant! Money well spent.
Anthony was an amazing driver who got us up close to the animals. We seen every animal you could wish to see on a safari apart from the rhinos. He spoke very good English and was able to explain things to our group about the animals. One of the best experiences I’ve ever had.
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Email Shivkanya | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful people, excellent experience.
I did a 7-day Safari with Baboon and it was a wonderful experience. Our guide Antony was well informed about the wildlife, particularly about the birds. The stay was great, and I love the food at Miti Mingi. I must thank Antony for his flexibility on the last day as we were about to leave for Mombasa, and he did all the arrangements early morning at 5. I will never forget the simple, helpful and hardworking people. He tried his best to show all the possible animals, birds. Great.
Email Pedro Miguel Alberto | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Experience
Great operator!
Everything happen n the way we accorded.
To repeat definitely
