Beacon Safaris Team in Masai Mara
Beacon Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $120 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Alex | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly and extremely knowledgable
Ken and Victor were fantastic throughout. We always felt safe and considerable respect was shown to the animals which is extremely important for us. We saw a huge number of animals and learnt a lot.
The choice of Zebra Plains as the camp they often work with is fantastic - Kenyan owned (as is Beacon Safaris), most of the employees are locals and enable us to go for a morning walking safari with one of the Masai staff who was guide and waiter. Fantastic experience.
highly recommend
DE
Email Ina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
the tour operator is a liar!
I went with some friends to the Amboseli NP, which was great. But the thing we didn´t like, was the organization with Robert. We booked the tour already well in advance, specifically with the hotel in the park. The communication with Robert was already a little bit difficult from the beginning on - he did not answer fast and in detail, but I had to ask a lot in order to get information. On the way to the park, he called and said there was a conference in the hotel we booked, so no space available anymore and we had to go to another hotel outside the park. He did not offer any compensation or apologize. We told him, that this is not ok, since we had a different deal and that we are really disappointed about not being in the park. After a long discussion, he agreed to give us a disount of 20$ each. Of course we did not get our money. First he told us, that we would get it after we return in our hotel back in Nairobi. There he told us he could not come and he would send it to us via Paypal or to a bank account. That never happended and when asking and asking again, the only reply he is giving, is that he has a problem with Paypal, that he would send the money next week and so on and so on......but he is only lying all the time, he never wanted to give some money back. It is kind of sad, because we really liked the experince we made in the Ambosli NP and now we have kind of a bad memory on the organization company.
DE
Email Christian D. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The tour operator is knowledgeable and reliable.
The tour operator Beacon Safaris, we were dealing with Robert, is very reliable. Robert made all wishes possible. We did the safari with Ken. He speaks perfect English, has a good general knowledge and knows everything about animals. Ken is a good driver, a professional with whom we would go on safari again at any time. We did the "Free-Born Safari", which we liked very much. We can recommend Beacon Safari.
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Email G Cullen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional excellent service
Amazing service. Robert responded to us promptly no matter how many questions we asked. We found them very reliable and would 100% recommend them to anyone wanting a safari. Good value for money. Our guide Antony was incredible. He went above and beyond to make our safari experience phenomenal and anyone would be lucky to have him as their driver/guide. We felt totally safe with his driving. We Nick-named him Eagle-Eyed Antony due to his fabulous skills of spotting wildlife.
RU
Email Vadim Serdykov | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best company in Kenya.
We were given a three-day safari at the Masai Mara, which was the best we had in Kenya. Robert quickly contacted us, answered all our questions, made us a good price and agreed to get money from us for the safari after arriving in Nairobi. We were greeted by our guide Anthony, who did everything to make these days rich for us with new meetings and great impressions. We are very grateful to him for a good time together. We have seen a huge number of animals and observed the migration of zebras and wildebeest in the Masai Mara. Anthony is a very kind, cheerful and most importantly professional guide. Many thanks to Robert and Anthony for making our visit to Masai Mara unforgettable. We recommend to everyone this, in all respects, excellent company in Kenya.
IN
Email Ram | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful private safari experience for eight days
We had an amazing safari of eight days to Amboseli, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Masai Mara!
From our initial interaction till we bade goodbye, we had a smooth experience.
We started our discussions with Robert in January 2020 for a safari in October 2020. Robert was able to understand our requirements, and provided us with a tailored itinerary for a private safari for my wife and myself in a safari van for our stated budget. He was flexible and responsive, and was able to tweak the plan to suit our liking. We made the advance payment in early February 2020. We had numerous questions being our first African safari, and Robert was patient enough to answer them all in a timely manner.
Then, the pandemic put a halt to our travel plans, and Robert was gracious enough to allow us to delay our trip by up to a year. During this period, we stayed in touch and Robert was responsive and kept the communication flowing.
When the travel restrictions eased out in late September of 2021, Robert was agile enough to bring back our safari from deep-freeze and was able to arrange for it in a short notice.
We finally did our safari from October 14, 2021 to October 21, 2021.
Robert also arranged to pick us up from the airport to our accommodation on October 13, 2021.
Patrick was our driver and guide for the safari. He was friendly and helpful, and understood our tastes and preferences. He drove safely at all times, and tackled some rough terrain during our safaris with great skill. He showed good judgement on what he could tackle with the vehicle and what he couldn't. As a result, we were never stuck anywhere during our drives.
We saw a ton of wildlife during our game drives.
Patrick was knowledgeable to explain them to us, and got some great sightings. He did a good mix of his own spotting and using the information from radio from the other guides.
His eye for spotting wildlife came to the fore when he spotted a leopard on the first evening's game drive in the Masai Mara. The leopard was well hidden within the foliage of the tree, but, Patrick's expert eyes spotted the kill stashed on one of the branches and spotted the hidden leopard!
At the Mara, he used information from the radio on the first full day game drive to ensure we saw some of the animals we'd never seen before. On the other days at Mara and at Amboseli, he avoided the crowds and ensured we had a great experience.
We had a fantastic experience at the accommodations we stayed at, and our dietary requirements were taken care of (vegetarian food).
Overall, we had an amazing and a memorable experience, and we greatly recommend Beacon Safaris!
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Email Tim Wiseman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour with excellent service.
Beacon Safaris did an amazing job with our honeymoon safari. Our driver Daniel was very knowledgeable and helped us have a great experience on our once in a lifetime trip. All of the hotels were good, and we would recommend Beacon to anyone looking to do a Kenyan Safari.
Due to COVID we had to reschedule multiple times, and Beacon was always very responsive, helpful, and accommodating. When planning we were able to easily customize our trip and go to each of the parks we were interested in.
TR
Email Pelin Ucrak | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Dream Vacation with Beacon Safaris
Masai Mara was our life time dream and thx to Robert and Anthony it came true. Our trip was initially planned for August 2020 but due to pandemic we had to postpone it. During the entire year we stayed in touch with Robert and finally completed the tour in August 2021. Robert was very helpful at every stage of planning. You can rely on him 100%.
Special thanks go to Anthony who was our driver and guide for 3 days. He is an excellent onroad / offroad driver and very kind man. He has great knowledge about the animals and birds. He was in communication with the rest of the guides during our entire journey so that we see the most we can during the game drivers. He was very helpful and patient when we had special requests such as 4am visit to hospital for PCR test OR drinks to buy from local shops in Masai Mara...
Overall, I highly recommend Beacon Safaris. You won't be disappointed...
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Email Thomas Groen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beacon Safaris was excellent, from the beginning to the end
The experience with Beacon Safaris was perfect, from the moment I send the first email towards Robert. I asked a lot of (maybe even annoying) questions, but Robert was really patient and helpful. Everything was really clear, before the experience was even started. Because my girlfriend and I were going to Masai Mara later, we did not want to go there with a safari, so we were very pleased, that Beacon had a safari where we went to less famous parks and Masai Mara was not in the itinerary. With Meru National park, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and Ol Pejeta Conservancy we were really glad! When we arrived in Kenya, it was even going better. Our guide Patrick made our experience unbelievable. He was really kind and relaxed and he could spot animals! I am afraid we were not the easiest for him, but he was the best! He had 2 absolute qualities; He could spot leopards, like no one else and he always knew where he should put his car, when we were at a sighting, so we could see animals (mostly with cheetah, lion and rhino) perfectly. The tented camps that were picked out, were really good and different, which made it more interesting. Although we did not visit the Mara, Amboseli or Lake Nakuru we saw a lot of animals, including the Big Five, hyenas, cheeta, honey badger, many herbivores, birds, hippos, crocodiles and many more. It was the best. The drives between the reserves were not too long, the company was clear and helpful, the guide Patrick could not be better, the amount of animals was amazing (even without going to the more famous parks), the tented camps were perfect, the value for money was all worth it. I could not have a better experience than this one with Beacon.
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Email Renata Rodriguez | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Tour! Robert was extremely attentive on WhatsApp and Daniel was an amazing guide!
We had a great time at Masai Mara. We were 2 couples and our guide Daniel was amazing!
We saw so many animals and we could see that he knew what he was doing, were to go to find the hinging animal!
We had so much fun and an unforgettable adventure!
