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Ida Carnohorski   –  
Croatia HR
Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Aug 27, 2018

Email Ida Carnohorski  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Beacon safari agency and it's people are reliable, knowledgeable and unobtrusive. Great experience!
5/5

We've been on our 7-days safari private tour, with Eric as a guide, and it was great! Tour was well planned, we started with Masai Mara, went to Nakuru, Amboseli and ended our tour in Tsawo west-Serena lodges (! which we highly recommend because of a unique view from terrace at wild animals drinking water at nearby lake). Each of those 4 parks is unique and interesting..Eric was great guide, very knowledgeable, unobtrusive and great driver which is very important taking into account Kenyan roads and driving culture. Robert was very responsive upon our arrival and during our stay which made us feel safe an taken care of. Anyway, we will recommend Beacon safari to our dear friends and family planning trip to Kenya..hope we'll come again once our kids will be older...and that says it all!

Eileen   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Aug 22, 2018

Email Eileen  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Everything went according to plan.
5/5

Beacon provided what they promised. Harry, our guide, was an excellent driver and made sure that we saw all that Maasi Mara had to offer. He was right on time, could explain interesting information about the animals that we saw, and had good relationships with other guides. The guides have radios and share information about sightings of animals and Harry always seemed to get us to the right spot before the rest of the crowd. The mid-range camp that Beacon uses, Ilkeliani, was beautiful, comfortable and had great food and service. We were right across the river from Maasi Mara and could sit and watch the animals from the viewing platform in the evening. I would recommend both Beacon Safaris and Ilkeliani.

Saibal Biswas   –  
India IN
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2018

Email Saibal Biswas  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Best services and best guide. Excellent choice of hotels. Great experience
5/5

Best services best guide best accomaditions. A great experience.

Wendy   –  
United States US
Visited: August 2018 Reviewed: Aug 15, 2018

Email Wendy  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

excellent adventure
5/5

Booking:
The booking process was very smooth. Robert, the manager I believe, was quick to respond to our questions and organize our entire trip.

Trip:
The safari went off without problems. Our driver and guide, Peter, was wonderful. He was knowledgable in the wildlife and shared a lot of other information about Kenyan life, culture, and politics. Peter was with us for the entire trip (except one short leg from our hotel to a meet-up point, where it was a different driver).

As for the actual game drives, it was an amazing experience! We saw pretty much every animal that lives in the region, except the leopard. Regardless, I would recommend this company without hesitation, and am looking forward to the next time I go back!

Manuel   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 30, 2018

Email Manuel

Fantastic trip with a very friendly and knowledgeable driver (9 Days Magical Kenya)
5/5

We booked the 9 Days Magical Kenya trip with Beacon Safaris in July 2018 and can wholeheartedly recommend it.

We spent time in Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Navasha, Amboseli and Tsavo West and Tsavo East and enjoyed every single one of these beautiful places.

The accommodations chosen by Beacon Safaris were excellent. Especially the Kilaguni Lodge in Tsavo West, with the waterhole being visible from the restaurant and bar was a truly magical place. The food was always excellent.

We had the pleasure of having Eric as our guide, whom we also found to be an excellent driver – we always felt very safe. Eric clearly is very knowledgeable and didn’t tire to answer our countless questions, and was generally a very pleasant and friendly person to be around.

The only minor complaint we have was that the boat safari on Lake Navasha turned out to be an optional activity and not included in the package. The price didn’t matter much, in the overall scheme of things, but we had specifically chosen Beacon Safaris because their itineraries didn’t feature optional activities – we had wanted to know exactly how much we’d end up spending for exactly which activities and game drives.

Yang   –  
Seychelles SC
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 28, 2018

Email Yang  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

they provide the best service even some problems happened.next time please organised best to avoid.
4/5

we think this safari tour can provide the best arragements for us according our requests. and can communicate us very quickly.but some problems should avoid next time.one is the conflict between the booking domestic flight time and our departure time to Seychelles for the last day. another is the Enkorok Mara Camp booking for us is short of water for 2 days and we can not bear it for 2 days without taking a shower. however they changed a camp finally.

Ruud Eits   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 27, 2018

Email Ruud Eits  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Professionally organised safari to Amboseli
5/5

Good job.
Clear communication with Robert for preparation. Safari was done by James, nice guy; very friendly. He made very good efforts to let us see the animals that we wanted to see.
My suggestion is to provide more information about the animals and the nature during the safari.

Bene   –  
Germany DE
Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: Jul 22, 2018

Email Bene  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great Safari
4/5

Great communication before our arrival. During safari the communication with our guide was sometimes difficult, he was more calling with the phone than talking to us. On questions we asked him, he gave us short and not very informative answers.
The accomodations were very good. Perfect hotels with great food.
During the whole tour we felt very secure. Good driver.

Parth S   –  
Australia AU
Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Jul 19, 2018

Email Parth S  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing Kenya.
5/5

We really enjoyed our time in Kenya and hope to be back sometime soon. Kenya is stunning. The parks, hotels and the overall safari experience was amazing. We enjoyed the warm welcome and gracious hospitality extended to us by everyone we met. It made our trip really special.

Our overall experience with Beacon safari was outstanding. Robert, the owner, was very helpful with planning the trip to our specifications. He was prompt with emails and was patient with all the questions I had. Our itinerary included Samburu, the great rift valley and it's beautiful lakes and Maasai Mara. Antony was our guide for the trip.

Antony's a good guide and tried his best to show us the big 5, which we were lucky to find. He was polite and friendly and had no major issues with him.

Kim and Lauri   –  
United States US
Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 18, 2018

Email Kim and Lauri  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Spectacular Safari
5/5

We went into this vacation not knowing what to expect. Robert of Beacon Safaris was wonderful to deal with, every time we wanted to add, change or just ask a question he was right there with the information and this made the planning phase very easy. Once we arrived in Nairobi we were met at the airport and taken to our hotel. The two days we spent in Nairobi were well planned and we knew just what we were doing at all times.
When it came time to head out on Safari, Ken was our guide and he truly made our vacation fantastic. He was so knowledgeable and always answered all our questions, plus kept us informed as to what we were seeing. We visited Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Amboseli National Park and Tsavo West National Park. All were great in their own way, different animals and landscape. We were lucky enough to see the big 5 and so much more wildlife. Each day just got better and better! From breakfast with the hippos, a balloon ride over the savanna to watching the sunset from the top of Lion Rock. It was all spectacular! I know I said it once but it bears repeating, Ken was an outstanding guide and you would be lucky to have him lead your Safari. I highly recommend Beacon Safaris.

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