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 Adam Elliott | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience!
We booked the 4 day Masai Mara Safari as our first trip to Africa. From the start Robert was responsive and helpful in our emails.
Our guide was Sam who was amazing. He answered all our questions about the animals and the park and made sure we always got a good spot for viewing the animals and made our experience unforgettable.
The Enkorok Camp we stayed in was great as well!
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Email Jens | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellently organized tour with excellent guide
I took a 9 day/8 night safari with Beacon Safaris. Robert (owner of the company) was pleasant to communicate with. He was flexible to adjust the itinerary to our wishes and gave the sharpest price (out of 5 contacted companies) for the tour where we could ourselves choose the level of accommodation and/or could request specific ones.
On the tour itself, lovely John was our knowledgeable guide. He was very pleasant and easy going and made our safari memorable.
Would definitely recommend Beacon Safaris!
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Email David Zeng | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beacon safaris is now become my all time favourite
Actually during year 2019 i want to come kenya with them, however because of some personal case i haven't make it happen
At this year of 2023, i finally made my trip
to kenya with beacon safaris and they not disappointed us! What a wonderful service they have done!
At first, Robert give us many suggestions based on my need, he have done his job in a really professional manner. After his professional and nice advise we have customized our 8days 7nights trip with almost all included in amboseli, naivasha, nakuru and masai mara
During the first day of trip, my wife and i decide to have a break in nairobi after a long flight.
Robert and Victor has made us a airport
transfer, also they have spent their time to let us buy safaricom sim card in the city in order to avoid long queue in airport. It is a really nice and easy way to get sim card in the city.
After one night stay in nairobi our 8days trip start with Peter and his van.
Peter is really a professional and a super nice man, always with smile on his face. driving safely and super on time during our whole trip.
We always have a good communication! And the safari itself become my splendid memory at all time. Peter always keep his mind on the radio to hear where the interesting animal is, and he is also good at to find animals by himself.
We have easily found all big five many times.
Overall it is really a super nice trip with beacon safaris and i will definitely choose them again in kenya!
Wish you the best
David Zeng from Changsha, China
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Email Ela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect experience!
We had an amazing experience with our great guide Leonard. He was very knowledgeable, experienced and friendly. The organization was great, the lodges where we stayed were very comfortable, food was just amazing. The nature and landscape in Kenya are just breathtaking and seeing all those animals in their natural habitat was an unforgettable experience. Thank you very much Leonard!!
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Email Sebastian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome time!
We (Couple from Germany, 3 day-Amboseli, 2 nights Kibo Lodge) had an awesome time. We chosed beacon safari, because of the professional respond to our request. Robert arranged everything perfectly and answered always in time. But the person who made our safari special was Peter. He was funny, patient, knew all the good spots and was always anxious to give us the time off our life. With perfect and save driving skills. Thank you some much Peter, you made our trip special!
Email Albert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and efficient
Everything was well arranged, Robert booked for us best hotel and Ken was our guide and he was up to the game..he made the sure that we saw all the big five and the safari was just amazing...
Thanks to ken and beacon safari. I definitely assert that is the best tour company
Unforgettable experience!
Our experience was amazing and unforgettable, Robert organized everything for us we only trust in him and in the program he sent us. Once we got to Nairobi David was our assigned guide and he was wonderful, so kind and so knowledgeable he took our experience to the next level.
We decided to get to Mara by car,since we wanted to see the country and it was the best decision! the hotels, the food, the staff and the safari itself were unbelievable, a unique experience. We will never forget these beautiful days. Go with beacon safari no doubts and ask for David as your guide your will not regret it!
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Email Adi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unprofessional
We planned a 5 day safari with Beacon via Robert. What should have been a memorable and enjoyable experience turned out to be full of stress thanks to their mismanagement. Avoid if you want a company that works with you to make your trip enjoyable!
Beacon/ Robert promised and received payment for a customized 5 day safari. Our driver was Anthony and it was apparent early on that Robert did not discuss the itinerary with Anthony. Anthony would frequently refuse to follow the itinerary saying it was impractical/ unfeasible. When we tried to contact Robert to mediate, he would be unavailable. Ultimately, we were made to skip game drives or pay extra to go on game drives that were already included in the original invoice. We were told to pay extra because Robert wasn't aware of change in park fees. At the end of the trip, we were dropped off not at our hotel but in the middle of Nairobi. Again thanks to miscommunication between Robert and Anthony. The only reason this isn't a 1 star review is that Robert agreed to split the cost of the additional safari drives even though he had already received payment for it.
I wish this review was about Kenya's beautiful parks and the game drives we went on with Anthony. But our lasting impression of the trip was uncertainty and stress. Robert and Anthony at Beacon, while not dishonest, were disorganized, unprofessional and uncaring about giving you an enjoyable safari experience.
Email Lisa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience, highly recommend!
Initial communication with Robert at Beacon Safaris was very good. He accommodated all our requests prior to booking. However, it took a few emails literally 6 days before we travelled to confirm the payment balance and pick up from our hotel. We were so relieved to see Peter our tour guide in reception waiting for us! Peter was great, super knowledgeable and really friendly. He went out of his way to ensure we had the best safari experience…and we did! We saw lions, a cheetah enjoying its catch and lots of rhinos, giraffes, elephants, hippos and zebra. As we were suffering badly from a stomach bug, he ensured we were comfortable and had plenty of water and washroom stops. It was such a great personal service, I wouldn’t hesitate to use Beacon Safaris again
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Email Nadezhda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thank you for the great week that we spent
We organized our safari trip quickly and easily. Robert responded to all our questions, and we booked the Bacon Safari based on its price, trip organization, and attitude.
But mostly, we are very pleased with our guide, Mambo (Anthony).
He knows national parks by heart. He spots the right locations for taking great pictures, and thanks to him, we were able to see everything we wanted, including hunting cats.
Our time was well spent, and we enjoyed all the Sopa lodges for our accommodation.