JOCKY TOURS TEAM
Jocky Tours and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- AMREF & KWS
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $135 to $1,800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
JP
Email SAWA | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It’s the best safari tour in the world
Our guide and driver, James Gichina, was very friendly and professional. During the safari, we were lucky enough to see all of the Big Five, as well as giraffes, cheetahs, warthogs, hippos, and so many other incredible animals.
Thanks to James’s excellent driving skills, we were able to see these amazing animals from many different angles and enjoy some truly special moments.
It was an unforgettable experience and has become a lifelong memory for both my mother and me. Thank you so much, James!
Email Chuck | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top notch safari, couldn't be better
David Mukami was our guide and he did an outstanding job. He's a 12 year veteran and knows the Masai Mara like the back of his hand. He has great skill in finding the animals and getting us in position for photos. In 24 hours we'd seen the big 5 and many others over the 3 days.
Jabo Mara Lodge is clean comfortable with friendly staff. Food was very good. Separate cabin was excellent. We did a solo safari which was well worth the extra cost.
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Email Lorenzo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Positive experience
The guide was happy to answer a question and he knew his way around the park the very well.
An experience of a lifetime
We had a wonderful time with Jocky Tours and with our guide and driver, Brian Muthui.
We were a group of 7 people. Brian Muthui knows his way around the Maasai Mara Natl Park! He spotted a male lion and we were able to see it sleeping barely a few meters in front of us. We also were lucky enough to witness the Great Migration thanks to Brian Muthui who knew to communicate with other guides and waiting until the right place and time. It was such a thrill and an experience we'll remember for a lifetime. We highly recommend Brian Muthui as a guide.
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Email Rosie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very smooth, and our safari guide was fantastic.
The booking process was easy and clear, and Gideon kindly and patiently picked us up from the airport after a very long wait because of immigration. Everything went well from then: we arrived to do an evening game drive and all of the other activities were fun. I would like to highlight our guide especially. We are a group of one English girl and two Spanish boys and our guide, Geoff, spoke both languages excellently. He was kind, thoughtful and passionate about the animals and landscape. He answered all of our questions and gave us so much knowledge about Kenyan people and culture. It was a pleasure to be guided by him. I would only recommend that Jocky Tours make the extra costs a bit clearer when giving a quote. For example, on two occasions we paid about 30$ when we weren’t expecting to. This is not the company’s fault, but a bit more transparency would have been good.
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Email javi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very comfortable and experienced
We did the Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Naivasha package. A very positive experience, thanks in large part to our guide Geff (Geoffrey O. Ondu), who treated us wonderfully, showed us the best places, and helped us in every way he could.
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PT
Email Pedro Mota | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable experience from start to finish!
Our guide Jimmy Waweru was absolutely fantastic! Extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and had an incredible eye for spotting wildlife. He made us feel safe and shared so many fascinating facts. An unforgettable experience from start to finish, which would not have been possible without David Wanyeki handling all the preparations prior to our arrival. Highly recommended!
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Email David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great
It was a great experience, Geoffrey was an amazing guide
Email Erin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari, but poorly organised
Jocky will arrange your pick up in a normal car and bring you to their office where you get in the safari vehicle (this was not communicated at all, but is sensible).
Good value for money - a day and a half of safari in MM, plus accommodation, park fees, food and transport. MM is totally worth it - we saw so many different animals. My guide also helped me join a hot air balloon ride.
However, I had some concerns about the way our guide treated both the rules in the MM and the animals - he often drove off road, right into/up to the big cats in the bushes, skipping the lines of other vehicles and getting in trouble from rangers. A lot of the time he trapped a lion between our car and other cars and made them uncomfortable enough to move. We got great photos but I would have been happier being more compliant. He also spent lots of the time on the phone.
Our final day was a total mess - two people on our tour were staying an extra night so Jocky gave them the guide and the car and tried and failed to organise other transport for 5 of us. We ended up taking a total of 4 other cars, with limited communication and my bag was left behind in one of the transfers and needed to be retrieved which meant the whole trip back to Nairobi took a few extra hours.
DE
Email Christian Ettrich | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ben showed us all we want to see and bring us everytime in the best position. Best guide ever!!!
Communication was good, the driver was always punctual, and we felt safe at all times. There was plenty of water, and it was in original sealed packaging. We really got our money's worth—it was a fantastic safari where, in addition to the Big Five, we saw many, many other animals. Many thanks to Ben from Jocky Tours.
