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:
- $50 to $200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
Helen was prompt and professional
John Jackson was knowledgeable, professional. An excellent tour guide.
5 stars
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Email Cleo and Stefan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kikitu was a great guide
Thanks again Kikitu for the great safari. He’s a great guy, very friendly. We really enjoyed the tour, saw a lot of animals as well. The accomondations on the budget tour were really nice. We were dropped at the Mara village which we didn’t really want but was ok.
Kikitu made it special so a big thanks to him.
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Email Darryl | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great communication and service, along with an amazing guide!
We went on a six day ‘budget’ Safari to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. It meant spending quite some hours in the car, but boy was it worth it!
Jocky Tours was quick and clear in replying to all our questions in advance and the pick-up was perfectly on time.
Arriving at Jocky, we could leave our spare luggage at their office and our 4x4 safari jeep was waiting for us along with our driver James. This guy is amazing! He navigates through traffic in a safe yet very quick way, is well informed, creates a great group chemistry and above all is really good company.
The trip was magnificent. At Masai Mara we saw the big 5 in a record breaking time. The highlight was a leopard chasing and catching an impala right in front of us! We were staying at Lenchada where the tent felt like an hotel room as it was spacious and had a private bathroom. The people were nice and food was simple, but good!
At Lake Nakuru you’re able to spot more birds (great amount of flamingos) and rhinos, which makes it well worth the visit. Our place Lanet matfam was more luxurious and included a swimming pool. A luxury that was not really needed as we arrived late and left early in the morning. The buffet had some more options and was good as well.
In Amboseli it was impressive and saddening to see what the drought has caused with many dead animals around. The park had a completely different character than Masai Mara and was great for spotting large groups of elephants from up close. Our highlight was a group of five cheetahs playing around our car! We’ve stayed at Manjaro Camp for two nights in a tent similar to the one in Lenchada but with an even better location! An amazing view of the Kilimanjaro and it felt like staying in the middle of nature. It’s small in scale and the host Henry was extremely friendly.
Overall a lovely experience and would definitely go again!
Tips:
- If you have the budget, go for the jeep option. It spacious and comfy!
- As the schedule is tight, you don’t spend much time in your accommodation. If you’re looking for a bit of luxury, the best place to spend the extra money in would be Amboseli.
- Time between breakfast, lunch and dinner can be quite long. Make sure to bring or buy some snacks during your transit days.
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Email Ανέζα Χουζούρη | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience we ever had !!!
Minneh made the reservation, We went for three days two nights for safari in Masai Mara .it was incredible! We saw all the animals and more than what we could imagine ! We owned it to Jimmy! Our driver! He is very friendly, and trying to explain everything Was taking as from one place to another to see as many as was possible! The camp reminded me of my childhood!
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Email Samuel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
We booked 6 days tour to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli. We took budget group safari with 4WD Land Cruiser. The safari was better than we could’ve ever expected. Our guide Joshua was super, he was very professional and a nice guy. Thanks to him and mother nature we saw all animals we wished to see. All accommodations, service and food was great. Very good money/quality ratio!
Best regards Samuel & Tiia, Finland
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Email Abdibasid | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great team with excellent service
I traveled with my family and the whole process from start to end was amazing. Our tour guide and driver Richard is such an amazing person. His knowledgeable, humble and very service minded. We highly recommend Richard and Jocky Tours
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Email Katie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience & service! Thanks Richard!
We did a 6- day shared safari and highly recommend Jocky tours for their responsiveness, kindness, and the full safari experience. What a great value!!
From the very beginning Minneh and Eric were very quick to answer all of our questions and organize the reservation and pickup at our Nairobi hotel.
We were in a shared 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser (9 seater) that was in great, clean, new condition/reliable and comfortable. It was perfect weather (no/little rain) and we saw the Big 9 including lots of lions, 2 leopards, rhinos etc even though November wasn’t considered peak/high season to go on a safari.
Our guide Richard was AWESOME. Safe driver and very friendly and informative about all of the animals and the areas we visited. He knew all the places to go to see a variety of animals and we always felt taken care of and listened to if we had requests to stop for the bathroom or to see an animal for longer. Ask for Richard when you go!!
The accommodation was “budget” but we were very comfortable. There were warm showers at the first tented camp which we were not expecting, and the other 2 accommodations were hotels not tented. If you aren’t expecting luxury you will be fine, especially since you don’t have much time at the hotel/camps and most of the time is in the car driving.
Plenty of food to keep you full, never ran out.
Few things to call out that we were not expecting:
- At one point in the tour we had 8 passengers plus the driver in our 4x4 car even though the booking says we’d only have 6 guests max. It was only for 24 hrs so wasn’t the full trip, so not a big deal
- Since it is a shared tour, not all guests on our trip had the same itinerary. So on the way to Lake Nakuru we had to wait for 2 hours while the other guests did a boat tour on Lake Naivasha ($25/pp) that wasn’t included in our tour but we could have paid more to go. It would have been helpful to know before the trip that this as an optional add-on instead of finding out the day before or day of.
Overall an AMAZING experience and would book again with jocky. We were so glad we did a shared tour to save money and meet some awesome fellow travelers. It was fun to share this incredible experience with others.
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Email Taylor | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Caring
An overall fantastic experience. This was my first safari and with a limited budget and only two days, this was EXACTLY what we were looking for. On the first day, the vehicle’s radiator blew, but luckily we were still in Nairobi and within an hour, they had switched the vehicle for another and we were on our way. The company even compensated us with an extra hour game drive for the inconvenience and time lost. The safari itself was incredible. We saw lions, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, antelope and even a rhino (apparently a super rare thing). Andrew was professional and very caring. He handled all the logistics like pick-ups and drop-offs very well. He even helped us buy our bus ticket to Kampala on the trip for the day we returned to Nairobi. Although there were issues with the bus ticket, he saw to it that it was rectified as much as possible. The Lenchada budget tent camp was rustic but very charming. The beds in the tents were comfortable and we got a great nights sleep. I would highly recommend this experience and this tour guide to anyone looking to do a quick and affordable safari.
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Email Mary Meehan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari tour operator in Kenya!
Excellent tour operator to deal with from start to finish! Collected us at our hotel on Nairobi and were so helpful with luggage and logistics of the 4 day safari we booked, (3 day Massai Mara and 1 day Lake Nakuru). So reasonably priced for what you get! Our guide was absolutely outstanding, made every effort to get us close to the big 5 in action and made sure everyone was happy and safe! He gave us great insights to how the animals lived and their individual profiles! Allowed us get the best views and pictures! Thank you Jocky Tours!!
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Email Emmet | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A brilliant safari company which is great value
A brilliant safari company in which our guide Moses done everything he could to make sure we seen every animal possible and also done everything he could to get us as close to the animals as he could. Very helpful and informative. Would definitely book again.