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
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Email Serge | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Julius is one of the most experienced, knowledgeable and friendly tour guides I've encountered
Amazing tour, definitely once in a lifetime experience! Julius was our tour operator and I highly recommend him. He's extremely experienced and knowledgable and I'd hire him in a heartbeat whenever I go back again.
This was my first safari that I went to and it totally blew my expectations. I almost got tired of seeing elephants and lions we saw so many (almost ;) ). The value for money is insane and very worth it. Overall we did the 3 day 2 night safari, and saw giraffes, elephants, lions, hyenas, jackals, and all the ordinary herbivores in the area. Next time I'd love to see the other parks with rhino's.
I recommend doing the private tour if you can afford it, otherwise definitely recommend doing the shared tour with at least a jeep. The vans will have trouble navigating the park since theres a lot of spots cars can get stuck from the mud. We even got stuck a few times with a jeep, but thankfully the tour operators help each other out and we got out pretty quickly each time. We got stuck near a lion feeding and saw a lion pull on a the tug rope!
The tour operators also talk to each other to communicate where they saw each type of game, so you can be certain your probably not gonna miss out on much. If someone found a lion feeding, your tour operator will try to take you there.
Overall amazing experience and I'll be enjoying the memories from this safari for the rest of my life!
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Email Anon | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had multiple issues
We would not book again with Jocky tours due to the following issues:
Pre tour:
- Communication - spoke to 3 different people to organise the tour, kept getting transferred to different phone numbers on Whatsapp
- Payment Issues- We tried to organise bank transfer (lower fees) and did not receive a reply until we followed up, when they told us it was then too late to do so. We were told certain payment methods attracted a 5% fee, this was incorrect for us.
- Airport pick up - the website and jocky emails say this is included. I was told on the day that this attracted a further 20 usd fee. I questioned this with 2 different people and it was eventually agreed it was included. We later were told our tour price had an extra 20 usd per person compared to others on the tour for airport pick up, I would suggest specifying not to include this in the price as Uber costed us <$10 USD.
Day 1: we waited in jeep for over an hour after paying - unsure what for. Delayed the afternoon game drive, possibly shortening it as other Jeeps left earlier.
Day 2: our guide/driver got stuck in mud twice for an hour each time, possibly further shortening game drive.
Day 3: the itinerary on the Jocky website and Safaribookings site says an early morning game drive - this did not occur. No game drive this day at all.
Day 4: guide told us to be ready by 7am - at 745 he was having breakfast. Jeep arrived at 8am. Guide's card did not work to pay park entry fees due to what he said was a bank issue - he asked us to pay and he would give us cash. Our cards did not work due to being unable to 2 factor authenticate, when asking guide about other options he raised his voice at us and I felt uncomfortable. We waited over 1 hour to get into the park.
We were initially told by the guide the boat ride was an extra 20 USD - I checked our itinerary which showed it was included and had to tell the guide this.
During game drives, the guide was speaking on his phone almost constantly on speaker phone. We were told to look out for animals while he did this and almost missed some rhinos. I was ignored when I asked a question as he was on his phone.
Day 5: the visit to the geothermal power plant and hot springs was not included - despite being in the park we were not given the option to do this. When we asked the guide, they said this was because some tour members had to go to the airport however they arrived there 5 hours early. We were not informed of this until after leaving the park.
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Email Dennis and Diana Lowry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a wonderful experience!
The 3 Day Masai Mara adventure was perfect! It is not so expensive, it was not complicated, we had the best 3days of our life!
Our driver was david, he did everything he could to show us the big 5, he explained everything, answered every question and he was the main reason why it was so special. :)
Thanks to Jockey Tours for this beautiful adventure!
Great guide, great experience
Great value for money! We had a really good driver and guide, David, who was able to drive to unique spots to see the amazing wildlife and was knowledgeable about the animals. Jocky yours always responded to communications in a timely manner so booking was a breeze. Accommodations were comfortable and food was good. Highly recommend
CA
Email Scott | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Experience
We did Amboseli, Tsavo East & West with Johnny. He made it an amazing experience. Several highlights - elephants and giraffes our favourites, lions (in the distance) and a beautiful sunrise with Kilimanjaro in the distance. Thoroughly enjoyed the Safari and would recommend to others. We had a great driver/guide and felt safe throughout.
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Email Charity | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Robin was a great driver and very professional,although we had heavy rain,he drove very good
was great with the jockey tour and most the food was great at the camp
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Email Konstantin&Sofie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari at it's best!
The safari was an great expierience for us!
We booked 4 days massai mara only.
Starting with the very good communication before the start, so we knew everything we had to know. (Payment, date and location of departure etc.)
Our guides (Joshua and Anthony) were extremly knowledgable about the massai mara wildlife and the spots where to find all types of animals.
Very entertaining and reliable+safe drivers!
They both gave us enough time for special wishes like taking shots of animals or landscape.
Very well structured from start to end.
In the evening we knew when to start on the next day!
Accomodation was basic but totally fine for us. The big tents had a toilet-and showeroom. (Big plus)
In the morning and in the evening there was a good buffet, for lunch you got lunchboxes to eat in the mara which were very good.
The overall price was very fair in our opinion.
Would definitely recommend the tour with the company and especially with the guides Joshua and Anthony!
Thank you so much for everything!
NZ
Email Emily | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Delightful
I really enjoyed the experience and I have to say a lot of this was due to our driver Albert who was so accommodating and happy to adapt the tour to the needs of the group. He had great energy, very kind and was always saving other tour groups when stuck in mud or experiencing mechanical issues. Only feedback would be maybe giving more information on safari about the animals. The accommodation was link too. Saw all the animals we were hoping to see too.
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Email Gunasheela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Was very good
Was very good and made very comfortable
As we are vegetarian it was all arranged with vegan food whole trip
Was excellent
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Email Acidburn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best guide i have ever seen.
The guide was good, he arranged pure veg food and he is so friendly did all arrangements very well, jonny is the best.