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
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Reviews
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Email Alex | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I enjoyed both the organization of the tour and the tour itself.
I recently embarked on a 7-day safari tour in Kenya with Jocky Tours and Safaris, exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate, and Amboseli National Park.
Our journey began with two nights in the Masai Mara, where we experienced an evening game drive and a full day of exploration. On the third day, we opted for an additional hot air balloon tour, which was worth every penny, offering stunning views and a unique perspective of the park. We were fortunate to see many lions during this experience. We were especially lucky to have Francis as our driver-guide. He skillfully guided us to the most interesting spots in the park, constantly staying in touch with other drivers via radio and mobile phone. His deep knowledge of the wildlife, birds, their behaviors, and the parks in Kenya made the experience truly exceptional. Masai Mara was our favorite, despite the lack of activity on the Mara River, which, due to climate change, only sees migrating animals crossing in July.
Lake Nakuru was another highlight, where we spotted lions, white rhinos, and even witnessed a giraffe fight. Hell’s Gate was quite interesting as well, with Francis taking us to one of the geothermal power plants—an impressive sight. However, Lake Naivasha was somewhat underwhelming. If not for the additional paid visit to a local zoo, the time spent there would have felt wasted, as the included boat ride felt rather ordinary, similar to any other lake experience. Lastly, Amboseli was a world of elephants—we saw them in all their glory, from far and near, in the hundreds. Unfortunately, Mount Kilimanjaro was completely shrouded in clouds, which, as it turns out, is quite common.
Overall, I was impressed with the safari in Kenya. Even as a budget option, it provided excellent accommodations in both hotels and camps. Thank you, Jocky Tours, for this incredible experience!
P.S. Communication with Jocky Tours was generally quick via email. However, they were very slow to respond, or didn’t respond at all, on WhatsApp, which was quite unusual. On the bright side, they were very accommodating and had no issues rescheduling my tour by a day due to a flight delay.
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Email Ho | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour
Jimmy is a wonderful game driver and is a caring tour guide. He can easily spot many types of animals in Maisa Mara.
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Email Pernilla | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing! 10/10!!
We did a 4 day safari and couldn't ask for a better experience. We were lucky to have Johny as a guide who was incredible in all ways. He made sure everything went smoothly and went out of his way to make sure we got to see all the animals up close and always found the best angles for the pictures. Can really recommend going with Jocky tours and with Johny as your guide you will never regret it. It was truly an incredible experience.
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Email Kaoru | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour! I would recommend 100%
Didn’t expect we would be able to see such a lot of animals so close! Jonny was an excellent guide he knows the best spot, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
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Email Catharine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best two days ever!
I did a solo 3 day safari with Jocky Tours. Communication and pickup from my hotel was seamless. We had Johnny as our driver to camp and for the 2 game drives. Right from the start he was super friendly and informative. The two game drives with him were incredible! He’s so knowledgeable, he knew exactly where to find animals and all the facts on the animals. It made sure we got amazing shots of all the animals. Would definitely do this again.
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Email Hermína | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience in Africa
Our trip to Kenya was organized by ourself w/o an agency, hence booking a safari (which is not the cheapest thing to book) from abroad is difficult to do on a website you don't know. Our experience was better than our expectation. The whole safari with our amazing driver Peter Kapino, and with Jocky Tours was perfect, awesome and a mind-blowing experience that I recommend to everyone. Everything was as it is stated in the deacription and looked the same as on the pictures. They picked us up from the hotel, we went to the office to settle all the payment and then started our journey. Be prepared that the trip from Nairobi to Masai Mara is long, take some snacks with you. Once we arrived, we had a nice welcome and lunch with a check in. After that we went on a game ride which was really awesome. The next days we had a whole day game ride with a take away lunch. The game rides were just really mind-blowing and our driver / guide Peter Kapino was the nicest and he commented everything with full of useful information about the animals. He answered all our questions, based on his best knowledge. We saw a lot of animals in their natural habitat, nearly all of the big five. The last day we visited the Masai Mara village, which is optional (we paid directly to the village - which is in my opinion the best- so have cash or M-Pesa). As our vacation lasted for 2 weeks only and we did not had the option and time to visit a not touristy village of one of the tribes, so this visit was a perfect fit. Even if it's maintained for tourists, if you cannot go to a real village just go here. It's nice to see their traditional dances and go to their houses. I personally had a lot of questions, and they answered it all nicely. Be prepared that they will offer a lot of soveniers, but you are okay to say no. Overall, everything was perfect and everyone was really nice. I much recommend booking this safari.
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Email András | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great safari!
We had amazing time in our 3 dayMasai Mara safari! Our driver and guide, Peter Kapino, was an excellent driver and guide. He was working hard to show us all the animals possible, and we managed to see most of big5 too! The accomodation was clean and good, and the food was good - we did not get sick from it, which was our main goal.
Everyone from the organisation team at the Jocky tour office was kind, the driver Peter was amazing, and the accomodation people were very kind too.
We also went to the optional masai Village visit, which was great to see, however we heard some tricks made for tourists, like selling necklaces with "lion teeth" what our guide, the "son of the chief" "hunter down"... Otherwise it was still very interesting.
Overall the safari trip was very good, affordable and a good experience for a life.
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Email Dani and Tanja | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Robin was an excellent tour Guide with much knowledge about the African wildlife.
We had an amazing safari tour with Robin, have seen lots of animals and Robin knew the best places where we could them spot. We highly recommend this tour.
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Email Marie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing ! Really made sure we had the best experience
Thank you Robin for the amazing safari, you made sure that we saw the most of all the parks making it an unforgettable experience. Hope to see you again the next time I visit !
Email Duaa Gumaa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpfull. replies quickly to the emails
Excellent experience. the booking process was very smooth.
our tour guide Steve was excellent. he mad alot of effort to make the trip more fun and to get us to the spots with the best view