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 Michael | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good budget safari, 6 days in Maasai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli
I came to see the animals. There were lots. The accommodations were rustic, semi-permanent tents and one well worn hotel. Meals were okay, nothing fancy. The guide, Moses, was knowledgeable, good at answering questions. He spent much time on his mobile phone while driving when he should have been concentrating on the road or talking to guests. Tour organization was spotty, beginning at departure when guests embarked then disembarked from the vehicle. Guests were divided between 2 camps, requiring a 15 to 20 minute commute morning and evening for pickups. If you are considering the 6 day trip be ready for hours of driving between parks. All things considered, an enjoyable trip, good value for money.
DE
Email Johanna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari
Denis our tour guide was great, he enabled us to see every single animal that we wanted to before arriving in Africa. All of the big 5 and many many more amazing animals. He had a good eye for spotting them and gave us plenty of time to watch the animals.
He is a good, and safe driver. Also kind and helpful.
Food was mainly okay, just the same every day gets a bit boring.
Few mishaps with accommodation, but the tour company resolved this.
Communication could be better.
We felt safe and well fed throughout.
Would recommend if you want to discover Kenya but stay on a budget, with basic, but clean accommodation.
IT
Email Adriano | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We saw every single animal we wanted, on a budget
Denis our tour guide was great, he enabled us to see every single animal that we wanted to before arriving in Africa. All of the big 5 and many many more amazing animals. He had a good eye for spotting them and gave us plenty of time to watch the animals.
He is a good, and safe driver. Also kind and helpful.
Food was mainly okay, just the same every day gets a bit boring.
Few mishaps with accommodation, but the tour company resolved this.
Communication could be better.
We felt safe and well fed throughout.
Would recommend if you want to discover Kenya but stay on a budget, with basic, but clean accommodation.
JP
Email Alice | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari tour!
We could see lots of animals like lion, cheetah, elephant and so on. It was unforgettable moments ever. Our guide driver Albert, he explained every animals and try to get close. He was amazing. Camp site was also nice, just we couldn’t use electricity in our own room so we needed to go to kitchen to charge our mobiles and camera but it’s still acceptable.
But we booked a car which can ride max 6ppl but actually it was 8people.
We were 4ppl group so 6 and 8 was big deference. If they explained before we would booked private one.
Anyway at total it was amazing trip, thank you so much!! Special thanks to Albert:)))
CA
Email Richard | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour guide, bad organization
We booked this tour online. Communication was through WhatsApp and it was unorganized at times. We were meant to be picked up from our hotel at 7:30-8 but the pick up did not happen until close to 9 with minimal communication. Once we were picked up, we were dropped off to our tour guide, Andrew. Andrew was absolutely fantastic the entire time and made the experience much better. We booked the mid range tour and you get what you pay for. The accommodation and food was not amazing but it’s what we expected. I would probably not stay there for more than two nights. Once on the safari though, everything was fantastic and again, Andrew made the experience much better going above and beyond to get us to see different animals. Would recommend if you are comfortable with the accommodations.
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Email Anar | Experience level: first safari
Alex was very knowledgeable and made sure we were able to get close and see the Big Five!
We had a wonderful experience on our 4-day Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru tour! We upgraded our hotels to the Jambo Mara Lodge and Sarova Woodlands in Nakuru and highly recommend doing that. The food at Jambo Mara was okay and was very good at Sarova Woodlands. The staff at both hotels were very kind and felt very secure. There was hot water at both and nice bathrooms. For the safari, it was not always clear what our plan was and the plan would change without enough communication and we ended up not going to Lake Naivasha because of an timing issue. Alex was really great at helping us see all of the animals and letting us get close and watch without rushing us. I highly recommend doing the balloon safari (it is a VERY early start) and is very worth it and the breakfast after was stunning. We visited the Masai village as well which is very nice to learn about but be prepared to spend a bit of extra money with the souvenirs and donations to the school. Also, we really enjoyed spending time with the other people throughout our tour and saved a good amount of money by not doing a private tour.
DE
Email Julia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jambo Mara Shared Safari
I went on this safari in August 2024, so technically at the end of the great migration, but we were still able to see many many wild beast and all the other animals! I saw 4/5 of the big 5 (rhino unfortunately did not want to be seen on my dates, but I'm still so very happy!)
Our driver Solomon was amazing and very knowledgeable with all the animal facts and where they could be found.
In the beginning there was a mix-up with my accomodation, but it was fixed in less than 30 minutes - so I'm happy about the customer service.
As a solo traveling female, I was anxious at first, but this group joining Safari felt very controlled and the Jombo Mara Lodges have locks on their doors so I felt safe at night.
IT
Email Martina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good agency
We spent two days of our Safari with this agency to visit Lake Nakuru. We had a good time and everything was followed as planned. We recommend it for your Safari in Kenya!
IT
Email Dayana | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience thanks to the guide!
This was our first safari, me and my partner had a 6 days budget safari Masai Mara Nakuru naivasha Amboseli. It has been a great experience, we saw all the big five and a lot of different animals. Our guide Charles K. managed everything on time and drives us to see amazing scene everywhere, explaining about animals and lands. The accommodation were good enough. Thank you Charles!!!
The only negative was we were not told that the payment by card has a extra cost due to the exchange, around 6%. If we would know we organized differently, it is not a detail. For this I cannot give 5 star.
IT
Email Flavio | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable Safari with Jhon!!
We did our 7gg-Safari through Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru/Amboseli/Tsavo East. We were able to watch so many animals including the big five more than once! But start from the begging:
- we fit our personalized private jeep tour itinerary with Minneh by mail and she was very kind. Her price is very competitive (in a budget accommodation).
- the driver was waiting for at the airport at Nairobi and he dropped off in Watamu
- we had some problems the first day due to the amount when because given that the currency she tried to get high the agreed price but after saveral negotiations we agreed the price and payment method (she tried to not accept small banknotes) .
- budget accommodation is a good wild status for living this amazing experience but to be honest, in my opinion, Mara Lenchada Camp in Maasai Mara is to the limit of what may be acceptable (not recommended!) nice experience instead in Nyati Safari Camp at Amboseli (Jocky Tours changed our accommodation at last minute for this cheaper place with not refunding the difference price). Amazing experience at Buraha Zenoni in lake Nakuru (great hotel), and at Voi Safari Lodge in Tsavo East.
- least but not least, the driver: our Jhon, a great man with whom we have lived an unforgettable Safari! He's so much kind and funny; a man with a great experience and knowledge about Safari but also as a safe driver crossing the country (we ride more than 2k kms more or less). He always taked care of us and thanks to him we spotted all the animals, including the most rare ones (we saw leopards twice and rhynos!).
Thank Jhon and Hakuna Mat*t* 😂 (the * isn't an error, let you explain that to your driver).
Jambooooo!!