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Tekko Tours and Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1998)
- Member Of:
- KATO, Eco Tourism Kenya & JATA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Stephane | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Far beyond our expectation
We have choosen Tekko Tour to visit the Massaï Mara National Park and also to go to Lake Nakuru National Park and this is from far the most beautiful trip we had !!
In few words, I would just like to thank Carol our contact person and Martin our guide to offer us the opportunity to experience this memorable moment !
Each of them have done their very best always to surprise us and to give us the felling that we were their only priority.
They have made this experience to be a dream come true !!
Carol, Martin, thank you so much, we are so grateful !
We will come back to Kenya and for sure it will be with Tekko Tour !!
Valeriya and Stephane
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Email Scott | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour, wonderful staff!
My wife and I did a two week tour with Tekko Tours and we can’t recomment them highly enough. Communication from the beginning was quick and easy, even though it was a somewhat last-minute plan. Our guide/driver was a pleasure to travel with and was very knowledgeable. In the middle of our tour, we had an emergency (not associated with the tour) and I am so glad we had such great people helping us because it made a horrible situation as easy as possible. Everyone working with us was absolutely amazing and I think that, under the circumstances, the tour could not have been better.
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Email Kerry | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tekko made my dream trip come true
Tekko tours took my expectations and blew them out of the water. Originally I had reached out to several companies for information and quotes but Tekko was an easy choice once I spoke to Maggie, the tour consultant. Maggie was always quick to respond, happy to answer all my questions and was so patient and accommodating with me when I needed changes.
My tour guide, Jackson, was everything you could ask for: professional, knowledgeable and courteous to name a few. As a solo female traveler I was a bit anxious for the trip but upon meeting him I was put at complete ease. It was easy to see why he is so well liked and respected by the tourism community, often stopping to help stuck cars or giving advice to other drivers. His vast knowledge about Kenya was helpful in making sure I had the best experience possible.
As for the the tour itself, Africa is truly amazing. Jackson made sure I got to see the Big 5 and every other animal on my list (hippo, cheetah, hyaena, giraffe, zebra, baboons etc).
Thank you Tekko for making my dream trip possible. I look forward to booking with you in the future.
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Email Priya Chidambaram | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing service at affordable rates!
If I could give Tekko 10+ stars, I would. They were very well organized, and made our entire experience unforgettable. I initially reached out to many companies, but Tekko gave us the most reasonable prices and also customized our itinerary several times with price quotes in a timely manner with replies that came within 24-48 hours between each question we had. Maggie was our agent and she even checked in on us via Whatsapp to make sure we had made our flights etc. George was our safari guide and he went the extra mile to make sure we had the best experience and this included game drives that were sometimes a bit longer than scheduled just so we could see some rare sights like Leopards and male lions. He knew so much about the animals and their behaviors, it was quite the educational experience as well and was more than we could have imagined. My friend and I(two females) had gone on this trip and had just planned it less than two months in advance, but they were able to make it all come together. All transportation was included and our questions regarding what to pack etc. were well answered. This was such a stress-free trip to us. Highly recommend Tekko Tours and will definitely be coming back with our families next time!
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Email Veronika | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely perfect
We chose a 5 days safari tour which included Amboseli, Nakuru and Masai Mara. And after all I have only one word to describe that experience : “perfect”!
1) we communicated with Maggie (she is a manager of the company) and Jackson (he was our driver and guide). These guys are very professional, nice, intelligent, responsible, punctual and attentive to our desires and requests. We loved them so much
2) we chose option 2 (with the best hotels) and that was really AMAZING! All the hotels were so unusual, comfortable and with it’s own twist
3) the car was very comfortable with a roomy saloon. You will spend most of the time in the car so you should choose the best variant
4) we compared many different safari tours with different hotels, transport and prices. And now I can say for sure that the best value for money you can find here, in Tekko tours.
Thank you once more time! We loved it so much! And we will recommend you to others!
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Email Ioana | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable
We booked an African safari for the first time and we decided to go with a local Kenyan agency. So we found Tekko.
Maggie was very friendly and fast responding to all our questions… and they were many as we had no idea what to expect.
She booked for us a 14 days/13 night (safari + beach at Mombasa) and it was just perfect.
Our driver was Gordon and he was very nice, no so talkative, but neither were we, so we fit great. He did answer and explained everything we asked and we enjoyed his company a lot. Thanks to him we saw so many animals: lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, birds, etc, but the most impressive were the 57 elephants, traveling all together in Amboseli.
The accommodation was perfect and the beach wonderful.
We recommend to all to go to Africa and if you do … go with Tekko.
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Email Irfan Quader | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Positive overall, but some things could be improved.
Our overall experience with Tekko was quite positive.
Ms. Maggie Kariuki was always very response to our questions over email, and when we landed in Nairobi, she went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable. When we asked for a recommendation for a local restaurant (we wanted to try the local cuisine), she went so far as to accompany us there, and even helped us order. She event lent us two pairs of binoculars for our safari. The safari vehicle that we were given was spacious and comfortable, and had superb suspension (which we were grateful for during the long bad patches of road). The safaris in the parks were lovely (despite some disappointment about not seeing too many flamingoes in Nakuru)
A few things could have gone better, though.
1. Tekko could have been a little more forthcoming, and volunteered information that might have been useful. While we knew the drive from Amboseli to Nakuru would be long, we didn't realize how arduous it would be. We took nine hours, despite 'shortcuts' over the most horrendous roads, and got there just in time for a quick safari before it got dark. There were hardly any flamingoes to be seen, which we later learned had been the case for the last few years. If we had been told about these two things, we would probably have changed our itinerary.
2. Our driver/guide Stephen was knowledgeable and skillful, but not particularly friendly. He definitely wasn't rude, but we got the feeling that we were imposing on him by making him drive us around. A word of apology for bouncing us over a particular bad patch of road would have gone a long way. With my 80 year-old mother along, it would have been nice if had seemed a little more concerned over our comfort. Maybe a little guest-relations training is in order?
But we definitely enjoyed ourselves. Thank you, Tekko and Ms. Kariuki for organizing such a nice trip for us. If the two points above could be addressed, I'm sure your future guests will have an even better time.
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Email Nick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding personal service and well-organized itinerary!
Hello,
We traveled to Kenya (Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara) and Tanzania (Zanzibar) in July 2018 with Tekko Tours & Travel. I would highly recommend Tekko to anyone who may be considering an East African safari.
Maggie was incredibly gracious, patient, and thorough in responding to my inquiries and customizing our trip. Her help made planning the safari stress-free and quite enjoyable.
Our guide and driver, Stephen, was professional, knowledgeable, and worked incredibly hard to make sure we had a good experience. He has been guiding tours for many years and absolutely made our trip one to remember for a lifetime. He was on the radio communicating with other guides and expertly navigated us right to every type of animal imaginable.
Thank you for an unforgettable experience Stephen, Maggie, and Tekko!
Email Gregory Scott | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great in every way, made our safari a memorable and enjoyable experience
Tekko Tours was wonderful throughout the whole experience of booking the trip, arriving in Kenya, and throughout the two weeks of our stay. The manager Maggie was great at communication and stayed late at the airport to meet us. Our driver Jackson was always ready to answer our questions and was tireless in taking us to each of our destinations. He was especially good at anticipating where in the parks the best place for animal watching would be. We would enthusiastically recommend them for a safari tour in Kenya.
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Email Carmen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent Safari im Kenya with Tekko Tours, Beyond my expectations!!! Excelent lodges
The food was great , the lodges great! The tour really according to me and my daughter, magnificent experience with every people atending to us in Kenya, my best memories definetly
