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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 Sandra | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderfully organised safari and holiday, it was just perfect
I would like to thank especially Carol at Tekko Tours for helping to plan the perfect 8 day safari, the suggested tented camps and lodges were excellent and also the 5 days at the beach in the Baobab Hotel were perfect. We also had a fantastic driver and Tour Guide in Jackson, who really did his utmost to give us the true safari experience. We were lucky to see the 'big five' and many other animals as well.
For my grandson, it was his first trip to Africa, and myself it was a trip that we will never forget and I hope that we can do this again in the future.
Once again thanks to Carol and Jackson the true safari experience, absolutely perfect
An incredible tour that exceeded expectations
Had an amazing time with the company! My girlfriend and I were given the name of Tikko from friends who used them for their honeymoon and highly recommended them. They had so many positive things to say about their experience we had to give them a try. Tekko did not disappoint at all. We were able to book a custom tour to see everything we wanted quick easily and efficiently. Credit to Risper who was our booking contact who was helpful and responsive and patient with our ever changing itinerary. Our driver was Steven and he was incredible, knowledgeable, friendly and ever patient explaining everything to us and waiting until we were satisfied watching the animals. As far as what we saw, there was never a shortage of animals, we saw everything we wanted, except for a leopard, which no one saw due to weather. I cannot recommend this company and Steven enough!!
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Email Michele | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour and driver!
We had a fantastic time on our safari thanks in large part to our knowledgeable driver, Stephen. Risper was helpful when we were planning our customized tour and offered a variety of price points and recommendations for lodging/route. I would absolutely recommend using tekko tours to help plan your tour and be sure to ask about different lodging options and ways to fit in all of the places that you want to see. Stephen was an excellent driver even in some tough road conditions. We also appreciated that he worked well with other guides to find the big cats for us!
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Email Tomek Chudzik | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Animals and the space around
If you remember the animals in Zoos, they are different in the parks. Healthy, agile, with shining furs and eyes. We did 5 day drive around Amboseli, Nakuru and Masai Mara. All went perfect. Thank you Jackson and Carol for your services.
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Email Bengt Ryd | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional
Tekko responded quickly upon planning and questions about the safari.
The driver was experienced and easy to communicate with and gave us the opportunity to experience four of the big five including 4 observations of lions and 5 observations of cheetahs.
The drawback of a tour like this is the long distances between the different parks. Next time I think we will concentrate on one park.
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Email Florian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding - Ask for Jackson
Asante for this incredible safari!
We arrived at Jomo Kenyatta airport at 6:45 am and our driver Jackson was already waiting for us. Everything was so uncomplicated, even though we did not prepare well for the 5-day-trip.
We started at lake Nakuru and then spent a day at lake Naivasha, before visiting the must-do Masai Mara for 3 days.
Jackson is a very skilled and save driver, both in Kenyan traffic and the muddy routes of the national parks. He has perfect knowledge about the national parks and animals there.
We visited Kenya during a rainy season, though thanks to Jackson we still had a perfect stay. He adjusted our plans spontaneously, even if this meant more work for him. With his outgoing and kind nature we felt at home immediately. He also received a lot of hints from other tourguides considering animal sightings.
Our accommodations "The Cliff" and "Entim Mara" are amazing locations.
We absolutely recommend Tekko Tours. Just tell them what you want, and they (Carol) will arrange everything for you in the perfect way.
We saw all of the big 5 thanks to Jackson, however we know that we were extremely lucky.
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Email Simone Tedaldi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
exceptional experience
certainly reliable agency, 5 days of safari with long transfers, always accompanied by a kind guide available and really good. william left a beautiful memory of our vacation. the sixth of the big five
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Email Angie & Stuart | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding!
From the 1st time we contacted Tekko Tours to our 12 day safari we have nothing but praise for them. Our contact in the office was Carol who was so efficient and patient in dealing with us. We changed our mind so many times and she was always back to us with new details and ideas without delay. She was a pleasure to deal with. Our guide for the 12 days was Jackson, a smiling, kind gentleman who couldn't do enough for us and is so knowledgeable on all the animals, birds, his country - he made our trip so memorable and we couldn't score him high enough. We would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Tekko and in particular our wonderful guide Jackson. We hope to return again and would without hesitation would travel with Tekko Tours and Jackson. Thank you so much.
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Email Robin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great choice of locations and superb driver/guide.
From the start, Carol at Tekko was helpful, flexible and responsive. We ended up with a 2 location safari (Amboseli and Masai Mara), the latter in a great conservancy (Lerai). We saw many great things and especially in Amboseli where the guide (Issac) was from Tekko. Issac was warm, connecting, flexible and very knowledgeable. He also had a great instinct of where to go and we were often the first on the scene of something good to see.
Overall a great experience.
Email Kirsty B | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent 9 Day/8 Night Amboseli, Aberdare, Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara
From our first enquiries into several tours, Carol from Tekko Tours was the stand out. She was prompt in her replies and answered our questions quickly. We were able to change things to suit our time frame and then if we needed to rearrange the itinerary, it was done with little fuss.
The itinerary involved a lot of travel but this was shown in the daily plan.
Steven, our driver and guide collected us from Nairobi and negotiated the Nairobi traffic with calmness and skill. We were well reassured that this would be a good trip. Steven was not the most chatty of guides, but his knowledge and expertise was palpable. His interactions with other guides along the way and with the staff at most of the places we stayed showed how well respected and liked he was. His eagle eye at spotting game was incredible and while other operators would attempt to push & shove, he would sit back and say, wait, they will come this way.. he was invariably correct.
The accommodation was mostly great. We were only not quite sure of Aberdare National Park & The Ark and the amount of travel to get there. We did not realise we needed to be there by a certain time to be group transferred to The Ark ( weird in itself). The traffic was horrendous and this was a Sunday! Poor Steven tried his hardest to get us there in time (unknown to us), but circumstances were against him.
Overall, a great company to travel with.