Three members of the team on safari near Nairobi
Transtrek Safaris
- Located In:
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United Kingdom
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- TTA & TRA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $220 to $380 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sibel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip was “custom made” to fit our requirements.
The safari/visit was beyond our expectations. We especially loved the lake Nakuru (the diversity in this relatively small park was amazing. Moreover, the hotel was really nice; not over crowded, good food, and attentive staff… ) and Massai Mara. We loved the Bush Camp, once again very few tents were occupied, so it felt very private.. Naivasha was also nice, but the hotel was more like a ‘traditional’ resort (a very beautiful one though); so we were happy not to spend more than a night there. Our guide was also a super fit with a lot of experience and knowledhg. He did his best to find the best “spots”…
Email Richard Macrory | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Friendly, efficient, and completelky understood what we were looking for.
My wife and I were organizing our own trip to Nairobi and Mombasa, but wanted to include some safari travel. I knew what I wanted - not rock bottom accommodation but equally not over expensive. I found all the information on the web-sites rather overwhelming, trip adviser reviews unreliable, and impossible to make decisions.
I liked the look of Transtrek safaris web-site and had a good telephone conversation with Daniel. He was clearly very knowledgeable (English but living in the country with his young family) , immediately understood what I was looking for, and made excellent proposals. I had already wanted to stay a couple of nights in a community run and very cheap rooms near one of the parks, and even though this was not on his usual list, that didn't worry him, and he made the complete booking to include them. An excellent driver and guide picked us up in Nairobi and accompanied us during our visit, and then drove us on to Mombasi.
I would throughly recommend Transtrek to anyone visiting Kenya for the first time, - and for a return visit!
Richard Macrory
Email Wayne& Natalia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We wanted a special holiday and Dan definitely made that happen tks Transtrek for a perfect service
Tony well what amazing guide your 29 years experience shine through there mate like everyone says he knows everything and gets you that perfect picture and memories the accommodation sopa lodge and basecamp 5⭐️ all day long really look after you and staff have a great sense of humour we saw so much wildlife
A big thankyou to Tony for making our 4 days the best tks mate
And Tony (Strauss) 😂
We will definitely be coming back
Wayne & Natalia 🏴🇺🇦
Email James | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable and helpful
Daniel really helped two complete novices navigate the enormous options of where to go and what to see. He tailored the experience to us perfectly.
Tony our guide was brilliant, nothing was too much effort and his knowledge seemingly endless.
I highly recommend this company
Reliable and responsive.
I recommend getting Kenya experience with Transtrek. They help you design your trip based on your needs and then take care of everything for your hassle-free holidays. I will use them again.
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Email Martha | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The entire experience was great - the guide, the animals, the campsite…
The preparation was very easy, and the service was door to door. Our guide, Toni, was great at knowing where the lions were napping, and the hippos bathing. He did not merely show us the animals, though. He shared so much information about Kenya and its culture. He was a perfect guide, in my opinion - to be highly recommended.
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Email Julia, Jean-Michel and Jules Monod | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Our safari was simply perfect
After a long search for a Kenya safari we stumbled onto the Transtrek website and based on the excellent reviews sent off an email. On very short notice Daniel Francis put together a safari for us, for the dates we specified, taking into consideration all our wishes. We chose the Samburu Five and Big Five 10-day safari, which took us to five parks representing a varied range of landscapes and wildlife. We initially had some reservations about the fairly long drives between parks but soon realized the advantages of a much more flexible schedule and the opportunity to see the changing terrain, towns and villages.
It was our first safari and one of our best trips ever! The carefully chosen accommodations were all top-notch and our driver and guide, Peter, made sure we missed nothing – pointing out invisible birds and well-camouflaged animals while negotiating challenging terrain. A true professional, well liked by all the other guides, with an uncanny instinct for just where the animals were going to be, Peter was as enthusiastic as we were, and even ecstatic when he spotted a striped hyena for only the second time in his career!
We were amazingly lucky to find Transtrek and recommend them unreservedly – our safari was perfect down to the last detail (and very reasonably priced). Ten days went by in a blur and we’re looking forward to going back!
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Email Andy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional throughout the preparation and the safari itself and exceeded my hopes.
I had decided to treat myself to an exceptional retirement present and do something I'd wanted to do since childhood. Initially, I approached Transtrek based upon the reviews, here, and everything fell into place. There were numerous telephone, e-mail and WhatsApp exchanges with Daniel to plan an itinerary based upon his advice, onsite logistics and my wishes resulting in a 16 day tour to take in Tsavo West, Amboseli, the Aberdares, Samburu, Ol Pajeta, Lake Naivasha then two camps in the Masai Mara. A lot of driving between parks and conservancies but well worth it. Peter, the driver guide, was impeccable. Very flexible, always ahead of time for the game drives and somehow managed to spot and namle the wildlife while manoeuring the land cruiser across rugged terrain. There were some simply incredible moments. A family of cheetahs feeding on a kill, a leopard nursing her cub, lion cubs playing in the pride, a pair of maned males drinking at the river, crocodiles basking on the bank, elephants taking priority at a waterhole, a pair of ostrich with a dozen chicks in tow .... the list continues ... Excellent accommodation too, no hassles. Priceless memories.
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Email Jamie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing!
Good day!
I wanted to send a huge shout out to Peter, who led our recent safari trip in Kenya. He was extremely knowledgeable of all the flora and fauna and went out of his way to share his wealth of information with us. We felt safe in his capable hands and he always had our safety in mind when we were with him. Peter was plugged-in with the other guides and was always in the communication loop when animals were nearby. We could not have asked for a better experience - as we looked back on the trip we talked about how great he was and that we were lucky to have had him as our guide. My brother and his wife live in Nairobi loved the great feedback and hope to use your company again for future guests.
All the best from Texas , USA , 5 happy guests- ages 13 to 74!
Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari of a life time
It was fantastic – it was the best thing we’ve done. Really enjoyed every second of it and all went smoothly. We especially appreciated Mara River Camp – couldn’t have asked for a better setting or friendlier staff – we were upset to leave!! Kamau our driver was lovely too – made us feel informed and safe and was clearly very knowledgeable and caring toward the wildlife. He went out of his way to cleverly get us into fantastic viewing spots. We even managed to see a little of the migration! We honestly don’t have any negative feedback to give you and thanks again for organising it all. We are really hoping to come through you for our next Kenya safari (after we have time to save up).