TOM WITH TWO AMERICAN LADIES READY FOR SAFARI
Wild Safaris and travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- AMREF FLYING DOCTORS & Kenya tourism
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $30 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Mayumi I. Hu | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect safari experience in hands of caring experts!
My entire coordination was with Tom Ocharo who provided timely response and advices. The tour was just amazing thanks to driver Mansour. Mansour is a very professional and considerate driver and tour guide. His knowledge of animals, nature and willingness to do his best so that we could maximize our safari experience and see as much as possible of the animals in action is truly appreciated. I have also forgotten my binocular in the van at the end of the tour. Mansour took the trouble to drive back to my hotel to return it without me asking for it. I am truly impressed with their professionalism, honesty and genuine intensions to make our safari experience unforgettable. Contact Tom so you too can have an amazing safari at a very affordable price.
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Email Kirsten | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Guide was very flexible and accommodating to my wishes and need to change plans.
Guide made great efforts to communicate with me and met all my expectations
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Email Diana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Falling in love forever in all big cats, giraffes and others - great job of Wild Safaris and Travel
The most unforgettable vacation among others (Bali, Philippines, Canaries, Mediterranean islands, ...)!!!
I quested 4 companies at the beginning. Only WILD Safaris and Travel's representative Tom kept answering on my requests while I was sticking together our ambitious wishes with our possibilities. Tom was very attentive, explained everything on e-mail and whatsapp, answered on all my requests, within max 24 hours.
With Tom's kind assistance also were purchased tickets for SGR train Nairobi - Mombasa (beach) to go after safari and back, as such purchase can be done only from local telephone owner.
We were met at Nairobi airport at night upon arrival by representative as it was agreed and after 4 days safari dropped out at our chosen accommodation.
During our safari tour we stayed at 2 different places - Midi Mingi Ecocamp and hotel in Nakuru. We were welcomed with a lot enthusiasm at each place! The staff was very friendly and very accommodating. The food was very taste, a la fourchette, and always hot and fresh and plenty of it.
About safary: our driver and guide in one person - Patrik - has incredible knowledge about wildlife. He always drove direction where rare animals could be found, gave attracting descriptions about animals habits and lives, and all - with light sense of humor! We saw all big 5 (rhinos - at Nakuru), many times lions - males with overfull stomachs, group of females after hunting, also couple! and plenty of my lovely giraffes and elephants crossing the road!
Patrik has fantastic intuition where rare animals could be met. Patrik was so sincere and genuine in wanting to get to know us and make sure we were having the best time of our lives. Also visit to Masai Village third day morning was educational and interesting experience.
So exciting all together!
Our expectations were exceeded and we got value for our money.
We saw many animals (all big 5 and many others) - thanks to our very charismatic driver/guide Patric.
We highly recommend services of WILD Safaris and Travel to any traveler to Kenya.
Email Julie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unsatisfactory
I paid $250 for this service with tour guide but our driver James was a driver only. He didn’t provide any info about the Masai or animals. Further, he yelled at us in the beginning of the tour for taking a photo when we didn’t know the rules. This ruined the mood of the safari entirely. He also made us feel bad for expecting water free when it was in the itinerary. Lastly, English literacy and customer service in general was poor. For $250 I expected more :(
Email anna rayhaman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, expert game drivers who made the experience unforgettable
Communication with the company prior to safari was fantastic, they tailor made our safari based on our specific requirements. Each day was reviewed at the end and a discussion of how we would like the next day to go. The tour itself exceeded expections. Our driver Jackson had so much knowledge of the park, he was always ahead of the game on finding the animals and we saw some truly magic moments because of this! Tom alway went out of his way to make our trip seamless and stress free. We couldn’t have been happier and would recommend this company to anyway. Thank you so much!
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Email JustACarryOn.com | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Worth Every Penny
First of all, if you’re looking for all the comforts of a Hilton for under a thousand dollars, this tour isn’t for you. If you do want a quality trip on a budget, I highly recommend this tour.
Our driver, James, was amazing: safe, competent, patient, informative, and skilled. Driving in Kenya isn’t easy with so many unpaved roads. James handled them with amazing skill. I know if I were driving myself, I never would have made it. Having a safe driver should be one’s priority in booking a trip like this.
We saw all the major animals and more. Such a fun trip. More details and photos available at justacarryon.com.
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Email Evgenii | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was well-organized. We didn't get any problems with accommodation and transportation
I've got more than I expected for my money. You should get the same experience
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Email Ines | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Pleasant experience in Masai Mara and Nakuro
I joined a group with people from other agencies, so my review is from the overall experience and not so much of Wild Safaris. Masai Mara and Nakuro was a very positive experience, where access to animals was quite easy.
The tour guide was very experience and made sure We saw the BIG FIVE. The lodges were adequate, without luxuries buth with friendly staff.
I would recommend this tour.
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Email Yvette J Guidi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
4-Day-Safari-Eco-Camp (Group joining budget safari)
It was a great and very affordable safari trip. Big 5s are there!! And much much more
Individual ratings and why:
Safari transportation staff: 5 stars. Why? Our driver was extremely friendly, funny, spoke very well English and it was a pleasure riding in his van. (Name: Sammy)
Onsite-payment: 2 stars. Why? Besides the upfront payment online, the rest was enquired in cash; I thought it can be done via credit card. There was no information on cash payment (at least I don’t remember seeing this). This crashed our liquid money and we couldn’t by many presents after all.
Transportation: 4 stars. Why? There was some vehicle switching in the beginning and our luggage was in a different van, no big deal- but it’s always better to have your own luggage in the trunk behind you. It was guaranteed that the other vans will reach the same destination, but Africa is Africa.
Cars/Vans: 5 stars. Why? The van was always cleaned overnight (by our driver) and there was not one spot of dirt the next days. All trash items which were left behind during the day have been removed by the driver.
Eco-Camp: 3.5 stars. Why? The eco camp was fine, remember you stay in tents. The camp was very clean and the staff friendly. The only conflict was that there is only power (to charge electronic) for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. This not just only affected charging cameras or phones, it also affected the lights in the tents. Please bring flashlights and hang up in the tent, otherwise you run in the dark. Power in the morning was difficult (5-7am), you only get technically one hour of charging in, because the tours start at 6am. (We had a solar flashlight with USB connector; that means you can use the flashlight for light and the self-charging solar panel, you can re-charge your phone on the go).
Food: 5 stars. Why? The food provided in the camp was plenty and nothing exotic or odd. There are several choices to take from the buffet. Traveling with children, there was plenty they liked. The food on the road for an all day trip was packed and prepared with love. Nice things and plenty.
Water supply: 4 stars. Why? Since this is an all-meals-included safari, water goes with it. I believe it was 1 liter per person per day, which is pretty good and plenty. But, depending on from which operator you are booking from, the water might be at the camp or in one of the vans. Our water was not at the camp and in one of the vans, which had left the camp after we were dropped off. We made friends and borrowed a liter bottle from others to drink and to use for brushing teeth. That was not great organized, but manageable – since we were all one big family.
Again, I can only recommend this safari- it’s fun and a nice getaway; and we will do it again.
I went with my two children (13+14) –kids friendly (…. I must say that my two daughters are very well behaved, and know the rules)
One last note: We went in February- bring warm clothing. It gets real cold at night in the tent and game drives start at 6am; chill temps.
Don’t forget the pack some sun screen lotion, the sun gets strong during the day.
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Email Mariia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful safari and excellent organization.
The organization of the safari was very good. There were other people in the group with me, but no one was waiting for anyone. Everything was quick and in time. I was also met and escorted to the airport. The drivers were polite and attentive. A tour guide took care that everyone at an equal degree and maximum saw the animals. There was no flamingo on Lake Nakuru. But the organizers for an additional fee gave us the opportunity to enjoy these birds in another place. Hotels everywhere were good, except Nairobi. Small and noisy. This is the only small minus. In the rest I recommend this company. Special thanks to Tom and our driver Patrick. I was pregnant and he traveled very gingerly.