Bison Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Tour Types:
- Budget tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $90 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kumar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful and Amazing tour well organized and planned each events perfectly with quality meal
Seen all five big animals
A family of Gerrafs, Elephants, Leopard,wild beast, Loin.Chetsh,zebra, antelope etc was amazing to see in front of our car
Enjoyed the Safari
Grt experience
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Email Dorothy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very reliable Operator
I referred my clients to Bison. Very reliable and efficient in handling inquiries. All services delivered and promised! Would definitely recommend if you want quick responses and and overall excellent Safari arrangement.
We paid for more days on safari than the days we actually went on game drives
Everithing was really good on the begining. Maggie was very attentive, explained everithing on e-mail and whatsapp, answered to all our doubts and sent us all the documents we nedded.
It seemed that they were absolutely trustful, untill we reached the end of our safari.
First stop was Masai Mara NP, and we were supposed to do 4 game drives on 3 days. We were trapped by our guide that told us that on second day we would do a "full day game drive" and on third day we would go to visit a Masai Village (which was supposed to be optional)
Actually, on the second day we left the park by 4:30pm and didn't go game driving on the last (3rd) day.
Then we found out that the park tickets are valid by 24 hours, and although we paid for 2 days (48h), we only took a 24h ticket.
When we confronted Maggie with this issue, she didn't gave us our menoy back and even ignored our messages, not responding to them anymore.
Since we talked about this to other tourists, we found out that this scam is used by many budget operators. Anyway, stay alert!
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Email Sandy :-D | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Stellar company that will far exceed your expecations!!!
I run an adventure group within the U.S. and we decided to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro. In celebration of this we decided we wanted to fly to Kenya and experience a 5 day Safari. We planned this a year out and Maggie was so patient with us and has excellent communication skills. Maggie always got back with me within 24 hours which I found very impressive. There was a total of 15 of us on this tour. During our tour we stayed at 3 different lodges and we were welcomed with so much enthusiasm at each place. The staff was very friendly and very accommodating. The food was always hot and fresh and plenty of it.
Now as far as the Safari itself. I can Not say enough about our guides James and Jack. The 2 are so knowledgeable and they were so informative during our 5 day adventure. The communication among all the outfitters were just outstanding. You can see they want to make sure everyone sees all the animals. This was my 7th safari and it was the first time I saw the male lion. Not only did I see one I actually saw 3 different males!!! So exciting. We saw the big 5 among so many other wildlife. This was truly hands down the Best Safari I have ever been on. I would highly recommend you add on the boat safari itself. We were so close to the Hippo's and our guy had a fish in the boat. He whistled to the Eagle and threw it out into the water and how majestic that Eagle flew down and captured it. So Beautiful. The whole island around the Cresent Moon Island was so beautiful.
We ended our tour with Hell's Gate and I Loved that place. The one thing I would have done differently is take the bike ride down instead of driving. We ended up asking James and Jack if we could walk for awhile and they allowed us. It was Fantastic as we got close to some giraffes and zebras. So cool. The hike to the Devil's Bedroom was incredible and so incredibly beautiful. It's a Must do.
James and Jack made our adventure so memorable and I will charish these memories for life. A huge Thank You to Maggie for putting this itinerary together for us. Trust Maggie as she knows what she is doing. I could have never imagined doing so much in such a short time. James and Jack even squeezed in for us to go to the Masia Village which too was very educational, insightful and so special.
I am so Grateful to Maggie and all of her expertise and knowledge of the business. I also appriciate James and Jack. This is not just a job for them. They were so sincere and genuine in wanting to get to know us and make sure we were having the best time of our lives.
Thank You to All of you just does Not seem like enough......
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Email Amy R. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable and amazing!
James and Jack were outstanding. They went above and beyond to ensure we got as close to the animals as possible on each excursion and they were friendly, funny and professional! I highly recommend Bison Safaris!
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Email Toni | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing people make amazing sites
We had a lovely time with Bison Safaris- when seeing zebra and giraffes become a common siting by day 2 you know it has been a great safari. James and Jack- our guides took it to the next level for us. We saw cheetahs and rhinos with in feet of us, lion prides, and laughed the whole way! Everyday was a true adventure with 2 men who helped teach us about their country and life. It became a road trip with family thru the beautiful country side. Much appareciated for your kindness and knowledge, James and Jack!!! Highly recommend the team!
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Email Lorena Bordeje | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A unique experience
Taking the tour with Bison Safaris is the best I could do. The closeness and concern of Maggie for us to have the PERFECT TRIP was EXCEPTIONAL! A trip made to our measure. Wilson our driver, THE BEST! He knew the parks and roads better than anyone and his Spanish was very good. If I had to repeat it I would do it without hesitation with Bison Safaris! I'm very happy. MANY THANKS TO MAGGIE AND WILSON!
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Email Margarita | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service
It was a great safari experience with Bison Safari team! Everything was well organized and met all our expectations. Special thanks to Maggie for providing such a detailed information on our trip and always replying in a short time to all our questions, and of course special thanks to our guide driver Evans for a wonderful safari experience! Highly recommend this company for safari trips!
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Email Michael | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Experience !
Our experience was incredible! We had a 5 Day-Safari trip. The camps and hotels were confortable and the Game drives awesome. We even saw the big 5 in our first day of Game Driving! All our expectations exceeded by far.
Much thanks to Maggie and James for everything they helped us. Well organised trip and great comunication.
We will recomend this company to our friends 100% and we hope to do this trip again soon.
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Email Sandra W | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Misleading and sub contracts out without telling you in advance. Be advised, I was also harassed
Unless you are on a private tour and paying big bucks then don't be misled.
They will tell you anything you want to hear, and have good communication. But if you think you are joining one of their safaris, then be advised that they sub contract out to unqualified and poorly organized drivers who work for other budget companies like Bon Fire Adventures. You may be in a van with people from 5 other budget safari companies with different itinaries then you.
Because the driver was juggling different itineraries, he tried to change mine and when I didn't want to stay in a differant lodge, he pitted me against other guest whom one harassed me along with himself.
I lost out on 2 drives as a result.
At 60 years old this was not the safari experience I was hoping for.
They advertise professional driver/guide. The driver was neither. He drove 90% of the time on his cell phone both on the highway and in the park. He had a broken pair of binoculars and only relied on other drivers to tell him where the animals were. This may be ok for young travellers, but I did not feel safe and he was aware of this but continued.
Bison tours would not offer any compensation and did not care about my safety with the two men who were harassing me.
If you plan on joining a safari if you are alone or a couple do not go with Bison or Bon Fire or other operators that don't have their own van and sub contract out. Also make sure that everyone is staying in the same location and on the same itinerary.