Guide Ken with one of our 4x4 Land Cruisers
Spirit of Kenya
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Patrick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience!
We just returned from an amazing Safari in Kenya and Tanzania. Before booking anything we read many reviews which helped us form our opinion of what to do, where to go and what safari company to choose. Here is a review of our amazing journey and hope this helps anyone making any decisions….
We booked our Safari with Spirit of Kenya and from the very beginning their customer service was excellent. The person in the office replying to our emails, Tiago, was very patient and helpful. He responded to all our emails very quickly and helped us understand the process of booking the Safari very well. Tiago gave us different pricing options and explained everything in detail every step of the way while tailoring the safari to our needs. This service was one of the main reasons why we chose Spirit of Kenya from among other Safari Operators. Although we booked everything with Spirit of Kenya, the safari in Tanzania’s side was taken care of by Soul of Tanzania.
Our first part of the Safari was in Kenya and we had Stephen who was our guide and game driver. Stephen was very experienced, knowledgeable, careful driver and took good care of us. We did the Kenya part in a 4x4 minivan which was good but maybe in hindsight we should have upgraded for a 4x4 Land Cruiser as the minivan could not go everywhere due to the limitations of the vehicle and very muddy roads. This was only a small issue and Stephen still managed to drive us around in Masai Mara and see many animals up close. The tented accommodation, Julia’s River Camp, was very good and the staff were very welcoming, attentive and helpful! The food with Spirit of Kenya was good and we enjoyed our picnic in the bush!
Next we needed to cross the border and start our journey in Tanzania. Be prepared for a very long and tiring drive!
In Tanzania and we visited Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. When we crossed the border we were greeted by Vincent who was our guide for the next part of the journey. Vincent was a great guide who drove us around in a very good 4x4 Land Cruiser (which was a great upgrade from the 4x4 Minivan - This also included a socket for charging our cameras and phones). Vincent was very sharp, adventurous and had hawk-like-eyes who could spot the smallest animal from miles away! We also had a few laughs together when we took a series of photographs with him on Christmas day in the middle of Serengeti Park!
In Serengeti we saw many animals and were much more abundant from what we saw in Masai Mara. This could be due to the time of the year we visited these parks. There were days were we saw up to 20 lions in one day! On our last day we went to Ngoronoro and visited the crater where we saw plenty of animals in the most beautiful surroundings!
In Serengeti we stayed at Pumzika Tented Camps which had a beautiful setting and beautiful tents. Their hospitality was also very good and friendly. In Serengeti we spent full days out and Soul of Tanzania provided us with hot lunches, including fruit, wine and coffee!!
At Ngorongoro we stayed at Rhino Lodge which was a basic and decent lodge. We somehow prefered the tented camps as these were more adventurous, however at Ngorongro the climate was very cold so we appreciated sleeping at a permanent lodge.
At the end of our safari Vincent drove us (a long drive!) to Arusha were we finished our safari and Soul of Tanzania also provided us with a complimentary airport transfer 2 days later.
We are very happy to have experienced this special part of the world with Spirit of Kenya and Soul of Tanzania! We managed to see hundreds of animals including the Big 5 on many occasions! Thank you all for making this experience such an unforgettable special one and for making new friends along the way!
Patrick and Maria
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Email Sal | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Completely Exceeded Our Expectations!
I can’t speak highly enough about Spirit of Kenya Safari’s and our experience in Africa. Our tour arranger Susana was great and helped us put a fantastic itinerary together to maximize our length of stay and budget available while in Kenya. We chose three days/two nights in Tsavo West and three days/two nights in Amboseli. We stayed at the Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge in Tsavo West which was this very cool lodge built on stilts above a watering hole. While there we were lucky enough to have a herd of elephants visit the waterhole giving us a very special up close and personal look at these incredible animals. In Amboseli we stayed at the Serena Safari Lodge and were equally happy with both accommodations. This is hardly roughing it, but the accommodations were budget friendly, the rooms and meals very good and the service at both places top notch. A special mention has to go to our Spirit of Kenya guides, Charles and Moses. They were both fantastic! Funny, but not obnoxious, knowledgeable but did not drone on incessantly, and most importantly listened to our group and made sure they met our needs and took care of us throughout the safari, which by the way exceed all of our expectations. We kept saying at the end of each day, how can tomorrow possibly top today, and then it would!!!!
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Email RahelB | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Working with Spirit of Kenya made this unbelievable experience a reality.
Our safari in Kenya surpassed all my expectations. If we had questions Susanna from Spirit of Kenya promptly returned our emails and gave us the answers we needed, made it easy for us to submit our payment and arranged our transportation from the airport to our hotel and scheduled our itinerary to meet our needs. We stayed in Tsavo West at the Salt Lick Game Lodge and Serena Safari Lodge in Amboseli. The food and accommodations were excellent and the people were all very nice. Our tour guides Charles and Moses made this special trip even better by their knowledge of the land and the animals. We were a group of eight and divided our driving time between the two of them. They spotted animals before any of us did, stopped for us to take pictures and seemed to enjoy us as much as we enjoyed them! We saw a vast array of animals...zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions, a leopard!...and many, many more. Every day we saw something new and exciting. I suggest wearing very comfortable clothing, you’ll be in a Jeep for a lot of fun filled hours! Just an incredible experience!!
KR
Email Joonsang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything for us
Operation manager, Tiago kindly answers every mails, meets every my requests and prepares everything that I want.
Our guides, Moses who opens the door of this tour and Charles who takes us to amazing world of safari, are best guides in the world I have ever met.
If you are the one who hesitates to decide your tour operators, I strongly recommend Spirit of Kenya, especially Tiago, Moses and Charles. I am who mailed more than 10 operators and compared to the options they presented. It was not the cheapest one, but I do not regret at all because of above.
I am not backed by them. I write it with my own heart, so you can trust me.
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Email Sergey Laban | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Just Wow
James was an outstanding guide and Tiago did an amazing job creating an itinerary for me. Everything went flawless. We saw the big 5 and the small 5. Amazing service. Couldnt recommend more
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Email Montse | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service
We decided going to kenya just two weeks before starting our holidays. Despite the short time we had to prepare the tour, Spirit of Kenya made it possible with a quick, kind and effective service. We received their suggesions, made our owns and even some last minute changes were possible. Our stay was perfect and the whole trip was pleasant, easy and safe. We enjoyed 100% our holidays and wouldn' t hesitate choosing them again in the future.
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Email Stefania | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful experience
Amazing first time in Kenya: Many thanks to Spirit of Kenya, they have been very helpful and thoughtful with us. We enjoyed all the Safari!!
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Email PZ | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent customer service from start to end!
Tiago helped me plan my parents visit which they thoroughly enjoyed - each Safari experience better than the previous day. Thank you for the most memorable trip for my family. I wish you guys the very best!
TH
Email MinkeDokter | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent organized safari trip in Kenia and Tanzania
Spirit of Kenya organized our 12 day safari trip in Kenia and Tanzania. We chose the company because the e-mail communication with Vanessa was very efficiënt and professional. We also checked the reviews online and they were positive. We made this trip with our daughter and her boyfriend and we were all very happy with the whole experience. The drivers/guides were professional and careful. They were always ready for a full day of adventure. We enjoyed all the lodges and tented camps. They were all special in their own way and the service and food was good. We visited 6 different parks and they were all very different with lots of animals. We also had some stops on the way at a market or a local coffee shop. Without hesitation we can recommend Spirits fo Kenya.
SG
Email Cam & James | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
*A once in a lifetime experience, an unforgettable honeymoon*
For our honeymoon, my husband and I were looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A continent which neither of us has ever set foot on, a magical destination that we would discover together and that we would never forget and keep talking about to our children and grandchildren when describing our honeymoon...We have chosen a safari for the experience and Kenya for the destination.
Vanessa, George and Spirit of Kenya have exceeded our expectations. From the beginning the end, Vanessa was very responsive to all our inquiries (from the simpliest ones such as, what types of clothes should we bring to the more serious ones such as, after the terrorist attack in Nairobi whether everything was safe). She was amazingly patient and accomodating any and all of our requests to make this trip unforgettable to us. George was our driver and guide for the whole trip (we went for a 9 days safari) and we miss him very much, event today :) He was amazing, so friendly and considerate of our comfort and made sure that we were having a good time. What a magical moment we lived in Kenya! And all this, thanks to Vanessa, George and Spirit of Kenya! Thank you for this unforgettable experience!