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
great experience
We had a very good time. The nomad safari includes multiple choice national parks with different vegetation including different animals too see, which is nice for a divers experience. Also the village tour at mto wa mbu and the hadzabe tribe contribute to this experience. I think we saw most of the animals possible, including big five, cheetah, crocodile, cerval cat etc. The driver and guide were very helpful in finding and spotting the animals and reserve time for us to take pictures and provide us with some background info on them. The cook made good and tasty meals of which there was always plenty of available. Conclusion is that we had a great time with "it started in africa" and would recommend it to other people.
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Email Prakash Joshi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
More than committed and awesome experience. Experienced team, reliable, joyous to travel.
The Safari was beyond words. The most important is commitment & it matters to every tourist. Day one the communication was fluent & transparent. If you travel as group then you have concurred as you have flexibility for everything but still its not mandatory. The team is very co-operative and homely. They took care to every possible extent.
Email Sarah Price | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I <3 Kenya
I have traveled all over the world since young adult. With more than 60 countries in my curriculum, Africa was the continent I visited the less, spending most of my time in Asia and South America. It was time to visit Africa and do a safari in their most popular destination: The Masai Mara. I can only speak about my regret for not exploring Africa earlier. The people are amazing, the wildlife is just stunning, you have to go to know how it is, it is difficult to explain. It has absolutely nothing to do with a Zoo. here the animals run free and the circle of life can be experienced.
Our tour operator was It Started in Africa, chosen after careful consideration and analysis of reviews and forums. We're all happy with the choice as the logistics were smooth, the car (land cruiser!) was in great shape and never let us down and specially the guide, Kweka, provided one of the best experiences we could ever hoped for. Highly recommended!
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Email Francesca Hanson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Thank you for this experience
Thank you for an amazing experience. Your team were very knowledgeable and made it a very enjoyable experience too.
TR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service
I choose It started in Africa from here and all my comminication is via email. The comminication betwwen Joao is clear and I get what I pay for. They meet me in the airport. All the places that I visit were very nice and memorable. My guide Martin and cook Roman are very kind and professional. You can go to a safari without hesitation with It started in Africa.
Email Baden Jones | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow Major Bucket list item ticked with Tanzanian Safari
5 tours over 6 days. Every day different. Staff were brilliant(thank you Ziggy with the magic eyes - he saw things I could only just see with binoculars!!). Had a great trip on the safari. I was lucky to have good companions. I would recommend June as I saw many young from baboons to elephants. I would also recommend booking directly through 'It started in Africa' as I heard complaints but they booked through an agency. I was looked after from getting off the plane to being returned to the airport. I also had great help via emails in planning the trip. Thank you to everyone at 'It started in Africa' for making it such a wonderful trip and definitely a Bucket list trip.
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Email Kate Harris | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
great service
Amazing experience in Amboseli National Park. Patricia, the operations director met us in the airport for a quick pre-briefing and was very nice to show us the best places for dinner around Nairobi. We ended up having dinner in an Italian restaurant which I do not remember the name but had awesome food and great Italian wine. Driver Faral was everything we needed: Knowledge, experience, humor and kindness in the same package :) Experience was top notch on all aspects.
Email Schalk Opperman | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Maasai Mara & Nakuru experience... from a South African that knows the Kruger Park well.
I have to start by saying that "It Started in Africa" handled our booking well from the start - good communication and even went the extra mile when payment from my side was a problem.
They arrived (which was critical) and even on time for our departure... had a great guide Joshua - which I now deem to be a friend. Saw the big 6 (including Cheetah) in our full day in Mara.. as well as great views in Nakuru National Park.
In hind sight - I may have cut out the day to Naivasha & Nakuru and spend an extra day in the Mara - but then you see less of Kenya.. tough decision? Maybe we did well to stick to the recommended plan - with limited time - we saw a lot.
The roads are horrible - but we learnt to even appreciate that - in Kenya a Safari means that you have to endure bad roads ... so in that sense we had a great Safari. For me, I wanted to see animals & landscape (typical Savannah) - and I got more than I bargained for! Saw thousands of Wildebeest, Zebra etc - big 6 in 1 1/2 days - 22 Lions etc etc.
This is one tick on my "bucket list" done .. the only question is when can I come again....
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Email Koen Joosse | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 9-day safari to Tsavo, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara
All was very well organized by It Started in Africa and we found it good value for money. The correspondence with the office is very smooth, prompt and clear and they lived up to their promises.
We liked the proposed combination of Tsavo - Amboseli - Nakuru - Mara. It's a nice variation of scenery. Mara was a highlight of course for the great variety of wildlife, but the more quiet parks in the east have their charm as well.
We opted for the most basic accommodation offers and we found them all very neat. Especially in Rhinovalley lodge in Tsavo is located beautifully and quite luxureous. The tent camps Punda Milla in Nakura and Wajee Mara were more basic, but we found them fine and all had very friendly staff.
Our driver/guide, Evans, was excellent, a pleasant travel companion, a great driver and very knowledgable on the safaris and everything else Kenya. He really tried to make the most out of all game drives.
In short, we would definitely recommend It Started in Africa to anyone wanting to do a similar journey.
Fantastic!
I did many safari, in South Africa, Namibia and Kenya, but I never saw so many animals like in Tanzania.
We also had a good time with hadzabe tribe.
A special thanks to Isaack that was a super good guide!