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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 Nicola Harris | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fabulous professional company
Our family have been so fortunate to have a holiday of a lifetime, which was very well planned by Vanessa at the ‘Spirit of Kenya’. Every detail from when we were collected at the airport onwards was faultless. Moses, our airport transfer driver, put us at our ease and happily waited for our late plane arrival. Our jeep safaris visiting four national parks were breathtaking, enabled by our knowledgeable guide Erastus. As a passionate photographer, ‘Ras’ , positioned the jeep to allow fabulous views of the wild animals, predicting their behaviour and giving us unparalleled opportunities. We cannot thank him enough for making this an exceptional holiday of a lifetime.
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Email Logan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic planning and an even better adventure
We booked our first safari through Spirit of Kenya and had an excellent family adventure. Filipa was wonderful to work with during the planning phase – very responsive, knowledgeable, and provided great options.
We had good luck with the animals (saw the big five) and really enjoyed the Melia Hotels – facility, staff, food and views that cannot be beat. We were grateful that Zebra River Camp was able to accommodate us given the flooding not too long before we arrived. The upgraded “tents” were hardly roughing it and the staff, food and animals (elephants, hippos, cape buffalo, wort hogs, and mongoose) that came by were great. We appreciated the Masai tribe members that kept vigil throughout the night.
A few highlights:
• following a leopard around while it was hunting for about 30 minutes before it walked under our vehicle (close enough to touch)
• the pride of lions that crossed a field straight to our vehicle then split and rejoined on the other side (close enough to touch any of them, including the male)
• a group of 24 elephants (with 5 babies) did the same thing (close enough to touch)
• multiple pairs of cheetahs (some as close as 3 meters)
• a herd of cape buffalo that meant business
• seeing 3 different pairs of rhinos in the crater (not close enough to touch)
• a dozen giraffes surrounded by hundreds of zebras and some wildebeests all running together
• a pond with over 100 hippos and a couple of crocodiles
• many different birds including bright pink flamingos
• many smaller mammals (warthogs, baboons, jackals, hyenas, mongoose, various types of antelope)
A very memorable experience was the balloon ride going directly over the great migration – thousands of wildebeests/zebras, a family of elephants, several hyenas and ostriches, as well as some lions on the hunt – and the fantastic champagne brunch out in the bush.
Bosco was a fine guide in Kenya (Nairobi to Masai Mara) and Francis did excellent work in Tanzania (Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha). They could somehow find/spot animals while managing the challenging terrain.
We highly recommend Filipa and Spirit of Kenya~
Email Camila Perina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and very experienced guide (Morris)
We had a fantastic experience with the tour whir Spirit of Kenya. We had 5 days safari in Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Amboseli and everything was very well organized.
Our guide Morris was absolutely excellent!! He has a huge experience, very well known by everyone and always on the radio searching for the best spots, animals and locations. He was unstoppable in finding routes and spots to give us the best photos and experience, giving a lot of information about the wildlife and cultures.
He definitely made a difference to the trip.
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Email Jess M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly Organized and Communicative Tour Operator
A safari has always been on our travel bucket list and with so many tour companies to choose from in Kenya, I did a lot of research and ultimately went to Spirit of Kenya due to the wonderful reviews and customizable pricing. It was a an absolutely pleasure to work with Victor F to design our itinerary. He was always so prompt in responding to emails and we made a number of changes to our itinerary over the months to exactly what I wanted.
We ended up doing a 7 night/8 day tour in late August visiting Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. We had two different tour guides, 1 for Kenya and 1 for Tanzania. The exchange at the border was seamless and both were incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, prompt and kept us safe on those rocky roads. I would highly recommend SOK as your tour operator.
Email Daniel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What an adventure! Spirit of Kenya are simply outstanding
We have just returned from the most special and memorable trip to Kenya with the Spirit of Kenya as our guides across Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and the Maasi Mara.
From the very first moment of contact to start organising the trip to our drop off at the airport to return home Spirit of Kenya have been so attentive, easy to deal with and generally outstanding in every regard. This was our first trip to Africa, and Kenya and there were seemingly hundreds of operators to choose from. After reading quite a few reviews it became apparent Spirit of Kenya was already a highly rated company and after our trip I can clearly see why.
From first contact Victor was brilliant in organising our trip based upon budget, time and requirements and answered all our questions very promptly. Moses was a friendly first contact in Nairobi and gave us the brief introduction on the way to our hotel which was very welcome. Simon was a wonderful guide for the 6 days and his knowledge, experience and passion were infectious - we learnt so much not just about Safari subjects but Kenya in general. He helped make our trip unforgettable!
I cannot recommend Spirit of Kenya enough and have already taken a look at what our next adventure with them could be!
Great organisation
We corresponded with Victor over email and he helped us to put together the perfect trip (4 days safari and 3 days on the beach) for our honeymoon. From the time we arrived in Kenya, everything was organised and happened like clockwork - we were picked up from every airport on time. Each hotel that we stayed at was better than the last. Prices are reasonable compared to other tour operators.
A special mention for our guide, Sammy. He was incredible and one of the best tour guides we have ever had. He is obviously enthusiastic about Kenya and incredibly knowledgeable not only about safari animals but Kenya in general. We learned a lot and most importantly, had an incredible time. Even when traffic led to us changing our plans, Sammy made sure we had a fantastic day.
Thank you for a perfect honeymoon.
Email Josh & Charlotte | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Choose Spirit of Kenya!
We have just finished a 6 night safari with Spirit of Kenya and it was brilliant!
First and foremost our guide, George Munyi, was absolutely amazing and made our trip so special. He was very knowledgeable, warm and easy to talk to. He learnt early on that in addition to seeing the big animals, we had an interest in birds, and made sure that he pointed out the interesting ones we passed and had great in-depth knowledge about all of them. We were very impressed and learnt a lot! We'd recommend George to anyone visiting Kenya and we were sad to say goodbye at the end of the week. Asante sana, George!
The organisation of our safari was seamless from start to finish. Jorge was always very responsive and tailored the trip to what we wanted, for example, adding in mt Longonot and hells gate which weren't on our original itinerary. They also helped with airport transfers and booking internal train tickets. We felt very comfortable throughout the trip and feel very fortunate to have chosen Spirit of Kenya.
Thank you so much!
Josh and Charlotte
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Email Teresa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour operator
We had a wonderful safari experience with the help of Spirit of Kenya. Our tour designer Jorge was very responsive and attentive to details. Our Tanzania driver Maleo, was very considerate, knowledgeable, and patient. In addition to enjoying the wonder of nature, we had a great time experiencing the cultural and hospitality of Tanzania and Kenya!
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Email Jotpal S. | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
From start to finish, an incredible experience with Spirit of Kenya!
My wife and I just finished a 7 day safari with Spirit of Kenya and we could not be happier with our experience with the company, our Personal Journey Designer, or our guide.
Our experience, from start to finish, was absolutely perfect and we cannot rave enough about everyone and everything involved.
From the moment we reached out to Spirit of Kenya with a general query about their safaris to the moment we arrived back home, everyone involved ensured that our time in Kenya was the most memorable experience of our lives.
Our Personal Journey Designer Victor was kind, patient, and incredibly helpful in helping us design the best safari based on our budget, the time of the year we'd be arriving, and what we specifically wanted to see and experience while in Kenya.
Our guide Kennedy was perhaps one of the most memorable parts of our experience. Incredibly kind, personable, funny, patient, knowledgeable, and experienced - Kennedy was able to ensure we checked off ALL of our boxes on our safari checklist and was a joy to accompany over the 7 days of the safari.
Everything from the chosen parks (Samburu, Aberdare, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara) to the various accommodations (lodges/tents) were incredible.
This was our first safari experience and we weren't certain about what operators to choose from but we decided on Spirit of Kenya due to their incredible reviews and, having returned home, we don't have any regrets. Should we ever return for another safari experience, we would only book with Spirit of Kenya once again.
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Email William | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing support from start to finish and an amazing 6 night / 7 day safari with my girlfriend!
From start to finish, everything was arranged perfectly! Victor really helped us out getting the perfect trip for us. Lenny the guide was really amazing with his passion for animals and photography!
We went from Nairobi to Amboseli (2 nights), then to Naivasha for a boat safari (1 night). Then we went for full day game drive to Nakuru (1 night), to see a lot of rhino's! After that we went to Masai mara for 2 nights.
When I was going to plan the trip, I contacted 5 or 6 safari companies with some of my wishes. I was planning to compare prices, but when I got in contact with Victor (compared to the other mails I received from other companies), I immediately knew, this guy is really going for the best experience for us. Money became less important.
Thanks again Victor and Lenny!