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 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!
IN
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.
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.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best trip
It was a worderful safari with this guys! It was my first safari in Kenya and I loved it. After some discussion, we went with the Awesome Kenya tour and visit Lake Nakuru and Mara. Plenty of animals and to see the great migration was awesome! Never tought there were so many animals :). Alex our guide was like a friend and his knowledgment of the animals and the terrain was out of this world. I just have to thank to It started in Africa team from they promptiness since i send the first email to when i arrived home :).
BH
Email João Miguel Pinto | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It Started in Africa made a dream honeymoon come true
The overall experience with It Started in Africa couldn't be better, they've exceeded the high expectations i always had, it was definitely the key to make our honeymoon a dream.
The booking process perfectly handled by João Oliveira, always answering my questions extremely promptly. He understood quickly me and my wife's preferences, magnificent on tailoring our itinerary.
Airport pick-up and briefing given by Andrew, where all the details for the safari were carefully reviewed.
A special compliment to our guide Isaac, very knowledgeable, experienced and always friendly. We learned tons about all the fauna and flora of the parks
visited. Isaac is absolutely outstanding in detecting animals from far away while driving the 4x4, and yes... we got the BIG 5!!
It Started in Africa, thank you so much!
Lake Nakuru safari. Great team!
It Started in Africa organized our tour in lake Nakuru. The guide spoke perfect English, was enthusiastic and explained to me the behavior of all the animals and birds. We saw rhinos next to our car. Instead of vans, we had a land cruiser and they gave us awesome binoculars. Nothing to complain, organization was flawless.
US
Amazing 9 days safari trip!
We did a 9 day safari and the whole experience is great. The nature and animal kingdom is so different from the society we live in, and it is just amazing. We saw a lot of animals, giraffe, elephants, lions, zebras, and the Seregenti-endless plain is a real experience in Africa! The scenery in Ngorongoro crater is amazing!
PT
Email Luis Rosello | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Really extraordinary!!!
We (me and my daugther) can not forget the amazing experience of this safary with It started in Afrika. Since first contacts we felt we had found excellent professional team with comunication skills really good. The planning of the safary, the care that all team receives us, the guide was superb with good knowledge of fauna and flora and unique vision to detect animals, the cultural tours provided with real contacts with hadazbe and datoga tribes... were superb.
The warming way that all team of It Started take care with us, we will never forget.
For example, i was so good receive a call from our guide wich we left at Seregenti airport some moments after we land in Arusha, to assure that we hd a good flight and we were in good way to our Arusha Hotel, was really GREAT.
Our Afrika experience, is unforgetable, and it Started in Afrika team was the pillar of this felling.
All the Best.
CA
Email Katie Gowrie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing safari experience—we picked the right company for the job!
Our safari experience, from the initial itinerary proposal we received all the way up until our airport drop-off, was fantastic, smooth and seamless. We were happy with our choice to go with It Started in Africa's 5-day safari tour, with the added day hike at Kilimanjaro. Our guide, Martin, was excellent, and the customer service rep, Joao, was a constant source of helpful information. We found the itinerary, camps, food, etc. all to our satisfaction, and appreciated the professional way in which all the ISIA team members conducted our tour and accommodated our requests. We will never forget the breathtaking things we saw and did on our trip, and we hope to experience them again sometime!
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had the safari of our lifetime with "It started in Africa"thanks again for excellent organisation
"It started in Africa" met totally our expectations in communications, service and the safari tour itself. They were also very helpful in booking inlandflight and transport in Zanzibar. Everybody working for this company is very friendly and caring for their guests/customers.