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Lenchada Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Dejan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Profesional
Kudos to Alex and Eric for their professionalism and dedication. We spent an unforgettable 6 days on safari, accommodation, hourly rate, everything was fulfilled according to the contract. Thanks to Eric, we saw the big 5 as well as a large number of other animals.Lenchada safaris for every recommendation!
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Email Terry | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very easy to organize and book our amazing adventure!
First the best...Lenchada were very easy to book with and Alex was always accommodating with communication, making plans, customizing and even helping to book our train tickets. He and his team were very easy to work with. The price was very competitive and we were all happy with our budget accommodations. The various booking agents seem to subcontract to different drivers that coordinate to transport clients that are staying at a variety of locations and have booked with different agents. This would be fine as we knew this was not a private booking but our only complaint would be that the advertised vehicle was not our transport and we were very crowded with 8 passengers rather than the 7 maximum. We spent many hours in the jeep and unfortunately it was very old and uncomfortable with inadequate suspension and no padding on the seats. I had a variety of bruises from being banged around in a crowded vehicle. This wouldn't have been an issue if all of the vehicles were in such poor condition but there were many jeeps that looked much more comfortable. Our driver/guide was wonderful and tried his best to make sure we had some amazing experiences and juggle the needs and wants of a very mixed group of passengers. The co-ordination of drop-offs, pick-ups, and trying to please everyone led to some stress but in the end Dickson tried his best to make everyone happy. We had an amazing time and are now laughing about the hiccups. If you are realistic about your expectations for a budget safari than I would recommend Lenchada.
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Email Unnikrishnan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience and Tour!
The safari was altogether a different experience to us and we enjoyed the most. The Lenchada Safaris’ did all the arrangements on a budget level and we were really happy. We could spot all the ‘big five’ along with many other animals during the safari Masai mara. Mr. Dikson, our driver cum guide was good and was able to find out most of the animals. Two night stay in Lechada camp was also nice and the food was OK. We could not enjoy the masai village trip as it was more like artificial and fake. Hotel in Nakaru was also nice with very friendly staff and good food. The safary in Nakuru park was interesting, we could see rhinos, flamingos and columbus monkeys along with other animals. The boat ride in Naivasha lake was wonderful too, we saw many different species of birds, hippos etc. The stay in Dove nest lodge was not much comfortable. The lodge was looking beautiful but we had issues with mosquitos and uncleanliness. Another issue we all faced and discussed during the trip was the telephone calls of our guide Dikson. He should correct that habit as it was annoying and not safe. He was good and caring at everything else. We recommend The Lenchada Safaris if you are looking for a good budget friendly stay in Kenya.
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Email Nico | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Will book again
We booked the 3-days safari. It was awesome. Good communication, best driver, a lot of animal spottings, nice accommodation and good food. Will do my next safari during the high season and big migration definitely with them.
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Email Nishad Tirur | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari with Professional Operators
Kenyan Safari
We planned 2 night in MasaiMara with stay at Lenchada camp, third day in Nakuru to see flamingos with stay at Buraha Zenoni and Finally Naivasha boat ride and Hells gate visit with stay at Dove Nest Resort. Assigned guide cum driver was Mr. Dickson
Positive experience: All staffs including our guide cum driver were professionals and helpful. We could spot all the top 5 animal right near without any issues, animal knowledge and MasaiMara place knowledge of Mr. Dickson was outstanding. Our team were well connected and nice. Mr. Dickson explained the plan every time we stopped and it was healthy.
Stay at Lenchada camp was good, clean and no mosquitoes or flies.
Nakuru visit was worth too with flamingoes, Rhinos etc. stay and good at Buraha was excellent too.
Naivasha was excellent with its boat ride with wide variety of birds, Hippos etc. Boat driver John was very friendly. Whereas Hells gate was not upto what they say, except if we could see steam coming out of ground in a nearby point and waterfall.
Areas of improvement : Mr. Dickson had lot of connections all across these places and getting incessant calls which was slightly annoying though he was asking us are you ok?
Some small changes in the plan was bit annoying too.
Dove Nest stay in Naivasha was terrible due to lack of cleanliness and I got food poison too.
Cost of souvenirs were extremely overpriced in the tourist locations whereas we found the same at 10% of its price in a best shop in Galleria Mall at Nairobi further low at Masai Market near diamond Plaza in Nairobi. Mr. Dickson informed the price would be around 50% of what they say but in reality less than 10%.
Brilliant tour of the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National Park
I booked my Kenyan safari tour through Lenchada Safaris and it has been a once in a lifetime memorable experience. The rare and immense beauty of the Masai Mara and Lake Nakuru National park was incredible. The animal sightings are very special. Really, the whole tour from the safaris, the accomodation and food right through to our amazing tour guide Dickson (Make sure you get Dickson he is so insightful on the nature, wildlife and very helpful in every department to cover all your needs whilst on tour) I would highly recommend booking a Kenyan Safari with Lenchada Safaris. 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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Email Max | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely professional and accomodating.
All thanks to our guide Kevin we had such a great experience. He has been so kind and helpful with all of us (a group of 7) and I just wish we could have stayed one day more.
He was able to show us everything there was to see in the park and make our stay crazy good.
I recommand the company 100% of course !
Obviously avoid the park during the migration time, we went at the beginning of March and that was perfect.
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Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever!
Booking the safari with Lenchada safaris was the best choise we made. We would definitely recommend these guys as professionals - they provided us several options on our request, helped to choose the best one, and arranged amazing safari experience - we just had to enjoy and don't worry about anything because each day and each hour was well-planned and organized. In addition, their price was better than other companies offer for the similar safari program (we compared 6 offers from different safari companies).
From the begining when we were looking for the best safari company and till the end of our trip everything was just perfect - communication, timing, price, quality, choise of the lodges (they advised us the best options for our budget) and of course our guide-driver KIKITU. This man deserves our special appreciation. Kikitu made these days full of nature, fun and interesting communication. He did his best to let us see the Big Five and even much more than we expected. He is a real hunter who instinctively knows animals who loves the nature with all of his heart and who will share with you his knowledges and experience to help you discover the nature of Africa. Thank you dear Kikitu, hope to see you again for our new African adventures!
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Email Maks | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lenchada safari and guide-driver Kikitu are the best!
We had amazing experience in planning of our safari with Lenchada safaris and fantastic safari itself with their guide-driver Kikitu.
Lenchada safaris perfectly organized everything for us and offered very affordable price. We just enjoyed our adventure from the begining till the end.
Kikitu made our safari interesting and breathtaking. He is a real professional. Kikitu knows everything about animals, he can spot them and show you from the best point even if they are hidden on the tree, under the tree or in the bushes. For these couple safari days he will just open for you the whole world of wild African nature. We seen the Big Five for one safari day, we were watching the lions, leopard and cheetah from arm's length, we were observing herds of elephants, rhinos and giraffes somewhere in the heart of Africa. It was such an amazing experience! Kikitu did his best to make our safari full of surprises, emotions and fun. We highly appreciate it!
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Email Hannah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lovely trip to tick off all the big five
The organisation of the tour was very quick and easy. Alex is very quick with responses and forthcoming.
We got a very good deal for our tour to Masai mara and lake Nakuru, with pick up and drop off, everything worked out perfectly. The accomodations during the trip exceeded our expectations.
Our tour guide Andrew surprised us with his excellent German and English. He was really making an effort during the tour to make sure we get to see the big five and so much more. He's a safe driver and if you want to learn more about the animals or cultural aspects of Kenya he's willing to answer all of your questions. Going with a bigger group in a 4x4 doesn't make it easy for the guide to explain everything so that everyone in the car would get the chance to hear it or someone may have a different need for background informations, so make sure to ask questions, if you're interested in that as well.