BCL taking clients on a safari
Bluerange Connect
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- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $115 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Amandine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very efficient and reactive travel agency.
The communication was really clear and the agency really reactive.
The service was correct and we travelled with a lovely guide.
The tour was magic and wonderful.
I recommand bluerange safari.
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Email Carissa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great value!! Amazing animal viewing but company seemed disorganized.
PROS: Great value! The cheapest tour we could find in Kenya and we saw all the same sites! Our guide made great use of the radio network to find the most amazing animals!!! We literally saw every animal you could think of - in one day in the Masai Mara! Literally EVERY animal, including endangered and rare animals. Sami knew where to go to find everything, including the elusive and amazing dik-diks.
CONS: Company seemed disorganized. We were passed around a lot before the tour started and it felt chaotic and unsettling. They changed our itinerary to add 2 guests for the weekend, which resulted in a lot of backtracking on the dangerous Kenyan highways. Our guide was fairly quiet and answered questions when we asked, but spent a lot of time on the radio with guide friends. Every day was a long driving day.
Overall: Great value and worth the cons for the cost.
Email Ulrich | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good
This tour definitely value his money, I did the seven days trips.
Our guide (ALI) were amazing, at Maasai Sara we saw the the Elephants, Leopards, Lions , Buffalo, Hippo and Giraf and Co (Pumba, Gazelle ec ect).
The Amboseli Park is more dry & hot, and you can see the Kilimanjaro if you wake up early and also many Lions, buffalo, Giraff.
Ali (Guide) also bring us near the Tanzania borders which is nice (Maasai Sara and Amboseli).
The other safaris places were also good, Lac Nakurau and Lac Naivasha where you can Hippo, Flamingo and Rhino (white).
Food is ok if you are vegan, vegetarian or eat meat. Accommodation is okay too ( you have hot water if you ask) and electricity all time or from 17h00 to 22h00 in some camps.
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Email A. Hashim | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
BCL organised a memorable life time experience for 6 days in Masai Mara, lake Nakur, Diani beach
The organisation and the exclusion of our 6-day epic experience were brilliant from the office and the skilled driver and guide. Their communication through email and WhatsApp allowed us to easily modify and upgrade our accommodation and flights. I would highly recommended this company for unforgettable experience in Masai Mara, Kenyan lakes and the Indian Ocean beach.
Email Aswathy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing - A memorable life time experience
We did the 6 day tour through Masai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha and Ambosili.
We were 4 adults and 5-year-old kid and we took a private tour, it was amazing!! We also added hot air balloon experience over Masai Mara for viewing migration. It included a brunch on the bush which was a surprise for us. It was fun and we enjoyed with our caption and meeting other people. We were so lucky, that we could see the BIG 5 in the early days of our trip and saw other animals and birds that we wanted to see. Our guide Teddy was a knowledgeable, brilliant and friendly person who explained the behaviour and facts of each animal that he spotted to us, and he answered all our questions. He answered patiently to my 5-year-old nephew who loves animals.
The communication with Bluerange Connect safari was easy and efficient through WhatsApp. The itinerary was planned properly, and it modified based on our needs. Our questions and doubts were answered promptly even days before the trip started. Overall, the safari went smoothly and it was the best experience that we had so far. Food and accommodation were fair enough for the budget. The tour was just amazing and exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend Bluerange Connect safari.
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Email Rodrick | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari in Kenia, value for money
We had a great safari with Blue Range. Visited multiple National Parcs with out driver/guide. Mozes was great, experieced driver and guide with al lot of knowledge about the parcs and species.
We booked with Blue Range because of the good price for an extensive safari. Well worth the costs. Fee improvement-remarks for Blue Range: 1. Never book Masai Mara Manyatta camp again: it’s strongly in decay, 2. When changes to the itinary occur, communicate upfront instead of last minute and 3. We sometimes had the feeling that things had to be arrangend last minute by the driver, while had booked a complete tour upfront. That gives the idea that not everything has been arranged for in time (e.g: lodge not knowing how long we will stay and lodges not knowing what meals are included in our tour).
Email Tessa | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good value for money
This is an excellent package especially for those who are on budget. We upgraded the hotels as we found the the original ones too basic. Our safari started at Masai Mara and we very luckily got to see lions late evenings on arrival. the driver was excellent and kept in contact with other drivers so that if they spotted animals in one part of the park they communicated and would drive you over to see them. This way we got to see most of the wildlife. We didn't see many lions as we were expecting but I guess they come out of hiding in their own time. We got to see the Rhino at Lake Nakuru which fulfilled our dream of sighting of the "Big Five". the Rhino was the only animal we didn't see at MM. Lake Naivasha and Hells Gate were not exciting as we got to see the same animals we had already seen at MM and Lake Nakuru, however cycling thru was fun. The jewel in the crown was Amboseli where we saw lots and lots of elephants. the only disappointment was we did not see the lions but this was due to the van driver.
Overall Bluerange package is fantastic and the team go way and above to make the safari fulfilling. We got picked at the airport on arrival and driven to our hotel and even got an Uber to visit the town center. No other company would go out of their way to provide such a service. As we were in different groups, the driver always picked and dropped each group from theri hotels each day on time.
The only advice I would add was maybe incorporate a walking section in the tours as we were sitting in the van for 7-8 hrs which took away was not as exciting.
The drivers seemed very knowledgeable about the wildlife but our driver on the second leg of the safari did not give us much information as he seems to have fallen out with one of his colleagues. It would have made the safari complete if he had informed us about the animals and their habits.
I would highly recommend Blue range for safaris as they do look after their clients and ensure they are picked up on time. they have arranged a package which offers much more than other safari companies offer at a fraction of the price. For those on a budget, this is good value for money and the lodges are not too bad (wi-fi and electricity are not available during the day but then you will be out watching game so you do not need it).
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Email Hanna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
good communication and organization, accommodation and food
Very good communication, unfortunately a bit sparing with the information but then just ask and you will get a quick answer, good organization, accommodation and food. I felt very safe the whole time.
Overall very satisfied.
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Email Callum | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Efficient, reliable, great tour guide
The booking process was seamless and easy. Bluerange were very flexible when it came to modifications to the accomodation options on the trip, as we asked for alot of upgrades! The trip was efficiently planned (albeit a lot of driving!) and our tour guide (John) was fantastic. His English was great, his knowledge of the animals and where to find them was highly impressive. The safari car itself was nice, albeit a little old with the windscreen not fully sealed.
Value for money was good, we struggled to find any other operator in the price range that we wanted, and the animals were incredible. We were lucky enough to see all of the big 5 including around 15 lions, 100 elephants and more buffalo than we could count.
The only drawback is that the communication was not always clear from the operator (not the driver!), the tour company did not warn us that we would need to get visas for the trip (being English and American this is not always assumed) and they were not entirely open about the credit card fees (3%) on all things that you wanted to pay with card and as such as had to travel to Kenya with a lot of cash.
I would fully recommend doing a safari with Bluerange and I would certainly recommend asking for John as your driver!
Email Noah Kiprotich | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing
No other feeling could override what I experienced the service was gorgeous and it was affordable and reliable at the same time.