Tour Vehicle plus Staff
ConQuest Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Gladys | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience full of everything I was hoping for.
The services were amazing and I would especially like to place a special mention to our guide Charles. He treated us with a lot of professionalism and his wildlife spoting is just amazing. We had good views of the lions and three encounters of rhinos among other wildlife at the Nairobi National Park, thanks to his skills. The pick up and the entire safari in generalwas on schedule as planned and we felt safe throughout. The safari met my expectations and I would definitely want to plan another trip with ConQuest Adventure, especially with Charles as our guide.
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Email Leonie Venroij & Rick Jacobsen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Mwangi’s unsurpassed expertise
In September 2015 we, Léonie and Rick, joined Mwangi for a 6-days bird safari. Mwangi is a very knowledgeable guide and highly recommended. We are keen birders with lots of bird-guide experience world-wide. Therefore, we can make a good comparison between Mwangi and other guides. In short; we’ve not come a across a more knowledgeable bird guide since our 30 years of birding.
We had our first encounter through BirdingPal. We then used email for discussing a tailor-made trip. Mwangi is a good listener and understood well that we were not in search of the big five or fancy resorts. He has the right contacts in the right places, such as Lake Elementaita and Lake Baringo. Good accommodations, simple and exactly what we were looking for. We hardly saw any other tourists.
Mwangi offers bird watching time for as long as you like. Sometimes we ran out of energy, but he was still going strong. Even during the late evenings, when checking bird lists, he was helpful reminding us the details of the birds we saw that day. This prevented some errors for our eBird submissions. And when, during dinner, he heard a potential lifer, he dragged us out into the bush again. Of course, we didn’t mind!
Mwangi knows the calls virtually all the birds. He can even distinguish if the call is a mimic done by another species. We met his mentors, but he has clearly surpassed them all. What is also important; Mwangi is a team player. He knows his birds, but he also receives advice form the local experts. This way we found Owls and Nightjars in a matter of minutes. He would probably have found them by himself, but it saved time to learn about the latest roosting movements by teaming up. He appreciates the smaller, less colourful birds (Hunter’s Cisticola) as much as the impressive Fish Eagle.
This recommendation is an update for after an upgrade of Mwangi’s website. Now we can add, that we joined Mwangi once more in 2017. This trip was much longer, as we were keen to learn more from Mwangi’s expertise. We’ve seen nearly 500 bird species in Kenya, but it’s likely we’ll add some more in the future. And we are sure to contact Mwangi again for that trip.
Leonie & Rick
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Email Alice | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great option for visiting Nairobi National Park and David Sheldrick
I went on a tour with ConQuest Adventures to Nairobi National Park and David Sheldrick on the same day and it was a wonderful experience.
The guide and driver picked us up from our hotel early in the morning and we had an amazing safari in the national park, which lasted about 5 hours. Right after the safari we went to David Sheldrick and then lunch in a great restaurant, which by the way, was a perfect birding spot.
The guide and driver kindly dropped part of our group in the airport, and the rest of us at the hotel.
The tour price was very reasonable and completely worth it! The guide Charles Mwangi and the driver were excellent and knew a lot about the animals.
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Email Jacinta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable birding experience with Conquest Adventures
My friends and I had a great birding experience at a coastal forest in Kenya thanks to Conquest Adventures. We visited Shimba hills Reserve for a week and Charles, our tour guide was very helpful. His skills in identification of birds through sight and calls was quite admirable and we learnt a lot from him. He could also point out other animals that we came across which we really appreciated. Conquest Adventures also organised our accommodation and transport from and to the airport. They are very professional in the way they handle their clients and we would definitely recommend them and seek them again in our future trips to Kenya.
Email Steve Pence | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
On time, on budget, on the bird!
Mwangi wa Gitu, from ConQuest Adventures sacrificed his Christmas weekend to guide my wife and I around the south shore of Lake Elementiata. Mwangi was working his home patch: he knew every song, every call, every flash of color. That end of the lake is lovely, surrounded by good acacia woodland, less developed and less visited than the more well-known Rift Valley soda lakes. We enjoyed both flamingos (dozens, not thousands) and large groups of white pelicans doing their cooperative feeding maneuvers. Life birds for me included Curlew Sandpiper, Purple Grenadier, Little Rock Thrush, Red Fronted Barbet, and Coqui Francolin.
Mwangi also shared great insights into the complex local situation with property owners, cattle herders, and resorts all competing for influence over the few enforcers of conservation regs. He was a delightful companion, an expert naturalist, punctual, and affordable. We look forward to our next outing with him.
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Email Göran | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb birding guide
I wanted to take full advantage of a weekend between meetings in Nairobi andd Naivasha, and set my sights on Lake Elementatia. I foundwith Mwangi through Birding Pal and contacted him. He advised me on where to stay in order to get the most out of a very brief visit (Oasis Eco Camp). Once there, Mwangi expertly guided me through a wide range of different habitats and hepled me spot and identify an unexpected number of species in just a few short hours. Before we parted ways, he helped me get on the right matutus to reach my destination in Naivasha.
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Email Leonie Venroij & Rick Jacobsen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
ConQuest’s expertise is possibly the best you can get when birding in Kenya
After our excellent experience two years ago, we were eager to join Mwangi (ConQuest) once more for a birding trip in Kenya. This time we decided to join him for 12 days, which is double the time from 2015. The extension demonstrates our faith in the quality of the services Conquest has to offer.
In July, we visited more than 5 national parks, all having different biotopes. Mwangi makes an effort to offer good accommodation. He helps us in deciding whenever the accommodation is simple, but close to remote parks or great locations (some fancy resorts are just not in the right spot). As mentioned in our first recommendation, Mwangi knows his birds, but he also keeps an open mind for support from the local experts. That is how we met Nathaniel Mkombolah who showed us the Striped Pipit. And we joined Albert Baya, who found the Sokoke Scops Owl for us. We are sure that Mwangi can find those Pipits and Owls on his own, but he prefers to support local guides and preservation organisations. We value such cooperation. Moreover, it also saves time, which can be used for adding another location to the list of biotopes.
Mwangi is not our first guide. We’ve travelled the world and met many experienced birding guides. But he’s probably the best we’ve ever met. Mwangi has hooked us to Kenya and we are sure to contact him again for another visit.
Flexible, friendly, knowledgeable
Flexible, friendly, knowledgeable, local Kenyan company
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Email Kalpesh Jain | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fabulous experience!
I came across ConQuest on the net and got in touch with Mr Mwangi Gitau who was prompt in replying. I am glad I made the right choice! Not only is Mr Mwangi extremely knowledgeable about various birds (along with their classifications!!) an animals, he also is good with recognizing their calls and knowing their habitats. I had several target species and he was able to tailor our trip accordingly. His friendly demeanor is a big bonus and I am already looking forward to my next trip with him.
Friendly, helpfull, and guides with a lot of knowledge about species and especially birds
My Boyfriend and I have had an amazing experience ConQuest and their amazing service. They helped us design our personal safari trip on a tight budget. Moreover, I would even more recomment ConQuest for bird lovers!