Skywide tours and travels reservations team
Skywide Tours and Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Member Of:
- IATA, KATA, Magical Kenya, Tourism Regulatory Authority & KAT0
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $250 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Karen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Skywide Delivers
Our trip to Masai Mara went exactly as planned. David Thumbi is commmunicative and professional, and I cannot say enough praise for our guide and driver, Wachanga. His knowledge of the roads, the animals, and the park comes from 28 years of guiding tours through all of the parks of Kenya. He is friendly and thorough, and an excellent driver, an absolute requirement in Kenya. We stayed in the Mara Leisure Tented Camp, another good decision. Giraffes and baboons hang out right by the camp entrance. The accommodations are exactly what you want after a day of driving over dusty roads: comfortable, immaculate, and relaxing. The staff is excellent and the buffet has all kinds of food.
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Email Alan Mirviss | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Skywide Tours and Kenya adventure - a perfect match!
So VERY pleased with our tour service - Skywide Tours. My wife got approval to present at a conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. I immediately emailed Skywide asking for a 3-day package to Masai Mara and David responded within 12 hours. After looking at our travel arrangements, I emailed back asking to move it forward by 1 day - to Sunday. Again, David responded in short turnaround on Thursday to confirm this was manageable.
We met David at our hotel at 7 AM Sunday, along with our guide, Wachanga. During the next 3 days my wife and I were continuously impressed with Wachanga's engaging personality, his vast knowledge of large animals, birds, plants and geology of the Rift Valley, which he imparted while we BOUNCED along along the dirt roads which snake throughout the Masai Mara National Park. We found out that after being a school teacher for many years, he now is one of the longest-running guides in Kenya. As a result, in addition to his commitment to ensuring we saw as much wildlife as possible, his ease in the mechanics of a multi-day safari - as well as being on a first-name basis with many of the other guides and wardens in the preserve - made the whole experience extremely smooth. We stayed in OL Moran tented camp, where we were pleased to discover that our tent had a shower/toilet attached. The food was simple, but filling. Overall just what we expected for safari accommodations.
As we were coming back into Nairobi we decided to engage Wachanga for the day on Saturday, 4 days from then, to go through the Nairobi National Park, David Sheldrick elephant orphanage and the giraffe center. Again, David and Wachanga were quite accommodating. We finished with a tour of the Kazuri Bead Factory, which employs several hundred single women producing incredibly beautify necklaces and bracelets. We had wanted to try an authentic yama choma meat meal, so we had a late lunch at a restaurant Wachanga arranged.
During the day on Saturday we realized that our flight out the next day wasn't until 11:30 PM, so we asked if Wachanga could take us to see Hell's Gate National Park. Again, this was arranged without difficulty at literally a moment's notice. Hell's Gate offers multiple activities for a 1-day excursion, including the only park where you can leave the vehicle; a close-up view of the escarpments of the Valley wall; a walk up a narrow gorge with 'escape routes' up the side walls in case of a flash flood; and a close-up look at the geothermal plants that provide 10%+ of Kenya's electricity. On our way back we stopped at Lake Naivasha and took a 1-hour ride to see water fowl and hippos.
As you can tell from this long review, we are enchanted with Kenya, and enthusiastic about Wachanga and David from Skywide Tours - their flexibility in handling last minute, ever-changing arrangements together with their local knowledge made this the perfect week trip! We encourage you to use Skywide, request Wachanga, and tell them that Alan and Diane sent you!
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Email Ricardo Pires | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very good experience!
It was a very good experience. Mr Wachanga was a great guide. Unfortunately, we were not able to see all of the big five (leopards and rhinos were nowhere to be found) but we saw a lot of different animals, almost all of them more than once. The visit to the Maasai village was also a unique and very enriching experience.
The tent camp was also pretty good. For a tent camp, the facilities were very comfortable; everything was very clean and the meals were also good. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
I think the worst was the travel itself; "roads" were very bad for the last 50km, but there's nothing we could have done differently.
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Email Vera Coelho | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a very good experience.
It was a very good experience. Mr Wachanga was a great guide. We saw a lot of different animals, almost all of them more than once.
The visit to the Masai village was also a unique and very enriching experience.
The tent camp was also pretty good and safety. For a tent camp, the facilities were very comfortable; everything was very clean and the meals were also good. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
I think the worst was the travel itself; "roads" were very bad for the last 50km, but there's nothing we could have done differently.
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Email Vicky | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Joseph
It's a wonderful amazing experiences of my life.I will always remember the sky the road and the people in Africa.
The guider was professional and great who had a fever on our way,even that he still insist on his job and drive for us. We love him and always remember him till now.The safari was very stimulate and exciting that guider always help us find the best and the closest view to see.
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Email Mia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Trip arrangement and staff
Skywide Touris arranged everything perfectly and professionally from the beginning of our trip. I left everything to Peter before I entered Kenya. By the first step out of Kenya Airport, we had been treated with great service, accompanies with a great tour guide- an Excellent English-speaking local Kenya who is super knowledgeable about national parks, about animals, about local culture, everything.
Certainly I will choose this tour operator again if I plan to Africa in the future.
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Email Vera & Filipe | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything was Perfect!!
We had a fantastic journey to Massai Mara and will remember it for a life time.
The safari overall was more than we could have dreamed. Our driver worked very hard to place us in areas that were going to be the best for game viewing.
The Camp was perfect and we really felt the nature all around us.
We definitely want to go back to Kenya for another adventure with Skywide Tours and Travel.
Thank You David.
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Email Chelsea Chen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing journey planned by a professional agency!
Communications: My contact Peter in Skywide Safari is very helpful and extremely patient! Thanks to his plan, our trip was a memorable one.
Service: Our guide/ driver Joseph is very experienced and knowledgeable. I had to thank him for all his effort!
Hotel: Exotic and comfortable. U cannot expect a 5-star hotel here to be as good as those in modern cities, but it was a very special experience. Tent hotel is strongly recommended!
Safari: We went for a 11 days trip, which I think could be reduced to 8-9 days. Maasai Mara and Lake Bogoria were my favorite!
Email Dr. SIMON | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service and they never disappoint - they always exceed expectations.
straight, easy and exceeded expectation as always.
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Email Shiru | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, easy to work with and
We had a complex vacation plan in Diani, Kenya that included a destination wedding and Skywide did a masterful job of helping us execute on it. They carried out an extensive search to help us find a suitable hotel. They were also open to exploring hotels that we suggested. Eventually, we vacationed on the Sands at Chale Island for three nights followed by two nights at the Sands at Nomad where we also held our wedding The entire stay at Chale was just magical. Skywide had done an excellent job of arranging travel to and from Diani for us and guests as well as communicating our preferences to the Sands at Nomad leading to a beautiful event and an evening reception whose memory we shall always treasure. We would recommend their services any time.