Estleon Adventures
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $352 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kristina B | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Look no further for a great safari!
We had an absolutely wonderful safari experience with Estleon. Esther is a great communicator, she was always prompt and straight to the point. I am used to larger tour operators, but this time decided to take a chance on a local business - and it did not disappoint! Esther created an itinerary that allowed us to see several distinct parks that showcased Kenya's beauty. Our driver and guide Ben was great - very knowledgeable and personable; he had an intuitive knack in finding interesting things along the way. In no time he felt like part of the family.
Thank you Esther, Ben and Estleon!!!
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Email Ritwik | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Perfect Kenyan Safari!
We just came back from an incredible African safari in Kenya, all thanks to Esther and her team! The experience was perfect right from the booking enquiries till the airport drop off in Nairobi.
I got 4 offers from Safari Bookings, and after making the comparisons (each had their own set of preferred hotels/ categories), Estleon was the most competitive under the Semi Luxury category (our hotels were incredible!). We were a group of 8 (my family and I from India and my sister and her family from the US), and what set apart Estleon was that they offered separate Land Cruisers for each family (plus airport pickup and drop) without any extra charges. 2 of the other operators seemed a lot larger, and I felt I should go with them but their pricing was way off for the same level of hotels/ services. And eventually Esther and her team made all the difference. Esther was so polite and professional in all her communication and in answering all my random queries. She kept in touch with our group front time to time during the trip which was comforting.
Our safari guides/ drivers Isaac and Benson were always cheerful, punctual and took great care of us. They always looked out for us whether it was during the safari drives, bargaining at tourist shops or scheduling COVID RTCPR tests (required for re-entering India) for my kids!
All in all, we had a wonderful time, thanks once again Esther and the Estleon team! We’ll be sure to recommend you to our friends and family!
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Email Sriram | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Truly memorable experience!
This was our first safari experience and it has been amazing! The trip was well organized from the start to finish with on-time pickups and drop-offs, luxury hotels, very comfortable 4x4s, excellent food and most importantly, knowledgeable and friendly drivers. We covered three main destinations in 7 days with multiple game drives led by our experienced guide Benson. We managed to see all animals except the shy rhinos, most at extremely close range. An added bonus for the kids at some of the hotels were animals like zebra roaming freely on the premises! Lake Naivasha and Amboseli park have beautiful birds too. The jeeps are well designed for excellent photography and the add-on stopover at a Masai Mara village was informative. What a fantastic tour! Thank you, Benson, Isaac and Esther!
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Email Dora | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
We had a fantastic time there! Masai. Mara was so rewarding:) the trip was organized very well and Tom was kind and pleasant to be with. All was perfect ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Email Daniel Beyer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A fantastic trip
We went on a 13 day private safari with Esteleon, and it was absolutely fantastic. Our driver, Tony, was extremely knowledgeable and provided a great experience for us.
We saw all of the big 5 as well as Cheetahs, hunting Mongooses, White and Black Rhinos, all three subtypes of Giraffes, a wild newborn hippo, and even a mother Spotted Hyena and her cubs in their burrow.
I personally preferred the Tented Camps over the Brick and mortar hotels because they were cooler at night and you could hear the sounds of the animals and rivers as well! If you are going to visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife trust, I would recommend adopting an elephant so you can go to their adopter hour, which is much more intimate with the baby elephants than the 11am visit.
Favorite Places: Ol Pejeta, Maasai Mara, and David Sheldrick's Adopter visiting hour. Ol' Pejeta's tented camp was my favorite lodging and had the best Rhino viewing. Maasai Mara was incredible for seeing predator animals such as Lions, Cheetahs, and Hyena.
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Email Venkatesh | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, cost effective, flexible, friendly, committed & good English speaking Driver.
Esther was very responsive and responsible. We had an issue with couple of accommodations and she changed it to make us happy. She also paid for the Masai Village tour and the boat ride in Naivasha. We never expected this. Though November is not a good month for Safari due to rains, the Driver Tom went the extra mile to show us as many animals as possible. He also spent extra hours to drive us around in Nairobi and helped us fill the time since our flight was late in the night.
I would recommend Estleon Adventures for anyone planning to Kenya.
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Email Marta Diago | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Simply perfect!
We went on a 7-day safari tour including Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara and we couldn't have asked for more! Esther was really helpful, kind and understanding from the first moment and helped us design our custom trip adjusted to our budget. When you visit Kenya from abroad you are always worried to find an agency you can trust and Estleon Adventures is that and much more: Tony (our driver, guide and now new friend), was perfect from beginning to end. Always with a smile on his face and making jokes, we could notice he was respected and loved by the other guides and lodges stuff. Great knowledge about animals, he gave us many curious facts about them and made the impossible till we were satisfied with what we saw (lions, cheetahs and even leopards). Awesome driving skills even though the road was really bad due to heavy night rain. We are no experts but we have been in several safaris in countries like South Africa and we can say this was by far the best of all: we have no doubts that without Esther and Tony out trip and experience could not have been as incredible and perfect as it was.
Incredible Safari experience
Esther
Thank you so much organising a wonderful safari for the five of us. It was excellent. No concerns or worries, everything went to plan and Tonny was excellent. He managed to find us the 'Big 5' and gave us a lot of game viewing opportunities. We also managed to see several cheetahs and both a Leopard and a lion up a tree!! Beyond our expectations!! Tonny was very professional, knowledgable and kept to the tight time schedules whilst still giving us sufficient time for breaks. He should be commended for his driving ability on the incredibly bumpy roads !!
The camps were great too. Lake Nakuru camp with their beautiful lodges that looked over the park and the refreshing swimming pool. Enkorok mara Camp was wonderful too!! we just loved the canopied luxury tents and its wonderful friendly staff. They surprised the 'honeymoon' couple with a decorated bed of petals and then on our last night a surprise bush diner for the five of us!!! not only a diner but a dance performance by the maasi Mara tribesmen - Thank you Esther for organising this for us, it was magical!! James our son even joined in with the Maasi mara dance !! A once in a life time experience.
We truly had a magnificent time and couldn't have wished for anything better.
On a personal note, Esther, as a tour organiser was excellent, very helpful and extremely prompt with her communication and our requests, she went over and beyond her role!!
Email Njeri mishino | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The experience was awesome I really enjoyed myself and planning for another tour before the end of t
The communication and services are credible and orderly
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Email Vincent | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very professional team to organize your trip. Best tour company in Kenya
We booked a 3 days trip to Masai Mara. The communication before was very good. Thank you Esther. Reply on questions was fast and before leaving it was clear what we needed to take with us .
We got a very good guide,(thank you to Esther again for arranging this) who had a lot of experience. It really was an adventure. It was also very nice to see how all the guides work as a team, younger less experienced guides were advised so all the groups got a nice safari.
Also the lounge was a nice place with friendly personal.