Our driver guide on safari
Boundless Africa Journeys
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Member Of:
- Eco Tourism Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service & ITAP
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $220 to $750 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Kristine Don | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Kenyan safari that is worth every penny!
Boundless Africa offers an excellent 4-day safari to Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara National Park. This safari is worth every penny and is an incredible bargain! The communication was seamless. Annette, who handled all communications and payments, provided me with a detailed quote/invoice and answered all my questions clearly and in a timely manner. She made sure that we were all set up before our tour began, meeting us at our hotel and giving us a quick debrief, an itinerary for our journey, and introducing us to our driver. Annette and our driver, Peter, were very friendly, flexible, and accommodating to all our requests and questions! Peter was so knowledgeable and fielded our questions about the people, the culture, and the animals like a champ! Since we did a private tour (only my friend and I), we had a spacious 4x4 popup minivan all to ourselves, so that made the long drives from Nairobi to Masai Mara quite comfortable despite the dusty, bumpy road conditions. My only complaint is that one of the doors of the van was finicky and had to be finessed by Peter each time to open and close.
We saw tons of animals (including all of the Big 5), including TWO leopards (having a "wedding"), five white rhinos, two lions (a male and female) with fresh kills, and tons of elephants, giraffes (Masai and Rothschild), hippos, cape buffalo, and etc. The accommodations were all as described, clean and very comfortable. Food was also very delicious and had plenty of options for all palates! Flamingo Hill was especially luxurious and the service at Azure Masai Haven was top notch! But be aware, there is no WiFi in the rooms, only the common areas, and service/speed is spotty.
One suggestion I have is to include the credit card transaction fee (3%) to the fare listed, as this added additional cost to our safari that we were not expecting. You must add the fee into the final payment amount on the website, as the website doesn't automatically add the service fee to the final payment amount. We messed this up and ended up just paying the difference in person, so it was fine in the end!
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Email AG | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
From start to finish, Boundless was dedicated to ensuring we had an amazing safari experience.
My partner and I went on a 6 day safari in the Masai Mara with Boundless Africa and we couldn't be more happy with how it turned out. From the planning stages, Annette was super helpful in ensuring the safari was what we were looking for and within our budget. Communication with her was easy and we did not have to wait long for her replies.
When we arrived, we were met by our driver and tour guide Shadrack. He really went above and beyond during the entire trip and was super knowledgeable about the area and the animals. He was very professional and personable and answered any questions we had. Although we knew it couldn't be guaranteed, we were able to see all of the animals we were hoping (including the big 5), and we owe this to Shadrack's knowledge and dedication to his job. He was respectful to the animals and didn't try to get into their personal space, which allowed us to see them in their most natural way.
We are very happy with our time with Shadrack and our experience with Boundless we would definitely use them again!
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Email Ed & Marcia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime!
We had a great 7 day Big Game safari with Boundless Africa Journeys. Our rep Annette was extremely organized and thorough with our itinerary. Upon our arrival in Nairobi she was also most kind and helpful with a half day short notice tour ahead of our safari start. This is where we met Enock, our guide. He is the guide extraordinare, punctual, organized, knowledgeable with excellent driving skills. We completed seeing both the Big Five and the Samburu Special Five with credit to Enock . Top marks to BAJ for this trip of a lifetime ! Highly recommend!
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Email Manfred + Birgit | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect organisation, Perfect Driver, Perfect Hotel Selection - as good as it gets :-)
From first contact and offer, payment procedure, timings, quality of service, recommendations, friendlyness - it was perfect form the start till the end.
Many thx to Annette for a great organisation and flexibility.
Many thx to our Driver Guide Shaddy. We felt every second of the trip absolutely secure, well informed and very "happy".
... And we saw 1000's of animals.
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Email Jason | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Three-Day Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Safari
We had an absolutely wonderful time on our safari!
Annette was very helpful from beginning to end, and was always very quick with her responses. She even came to meet us the first day, which was so thoughtful!
We did the three-day safari to Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara, with Antony as our guide. Antony was so informative! We loved hearing about Kenyan and Masai culture, and about all the animals we saw on our safari! Antony worked very hard for us to see The Big Five, which isn't always easy because of the elusive leopard! We got to see The Big Five in one day in the Masai Mara!
The Sarova lodges we stayed at were so incredible. Beautiful rooms and very kind staff. The buffets were so incredible! We ate very well the entire time!
I would highly recommend Boundless Africa Journeys, and would absolutely use them again on a return trip to beautiful Kenya!
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Email Richard Binns | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
first class organization with informative guides,5 star accommodation and prompt efficient service
Annette was wonderful in setting everything up(including an upgrade for no extra cost) and replied to all email enquires promptly
The service at all the hotels was excellent with genuine concern foe all your needs
This tour exceeded our expectations in all aspects.
The selection of 3 parks in Kenya and 3 in Tanzania gave us a variety of environments to observe.
The guides were great in spotting animals and driving well over all the bad roads we encountered
I would recommend this company to anybody thinking of an African safari for 3 days or 2 weeks
Email Alexander | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Safari Experience
We had a fantastic safari experience in the Masai Mara. Our room was spacious, nicely decorated and had an amazing view. Although service and amenities were great, the highlight of our stay was definitely our fantastic driver guide, such a nice person with a lot of knowledge and a nice sense of humor. He was attentive and really knew his way around the park. I look forward to returning.
Email Denis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful Trip
Boundless Africa Journeys were able to customize the safari holiday to our requirements. From the moment we started our tour, we felt comfortable that our holiday was going to be a success. The accommodation selected was a great mix of tented camps and very nice hotels. We very much appreciated that the camp was inside the reserve. All in all a wonderful experience. I highly recommend!
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Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flawless
I strongly recommend Boundless Africa for your safari experience. I went to both Kenya and Tanzania and cannot say a single bad thing about my experience. Accommodations were perfect! Great location, very clean rooms and extremely helpful staff. You will certainly not be disappointed, make sure you book a tented camp in your tour - definitely worth it. A special call out to the guides. Ask for Anthony (Kenya) and Vincent (Tanzania). They were both extremely knowledgeable, fun and willing to put up with our endless photo sessions of animals! Just perfect!
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Email Deepa and Lucky | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Kenya/Tanzania Safari Experience
This was our first trip to Africa with a 12 day Kenya/Tanzania Safari. It was such an amazing experience, such an enjoyable trip despite the immense travel distance between the several national parks; really wish we had done this trip sooner in our life. We will definetly come back with our kids next time.
From the initial quote request Annette was prompt in answering all questions and setting up the tour package. We got our e-visas for both countries online and made sure we had our yellow fever certificate too. Annette received us at Nairobi airport and put us in the hands of excellent guide/driver (Shadrack in Kenya and Ibrahim in Tanzania). We had 4 star lodges in Kenya and tented camps/smaller lodges in Tanzania but the service and food in all of them were superb. We visited Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Serengiti, NgoroNgoro, Taringire and Amboseli parks and enjoyed all of them. We especially wanted to take time for photographing the animals but also birds/sunsets and both guides were patient and gave us plenty of time and answered all our questions. We must have taken over 3000 photos/videos. We also visited a masai village and had plenty of stops to buy local handicrafts as well. Annette met us again on the last day for dinner in Nairobi and dropped us off at the airport. The border crossing at Isebania took about 1.5hrs but the crossing back at Namanga was fairly quick as both countries offices were in one building. The weather in June was perfect; cool morning/evenings with warm mid-days. the parks were not too crowded either. The roads into and out of Serengiti are quite dusty, so be prepared for that. All in all it was a wonderful trip, we were well taken care from the minute we stepped down into Nairobi till we left.
