Lead guide Rufus preparing for a night of camping
Gametrackers K
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1981)
- Member Of:
- KATO & Ecotourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom 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 Aneesha Hingorani | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Safari Experience
The Gametrackers team provided us with great service and experience while planning our safari holiday. Right from the itinerary, park selections, accommodation options, timely responses, flexibility and also great Safari guide. Zack, our guide was humble, kind, experienced, careful, safe and an expert to show you the best of wildlife Kenya has to offer. I would highly recommend them to all our friends.
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Email Felicia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Smooth and pleasant experience from booking to excursion
During the booking process, I received quick responses from Judy outlining my options and prices and answering the millions of questions that continued to come up for me. We booked two trips through Gametrackers, a 3-day Masai Mara camping safari and a trip to the annual Lake Turkana Cultural Festival. The safari was amazing and our guide Daniel was not only incredibly knowledgable about the animals and the reserve, but was also visibly passionate about it all. Daniel was so friendly and it was great to have him as our guide, as the guide can really make or break a safari experience. We were excited to find out he would also be our guide for the Lake Turkana Cultural Festival, along with Karisa, the driver and Poly and Ben, the cooks (I hope I'm getting their names correct because they were so great). The whole team was amazing and made the trip unforgettable. I imagine it's difficult dealing with a large group because there are many differing opinions and potential for clashing personalities, but the staff never showed any signs of difficulty navigating through what everyone in the group wanted to do. Thank you to Daniel and the rest of the crews for two wonderful trips full of fun and great food.
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Email Jeremy Casterson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Daniel was an excellent tour operator. He was knowledgeable and friendly.
We were very happy with the tour Gametrackers provided my family. Daniel, our tour guide was great. The cook, guard and everyone were extremely friendly and helpful. The service all-around was top notch. The camp was way over our expectations. We were happy with our Gametrackers tour in 1998 so I have been recommending you to people. Now that we've experienced another tour with you, I would definitely not hesitate to recommend Gametrackers to anyone. You're the best value out there so keep up the good work.
Email Joan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very well organized. Provided high quality facilities and service.
They went beyond my expectations and delivered the most memorable camping safari.
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Email Mary | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding organization and service!!!
We had a spectacular 2 week visit to Kenya organized by Gametrackers. We visited Lake Bogoria, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara and Mombasa. Stacey helped with every aspect of advising and planning our tailor-made trip, even making last minute changes to facilitate following the flamingos to their new feeding area. Our accommodations and guides (Adrian, Jacob, John) were outstanding; every effort was made to see that our every need was met and that we saw the best sights in our allotted time. I would totally recommend using this company!!
Email Sally | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic safaris to Amboseli and Tsavo East and West - Knowledgable guides, punctual and flexible
The office staff were very responsive to all our needs and communication beforehand was excellent. The guides were very punctual, friendly and knowledgable, even spotting a lion print in the road as we were driving along and showing us where to look for parrots from a bird call and cheetahs stalking prey. We saw over 80 species of animals and birds on 5 days of safari. They exceeded our expectations in the transport provided (great 4x4), their knowledge and in the animals we saw including lions. We were picked up from Nairobi for a 2 day safari in Amboseli, then dropped off at a friends house in Voi and then 4 days later picked up again to go on a 3 days safari to Tsavo West and Tsavo East finally being dropped at Dinai on the coast. They were very flexible and we did exactly what we wanted to do.
Would highly recommend Gametrackers K Ltd.
Email Abbas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional Customer Service
Although I wasn't able to go on safari with Gametrackers due to a last minute injury, having used several other Kenyan tour operators in the past, I am compelled to write about Gametrackers' exceptional customer service.
Being a lone traveller with specific needs makes it quite difficult to find a suitable group to join. I got in touch with several Kenyan tour operators and Stacey was always the quickest to respond to my numerous queries and never lost patience with me either. Gametrackers also provided me with the only working solution to go on safari. The other operators just weren't flexible enough to accommodate a single traveller at a reasonable fee.
My preference is to get off the beaten track and knowing the Mara extremely well, I talked to George our guide before committing to going on safari. George had excellent knowledge of all the areas I was interested in visiting and he was extremely polite.
Unfortunately on the day before the safari I hurt my back and I was unable to travel. Even with the last minute withdrawal, Stacey, Rufus and George were caring and understanding. I was touched by their genuine concern and well wishes. I will not hesitate to use Gametrackers in the future and recommend them highly.
Email ROB AND MADDY | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience, different from you typical safari.
We had an amazing experience with Gametrackers Kenya. We did the Turkana safari, but modified to 9 days. Stacey was so helpful, from itinerary generation and modification, to booking at short notice - we visited their offices, they had one day to prepare and we were on the road before 6am the following morning! We were lucky enough to have Rufus as our guide - an amazing human, with many years experience in the tour industry. His knowledge, presentation, language skills and enthusiasm were second to none - we could not have asked for a better guide and driver. Our chef Peter ensured we were well fed - amazing breakfast, ample lunches and copious dinners; we were definitely never left wanting! The vehicle was well equipped and very comfortable - my partner and I were the only ones of the trip, in a large 7 seater vehicle! The campsites and activities were all as expected.
The safari itself blew us away. We hadn't done a Masaai or Seregeti safari, and we put off by the numbers and the idea of essentially a traffic jam. We wanted to get off the beaten track, and have a bit more of a wider cultural experience - and boy did we get it. The places, the people, the animals and the landscapes all got better and better as the trip went on. THe landscape was ever changing, taking us through deserts and rainforests. It was eye opening and breathtaking. The gamedrive in the Marsabit Reserve was played down to avoid disappointment, however again blew us away. Elephants, lions (and cubs!), giraffes, zebras, leopards, cheetah (and cubs!), and all the antelope and gazelle you could point binoculars at. A definite highlight.
We travelled in November, and were apprehensive about the weather - the short rains. However the weather was amazing, and it was great to see the wildlife looking healthy and well fed, rather than half-starved and drought effected.
This is definitely a MUST if you want to avoid the crows and get away from the well trodden tourist tracks!
I can't thank the whole team at Gametrackers Kenya enough - you guys really blew us away!
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Email Alisa Krinsky | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gametrackers is a great safari company with highly skilled and professional staff.
My husband and I would highly recommend Gametrackers for your safari in Kenya and Tanzania. The communication with the staff during the planning phase was excellent. Stacy and Judy were responsive and helpful in answering all of our questions. Our guides during the safari were fabulous. We did a 10 day excursions with our own guide and cook and both were amazing, If we ever returned, we would request both of them by name, Daniel and Benard, as they were the ones who made our experience phenomenal.
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Email PETER, LISA & FRIENDS | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
My high expectations were fully met
After best experiences with Gametrackers in 2012 I decided to choose them again for a 11-day private safari to Lake Turkana via Chalbi desert. And I was again fully satisfied with the service me, my wife and three friends got from Gametrackers. With Judy I worked out the itinerary in the shortest time. After 2 Mails all was clear and we had full agreement. I was very happy to be on safari again with Adrien the driver guide I already had in 2012. On the game drives with him I recorded again with great pleasure the special feeling he has what animal would do next and therefore, he had always the car in the best possible position when leopards and lions, respectively passes closely to us. And I appreciate very much that he never goes too close to the animals - we kept distance, admired the wild animals and tried not to disturb them too much. Moreover, Adrien is a very good driver not only during the game drives but also on the beaten tracks in the desert.
Peter, the safari chief, is the congenial partner to Adrien. He also did a great job during the whole safari and we all were very happy to have him with us. Consequently also my 2nd safari with Gametrackers was a full success and met all our expectations.