Taking you to the exotic African wild!
Morning Star Tours & Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Member Of:
- IATA, KATO, AMREF & TOSK
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $134 to $806 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Jin | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They provide us with professional knowledge, enthusiasm and patience, considerate service.
This 18-day journey was absolutely one of our most memorable travel experiences in our life. Before our trip, our communication with Morning Star Tours & Travel was smooth and simple and they offered us with a good deal so we clicked quickly without considering too much. The route organization of this trip was reasonable, starting from Mount Kenya and Samburu, which is situated in the northern part of Kenya. We then visited Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli in sequence, which almost covered all iconic attractions in Kenya. Every two national park tours were separated by a one-day lake excursion, and this arrangement made the whole 12-day safari trip less tired from both physical and visual reasons. From our perspective, all tourist attractions that we had been to were definitely worth visiting, although some animals are shared by some of these spots, these places have their own unique variety of animals as well. For example, we saw three different types of giraffes which differ from each other in different places. The balloon trip in Masai Mara was astonishing and this was a unique experience in this trip for sure. Each camp/ lodge/ hotel during this trip had their own special features, including fantastic geological sites, top food and considerate room service. Our tour guide& driver, Peter Rono, was absolutely a top man, with professional skills and extroverted personality. He could always pick us on time, teach us about the specialized knowledge of all animals and find a nice vision for taking pictures. His sharp eyesight and extraordinary communicating ability helped us to see cheetahs, leopards and lions many times during the trip. We had access to gain a deeper understanding about the development of Kenya and local people through communicating with Peter. Unfortunately, Kenya was affected by people’s demonstration at the days when we were in our safari trip. Thanks to Peter’ s sophistication and courage, he dealt with all potential challenges successfully along the way and kept us safe until sending us to the railway station where we finished our safari journey and took the train to Mombasa. During the last few days in Kenya, we tried scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and chasing dolphins in Mombasa. We enjoyed ourselves in hotels and drew to an end for this excellent journey. We will recommend Morning Star Tours & Travel to our friends if they want to personalize a trip to Kenya and Tanzania.
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Email Chayan Thapliyal | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Marvellous Masai guide.. cheerful n full of energy.. a real good host
Our experience with MorningStar was exemplary. The guides, the management, the vehicles, and everything I can think of in this trip was nothing short of perfection. As a frequent traveller I can say with utmost certainty that our journey with MorningStar was spectacular. Our guide Alex’s insight and experience ensured that we got only the best views during our safari’s and our event coordinator Wanja’s professionalism and hospitable attitude secured us the most comfortable and eventful hotels in the area. To conclude I would definitely recommend MorningStar to all fellow travellers for the best experience in Kenya.
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Email Jodie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a Lifetime
A year ago I decided that for my 50th, I wanted to go on an African Safari. I began looking for safari companies and happened to come across Morningstar Tours. You take a leap of faith and hope that your vision will turn to reality and from my first communication with Alice, we began to construct my dream. I cannot tell you how many times I sent Alice emails during this process, but each and everytime time she was quick to respond and so professional. In addition to organizing all aspects of the Safari, she also secured all our train tickets to Mombasa for after our Safari.
Finally the day came when John picked us up from Nairobi so that we could begin this adventure!
John was the ultimate guide as he led us for 2 days through the Masai. He was patient and understanding, dealing with 6 different personalities aboard. He catered to our requests with a smile on his face.
Everything I dreamed was coming to fruition before my eyes.
As a birthday surprise, Alice arranged for a group of Masai men to come to Zebra Plains, (our camp) to sing and celebrate my birthday with me. I cried tears of joy. I couldn’t believe how blessed I was.
I’ve traveled around the world and have seen some amazing places, but this experience has been life changing and one I will never forget.
Thank you Alice, John, Denis and everyone else at Morningstar Tours for all the hard work you put in for our group. We will never forget it.
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Email Cindy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dennis was attentive to details, a good listener and responsive to our needs.
Our safari with Morningstar Safaris was incredible. Our guide, Jackson, was amazing! He was: prompt, reliable, responsive, compassionate, educational, informative, flexible, fun loving, great spotter of animals/birds, heartfelt, helpful and an absolutely amazing driver of the challenging "roads". We could not have chosen a better fit for our family than Jackson. Jackson even helped us navigate an issue with our lodging on our last night. We truly cannot thank him enough. We call ourselves Team Jackson as we were able to see so many animals/birds during our 8 days together ❤️. We saw elephants,lions,zebras,wildebeest, giraffes, vultures, leopard, flamingos, warthogs, gazelles, dick dicks,monkeys, baboons and so many more birds/animals. We were fortunate to see baby zebras/elephants/giraffes that were sometimes nursing. The animals would occasionally walk very close to our safari truck. Jackson helped us navigate these close encounters successfully.
The camps/ lodges chosen for us were wonderful. Staff at Osinon Camp was wonderful and the food was so delicious!
We felt like Dennis created a reasonably priced safari experience that was an excellent experience thanks to our guide Jackson!
We would definitely use Morningstar again.
By the way, be aware that the Serengeti National Park does controlled burns in late June. This was a concern for us as 2 of our party have asthma. The Camp was responsive and moved us to the tents that were further away from the fire sites.
Again, Dennis was very helpful with planning our safari experience and very upfront about price breakdowns. We felt safe and cared for the entire time.
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Email Ellie Xue | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
So amazingly extremely astonishingly wonderful and responsible！！！
Staffs in MorningStar are so reliable, responsible and niceeeeeee! We four people had an extremely wonderful time in Kenya. We love all Kenyan people who were so nice to us. The most gratitudes to our driver guide Dominic. He is so kind and professional. He made us see lions at a very short range everyday!!! And he prevented our tour from being influenced by the protests happening in Nairobi. Thank everyone so much!
Email Angel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very responsible heartful and experienced tour guide we have had!
It is totally worthy by letting Morningstar host us in Kenya. From the beginning, Dennise is super patient to answer all the questions and concerns. During the safari, we had a wonderful time with our tour guide Eric. He has 15 years experience. He can quickly knows our concerns abd driving habits, makes us not bored during the long driving transportation. He is punctual, experienced, thoughtful and kind. Will definitely come back in the future or refer him to my friends.
Email Joey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Eric is the best tour guide!
I would say having a humourous and experienced tour guide is the key to enjoying a safari in Kenya. Eric is a very easygoing guide, he used his 15 years of experience to drive us around to find the animals. We found the big 5 in Masai Mara and the scene was breathtaking. Will definitely recommend this agent to my friends who will be coming to Kenya later.
Professional and fantastic choice for safari
The communications between us and the agency went on very well. Alice has always replied to our messages rapidly and provided us a well organized quote for our trip in just around hours. Our experience in both Kenya and Tanzania was fabulous. We saw all the big fives from perfect angles. The final price for the tour was reasonable as well. Definitely a top choice for African safari!
Morning Star is an excellent tour operator that provides a bespoke service
Morning Star did a great job at organising a 10 day tour which included Kenya and Tanzania, multiple accommodations and several parks. We started off in Kenya, headed to Tanzania, and then back to Kenya for the final park. We had three excellent guides. Two in Kenya (Tim and Alex) and one in Tanzania (Isaya). They made sure we were well looked after. They kept us entertained throughout the trip, made sure we got the best experiences and photos, and tailored the trip to our needs. On top of the safaris, we were also interested in the cultures and how the every day persons lives in Kenya/Tanzania. Our guides adjusted the itinerary to accommodate our interests and we really got the most out of our trip. We stayed at some amazing accommodations including some spectacular bush camps. Our favorite spots were Kon Tiki Africa in Serengeti, Soroi Mara Migration Camp - Private Wing in Masai Mara, and Kibo Safari Camp in Amboseli. I highly recommend Morning Star and we will be using them again shortly!
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Email Taylor Unger | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This tour is the experience of a lifetime!
Honestly cannot say enough good things about Morning Star Tours and our guide John. John gave us the experience of a lifetime. He answered all of questions and gave us a lot of information about the animals. Whatever we asked for, John went above and beyond to make sure we were happy and our needs met. We wanted to see lions, John showed us a pack of lions hunting. We wanted to see giraffes, John took us to see a baby giraffe. Whenever there was a massive group of jeeps, John always got us a spot right in front. John made us feel like family and we truly feel like we would not have had such an amazing time if we had another guide. Our days were filled of wonderful memories of us laughing wherever we went. We appreciated John’s eagerness to please and his great sense of humor.
Dennis was also incredible. He was always so quick to respond to our many questions and made us feel completely at ease. We had no idea what to expect but we were blown away by all the amazing activities and accommodations that Dennis booked for us. Easily some of the nicest accommodations we have ever stayed at in our lives and the service was top notch. I can’t wait to return home and tell all of our friends to book with this amazing company. John and Dennis, thank you for giving us the trip of a lifetime.
