Taking you to the exotic African wild!
Morning Star Tours & Travel
- Located 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)
Reviews
Email Andreia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Personalized, available, caring
Hello,
We are a couple and a safari was my husband’s dream trip.
I looked online and found Morningstar and sound me ok. Best decision ever.
My practitioner was Alice and the driver was Alex. They were both amazing.
Alice was able to understand what I wanted from the trip and adapt the plan accordingly. She was always polite, understanding, sympathetic, empathic and always always responded promptly to any query, even during the trip.
I found that this was a very smooth and easy holiday thanks to her, very similar to what I would do if I was booking it myself.
Alex was an excellent guide. He could find the animals in places that I would never find. He has the best eye sight ever. He was always polite, on time, kind, explaining the things around. He respected the plan but also suggested adaptations so we could take the most of our trip (what worked wonders).
This was not the most affordable travel, but that was our choice. We decided to have an extra day in Nairobi to rest, a jipe for only 2, and our hotels were quite good.
By the way, the choice of the rooms was on spot considering the major opportunities of each hotel, for example, the room in Naivasha allowed us to see the Hypos at night, otherwise, we would have not seen them so closely.
I do not regret a second using Morningstar and I am very happy for the professionals we had.
DE
Email Paul | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable and going for the extra mile
Our tour guide and driver Rono really did his utmost to have an enjoyable safari week with him. Very knowledgable and spotted animals way before we did.... And with patience we were able to view the big 5. Previously it took me 3 weeks of safari to have that chance, so well done Rono!
Communication with Morningstars through Dennis was very easy and effectively, sometimes responses within the hour.
Highly recommended.
CN
Email Jiaxi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A super wonderful choice for Safari, it’s definitely worth it!
Morning Star is a really reliable tour operator. Our trip designer, Joysharon, was really patient and nice. We talked in more than 30 emails. She helped schedule the whole trip based on our plan, and kept following my feeling about the trip during the Safari, the hotel she chose was so excellent. And our tour guide, James Muema, I would say he’s the best! He is not only energetic, and kept helping us looking for animals, but also really good at taking pictures! We had wonderful experience from the trip, we would recommend our friends choosing Morningstar!
IL
Email Eli Cohen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional and caring company made our Safari just perfect!
I started planning our family (3 girls in the ages of 24, 19, 15) travel more than 2 months before the trip. Joseph, our travel agent from Morning Star provided all the information I needed (through numerous iterations) to create the right Safari trip for us. Joseph responded at any time to every question and tried to say Yes on almost every request. Our start was challenging when we realized at the airport we need a Visa before our flight. Joseph was amazingly helpful to get our (late) applications (took forever on the government website) approved in less than an hour. Since we missed our flight, and took only few hours later, Joseph arranged an hotel for us on our arrival (near the airport so we can sleep properly) and a driver to pick us up. He even came by himself to welcome us at the airport and make sure everything goes smoothly.
The Safari itself was amazing, all the 4 reserves Joseph recommended were perfect (Amboseli, Naivasha, Nakuru and of course Maasai Mara). Our driver, James, was so friendly that we became friends. He is also a professional and identifed every animal and even every bird we saw (verified on the book :). He attended all our needs and all our requests for games drives and stops. When we had a delay and afraid to miss our lunch in Sofa Lodge Nakuru, Joseph again proved resourceful and arranged an alternative lunch in the sister lodge in Naivasha. He even made all the arrangements required to get us on time for our flight to Zanzibar after an early breakfast before we left the lodge. Joseph kept checking if we need anything and was there to resolve even minor issues.
This was one of the best trip our family had and we know we will return back to Kenya. Joseph, from Morning Star will get our first call!
CH
Email Diana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour and great guides
Our experience with Morning Star was great from the first contact till the end of our trip. Alice was very responsive and helped us plan a trip that matches our interests. She even helped organize a surprise birthday celebration for my husband! We had 2 guides. James for Kenya and Tony for Tanzania. We liked James so much that we were worried to change guides. But Tony was also amazing and it was hard to say goodbye to him as well! They both told us lots of interesting facts about the animal kingdom and took care of us during our 8 days safari. The lodges we slept in were also a great choice (credits to Alice). Overall I highly recommend Morning Star. Satisfaction guaranteed!
US
Email Nathan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Morningstar was fantastic
Communication A+
Coordinator (Dennis) A+
Safari guide (James). A +
Lodging A+
All of our lodging was perfect, our itinerary was carefully crafted, our safaris were wonderful. Everyone on the morningstar team went out of their way to ensure we head the best possible experience.
NL
Email Cesha | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect!
Despite booking the three day Safari on short notice we had a great Safari from start to finish. Joseph arranged the planning of the Safari perfectly and the driver James showed us all the highlights of tsavo-west and amboseli.
Every effort was made to make this our best Safari and we certainly succeeded.
Morningstar is definitely recommended!
US
Email Corey from California | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most amazing experience EVER!!
From start to finish, the process was seamless. To Start, Dennis K. Our tour consultant was AMAZING! Dennis is super friendly and available at all times. He answered every question, email, call, etc…. As this was our first experience, we had several concerns. All of our questions and concerns prior to the trip were answered immediately, with reassurance which was fantastic.
It was my wife’s birthday so I asked for a surprise bday cake …. Not only did they arrange a bday cake, they created an UNFORGETTABLE birthday surprise with the Maasai Warriors performing their traditional dance at our Camp! It was AMAZING! I highly recommend Morningstar Safari to anyone looking for a life changing experience!
Email Joe Broomfield | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic from start to finish
The few days we had with Morning Star Tours & Travel were incredibly well organised, with our lift from Nairobi to Amboseli being seamless. Our short stay at Amboseli was good, with the staff being friendly and the food great. The couple of game drives were awesome too, with our guide, Rono, being very much suited to my partner and I as he is a lovely chap who is always willing to answer questions and go the extra mile. Rono then drove us a considerable distance along some dodgy roads to Tsavo National Park (salt lick lodge) where not only we had a great room but the game drives were good and food absolutely amazing. After we left salt lick to come to Mombasa and Diani Beach, Rono drove us to the train station (all organised in advance with tickets bought) where we had a lovely journey down in 1st class with plenty of leg room and refreshments.
Rono is a credit to the tour provider and would highly recommend him to anyone going to this part of Kenya. Me and my partner wish him and his family all the best for the future.
IT
Email Wanda and Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dream holiday
We enjoyed every single second of this trip: we started with Amboseli Park, then Tsavo East and West finishing our safari in Diani Beach.
Thanks to James(our guide driver) we saw animals in their wildlife! He was able to answer all our questions and gave us some nice stories about animals lives.
Thanks to our travel agent Alice we had a life dream holiday, everything was planned for us and she was always ready to answer my texts also in the evening.
We’re so happy about everything, it was magical.
Thank you to Morningstar Safari and to driver Augustine, always ready to make us laugh.
I recommend this agency to everyone ! 100%
