Reviews
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Email Sean Larrisa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
perfect holiday
From initial emails to arrival and to the end of holiday. Safari was amazing and made more brilliant by our exceptional and very knowledgeable guide Paul. The important details had been thought out. We always had time to relax before traveling. We always arrived at lodges outside peak times and on more than one occasion felt we had entire lodges to ourselves! Paul was a very safe driver on Kenyan roads, and within the parks always found the best spots.
I highly recommend this agency and particularly our guide to anyone looking for a safari.
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Email Allegra | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenneth and Paul were very kind, thoughtful, and enthusiastic.
This tour lived up to all my expectations and more. Kenneth and Paul were absolutely amazing! They ensured I got to see all the incredible animals, served up delicious food, and provided comfortable accommodations. Not to mention, they were fantastic companions. We had some wonderful conversations, and I gained a wealth of knowledge about these fascinating animals.
The first day we spent it inside Masai Mara. We saw lions, zebras, giraffes, elephants, crocodiles, hippos, hyenas, and more. We then went to the camp and stayed the night. The next day we went to visit the Masai village and started the route back to Nairobi.
Thank you both for this amazing experience!
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Email Leke T | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very experienced and committed tour guide, professional, provided detailed itinerary and info
Great experience from timely pickup, to rich, informative conversation during the drive, all the way to an engaged and committed safari tour guide that made sure we tracked and saw as many animals as possible in the park!
Highly recommend
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Email Jaesyn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
beyond expectation
Our family (three adults) went on a 12 day safari with this operator in Kenya and Tanzania. We spent seven days in Kenya and five days in Tanzania. Working with direct kenya safaris person, Keneth Nduso, we researched parks and reserves to visit and came up with that met our needs and budget. Keneth provided excellent guidance over the months we worked on our itinerary.
Paul, our guide in Kenya was experienced, knowledgeable, and personable. At each park, and reserve we visited, Paul knew where to find animals and birds we hoped to see and observe. We photographed elephants, lions, rhinos, zebras, various types of gazelle, giraffes, buffalo, wildebeests, jackals, and tons of birds , many other species of animals and birds. Micheal, our guide in Tanzania did equally fantastic and really took good care of us.
Generally, this is your go to whenever you want to visit Africa for your safari.
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Email Ahmed Elgazzar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very profesional and facilitated everything I needed
I had the trip I was hoping for my kids. We enjoied every moment and each place we visited. The trip was well organized and covered all the places we were Planning to visit. The tour guide was well informed and managed to give us an amazing experience. We stayed in 5 different hotels, all of them were good except 1 which was acceptable.
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Email Moritz | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Experience the best parks, easy and simple
I been planning on going for another safari for the last few years and finally managed to go again this year. I been looking for various destinations but decided to go to Kenya once more, this time around I wanted to experience different parks. Direct Kenya Safari had a set tour that already sounded good but I wanted to change some parts of the trip. After few emails back and forth playing around with different parks and length of stay I found my trip. Tsavo East, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and finishing up at Masai Mara.
I decided for budget tour and was already happy of having luxury of having a bathroom. While sceptical at first about minivan rather than land cruiser, I was very happy with the comfort.
The driver had to deal with myself, crazy photographer... Stay... Move forward a bit... Can you move back.... Stop... Perfect. Now let's stay here for 1hour... He was very patient and kept eyes and ears open to ensure that I get to see the animals I was after and got the shot. On top he had great knowledge of the animals as well as about Kenya.
So all in all, easy to deal with and a great experience.
If I could change anything... Maybe spend more time in 2 parks rather than exploring 4,just to avoid long drives. Same time the parks differ a lot from one another.
Loved the Voi Safari Lodge with an amazing view from the restaurant.
Photos from trip on @mostwildlife on Instagram
Email Nicodemè | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Safari
The whole experience with DKS from the start through the whole journey was excellently exceptional. Very friendly, attentive to detail and most important pocket friendly. Our guide Paul was friendly and professional and took very good care of us for the four days of safari. Generally, highly recommend!
Excellent communication, amazing experience, unforgettable trip
Direct Kenya Safaris were amazing!! They were very communicative from the very beginning of the planning process and went above and beyond to ensure that we had the best experience on the trip. We have used other safari companies in Kenya and they are hands down the best. I highly recommend them.
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Email Tamra | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Safari Experience!
I can't say enough good things about DKS. I just returned from a 16 day trip to Uganda and Kenya. Mine was a private safari, which made it a little more expensive, but that almost meant I got to make it exactly what I wanted, and didn't have to deal with strangers. It was also super safe in this time of Covid. Keneth helped me arrange my trip and we sent hundreds of emails back and forth during the year it took to plan. He answered all my questions (and there were a lot!), and was always quick to respond. When Rwanda closed the land borders to tourists 9 days before my departure, he let me know immediately. He suggested an alternative, I changed my flight, and he had my whole itinerary rearranged in less than 24 hours. I was very excited when I got to finally meet him in Nairobi, and thank him in person, and he spent my last day on tour with me and my driver. My driver was David. He was with me my entire time in Africa. After two weeks with him, I felt like I made a friend. He shielded me from shady officials wanting bribes, knew the best times to go on game drives, introduced me to the most delicious spicy ginger tea, and even taught me some Swahili. David and Keneth took such good care of me. I can't imagine going back to East Africa, and not booking my trip with DKS.
