Big Time Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
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Email Leona | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever!
Everything was just awesome with big time safaris! The communication upfront with Steve gave you a good and safe feeling about traveling to Africa for the first time! Going on safari with the best driver / national park expert / person Gibson was just amazing! We saw every animal we wanted to see and much more than that! For the budget we had planned we got the nicest lodges and very good service :-) everybody in the office and on the road was super friendly and helpful - we would definitely recommend this company!
Email Georges | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic budget safari tour!
Brilliant safari tour with Big Time. Their office staff were super responsive and helpful answering questions in advance. Patrick, our guide, was fantastic: humour, patience, expert off road driving, ability to answer all our questions about the animals, and true expertise in taking us round the parks. The budget safari is obviously not luxurious (downsides are simple camping accommodation, simple food, and occasional disruptions when picking up new people in the group) but it was completely fine and a great value way to see all the same animals people on more expensive tours see. You will have a wonderful time!
Email Jeff adams | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing from start to finish
Just back from a seven day safari with big time safari.We have been waiting two years to do our safari because of covid,wow was it worth it,They made our safari so amazing from all the planning,whenever I emailed Martha she was always quick to reply,Then on safari our guide James made our safari so special,his knowledge was amazing,taking so much time to find the animals,The best compliment I can give Big Time Safari's is they made us feel like family,when we return to Kenya to safari again they are the only company we would use
So thank you so much again big time safari
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Email Anne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing trip
I did the 11-days Kenya Tanzania safari. It was a great experience, we saw lots and lots of animals. The hardest was to go back home. We followed the scheduled program. Steve was helpfull and always available (7/7) for any questions before AND during the safari. I choosed the budget safari but do not regret it at all. It totally met my expectations. Accommodation and food were ok for the money spent. Some comments online about the camps are a bit exaggerated :)
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Email Roberta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unique Experience, unique people
We did the 11 day safari between Kenya and Tanzania. It was a unique experience. Because thanks to this tour you can see all the Big5 and you can see different landscapes in a short time, from Kilimanjaro to the Ngorongoro Crater. We saw lots of animals and migration.
Everything was possible before and during by Steve, who is the contact person who answered my questions at all hours of the day and night, he was extremely helpful and when you travel far away, having such a person gives you a lot of security. While during the tour having good guides is essential and they have special ones. Stanley was our guide in Kenya he is a person I will never forget, he always made us feel safe and we had a great time with him. While in Tanzania we had Suleman a very good guide equally.
Another fundamental thing is that the tour is very flexible, so you can choose the days you want and whether to stay in tents or lodges, whether to do certain activities or not, so you can shape it on what your travel idea is.
I thank this company for what it made me live, I will only have good memories of this experience.
RS
Email Vujke | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
❤️
The most beautiful life experience! If you want a real Safari, then BIGTIME SAFARIS is the right place for you! Drivers / guides are great, they have a lot of information, they try their best to find as many animals as possible, after all, the whole safari depends on them, because it's not a zoo, it's a safari! We saw the big five. If you are a photographer, thanks to the drivers, you have to get the best position !
The camp is also great, a few minutes from there is a real Masai Village that we also visited. Finally, we visited the famous Mara River! Thanks again to these wonderful people for this wonderful experience, all the recommendations! Greetings from Serbia !
Email taz | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
loved every second of it
I booked Kenya- Tanzania combined safari (budget) with Big Time Safaris. I was a little worried to begin with as I have never been to Africa before. Steve was very helpful, made me feel so much better months before the trip, up until the day it started.
Given that I was solo traveler, I was not even asked to pay twice as much like the other safari companies on the internet. All the same great price.
Kenya part of the safari was perfect. I loved every second of it.
All the staff involved were very friendly, the landscapes were to die for, the food lovely any healthy, journeys from one park to another were as enjoyable.
I saw all big five and more...
As for my guide/driver Eric (in Kenya Part) ; he is one of the nicest, kindest persons I have ever had the privilege of meeting.
He is very professional, knowledgeable, very helpful and of course one of the best drivers I have seen. He went above and beyond to ensure I saw all big five. I will definitely ask for him to be my guide again when I get back...
Tanzanian part of the safari was unfortunately not the same. I enjoyed it nonetheless though i would not opt for it again. It is a beautiful place, lovely landscapes, nice people but parks are huge, animals are generally really really far. Though the food was amazing, the safari was chaotic, my itinerary changed and man! beware of the tsetse flies!!!
I cannot wait to book my next African adventure next year or so and I definitely would go for Big Time Safaris again
Highly recommend it.
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Email Vero | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely amazing!!!
The safari experienced witg Big Time Safari was absolutely amazing! Lifetime memories !
Our guide was Eric: kind, relax and a genius to find animals!! Was there binocular in his glasses?
He was driving anywhere to allow us to see the animals as close as possible! We saw the Big Five and many other animals!
We couldn't hope for a better safari!
Steve who organized the safari was always available and the communication was super easy! He helped us organizing the rest of our holidays and we had the help of some driver to go to some places we wanted to visit!
Asanté sana!!
FR
Email Mane M | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Geoffrey best driver guide
Geoffrey enhanced our travel experience beyond our expectations!
I warmly recommend him !
RU
Email Agnia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent management and decent price
I was trying to book safari over safaribooking and sent 5 requests. Steve was the one (and actually the only) who wrote me at Whatsapp, answering all of my questions.
Our flight from Cairo to Nairobi was delayed so, first, I change a day of safari without any extra fees and later, being late on arrival, was taken by driver straight to the group which had already left the town by the time of my arrival.
All this time Steve was there, on the phone, helping and supporting.
The safari was amazing, we saw 4/5 of the "big 5" (bad season for rhino). Our driver and guide, Max, is extremely professional. He's doing safari for the last 15 years so basically knows everything about everything. Every single question we asked was answered straight and fully.
The accomodations and the food aren't chic. Don't expect 5 star camp neither Micheline star restaurant, but the camp staff is absolutely charming.
Anyways it was extremely great and I enjoyed every single moment!
