Kikwetu CEO, guide and happy clients after a tour
Kikwetu Cultural Adventures
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Bettina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
incredible safari to Tsavo East and West during rainy season
It's the second time that we took a safari organized by Kikwetu (Kenneth) and exactly as the first time we had an amazing 7 days trip. This time we went to Tsavo East and West and even being there during rainy season, we saw plenty of animals and had a very safe trip thanks to our amazing guide and driver Livingstone. We stayed at wonderful lodges :Ashnil Aruba Lodge, Salt Lick Lodge and Kilaguni Lodge, and as of the rainy season, we had sometime the Lodges just for us... We enjoyed plenty of wonderful landscapes and Livingstones experience and determination, allowed us to see lions, leopards, hippos, crocodiles, buffalos, plenty of incredible birds, elephants, giraffes, zebras, ... and many more, as well to learn a lot about Kenia. We would absolutely use Kikwetu again and highly recommend them to anyone considering an African safari.
Email Aussie Steve | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
8 night Kenyan safari
We had such an amazing time visiting Kenya on our 8 night safari arranged by Kikwetu Cultural Tours. We travelled from Australia and Kenneth and the team from Kikwetu Cultural Tours went above and beyond to ensure all our requirements were met. We would absolutely use Kikwetu Cultural Tours again and would highly recommend them to anyone planning a dream safari through Africa!
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Email Erin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Top notch safari experience
My boyfriend and I booked a last minute 6-day safari to Naivasha, Amboseli and the Masai Mara with Kikwetu. From start to finish, we had an amazing, seamless experience. Kenneth was super responsive during the planning phase, our guide, Abou was INCREDIBLE and our driver, Paul was lovely.
Highly recommend booking with Kikwetu!
Email Alexandra | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Planned and executed to perfection with great detail to attention, by very friendly staff.
We were a family of five with three teenagers visiting first the Masai Mara for three nights and then Mombasa beach for five nights, finishing off in Nairobi for two nights.
The trip was planned and executed to perfection with the experienced and friendly staff at Kikwetu Cultural Adventures, with top quality service, food and accommodation at the three hotels we stayed in. Norfolk hotel in Nairobi, Sarova Hotel in the Masai Mara and the Neptune Palm in Diani, Mombasa.
The safari in Masai Mara was the highlight of the trip as we were lucky to see the big five and more. Bring good binoculars, a sun hat and warm sweater for early morning drives.
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Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Individual Safari of a Lifetime!
Kikwetu Cultural Adventures put an individual safari together for me in less than a week, ensured I got to experience every important national reserve that makes Kenya special, and paced my time over 13 days at each reserve perfectly. The accommodations (lodgings, food, etc.) were safe, comfortable, friendly, and met whatever I needed. Each reserve had something different and unique to remember it by, and had both exciting thrills and time to relax and appreciate the moment. Both Kenneth, my main contact responsible for this whole safari, and Charles, my driver and guide, were incredibly kind, knowledgeable, attentive, professional, and fun to interact with -- they made my whole trip to Kenya worth wanting to come back and do all over again!
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Email Ingrid | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent advice, support and customer service on a custom made safari inside and outside Africa
This is the second time I am writing a review of my experience of traveling with Kikwetu Cultural Adventures. Last year, Ken Benson and his team organized an 80 day custom made safari through 7 African countries for me with such outstanding logistics and customer service throughout the safari, that this year I decided to turn again to Ken and his team to ask for his professional assistance in organizing a half-around-the-world tour for me.
I am 71 years old and decided that it was now or never for me to travel to some parts of the world which always have exerted a lot of attraction over me. I communicated to Ken via e-mail my ideas of where I wanted to go and how long I wanted to stay in each place and asked him to arrange flight connection, ground transportation, accommodation, sightseeing, etc. It turned out to be the safari of a lifetime:
31 days and 7500 km by road through rural and religious Ethiopia.
One week in Nairobi with visits to museums and galleries, the Sheldrick’s elephant orphanage,
a hike through Hell’s Gate close to Naivasha, Kibera slum and a very enjoyable walking tour through down town Nairobi which is especially recommendable on a Sunday.
Flight from Nairobi to Nampula and ground transportation to Nacala, Mozambique.
From Nacala, I had arranged for a freighter travel to Singapore with a stop over in Mauritius Island, but with three weeks on my hands while waiting for another freighter to come along and take me back home to Mexico across the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, Ken arranged for a 12 day safari in Indonesia, visiting Central and East Java, Sulawesi and Bali, and one week in Malaysia with highlights in Georgetown, Ipoh and Malacca.
My journey lasted 122 days and whenever network connections were available, Ken kept track of my travels and was in contact with me and/or the subcontracted provider to make sure, that everything went according to program and schedule.
It was a most gratifying experience and I want to thank Ken, Livingstone, Paul and the rest of Kikwetu Cultural Adventures for having made one more of my dreams come true.
There is no doubt in my mind that, if you are interested in a truly custom made safari inside Africa and in neighboring countries, Kikwetu Cultural Adventures is the best choice for getting what you are looking for with regard to advice, support, customer service and price.
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Email Kanika | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Excellent Adventure of a Lifetime!
OUR TRIP TO KENYA!!!
We had the most beautiful holiday planned for us by the team of Kikwetu Cultural Adventures!!
A haven of wildlife, we had the most enriching experiences of our lives travelling across Kenya.
After all, it’s not every day that you see the king of the jungle being the target of prey by a herd of wild buffaloes or herds of Elephants from the littlest to the largest rushing to get their spot to bathe in the swamp or Lion cubs enjoying snuggling with their mum on a splendid calm morning or flocks of pink Flamingos’ gracefully adorning the edges of the lake...the list is never ending. Gazelles, Impalas, Giraffes, Zebras, Wilder beast, Cheetahs, Monkeys, Rhinos, birds a many...what splendid variety of wildlife one witnessed.
Laudable is the way our driver & guide Msagha took us through it all under tough weather conditions. The trip was planned to near perfection & our Safari to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli ended with a trip to the fine beach of Watamu. The hospitality was great with comfortable accommodation and delicious food!!
Kudos to Kenneth, David, Msagha & Paul for having arranged it so beautifully for us.
A big thank you! We are sure to come back soon for more!!!
From all of us
Kanika Gulzar Amanat
Mumbai, India
Email Steve Hansen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Outstanding service and awesome adventure
I feel lucky that I picked Kikwetu to provide a safari for 8 days. I was travelling with my wife and 2 young children and I think that I had sent about 100 emails to different companies. Kenneth from Kikwetu was the only one that took into consideration my young children and devised an itinerary that would ensure a great time for my whole family.
After about another 80 emails backwards and forwards with Kenneth. I decided to book with him.
I am so glad I did because we had an amazing time.
Livingstone our driver and guide was awesome. Driving safely to get us to the parks. And on game drives he worked hard to find animals for us. He seemed as excited as us when we found a cheetah with a fresh kill.
All the accommodation booked for us was awesome, great service and putting us right in the action.
The airline lost 2 of our bags on the flight into Kenya and Kenneth personally picked up our bags and brought them to us in the middle of our safari. Now that is service, he didn’t want us to miss anytime on safari. Thanks Kenneth it was much appreciated.
Do yourself a favour and book with Kikwetu you will be in good hands.
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Email Marta Barata | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Family magical moments
Kikwetu was incredible - they made us feel safe, lucky, special and gave us the most amazing moments of our lifes. Masagha (Livingstone) is someone that we feel like a fridnd today, as well as kenneth - is impossible dont feel the best for someone that care so good of me and my family. I’m working on coming back as soon as I can but only with kikwetu.
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Email Paulo Pina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari
After convincing myself I would like to go on a safari adventure, I had to find a country and a travel agency.
After my research, I chose Kenya. The agency was what was left to choose. I searched the internet and found “Safaribooking”. This was the most complete site, as they have all the information you need.
I sent some price requests and from the beginning Kikwetu Cultural Adventures, including Kenneth, sent me the promptest replies. They respond quicky and efficiently in a very professional way.
I was a little afraid to make payments to a company I had never worked with, but after contacting some customers and Kenneth himself I realized I was dealing with honest people.
Until the day of our arrival, they have always given me all the information I requested.
From our arrival at Nairobi to our last day in Kenya, our guide – Livingstone Masagha – was amazing.
He is an excellent person, always ready to help us and worried about our well-being. Always searching for the wild animals we liked the most.
We started at Amboseli National Park, then Lake Naivasha and finally Masai Mara National Reserve. The latter the best.
This was an amazing vacation and a trip to remember.
I am alrealy organizing my next trip to Kenya and hope I will get to know other African countries, always with Kenneth helping me in the next safari adventures.
I truly recommend this agency. Do not search another…
