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Wildebeest Safaris
- Located In:
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China
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1997)
- Member Of:
- ETT & TRA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Richard | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent itinerary with knowledgeable guides and good accommodations made for a rewarding safari.
The requested itinerary for an 18 day photographic safari by professional photographers through parks in both Kenya and Tanzania including the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti met most of our expectations and was very rewarding, due in large part to the expertise of the driver/guides Dennis and Hamza. They were excellent in locating game and getting us into position to best photograph the animals after a little coaching on how to position the vehicles. It appeared however, that they were not always adequately informed regarding the details of the trip that had been committed to us. Not everything was as advertised, for example, the first day two planned activities were not included, and a lunch on the last day was missed.
For the most part, the accommodations were as advertised with some camps better than others, however charging electronic devices was difficult in a couple of locations. The food was adequate to good and again the quality and variety varied by camp.
Optional additional activities, such as a photo safari on water at a lake and a visit to a Maasai village were offered and taken, which were very good, but the additional cost should have been advised before embarking on the adventures.
As there were some long and very difficult road transfers between parks, adequate rest and washroom stops were not sufficient on some legs. A six hour transfer with no bathroom break planned for senior citizens is not acceptable.
The largest complaint was the timing and execution of our departure at the Nairobi airport. Instead of departing our last camp at a time that would have allowed the proper travel time, with lunch included as advertised, and gotten us to the airport at a time coinciding with airport checkin, we departed the camp in the morning, did not stop for lunch and arrived at the airport at 3pm with a departure at midnight, and we were dropped without any guidance regarding the airport or facilities for waiting for a checkin at 7pm. We felt abandoned.
Given the few issues, we were satisfied with our trip and experience and would use Wildebeest again with a better understanding and agreement on some of the details mentioned above. We didn't expect anything beyond what we contracted for, but we did expect to receive what we contracted for.
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Email Neha | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thrilling experiences with Wildebeest Safaris! Highly recommended 👍
We visited Kenya from 26th -30th May 2024 and our tour operators - Wildebeest Safaris made the trip an amazing and simply thrilling safari experience at Masai Mara National park and also Nairobi city tour with a superb guide Mr. Mike ! Thank you so much for putting all the efforts for making our trip a memorable one 🙏 .
The hotels were outstanding and good value for money ! Highly recommend the Wildebeest safaris👍😊
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Email Kacy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Such a wonderful experience
Noah was easy to book with and very attentive and Mike, our guide was awesome! He found us the most beautiful animals and helped us to learn more Swahili! He drove us 7hrs from Nairobi to Masai Mara and waited for us when our plane was late leaving Mara. Overall great experience and I definitely recommend them!
SG
Email Khanh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect honeymoon safari trip w/ Wildebeest Safaris!
I wanna thank Noah Kuti and Titus, our guide/driver, for making our honeymoon such a wonderful experience. We really enjoyed every single game drive w Titus and managed to see almost all the Big 5 animals. Titus is such an experienced, courteous, and funny person -- we really couldn’t have asked for a better guide for our trip. All the lodging accommodations are great thank you my wife esp. loves the ones in Amboseli and Masai Mara with the tented camps. The food is great and has so much variety, esp. the one at the Sarova Lion Hill lodge (highly recommended) and we are a big fan of Kenyan cuisine now!
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Email Myles Dworkin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible Kenya Adventure
My fiance and I went on a short 4-day safari through Nairobi and Masai Mara. We went with Wildebeest Safaris and had Jeff as our tour guide. While the organization of the company was not the best, Jeff more than made up for it with his in-depth knowledge of the area. He was an incredible tour guide who knew the parks like the back of his hand, was able to communicate effectively with others in the park to find animals, and customized our days to our preferences. In just 4 days we saw the big 5 plus much more. Jeff truly made the trip and I highly recommend asking for him if booking with Wildebeest. We left the experience feeling like we truly made a friend.
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Email Dimitar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Big five mission completed
Wildebeest Safaris orginezed our 5 day Safari in Amboseli, Nakuru lake and Masai Mara. The lodges we spent the nights were inside the parks (higly reccomended) Our driver Titus was one of the best expirienced guides and did everything possible to see the Big five and many other animals in close. Great thanks to Titus! Wildebeest safaris we following up our trip and were flexible to reorganize the schedule when we late because of the heavy trafic. We felt safe and supported through all the trip with Wildebeest safaris. We recomend Wildebeest safaris for your viyage to the wild nature.
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Email Paula | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Poor contact, changed plans with no explanations.
Incredible places but the timing was not good. For visiting the 3 parks you should stay at least 2 nights in each one of them. We could enjoy Masai Mara because we did stay for 2 nights. The jeep we had assigned was not in good conditions, we even had a panne, so we lost more time and arrived really late to one park, had a very late lunch, not so yummy and had few time to visit the park. The operator was not very communicative, only answered fast when we told him about the transportation problem.
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Email Juliana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience. Excellent guide/driver, great planning, super experience, highly recommend it!
I wanted to express our heartfelt gratitude for the Wildbeest team, in particular to our driver and guide Dennis. We had a great time in Kenya. His friendliness, professionalism, and passion truly made our safari unforgettable. He was a highlight of our experience, and we highly recommend you and the Wildebeest safaris to others travellers. Thank you for making our journey so special. The price was fair and everything was arranged by the team, so we had nothing to worry about. Good car and accomodation - and friendly people everywhere!
Juliana
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Email Antoine & Natacha | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The good way to embody Kenya and its beautiful wildlife.
Very good experience with Mike
Everything is well organized, you just have to enjoy and look at the amazing Big 5 and adorable pumbas ;)
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Email David | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Safari with a great guide - wonderful experience that will last a lifetime!
I have done a number of safaris before (Tanzania, Kenya, S.Africa) and all have been great including this one. We did 5 night safari taking in Lake Manyara, 2 days in Serengetti Ngorongoro & Tarangire. We had some great sightings - more lions than I've seen before (including tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara), fantastic leopard, cheetah, rhino plus loads of other game. Our guide, Hamza was fantastic. he was very friendly, patient and always accomodating to our needs which was a big part of why we had such a good experience. Value for money, we went for a mid-range package and on paper most seemed similar pricing for similar packages, however when booking, Noah was very helpful letting us expand/tailor our itinerary to include airport transfers and an extra day in Arusha.
