65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent Safari
This Safari was excellent and, thanks tou our superb guide, we saw some truly amazing things. Unfortunately some of the accommodation did not work out as planned.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, knowledgeable team
We had a 3 night trip with Orange to the Masai Mara/Amboseli, including a stay at Jambo Safari Lodge for 2 nights and a train ride across Tsavo towards Mombasa. The van we had, which was just for our group, was functional and as the roads are not that great we got rattled around quite a lot: you get dusty, you get windswept, you might get wet, you might have to hold on tight - but you’re on a Safari in Kenya, it is all part of the experience! Elisha and Cap’n Patrick were our guide and driver and they are delightful people. I asked lots of questions about the wildlife and Elisha was very knowledgeable. Cap’n Patrick always worked hard to ensure we got good views of everything then we would say ‘sawa sawa!’ to move on (learning a few words of Swahili along the way). Our full day in the Mara was magical. We saw so much and the weather was perfect - blue sky, sunshine but not too hot and not many insects either! I had a big smile on my face all day. Highlights for me included families of giraffes and elephants, a cheetah lying nonchalantly beside the road, the beautiful Mara scenery and a male lion with a fresh kill. At a later part of our trip I got in touch with Elisha to see if he could arrange for someone to pick us up at Nairobi, as we had a lot of hours to kill before our flight home, and take us to a couple of Nairobi attractions such as the Giraffe sanctuary and the boardwalk experience (both well worth the effort) and he did just that which was really helpful!! If we did it again we would probably choose an itinerary without quite as much driving time but we had a lot to pack in and only a short time and a small budget to do it. We definitely filled our days and got a taste of different parts of Kenyan life including stopping along the way even popping into a supermarket to get some local snacks. I have great memories of our days in Kenya it was a very full and intense experience and I can recommend Orange for the friendly personal touch they gave us.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour operator was friendly and committed..took care of the group and answered all questions aske
I had a great experience,, definitely worth it and worth the money..it's affordable and had more knowledge of the animals and the maasai community...
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice and simple! Travelling with character!
We travelled as a family with two little child and booked the Wasini Dolphin Tour.
Our kids were a little bit too young (4&2) for this experience so I recommend travel without.
It was a beautiful boat tour. We stopped for snorchelling, had a funny wave-experience on the Kisite mpunguti island and were able to catch a glimpse on a pod of dolphins.
We had amazing food and a cool tour on wasini island.
Marl is such a friendly and nice guide, answered all our questions and had some fun and interesting stories to tell.
We do really recommend this tour!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience overall
Kush our guide was amazing, he is very passionate about wildlife and has great knowledge about animals. He is friendly and goes above and beyond! Had a once in a lifetime experience on the safari.
We ended up staying in a different accommodation, not the one was advertised and confirmed initially, had no hot water and the tent was not like on the pictures but the beds were very comfortable.
Bit more communication in advance about the changes from the tour operator would have been appreciated. Kush tried his best to help though which was great. Thank you Kush for the great experience!
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They are good n delivered what they promised
We had a great trip of Masai Mara with our driver/guide Mr. David Mwangi. He was knowledgeable and caring. I would say it was because of David we enjoyed the trip. He was patient when we went for the river crossing of the wildebeest and it’s because of his patience that we were able to witness the river crossing. If anyone wants to take a trip with Jocky Tours then i highly recommend David. 5 stars to David.
The Lenchada tourist camp is a basic place but workable as you are there for the wildlife. The electricity is there for a few hours in the morning n a few hours in the evening.
The hotels in Nakuru and Naivasha are also good, although I think Nakuru n Naivasha can be skipped. We travelled hours and hours from Masai Mara to Nakuru for just 60-90 minutes Safari. Go to Nakuru only if you really really want to see the Rhino.
I have given 4 stars because we were made to change SIX vehicles during our 5 nights trip. At one point I felt they were playing passing the parcel, with me being the parcel.
Overall we had a good trip n great sightings in Masai Mara. It would have been an excellent trip had we skipped Nakuru and Naivasha.
If I go again I would use jocky tours.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Eficient and resolutive, very profesional
We had to postpone our trip from 2020 because of the pandemic and they respect the money advanced at the time for our final price this summer. All communications with them have been very fluent and profressionals, very detailed information regarding any issue that was requested from our side.
DE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Kwale Island and Sandbank , First classical organization Single Customer no mass clearance
The trip with Cliff Richard was very well organized and set up according to our wishes. The punctual pickup by bus and especially with air conditioning were well received
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ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect driver/guide
Our experience with Explorer Kenya was very good. We booked from our home country and all communication with the administrative staff was immediate and excellent. The car we were served, a Land Cruiser prepared, was ideal for us (8 people). We all had access to a window, the car was comfortable and had all the amenities. Perhaps we lacked a small fridge to cool refreshments but we didn't miss it much. The driver/guide, Daniel, was always kind and considerate of our attitude. If we wanted to talk he told us everything we needed to know about culture and nature (he has an encyclopaedia in his brain!!!). When we wanted peace and quiet, he kept the conversation in a calm tone. An excellent person. I would definitely recommend this company, and especially Daniel, to everyone.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A dream come true
We booked a 3 days safari tour with Shammah wonders, Justin was so kind and available during our discussion, he answer all my questions and customize our trip as we want since i am pregnant. The three days with 2 games driver with Eliahakim as a tour guide was amazing !! Eliahakim did his best so we can get the chance to see all the animals and also he explains to us a lot of information we ignored before about different species.
