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4.7699 / 5 4.8 /5
4.8912 / 5 4.7935 / 5 4.5883 / 5 4.5033 / 5

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4 star 282 / 10 282
3 star 29 / 10 29
2 star 9 / 10 9
1 star 6 / 10 6
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Male avatar icon Rolf Norway flag NO       Visited: February 2018 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2018

Email Rolf  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Rolf and not that of SafariBookings.

Exellent

3 / 5 3 /5
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The wildlife was impressive. Accomondation was good, but the mosquito nets in two of the hotels were full of holes. Our guide and driver was exellent (respect for the animals, reliable driver, and knowledgeable)

Male avatar icon Manish kashyap United Arab Emirates flag AE       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2017

Email Manish kashyap  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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In the nature

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The wildlife and landscape is great and beyond my expectation. Felt like staying more there and didn't feel like coming out from there.

Avatar icon Leanna Hui United States flag US       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Sep 23, 2017

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Met many Kenya people who are not honest, always try to swindle money out of visitors

3 / 5 3 /5
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1.Wildlife is great.
2.No smog control on vehicles, therefore, air pollution is serious especially in big cities.
3. Met many Kenya people (people on street, Guide/ Driver, Park security) who are not honest, always try to fool you and swindle money or taking advantage of visitors. (Some women asked me to take ONE picture for them, then asked for US$20. Tour Guide said he has no money to buy me food/water after I had paid meals/water/tour to the tour company. Security at Masai Mara asked a tip of US$ 50 for a 5 minutes walk. etc.)--I have travelled many places around the world, and I have never met so many greedy people in one place!

Avatar icon John Carthy United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2009 Reviewed: Jan 25, 2012

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3 / 5 3 /5
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Kenya's great for an organised safari. If you are self-driving Southern Africa is much cheaper and easier, as are Uganda and Rwanda.

Male avatar icon Suave United States flag US       Visited: April 2026 Reviewed: Jun 4, 2026

Email Suave  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

African Adventure

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 5 / 5 4 / 5 0 / 5

We enjoyed our 2 day Safari in Tsavo East. Our driver did an excellent job finding the interesting locations from which we observed wild life
Highly recommended

Male avatar icon Dirk Feys Belgium flag BE       Visited: March 2026 Reviewed: Apr 25, 2026

Email Dirk Feys  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

marvelous

4 / 5 4 /5
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Safari was great! I am glad I did this in the low season! The lodge I stayed in was disapointing, very old, no real place to sit down, shaggy restaurant m

Male avatar icon John A. Minnett United States flag US       Visited: March 2026 Reviewed: Apr 21, 2026

Email John A. Minnett  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A most memorable Safari that unexpectedly included quite a bit of extra education ....

4 / 5 4 /5
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about all the animals and some of the plant life. Our first lodge and its cuisine was excellent, and our second was a nice was average overall. Our Guides were excellent.

Male avatar icon Tom United States flag US       Visited: March 2026 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2026

Email Tom  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

We experienced the best and worst of what Kenya has to offer

4 / 5 4 /5
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We visited Kenya for roughly two weeks in March, 2026. We were on a fantastic safari for seven days which brought us to Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Hells Gate and Masai Mara Parks/Preserves. The lodging, all Sopa Lodges, was superb as was the dining. Our tour company, Marurumi Safaris was excellent - James and Ivy were personable, knowledgeable and a joy to be with. Most of all the wildlife was unbelievable on all standpoints; accessibility, visibility and the abundance of species.
Outside of the Safari we spent several days in Nairobi was well as visiting Oyugis and Kisumu in western Kenya. Our short visit to downtown Nairobi on day one was marred by being confronted with blatant government corruption. I unknowingly took a single cell phone photo of the parliament building from across a four lane street. I was immediately approached by two guards armed with automatic weapons and threatened with jail and a fine for taking the photo; my phone was also confiscated.
Read more Luckily, I was accompanied by a Kenyan citizen who knew that what the guards really wanted was a bribe. It took roughly 60 USD to get my phone back.
Corruption and open bribery also reared its ugly head at the parks. It was clear that bribes needed to be paid to park officials as park in addition to the official entry fees. It was also clear that the official entry fees are not used to help improve the parks.
Traveling around the country was great; the scenic beauty of the rural countryside, tea plantations and sunsets over Lake Victoria were awesome. But, the lack of infrastructure, pollution and horrendous traffic detracted from the overall beauty.
Male avatar icon Mark Brown United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Mar 13, 2026

Email Mark Brown  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Lovely people but we were only there for 1 day and night so difficult to judge.

4 / 5 4 /5
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In the one day / night we stayed we managed a 4 hour game drive at the Nairobi National Park. Perfect for a 4 hour game drive. Company that organised it were good, good value for money and loved our driver, he was great.

Male avatar icon Lazar Bazlyankov Bulgaria flag BG       Visited: February 2026 Reviewed: Mar 6, 2026

Email Lazar Bazlyankov  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Marvelous wildlife, terrible slums and trash everywhere

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We visited 3 national parks - Masai Mara, Nakuru and Amboseli. It was a 6-day safari, well organised, jeep travel. The driver was also our guide and Jackson was a very experienced and knowledgeable guy. The thing which we did not take into account in advance was that travel distances are quite big and rather tiresome. Inside the national parks roads are dirty (red all-sticking dust) and very uneven, while the riding lasts 6 to 7 hours. Between the parks distances are 200-300 km or more, some parts of these also on dirty roads. In 2 words - lots of jeep riding. This, plus early wake-ups (5:30 am) to catch the rhythm of the animals equals to tiredness. People should be prepared for this - we were not, which was our fault only. Nothing to do with the guide and the company. For those seeking to observe lots of birds and some animals, I'd suggest going to Nakuru only; for elephants - Amboseli is the perfect place.
We slept in so called "budget" accommodations - a hotel
Read more in Nakuru and tents in the other 2 parks. Tents were spacious, something like 30 sq.m. with private toilet and a shower stand, comfortable beds, etc. Mosquitos are endless and invisible, be prepared. The food was basic but tasty, only lunch boxes were rather boring - every day there was 1/4 of fried chicken. In general - great experience, fascinating wildlife, everybody pushes you to give away some money ... walking wallets syndrome.