Baboon Budget Safaris Team
Baboon Budget Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- KATO, KTB & Ministry Of Tourism
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,736 to $12,151 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Elda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good trip- wow belle aventure
We did 2 small budget safaris (3 days in Kenya and 4 days in Tanzania).
We saw the "Big Five" in Kenya and Tanzania, very kind and caring drivers / guides.
A memorable trip for my daughter and me, a perfect zootherapy ...
I recommend this company for those who want a cheap safaris, not too demanding on food and lodging ... the focus is on animals ...
Accommodation in Kenya was not luxurious but comfortable camping.
Accommodation in Tanzania was wild camping in the bush.
The food very ordinary and little varied.
Perfect for practicing your English or Swahili.
Have a nice trip!
Elda
Email Steve Jones | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent wildlife adventure
Amazing. Joseph your a star. The experience of seeing African willdlife so close in such iconic surroundings is an experience you can never forget. Given the value for money it’s hard to complain, campsites were of a good standard although the one at Amboseli could have been cleaner. Baboon let us down by not picking me up at hotel to meet my wife at the airport and worse did not pick my wife up at the airport, so she landed at Nairobi early hours of the morning to a strange place without baboon there to meet her. Emails & phone calls went unanswered as to why they failed. Would have been 5* because of this.
Our driver/guide Joseph made the whole experience memeroble with extensive knowledge & good humour. Thank you so much.
NL
Email Dick Panneman | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well done job mosses goe
Goed service some beter then the other mosses made my safari he is a man with a mision he let me sie thing that others do not even see or care to look at i send jou a mail
And look at my fb
ES
Email Kiowa fiala | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service for the price
The only thing i didn’t like where the lunch boxes they prepared where mediocre, other than that everything was amazing.
Email Matt | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Anthony was fun, professional, and very helpful, great guy.
The Safari was excellent and loved getting close up views of the animals. It was great that they could work together to find all kinds of hidden animals to go see. The other parts of it were just ok (the food, other services, etc) and the village visit was interesting but unfortunately filled with all kinds of asking for donations and pressure to buy things. Our driver Anthony was great, professional, helpful, and fun to talk to.
DE
Email Polly Carol | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very Good
I booked a last minute three day safari to Amboseli National Park.
The Ol Tukai Lodge was very good and the staff and service excellent.
My driver and guide for the trip was very good and I was lucky enough to see lions and cheetah
close up. on the second day the clouds lifted and I had a lovely picture postcard view of Kilimanjaro. For me this was a very worthwhile trip . Thankyou Lizzie
(organiser) and Boniface my guide for the trip.
IN
Email Sahaj | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our 5 days in Kenya // Excellent tour but can be improved
Our experience with Baboon Budget Safari was great, but it surely can be improved. We have booked 5 days tour with them. The owner Dennis and his team were very nice to us. Their response time was also quick and helped us with every doubt. On the last day too, Dennis arranged a vehicle for us to cover some other locations in Nairobi at an extra cost.
The driver was on time to pick us up at the airport. Our only bad experience was that the driver was not able to understand our English. He knew little English, and communicating with him was a problem. This continued for all five days. He even missed our lunch location but then Dennis arranged our lunch at a different location. But still, we lost time in the same.
But the driver was a very good-hearted person. He went the extra mile and even did offroading so that we could see all the animals. The effort was visible in him. He even asked other drivers about the spot of animals and then drove us there. He was with us at all times, and lastly drove us to the airport on time.
In short, I can recommend the Babbon safari to any traveler.
Babbon Safari- You guys can help improve the driver's English and provide him with internet access. He did not have Internet, hence he can't use Google Maps either.
IN
Email Maddy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good
Experience was overall good. With few not-so-good experience with the driver and confusion about water bottles. Instructions were not very clear. Drives very rashly sometimes. But food, staff, everything was awesome!
DK
Email Matilde | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Reliable, good safari
We were on a 5-day safari (mother and teenage daughter).
The first impression of BaboonBudget was good, Jemimah replies to all questions very fast, which was very reassuring for me. Easy and fast communication signals trusworthiness to me.
I also think we got a lot of value for money, even though other guests in the same tour were less happy with the lunch options while travelling. But keep in mind that this is a budget safari in Africa, you will eat Kenyan-style. We liked it. Accomodation was also fine.
Our driver, Titus was really, really good. He knew a lot and shared it with us, and did his best to keep all people in the jeep happy. A really good guide.
A few things that could be improved - to a neurotic European, seatbelts are important, and they were usually not working in the middle seat in the back.
Sometimes people had to change cars, because some were continuing to other parks and some wanted more time where we were. This could be a bit confusing.
Lastly, when going back to Nairobi, we went with three different drivers, and didnt know until the day before. We also had to leave our luggage in the hotel on the last day, and another driver picked it up, but we were not informed until it had happened. Things were under control surely, but it would have been nice to know what the plan was. This may just be a cultural difference though. We did get back to the right place and time, and had a great safari!
IT
Email Alessandra | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good
6-Day Budget Safari: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru – Amboseli
Overall, it was a very good experience. Patrick, our first guide, was amazing and very experienced, and Jemimah was supportive and responsive to every enquiry.
You’ll be joining different groups and guides depending on your itinerary. Keep in mind that some time may be spent waiting for others or dropping people off at specific locations.
It’s better and more convenient to pay for the tour in cash (USD). After that, you won’t need much cash for the rest of the trip, just enough for tips for the guide/driver, as well as small extras like water, snacks, or souvenirs
Accommodation and meals are basic but perfectly fine.
We stopped at Lake Naivasha (an extra $40 – $20 for the boat ride and $20 for the park walk), but personally, I didn’t find it really worth it.