steve & richard day tours & safaris

Steve is running the coast branche of steve&richards. He's very punctual, friendly trustworthy.Used him several times for Safari to TSAVO for my guests.ALways explains everything. Picks up and drops off in time. (thats a rare quality in Kenya)

We were three persons, 2 adults and our daughter of 9 years old, in a 4 day 3 night Safari (Tsavo East - Zomeni Lion Hill Lodge, Tsavo West - Ngulia Safari Lodge and Amboseli - Sentrim Amboseli Camp). We spoke with Steve on the internet about the safari program and we arrived at the hotel in Diani Beach we met with him to determine the price and time we go on safari. Next day we left the hotel at 5 in the morning. In those 4 days we saw a lot of animals, 4 of The Big Five (we didnt see the rhino) thanks to our driver, Josef, who was wonderful. Booking through Steve & Richard was a very good idea! Many thanks Steve and Josef for this experience that we will never forget. I recommend this company for best value & experience.

We had a honeymoon safari in early Jun-14. We chose the 3 days 2 nights safari to Tsavo East and West, contacted Steve by e-mail and arranged the safari from the UK. Steve was very trustworthy and meet us in our hotel in Mombasa as agreed, he explained to us all the necessary things and even when we changed hotels from Mombasa to Diani he agreed to that without any problem. Our guide Joseph was an excellent guide, with a eyesight of a hawk, the secret apparently is that he eats a lot of raw carrots! He was very funny, informative, and made our safari very special. With him we saw lots of animals, 4 out of the big 5, (rhino was on holidays that week), but we had lots of "close" encounters with lionesses, leopards, elephants, giraffes and many others. The hotels chosen by Steve were very nice, no frills but with excellent views and lots of animals could be seen from the hotels, Lions hill in Tsavo East has fantastic views which make you think like Simba in the Lion's King, hotel is located in a hill and oversees lots of extension of the park, Ngulia in Tsavo West has pools of waters and you can see elephants monkeys, antelopes and many other animals drinking and resting. Safari van was comfortable, and they had useful things, such as binoculars, and we felt safe in Joseph's experts hands to go to the national parks from Mombasa among the hectic Kenyan traffic. Overall an unforgettable experience, we were completely delighted with the safari!

Booked the 4 day 3 night Safari (Tsavo East, West and Amboselli) trough the internet.Didn't regret it for a minute. Excellent service. Lodges were fantastic. The guide they arranged for us was wonderfull. Great experience!

HiJust arrived back to Sweden from a 14 day trip to Mombasa. We booked the safari tour, half day trip to Mombasa, trip to coral reefs and the dolphine tour through Steve and Richards. It worked out very well.They responded to our questions very quick and sent us a guide/driver on the safari tour that was excellent, name Joseph. Even the other trips were executed very good. We can very much recommend them as a professionlal tour operator.Lennart and Sigrid Olsson, Seden

Hi - we have just returned from our two week holiday in Mombasa - we booked with Steve & Richard online before we went and this proved to be the best decision EVER! we did a 3 day two night safari at Tsavo East staying at Ashnil Lodge which is fantastic and then onto Tsavo West staying at Saltlick - booking through Steve & Richard was soooo easy and they were a delight to deal with - they rang us when we were there and were very prompt and efficient. We loved our Safari and this made for a fab holiday - Our driver was Gutah and he was amazing - he knew exactly where to look and was constantly on the look out for ALL the wildlife - this mean't we were the first to get to any sightings and he would then let all the other driver's know where we were. I got the most amazing photographs and cannot wait to get these developed. Many thanks Steve & Richard for making this one of the best moments in our lives bar non! It was an experience that we will never forget. I would not hesitate to recommend this company for best value & experience. Please contact me if you need to know anything about our safari.

We had a realy good safari in Amboseli Park. Some gamedrives and many animals.It was a long road from Nairobi but it's worth it!We also had a good hotel in Amboseli that ''Steve & Richard Day Tours & Safaris'' reserved for us. Early in the morning we waked up with monkeys outside the window. It was funny.

In November 2013 wageni booked a safari again, taking my advise, with Steve from 'Steve and Richard'.Just as the wageni before , they had a marvelous time. They saw very many animals in Tsavo West and East. Steve is very punctual and alsways on time. WHich is an important factor in Kenya!He keeps his promises and he will always try and execute any special request you might have.ALso with a pick up-drop off airport request he's been very reliable.

We really had a great 4 day, 3 night safari Tsavo West – Amboseli – Tsavo East with Steve and Richard Safaris. Everything was well organised. Steve gave us an excellent service from the booking until the end of safari. We had wonderful guide and driver Joseph, who was very polite, friendly and professional. He knows all about the animals, birds and roads in savannah. He always wanted to do best for us. Absolutely lovely man! Our lodges were great. We stayed at Ngulia Lodge in Tsavo West, at Sentrim Amboseli and at Lion Hill Lodge in Tsavo East. The food was good, rooms were clean and cozy and the service of the staff was excellent.We paid a little extra for a private van which was good as we got more space and could decide on details. Our car was good and clean.We saw very many animals though there was a lot of green bush and high grass in the end of December. The highlight of the safari for us was seeing over 200 elephants coming towards us together in a row and finally surrounding us. It was a very absurd and expressive feeling!A truly memorable and enjoyable experience. Thanks Steve & Joseph for a great holiday!

We booked a 4-day, 3-night safari from Mombasa (Tsavo West, Amboseli, Tsavo East) with Steve and Richard. We did not book very far in advance and still everything was organised quite smoothly.We had a van just for the two of us. We one guide for the whole trip, Nathan, who had a good answer to all questions (posed lots of them) that we could think of. We really felt he studied hard to know all the details of the multitude of species we spotted. On top of that he was very punctual, which is, in our experience, not the standard in Kenya.Lodges were great with good food too and we saw loads of animals on our trip. We were lucky enough to spot four out of the big five on the first day already. Regrettably we did not spot any Rhinos on our trip but furthermore everything was perfect!

This is the second time we go on safari with this local agency 'Steve&Richard', and once again we are very happy. They are the best and cheapest in the region and what is agreed is delivered. We spent 3 days in the Masaï Mara with 2 nights at the Sopa Lodge (as recommended by Steve). The lodge was very nice, see the reviews on TripAdvisor. To get to the Masaï Mara Steve had organized a flight from Mombasa with a small 9 seats Cessna.We had asked a 4x4 jeep and got a nice and recent Landcruiser. Our guide was friendly and competent. Overall, we give 5 stars to Steve&Richard because they are very reliable, everything was well organised, on time and no bad surprise, price is all included, except drinks at the lodge. We will go back with them.

very good safari very serious travel agencythank you steeve and nathan our driver best regards nathalie rodriguez

My girlfriend and I booked up with Steve & Rich Safari's after hearing plenty of great reviews. The whole process from enquiring about the safari through to the end of our holiday was made really easy by Steve, all of our questions were answered thoroughly and he organised everything from the transfers to the lodges. We booked up for a 4 day safari in Tsavo East & West, staying at three separate lodges including Salt lick Lodge which was stunning! Our guide for safari was called Jackson and he was fantastic, he was so knowledgeable about the area & the wildlife. We paid a bit extra for our own vehicle which was great as we could decide on how long we stopped at each place. Our favourite aspects of the trip was staying at the lodges where you could sit and have a drink at the bar and have herds of elephant, buffalo, zebra etc. drinking from waterholes only yards away from you.If we are lucky enough to come on safari again we would choose to spend the whole of our holiday on safari. We enjoyed the experience of the lodges more than we enjoyed staying at our Mombasa beach resort, therefore we would prefer to arrange for airport pickup & drop-off and spend the duration of our holiday on safari and at the lodges.

Steve organized a very successful trip to the Masai Mara from Mombasa in Sept 2013. Driven to the airport and flown to the Masai Mara with AeroNav (very professional). Jeremiah was our guide on arrival and did a very good job of showing us all the big game over the 3 days. This was the time of the 'Migration' so there were thousands of animals. Watching the wildebeest dithering overing crossing the rivers was fascinating. Mating lions, crocs awaiting any false steps, cheetahs eating their prey, leopards hiding, hippos galore, they were all there. The Olumara Camp was brilliant, separate rating on tripadvisor. All-in-all a very good trip which I hereby recommend.

I started planning our Kenya safari about 10 months in advance by emailing nine safari/tour companies with a brief outline of our ideas, and asking for suggestions for an itinerary and prices. After much deliberation, and lots of emails, we decided to book with Steve & Richard Safaris.We do not regret our decision.We booked flights into Nairobi, and the arrangement was that we would meet Steve the morning after arrival, agree the itinerary, pay for our trip and then start our safari.The itinerary/price that we agreed was for a 6 night 7 day safari starting in Nairobi and ending at our beach hotel in Mombasa.The price included all travel and game drives, park fees, accommodation, all meals, water and everything except drinks in the lodges.Everything went as planned and we had an amazing safari with Nathan our driver/guide.Day 1 we drove from Nairobi to the Masai Mara - a 5 hour drive, arriving for lunch and an evening game drive. Here we saw lions, zebra, cheetah,elephants, giraffe etc.Day 2, a full day in the Masai Mara, where we saw the migration of the wildebeest.Day 3 to Lake Nakuru, to see the white rhino and the fabulous lake. Day 4, Amboseli. Day 5 Tsavo West. Day 6 Tsavo East.Day 7: a final game drive and then off to our hotel at the beach in Mombasa.Nathan was an incredible driver/guide. He was able to negotiate the rough roads and still spot wildlife in the bush. He was very knowledgeable about all the animals and birds, and was exemplary in every way.I could not praise him highly enough.All of our lodges:- Sentrim Mara, Lake Nakuru Lodge, Sentrim Amboseli, Ngulia Lodge, Voi Lion Hill Lodge were of a very high standard. (see my separate reviews).This safari trip with Steve and Richard Tours exceeded all of our expectations.The whole trip was amazing: the trip of a lifetime.