Meektrails Safaris Ltd

Meektrails Safaris is a Kenyan tour operator, based in Nairobi, which organises safaris in Kenya and Tanzania. The company is locally owned, and its director, Daniel Waruri, was himself a safari guide, according to one of the reviews on the website. This is evident in the way the itineraries are put together: based on the parks and the animals' rhythms, rather than the brochure.

The range of trips is divided into different types: Big Five safaris, family safaris, city tours of Nairobi, Great Migration safaris, safari-and-beach combinations in Diani, plus honeymoon packages. Durations range from one day to ten days or more, with itineraries linking the Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lakes Naivasha and Nakuru, Hell's Gate, Ol Pejeta and Samburu, and on the Tanzanian side, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. Cross-border transfers are handled by the company, in collaboration with local partners in Tanzania.

How does the booking process work? Each client is assigned a consultant, and discussions often take place via WhatsApp: the parks, the number of days, the type of accommodation (budget, mid-range or luxury) and any domestic flights between parks are agreed upon, to shorten long journeys. The website has separate pages for accommodation, vehicles, guides and the cancellation policy, so anyone who wants to know in advance what they're getting into can find the answers without having to ask.

The fleet is the company's own and consists of Toyota Land Cruisers with folding roofs, on-board fridges and sockets for charging devices – a detail that customers mention surprisingly often. The guides are, in fact, the stars of the reviews: almost every review on Tripadvisor mentions a guide (George, Njinu, Anthony, Habil) and a consultant (Pauline, Peris, Esther, Valentine), which says something about how personalised the service is for each group.

The figures on the website are worth a look: a 5 out of 5 rating on Tripadvisor from over 700 reviews, 4.8 on Google, Travellers' Choice awards for 2023 and 2024 and an award for 2025, plus membership of KATO, the Kenyan Association of Tour Operators. In my view, more telling than the accolades are the customers' stories of what happened when things went wrong: a delayed flight, a car breaking down in the Mara, a passenger falling ill. In every instance, the agency rearranged the itinerary on the spot and sent someone else to take charge of the group.

The blog rounds off the picture with practical guides: a packing list, health advice for safaris, the best time to visit, and the best things to do in the Masai Mara. As a reviewer, I would note that the website talks just as much about groups of 16 people spanning three generations as it does about honeymooning couples or solo travellers, and that is usually the mark of a company that knows how to adapt, not just how to sell.