Jt safaris certainly comes highly recommended from us! I only wish we had know about him & used him before now! Before we left the UK for our holiday in Mombasa, Southern Palms, I looked at Julius' website & made a note of his phone number incase we decided to use him as our safari operator. Once in Mombasa, we gave him a call & he arranged to send one of his taxis (free) to pick us up from our hotel & take us to his office. Once we got to meet him & talk about which safari we wanted to do, & discuss prices; we knew we wouldnt have to go anywhere else. (We did a safari about 9 years ago with one of the big tour operators, & another safari last year which we booked with one of the guys on the beach so we had covered a wide spectrum of safari operators) After telling Julius how disappointed we were with the safari we had elsewhere last year, where we were in a minibus with 6 other people all of different nationalities; he went out of his way to make sure we had a safari to remember! We did 3day/2 night safari to Tsavo East & West, staying at Ngulia lodge in the West & Aruba lodge in the East. We had Peter as our driver/guide & a mini bus for just the 2 of us, so felt as though we had a really personal tailor made safari! Peter was excellent & found us plenty of game including a pride of lions with cubs that had just killed a small elephant close to the roadside. He was a very considerate driver who switched the engine off whenever you were filming & turned radio walkie talkie down so you got no unnecessary noise in your videoing! We were hoping to see the leopard that comes to Ngulia & it did not disappoint! (last time we went there the leopard never came!) Aruba Lodge had only been opened a few months but wow, what a lovely place. (5*) We stayed in a "tent" instead of a banda & what luxury it was; you must try it! The service & staff at the lodge was excellent. Julius provides ice cold bottled water whilst on safari; but I mentioned that I did not like water; that was no problem, he asked what I liked to drink, & made sure he had some ice cold sprite/fanta in the coolbox as well! He gives such a personal service its hard to believe. He rang us whilst we were away on safari to check that everything was ok, whether there were any problems & if the driver was good! We couldn't fault anything. He wanted to meet us after we got back to see how the safari went & had a gift for us to remember the safari by! We had an absolutely fantastic time, & really enjoyed doing a safari on our own . His prices are VERY reasonable & this was still cheaper than doing a big company name safari with a minibus full of other tourists!!! We definitely highly recommend Julius & the personal service he gives you & will definitely use him again. Not only does he provide you with an excellent safari, but whilst you're staying in Mombasa he will also provide a personal taxi service taking you where ever you want, & also day trips round & about Mombasa as well as anywhere else you want to go & visit. His vehicles are immaculately kept & cleaned, both taxi & minibuses. Our minibus was even cleaned inside & out every morning before we went out again on safari! I guarantee you wont be disappointed with the service or quality of safari that Julius gives & he comes highly recommended. Do check out his website.

Julius is fast becoming a legend on this web site for his safaris and when you go on one organised by him you will see why. His attention to detail, his enthusiasm and endeavour in making sure you enjoy yourself has to be experienced.

I organised a 2 day safari through Julius whilst we were in Kenya for our honeymoon in August back in April/May and paid my deposit. He came to see us where we were staying before the safari to go through the itinerary and then said to us that since we had trusted him with our money now it was time for him to trust us with his money - he did not want the balance until we had come back from the safari and were fully satisfied - a surefire winner once you've been on his safaris as you will not come back any less than satisfied!!

We were picked up @ 4:45 in the morning by the driver (Julius junior!) and as we passed Julius's offices he was there to see us on our way and to ensure we had got everything we needed. We then proceeded to Tsavo East and our driver Julius junior was great - he was so patient and made sure that we thoroughly saw what we could. We had lunch at a fantastic place called Voi Lodge before continuing on our way and visiting Tsavo West to try and see the rhinos at the Rhino Sanctuary but unfortunately they were not coming out to play!! Julius was great at spotting animals and he pointed out and stopped when he saw something; his eyesight was so keen as we could not see some of them initially until he pointed out exactly where they were!

We stopped overnight at the Ngulia Lodge where we missed the visit of the leopard as we were freshening up for dinner! The following morning we passed through Tsavo West to get to Mzumi Springs to see hippos and crocodiles before winding our way back through Tsavo West to head home. A nice lunch at a lovely cafe on the way home and then Julius surprised us by asking us if we wanted to go to see a Masai village as we had some time in hand. We enthusiastically agreed and what an experience that proved to be - something we would have missed out on without the thought of Julius.

As the resort we were stopping at is past Julius's offices we were asked to visit Julius so that he knew that everything was ok; there then followed the nicest interrogation I've ever had as Julius was so concerned that everything was right and that we had enjoyed ourselves!! He is so insistent in knowing if there is anything he could have done better (there wasn't!) and he then said he would visit us in a couple of days to collect the outstanding balance and bring us some gifts (which turned out to be some lovely wood carvings of animals) but for us to think hard before he came to see us to make sure there was nothing else he could have done better. A point to make here is that when we originally booked the safari we paid to share with other people but as luck happened we were all on our own and were not asked to pay any extra because of this.

Julius popped by a couple of days later and I was so impressed by his safari that i asked about his Kisite Park/Wasini Island trip and he gave me such a good price that I felt it was rude to refuse so we said "yes" immediately. We were picked up at 6 in the morning on the day of the trip and another fabulous day was to be enjoyed by us. Once again Julius was there near his office at 7 in the morning to make sure we had got everything before we were driven to Shimona Jetty with 6 other people and we were then taken on one of the little dhow ships to see if we could see some dolphins swimming (which we managed to do). Another great touch here is that Julius ensured that there was only a small party as there was only 8 of us whilst other boats we saw usually had at least double that number on them. After the dolphins it was time to do some snorkelling and I had never snorkelled before - this was the best part of our visit to Kenya as what we saw was just fantastic and I shall definately be snorkelling again.

We then went to Wasini Island for our lunch where we had a fantastic meal of fresh seafood. I do not know what the name of the restaurant was but the food was delicious!! We started off with freshly boiled crab, then we had sea grass in some sauce with chappatis followed by the main meal of red snapper with cocnut rice and potatoes. We finished off with fresh fruit followed by coffee and the waiters were so concerned that we had enough to eat and that we had enjoyed our meal. The food was exquisite and Julius has certainly done his homework in choosing this place to stop for our lunch!! We had a quick walk through Wasini Island with our guide after lunch before we had to board our boat to make our way home. On our way back to our resort we once again had to "report back" to Julius to make sure everything was ok and that we had enjoyed ourselves where once again we were given presents of some wood carvings!!

Do not book a safari through anyone else as Julius's attention to detail and his dedication to customer service is second to none. He really cares and tries so hard to make sure everything is right and that you will enjoy your safari. Also before doing any other day trips see what he has to offer as if the Kisite Park/Wasini Island trip is anything to go by you will not regret going on one of his other trips and he will ensure that you get a great price!!

Julius - thank you, thank you, thank you for your attention to detail and making our honeymoon that extra bit special by your trips.

We got in contact with Julius a couple of months ago on the basis of reviews in trip advisor to book a 3 night safari from Mombasa.

In the end and after some consideration we went to the Maasi Mara (which was abosolutely fabulous). We looked at a few operators, including probably his closest rival DM Tours, but Julius was the cheapest operator to Kitchwa Tembo (wonderful - reviewed seperately) by some margin. So we opted for JT.

In the end we didn't book until we went and there was no time to transfer the money. We were concerned about both booking with someone we only knew from reviews and also about not having sent a deposit. There was no need to worry as everything was booked when we arrived; Julias arrived at out hotel when we contacted him and also took us to the airpstrip at 7.30am and made sure that we got on the plane. I would say that we didn't get to know him like some other reviewers, but I can say that he was very honest and reliable.

When we got back to the beach hotel we realised that we had left some things in a draw back at Kitchwa Tembo! We contacted JS to see what we could do and, to his credit, he contacted the lodge and made sure that the items were back with us at our hotel a couple of days later - a relief - thanks Julius.

So don't worry book with JT Safaris!

We stayed at the Royal Reserve Safari & Beach Club March 2008, arranged through Club La Costa where we also enjoyed a superb three day safari organised for us by Julius Tact of JT Safaris.
Had already read about Julius on Trip Advisor and set up a time to meet, we met Julius & Lucky our driver at our resort, signing them in as our guests. We found Julius most informative and accommodating to our needs. Julius presented us with pictures of lodges and camps and very honestly recommended which sites would be most suitable for us. However we very impressed by Julius’ quiet nature which was not at all pushy and this enabled us to make the best decision for us. We had already decided on 3 days so then decided on Tsavo West and Amboseli.
The first night we stayed at the fabulous Ngulia Lodge where a leopard comes to feed each evening at a floodlit wooden frame just outside of the restaurant - just a few meters away from where the elephants come to drink at the floodlit waterhole!

The second night we stayed at a new camp near to Kibo Camp and the Kimana Gate to the Amboseli national park. But this was not camping in the traditional sense; this was camping in luxury - good beds, great showers, even a swimming pool with great views of Mt Killimanjaro, the game drive from there was full of clear open space, but just full of large herds of very varied, all mixed together game animals! Wonderful!
We were absolutely amazed at the variety of wildlife we saw on this trip, four of the big five. We will defiantly go back (It’s so easy with CLC) hopefully to see the rhino at Tsavo West reserve. It all far exceeded our expectations and we managed to get some wonderful photographs.

Finally Julius met us again afterwards at the Royal Reserve which was a lovely touch, we took the opportunity to recommend him another family, arrangements were made and Julius was again fantastic to best accommodate their specific requirements.


A slightly belated thank you Julius & Lucky!
Cher & Malcolm Bearne