We booked a safari to Masai Mara, staying at Kichwa Tembo, from the UK. This was based on positive reviews on TripAdvisor. Even so, sending £300 deposit to somebody you don't know leaves you feeling slightly nervous. Anyway, we had no reason to be. Communication via email with Julius was good, he met us at the hotel at Diani Reef beforehand for a briefing. We were collected for the trip to the airport in his people carrier. The safari was fantastic, one of the ten things to do before you are sent to the old people's home. On the return I didn't have enough cash to pay the balance (I didn't want to pay a credit card supplement) No problems. Julius met me a few days later and took me to the various cash points around Diani/Ukunda. In a country where many people are trying to extract as much money as possible from you, Julius is a genuine and honest guy.

Having booked two weeks in Mombassa the next step was to find a great safari. As a regular user of trip advisor I turned to it first and one name kept coming up as a meticulous organiser with great prices.... I was sold.... on Julius. I did spend hours e-mailing other companie and shopping around but Julius, price was always the best. Having decided on Fig Tree camp for a good price, he then offered me the much more luxurious Kichwa Tembo at the same price!! I cheerfully accepted. Next I tried to transfer money for the flights etc but my bank were playing silly devils and in the end I phoned and asked could I pay him when I got there... no problem, he went ahead and booked every thing!
When we arrived he came to our hotel twice to make sure everything was as we wanted.
Like others, with no ticket in hand I was slightly nervous about the 6am pick up , but everything went like clockwork. A lovely transfer to the airport and then Kitchwa tembo.....the lap of luxury.Wake up call with coffeeand biscuits, monkeys playing in the trees, warthogs grazing in the grounds, giraffe, wildebeest and zebras on the plain in front and then the masai mara....
On our return a similiar smooth transfer where we were greeted by Julius with gifts as a memento and a free half day tour of mombasa thrown in (£90 if we had gone with the hotel reps!!) and again Julius came to our hotel to ask if the trip could have been improved in anay way. The answer was no.....superb from start to finish!! Many thanks Julius for such a wonderful experience.

Found Julius at JT Safaris on this site before we travelled to Kenya and saw he was Number 1, now I know why!
As 'first timers' in Kenya we had no clue about how to go about booking our safari. Was it safer to pay a lot more and go with our tour operator or should we put our money to better use with a local safari operator? We choose the second option and I am so glad we did! Julius e-mailed me back with a personal and friendly e-mail after my initial request; with a price we couldn’t turn down but please give him time to respond, as there are many power cuts out there. He kept in touch till the day we went and provided us with the safari of a lifetime.

We chose to go to Tsavo East and West and we were not disappointed. We saw so many of the animals we thought we had no chance of seeing as well as 3 leopards! Our driver was spot on with his knowledge and we thoroughly enjoyed his company as well as his 'carrot vision eyes' as he called them. The lodges we stayed in had views that we couldn’t believe and at Nguila he had pre-booked the best table in the restaurant so we could dine personally with the nightly guest of honour!

The van we had was super and we felt like royalty as it was just the 2 of us and saw vans (from big companies) with up to 10 people squashed in. Julius was there in the morning to wish us well (5am) and there as we returned to ensure everything had been ok. He then took my husband to golf after arranging the day especially for free and we went on another trip to Shimba Hills, which was just as well organised (he didn't even accept any money until he was sure we had enjoyed ourselves)
Julius was personal, friendly and ensured everything about our holiday was spot on.
Please do not waste money or time searching for others, Julius is No 1 and you will not be disappointed in him or his service.

Following plenty of great reviews on this website of JT Tours we decided to visit him whilst on holiday at the Neptune Paradise Village in June this year. Six of us went to see JT in his office opposite the resort (orange hut but anyone can direct you) and it was the best decision of our holiday. He created a three day safari for us across Tsavo East and West and it was the best three days of our holiday. We can't say enough good things about Julius and his team, they went so far out of their way to make our experience special and the best it could be. Being of a good business mind, Julius knows that reviews like this could make or break him and for that reason (and because he's a lovely man) he makes the trip as good as he possibly can. Please go and see Julius it really is worth it. Fran & Chris, UK