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Axis Africa Expedition & Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $280 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Edith | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Safari with Axis Africa exceeded our expectations! Very professional and knowledgeable!
I found Axis Africa Expedition through google and decided to give it a try and to say that they exceeded our expectations is an understatement. From the get-go Lennox was very supportive in planning our trip to Maasai Mara. It was just me and my husband going on Safari and we were a bit concerned about the ongoing pandemic, but Axis Africa took all the precautions to protect everyone. Lennox gave us all the options available, and we picked one that suited our budget and the experience we were looking for. Communication was done in a timely manner. No hidden fees or disappointments when it came to what was promised versus what was delivered. Joshua our tour guide exceeded our expectations! Courteous, professional, and so knowledgeable in his field. He kept time and knew all the tips and tricks to find the Big 5. If I'm ever to go on safari again, I would use Axis Africa Expedition and I would definitely ask for Joshua to be my guide again.
AE
Email Jenna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A bucket list trip
Right from the get go, Axis Africa have been excellent. They tended to our needs and made the whole expedition easy especially with the ongoing global pandemic.
Our tour guide, Khalifa, was exceptional. He was waiting for us at the airport, provided us the opportunity to stop for snacks before we drove to the Masai Mara. Khalifa had great knowledge about the area and gave us many opportunities to get close to the animals.
Khalifa taught us so much about Kenya over our 4 day trip and took us to Cooke great hidden spots.
I can not recommend Axis Africa Expedition & Safari enough. Make sure you ask for Khalifa as your guide to get an incredible safari experience.
IE
Email Clodagh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Mind blowing experience
Axis Safari were amazing. From the get go, pick up from airport was so smooth they were there waiting for us, carried our bags and they had the utmost manners.
Following this we proceeded to a game drive. Wow, the tour guide brought us right up to the animals. Amazing experience.
Every day was full of variety and experienced something different.
The local village and Masa mari again was mind blowing.
Our tour guide Mr. Khalifa made the trip. He was so full of knowledge, a gentleman. Let us use his Hotspot too. Full of information.
Accomdation was great and food was too.
Overall fantastic value for money.
I couldn't reccomend enough. You will not be disappointed.
Clodagh (Irish)
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Email Kevin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best tour guide I have ever had (Khalifa)
The safari jeep was top quality and was very comfortable. I have travelled many countries around the world and have never had a better tour guide than Khalifa. He made the tour so enjoyable. He had so much knowledge about Kenya and the safari animals.
The best thing about the trip is that he was willing to change the itinerary to whatever you wanted for the day. He was soo good for toilet breaks and choosing great lunch locations. His help with the covid 19 test and our transport back to the airport was top notch. I would highly recommend using axis safari as they really pride themselves in looking after the guest. The value of the safari was also the best in Kenya. I will be back again.
AE
Email Saranne | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide and itinerary
Just back from a 5 day Kenyan safari trip. I could not recommend this company enough, Lennox created an amazing itinerary for us as we had quite a short visit and wanted to fit everything in.
The trip itself was amazing, affordable and definitely one of the best travel experiences I've had. Our guide, Khalifa was so helpful, he could not have done more for us. He was very knowledgeable on the country, wildlife, culture, spoke excellent English and was always in a good mood :) I would highly recommend requesting him as a guide. Our game drive was amazing, definitely the highlight along with the visit to the Masai Mara village. Again our guide Khalifa did a tremendous job ensuring that we got to see all that we wanted in the area.
The food was very good, i can be quite a fussy eater and some of our group were vegetarian yet there was nowhere that we went that we couldn't find something to eat. The camp, hotels were all very well organized. We slept in a camp near the Masai Mara, Mara Lenchada camp which was very pleasant and gave us an opportunity to get an insight into the real experience of life there.The following two nights our accommodation ( Lanet Matfam resort and Doves nest lodge ) was excellent, both places served excellent food and the rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable. The staff in all these locations were extremely pleasant and helpful. We visited all the locations as specified and spent extra time where we enjoyed more. We had also brought some small gifts for some school children. Khalifa found us a very deserving community to donate these to. We had to do a PCR test on our fourth day before returning to Dubai, it was a little bit of hassle to find a place that would have the test ready on time for us. But Khalifa managed to sort everything and ensure that we all received the results on time. I will be recommending this company and our driver to Khalifa to all my friends and family who are interested in a Safari. Overall it was excellent value for money and a trip that I will never forget!
Thanks Lennox and Khalifa :)
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Email Vikesh Chauhan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful and affordable Private Safari with Family !!!
We planned our family kenyan safari after stuck at home due to covid for almost an year and wanted perfect break for ourselves and children. Everything was perfect from day 1, even local tour in Nairobi prior to Safari, which was arranged seperately. The guide and driver was very polite intelligent and ensured we enjoyed most with children. Being a Indian vegetarian, we were very surprised and delighted to receive the Good Indian veg food all the time. The camp, hotels were all very well organized. We visited all the locations as specified and spent extra time where we enjoyed more. Everything was like a dream and thanks to Driver Albert and tour organizer Lennox. Would anytime recommend a private safari with Axis..Most affordable and perfect vacation for a family !!!
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Email Nicole | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Guide is key!
I found Axis Safaris through TripAdvisor, but got quotes from a few companies. This was a perfect budget trip, but "budget" only in terms of accommodation. The guide and vehicle were shared by seven of us staying at different lodges, and that guide is key! The only reason we saw so many animals was because of James' skill and experience. We would be taking photos while he multi tasked, managing the landcruiser (definitely pick the jeep over a van) over rocky, bumpy roads, while talking to other guides on the radio to triangulate where a leopard or lion was spotted! And then he would have to stop for gazelles or buffalo, or a mongoose crossing the road! Crazy awesome! By the end of the trip, we saw the Big Five, plus!
I definitely recommend Axis Safaris, explain what you want to do, where, your budget, look through the options - and ask for James!
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Email Mukesh Kumar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They made my trip amazing
First I got quote from Lennox for 4 days 3 nights and he gave me best quote compared with other agencies (I had requested quotes from 4 other companies). Our guide comme driver Mr. Jack is a amazing person. He knows everything about Kenya and its wild life and culture. He explained everything whenever needed, he made us to see the pack of lions with lion King. He shown us all the animals in massai. He is an expert driver and best among others. Where other jeeps got stuck in mud 2 times but Jack made it in one shot and also helped others to pull from mud. They kept us in a good resort in nakuru one day and 2 days in lechanda camp with I loved to feel the nature from close. Their food is mostly local kenayan food which is very similar to Indian food. After all I am happy that I chose Axis and they made my journey comfortable and memorable.
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Email Patrick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Individual safari with very experienced guide
We booked a 4-days safari for 2 people with Captain Abdalla as our tour guide for the whole trip.
Communication: The communication before the safari worked out perfectly via Email and Whatsapp. Lennox from Axis was very helpful to adjust the itinerary and arranging the payments via our hotel in Kenia.
Service: Both car and driver were perfect for that long rides. Abdalla is a very experienced driver in all terrains and knows how to fix minor issues at his car by his own. We felt very safe and throughout the whole journey Abdalla explained a lot about the country, culture and of course animals. He was extremely passionate about the wildlife and nature protection.
Safari: Abdalla spotted so many animals without binoculars and at full speed. We have even seen many animals outside the national parks. No matter which park we visited, we had always the impression he knows most animals in person and can tell an interesting story about the animal, its family or its history. The hotel which where picked by Axis were all gorgeous. We went for the more luxurious accommodations and didn’t regret it a second. After our official safari, we were dropped directly at our hotel.
Recommendation: As the hotels where all extremely nice, it would have been worthwhile to stay there a bit longer. Either for a longer break (whole afternoon) between the safaris or an extra day in between. Maybe it’s worthwhile to offer a package with 4 nights as well to allow a bit more relaxation time between the long rides. We would consider that for the future! Especially as you can watch so many animals for the hotel ground as each accommodation was located in the parks
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Email Nils & Simone | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional crew which loves what they do!
Setup: we booked a 5 days Mount Kenya trip (basic setup with tent) and a 9 day private safari in from mount Kenya to Diani Beach (more luxury than mid). Due to corona every was very quite and most resorts had only a few guests + we were alone on the mt. Kenya. So perfect time to enjoy yourself.
Tdlr: we loved it.
+ very experienced crew
+ because of the size of the org. fallback options
+ very good local network of the guides/driver (which is key to see game or sth unexpected happens)
+ you can (besides 100$) pay on arrival with a fair $/€ rate
+ easy and fast planning/communication via whatsapp
+ The owner matched us with a fun and very knowledgeable guide/driver who loves his job and lives and breathes game drives. We saw the big five and since he knows a lot of ppl you will have some special experiences a normal group wouldn’t have access to. We highly recommend you to ask for Kikitu as a guide!
Important note: keep in mind that on top of the costs for the booking following tips are expected by the crew: All per day for the group. 20$ For the mountain guide; 15$ for the cook and 10$ per porter (we had 3); for the driver/guide are no real recommendations but plan with at least 10$ per person per day. We also tipped 10$ per night for the resort crew.
Mt. kenya: We had a very experienced crew on the mountain with a great cook (crazy what Peter prepared on the mountain / don’t bring your own food on top...) and a guide (Charles) who was on top of everything + had the right feeling for attention. We liked how he handled the situation of lite altitude sickness. Be aware that most routes on the mountain include a 1000m climb on one day which is normally to much in these heights and often leads to headaches (or worse). So plan with a rest / light day. The tent was very good. Only recommendation - if you have already a nice and light mattress - bring it.
Safari: due to corona it was very quite where ever we went. Which means: few cars hunting one leopard, empty pools, very attendant bar keepers, best rooms/views in the lodges and dinner a la cart instead of buffet. Best lodge we had was “the cliff” esp. in terms of food and room. All other lodges where also outstanding in terms of views (game in front of your room/tent) and service (we could always choose between to when we planned the trip)! I could imagine that in normal time they are not so quite and the common areas could feel a bit more like a canteen in Disneyland.
We had a 4x4 car which you don’t need but was of course more comfortable and allows you to get to some points which wouldn’t be accessible otherwise.
We had 9 days and stayed in only two resorts for two nights. Since the distances between the parks a quite long (often 4-7h) we would recommend to do more 2 night stops and discuss the travel times with your agency when you book/plan - otherwise it can get quite exhausting. We took most of the time lunch to go to - to make the trip a bit more relaxed. We enjoyed the 9 days since all parks have a different scenery but probably 6-7 days would be enough to get a good overview and see most of the animals.
Thanks a lot to the crew!!!