IT
Wonderful big 5 experience!!!
An excellent safari experience in the Masai Mara. Raimond was a fantastic driver—professional, experienced, attentive, knowledgeable, and always helpful.
Both the afternoon game drive and the one the following day were highly successful; we saw the "Big Five" while maintaining a respectful and cautious approach toward the environment.
AXIS Agency proved to be professional, reliable, and well-organized. Highly recommended for a Masai Mara safari.
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20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience for our first safari in Afrika
Our first safari experience in Kenya with Balu Travel was absolutely incredible!
A special thank you to our amazing guides and drivers, Jonathan and Jackson, who made the experience so memorable. Jonathan was incredibly insightful about the Maasai people and the wildlife, while Jackson had the sharpest eye for spotting animals in the bush and always knew the best viewing spots. We had so much fun with them and genuinely enjoyed their company throughout the safari.
Sopa Lodge was the perfect place to stay, beautiful, peaceful and in an incredible setting overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro. The accommodation was fantastic, with very friendly staff and the fascinating added touch of a house built by Hemingway, now turned into a bar overlooking the savanna. The hospitality from the Maasai staff was particularly special; everyone was so welcoming, helpful and kind.
We were lucky enough to see an amazing variety of wildlife, including zebras, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, hippos and even a beautiful family of lions resting in the bush.
Overall, it was an unforgettable first safari and such a fun, safe and well-organised experience. If I were to book another safari, I would absolutely choose Balu Travel again, and I’ll definitely be recommending them to friends back home who are looking for an amazing Kenyan adventure! 🇰🇪🦁
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime!
David was our tour guide for about a day and a half. He was very experienced, and fortunately for the day, we saw lions, hippos, a leopard, a cheetah, all within the span of three hours! He even brought a Maasai guide at one point to help us track animals. Overall it was an incredible trip, especially for the short time that we had, and I would highly recommend him again!
Lewis was also able to put together an incredible itinerary for us which involved traveling from Narok to doing the safari, to the overnight camp, to the bush flight back home, a detour at the Carnivore restaurant, and dropoff at the International Airport for our flight home. Thank you so much!
ES
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good
It was a very good safari .........................................
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The team was welcoming when we arrived the first day
The safari was really great and Paul, our guide, was very kind. He taught us many things about all animals we saw during the safari and we saw all of them !
He was respectful, calm and very patient during our photoshoot.
I can only recommend to do a safari once in your lifetime. It’s an unique experience you will never find anywhere else. It’s really worth with Leopard Orchid Safari.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super friendly and always ready to help, no matter the hour
We had the 4 day-safari Tour.
We arrived very late at Kilimanjaro airport, but despite the hour we were helped with everything (sim-card, food, etc). The tour started the next day. We had a beautiful adventure and we're lucky to see all the Big 5 and much more. Especially our cook during the tour was amazing and took very good care of us. All the time Tausi Trails was always available, when we had questions, and helped with everything. They even fixed us a bus to the next destinations and solved our problems with the ATMs. We are very happy with our tour and thankful for the service of Tausi Trails. We leave with a lot of incredible memories!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Strongly recommend
We did the 3 day safari to Selous NP. Our guide picked us up at our hotel in Dar es Salaam. After a 3,5 hour drive we arrived at our camp. In the evening we had a river cruise and watched the sunset. The next day we had a game drive. The guide was very experienced and we saw lions, giraffe, elephants, leopard and we were lucky to see hyena’s eating a giraffe. The last day we had a bush walk with a very entertainig bush man. In general we would recommend this company highly.
IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Impeccable
Highly recommended. Put us up in luxurious tents , had knowledgeable drivers and helped us re-book a hotel which we needed to after a missed connecting flight.
Had a wonderful time at Masai Mara and Amboseli.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable and great time manager
My trip was enjoyable, the sites booked were great and we had enough time visiting each. We had a great guide, very knowledgeable and was great on time management. The hotel bookings were perfect.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly & welcoming
We really had an incredible safari experience thanks to Paul!
Throughout the whole trip we could feel his love, passion and respect for the animals and the nature. For each encountered animal, he would share interesting facts.
Moreover, being three girls, we also felt very safe around him.
We really appreciated that he went above and beyond to find the animals we had on our wishlist. In fact, we managed to get a close look at all of the them!
Thanks to his patience, dedication and professionalism, he made our safari trip unforgettable!