IN
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Thado
Very enjoyable park, very nice guide - Ben. Lots of animals and huge expanse of park area, lovely experience
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and helpful person, he drives well and we manage to arrive place on time.
In general the trip is good. We see many animals and went to the three parks that we booked. Hotel rooms are all booked correctly, there is no bad situation happen to us.
The only thing might be a bit annoying is, as we are a small group, we swapped the travelling buddies twice and due to that, I feel we might waste some time on the way. It is understandable that other companies do this as well. It is just a matter of expectations.
James is our guide, he is a good one, we followed the schedule mostly on time and we saw a lot of animals.
We did not manage to go Masai village or Naivasha lake, as we have tight schedule on the travelling.
Thanks a lot to Axis Africa for the amazing trip. Really appreciate it.
BG
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kenya was good
My partner and I traveled to Kenya for 10 days in May 2025. It is a low season, so we really enjoyed exploring the National Parks without the crowds. We got the chance to see many amazing animals up close, but unfortunately (for me at least), cats sightings were very limited - we only saw one leopard that was hiding in a tree for a while and then ran away, cheethas that were too far away to actually see them and two lions in the bushes - also not very visible. That aside, we saw hundreds of zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants, and monkeys. We were also lucky to see rhinos up close and got to feed giraffes in the Giraffe Center in Nairobi. We spend almost all of our time exploring the National Parks and visited the Masai Mara, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Hell's Gate, Lake Naivasha, and Nairobi National Park. Our personal favorite was Lake Nakuru because the scenery there is just so amazing - the lake, the forest, everything was so magical! We also got to visit a Masai village but that wasn't really as interesting as I was expecting - it seems that those experiences had turned into a tourist trap; you do get to learn a little about them and being shown some of their daily life, but most of the time they are trying to sell you something and are showing you thing that people in the village have made (and I'm not sure how true is that as those were the exact same things you can buy in every souvenir shop). After I told the guy that we are not interested in shopping and this isn't the reason why we have come to see the village, our tour finished.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic time with memories made that we shall cherish forever!
We have just returned (today!) from a 10 night holiday in Kenya where both my parents were born. It was their first time going back to Kenya in over 50 years!
We had a driver called James who took us out on safari and drove us to and from Amboseli National Park in his vehicle last week. We got on ever so well with him right from the word go and he became a good friend to our family. He was friendly, helpful, professional and reliable throughout. We even invited him to dinner with us on Wednesday evening along with Alice from Morning star.
Alice was in contact with my sister both before & during our stay. She was extremely knowledgeable, helpful and so easy to get along with.
I would like to thank both James and Alice for our wonderful experience and hope to see them again in the future.
One tip for others using the company for airport transfers, please allow plenty of time and perhaps ask to be collected earlier as our transfer was 30 minutes late due to traffic which meant that we were rushing to reach the airport before check in closed and under pressure to get there. Other than this blip, we had an extremely pleasant experience using Morning Star. Thank you
IN
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good
Experience was overall good. With few not-so-good experience with the driver and confusion about water bottles. Instructions were not very clear. Drives very rashly sometimes. But food, staff, everything was awesome!
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
I did have an amazing experience, I was a little concern because I was travelling alone but after talking to Zanzi Trekking over the phone they made me feel at ease. I wasn’t sure on what to expect, because I was alone. I was put into a mix group of people, my issue was that the group was camping on a budget and I was doing a mid range so the truck was heavily packed ( two flat tires and only one spare…) Also I felt like we were rushing a little to get from A to B. If I go back on a Safari I want less people so it is easier to please everyone. Zanzi Trekking was quick to answer my question and I was able to reach them at all time. I had an issue coming back from Zanzibar and I miss my flight but we stayed in communication and they compensated me for most of the extra cost. I would do it all over again plus I got a chance to meet some amazing people from around the world.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amboseli National Park three days game drive
We had three days game drive at the Amboseli National Park. We had a chance to visit the Masai Village and a view of the Mount Kilimanjaro.
PH
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable Kruger Safari
We booked a 5-day Kruger safari and stayed at the Radisson Safari Hotel. Ruben our MoAfrika contact was very helpful with our booking and ensuring a smooth reservation process. However we did have to follow him up to let us know when our balance payment was due. The hotel was luxurious, had a comfortable superior room, served good food at the Mirage restaurant and had friendly and helpful staff. Special mention here for Portia, our server at Mirage. Her cheerfulness and pleasant demeanor made us want to always sit in the area she was assigned to. The only downside to this hotel: slippers and bathrobes were not complimentary in the superior rooms. Front desk told us these were available only in the premium rooms.
Day 1 had us on a Sunset Drive in a private game reserve. Our tracker Gift and guide Terrence pulled all the stops in getting us to spot a lot of wildlife like impala, zebra, giraffe and 2 of the Big 5: elephant and lion which was just a few meters away from our vehicle! Terrence would run over dead trees and bushes to make our own road as Gift pointed out the way where certain animals were spotted.
On Day 2 we did our Kruger Game Drive. Note that Radisson is about an hour away from the Kruger gate that we used. So leaving the hotel at 5:30 am in 11°C weather, speeding down the highway at 80 kph in an open top vehicle was freezing cold! The ponchos provided by our guide Lambs did little to keep us warm. But shortly after the sun rose as we entered the national park, we spotted a group of cheetahs - a few adults and some cubs. It was an exhilarating start to the safari. Lambs was as informative as he was funny in describing the wildlife and explaining their behavior patterns. He was so determined to find us the elusive leopard and rhino but it wasnt meant to be. Instead we got to see the Cape Buffalo, the 3rd of the Big 5. Aside from this animal, we saw hippos, gnu, zebra, ostrich, wildebeest, and many more wild animals roaming free all around us, some like the giraffes and elephants were just on the side of the road. We even saw a herd of elephants cross the road just as we were passing through. Seeing 3 out of the Big 5 and all the other magnificent creatures made this Game Drive a superb experience. Also worth noting: unlike the Sunset Drive on D1 where the guide and tracker would drive the jeep into dense bushes and undergrowth, the guide in Kruger was allowed to use only the paved and gravel roads. He isn't allowed to drive into the brush if looking for wildlife to spot. Also, Kruger is a very safe place. We could leave our bags and jackets in the jeep while having lunch, and when we came back, everything was where we left them.
The Panorama Route on D3 took us to some very breathtaking sights. The Blydes Canyon, God's Window, Potholes, etc were all awesome places to see. It was so hard to capture the natural beauty of the landscape in photographs. Our guide was Gustaf, a very competent and safe driver. We just wish he could provide more information about the places we were seeing such as origins of the names and other significant info about the places. But in fairness to him, he would provide as much info as he could when we had questions.
Day 4 and 5 were spent at the hotel, going for an energizing workout session at the well-appointed gym, and taking a relaxing treatment at the spa.
All in all, this was an unforgettable trip, with a few areas for improvement, but the good things far outweighed the bad. Shout out to Life, our van driver who picked us up and brought us back to the airport. Starting and ending with him gave us a nice overview of Kruger and an apt way to fill in the blanks for more info that we may had missed during our stay.
JP
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful
Wisdom gave us a great time. Moved by beautiful scenery of the national park and wildlife. I felt like heaven may be like this.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A very well planned tour.
The trip was incredible!!
From the first moment I asked for information, Emiliana responded very quickly and was always attentive and focused on everything we wanted to do. We used a tour already on galilaya expedition website as a base, and we asked her to add or remove things. She was always very kind and accurate with our requests, until we finally got the tour we wanted. Our guide knew a lot about animals and gave us very interesting information at all times and he was very skilled at finding animals; he has a lot of experience and shared many experiences and things he's seen in his years as a guide.
We visited Tarangire National Park, Serengeti national park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Lake Manyara National Park. Finally, we fly to Zanzibar. Overall, the accommodations were very nice and the meals were delicious. We managed to see the Big 5, as well as a lioness hunting a wildebeest, a pride of lionesses with their cubs, lionesses eating a wildebeest, numerous elephants, giraffes, hippos, warthogs, ostriches, cheetahs, leopards, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, flamingos, hyenas, and many birds.
It was the most beautiful experience I've ever had.
I highly recommend the Galilaya Expedition as your agency for enjoying Tanzania.
*Hakuna matata*