FR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magnificent stay, I recommend!
It was an old dream for me to go on safari in this wonderful country, I saw 4 out of 5 of the BIG FIVE, great experience! Big thanks to Norman and especially Mr Khongi my driver and guide for this incredible road trip on the roads of South Africa!
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Knowledgeable individual who cares deeply for his country.
Ombeni is a very knowledgeable tour guide and knows where to find the best spots for animal viewing. He is passionate about the people and wildlife of Tanzania. He provides a great service if your goal is to view and understand wildlife in Tanzania. He is a great tour guide and human being.
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible unique experience!
My husband and I had a wonderful safari with our guide Augustine! He ensured we always enjoyed every aspect - animals, drinks, and relaxation! He was very flexible and accommodating to our every need and request. We truly made memories that will last a lifetime. I think everyone should do a safari at least once in their lives! We will never forget it.
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The safari was an amazing experience with suricata company such good service, specially I would like
The safari was an amazing experience with suricata company such good service, specially I would like to give the best compliments to the guide guy his name is Fridy . He shared so many interesting things about animals during our Safari trip! That’s an unforgettable experience!
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Flexibility of service, great safari, value for money
We received a quote for the safari we selected and for the days we needed. The value us similar to the one we found online. The info provided is accurate, most of the information needed is in the document of the quote. Payment can be done by revolut or bank transfer. Sometimes the exchange of information is slow, either by email or whatsapp, but it arrives. There was a small issue when we paid by bank transfer. The company said it was missing 10 dollars, even tough it was transferred. This was the negative point we found, because I never saw a proof of the amount they received from my bank transfer. Swahili Paradise offered us to stay in their hostel in Arusha by 15 dollars a night with breakfast. It is an ok place, but in a slum, which means to arrive and leave from there only by car. No chance to buy anything around to eat and we hardly had electricity while we were there. Despite we booked the night before and after the safari, we decided to stay in the city center when we returned from the safari, as it is too much remote and we needed dinner. In that case we did not ask for the 15 dollars back. Still, in the day the safari started, we had transport arranged by Swahili Paradise to take us to the meeting point. The safari was amazing. As far as I understand they booked it to another company - Arunga. Our guide was spectacular - Ali or the Serengeti master as he says. He knew everything about Serengeti and Ngorongo. This is the experience I will take with me. But when we book the safari we don't know these details regarding who takes us.
TW
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Masai Mara is amazing!
Masai Mara national park is very scenic. And the experience of whole trip is very good. They are on time and the guide is very kind. Our guide, Steve, asked us our favorite animals before we started our safari. All of us said lion. And he did his best to track so many lions to let us see. We saw two male lions sleeping under the tree and we were only one meter away from them. They are super cute! Thanks Axis Africa Safari and Steve for giving me a wonderful memory.
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Bad organisation
Sorry but I wasn’t that happy with how the safari went .. Everyday another jeep with another driver and other peoples, the planning changed totally from day 1 without any communication or plan. I slept on other campsites then my planning said, every morning I had to search by myself to my driver and nobody knew anything. Everyday we left very late (also not on the planning). And my driver forgot to pick me up at lake manyara to Serengeti so I’m not that happy
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Above and beyond to find us the best sightings of all of the animals
We just did a 5 day private safari and Eric was the best guide. We saw the Big 5 on our first day! We also saw 3/5 rare five which we didn't even know about!
Eric was so knowledgeable (he's been a guide for 20 years and it shows).
We saw more than we ever would have thought and everything was so close to us. We had a lot of luck but a lot of luck was created because our guide knew when to go, where to go, and how to create luck. He went above and beyond to find us the best sightings of everything.
We did the private tour and it was the best decision!
Not only were we not packed into tour trucks like everyone else was, so we had good views from both sides of our truck, but we also had direct access to our guide to ask questions. He knew what we saw every day and what we were interested in, which made it easy for us to prioritize our time and where we were going, which wouldn't have been as flexible on a tour with other people.
We also were able to extend some of our drives because we were feeling up for it, which made all of the difference.
Private was so worth it and I truly believe we had a better experience than some of the luxury safari tours other people were on.
I wasn't expecting him to have so much knowledge on the animals, but he offered up such great information without being overwhelming or boring and was able to answer every question.
He cooked for us and ate with us for each meal which was a fun bonus to really feel like we had this family like vibe on Safari.
Cannot recommend enough. Thank you Eric!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had the experience of our Lifetime !
We had an exceptionally excellent safari that Henry organized for us. Our driver guide Joseph was very experienced and gave us an amazing 6 day safari (Amboseli, Nakuru and Masai Mara) in which we saw so much we never imagined. Joseph and Henry were always very accommodating and they unconditionally fulfilled every wish for us. Highly recommended!