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Axis Africa Expedition & Safaris
- Located 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
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Email Mathew | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Abdullah was great!
We did the 4-day, 3-night Maasai Mara Safari. It was my first safari ever. I booked with Axis is because a) they responded quickly with a transparent quote, b) the pricing was fair and c) I did not even have to pay upfront. I paid the day of the safari before we left Nairobi.
Other operators pricing was nebulous and in my opinion excessive for what they offered, compared with Axis.
Abdullah was very friendly and knowledgeable. He has a very good eye spotting animals that I would not have seen. He gave us time to take photos and experience the moments. He is a fun guy who knows his stuff.
The only thing I would suggest that for certain stops the operators will tell people how long we are there. Not to be harsh and enforcing the time limits to the minute but it would help if the operator told people how much time they have to take photos, selfies, whatever so that they do not go on forever taking selfies.
I heard that at times baboons or even cheetahs may jump on the safari van. No such thing happened. But we had two couples who took endless photos, selfies, up on the Safari van, behind it, at the waterfall, all kinds of different poses ... and then the next one jumped on top of the safari van, followed by his wife or vice versa to pose differently. It would have been much more fun seeing baboons doing this rather than what appeared to me to be a bunch of selfabsorbed people, totally oblivious that they were wasting other people's time that would have been much better spent looking for more animals.
Telling people upfront when a stop is reached would help.
But that is a policy that management has to set.
BR
Email Gabriel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing value, great service!
3-day safari in Masai Mara with Axis Africa was just perfect! After comparing the offerings with pretty much every service operator in Kenya, I don't regret my choice at all. Customer service showed they really care and want us to have a great experience, always ready to clarify any doubts. Amazing price for those who want to travel on a budget but can't deal with bad hotels. I'd highly recommend them!
QA
Email Stefania | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Loved every second of this tour! Everyone is very friendly, love the people and of course the animals that we saw. Recommend that everyone should get this safari because you learn so many things and you see how beautiful and happy are the animals!
CN
Email Jie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kindly arrange everything
The guide John did the all the great jobs, including accommodation and safari tour, get everything on the right track.
Such an tour is a cost-efficient option, it cannot ask more...
The last one is impressed that the Axis Safari has arranged last picked up in Nairobi. It's a good management and coordination.
Email Kelsey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional, knowledgeable and flexible
Communication - great via email beforehand. Communication during trip also good.
Service - guide was knowledgeable and chef was fantastic
Value for money - fair
Reliability - great!
Tour - highly recommend
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)
AE
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 :)