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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
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Email Niko | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Safari experience, perfectly smooth organization
First things first: we had the best time on our safari.
I contacted Axis per mail about 3 weeks before our arrival in Kenya, asking for an offer for a 4 days/3 nights safari starting in Nairobi and finishing in Mombasa/Diani beach. Lennox came back to me with an offer and itinerary with a selection of accommodations for us to choose from - 1.350 USD per person, for the two of us incl. all accommodations, meals, park entry fees, our driver/guide, water. We chose our preferred accomodations, paid a 200 USD deposit. Lennox was super friendly and very quick in answering all our remaining questions, then we travelled to Kenya.
Our driver/guide Khalifa was perfectly on time to pick us up from our hotel in Nairobi, we briefly checked in at the Axis office in Nairobi CBD to meet Cynthia and complete the rest of the formalities/pay the remaining amount we had agreed on. Then, off we went. After a couple hours drive we arrived at Sopa Lodge near Amboseli National Park, checked in and headed to the National Park for amazing afternoon - horses of elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, lions, a breathaking sunset.. what an experience. Tired and happy we got back to the Lodge, ate, slept and headed out for another game drive early before breakfast. Elephants passing in the rising sun in front of the Kilimanjaro was quite something, again. After breakfast at Sopa Lodge we departed the Amboseli area for Tsavo West.
After a few hours of driving through the most beautiful landscapes we arrived at Severin Safari Camp, our favorite accomodation of the trip - room, food, atmosphere was all over the top. We checked in and headed out for another game drive incl. a visit of Mzima springs. We saw elephants, zebras, numerous different gazelles, lions, a crocodile, and more. The next day saw the most spectacular drive - we drove from Tsavo West to Tsavo East through very diverse and most beautiful landscapes, seeing all kinds of flora and fauna, absolutely amazing, before arriving at Ashnil Aruba Lodge in the early afternoon.
Khalifa, who had been the most amazing driver/guide/wildlife spotter the whole time, offered us another game drive later in the afternoon but we were so full of impressions that we decided to rest for the remaining day. After a good night’s sleep we departed Tsavo East after breakfast, again seeing a couple of elephants, giraffes and zebras on our way out of the National Park. Heading into Mombasa, Khalifa showed us around the city - his hometown - and instead of taking the fastest way, we got the great experience of crossing from the Northern to the Southern part of the city by ferry, before it was time to say goodbye when Khalifa - the best guy, really - dropped us off at our hotel at Diani beach.
Long story short: an 11/10 experience. Amazing safari, perfectly smooth organization, the very best time. Most highly recommended!
PS: The only thing we would slightly adapt if we did it again - you might want to squeeze in a “rest day”/an extra night at Severin Safari Camp. This lodge was absolutely perfect and we would have loved to stay there for a day and be able to indulge the facilities there for a little longer. Aside from that - we wouldn’t change a thing.
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Email Malin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very convenient and great hospitality!
Big shoutout to our guide Kevin! He made our tour to Masai Mara unforgettable. He made sure everyone had a great time and was an amazing guide with a lot of knowledge. Otherwise we thought the communication, transport and accommodation was great. Absolutely value for the money!
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Email Diane | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding
Everything about this tour was fantastic. Communication prior to the tour was ridiculously fast at all hours of the day. During the tour we had the amazing Kevin as our guide who took great care of us and helped us get the best views. He even showed us a cheetah hunt! We stayed in Sankale camp which was comfortable with hot water and some electricity plus really good hospitality. The optional Masai tour was a bit of a miss for me and a bit overly touristic/souvenir focused. But overall I had a top notch experience and highly recommend!
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Email Ivan gomez | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Charles is kind, knowledgeable, and a must have driver for your safari!
Since the beginning of the trip it was a bit overwhelming as this was my first safari in Africa. Then our driver charles introduced himself. He was the expert in these safaris. He navigated us everywhere we needed to go. We saw the big five during our safari when others safaris did not see i spoke to did not. Charles was a big part of that.
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Email Luca | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, we got lot of information from him
Have seeen almost every animal we expected, have never thought seeing that much. Lot of lions as near that you can almost touch them.
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Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good experience
We had a really nice safari experience! Saw a lot of lions and elefants :) Guesthouse, food and especially our guide Kush was really lovely ! Would do it again
Email Oh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service
All is good. Raymond is our guide and he has done amazing job!
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Email Jennifer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Jack is where it’s at!
Axis Africa not disappoint in any way. Excellent communication for the start - WhatsApp communication closer to our arrival to coordinate pick up. Our tour guide knew all the ins and outs, extremely knowledgeable in the country’s fauna and flora , animal life ecosystems , And highway systems. He was easy going and easy to communicate with. Great with all of our kids.
Our stay at Mara Chui was excellent. Peaceful and beautiful grounds, excellent food and accommodation. Great value! Excellent reliability. Highly recommend. I hope all of our friends and family get to do the same!
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Email Vaskar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Delivered as promised
Our interaction with Axis started as we started looking out for local operators for a short Kenya trip. Our time was less between as were to the children' school holidays for Christmas. The team at Axis were professionals.
Axis gave us a great deal, and we had 2.5 days at Masaimara, 1 day trip at Naivasha, 1 day at Nakuru.
The choice of hotels were great.
During the trip we were accompanied by Moses, our guide. He took us around, and shared his knowledge on the animals, the places etc. He is a great spotter of the animals in the park. He was also a very helpful and a gentle person.
In the end, the tour concluded exactly as planned and we will remember the excellent Kenyan hospitality all our lives. Would love to go back again.
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Email Faith & Jussi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beach to Bush Adventure
Cynthia was very responsive from the first time we communicated all the way to the last day of our trip. The service from Axis was very professional. When we had a challenge with one of the resorts the issue was promptly handled and Axis arranged a special experience to compensate for the inconvenience. The transfers from the airport and train were smooth and timely. Our safari Captain Khalifa was exceptional and went over and beyond for an unforgettable experience. The memories are forever in our hearts and we look forward to our next adventure.