65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Amboseli National Park by Jill Eales
Not loads of birds, apart from at the view point where we stopped for lunch, they were in abundance - used to tourists giving them scraps!
IT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kruger National Park by Andrea Gottardo
We only had 1 day available to explore the park due to very important rainfall. We would have love to have more time.
Our tour operator did not perform as expected and completely ruined our experience.
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Enjoy the forest by foot but don't rent a car or a driver!!
The forest is quite unique. The entrance fee is 725 Kenyan shillings per non resident adult. We explored it with Willie, a freelance tour guide we found through the official Arabuko Sokoke website. He charged us 2,500 KES for a three-hour tour, during which we walked through the forest and saw birds, insects, butterflies, monkeys, and the shrew. Overall, it was a very nice experience.
However, when organizing the tour, he told us that access to the forest was only possible by car and that he would arrange transportation for a minimum of 4,000 KES (half of the total cost of the entire activity), since we didn’t have our own car. In reality, we were perfectly willing to get there by tuk-tuk or on foot. The car only took us to the pond where elephants come to drink—a 15-minute drive—after which the rest of the morning was spent walking, which was actually the best part of the experience.
This extra cost felt completely unnecessary, especially since the car just waited in a parking lot for three hours. I would have much preferred to spend that money supporting the forest itself rather than on unused transportation, and the whole situation felt a bit like a setup
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
My tour operator was very hands on, consistently checking in with me to make sure it was going well
Pedaso Safaris were on top of everything. With my tour guide (David) making sure to check in with us everyday. Asking if everything was going well. Or if we had any questions/grevencies. Pedaso Safaris were especially great in helping plan the trip, being in contact with them for 6 months, helping finalise every little detail.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Overall a very good experience and an excellent guide. However, starting earlier and finishing later
Overall a very good experience. Our guide, James Gichina, was excellent: professional, knowledgeable and very friendly. The only suggestion for improvement would be for the agency to allow more time inside the parks by starting earlier and finishing later, as this would increase the chances of seeing more wildlife
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They are really good and friendly behaviour.
it was really good experience, but we did not able to say lion and leopard. We have seen rhino, dear giraffe, zebra, monitor, lizard, hippo, and elephants. And some birds, I don’t know the names. My brother Jeel Patel enjoyed a lot.
They offered food and it was really so good. We didn’t expected such delicious food during Safari.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Brilliant
Best service I've used lately with proper money value and lovely staff
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Polite, good driver , helpful
Everything was efficient and the communication was very good. In the what’s all group they were immediately responding. The transportation was also very good.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Delivers!
I really enjoyed the safari organised by Axis. Our driver, Tribon, was very knowledgeable and also good fun! He went the extra mile for me ensuring I arrived safely at my new apartment after the safari which I was so grateful for as I was very tired!
Tabitha was an excellent sales rep, she answered all my questions promptly and patiently, it was her pro-activeness that led my to choose this company over others.
My only niggle was that I had specific dietary requirements that were not passed on to the lodge or restaurant. In the case of the lodge, Sankale camp , they were excellent and really accommodated me well. Hint - if you stay budget bring plenty of mosquito repellent, I used citronella incense sticks in the bathroom which worked great!
We saw lots of beautiful animals and enjoyed the scenery immensely. I chose not to take the nature walk along the banks of the Masai river as it was just too hot at 2 pm for me :) maybe take an umbrella for shade .
The visit to the Masai was interesting. Thank you Axis for a great trip!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Amazing Experience
Overall, our experience with baby bird tours was great. Our driver and guide for the day, Festus, arrived on time and was a fantastic driver. We felt safe the whole time despite some pretty intense traffic and roads 😄.
Throughout the drive to the park and within the park, he offered great information and answered all our questions.
The park itself is an absolute must visit, truly magnificent
The only negative feedback I have is the game drive time ends up being less than advertised, after lunch, we pretty much took a direct route out of the park and it didn't seem there was any intention to really look for animals.
But we arrived back in time and overall had a fantastic day, thank you!
