35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect Honeymoon Trip to South Africa
We had an amazing experience working with Natasha at Sun Safari. From the early planning stages she was responsive, organised, and genuinely invested in building the perfect trip for us.
What really stood out was her flexibility, she adapted the itinerary multiple times to suit what we wanted, and nothing ever felt like too much trouble. Even once we were in South Africa, she stayed in touch and was quick to help with anything we needed.
Thanks to her, the whole trip felt effortless. Highly recommended.
RU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You may encounter various issues throughout the safari.
We started our 6-day safari in Kenya with a great first impression. In Nairobi, the agency owner Morris introduced us to our guide Dennis, a trainee guide, and even gave us safari hats as a gift. Everything looked very promising at the beginning.
Unfortunately, the problems started soon after.
We entered Amboseli for our first evening game drive at around 4:30 PM, while the park closed at 6:00 PM. We weren’t too concerned because our itinerary clearly included a morning game drive the next day. To our surprise, Dennis told us he didn’t know about it and had already thrown away the park tickets, even though they were valid for 24 hours. He suggested skipping the morning drive and heading straight to the next destination because we were already short on time.
I insisted on having the morning game drive as planned and asked to leave at 6:00 AM to make the most of the limited time available. Dennis then claimed that the park gates only opened at 7:00 AM. After checking the information myself and speaking with the lodge owner, it became clear that this was not true. Dennis eventually admitted that he had lied because he did not want to wake up that early before a long day of driving.
As this was my first safari, I didn’t fully recognize this as a major red flag and eventually convinced him to leave at 6:00 AM.
I won’t describe every single day, but here are some of the issues we experienced:
• Amboseli – we only got half of the planned evening game drive, and the morning drive was shortened because Dennis spent around 30 minutes trying to recover the old tickets.
• Lake Naivasha – we arrived just before closing time, and during the Crescent Island excursion we had to rush through parts of the experience to avoid being locked out.
• Lake Nakuru – what was supposed to be both a morning and evening game drive turned into only a morning and partial daytime drive because we left the park and Dennis later claimed he didn’t know the ticket would not allow re-entry.
• Maasai Mara – before arriving, I explained the situation to Morris and asked him to speak with Dennis. Morris promised us a better experience. To be fair, Maasai Mara was excellent, and we had some unforgettable wildlife sightings. However, by that point we were constantly expecting another surprise or problem.
Overall, I cannot say this was a terrible safari. The wildlife was amazing, the landscapes were beautiful, and Morris genuinely tried to help whenever issues arose. The price we paid was also very competitive.
My main recommendation is simple: if you book with this company, try to avoid having Dennis as your guide.
Excellent communication & execution
I would definitely recommend Axis. Their initial whatsapp communication was brilliant and this set the tone for all that followed. Our driver / Roger was superb - so knowledgeable and informative. All aspects of the Safari were superb and exactly as Axis had specified.
CA
The top!
Very nice safaris with Roger, good truck, good food, The explanations from Roger was very clear and he found easely animals, I recommand this nice guy!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Roger was very friendly, with fantastic driving and going out of the way to find us the best animals
The tour was fantastic, every type of animal spotted and fantastically guided by Roger. 2 days in Maasai Mara and we saw a huge number of lions. Would highly recommend.
RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was great and unforgettable!
Our trip was great and unforgettable, the tour lasted 3 days! We visited Masai Mara Park, where we saw a lot of animals living in Kenya! The accommodation during the trip was delightful! The transport we used was of the highest quality! Our guide Roger is a professional in his field, was caring, polite and told us a lot during our trip! We recommend this company and Roger personally for safari trips!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience!!!
The organisation of the tour was great. Everything very organised, well structured. The camp/hotel selection they recommended were amazing. Exactly what we expected.
Our tour guide and driver, Raymond was great. He’s very knowledgeable and always paying attention on where to spot great animals. We were lucky to see everything we wanted, and Raymond made possible to get us very close to the animals.
And on top, they were able to accommodate great food selection, as we were vegetarian.
DE
Nearby nature - a great individuell tour in Kruger NP
We went on a three-day safari through Kruger National Park. It was a fantastic tour with an excellent guide, Ryan, who led us to some amazing wildlife sightings. The service, including the meals, was very good. All our requests were catered for. As we were on our own with the guide, he was able to focus entirely on us during the tour of the park.
6 Day Safari- Okuli is the best!
A bucket list experience. We had Okuli as our driver and guide, he was exceptional!! He went above and beyond to make sure we saw the Big 5, was flexible with our schedule/needs, great driving, friendly, kind, knowledgeable, made us feel safe & was the key to making it an amazing adventure. HIGHLY RECOMMEND using okuli. If we come back we’ll request him directly. If you can, ask for him! He is Truly the best.
If you’re on a time crunch and can only do two places (we did 4), I recommend serengeti and Ngorongoro crater.
We stayed at Serena hotels & simba tented camp. Serena is a lodge so a little nicer but both were great and staff was awesome.
under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless, bespoke safari planners, with a wealth of knowledge
My name is Ellis and I am 12 years old. My experience on safari was truly wonderful. All of the guides made me feel safe and at completely at home. On our drives, they made sure we saw lots of animals and that everyone had fun. I loved seeing the elephants the most because they always made me smile, especially the baby ones. Our guides were all amazing too and full of knowledge. One of them, Storm, was very funny kept us entertained with hilarious and scary stories along the way.
The lodges we stayed at were all incredible and just as wonderful as the safaris. We were surrounded by nature which felt very cozy and made us feel like we were part of the wild. The food was excellent too, each meal we had was absolutely delicious, and the chefs made each dinner an unforgettable experience.
Overall, this was the best holiday of my life thanks to the great guides, awesome animal sightings and friendly atmosphere. I would give it 6 out of 5 stars if I could!
