Southern Cross Safaris Reviews 

We have just finished our 11 days safari with Southern Cross and it was a wonderful experience from start to finish. For all the picking up, transfer, transport and dropping off, you could not fault them.
We have been to Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli and Masai Mara with our wonderful guide, Sammy, who is very knowledgeable, responsive, respectful and funny too. Whenever we were on the game drive, he was always on the look out to find different animals for us. We were able to encounter a lone lion walking on the road all by ourselves and even find the rhino on our last drive from Masai Mara.
The accommodations organized was fantastic with wonderful settings and lovely foods.
I would have no hesitation to recommend this company to all my family and friends.

Excellent experience with Southern Cross Safaris - from pick up at the airport, transfer hotel & then onto Satao camp, we could not fault them. Our guide was Duncan & he was fabulous - incredibly informative, knowledgeable, responsive, respectful, humorous, kind and clearly loves his job.
He ensured that we saw everything possible, even racing to find a lioness which he heard about on the radio - the vision of her wandering down the road at sunset will stay with me forever!! Anything we asked & he didn’t know (which was rare & not necessarily about Tsavo!), he found out for us by the next morning. The accommodation at the camp was excellent & the staff could not have been more attentive. Animals all around the camp watering hole kept us on our toes but we were always kept safe by the guards. Five star experience - thank you, we loved it!!

We have just finished a Safari with Southern Cross. I should like to thank and congratulate them. The whole organisation of our trip was perfect - not one single hitch. Transfers were flawless, accommodation good to great - I mean, like hippos in the garden at night, and a baby zebra close to your room?
I should especially like to write of our experience with Sammy, our driver, guide and support. This man is gold! If I make a list of what I would hope to find in a Safari guide, Sammy ticks all the boxes.
Trustworthy Reliable Conscientious Kind Considerate A good sense of humour. Very good driver on and off the roads. Incredible knowledge of the parks, which he knows as the back of his hands. Great general knowledge over nature and animals. Determined to give us the best experience possible- and he gave us all the big five.
Sammy keeps himself in the background, but is always there when you need him.
He gave lots of information, never too much.
Whenever anything worth seeing came over the radio, Sammy was off - always knowing exactly where to be and how to place the car to give us the best view.
All in all he's a treasure, and Southern Cross has done an excellent job. Please look after Sammy well - he feels like family already!

looking forward to touring with your company.a shoutout to rebecca a staff i saw today at karen.cheers to kenyan wildlife too

This was my first Safari and everything was fantastic! The animals so close up and Satao camp had good food, the tents were lovely and open with animals free to roam. Our Driver Francis was friendly, knowledgeable and took really good care of us! An experience I won’t forget!!

All our expectations have been exceeded! It was a great experience and a dreamful and fantastic vacation.
If a safari again, then with South Cross Safari!

Southern Cross safaris went be on my expectations. Wesley, my driver was in Mombasa. His driving skills were exceptional considering the way people drive in the city. I was driven by him to Diani beach where we collected shells and swam, and I couldn’t have asked for anything more! Wesley was considerate to all my needs, and was very protective of me, and went along with all the activities that I wanted to do. Again, his driving skills were impecable! I highly recommend him for any activities that you may have in Mombasa. Thank you again Wesley you’re the best.

I recently travelled on a Ladies-only tour in Kenya. It was booked via a separate company, but Southern Cross Safaris provided the transport and drivers, and I could not praise them more highly. Steve and Sam, our drivers, made our trip. They were there for us from the early-morning starts to the end of the longest day, always kind, courteous, informative, patient, and above all, superlative drivers of the trusty 4WD vehicles which carried us safely from start to finish.

Based on this trip, I highly recommend Southern Cross Safaris. I would book direct with them in future, and hope that Steve and Sam would be there to share another adventure.

Sammy and Steve(now Stevo lol) drove our Australian Solo Ladies tour for 10 days through the Kenyan highlights, in a pop top safari vehicle, that was comfortable, and should be commended on their driving skills!
Their knowledge of all the locations visited, wildlife, the sharing of wildlife fun facts, sense of humour and relaying sensitivites of culture, was invaluable and appreciated. Ask for Sammy or Stevo, they are awesome drivers/guides. See you next time im there fellas

We just finished a 9 day safari holiday across Kenya. Coming from Australia we were a little concerned about a recent travel alert issued by the Australian government warning about safety in Kenya. Nothing could be further from what we experienced. We booked our safari through Bench Africa and it was fabulous. On day 1 we caught the train from Nairobi to Voi where our Southern Cross guide was waiting to pick us up. Our guides name was Freddie and he was fantastic. Over the 9 days he was great company, very knowledgeable and went out of his way to show us as much as he could. There were just 2 of us in an extended Toyota Landcruiser with a pop top. We visited Tsavo East and West, Amboseli, Massai Mara, Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru. Ticked off basically all the animals on our list. Accommodation was mostly in deluxe camping style tents with ensuites and the food was excellent. Had a fantastic time and would recommend it to anyone ... ask for Freddie, he's the best!

I was recommended from a local Kenyan friend Satao Camp. Not knowing where to begin I sent a message to Southern Cross Safaris via email because their name was on the camps website. That led me to many email conversations with Kelvin Gichia/tour consultant. He helped organize a wonderful 4 day Safari package and even helped us book train tickets from Nairobi to Voi. Highly recommend. BTW, we’re from the US not Kenya as stated.

We have booked two safaris with Southern Cross and they have both been out of this world experiences from start to finish.
Both our family trip and a group booking went smoothly from start to finish.
The expertise, attention to detail and reliability make dealing with this company so easy. Glen advised us on itineraries and Steven was brilliant at adapting to our needs to make everything work.
I would recommend their services to anyone looking to travel to Kenya or beyond.

We had an amazing safari in Kenya, Africa in December 2023. We booked through Jamba Safari Club in The Netherlands who uses Southern Cross Safaris on the ground. Our guide, Peter Kibe from Southern Cross Safaris was a great guide and did an outstanding job in locating the various animals in 3 different national parks! We managed to see just about every animal one can see and all of it was close up! Zebras, lions, leopards, rhinos, hippos, gazelles, wildebeests, giraffes, and much more! The accommodations in the 3 parks were great, the food was excellent and people were super nice. Our guide Peter picked us up on Dec 26 and dropped us at Nairobi airport on Jan 1 for our flight home. Super great service all around.

We booked our Safari with Jambo Safari Club, who use Southern Cross Safaris as their ground agent. We had a 17 day Safari and beach vacation. Our driver/guide Thomas really made the difference for us. He was an excellent, enthusiastic and patient guide who ensured that our Safari was truly unforgettable. We went to Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Amboseli. We were able to see a lot of wildlife, including the big 5. The lodges and camps were all excellent. Thomas made it possible for us to personalize our Safari to visit several places which were important to me because I grew up in Kenya. The transfer from Amboseli to Mombasa via Nairobi was well organized as was the transfer back from our hotel to the airport. We will certainly use this organization again!

We organised a Kenya safari trip through The Africa Specialists (UK) who used Southern Cross Safaris as their ground agent. From the moment we touched down in Nairobi (late…. the after effects of the air traffic control breakdown plus a passenger collapsing on the gangway on exiting meaning the rest of us having to stay on the plane) till the time we left, we could not have been dealt with in a more courteous, friendly and professional manner. Jama and Elliot met us and took us to our Nairobi hotel with Elliot taking us to Wilson airport and negotiating us through to the flight. After our visits to Masai and Amboseli, Simon picked us up for the rest of the trip: he was friendly, good fun, courteous and accommodating; always ready to stop for that ‘photo opportunity’ or that little brown bird disappearing into the undergrowth! All this as well as guiding us on plenty of game drives and excellent and memorable sightings of the big mammals. Thank you Simon
On our return to Nairobi, Jackson was equally friendly, taking us on an impromptu tour of Nairobi and even organising for us to be escorted through ‘Sky Fast track’ and the ‘chaos’ that is Nairobi departures. They certainly went above and beyond: thank you all.

Joshua was an extraordinary guide and driver. His knowledge of local flora and fauna made our trip all the more memorable and special. He was an exceptional driver and we, at all times, felt safe and secure. In support of his company, Joshua went over and above when it came to game drives. He knew when and where to go for us to experience wildlife and nature at its best. Highly recommended.

We booked a 9-day trip with Jambo (Netherlands based) with Southern Cross as local operator, so all contacts went through Jambo. The trip was wonderful, all was very well arranged, transfers were smooth, camps truly met or exceeded our expectations. The first four days we travelled with a car and driver of Southern Cross from Nairobi to the Naivasha-Nakuru area, including a full day gamedrive in Nakuru NP. This was a great experience, the driver was very professional, knowledgeable and respectful. We then transferred to Maasai Mara with gamedrives out of the local camp. Too bad the great migration was behind schedule this year, still we saw the great herds approaching the Kenyan border. Amazing!

My name is Nikki McGregory, Owner of Nik of Time Travel in Chesapeake Va. I was recommended to Southern Cross by another Travel Agent. They did NOT disappoint. Spoke to them at lengths via whatsapp before the trip. Gave great suggestions for a day in Nairobi. We were staying at Giraffe Manor and check out was at 10 and our flights didn't leave until 11 pm, so we needed a driver for the day.

Allen our guide/driver was not only on time. He was EARLY.

We went to Nairobi National Park, Sedgwick's Elephant Sanctuary, Karen Blixens restaurant for lunch, to see the slums, shopping at a place that didn't haggle that had a fair price and finally Carnivore for dinner and then to the airport. He was very courteous, professional and kind. The vehicles were nice and clean. Had AC and charging stations which are both very important. Would highly recommend this business. Will definitely be using for my Time Travelers in the near future.

I cannot recommend Glen and his team highly enough. I think we were particularly difficult to deal with, but Glen kept helping and arranged the most amazing trip for us in Kenya. We stayed at two different safari lodges, Severin (2 nights) and Satao (1 night) and then Diani Beach at Almanara. The only thing we changed was which lodge to stay at for 2 nights and we should have gone with Glen’s suggestion of 2 nights at Satao.
For all of our requests and queries we ended up following Glen’s recommendations on where to stay, and had a truly unforgettable holiday.
The Almanara is out of this world and the staff are incredible.
We will be speaking to Glen again about a trip to Rwanda and Tanzania and will trust him completely.
If you are planning a trip to Kenya, do yourself a favour and put your trust in Southern Cross Safaris. Every member of the team are a pleasure to spend time with.