This Tour Is Offered By
Big Apes Africa
- Office In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Member Of:
- USAGA, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
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RWUG
We are a Safari Company with operations in Uganda and Rwanda handling Destination management for Tour operators around the world through well crafted private or group tailor made life impacting African experiences. We are a team of Nature lovers and believe in sustainable tourism through conservation and community empowerment. We love to constantly explore our region just for the love of it and it is from this passion and personal experience that we want to craft for you a lifetime experience.
Reviews183
DK
The trip of a lifetime!
This was one of the best trips we have ever been on. Not just because we got to see the wild mountain gorillas of Uganda but also because we got to meet a new friend in our awesome guide Freeman. I can't remember a trip where I have laughed so much and felt so welcomed. Both by Freeman and the kind people at Bwindi National Park and Bweza Gorilla Lodge. We felt really safe and in the most capable hands. I cannot recommend this trip enough, and fingers crossed you get to go with Freeman.
Adequate
I have headed this review ‘adequate’ as I feel Big Apes should have prepared me more for my trip. It was by chance I found out when reading about Uganda, that I needed a visa. Thankfully these are very easy to obtain on line however if I hadn’t read this, there would have been a delay at the airport. Also, I had not been advised to take gloves for the trek because of the thorny shrubbery I would be walking through. My fellow trekkers were better prepared and I felt at a disadvantage. Similarly I did not know I needed a photocopy of my passport for each trek. Thankfully my driver Ben was able to sort this and I hope he was reimbursed. Being aware of these small matters would have been greatly appreciated. After the confirmation of my booking I did not hear anything until I emailed the company two weeks before my departure when I received an acknowledgment and advised of what time I would be collected from my hotel.
However, after the comments above I cannot praise my driver enough. Ben was polite, courteous and professional and looked after me throughout the whole of my visit. He made sure everything was sorted and even managed to arrange an alternative activity after I fell one day and could not trek the next. I cannot praise him enough.
FR
Amazing experience trekking gorillas
Everything was great, the tour, the accommodation and the driver Ambrose! He was really comprehensive and patient waiting for my arrival.
Even if it is too expensive, it is worth ! Prepare more money to tip the guides (it should be included in the total price!)!
IT
Perfect
We did the 10-day Safari tour, gorilla trekking and chimpanzee trekking in Uganda. To welcome us on arrival our guide Ronaldo, a polite, respectful boy and truly passionate about animals and nature made us discover this wonderful country.
Very nice lodges in excellent locations to reach the main parks. Great food.
Thank you Ronaldo and thank you Big Ape for this fantastic adventure!!!
ES
Discovered Uganda
It was a wonderful tour, especially thanks to our tour guide, Ronaldo, who thought us about the different animals we were watching and about the country.
A very special trip to remember.