Riso African Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2022)
- Member Of:
- UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $70 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Wim | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Safari in an African way
In November 2025, my daughter and I decided to do a safari in Uganda, mainly to visist the gorilla's and chimps. We inquired several safari companies in Uganda. Finally, we decided to chose Riso Gorilla Safaris. With a little doubt as there were no reviews of this company but the contact with the owner felt good. While other companies sent me a detailed itinerary, I had to propose a contract myself. When I did a first payment, the owner replied that he had reveived it, which felt good to hear. But 6 weeks before we left, I tried to contact the company (via Whatsapp and email) but did not succeed for several weeks which made me worried. Finally I got a reply saying that he was in Tanzania and had no internet.
The day before the start of our 13-day safari I reveived a message of the owner that he was at the airport in Entebbe to welcome us. He was a day too early ?? The next day, we arrived and Eric our guide/driver welcomed us an drove us to the hotel. The next day, our safari started with a classical tour : Murchison Falls, Kibale forest, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi, Lake Mburo and back to Entebbe.
Following things happened during the tour :
-The vehicule was not maintained. The back door could not be opened for several days. There were also 2 times mechanical problems when we wanted to leave the lodge : one time it was the battery which needed to be replaced, another time it was not told to us what the problem was.
This second time we had a walking safari planned and the guide arranged another car so that we could still go.
-We had agreed and paid for a private boat trip to Murchison Falls but when we arrived there, it was not foreseen. After contacting the owner, he told us that he had forgotten to book it.
-In Queen Elizabeth it was foreseen to have 2 different lodges : Kasenyi and Enjojo. When we stayed in the first lodge, our guide told us that we had to stay in the first as the second one was in renovation and we could not go there. A few hours later he proposed to go to another lodge, Topi lodge, where we finally went.
All these things were finally solved but it annoyed us.
During the tour, we saw the different animals, except the leopard.
For the gorilla's we went to Ruhija and after a difficult walk of 40 minutes, we met the gorilla's. What annoyed us for the gorilla trekkng were the many tips we had to pay . The permit costs 800 usd per person : ok. But the tips are too much : a dancing group at the briefing, the trackers, the ranger, the security guys. And finally we had to pay 40.000 ugx for gloves we rented. I wonder what the 800 usd permit is used for.
We found the best activities :
-chimps
-gorilla's
-boat trip Kizenga channel : book a private one
Did we get value for money : probably yes. The price we paid for the safari was one of the lowest we received from the different offers.
Would I go again with this company : probably not.
Email Emmanuel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Unforgettable experience
It was fun with experienced driver and well informed