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Great Lions Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2020)
- Member Of:
- UTA, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
Email Prudence Gumisiriza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable and recommendable tour company
We did 5days Chimpanzee & Mountain Gorilla trekking, which was the highlight of the trip. The close access to the animals was such a surprise, but also amazing. The trek to the Mountain Gorillas was a challenge, but so worth it. The guides and the entire staff helping with the trek was just awesome. It was a "once in a lifetime" experience for sure. Our tour guide Justus from Great lions safaris was amazing and he made the trip memorable for us.
Would surly love to book another tour with them and recommend them to our friends
Email Twinomujuni Dominic | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Authentic service providers
My experience in Uganda exceeded any expectations I had. The scenery was beautiful and varied: tranquil lakes, wild waterfalls, lush mountains with incredible vegetation and birds, dense forests and the open bush. Unbelievable sunsets and sunrises. The amount of wildlife is not as dense as other safari destinations so not a lot of big cats, however, the gorilla and chimpanzee treks make up for that. If you are a birder it is a must go. There are so many varieties and as one’s eyes adjust you begin to spot them everywhere. We went with a local Uganda company, Great lions safaris. Our driver/guide, Innocent, was one of a kind. He became like family. He made sure we were well cared for and went out of his way to accommodate us. The people of Uganda were welcoming and had such beautiful spirits. Our accommodations were amazing as was the food. I would skip the cities like Kampala and Entebbe except as a point of entry and departure. But the rest is pure magic.
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Email Kinuzi Blasio | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great lions safaris provided amazing service with a wonderful tour guide. I highly recommend it!
I recently travelled on a 10-Day Wildlife Adventure, Gorillas and Chimps Safari From start to finish, this was an amazing experience. Great lions safaris was extremely professional at all times. Prior to booking, they were very helpful with addressing any queries I had and made the whole booking process very easy. After booking, my flight was unexpectedly changed pushing back my arrival to Uganda by 12hours but Great lions safaris was very accommodating by pushing back my tour start time. Any queries I had in relation to the tour were very quickly answered and addressed
In terms of the tour itself, this was incredible. Uganda is a beautiful country with so much to offer. I had a custom itinerary which involved gorilla trekking in Bwindi, chimp trekking in Kibale National Park, game drives/boat trips in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park. I also got to interact with local communities and see what life is like in different parts of Uganda.
My guide Dominic was a great person and very knowledgeable about Uganda and I learned a lot about the country from him. There were some long drives but he made the experience very easy and enjoyable with lots of stopovers and jokes
The accommodation and meals were of a high standard
Overall I would highly recommend choosing Great lions safaris as your preferred Tour operator and Uganda as a travel destination in the world
Amazing tour through Uganda (Pearl of Africa) with Great lions safaris
I spent 7 days travelling through Uganda mainly for Gorilla trekking experience Before I booked the journey, Great lions safaris gave me all the necessary information about the tour and was excellent. Justus always came back to me very quickly every time I had a question and helped with everything he could.
Once I arrived in Uganda my guide Godfrey picked me up at the airport and the journey began.
I really had the most awesome time in Uganda. Godfrey was such an amazing guide, who took very good care of me and always went the extra mile to make this trip unforgettable.
He had such a great knowledge of the wildlife, the people and every aspect of this beautiful country that a visitor could ask for. There was nothing else that I could have asked for.
This was a trip that I would live to cherish and I would highly recommend Great lions safaris for the excellent work done towards helping me out during my stay in Uganda
How Uganda ended up as our favorite ever Travel destination
I rarely get to write reviews, but our trip to Uganda was so fantastic that the chance to relive it a month and so later in a review was too good to pass up.
My wife and I were looking to travel to Uganda principally to see the Gorillas in Bwindi, and then to see as much other wildlife as we could while we were there. We requested a number of quotes from a variety of tour operators, but Great lions safaris stood out for the responsiveness of their communication, the clear detail in their general itineraries. We settled on one of their stock itineraries that would take us via Kibale-Queen Elizabeth-Bwindi-Mburu to do a variety of different wildlife experiences including the chimps and gorillas. They were very responsive in answering any questions both before and after booking. I have to say I did feel slightly apprehensive about making the quite large payments, but I was able to do this on a credit card (for a small additional fee) which gave me the confidence to send this off to a company I’d discovered only a few weeks earlier. I probably needn’t have worried.
When it came to our tour itself, I think it’s safe to say pretty much everything exceeded our expectations. We were collected promptly from our hotel in Entebbe by our guide Dominic, who then stayed with us for the remainder of our 9 days tour along with the 4x4 vehicle that was our private vehicle. Dominic was genuinely fantastic and really made our trip in so many ways, he was very knowledgeable about all the things we did, and managed some of those animal spottings where you just don’t know how someone with regular human eyes could’ve possibly spotted them, a pair of lions in a cactus tree in Queen Elizabeth national park was a particular highlight.
In terms of the other elements of the tour, all our accommodation was in the “nice budget” category, and these were all to a good standard with most having some real wow factor. Particularly the view from the Eagles Nest lodge in Mburo, which was the eventual winner of our favourite lodge award, in what was a pretty close contest. The food everywhere we stayed was plentiful, tasty and had enough variety to keep us happy, but probably isn’t what you’ll be reminiscing about.
I will just finish by noting that whilst the tour we did, did involve a lot of driving 4 or 5 hours every other day on average, the whole itinerary generally felt really well paced ad was worth it.
Email Amy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable Experience
Thank you so much to Great Lions Safari and to Justus for my tour in Uganda!
Justus communicated the itinerary with me beforehand and kept in contact. He was an excellent driver and used lovely accommodations during the tour.
I would recommend him to others; thank you for hosting a truly memorable experience for me.
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Email Ampaire sarah | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great communication ans service
Amazing experience & Great Staff
5/5
We had a great experience with Justus of Great lions safaris. The communication from Great lions safaris was great and we felt very looked after the whole time. Our Tour Driver Justus was very knowledgeable of the local surroundings and had a great passion for his work. Justus went above and beyond for us and was very accommodating and worked very hard to get all our needs met including when we fell ill and had to go to the doctors, Justus took care of everything and rearranged things for us so we wouldn't miss out on anything. And also he helped us out after hours after our tour had finished, our flight got rescheduled unexpectedly and we were left at the airport but he came to the rescue and arranged airport transportation and accommodation for us even though he didnt have to. We found all the accommodation staff to be very friendly and welcoming too. The food was always delicious and there was always plenty of food all day. We would highly recommend this tour and this tour group to everyone and we are very Thankful that we chose Great lions safaris
Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best in the business.very accomodating and informed person.
Great lions safaris is Professional, flexible, and fun tour operator with super guide
Thank you so much to Great lions safaris for an amazing tour! We had the trip of a lifetime with our wonderful guide Godfrey. He is a genuinely lovely human and we are grateful for his time and care spent sharing his passion for all creatures (especially gorillas!) and the unique local cultures around Rwanda and Uganda. In Rwanda we visited Akagera where we saw so many majestic animals and we absolutely loved the chimp trekking in Nyungwe that doubled as an epic hike. It was particularly special to visit the magical place that is Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and see the Gorillas up close.Godfrey was both incredibly accommodating with our requests and changes of plans - I was quite nervous and they ensured we felt safe and comfortable. We would highly recommend booking with Great lions safaris and we hope to tour with Great lions safaris again one day!
Thank you, thank you soo much for the experience you gave us
Email Yvonne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mark was such a great tour guide, patient, informative and fun.
I totally enjoyed my trip in Uganda thanks to Mark. He was such a fun, patient, understanding, helpful and informative guide. This was one of my best trips ever!!!
RELIABLE
Great lions safaris dint leave me with any questions about my value for my money. They outdid themselves because what i paid for was exactly the services i got and even more.
I cant wait to travel with you again!!!
It was such a great experience.
As for Mr Justus, thank you for your generosity. Looking forward to working with you again.
Thank you!
ES
Email Elisa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very happy with my experience!
Justus was an excellent driver, he made all the reservations for the activities for us, suggested nice places to visit that we enjoyed a lot and was all the time checking on us and being sure everything was good. He was very punctual and patient and flexible with us.
Great Lions is definitely a reliable company!
The car was good.
Just to mention something where they could improve: more detailed and technical info about the animals, and maybe having some binoculars in the car for the tourists use.
Email Joshua Ampumuza | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great lions safaris provides an authentic memorable experience with fun in the shortest time frame.
Great experienced driver guide with equipped knowledge of the safari, the accommodation was awesome and I enjoyed mostly the game drive especially when we spotted a leopard and the lion having a fight over a kob. It was a great experience. Trip to remember.....
