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Martin   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 25, 2019

Email Martin  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Best experience I have ever had, top of my holiday list
5/5

This whole safari exceeded my expectations beyond belief. I have been on several safaris before but this one stood head and shoulders above all the others. All the information that we got and had during the tour was given early and clearly. Planning was impeccable. Our driver was fantastic. He introduced us to things that we would not have seen or tasted before, yes he bought us food from the markets, but it was unbelievable. This has been without a doubt a holiday that has changed my outlook. I will be returning to this fantastic country as soon as I can. Worth every penny.

Katie & Jordan   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2019 Reviewed: Jul 11, 2019

Email Katie & Jordan  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful tour of one of the most beautiful countries!
5/5

We worked with Speke through our America-based travel agent. This is a review about our tour guide, Innocent Mugoofu, who we had during our entire 5-day stay in Uganda. Innocent picked up my husband and me in Kigali and transported us into Uganda with a wealth of knowledge and excitement about his country.

Firstly, his driving was exceptional, which was important for a few reasons - 1) he had to deal with driving on different sides of the road going from Rwanda to Uganda, 2) the roads in Uganda are often dirt/rock/bumpy and on the edge of the hills with no guardrails, and 3) the drives were lengthy. We always felt safe with him driving! Plus he was a pro at crossing the borders via road. Secondly, he made sure our stay was memorable and special. We had several multi-hour drives that went by quickly since we spent the whole time chatting with him, with each of us learning about the other's culture. He was on time (early!) and professional and helped us with each of our trekking experiences, including what to wear and what to expect.

Speke also set up all our gorilla and golden monkey permits, plus a boat ride at our hotel for us. Everything went off without a hitch! We would certainly recommend Innocent as a tour guide to others (and hope to one day visit Uganda again with him to see even more the country has to offer!), and we imagine that the rest of Speke's staff are high quality, as well!

(A quick note that the Toyota SUV we used was a safari-type vehicle, which may not seem overly luxurious at first, but it's the only thing that can handle the rough terrain around trekking areas.)

Celia   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Jun 20, 2019

Email Celia  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Ugandan Safari
5/5

A wonderful mix of safari and culture, including national parks and visits to local villages. Nelson our guide was brilliant and couldn't do enough to make the whole experience amazing.
Very happy customer!

Katja, Jörn & Till und Moritz   –  
Germany DE
Visited: April 2019 Reviewed: Apr 30, 2019

Email Katja, Jörn & Till und Moritz  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

AWESOME
5/5

This was our first visit to the African continent. Our safari through West/South Uganda took us from Kampala to Kibale Nationalpark, to the Queen Elisabeth incl. Ishasha Sector to the south to Moint Gahinga NP (Gorilla Tracking) and from there to Lake Mburo NP. Our guide Nelson was simply world class. His animal and especially bird spotting ability was phenomenal. Thank you very much Nelson for great time!
All the lodges that we stayed at were of the highest standard and all the peopel there were very friendly, helpeful, reliable and service­oriented.

The bottom line of the journey: Amazing, unique experience with expert guide. Unforgettable Holidays in Uganda - the Pearl of Africa! Please protect this wonderful part of the world - Thank you.

Lior   –  
Israel IL
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Mar 30, 2019

Email Lior  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Amazing trip to Uganda with Speke
5/5

We had an amazing tour in Uganda in early Feb 2019 organized by Speke.
It started with planning the trip and customizing it to our requests. Stella was super supportive of our special requests - and customized the tour for us. Our guide, Asman, was terrific. His knowledge, friendliness, and true care for our needs - made this a wonderful trip.
The lodges we stayed at were all great.
We started with the amazing gorillas at Bwindi forest. A truly touching experience.
We then went north to see wildlife in Ishasha , chimpanzees, elephants, hippos and more in Kazinga channel and much more.
And all along the way we met the nice and friendly people of Uganda!
Many thanks to Speke for a truly great experience!

Petra and Jürgen   –  
Germany DE
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Mar 26, 2019

Email Petra and Jürgen  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Four weeks private trip through Uganda
5/5


Our journey through Uganda took us almost all over the country, from Entebbe to the north to the Kidepo Valley National Park, to the south to Bwindi National Park and from there via Ssese Islands back to Entebbe. Everywhere we met nice people the accommodations and the food was very good and the whole trip was a great experience. Not only the organizer but also our very good driver-guide David had a big part in that. He has always responded to all our wishes and ideas, especially on safaris.
The absolute emotional highlight was the encounter with the mountain gorillas in the Bwindi National Park. Even the tour to the gorillas, over streams and dense vegetation is an experience. To experience a gorilla family with playing baby then up close in about 2-4 m distance is deeply impressive and unforgettable.

klaus   –  
Germany DE
Visited: February 2019 Reviewed: Mar 23, 2019

Email klaus  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

it was a real wonderful journey, our giude was very friendly and well-known, he knew a lot about uga
5/5

it was all super! the lodges were very clean and had a grandious landscape, safari tours were well organized and the service was always very good

Renee and Erin   –  
Australia AU
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Feb 10, 2019

Email Renee and Erin  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Amazing, unique experience with expert guide and company. Thank you!
5/5

Speke Uganda Holidays and in particular our guide David made this truly amazing experience extra special. The trip was very well organised from beginning to end, the accommodation was lovely (and usually in a fabulous, scenic location), and everything was focused on making sure that our experience was the best it could possibly be. I cannot speak highly enough of Speke Uganda Holidays. A very professional company whose focus is on making sure that their clients enjoy their time in this lovely country. Our guide David clearly loves his country and is an amazing ambassador for Uganda and for Speke Uganda Holidays.

Gabriele + Manfred   –  
Germany DE
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 28, 2019

Email Gabriele + Manfred  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

THe hole tour was excellent and astonishing
5/5

The accomotations and the service were perfect; Our guide "Innocenz Mugoofu" was a excellent driver and a very friendly guide, we can recomment him!; On our safari we saw the "big 5" from Uganda;

Evelyn   –  
Germany DE
Visited: December 2018 Reviewed: Jan 28, 2019

Email Evelyn  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The organisation was perfect, the tour guide was very competent and friendly.
5/5

Many thanks for organizing this 9 days trip through a landscape, that is so varied. We saw a lot of the landscape, the people and of course many wildlife animals. The highlight were the Gorillas. Even if we had to go 3 hours to get there. Uganda is such an interesting landscape with the different parts of nature. In the north is it like Africa, in the south like Switzerland. Wonderful. The climate is nice for Europeans. It is really the Pearl of Africa. The streets could be better. But after one day we got used to it. Our Lodges were good or very good an the food also. It was a perfect but too short holiday. Next time I will stay longer.

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