The Matoke Tours Team
Matoke Tours
- Located In:
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Netherlands
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, AUTO, SGR, UTB & UCF
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $300 to $750 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sandra & Dominik | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great trip with Matoke
We've just come back from an 8 day mid-range Uganda tour booked with Matoke Tours. Our trip was organised and arranged very speedy and efficiently via email, the communication with Matoke's Travel Consultant Pascqua Lorna extremly professional, prompt and friendly. The itinerary of the tour was well and accurately planned, including great activities and 4 lodges well chosen and super nice lodges. With Confidence Matsiko, we had an excellent guide on our side during our whole trip. He is an excellent safe driver, always friendly, polite and in good mood. Also he's an expert about his country's nature and animals and made sure we spotted as many beasts and birds as possible during our safaris. We really enjoyed our time with Confidence, he was not only very helpful and well organised, making sure we had a great holiday, but also super nice and interested in his clients, happy to chat, share ideas or answer questions and thus making the sometimes long journeys very enjoyable. Confidence Matsiko is truly a gem, a very experienced, knowledgeable, reliable and pleasant guide - we strongly recommend him to anyone planning a trip to Uganda. Same applies to Matoke Tours: contact Pascqua Lorna and she'll make sure you'll have a great experience in Uganda. A big thank you to Lorna and Confidence for a truly unforgettable trip!
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Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent and Fun Tour of Uganda
We had a wonderful trip! Pascqa helped us to create a great itinerary. We loved our guide, Vincent, and really appreciated his openness to sharing interesting information about Uganda, its wildlife, and its people throughout the trip. He was so friendly and knowledgeable and really made our trip very special.
Email Jamie | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A great holiday organised by a very professional company
Matoke tours organised a 12 night "mid-range" tour of Uganda for us, staying in 5 different locations and visiting 4 parks around the country. Advance communication was always prompt and detailed, as well as personal and friendly. The itinerary worked well, although due to road conditions in Uganda some journeys were quite long. Organisation of the trip was faultless with every last park permit, ticket booking etc. dealt with perfectly. The lodges they selected were excellent, with comfort, food and service always matching, or exceeding, the advertised descriptions. Our guide was absolutely first rate, very experienced and knowledgeable, and also very thoughtful about making sure that we had a good holiday.
I would thoroughly recommend Matoke Tours, and hope one day to travel with them again.
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Email Catharina en Aad | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful 7day-trip to Kidepo Valley National Park and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Back in cold Holland we have the best memories about our week to Kidepo and Ziwa with your driver/guide Sam Lugayizi.
We made a wonderfull trip with the comfortable Landcruiser , with nice lodges with good food and with attractive activities.
Sam proved to be a very pleasant companion, a safe driver and guide, and a man with a lot of knowledge about nature, birds and beasts.
Everything was perfectly organized. We really have no suggestions for improvement!
Matoke Tours and Sam, thanks a lot!!
Email Brady Walsh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania; Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi and Safaris in the Serengeti
Our trip from pre-booking until our return was meticulously managed by Pasqua Lorna. She made sure we got to experience everything we wanted, and checked in on how we were doing before, during and after the trip. 11/10 would recommend!
We stayed in Mutanda Lake resort in Uganda which is an incredible property, with caring staff. The lake is unbelievably peaceful, and something that will never be forgotten. The gorilla hike was a short drive into the mountains, and an amazing experience. The guides went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and felt safe at all times.
Our driver from Rwanda, to Uganda and back again was Ronald. He was incredibly knowledgeable and a very nice person to spend the 3-day trip with. He’s a very hard worker, punctual and made the long journeys enjoyable.
We did 3 safaris in Tanzania. The first was in Tarangire National park, the Serengeti and the Ngorogoro Crater. For all we stayed in Tortillas Camps. I can’t speak highly enough of the concept, company and staff here at Tortillas. It was truly incredible being able to stay in these luxury tents in the middle of the parks, surrounded by animals. We felt safe at all times, and the staff were incredibly helpful.
Our guide for the entire time in Tanzania was Earnest. He is very well connected among the guides, and always got the tips on where the animals were at from the other guides. A true veteran, he consistently would find spots, favorited by specific animals, which allowed us to see every single animal the Tarangire, Ngorogoro and Serengeti parks had to offer.
If there was one thing I could suggest, it would be exploring the Tarangire National park during a night drive. If I’m not mistaken, this is the only park you can do a night safari, and is when the animals are most active. Then carry out day safaris in Ngorogoro and the Serengeti. Other then that, I cant speak highly enough of Matoke Tours and all of their partners. It was a truly unforgettable experience, and wouldn’t have been possible without them.
Brady Walsh.
Email Nico | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Well organised experience that delivered what Matoke commited to
My initial enquiery was responded to by Pasqal Lorna who subsequently put together a gorilla tour for us. Paperwork for the tour and plane tickets were delivered to us by email and Pasqal maintained communications with me for the duration of the tour. We traveled from Entebbe to Kisori by air. The driver and vehilce provided for our tour was in good order. Patrick was always punctual and skilled at driving on bad roads and wet conditions. We stayed at Mutanda lodge wich has the most beutifull views over the lake and volcanoes and can highly recommend this lodge. The gorrila tour was an amazing experience on its own. We had a very good experience with Matoke and will make use of their services again.
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Email Jasper | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had an awesome Kilimanjaro trip!
We did the 7-day Machame Kilimanjaro route with Matoke. We had Iddy as headguide and Steve as assistent guide. They were the best guides and the team was very good. Iddy and Steve were professional guides and did everything to make sure that we reached the summit. They both are really good in setting the best pace, monitoring your health and are very friendly. Besides, we learned a lot about the Kilimanjaro and Tanzania from them, and they were very interested in us as well. Although we couldn't speak English with all other members of the team, they are always friendly and it felt like a family. The equipment was all decent. The chef Daniel cooked very good and there was always a lot of food.
We would recommend everyone to climb the Kilimanjaro with Matoke and Iddy and Steve as guides.
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Email Irmi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Most wonderful trip I've ever had
Booked a safari tour in Kenya for 16 days as single person, with driver. Perfect organisation for my first trip to Kenya. Most of the highlights were covered, though still lots to discover. But realistically .... not all is feasible in 16 days unless one takes the plane. Apart from one hotel, all the lodges were well selected and the handling in Kenya went very smoothly. I never felt abandoned or lost as the driver took care of everything in a very professional way.
Thanks very much for the well organised tour by Harriett. This was already my third tour with Matoke Tours and I really feel comfortable with this organisation.
Email Robyn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our 6 day Matoke Tour of Uganda was fantasic, truly unforgettable.
Booking the trip was made easy by our helpful, honest and caring consultant. She tailored our tour according to our timeframe and preferences. Nothing was a problem. Our guide was 100% professional and accommodating. At all times he made us feel safe and comfortable. His knowledge and insight into his country, the wildlife and social factors made our experience far richer than we expected.
Overall it was a truly unforgettable trip. Thank you Matoke, Confidence (our guide) and Lorna (our consultant).
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Email Tyler | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic experience with Matoke!
Top notch experience both working with Matoke and throughout the trip. The organizer (Pascqa) did a great job answering questions about the various options and was very timely in her responses. The accommodations were great in all three countries, the guides (Kule- Uganda and Doto-Tanzania) were both super friendly and knowledgeable, and the trip flowed smoothly. Cost was very competitive and days were packed with many fantastic memories. Would definitely use this provider again for travel throughout eastern Africa.