Our post Covid lockdown tour
East African Jungle Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, TUGATA & UTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email James | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Bwindi and Murchison Falls
Both trips were great. The mountains near Bwindi are stunning, and we found a family of gorillas very quickly. We had some car trouble on the way back to Kampala, but the driver/guide was very proactive and the company owner came out to drive us back to Kampala. The trip to Murchison Falls was perfect: lots of animals, great scenery, a peaceful lodge overlooking the Albert Nile, and a very knowledgeable guide (the company owner).
The intentions are good but the customer experience is poor bottom line
Friendly welcome. Promising program but it proved to be not realistic because of huge travel times. First day we were completely surprised we (my 7 year old sun and I) had to travel 11 hours in the van. Domestic flights absent. Intentions are good but Uganda is a very different environment with a dramatic infrastructure. Which we were unaware of and not being informed about.
Unpleasantly surprised by having a fellow traveler whilst the booking was a private safari. Poor execution of the program. Poor planning. Poor information about travel times. Program changes possible but proved expensive. Nice selection of accomodations.
Reply from East African Jungle Safaris
Posted on Mar 16, 2016Huge travel times came in because you were telling us to stop all over the place because the kid was enjoying everything, but normally it's 4 to 5 hours drive to Murchison falls, The domestic flights would have been there but you didn't ask for it initially, The issue of the poor infrastructure shouldn't be blamed on the tour operator because it's not my responsibility for sure. The issue of a travel partner, it's Harrieth from Sweden with the review below, madam Harrieth never wanted to travel a lone just to Murchison alone, the vehicle was readily available to take her, but we asked Mr Peter for a favor he accepted to go with her, only to reach in the park and say am not traveling with that woman again, I had decided to drop him and go with madam Harrieth, but because he had a 7 year old boy i couldn't leave him in the park, i hired another vehicle in the park to take madam through her activities. otherwise thanks a lot for the review.
Fred
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Email Harrieth | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thoughtful organizers
I was on a 3 day safari to Murchison Falls with some problems along the way that they solved in the best way . I got to enjoy the wildlife and can recommend them for a safari .
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Email Vicki | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great 3-day Safari Adventure in Murchison
This was an excellent safari with East Africa Jungle Safaris. Fred was really quick to respond to questions when I initially contacted him about the details of the safari and the communication was great throughout the planning stages. Also, you can easily customize your trip since it is private, so on the third day instead of chimpanzee trekking we decided to do another game drive. Fred picked us up and dropped us off in a timely manner from our hotel and was a great and safe driver. Murchison was well worth it - we saw a lot of elephants, giraffes, hippos, many kinds of antelopes, warthogs, crocodiles, monkeys, baboons, etc. Unfortunately, we did not see any lions, but Fred did try his best to help us find some. We just didn't have any luck. We stayed at the Parkside Safari Lodge, which is part of the package, and it was excellent! The lodge is right in front of the Albert Nile and the sunsets are gorgeous. Also, they were extremely attentive, the rooms are spacious and they have an amazing cook named Francis who will cater the dishes to your tastes. The only recommendation I have is that the rooms may need fans in them as it got extremely hot in the night. Overall, great trip! I'm so glad we chose this company.
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Email Karin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mutchisson Falls NP
Ich habe eine 2-Tages-Tour mit East African Jungle Safary gebucht. Ich habe mich für Fred und seine Crew entschieden, da er meine Emails immer sofort beantwortet hatte, sofort auf meine Bitten reagiert hatte und aufgrund seiner tollen Reviews. Auch versteht er, was es bedeutet keine Luxusreise buchen zu wollen.
Der National Park ist schön: alleine der Wasserfall lohnt die Reise. Die Anlage war einfach, aber hatte gutes Essen, tolle Betten und viele Warzenschweine, die ihre Angst vor Menschen verloren haben. Ich habe viele Tiere gesehen (Giraffen, Krokodile, Buffalos, Elefanten, etc). Leider keine Löwen, obwohl Fred alles getan hat, um welche zu finden. Wenn ich etwas ändern könnte: ich würde die Tour um einen Tag verlängern, da die An- und Rückreise doch sehr lange brauchen. Leider hatte ich nur 2 Tage Zeit!
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Email Qasim | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour
I took the 3 day Murchison falls tour with East African Jungle Safaris which was organised by Mr.Ssebunya and his assistant Kaara. the tour was great and well organised and they did their great effort to make it easy and enjoyable,we saw many animals and the boat tour was fantastic.I really recommend this tour for every one.
well planned
The accommodation choice could have been better. Other than that, it was well planned and executed. The van was great for a small group as well. Most importantly, Freddy was trustworthy!
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Email Maryam Fraley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Most amazing wonderful experience ever.
Professional Service
I was looking for a safe option as a solo female traveler for a 3 days trip to Murchison National Park. My choice of driver/guide Willy was great at executing his duties, always handy with all the answers I bombed him with, as well as a very steady driver.
The choice of accommodation Parkside Safari lodges was excellent with a fabulous of the Albert Nile section of the great river Nile, at the northern side of Murchison falls national park Tangi gate. I really enjoyed my 3 days trip.
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Email Mary Anne holcomb | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best ever in Uganda
I had a 3 days safaris to Murchison falls National Park in Uganda with East African Jungle Safaris, I really enjoyed my time with them, most especially the timely response to my mails during the booking process bearing in mind the time difference, they always responded in time, I really enjoyed my few minutes at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where I got a chance to see the rhinoceros, the game drive where we managed to see a number of primates like the buffalos and the rare Leopard, enjoyed the Ferry crossing as well, my guide Tom was well equipped with all the answers to the questions I always had at hand. I highly recommend this company to whoever wants to take a safaris to East Africa.
Caring, personal service
I did a 3 day tour out to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (from Kampala) to see the gorillas. Fred was great in terms of answering my questions in a timely manner and making sure everything was as I wanted. He even made a special trip to the airport on his birthday to meet me for final payment two weeks before my trip! He is an honest, trustworthy guy. My only big complaint is that it is currently not easy to pay for these safaris by credit card other than Visa, but I know this is being worked on. If he could accept credit cards over the Internet, that would be the only change I'd make. Otherwise, the prices and experience were great!