Water experiment at the Equator -Uganda
Katona Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2002)
- Member Of:
- AUTO - Association Of Uganda Tour Operators, UWA - Uganda Wild life Authority & UTB - Uganda Tourism Board
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $70 to $700 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Luis | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
What a glorious trip with Katona Tours
My wife and I had a glorious trip with Katona Tours.
Our encounter with the Mountain gorillas will linger in our minds. Elias was so caring and politely attended to our endless requests that were not part of the Trip.
Jackie the owner amazingly replied to all our mails queries.
Hope to use Katona Tours again in future.
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Email Oleksandr | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Tour through all of Rwanda
Katona tours provided the perfect organization of our tour in Rwanda during the pandemics. The company arranged excellent logistics and we felt comfortable. We’ve visited 5 Volcanos Park meeting the gorilla’s family in the mountain jungles, looked for the chimpanzees in Nyungwe Park, and did Akagera safari with walking hippos. The beautiful 3-days kayaking tour on the Kivu lake was unforgettable: with monkeys jumping in kayaks, swimming cows, and overnight stay on the island. The journey was completely safe and well-organized. Thanks to our driver Valens for his care and skillful riding. I plan to return and travel with Katona tours in Uganda and Congo.
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Email Bermy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Queen Elizabeth game drives and chimps trekking
Unforgettable experience! Would definitely recommend and will be back. Humphrey was very knowledgeable guide and Jackie was always professional and fast to respond.
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Email François | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Awesome one-day Gorilla trekking experience
We wanted to go gorilla trekking for a day in Uganda on a late notice, but all the permits were booked. Jackie was amazing and managed to find us two permits for the dates that we wanted. Although there were some small issues (not her fault!), we did get to have an amazing once in a lifetime experience going trekking to see Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi. The driver Richard, that got us to the park and back, and helped us with the activtiy, was super friendly, kind, and helpful, on top of being a great driver.
I would highly recommend Katona Tours, Jackie has been super responsive with all our requests and was very arranging even when things were complicated.
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Email US mom | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
100% delivery as promised!
Jackie was a great contact. She was responsive and she delivered EXACTLY as she promised. No glitches and the description of everything was exactly what we received. Jackie is also a good source for everything Rwanda and Ugabda, if you want to make it a destination. We visited Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ugabda and although the Safari in Uganda is not the Serengeti it was much cheaper, prettier and not far off. Uganda was our favorite country and we felt safe the entire time. We are a family of 6 and everyone loved the gorilla experience the most! The hike to the gorillas was easy and not an uphill. The area is beautiful and the village below is a worthwhile destination. We had 2 guides with guns and 2 porters and the gorillas were located by a team of 6 and they too had guns (to protect from wild animal encounters, which we didn't have).
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Email Lasse | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorilla trekking
We did a Gorilla trekking in Uganda - it was amazing!!!! Mgahinga national park is very recommendable!!! Our driver Elias picked us up in Kigali, Ruanda, and drove us to our Lodge in Uganda and the next day to the starting point for the trekking. After it, he drove us back to Kigali. Elias was the best!!! Ask for Elias when you need a very friendly, openminded and funny driver :-) on top of that, his English was perfect!
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Email Ellie H | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Completely blew my expectations out of the water!
My partner and I could not speak more highly of the Katona Tour and Travel company! We originally contacted them for a single day gorilla trek experience, but they ended up helping us organize a full 4 days in Rwanda! The staff and driver were so accommodating, friendly, quick to respond, and knowledgeable about the area. We spent the first day gorilla trekking, then drove south to Lake Kivu for a day of biking, and then continued down to Nyungwe National park for some amazing nature hikes and tea plantation tour. The accommodations they selected for us were some of the best stays of our lives! It was so effortless, as everything from meals to activites was organized for us we were able to relax and enjoy beautiful Rwanda. Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking for an adventure of a lifetime - whether you already have an itinerary in mind or you would like them to sculpt one for you.
Email Samantha & Alex | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing gorilla experience
We booked a 2 day gorilla tour with Katona tours and found them to be excellent! I contacted Jackie about 6 months before our tour and she was so helpful with answering all our questions, providing detailed information, and ensuring our gorilla permits.
Our tour ran very smoothly - we wish we had booked for a longer stay! Our guide Valens was great, he made us feel very comfortable, was always on time, and happy to go out of his way to accommodate extra stops if we asked.
Jackie was kind enough to check in on us during our tour.
The tour itself is amazing, the lodge we stayed at was incredible and the gorillas are definitely a once in a lifetime, must see experience!
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Email Lena & Hans | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
They made our trip magic.
We are very satisfied and happy that we choose Katona. Everything from the kommunication before we left Sweden until the moment we had to say good bye to our driver Elias after 3 great days, has really lived up to our expectations. Elias took very good care of us, and did that little extra that made a lot to us. The gorilla trekking from Buhoma was magic and everyone involved dit a great job. Some roads we went on were bad, but no one is to blame for that. Our days at Lake Bunyonyi were also great. We can highly recomend this 3-day-tour.
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Email Connie E. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing experience that was all, and more of what we expected - Excellent!
Dealing with Katona Tours was one of the best travel decisions we have made. We toured Uganda and Rwanda using an itinerary that was planned by Jackie and Katona Tour. We had tons of questions as we planned and they were always answered completely and promptly by Jackie. The tours and all of our accommodations were excellent. Caesar, our guide, was with us for the entire 17 days allowing us to tap into his expertise regarding the culture, parks and animal life of the countries. We would have never had half of the great experience we had without them!! I begin to express our gratitude for their contributions to making this trip the "one-of-a-life-time" experiences we had hoped it would be. We began our journey in East Africa unsure of what to really expect. We left thrilled with our experiences and with a feeling that we had found a friend in Caesar that none of us will ever forget!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DID FOR US!!!