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Lifetime Experience Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $40 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Andrew | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lifetime Experience Safaris lives up to its name!
Lifetime Experience Safaris is superb. Jesse-Tom is great to deal with by e-mail in the planning stage. He answers promptly and thoroughly. He offers genuine advice in tailoring your safari.
Sula is an excellent driver,guide, and friend, who covered the sometimes long distances and rough roads in the Land Cruiser safely, and stayed a day ahead in constantly reconfirming plans. At the national parks he found the best guides. He has all their numbers, everybody knows him. It meant that the rangers with us were very knowledgeable. Sula is not called the leopard man for nothing. In 12 days I saw 4.
Meanwhile Jesse-Tom checked regularly to ensure all was going well. At Lifetime Experiences they value their reputation. They genuinely want tourists to have a great time. All the care meant there was nothing to do but enjoy.
We visited Ziwa, Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi, Mgahinga and Lake Mburo. All are excellent. I also liked the accommodation Jesse-Tom booked. When I asked, he also organised a night at the Ihamba residence so I could visit a Batwa community at a reasonable price. It was a highlight.
Jesse-Tom and Sula also helped organise the Covid 19 PCR test in Kampala needed to leave Uganda, even though our tour ended several days earlier. It was convenient and easy.
In planning any safari it is difficult to know who to trust. Lifetime Experience Safaris delivers. They will do their best to live up to their name. I can't recommend them highly enough!
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Email Mario Jiménez Navarro | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
If we return (hopefully) it will be with a lifetime
Uganda with lifetime Safari and Sula
We had planned the trip for 2020, but with the catastrophic pandemic we had to postpone it to 2021 so we could continue saving to extend from 3 days, which was the initial plan, to 7 days. I have to say that 7 days are still few for this spectacular country. It should also be noted that we had read that the roads were very bad, but the main roads have been improved for a year and a half, so they are very bearable.
First of all, comment that with lifetime Safari the organization was all very simple and fast. Unbeatable value for money. Thank you very much Jesse! If Jesse is the engine that runs lifetime, the heart is Sula, our friend and guide. You just have to see how they receive you when you arrive at the destinations and recognize you, the workers in the accommodation light up their faces when they see you. Sula strives at all times for you to enjoy 120% of the trip, he does not stop until he finds the animals for you to see, with those binoculars that he has for eyes. He is a great driver, he makes you feel at home, safe at all times, it's like traveling with a friend. As everyone who knows him has told us he is a goodman. Part of our heart stays in Uganda and with Sula. We hope to be able to return and without a doubt make the trip again with Sula by our side. An experience that you cannot stop doing at least once in your life.
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Email Tania | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A truly lifetime experience
We spent part of our honeymoon in Uganda, where our trip was organized by Lifetime Experience Safaris. I contacted Jesse a few months before and he was super helpful all the way through the actual safari. He organized our trip which included seeing the gorillas in Bwindi as well as a short safari at Queen Elizabeth Park. He also arranged for our COVID test and was reachable any time before and during our trip. The lodges that were chosen by Jesse were super nice and Gerald, our driver, was simply amazing! On the top of being a good driver, he also knows a lot about Uganda and really made our trip even more enjoyable.
Seeing the gorillas was such an unforgettable experience! Everything was arranged for us, permits, guides etc. The rest of the trip was also very nice, in Queen Elizabeth we were sleeping in a lodge just next to hippos :) and people in Uganda are so nice and welcoming! I can only recommend Lifetime Experience Safari and would really encourage you to use their services for your trip to Uganda!
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Email Ivy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
fantastic safari experience with Lifetime
I had a 7-day safari with Lifetime. And it was really fantastic. I have been to Africa for safari a few times, but still can get tons of new experiences this time.
I'm a solo traveler and Lifetime managed to arrange everything great for me. My driver/guide Sula is wonderful too.
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Email Eric Samson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely Wonderful!
My wife and I just finished a 17-day Uganda safari and we couldn't be happier with how it went. The organizer, Jesse-Tom was quick to respond to our questions and always able to accommodate our requests for alterations and additions to our itinerary. We did a mid-range private safari and found the accommodations and food to be wonderful at every place we went. Our driver/guide Gerald was incredibly knowledgeable and great at spotting wildlife. With Gerald's help, we saw plenty of lions, giraffes, leopards, elephants, exotic birds, and other wildlife. We did game drives, boat trips on the Nile, night safaris, and walking safaris. One of the things that made Uganda a great choice was that most of our wildlife encounters occurred without any other vehicles around, making the experience very intimate. Of course one of the best things about visiting Uganda is the opportunity to see a wide variety of primates. On our trip, we had close encounters with gorillas, chimpanzees, and golden monkeys! It should also be mentioned that the varied landscapes and people of Uganda are also fascinating and beautiful.
If you are considering a trip to East Africa to see wildlife, I would definitely encourage you to consider Uganda as your destination of choice, and Lifetime Experience Safaris as the company to go with for a wonderful, personalized experience.
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Email Leonor Guedes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic 2 weeks thanks to Lifetime Experience Safaris!
Lifetime Experience Safaris is superb! Jesse is very responsive via e-mail and Whatsapp, very patience with all the millions questions we made and always came up with great suggestions for our itinerary.
When we were evaluating other operators we decided for Lifetime Experience Safaris because we could see how experience and knowledgeable Jesse was and we fully trusted that he would create the best plan for us :) (AND HE DID!!)
We booked an 11-day customised safari around Uganda and Sula was our driver!
There are no words to describe how important Sula was to turn this experience into something unforgettable. He is incredibly professional, an excellent driver that makes all those long drives and (sometimes) in rough roads feel super smooth. He is also genuinely a really good guy, very funny to hang out with and knows everyone and everyone knows Sula! In every park we visited he always got a park ranger to join us and that made such a big difference to our experience: we could spot all the animals and learn everything about them!
We visited Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison Falls Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Kibale Park, Bwindi Park and Lake Mburo. We enjoyed all of them and each contributed with something special to our trip!
In planning any safari it is difficult to know who to trust. Lifetime Experience Safaris delivers. They will do their best to live up to their name. I can't recommend them highly enough!
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Email Tom | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic safari with perfect organization
In June 2023 we went on a safari with Lifetime Experience Safaris for the second time. The tour lasted 14 days and, like in 2018, was perfectly organized by Jesse-Tom. The accommodations were very well chosen. Our guide this time was Gerald, who took perfect care of us. I have seen numerous guides in the past but Gerald has surpassed them all. He was like a mother to us! We owe him an unforgettable time in Uganda. In addition to the obligatory gorilla trekking, we experienced the top five and much more. We've been to South Africa and Kenya before but Uganda tops it all. It is very pleasant that Uganda is not overrun by tourists like other African countries. Often you are alone in a wide area and have nature to yourself. The people are open and friendly and we felt safe everywhere. The variety of flora and fauna and the frequency of encounters with animals that are rarely and sporadically seen in other African countries are unsurpassed. I have to emphasize that it has been shown again how important it is to travel with the right agency. Many thanks to Jesse-Tom and Gerald from Thomas and Gabi
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Email Markus | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best company with the best guide Sula! An Ugandan dream :)
Lifetime Experience Safaris is simply superb! Jesse was incredibly responsive via email and WhatsApp, patiently answering all the numerous questions we had. His extensive knowledge about Ugandan tourism and all his advices really helped us to plan this trip!
Our 11-day custom safari around Uganda with Sula as our guide was truly unforgettable! Sula's professionalism and excellent driving skills turned long-distance and rough road journeys into smooth and enjoyable rides. He's not only knowledgeable but also a genuinely fun and reliable person, and it seemed like he knew everyone along the way! All his connections, experience and deep knowledge about basically everything that happens in Uganda made our trip an unforgettable experience.
Due to Sula's connections and experience, we always got valuable insights from the national park rangers, that's why spotting the "Big Seven" (Big Five + Gorilla & Chimps) was no problem at all. We visited several fantastic places, including Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison Falls Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Kibale Park, Bwindi Forest, Lake Mburo, Lake Bunyonyi - all highly recommended.
Planning a safari can be challenging, but with Lifetime Experience Safaris, it's not a big deal. They simply do their best to guarantee you get an unforgettable trip. They truly live up to their name, and I can't recommend them enough! Thank you Sula and Jesse!
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Email Jan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10/10 recommend this company - ask for Sula as your guide!
Our guide, Sula the Catman, is truly the catman. He exceeded all our expectations in his knowledge of where and when to find wildlife and he had a lot of insight into life and culture in every region we visited. It's clear that he is very well respected in the guiding community because it felt like he knew the majority of people we came across and had a knack for making friends with his jokes. Jesse, the organizer of our trip was also incredibly accommodative and helpful. He was very willing to make adjustments to our trip and was quick to address any questions we had. I highly recommend using this company, asking for Sula, and trusting Sula's knowledge and recommendations as he guides you on what will likely be a once in a lifetime trip.
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Email Tomas Z | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
6 stars from 5 stars!
We chose 10-Day Big-7 Private Tour organised by Lifetime Experience Safaris, Uganda, Kampala for our second safari experience in Africa. We are experienced travelers but this was our absolutely best experience with organised trip ever and anywhere! Perfect! For any item we cannot say something else than five stars (if it is not possible six stars):
Communication with company manager Jesse-Tom, little changes of program according to our wishes (gorillas in NP Mgahinga instead of crowded NP Bwindi, Muhavura climb instead of rest day) by doable ways, payment, pick up and drop off in the airport, quality of accomodation and meals although we chose low budget option only (donť worry still fully meets European standards), no extrapayment and unwanted surprices...
Special comment deserves our safariguide Gerald. Absolutely qualified person for this! Friendly, with sense of humor, clever, knowledgeable wildlife and his country and its problems aswell , great tracker able to find a leopard or a lion only himself and only for us, anytime prepared to do more than only arranged programme, anytime prepared get up earlier and to fall asleep later to catch the whole programme or our other wishes out of arranged programme....Very nice person and friend!
Why safari in Uganda?
Although Africa is no longer a continent of untouched wilderness, the population in all african countries has multiplied, we still find fragments of African wilderness, especially in national parks. These national parks will exist as long as tourists are willing to pay to visit them.
If you want see big five and big savannah herds from car seat only choose Tanzania or Kenya.
If you want be more active, with walking safaris from eyes to eyes to rhinos, girrafas, zebras, anteplopes, warthogs, monkeys and big apes , if you prefer rather high biodiversity than big amount of the same species, if you want see more ecosystems than savannah like mountain tropical rain forest, or bamboo, tree heathers and afromontane alpine belt in high mountains, if you want to visit relatives - endangered gentle giants - mountain gorillas (its really worth it!) choose Uganda, and best way is probably this 10-Day Big-7 Private Tour organised by Lifetime Experience Safaris.
Don´t worry you will still see big five and quite big herds. Tomas Zatocil and family (4 persons), Czechia, European Union
