Speke Uganda Holidays
- Located In:
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Germany
United States
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, APTA, AUTO & We Are Africa
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,830 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Howard Byrnes | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda - spectacular country, diverse wildlife, wonderful people
We were extremely satisfied with our safari on every level.
Firstly, our guide Eric was a lovely person and very knowledgeable about gorillas, having undertaken gorilla habituation himself, but also about local economics, politics, social issues etc so we had lots of interesting conversations along the way. He was also an expert wildlife spotter and we are still stunned at how he managed to spot tree-climbing lions over half a kilometre away with the naked eye - whilst driving!
The standard of accommodation was above our expectations and we especially enjoyed the Birds Next Lodge at Lake Bunyonyi and the Kasenyi Safari Camp.
The variety of wildlife experiences was excellent with chimp tracking, games drives and birdlife on top of the gorilla tracking, whereas many safaris we looked at were offering gorillas only.
The country itself is spectacular and the scenery - mountains, jungles, tea plantations, deep red soil - it worth seeing in its own right.
Lastly, we found the Ugandan people to be extremely friendly, welcoming, helpful and polite and made our trip a wonderful experience overall.
I strongly recommend this safari to those considering it.
CH
Email Zoey and Steffen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable honeymoon experience
First of all, we would like to thank the whole team for making our honeymoon such a wonderful experience. We arrived rather late at night at Entebbe and was greeted by a warm, German speaking staff of yours. We reached the first hotel -even though it was not what we expected from the itinerary-we had a nice view of the lake victoria. The next day, we were greeted by our super talented guide, Brian. We were so touched to receive the handmade booklets, uganda coffee beans and some maps and brochure for our trip. We really appreciate the gesture from the team. Once we were seated, Brian drove us to Kabale, where we were to stay a night before our epic encounter with the mountain gorillas in the bwindi forest (the gorilla experience was really amazingly organised) Brian was a very knowledgable guide and we learned a great deal from talking with him -We learned about different animals, birds and plants that we encountered, and most of all, we learned to deeply appreciate Uganda - its people, culture and nature. At the end of our stay, the company even gave us a small parting gift for our honeymoon! It's really sweet and generous of them!!! I couldn't recommend this team enough for making our trip so unforgettable!! Thank you!
Email Lauri | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A truly amazing trip, combining chimp and gorilla tracking, other wildlife and an excellent guide.
I was unsure what to expect from Uganda and it far exceeded expectations. Speke Uganda delivered a fantastic itinerary, which combined the bucket list gorilla tracking along with many other equally as memorable animal encounters. Even the tree climbing lions! Our guide/driver, Eric, was excellent - very knowledgeable on every aspect of Ugandan life and history, bird life, and especially all of the other animals we saw. He was always friendly, patient, prompt, accommodating and happy to talk. The accommodation and food were also of a very high standard. I would thoroughly recommend Speke Uganda and hope to one day return and see more of this beautiful country.
DK
Email Ulla | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I had a perfect trip around Rwanda and Uganda.
I had the best support on my trip. Helpfull and pleasant guide, super driving in differcult roads.
I didn't really fell like a tourist. Answers from travelagent was quick. Felt in best hands.
AT
Email Christian and Andrea | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The whole trip was positive, nature and animals impressive, people are very warm, lodges clean.
The expectations were exceeded, the safaris well organized , communication was very good, support service was confidential,
Many great, unique and memorable memories
Email Solomon Mario Oleny | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good service and wonderful tour guides
Like my four friends, I didn't know what to expect of Speke Tours when our Team leader booked them to organise for us a four days trip around Uganda last week (between 12th-16th). Our destinations were Murchison Falls National Park and Mghahinga National Park. The two are famed for being Uganda's biggest park and home to Mountain Gorillas respectively. As I write this, it is two days since we concluded our trip and I am so glad we opted for this Kampala based Safari Company. Our guide Peter was fun and very knowledgeable, especially about big mammals and birds. He had his facts right and knew how to paint a picture with just words. Loved it. On the otherhand, the accomodation facilities where we were booked were simple but lovely. Such included Murchison River Lodge and Travellers Rest Camp in Kisoro. Even better, they were within easy reach from the starting points of most of the activities in the parks. As such, we were able to catch up with most of the animals on our list without so much hustle. The biggest highlights were gorillas, giraffes, elephants and lions. Generally, the trip was fun except for the drive on the bumpy-murrum-road connecting Hoima District and Masindi. Luckily, the car was in perfect shape to counter the challenge with ease. Given the above experience, I highly recommend this company, especially for group travellers and family travellers.
Solomon Oleny
olenymario@gmail.com
CH
Email Ruth | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
from beginning to the end well organized.
Grace and Peter have given us all informations and more. They were very helpful and we felt safe everywhere.
We enjoyed the lodges. Unfortunately the lions on the trees were not to find. it was too dry and hot. Kampala was a great experience and we enjoyed the meal in a Ugandan restaurant without Musungu food and also the market.
Unfortunately, the day with our Godson couldn't start at the right time so we have lost half a day. But the good driver has done his best and we finaly enjoyed the trip.
Please correct my English. Thanks
Email Pierre | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very efficient and organised.
Our experience with Speke was wonderful. Our guide Frances made our experience a memorable one and the attention to detail was great.
DE
Email Jens Körner | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Bwindi-Gorilla-Tour 2017
A dream came true. We visited the gorillas in the Bwindi National Park. The whole organization was organized by Speke Uganda Holidays. Everything worked perfectly. Many Thanks. We would like to come back to Uganda.
CH
Email Angelika & Jürg from swizterland | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Uganda round trip with a little bit Ruanda
We had very nice holdays: 3 weeks around Uganda with 2 nights in Runanda.
We felt us very warmly welcomed in this two counrties.
Every thing worked very well (accommondation, boat trips, Gorilla Trecking etc).
Our guide Michale told us a lot about life and people of Uganda. He was more a friend then a guide.
Thank you very much Michael and the team of Speke Uganda Holidays.