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Wild Jungle Trails
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators, UWA & Uganda Tourism Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Susan Trinklein | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Twa was personable, fun, knowledgeable, and he knew where to find all the animals, inc lions!
I have been on three safaris with Wild Jungle Trails and I would never use any other tour. This June we were able to go on a morning and evening game drive and in doing so we saw the sun rise and set! It was breathtaking! We saw a large herd of elephants and giraffes up close and personal. We also were able to see a lion in a tree (which I understand is highly unusual), a lion sitting in the grass, and four lions plus three lion cubs lying in the shade under a small clump of bushes. It was amazing! Twa is the best guide you could ever hope for. He knows how to find the animals everyone wants to see and he is able to get very close to them. He always makes sure we have plenty of time to take pictures and asks us to tell him when we want to go or stay longer on the site. He is also very fun and engaging! He will tell you interesting facts about the land, the Nile river, and all the animals you will find there. He picked us up promptly when he was supposed to and provided a clean and comfortable vehicle and ride. I could not expect more from his tours. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Wild Jungle Trails operations and Twa as your guide!
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Email Allen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4 day Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth
I would recommend Wild Jungle Trails! I contacted more than 15 companies and WJT offered the most competitive price and a good itinerary.
The lodges are nice but nothing luxurious.
The highlight is the guide, Twaha! First and foremost, safaris involves a lot of driving but I have always felt that I was in safe hands!
The best part was when he was in the parks looking for animals! He would always be calling other guides in the park to see where the animals are - he really puts in his efforts! And you can tell he is well connected with other guides from different companies since he would stop for a short chat with other passing by safari vehicles.
The outcome was super positive as well! I managed to see lions and a leoperd in just one day!!
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Email Grant | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent!!! Animated and very friendly!
Was a great trip with top notch guides/drivers. Saw some things I had not seen before when on Safaris. I would highly encourage anyone considering a trip to Uganda/Murchison Falls to book it through these fine folks. You will NOT be disappointed!!!
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Email Madeline | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fun and incredible!
Twaha is incredibly professional and is a great communicator. He truly does whatever he can to make the tour as safe and enjoyable as possible. We went to Murchison Falls National park and it was nothing short of amazing. While no 2 game drives are alike, each one we went on (an afternoon/evening drive and a sunrise drive) was just as awesome as the last. They love to answer questions and will tell you anything you'd like to know about the area, the wildlife, or their work in general. Highly highly highly recommend utilizing Wild Jungle Trails for an experience you will never forget!
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Email Hermann und Andrea | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best of Africa with the support of an serious and very friendly and helpful safari agency
It was our first time in Africa and at the beginning of our planning, we were not sure if Wild Jungle Trails will full fill all our wishes, but we can say everything got fine. The communication was very easy and Teresa from the agency answered all our emails as soon as possible. The organisation of the Safari tour was well prepared und the accommodation wonderful and better than we had expected. During our Safaria we were guided from Fred. He is one of the most professional and friendliest guide ever .
Many thanks to Fred!
I can recommend to anyone this Agency. If we would come back to Uganda sometimes (and I hope so), I am sure that we will organize the next trip also with Wild Jungle Trails.
Thanks to all members of the team especially Teresa und Fred for two fabulous and amazing weeks in Uganda! :):):)
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Email Toni | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent Safari Adventure
We had a group of 10. We took an evening sunset game drive and an early morning sunrise game drive. Both were exceptional. We saw a lot of wildlife - elephants, giraffes, lion, lioness, hippos etc. Our guides did a good job of explaining different parts of the the trip. Our group has used this company and Twaha and we keep going back to them. This was my first time with this crew - I can see why we continue to use them. Their service is awesome! I would highly recommend them!
Email David | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great service, Very Helpful and Trustworthy!!
Booking this tour from Kigali was made really easy by Teresa. She was super quick to get back to you and help you with any questions you had.
The trip to see the Mountain Gorillas and Wildlife of Uganda was so much more then we ever expected. Twaha our guide is an absolute character. Very professional and safe driver but also a lot of fun to have a chat with. The itinerary was well planned. The places we stayed (each for 2 nights) were brilliant. We thought it was going to be camping but it was a whole lot more like glam-ping. They were mid-range lodges with all the bathroom facilities and sitting areas at the front of the room with amazing views! The food was great through the whole safari dinners were 4 course meals, we had great local lunch buffet at igongo Cultural center.
Cannot speak highly enough of the service we were given by Wild Jungle Trails(i highly recommend). A great company with great people!
Thank you so Much.
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Email yan chuen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simlpy Amazing Adventure!
This was my second visit to Murchison Falls national Park however, our first time with Wild Jungle Trails. I have never been more impressed with service in my life. Our guide Fred picked us up from the airfield upon our arrival and brought us to our lodge. The vehicle was incredibly spacious with a pop off top for us to be able to stand up and look out of. From the minute he was with us he was indeed only informative, thorough and hard working. We told him we wanted to see Lions and he literally would not stop searching for them until they were found. And we ended up seeing the ENTIRE PRIDE!!! He was able to spot animals from so far away it was astounding. The second day, after three hours of searching, he seriously spotted a male lion under a tree from over 300+ meters away. He would not disappoint. On the water portion of the trip, he explained to us everything we saw including each type of bird, and their nesting habits. We learned so much. It surpassed my first safari so much because he just cared about our time and happiness so much. If you ever visit murchison falls with WILD JUNGLE TRAILS make sure to get him as a guide!! Don't forget to tip him extra. Not that he'd ever ask for it but he's worth every penny!!!
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Email Brian | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gorgeous experience and very professional guide!
We had a super trip in Uganda for 9 days with Wild Jungle Trails Safaris.
Our guide Twaha was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and he was a very good driver too.
The road trip to Kibale Np, Queen Elizabeth Np and Bwindi Impenetrable was really amazing and lodge selection was perfect , Especially Silverback lodge and ishasha wilderness lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park,
I would highly recommend Wild Jungle Trails Safaris who is a very professional agency and I would definitely use them again when back in Uganda or Rwanda in the near future,
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Email Gerard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful trip to Uganda - East to West
An 8 day trip through Uganda
I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to visit Africa and specifically Uganda right in the heart of the continent .. my research driven by my desire to visit this part of the world set me looking for a guide that could show the me the best parts of the country in the time that I had – 8 days.
From the moment I started to communicate with Wild Jungle Trails and Twaha I knew that they had the knowledge and flexibility that I was looking for in a Travel Company. On this basis I decided that I would book with them for my first visit to Africa.
The dialogue that I had with the company before I was travelling was very regular and I had many questions , some trivial but all important to me. My contact was Twaha all the time and in each case he was delighted to assist and responded in a very timely and knowledgeable manner.
I travelled at the beginning of April and this was a good time as it was not high season , and the weather was great , we barely had any rain on the trip.
Twaha met me at the airport in Entebbe and because of the timings we had agreed that we would spend the first night in Kampala as it was quite late to travel on to somewhere else . Kampala is a bustling city of about 3.5m people and for me that was not the reason I was visiting Uganda ,I very much wanted to be outside the city , for that reason I would not recommend that you stay for very long in Kampala.
Day 1 :
We travelled to Jinja which is at the source of the Nile on Lake Victoria , its about a 2 hour drive from Kampala through Tea plantations and farms , it’s a busy road as it is the main connection the Kenya and the port of Mombasa , critical to Uganda as it is a landlocked country. This was a familiar area for Twaha close to where he was brought up and where his family lived.
I had really wanted to go Horseback riding and Twaha found a great centre called Nile Horseback Safaris where as an experienced rider I was able to have an amazing ride out through typical villages and Tea plantations on a great forward going horse.. for those not experienced there were slower paced rides available … the ride ended with a magnificent view over Lake Victoria. If you can or cannot ride I would recommend this , it costs about $60 for a 2 hour ride.
We ate that evening in Jinja – finding somewhere good to eat is quite a challenge in Uganda , so be prepared for that . I also took the opportunity to have a Nile beer which is made very close by.
Day 2 :
A visit by boat to the source of the Nile from a place called Kingfisher , was a great experience .. seeing the local fishermen and the abundant birdlife was fantastic. The boat launch is located through the grounds of a Safari Lodge.
Twaha is somewhat of an expert on birds and Uganda with 1000 different bird species, Uganda is a birders paradise , Twaha’s knowledge is comprehensive and he says that he can identify 300 of the bird types in Uganda.
As we were in the area, Twaha took the opportunity to visit his family, I was honoured to be invited to his home where his mother had kindly prepared some lunch, this wonderfully personal touch really portrays how Twaha wants to be the best ambassador and guide for his country providing truly authentic unique experiences.
Day 3
We travelled on though the countryside for a number of hours until we reached Mbale a town set under the backdrop of beautiful mountains.
While the roads in some cases are not good the experience of driving through the countryside and observing the Ugandan life in action is wonderful . Uganda has a huge young population and this is reflected in the amount of babies and children that you will see everywhere. In many cases the young children are excited to see a white person which they call ‘Muzunga’ and they give you a big wave .. if you meet them in the villages they may practise their English – “how are you “
At Mbale we overnighted here at a relatively nice Hotel ( Wash and Willis ) .. finding accommodation suitably priced and of a reasonable standard in Uganda is a challenge.
Twaha was able to recommend a nice restaurant in Mbale where we had lunch , once again the options are limited.
Day 4
Back on the road again to a place called Sipi where we went on a hike for about 2 hours led by a local guide called Sam who did a great job explaining the area, agriculture , villages etc on the way to see a series of magnificent waterfalls.
This was followed by a wonderful lunch in a Lodge Hotel at the base of the falls.
We then drove back to Mbale where we overnighted.
Day 5
This was a long day but Twaha never complained about the driving which in Uganda is mostly on a two lane busy highway.. though you will also come across some unpaved roads.
We drove a lot of this day .. in a westerly direction back through Jinja, on to Kampala to a place called Masaka which would be our overnight destination on our journey west to the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Masaka is a busy town and there was one acceptable hotel .. which I found on line.
Day 6
On this day the journey West continued until we reached the Queen Elizabeth Park , the landscape changed very often from great plains to hilly tea plantations , the road was not easy so be prepared for this .
Arriving at QE park you really are aware that you have arrived somewhere special , as you descend from the mountain to the park with the amazing Vista of the flat plains and Acacia Trees on the unspoilt landscape with Lake Edward against the back drop of the mountains in the distance – it’s a beautiful sight and one that you can only see in Africa.
After driving though the park , Twaha had arranged for me to take the boat trip along the Kanzinga channel where you can see the Elephants, Hippo’s, water buffalo and many more . Its a 2 hour boat trip and well worth it … it helps to have a camera with a good lens to capture this amazing scene. You also get to see the fishermen launching their canoe boats in the early evening to fish on Lake Victoria.
As it was getting late when the boat trip returned and we were travelling further north to stay .. in a place called Kasese… we got back on the road stopping along the way to take some memorable photos.
Day 7
One of my favourite parts of the trip – we returned to the Park from Kasese and went on a 27km drive called the Crater Lake drive – the views , the landscape is magnificent .. a true sight to behold .. do not miss this drive.
As I had said to Twaha that I wished to see flamingos , he had arranged for us to go to a place where they would normally be.. it was in a salt lake near Lake Katwe within a community that lived in the park . Unfortunately due to the dry weather at that time the flamingos had flown off , so a reason to go back .
At the end of this magnificent drive we started on the journey back to Kampala , with an overnight in Masaka once again.
Day 8
Final day - a drive back to Entebbe to catch my flight ..with a stop for lunch on Lake Victoria sorry to leave Uganda but grateful for a wonderful experience and to have had the services of a wonderful guide throughout. Well done Twaha and Thank you ..