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Saso Uganda Safari
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- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, USAGA, UTB & LIAISON INSURANCE CO.
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $40 to $485 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email JulianW | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Value for Money Experience in Uganda with Saso Uganda Safaris
In June, my wife and l with our children planned to make a trip to Africa, We all finalize that we should visit Uganda to such that we trek the mountain gorillas . We contacted several companies regarding our trip to Uganda but we selected Saso Uganda Safaris because their pricing was friendly and also the nature of their package setup was unique.
My family and I have just returned from a two week trip round southwestern Uganda. We visited Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Our driver/guide, Wilson, was a fount of knowledge, a superb driver and a real pleasure to be with for the whole of the trip.
We have come back keen to visit other parts of Uganda in the future and would definitely go to Saso Uganda safaris again. I highly recommend Saso Uganda Safaris to all those we love to travel in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. I will recommend my friends too.
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Email MicahJ | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Rwanda and Uganda Tour
I did this 12 days Rwanda golden monkeys, Congo mountain gorillas, Bwindi gorilla trek, Queen and Kibale Safaris on February 12th, 2018, with Trek Gorilla Safaris.
Our driver and guide, Wilson, was amazing. He was very knowledgeable, friendly with a great sense of humor, punctual and professional.
A lot of driving was involved but he helped to fill the long journeys with many interesting facts and historical information about the areas we were driving through. He kept the group interested and laughing with his stories and jokes. Mountain Gorillas were the highlight of our trip.
The golden monkeys in Rwanda were stunning. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, though hectic, was really a good experience. This was a highly memorable trip where I checked off several items from my bucket list.
I recommend this Safari for anyone planning to visit Africa.
Email Filbert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous Visit to Rwanda
This company knows how to organize a safari! Our guide, Wilson, was AMAZING! We spent five days with him and really loved his professionalism, personality, and stories and honestly just really enjoyed his company.
We were met at the airport in Kigali and transported to our hotel. Next day Wilson took us to Volcanoes National Park. We learned so much, visited the genocide museum it was really very exciting.
Every time we needed to go somewhere he was there and when we wanted a specific safari trek with the gorillas, he always got us in the right group. I am so happy to travel with Saso Uganda Safaris/Rwanda.
I highly recommend it.
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Email Anna Hullmann | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic helpful service minded tour operator with a superb guide!
We’re really happy with Saso Ugandan Safaris, they made our 18 day safari through Uganda better than we expected! Everything worked out perfect, the response to our mail before the trip was really quick, the payments were smooth and our whishes to change the travel plans were arranged in a second. Turkish Airlines had lost our luggage upon arrival but thanks to Saso, who picked the luggage up for us, we got it back whitin a few days-really serviceminded! Our guide Gerald was the best guide we ever had (and me and my husband travells quite a lot) fun, an excellent spotter with very good knowledge of the animals and the parks. The standard of the accommodation was better than we expected (tented camps) and the food was so good throughout all of our journey! We strongly recommend Saso as your tour operator on your Safari!
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Email Fan Yang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely wonderful 4days in Uganda
I know it is the right agency I want through the first email contact with Saso Uganda safari. Everything is perfect, the food, accommodation and the guide. My guide Ben is so knowledgable, he always knows exactly where the animals are. If Uganda is on your plan, definitely try Saso. It's a 20/10 company, I promise you will never regret your choice.
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Email Vivek | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari, one of the best experiences we had in Uganda
My wife and I did a 3-day safari of Murchison Falls NP with these folks. We have just the best memories of the entire trip. We could not be more satisfied.
Some of the highlights:
- The owner, Wilson, is friendly and directly reachable on the phone. I wanted to be extra-sure before committing to these folks. So I went and met Wilson at his home in Kampala and he immediately put me at ease.
- They own and rent out several modern, clean vehicles in very good condition, and run safaris all the time.
- Kassim, or driver, was a pleasure to interact with. He is young, very helpful and dedicated to his job. Further, he is observant, drives very well, and is a good conversationalist with lots of interesting tidbits.
- Further, probably because Kassim is such a pleasant person, he has a very good network with what we presume are other drivers and safari guides, because once we enter a park he switches into a different mode. He is actively working the phones, and you as a passenger just have to sit back and watch the amazing scenes unfold. For example: in Murchison Falls NP, we got to hang out with 12 lionesses and lion cubs for almost an hour, watching them as they ate and played. This was only one of many sightings during the day.
- The trip itself: we were very happy because Saso does not do the usual nickel-and-diming that is very prevalent in other economy safari companies, for example in Kenya.
- Itinerary: even though we made a few last-minute changes to the overall plan, Wilson and Kassim handled everything admirably and made sure we got where we wanted to go
- Arrangements for food: I don't know if this is standard across all their safaris, but the food arrangements were all uniformly excellent. Further, Kassim took note of our dietary preferences and only took us to places where we would get good options
All in all, a simply superb safari experience. If you're looking for a good safari company in Uganda, look no further!
Side note: something that caused me a bit of anxiety before the safari began was the fact that they have very few reviews! Unfounded anxiety, as it turned out. These guys are the real deal. Book them with your eyes closed, and rest assured.
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Email Klaus Mattias | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
Everything from the start communicating with Wilson and getting the package together was brief and responses were always on time. The trip put together for 17 days, it was excellent and will recommend to everyone. We were 2 adults and 2 teenagers. We started from Kilimanjaro where we were collected by our guide Ahmed, a Young guy from Uganda who took care of us all the way getting out of his way to make sure we were all ok throughout the trip. Most accommodations booked were incredible and the safari was just a mind blowing experience going through Tanzania passing through Manyara Lake, Ngorogo, Serengetti, passed to Uganda Queen Elizabeth park and end our trip in Rwanda where we got to see the mountain Gorillas in Virunga....All I can say if that I would do it all over again!
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Email Ann | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
5 day safari with gorilla tracking
We went on a five (5) day safari at the end of July 2017. Michael was our guide and he was amazing! We could not have asked for a better person to take us on our journey. He was knowledgeable about every place we visited as well as the places we drove through to and from Kampala. We now consider him a friend after spending so much time with him.
Our safari included a tour of Kampala (with a visit to the Palace), gorilla tracking (don't miss out on this adventure if you are in Uganda - it was incredible!), a safari drive where we saw tree climbing lions, antelope, so many baboons, elephants and buffalo along with many bird species. Michael has excellent eyes to spot even the furthest off animal. We also went on a boat tour of the Kazinga Channel and stayed at the Bush Lodge (another must do!) Our final day had us going chimpanzee tracking before driving back to Kampala.
All of our accomodations (we chose the "moderate" category) were top notch. We were treated respectfully and greeted with that beautiful Ugandan smile that we became used to at every location.
Email kitsuma | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful trip with Kassim
We had a fantastic day with guide Kassim. We had enough opportunities to enjoy the beautiful nature of Lake Mburo National Park. When there was something interesting to see, Kassim took the time for us and answered all the questions, he was a great guide. Well done!
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Email signoff | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip was incredible with Michael
Trip was incredible. Michael was a great guide. Fun to be around and very knowledgeable about the wildlife and nature in Murchison falls national park, but also shared with us a lot of insight into Ugandaa culture. Could not have asked for a better guide, or better trip. I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to go on safari in Uganda.