Augur Tours & Travel
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- AUTO & UTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $25 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Hedda | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Dauda is more then just a tourguide
I spend 10 days with my sister to visit my son and his study compagnon during their intership in Kampala. Going into the organised chaos of Kampala on your own is almost impossible. What we did with Dauda in one day would take us a few days if we would have to do that on our own. He is an excellent driver and there wasnt a moment i didnt feel safe with him in the car. Something i did experience with the other ways of transportation in Kampala more then once. You can just call him, tell him what you wanna see and he will make it possible. And if you wanna stay a bit longer, make a stop somewhere, change the program a bit, just tell him and he will take care of it. We also went with him on a 3 day tour to the source of the Nile and the Sipi Falls. Some days away out of the crazyness of Kampala. Wauw that was a great experience. He listend to our wishes and translated it into a perfect tour. Specially the place he took us close to Ninja, with the beautifull view on the Nile was what impressed me the most and the yoga session with view on the Nile gave the 2 hard workers an huge boost of energy. I want to come back to Uganda to visit the wildparks and specially track the chimpansees. And i definit gonna give Dauda a call to take make a perfect fit tour for us.
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Email Bianca | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful tour especially for us italian people
We just came back from a wonderful one week safari in Uganda.
Dauda and Atiid were always on time, friendly and extremely knowledgeable about their country.
Dauda was excellent at spotting birds and animal knew them by names, they also showed us the animals and birds pictures from a guide books with all the fauna's species. All the times they payed attention to everything even for the smallest details and to all our needs.
Dauda is a great driver and a very nice companion to travel with, he has a great knowledge of almost everything.
We spend wonderful time with them.
Right from the beginning, we feeling safe and looked after, or feeling able to ask questions and receive informed and interesting insights about Uganda country people. We were picked up from the airport very promptly.
Our trip was great in every way. Very nice and friendly people, great landscapes and an outstanding.
We had great experiences with the Gorilla trekking, the chimpanzee in Kibale and Kyambula Gorge. We also were able to get much closer to much of the wildlife than we expected and got some awesome photos.
We really liked the boat cruise Queen Elizabeth NP at the Kazinga channel where we had the chance to see a lot of various animals and birds
both in water and by the channel banks.
We recommend to do a game drive to Murchison Falls NP and also a boat cruise there is very interesting. We enjoyed visiting Jinjia and the source of Nile.
The accommodations were fantastic, both lodge and guest house. In particular we loved the Broad Bill Lodge in Self-contained tents at the Impenetrable Bwindi forest, Twin Lakes lodge and Red Chilli Safari.
The food on the trip was way beyond what we expected. Every meal was good, and reasonably priced beverage. We were very surprised by how good and varied the food choices were. We were able to taste their local food and it was very tasty. We really like it.
It was such an awesome experience. The wildlife was fantastic.
Augur tours & Travel genuinely exceeded all expectations. With great pleasure, I highly recommanded Dauda and Atiid
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Email Kakembo Stephen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome services
They have experienced tour guides. I strongly recommend to other people.
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Email Susanne Nijssen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
What a wonderful 2 weeks
I went to Uganda for a two week trip and thanks to Dauda it became an incredible ánd care free experience! He took care of everything we desired and was very flexible as well. He knows exactly where to find all the beautiful animals, the nicest places to stay, where to eat, or anything else you'd like to know. Uganda really stole our hearts and become an unforgettable experience thanks to Dauda. THANK YOU!!
Email Steve Patmore | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Outstanding birding tour
As an overall summary, we used Augur Tours and Dauda for arranging a full birding trip in Western Uganda - targeting some key species.
In consideration of travelling to Uganda, I had looked at many options for undertaking such a birding trip. Both with tour companies - and also independently. It was clear that neither offered me a suitable option for undertaking the trip I wanted - all of the tour companies being excessively priced, and the logistics of independent travel were off-putting. Using Augur Tours provided a perfect ‘middle ground’ option - the option for the trip to be arranged with the knowledge of Dauda as the ground agent with importantly the price being achievable within my budget.
Prior to the trip, Dauda took the time to understand our requirements and to put together an itinerary that worked for what we wanted to achieve. The communication prior to the trip was excellent - our questions responded to and the itinerary flexed and tweaked accordingly. Nothing was to much trouble.
And the trip itself? It was without a doubt - excellent. The logistics were seamless with everything sorted for us. We had no issues, gripes or concerns. Our accommodation was always to a high standard and located where we needed to be. Meals were excellent and timed to fit around our birding schedule. We were just free to bird - which we were able to do from dawn to dusk, capitalising fully on our time in Uganda. Dauda had arranged for us the use of a local birding guide, and Abia turned out to be absolutely exceptional. Without doubt the best birding guide I’ve experienced in 30 years of birding. Her unrelenting desire to find and show us more birds, and her outstanding ability to do so - was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the trip. We ended up with outstanding views of all of our top targets, as well as over 440 other species - and a bonus 40 species of mammal.
Following this trip, I couldn’t recommend more highly Dauda and Augur Tours. The trip exceeded all of my expectations and I am confident that any other birder looking for such a trip would find the same. Dauda has offered an option to get the best birding trip, flexible to your needs and that takes all the planning concerns out of it. You could not be in better hands.
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Email Heather P | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everyone Should Visit Uganda/Highly Recommend Augur Tours and Dauda!!!
I had an opportunity to go on a tour along with a couple of friends to a number of different places in Uganda with Dauda and I had an absolutely incredible time. I would wholeheartedly recommend him and his tour company. I felt that the trip was a very authentic Ugandan experience and I really appreciated that it didn’t feel like a canned, touristy experience. Dauda was very knowledgeable not only about the flora and fauna within the national parks we visited, but also was able to shared general information about the towns we drove through and different ethnic groups within Uganda. Dauda certainly knew his way around the national park and had numerous contacts that he was in touch with during our game drives to learn about the best spots to see animals. From his numerous trips there, Dauda even knew about things such the specific trees that the lions often frequented. Dauda remembered things that we said and followed up on them. He also went out of his way to do the things that we liked and make sure that we felt safe and comfortable at all times. I felt very safe driving around the country with Dauda and he did an excellent job driving on the challenging roads.
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Email Mary | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great guide, comfortable accommodations, wonderful wildlife
Dauda and his team were reliable, communicated well, and chose great places to stay and eat. Because of his years of experience tracking wildlife and good connections with National Park guided I was able to see hard to spot predators such as leopards and lions. Dauda was an excellent driver and navigated Uganda’s roads safely but quickly.
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Email Mimosa2017 | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uganda Wonderland!!
We were in 2016 november/december in Oeganda!
Our special driver was Dauda a very special,concerned person who takes us very save through Oeganda.
He showed us a very special country with beautiful views.
We met a lot very nice persons.
Our visit was for the first time and we like to come back sometimes!
The prize money was total in balance >
Thank you Dauda for this wonderful trip!
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Email Jenny Hoevenagel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing trip due to the fantastic tour operator Augur Tours & Travel
I can recommend Augur Tours & Travel to everyone who would like to have a safe, interesting, enthusiastic tour experience in Uganda! I lived for one year in Uganda, and we used the services of Dauda a couple of times. Dauda always makes our trips incredible. He is super friendly, reliable, good in communication and has a lot of knowledge about all the different aspects in Uganda. We felt very safe with him, he is a good driver. Furthermore, Dauda is patient, he respects your privacy and is very humble, and the most important one, he makes us smile! Please keep on going like this Dauda, you're doing a great job!!
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Email Manuela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic Uganda Adventure - Highly Recommended!
During our 15-day birdwatching tour in Uganda, Dauda (driver) and Veronica (guide) were a fantastic choice. They were an extremely well organized, courteous and professional safari team. Above all, both Dauda and Veronica proved to be good company with a lot of humor and good insight stories.
Dauda is a very safe and reliable driver. He knows all the roads and national parks by heart. His longstanding contacts throughout the country were always helpful in providing insider knowledge of daily sightings. His humor and flexibility were the perfect companion during any car ride!
Our bird guide Veronica was excellent at identifying rare species in national parks, spotting raptors from the car, and searching for every target on our bird wish list. Her ability and patience to point out distinguishing features of bird species was much appreciated.
With Augur tours, we felt in good hands to explore Uganda! They come highly recommended.
