Peter Amanya and our guide in the safari van
Buyaga Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- UTB & AUTO MEMBER
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $450 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
Email Stephen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The organisation of the trip went very smoothly
Our five day, four night tour included an unforgettable meeting with gorillas for one hour, a boat trip seeing more than 100 hippos, a lovely walk where we were lucky enough to get close up of a chimpanzee and other minor highlights. These memories will stay with us forever and I would recommend this tour. We were also blessed to have an incredible guide who attended to our every request, was always happy, very knowledgeable and was great company. Generally the accommodation was first rate. Perhaps the only downside was there is a lot of driving (day one was nearly 12 hours and days 5 over 8 hours and two other days had more the 4 hours driving.) This was not helped by some minor problems with the vehicle. That said the trip was a great experience and we are tempted to return and see more of beautiful Uganda.
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Email Maria Letizia | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent
Our experience with Buyaga Safaris was more than excellent.
Starting from the beginning, Peter was always available to answer all our questions, all the time.
The 10 days tour was amazing, a perfect organization.
Simpson, our driver, was always ready to to satisfy our requests, kind, polite and telling stories regarding the animals and all about Gorilla's.
Excellent service.
We had a great time.
Compared to other quotations regarding Safaris, Buyaga had the best price.
The Lodges were wonderful.
I highly recommand Buyaga.
Thank you Peter for this lifetime experience.
Email Kelsey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reliable, great value for money, would definitely recommend.
From the start, Peter was quick to respond and answered all my questions. The Buyaga quote was significantly lower than the other quotes I had seen, so there was of course a slight worry that it wasn't legit/wouldn't be as good. But we had absolutely no issues on the tour, and I would absolutely recommend Buyaga for your Uganda adventure.
Did an 11 day tour with Eric as our guide. He was helpful, always on time, and we felt safe and looked after. He was always happy to answer our questions or give us interesting facts about the area we were driving through, but didn't feel the need to fill the silence all the time, so it was nice and peaceful in the van. Although he didn't know birds like we did, he adapted and would often stop for birds along the way, and even organised a community birding guide for us in Bwindi, which wasn't on the itinerary. Perhaps if you did want someone stronger on bird/wildlife - you could put the request in upfront.
The lodges that were organised for us were of good quality. Some (like Nkundwa) had excellent service and food, others (like Kazinga) weren't as polished on the service and the food wasn't fantastic, but I guess that is the reality of travelling in this region without going for luxury lodges. WiFi is mostly only in the main areas (not the rooms) and spotty at times, enough to send a message home, but not for streaming and slow for uploading videos from the day.
The tour was carried out as per the itinerary, with perhaps just some earlier mornings than the itinerary suggests, but that makes sense as starting a game drive only after an 8AM breakfast is not the way to do it.
We travelled in a Toyota Hiace van - was nice to have lots of space for just the 2 of us and our luggage, but it was quite a sluggish drive, especially up the terrible bumpy dirt roads into the mountains and over the endless speed bumps with what felt like little suspension. We were often overtaken by the Land Cruisers, etc, but on the bright side, gave us extra time to enjoy the scenery on our journeys. No charger available in the van, so you need to have enough battery/packs to get you through the day.
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Email Michael Holder | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
the tour was great, no complaints
Just got back from the tour. the tour was wonderful, saw all the animals and the culture there. the parks are amazing. the scenery is amazing. when i first saw the rhinos i was just amazed seeing them resting and then getting up and walking around us. it was an amazing sight. the lodges are wonderful. some more rustic than the others. the food was amazing. local food prepared individually. three three course meals a day lots more than a person should eat traveling. the fruit was amazing wish i had it at home. went with my daughter and grandson, he is 11. if you are thinking of traveling with a child of that age do it. they will like it. our tour guide Anderson was wonderful. he took care of everything. my grandson got the traveling bug and was ill one day. i stayed with him. anderson got him meds a couple of different times. Anderson is a fine fellow and answers any questions. he is wealth of knowledge. he speaks english very well as do most of the folks there. he bought us fresh fruit along the way and kept plenty of water. our tour was 10 days long and it was plenty long enough. my daughter went to see the gorillas and done gorilla trek. she was amazed and rangers helped her. in short this was and amazing experience.
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Email Ester Giulia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best experience ever
We did a 12days safari tour with Buyaga Safari from 19 to 30 july. We choose this company for the good reviews that we saw on internet and also for the good quotation the gave to us.
We talk by email with Peter to finalize our programme, he has been always kind and available to provide us with informations.
The programme was complete and interesting with a lot of different activities and places to see (game drive, boat cruise, walking safari and much more). We saw a lots of animals and birds, all the Big Five and the last day we saw two shoebills (one on the road and one in Mamamba Swamp).
All the accomodations were more than our expectation, we always found nice staff, amazing locations and confortable rooms. The food was always excellent, we had 3 meals everyday, the menu was usually à la carte with a choice of starter, maincourse and dessert. Other times was buffet with a lot of choice.
The vehicle was excellent: Peter provided us a big and confortable Land Cruiser Jeep and had zero problems in reaching every places, it was good for every kind of street: urban street, game drive street and local street villagge (very bad street).
Last but not least: our guide, Osman. He was the best guide, driver (and english teacher) ever. We stay with him for 12 days and appreciated all his job and his kindness and sensibility with us. He always asked if everything was good and if we were ok. He was also very flexible to adapt the programme and always helpful in answering our needs. He explained to us a lot of things about wildlife and culture and replyed to all our questions.
So our assessment for this trip is excellent! Go to Uganda, choose Buyaga Safari and ask for Osman as a guide/driver! Ester & Francesco from ITALY
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Email Laura Ciuffini | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable Uganda adventure
We are a group of 4 friends and decided to book our trip in Uganda with Buyaga safari because of the good reviews and great price.
Peter, the owner was always kind, helpful and patient in answering all our requests and with him we planned our beautiful 12 day itinerary. On our arrival we met our guide Azariah and with him we began an extraordinary adventure discovering this wonderful and authentic country. Azariah was with us all the time and became part of our group, an exceptional driver and guide who helped make every moment of this trip unique and unforgettable. We trusted him to accept an unforeseen change in the programme and for any daily advice without ever being disappointed.He is now our friend and always remains in our memory with great affection
We travelled in a 5-seater land cruiser 4x4 jeep, I would advise groups of 4 like us to choose
the 7-seater jeep, as the journeys are long and demanding it would have been more comfortable to have more space, especially for the two passengers sitting in the back.
The trip exceeded all our expectations with a beautiful and varied itinerary with many activities included. Good choice of lodges always in scenic locations and with excellent service, we had all meals included with a choice of several courses and we always ate very well.
I recommend this wonderful trip to Uganda to everyone, Buyaga Safari and Azariah , the best guide.
Laura, Emiliano, Barbara and Leonardo from Italy
