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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Email William Darlington | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous Tour with well organized company and best guide
I couldn't recommend Buyaga Safaris enough, Peter was absolutely fantastic in organizing our week long tour of Uganda. Always available and quick to respond to any inquiries or requests.
Darlson was our guide he is the best, has a great knowledge of all the areas. Knowing where to find the animals and always going that extra mile to make sure your trip will be bit one to remember. Everything from start to finish was perfect with our trip.
Uganda is a beautiful country with so much offer. Thank you Darlson and Peter
Email Rachel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't fault Buyaga Safaris. Perfect from start to finish!
Absolutely fantastic tour! Right from the word go, Peter was incredibly helpful and flexible, working with us to plan our perfect adventure. Our trip had to be postponed for 2 years due to Covid but Buyaga's communication was excellent and helped guide us through all the extra complications re Covid.
Peter's organisation during the trip was spot on. Permits and tickets arranged perfectly, all accommodation was great and we felt very safe during all the travelling. Peter was incredibly knowledgeable about the places we visited and great to chat to whilst also allowing plenty of time to ourselves.
We would not hesitate to recommend Buyaga Safaris - Excellent value for money - just perfect from start to finish!
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Email ZSOLT BANYAI | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The best guide/driver ever!
I booked a trip to Uganda with Buyaga Safaris. We started talking about the itinerary way back in October 2020, 5 month prior to the trip. Peter, the owner of the company was super helpful and patient while we managed to come up with an itinerary that was both feasible and appealing to me. Then we agreed to wait until Jan, since I knew that flights can change very easily during this crazy COVID times. In Jan, 2021 Peter helped me get my Uganda visa (well, I requested it electronically, but somehow it needed a bit of local nudging to get a response back) after I booked my flight, and he was also very flexible with the deposit, I paid only about 30% of the total price.
Once in Uganda, my driver was Jazz, how was amazing. Attentive, communicative and very conscientious. He made sure I had fun in Kibale NP, Queen Elizabeth NP and Bwindi NP, and that my COVID tests (needed for the KLM flights) were all in order. The way I could talk with him was almost like talking with any of my buddies at home - he was open, and interested in almost any topics. Great company!
All in all, I can easily recommend Buyaga, since they have really done a great job!
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Email MAREK ZYGA | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best holidays in my life.
Perfect organization. Excellent care of the guide. Everything organized on time. I will recommend the organization to my friends.
Email RAKIIMI | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Travel to Murchison falls national park and great stay at Murchison Falls River Lodge
Great choice in helping us select the best available lodge despite the highs season accomodation bookings.
fantastic time and the hotels were first class.
Communication was excellent. Peter would responded to emails within hours. Oman the guide was super.
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Email MARIA GAMEIRO | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a wonderfull, amazing, safe and warm experience in Uganda.
Unforgettable experience, with attentive, professional and warm staff and high quality services. highly recommendable and reasonably priced.
We are very grateful to Peter and Onam for their hospitality and sympath.
we will recommend this company to my friends.
We want to return to Uganda and we are going again to Buyaga Safary help.
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Email Osho divyang | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable memories
My wife and I had a trip of 9 days of safari with buyaga. The owner, Peter was so good at responding everytime we needed anything. He was very nice and helpful. Our guide Derrick was very experienced in his work. We had a very adventurous and unforgettable time with him. In 9 days we visited Ziwa rhino sanctuary, Murchison falls, Chimpanzee tracking at kibale national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Gorilla tracking at Bwindi impenetrable national park and lake mburo national park
Email Rachael | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Good value, enjoyable tour
I chose Buyaga because they offered the itinerary I was looking for at better value than other companies. Peter was very quick to respond to my many questions before the tour started which was really appreciated.
Overall a really enjoyable tour. Uganda is a beautiful country. Sometimes the timings weren’t as described in advance or in the itinerary but after the initial mismatch my guide made sure we went through the next days itinerary at dinner. He was also always concerned that the tour was going well and I was enjoying it. Some really lovely hotels on the way - not luxury but almost and with some amazing views and lovely people. I would definitely use them again.
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Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good value for money
Safari
Initially me and my friend wanted to do a gorilla trekking only in Uganda but later on decided to extend our trip with a safari. We knew the price of a weekend gorilla trekking would be at least $1000, because the permits are expensive and since we were gonna be in the country anyway, we decided to extend the trip with other activities as well.
We chose this operator because it included all the activities we wanted to do at the lowest price. Other operators were at least $500-$1000 more expensive. The value for money is good. The accommodation you will be staying in will not be luxury, but that’s also not what you payed for. You are able alter the itinerary yourself and we did so with one of the accommodations. We felt as though our guide did not like the accommodation we chose as much as his initial pick, but we were very pleased with our change. It’s therefore good to know you can alter it, but the guide may have a few bad comments regarding your pick.
Peter is a very friendly guide. Especially in the preparation phase, he would respond to messages very quickly. My friend celebrated her birthday during the trip and Peter made sure a (gluten free) birthday cake was prepared and even bought a few gifts for her, which was very thoughtful.
The safari itself was great. We did not expect we had to wake up at 5-6 am so many times, so that was a bit of a shock and resulted in us being exhausted by the end of the trip. That’s why we do recommend to alter the itinerary slightly and have a few more relaxing mornings or afternoons in the schedule, because it’s currently fully packed with activities. We did not expect it to be this tiring, otherwise we would have put a few relaxing moments in beforehand. Additionally otherwise you are together with your tour guide 24/7 (all the activities + meals) and you feel as though you have no quality time with your travel partner able to relax.
The only disappointment activity wise were the lions at Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. One of the reasons why we chose this operator (besides the price) was because it included the famous tree climbing lions where others didn’t. Well during the trip we found out there was a reason other operators did not include the lions, it’s because they are no longer alive unfortunately. We were very shocked to hear this news and even more so because we did not think it was fair that it was included in our itinerary, when they are no longer there. When we expressed this disappointment to our guide, he did not understand. So be prepared that the famous tree climbing lions are no longer there. The park you visit to supposedly look for them, is great to visit anyway! They should however write down in the itinerary that the famous lions are no longer there.
Overall it definitely was a once in a lifetime trip and we were very happy we traveled with Buyaga. The tour it private so you don’t have to share your bus/car with anybody else, which means you always have the best seat to spot animals. Peter made sure he always hired rangers to join us in the car, who were very knowledgable on the area and the animal whereabouts. They even made us go off track sometimes to see lions up close, which was great.
Would definitely recommend this tour and operator!
