Peter Amanya and our guide in the safari van
Buyaga Safaris
- Located 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
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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 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 Kristi Morgan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, patient and very proud man of Uganda
My experience was amazing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dalson, our guide through Uganda was awesome and so knowledgeable! Anything we needed he helped us with and he was very reliable!
Every place we stayed at while traveling through Uganda was unique and special in its own way. The food was delicious and the service was great!
We got to see so many amazing animals, we saw the most powerful waterfall in the world, and we even got to go whitewater rafting down the nile river.
When we started our journey in Uganda Dalson stated "we will meet as strangers and by the end we will be the best of friends!"
That statement could not be any truer.
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Email Angie Large | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda tour with Derrick from Buyaga Safari
What an adventure! The private driver from Buyaga Tours, Derrick , made this adventure customized, personal, safe and fascinating.
We learned so much about the variety of birds and wildlife because of his expertise.
We did the Chimpanzee, Gorilla and Golden Monkey Treks. All included in such a reasonable price. The visits to local communities and views from amazing accommodations were awesome. Beds were top quality as was the service and food. We can’t wait to go again.
Do this while your body still can. You will not regret it. Uganda and the people are welcoming.
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Email ELENA RUIZ | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Discovering Uganda in the best way.
If you are going to visit Uganda, do not hesitate, book your safari with Buyaga Safaris. Since hiring them, we have been very satisfied with the speed with which Peter has solved all our doubts, and for the reliability that he has transmitted to us, but above all for allowing us to design together the trip of our dreams.
If you are lucky enough to have Ossman as your driver and guide, success is assured: professional, polite, always ready to satisfy our requests and very friendly. In addition to all that, he is a good driver, flexible and fun. We had a really good time with him and we would definitely hire Buyaga Safaris again for the quality of the accommodations he suggested, the 10-day route visiting 5 national parks with specialized guides who made us feel safe and at home at all times. Not to mention the good price and, I insist, the good treatment by Peter, the owner of the company and Ossman, the best guide, who after our trip has become our friend.
If you are reading this review, do not hesitate, you will not regret living the safari of your life.
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Email Joan Guzman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional tailored service, high-quality price-balace and amazing personal
What an amazing 10-day Road trip around the western part of Uganda!!
Buyaga provided a high-quality service : they proposed us a tailored and detailed program based on our wishes.
We did an incredible travel through bwindi national park (with an unforgettable meeting with the gorillas), Lake Mburo, Lake Bunyonyi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, and Murchinson National parks, and Ziwa rhinos sanctuary.
The program looks pretty crowded but the enterprise made it really easy. We enjoyed diverse activities : gorillas track, chimpanzees track, a plenty of game drives, cruises along the kazinga channel (Queen Elizabeth NP) and the Victoria Nile (Murchinson), and several walk excursions.
This trip was definitely worth it and we will keep it in mind for a while.
We chose Buyaga because of a friend recommendation. And we definitely recommend it based on several points :
1- Easy communication with the enterprise to plan the road trip. Peter, the boss of this local enterprise, answered friendly and quickly to our emails
2- Quality of the local guide/driver. We had the chance to spend the 10-day trip with Derick and made our experience incredible. We could not figure out a better guide for this trip! Extremely polite and kind at every moment, he gave us lot of information about Uganda and the places we visited. A really good professional but a better person that helped us at any time.
3- The quality-price balance. Buyaga is a local agency and the service they gave us was great regarding the price we paid. All the lodges were better than expected, great food, and again diverse and great activities. For the same 10-day road trip, we saved 50% compared to the price proposed by European operators.
We strongly recommend Buyaga and we definitely recommend Derick as a guide to do this wonderful trip!
Email Dante Matellini | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly and attentive to our wishes
Amazing safari and gorilla trekking experience. Our guide Alex provided us with a really great experience and was genuinely interested that we had a nice time. We spent four days on this trip, it was just about enough to view the main places, but I would recommend staying longer. For example, viewing lions is not guaranteed, however, if you have 2 or 3 days to spend at the park, then the chances are greater.
The accomodation and food during our journey were great.
The communication with Peter from Buyaga before our trip was excellent. He replied quickly to all our questions and provided us with the necessary information. I would however recommend improving the payment process as sending large sums of money abroad can be unsettling given all the scams that occur these days.
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Email Kezia Joshua | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, trust worthy, 100% safe at the best affordable budget
After searching vastly for a reliable tour operator that worked within our budget, I was so happy to find Buyaga Safaris. And after interacting with Peter for over the span of two months, I was rest assured that we found an ideal match. But it sounded tooo good to be true!!
Peter was super nice, responding immediately to our queries and assisted us for preparing for our first ever jungle safari.
Until the moment my husband and I arrived at Entebbe, we were still skeptical
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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.