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Nkuringo Safaris Uganda
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, APTA, AUTO & UTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $325 to $1,250 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rosanna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable journey in Uganda with Nkuringo Safaris
My husband and I went on a short tour of Southern Uganda, exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Kazinga Channel, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with the unforgettable mountain gorilla trekking – and Nkuringo Safaris assisted us in the best possible way.
Our trip was simply magnificent and truly unforgettable. Uganda is such a wonderful country, and Nkuringo Safaris really helped us discover it. Our guide, Jack, was amazing from the moment he picked us up late at night in Entebbe until the very end of our journey. He is not only a fantastic guide and an excellent driver, but above all, a truly wonderful human being.
Nkuringo Safaris took excellent care of us in Uganda – we always felt safe and looked after, whether in the lodges, on walks, or during safaris with the rangers. Uganda is an absolutely beautiful country, and Jack made our journey completely unforgettable.
Now we definitely have to come back to visit the northern part of the country – and we will without a doubt book again with Nkuringo Safaris. Highly recommended!
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Email Jeannie Edmunds | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Can’t imagine a better experience!
My travel company takes small groups of women around the world on 25 trips a year. If we plan a trip to a new destination we always try to work with women-owned companies because they usually understand the type of experiences we’re looking for. This company went far above and beyond our expectations. They surprised and delighted us at every turn. The driver guides, Jack and Patrick, were very professional, friendly, and really had great instincts for finding the animals we wanted to see. Plus they are excellent drivers in even the most challenging conditions. The tour designer, Catherine, accompanied us and I really don’t know how she managed to keep us on schedule when we were dealing with nature’s clock. We have already scheduled trips with them for 2026. We put a lot of faith in them and they delivered great value to our travelers. Five stars all the way!!
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Email John | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nkuringo Safaris provided a custom wildlife and cultural experience that exceeded expectations
My wife was heading to Uganda for several weeks of work activities, and we had been wanting to visit Africa for years. She did some research on safari operators in Uganda that included opportunities to try and see gorillas, chimpanzees, big cats and the many ungulates of the savanah habitats in Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo National Parks. Nkuringo not only sounded like an operator that could meet our needs, they fulfilled our wishes perfectly over the 8-day safari.
Our coordinator for the safari, Moreen, went above and beyond to develop our itinerary to match timing of our separate arrivals to Entebbe, making sure that I had a wonderful place to stay upon arrival. She and our safari guide, Emma, met me at the airport and helped me through a rough start with lost baggage (recovered the next day, thankfully). Moreen was there to welcome my wife when she rejoined me in Entebbe prior to our morning start on the safari with Emma.
Emma was quick to probe our interests and adapt our time on game drives and en route to destinations to find great opportunities to for wildlife and cultural experiences. He possesses a wealth of knowledge on the landscapes, communities, culture, and plants and animals, and he patiently answered our barrage of questions on a breadth of topics.
During our safari, we were fortunate to see many key species, including lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, chimpanzees, gorillas, gentle/blue monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, numerous kingfishers, woolly-necked storks, and so many more! Emma’s sharp eyes didn’t seem to miss anything on the drives, and he knew where to go in every park when something a little less common might be found. We also met local experts on guided community walks that exposed us to beautiful places and people along the way, and we found those additional experiences of incredible value and interest.
We also had some incredible experiences at the various lodges we stayed at along the way. Moreen did an excellent job in selecting and booking beautiful facilities with wonderful people, service, food, and overall accommodations.
Moreen was there to meet with us and gather feedback on our safari experience when we returned to Entebbe. She also accompanied us to the airport when we made our bittersweet departure from wonderful Uganda. We are already dreaming about a northeastern Uganda safari experience someday to try and find cheetahs, gazelle, and other wildlife that are in that part of the country. We will be working with Moreen and Emma again if we can pull that trip off!
Without any reservation, I wholeheartedly recommend Nkuringo Safaris for anyone planning an African safari experience. Did I mention that Uganda is also the country you definitely want to visit as they literally have it all, including the friendliest people I’ve ever encountered?
Email Andrew & Melinda | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience with Nkuringo Safaris
Wonderful 8 day trip with Nkuringo Safaris - expertly lead by our guide Remmy Kityo. Great itinerary with some highlights that will stay with us life-long - gorilla tracking in Bwindi, chimpanzee trekking at Kibale Forest, the splendour of the Nile at Murchison Falls and the bird life at Mabamba wetlands. Fantastic accommodation throughout, including the great Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge. Would be more than happy to journey with them again, and no hesitation to recommend to others.
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Email Karen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very knowledgeable and dependable.
We just returned from Rwanda and Uganda. Nkuringo made all our arrangements. They had our guide, Patrick, waiting for at the airport. He stayed with us for our whole trip until he dropped us off at the airport in Uganda. He was always on time, knowledgeable and fun. He was totally fluent in English. We booked 2 other times but had to cancel due to the pandemic. The company worked with us on all the re-bookings. The excursions were good. We especially liked the boat tour in Queen Elizabeth National Park. We were able to see elephants, rhinos etc at at the lake's shore. We also really liked the Gorrilla and Chimpanzee tracking tours. The guides at the park are very good. I would say to avoid the Dian Fossy hike in Rwanda. The hike was rigorous and muddy. Most of the way we were in mud up to our knees. Thank goodness for the porters. Her camp and grave were anti climatic. It was not worth the effort. However, we signed up for this tour and were told is was rigorous. We recommend Nkuringo Safaris Uganda (esp. Patrick).
Email Ashley Anderson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The BEST Experience Ever!
Nkuringo Safaris took such great care of us in Uganda, from transporting us to the airport for our light aircraft flight to Kisoro to our entire stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge to our return in Entebbe. They communicated with us throughout the entire trip and all of the staff and crew were very friendly and hospitable. Getting to see the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat was the best experience ever, and we were provided with hand carved walking sticks with our names on them, which was such a nice touch! It's not a trip I will be able to do all the time but I hope to be back one day and I would definitely book with Nkuringo Safaris again in the future.
Email Helen Fawcett | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very helpful and knowledable
It was a well thought out tour.
The places we visited were varied all of then interesting.
We were lucky to see so much wildlife
Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience thanks to Nkuringo Safaris!
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We were in Uganda early Dec 2022 and had a fabulous time. Our trip was fully organized by a travel agency in France, Luxethika, and a travel agency in Uganda, Nkuringo Safaris with limited input from us except that we wanted to see the mountain gorillas. Once we landed we were immediately taken care of by the team at Nkuringo and we could not have dreamt of better. Our trip was tailored perfectly to our wishes with the perfect balance between adventure and rest. Uganda is a beautiful country and offers so much much than the gorillas that represent already an experience of a lifetime. We had completely underestimated the variety and richness of what the country has to offer in terms of fauna, flora, landscapes, services, gorgeous hotels and cuisine. Absolutely everyone we met during our trip was of utmost kindness and attention. We felt safe and cared for at anytime whether it be in hotels or during walks or safaris with rangers. But our experience wouldn’t have been the same without our guide at Nkuringo: Jack. Jack was truly amazing and more than a guide, he has become a friend. In addition to being the kindest and most knowledgeable person (it was impressive the amount of bird species he knew!), he always went the extra mile so we could have the best experience in every activity we would be doing (and even managed to find TVs so we could watch the worldcup!). As a result, we were able to be alone with my husband (and the rangers of course) with the gorillas. Throughout our trip we traveled through Uganda and Jack was always teaching us something specific about the area we were visiting. Uganda is a beautiful country indeed but Jack made our trip absolutely unforgettable. We now have to come back to visit the northern part of the country!
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Email Tony Seakins | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely professional
Nkuringo Safaris had organised everything to perfection. The whole trip went extremely well with no problems at all. The staff and in particular our guide were very professional.
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Email Rui Arco | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Extremely professional, knowledgeable and great value service
We had previously travelled in Uganda, with Nkuringo Walking Safaris, which is part of Nkuringo Safaris, and we had a great and unique experience. Nkuringo Lodge is great and is located in one of the most amazing and beautiful places in Africa. Due to our previous experience, we contacted Nkuringo Safaris to do a short trip to Rwanda (Lake Kivu and Nyungwe National Park) and DRC (Kahuzi-Biega National Park), for 10 nights and it was the right decision. Our driver/guide Julius in Rwanda was extremely professional and always taking care of us, and our driver/guide in DRC, Martin, was an asset, extremely professional and experienced, and took really good care of us. The accomodation was great value, well chosen - Paradise Malahide in Lake Kivu, to be close to a fishing village and be able to witness the movement of the fisherman, the market and the singing, also close to one of the trails which is part of the Congo-Nile trail; Orchids Safari Club in Bukavu, DRC, a charming, safe and absolutely lovely hotel; Nyungwe Top View Hotel, with great views, great staff and lovely accomodation. The food was always delicious, all personnel was very professional and friendly. For DRC, the visa was arranged prior to our arrival and finalized while crossing the border, quite stress free.
Overall, a great experience, great value for money and for sure, the right decision to have chosen Nkuringo Safaris Uganda! We definetely recommend it!