Professional and delivered exactly as they promised.
We chose Uwanda based on their excellent reviews and value of their itineraries.
We chose their 8 day Safari visiting Mikumi, Ruaha, Udzungwa Forest and Nyerere. Communication before our booking was very good and they were happy to amend the suggested itinerary by spending a night at Udzungwa Forest Reserve rather than the proposed overnight stay in Morogoro. This did involve a much longer drive ( all day) to Nyerere and a slight change in doing our boat Safari and Bush Walk in Nyerere on the last morning before driving back to Dar Es Salaam.
Our driver and guide Ahmad Bakuru was friendly and always punctual. He was a very safe driver and knowledgeable about the wildlife that we saw.
Our first stop was Mikumi staying at Camp Bastion which exceeded our expectations in terms of accommodation. The afternoon game drive was a lovely introduction seeing Elephants Hippos as well as the usual game.
Following morning we drove to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge which again was very comfortable. We spent 3 nights here doing 2 full day safari in Ruaha. The vistas were amazing and we saw lots of wildlife including Lions on a Buffalo kill.
We then drove to Udzwunga Forest Reserve staying at Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp. We did a short hike to a lovely waterfall seeing Black and White Colobus Monkey as well as the endemic Red Colobus Monkey. We were even more delighted to see the Red Colobus Monkey again right in front of our tent in the evening and again the following morning.
Our final stay was at Selous Safari Lodge which again was very nice. We did a full day safari in Nyerere and were lucky to see Lions, Wild Dogs and Hyenas.
On the final morning we did a Bush Walk learning about animal tracks and how our ancestors survived in the bush. Finally we ended our safari with a boat trip on the Rufiji seeing Hippos up close and numerous colourful birds.
Ahmed then drove us back to our Hotel in Dar Es Salaam.
In conclusion we experienced a fantastic 8 days and we thank Uwanda and particularly Ahmad for delivering a great value Safari that exceeded our expectations.
Thank you.
