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.
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent communication and planning
I was blown away by the levels of professionalism and expertise displayed by the team.I highly recommend.
CN
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gosheni is the best tour operator
The scenery is infinite beautiful, the tour guide Zadock is warm and cheerful, the business is exquisite, the service is thoughtful and careful, the professionalism is competent, the people are warm, friendly, let a person forget to return.
They are the best.
Excellent service and very good and well trained driver/guides.
QA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful planning and timely communication
As i was referred by a friend everything was perfect, communication was excellent
I absolutely recommend them
IT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Unforgettable Safari Experience with a Top-Notch Driver
We had an amazing 5-day safari experience in the Masai Mara, thanks to our incredible driver. He was always punctual, extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife and the park, and made us feel safe and well taken care of throughout the trip. His ability to spot animals from a distance was impressive, and he knew exactly where to go for the best sightings. Thanks to him, we saw all of the Big Five and much more. Friendly, professional, and truly passionate about his work — highly recommended!
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent guide/driver. Wonderful experiences.
I enjoyed the 5 days safari very much with Axis. Our guide/driver was experienced and excellent. We managed to see almost all wildlife we want to see thanks to our guide. Recommend.
IE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kevin was fantastic - very informative and answered all our questions plus a really great driver 🫶
Great tour! We saw the Big 5 and Many Many other animals & birds. Felt safe the whole time and our guide Kevin was really interesting. He told us loads of things about the various animals & birds and always seemed to know the ‘best places’ to find the wildlife 🤩
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good experience overall. Recommend go with Axis
Overall pleasant. Our driver/guide Kevin is very good. Knowledgable about animals and very caring. Highly recommended.
For the trip:
Masa Mara is a must go. Nakuru lake is wonderful. Naivasha boat trip and hells gate - I would skip if give me another chance. Not much to see there, but expensive (boat) and lots of physical effort (hiking in hells gate) definitely can squeeze into 4 days for these. Guess amboseli would be a better choice.
Other conditions are not great but acceptable. Lunch normally are very bad, everyday we ate the same bad things. Last day hotel doesn't have hot water for shower.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The guide was great, you could see he was passionate about his work and what he was doing.
The tour and the guide were very good from start to finish, he knew exactly where to go to see the animals. The food prepared during the safari was very good. The value for money is very good.