DE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent services
I really had a great time with keron Uganda tours hosting me, communication was so good and generally offered professional and excellent services
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
My husband, our friend, and I just got back from an amazing 2 week trip with Maasai Wanderings. We started planning the trip over a year ago, and from the first time contacting Donna she was always very quick to respond and answered all of questions thoroughly.
Our trip started at Tarangire National Park. We spent 2 nights in a tented camp within the park. It was an amazing experience to sit around the camp fire at night and see the herds of wildebeest coming in close to the camp. We then moved on to Ngorongoro Crater. We spent 2 nights at the Plantation Lodge. It was refreshing to have a stay at the lodge in the middle of the trip. The lodge had great accommodations including a wonderful swimming pool and a great deck by the bar which was perfect for a cocktail after a long day. After the crater we moved onto the Serengeti. There we spent 3 nights in a tented camp within the park. All of the places we stayed had damp towels to wipe off the dust and refreshing juice for us everyday when we arrived after a long day of game drives. The food at all locations was great. We usually had breakfast and dinner in the camps/lodge and then took box lunches with us to eat while on the game drive. We really appreciated Donna's suggestion to stay at the lodge in the middle of the trip. While the camps were amazing, had very comfortable beds, spacious tents and amazing service, it was nice to feel a little more pampered for a couple of nights in the middle of the trip.
Our guide Simon was amazing! The guide is such a key element to the trip, as you spend a lot of time with the guide, and we still can't believe how lucky we were to have Simon. He knew so much about the animals and worked hard to make sure we saw all of the animals we wanted to see. We got to see "the big 5" as well as a cheetah with cubs, several herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River, and many more. Simon always made sure we had anything we needed for the game drives and was so much fun to spend time with.
After our time on safari we moved on to Zanzibar for some relaxing beach time. I had told Donna that we were all interested in scuba diving and she booked us at the resort that had a top notch dive center on the grounds. We spent out time relaxing by the pool, floating in the ocean and enjoying several great dives. And once again the food and service were amazing.
Everything about the trip exceeded all of our expectations. I can't say this is a once in a lifetime trip since we are already starting to save up to come back in a couple years, and we will definitely be using Maasai Wanderings again.
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Good chef, Excellent driver, Perfect manager, Best company!
I joined 3 days safari tour with my wife and two children. We could spend wonderful time because of Ilmaasai Expedition.
The manager, Mr.Loth is very kind. He helped us everything.
The driver is skillful. We could find a lot of animals.
The chef is very friendly. The meal was pretty nice.
All of them always think about my children. If I have a chance to visit Tanzania again, I must choose Ilmaasai Expedition.
SA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent - will definitely plan another visit!
Communication from start to finish was excellent. The staff at Classic Journeys Africa were extremely helpful.
We had a fantastic time on our safari. Our driver/guide Peter was great, he is was extremely knowledgeable and really Looked after us. We wish we had stayed longer on safari. We stayed at the Ashnil Mara Camp which was excellent. Staff extremely friendly & food was great. Thoroughly recommend both Classic Journeys Africa and the Ashnil Mara Camp!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing and so very professional! Could not have asked for more....
Terrain Sarafis took us through Uganda and into Rawanda. Paul's knowledge and experience was evident and so appreciated. I loved his passion for birds and it engaged me into a life-long love for birds. Uganda's birds are amazing. And I felt so safe with Paul and Terrain Safaris as they took us through difficult terrain, found us perfect restaurants and delivered us to unbelievable locations and accommodation. If I went back to Uganda I would not think twice about engaging these guys. Superb!!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
I'm at least once a year in Uganda and I'm so grateful that I finally found THE partner for safaris
Everything was great. We really enjoyed the flexibility, the communication.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful holiday to four different but equally spectacular venues.
I visited Uganda with a group of friends and stayed at the Boma in Entebbe and then three different game parks (Kidepo, Ishasha and Bwindi). It was fascinating to see such a varied cross-section of the country. We loved everywhere we stayed and our excellent and knowledgeable drivers/tour guides in the game parks.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The greatest ever
I noticed that the company is alway sensetive about the client's needs and expections and they work tooth and nail to see the the trip is the best,I love the way they valued me and cared for me,it was really value for money, it was amazing to see the African Elephants as big as a house in Queen Elizabeth National
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent safari, one of the best experiences we had in Uganda
My wife and I did a 3-day safari of Murchison Falls NP with these folks. We have just the best memories of the entire trip. We could not be more satisfied.
Some of the highlights:
- The owner, Wilson, is friendly and directly reachable on the phone. I wanted to be extra-sure before committing to these folks. So I went and met Wilson at his home in Kampala and he immediately put me at ease.
- They own and rent out several modern, clean vehicles in very good condition, and run safaris all the time.
- Kassim, or driver, was a pleasure to interact with. He is young, very helpful and dedicated to his job. Further, he is observant, drives very well, and is a good conversationalist with lots of interesting tidbits.
- Further, probably because Kassim is such a pleasant person, he has a very good network with what we presume are other drivers and safari guides, because once we enter a park he switches into a different mode. He is actively working the phones, and you as a passenger just have to sit back and watch the amazing scenes unfold. For example: in Murchison Falls NP, we got to hang out with 12 lionesses and lion cubs for almost an hour, watching them as they ate and played. This was only one of many sightings during the day.
- The trip itself: we were very happy because Saso does not do the usual nickel-and-diming that is very prevalent in other economy safari companies, for example in Kenya.
- Itinerary: even though we made a few last-minute changes to the overall plan, Wilson and Kassim handled everything admirably and made sure we got where we wanted to go
- Arrangements for food: I don't know if this is standard across all their safaris, but the food arrangements were all uniformly excellent. Further, Kassim took note of our dietary preferences and only took us to places where we would get good options
All in all, a simply superb safari experience. If you're looking for a good safari company in Uganda, look no further!
Side note: something that caused me a bit of anxiety before the safari began was the fact that they have very few reviews! Unfounded anxiety, as it turned out. These guys are the real deal. Book them with your eyes closed, and rest assured.
Words only can't describe this
I love the way the company was always giving me updates and for the staff they were amazing and so lovely, I realised later that the trip was exactly what I needed