RU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good organization, full info
Great guide Rikky, very friendly and smart guy. So much information from him. And we visited all the best locations and good photo spots.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good safari experience
We had a two day safari, flying from Zanzibar to the Serengeti and driving back to Arusha via the Ngorongoro crater. Communication was very good before, during and after, very quick responses and a dedication to provide a good service. The safari guide was great in ensuring we got to see as many animals as possible, communicating with other guides to find out the locations of where wildlife had been spotted and getting us there quickly so we could also spot them. The guide was professional, knowledgeable and determined to give us a great experience. The bush camp in the Serengeti was very good, we chose the comfort option (it s like glamping) and this was ideal, and importantly a local business run by local people, their service was excellent. We were very lucky to see so much... lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffe, elephant, zebra, impalas, warthogs, birds, gazelles...the list goes on. Overall a great experience and a very good local safari company
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour operator in Vic Falls
Beyond the Falls – Discover Victoria Falls’ Hidden Safari Gem
An absolutely wonderful tour! I enjoyed every moment. I’ve been on game drives and safaris
before, this was simply one of the best! The care and attention to detail - sublime. I
captured some amazing pics and will definitely do this again when in Vic Falls!
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.
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.
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.