CL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A close and unforgettable Africa
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*A Close and Unforgettable Africa: Our Experience with Gosheni*
I would like to highly recommend Gosheni for their exceptional service and organization of our safari in Masai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro. From the initial planning to the end of our trip, everything was perfectly organized and exceeded our expectations.
A special thank you to our guides, Sahid and Calvin, who did an outstanding job of showing us the wildlife and sharing their knowledge of the region. Sahid, who led us in Masai Mara for three days, was knowledgeable and ensured our safety throughout the trip. Calvin, who accompanied us for four days in Serengeti and Ngorongoro, was exceptional in finding incredible animals and making our experience unforgettable. His passion for nature and attention to detail were impressive, and his food was delicious!
I also want to acknowledge Maliwaza, the administrator of the agency, who was very responsive and helpful throughout our planning process. And I'd like to give a special shout-out to Charles, the director, who went above and beyond by arranging for malaria medication to be purchased for us - it was a huge relief and truly appreciated, given it wasn't obligatory.
If you're looking for a travel agency that will provide you with an authentic and exciting African experience, I highly recommend Gosheni and their expert guides.
PT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent choice
We chose to book the safari and visit the Materuni waterfalls through Njiro Legacy and we were very pleased. Everything went acording to plan. The staff are wonderful and adapted the daily plans acording to our needs. I highly recommend.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Worst Experience Ever
I believe this ccompany could be fraudulent and running illegally with a revoked tourist license. Please I recommend do not book here under any circumstance I cannot express how much I regret doing so as at the time I had booked they had a valid tourism license that was revoked for using unlicensed guides/vehicles which is exactly what had happened to me. I did not receive the itinerary, vehicle, or driver I had paid for. I was told that my original driver and vehicle was in an accident the day before which I was initially very accommodating of but did not realize that the company had lost their license for this exact bait and switch. This company also runs under the name Thinkscene Services LTD which is how I learned about the revoked tourist license as naturally this was not disclosed to me. I personally did not receive the itinerary planned and initially the company offered me a refund of $250 which was not at all adequate for what I had paid. I had to fight tooth and nail for this refund for over 2 months and the company still shorted me $72 on this $250 due to 'wire transfer fees' and issues with accounting. 4 months later I'm still so mad about the complete disregard shown by Philip that I'm choosing now to write this review.
After posting the review the operator has offered and paid the rest of my refund owed to me. I would like to note that despite multiple requests and asks to get this prior to posting the review he refused to credit what he had originally promised repeatedly and blamed his internal team even though he is the owner of the company. I do not feel this refund adequately reflects the amount of things that went wrong on the tour either.
65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Best Country to Tour Worlwide!
I think South Africa by far is a wonderful country to tour around! The country has so much staggering views, sites & wildlife opportunities to visit & take memorable photos of.
The people of South Africa are very warm & welcoming!
The country has so much opportunity to explore & appreciate its beauty! So glad I went!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Pearl of Africa with the friendliest people
No where else in the world except perhaps Rwanda can you hike in to see Gorilla's and chimpanzees in the wild. Our tour guide Mustafa from Kubwa Five was the very best, Mustafa made sure everything went well for us and with his effort found a Shoebill stork in the wild on our last day and found tree climbing lions in Murchison Falls national park and we went to a local market which was interesting. Our tour left Entebbe then to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a closeup view of Rhinos. We stopped at the top of Murchison falls and watched the most powerful waterfall in the world. Next day took a boat ride up to the falls observing numerous wildlife. Murchison falls has some of the best wildlife viewing as compared to wildlife parks in Tanzania and Kenya, with the exception of the great wildebeest migration.
Uganda is not as touristy as Kenya or Tanzania and we found the people to be the friendliest, almost shy. We had several great cultural tours, my wife loved dancing with the locals at the Bigodi Wetland cultural village (near Kibali), a pygmy tribe near the Bwindi Impenetrable forest and before hiking in to see Gorilla's. I was 70 and perhaps we were lucky to see gorillas after only a 5 minute walk, an unforgettable experience. The staff at the lodge at Kibale to see chimpanzees were the friendliest and the food was excellent. Queen Elizabeth Park didn't have as much wildlife as other parks, but we did see tree climbing lions as we did in Murchison Falls. A boat ride in the nearby Kazinga channel had an abundance of wildlife. We stayed overnight in Lake Bunyonyi which had a nice view, but we didn't feel the boat ride was that special.
Although Uganda is a poor country, the people more than make up for it with their friendly spirit. It is easy to see why Uganda is known as the Pearl of Africa.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An amazing and incredible journey!
It was a simply wonderful time away in Kenya! Getting around in the capital city was very straightforward with Uber.
Highlights definitely included:
- Visiting Masai Mara National Park
- Going for walks in the forest
- Visiting the Elephant Orphanage
- Having incredible cool and mild weather in December
- The people were friendly, warm and helpful (so many people spoke English so well!)
TR
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The 'Pearl of Africa' for a Reason and So Much More!
Of the 10 African countries I’ve visited so far, Uganda just became my new, overall favorite! No, Kampala is not Cape Town nor will anywhere ever top the abundance of animals in Tanzania’s Serengeti, but Uganda proved to be so much more from White Water Rafting at beginning of the Nile to spectacular adventures trekking chimpanzees and gorillas.
The 8 Day tour I booked proved to be as much a road trip as it was a safari! Traveling well over 1,500 kms / 1,000 miles, there’s quite the distance between itinerary destinations that don’t always match-up logistically despite permits and schedules. My best advice is plan to stay as many days as possible so you’re not always finishing one highlight before rushing off to the next destination.
Uganda’s main highways were better than expected but most anywhere beyond are rutted, washboard roads providing what locals call the ‘African Massage.’ However, it was traveling through these remote areas where a random elephant or herd of water buck may decide to cross and when not, there were always the people passing by whether walking or riding and seeing what I called “the real, raw Africa” of everyday life that I’d never experienced with any other tour.
I was fortunate to have Simpson Niwagaba Vannet as a guide that I clicked with like a lifelong friend and that also had an endless play list for all that time in the Jeep Land Cruiser. He went above and beyond fixing problems with the permits and itinerary, the vehicle, and even took me back to his hometown to stay which confirmed the absolute best part of Uganda. It’s the people and their welcoming warmth and hospitality found everywhere I went.
I will come back to Uganda at some point sooner than later and encourage adventure travelers to come for the gorillas but plan to stay longer for everything else!
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary by Stuart Snyder
Beautiful wildlife not at touristy as Kenya and Tanzania, friendly people, cultural tours were more authentic.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Murchison Falls National Park by Stuart Snyder
We found an abundance of Wildlife at Murchison falls national park that would match parks in Kenya and Tanzania along with the worlds most powerful waterfall.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Queen Elizabeth National Park by Stuart Snyder
As a wildlife park this was somewhat disappointing after visiting Murchison falls although the Kazinga channel boat road was well worth doing.