50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Review about Chobe National Park by Louise
We dropped a star only because , having seen the migration in the Masai, Chobe doesn’t quite offer the huge game herds that can been seen on the savannah. However it is still beautiful and, apart from Cheatah we saw everything we wanted to.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I did a safari with Airports & beyond and it was amazing, the guide knows his job.
Its was an amazing tour that i took with Airport and beyond. The driver guides knows his job as well as a good driver too.
We saw the big five at maasai mara.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Saw everything I wanted to see
I just went on a 7 day tour and absolutely loved Uganda and I saw everything I wanted to see during my tour. My only issues were the lack of communication, responses were very slow at times which made it difficult when I’m in another country trying to organize the rest of my travels. I had signed up for a group tour being a solo female traveler, I was told I would join in on a group that was already happening when I got there so it was important I got there on a scheduled date. I kept asking Michael for the copy of the itinerary for the day by day schedule since mine was modified but I never received it. When I landed the ladies who picked me up were very nice but they told me I was signed up for an individual tour and the printed itinerary they handed me was not the places I wanted. I sent Michael a message and he assured me it was a group tour and I would meet them at Murchison falls and he said the ladies confused the itinerary and gave me someone else’s. The ladies told me to be ready at 10:30am the next day to start the tour, Michael had sent me a few messages right before I went to bed and apparently I somehow missed the one that said meet at 8:30 the next morning, so the next day Michael told me they were waiting for me since 8am. I had just landed the night before after a 27 hour flight, had he sent me the itinerary I asked for several times for scheduling and times there wouldn’t have been any issues on timing. After days of riding solo in the car with I asked Michael what happened to the group, He said they changed flights or something and explained the tour must have continued which I agree 100% but I was never told and just left to wonder my driver didn’t tell me anything either. He did upgrade my rooms which I did appreciate, the lodges were all very nice. On my last day on the way back to kampala I was asked to pay for my lunch although it was noted on my itinerary so I thought it was included. I hope that with better communication I can do another tour with them in the future because they were all prompt when I got there and my driver was always on schedule and very knowledgeable
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very helpful and very quick to respond to your messages.
Overall a great experience. they were professional and quick to respond to our messages.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Hell's Gate National Park by Brian Scott
Being from Arizona, Hell's Gate felt like "home". The best part was I got out of the van and was able to walk around.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Review about Kakamega Forest National Reserve by Tamar
excellent for specific species of birds & monkeys, but not as much variety as other parks
AE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Andy was professional in his approach and very prompt in his resons time
I got a good and responsive service for booking the hotels. However, for booking at Sun city, I wasn't informed that the swimming pool was under renovation. I chose this expensive hotel over others in Sun city mainly to have a quieter and cleanet private pool. Also for the booking at Mjejane river lodge. I wasnt informed that we would have to pay additional charges for entry to Kruger Park at R250pp. We paid R1000 additionally. Also the transparency was not clear in the billing for Mjejane boarding and transport costs.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Review about Lake Manyara National Park by Gary Ellwood
Lake Manyara was our first game drive on our visit. We saw elephants, baboons, wildebeest, warthogs, zebras, and giraffes, all in our first 2 hours of being there. It was a great introduction to our week long safari. Make a point of stopping at the cultural center a couple miles outside the park. Local crafts by local artisans. great gifts, and a good way so support the local folks.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The customer service provided by okao Africa tours was really good and were always quick in response
Our tour guides mike and Amos both were very helpful and very fluent in explaining the tour.
FR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible country discovered. The guide (and driver) was incredible.
Communication was good prior. Asking as many questions as possible is essential to tailor the safari to one’s needs and expectations. Especially when it comes to accommodation. In retrospect, I should have pushed that a little more ahead of time.
Once on board with the guide (arrived by road from Rwanda and was dropped off in Kampala), it was easy, comfortable, safe. My guide for the week, Tolbert, is calm, knowledgeable, kind, constantly in the moment, had answers to any questions I had and has a knowledge of the places and people we come across which makes everything seamless.
He is a safe driver (and did we do some miles in various weather conditions on good and bad roads!) and when it came to places (geography), animals (game drives), and people and his country we had the most interesting conversations. The guide makes the safari experience and thanks to him, I left Uganda knowing I’ll be back one day. Thanks Tolbert!!