20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing
I enjoyed my tour experience with Micheal, he’s so knowledgeable and helpful which ease me out of my worries. He had an amazingly beautiful safari drive , he was patient and kind. I enjoyed the wild and saw many wild animals.
Beautiful experience I must said
BE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Incredible experience with Uzuri
We are very happy to have chosen Uzuri Uganda Safaris for our 9 days trip in Uganda. Since the beginning (quotation moment) Edris appeared to be fast, responsive and reliable and he did really his best to plan the perfect trip based on our requests.
Ronnie, our guide, picked us up at the airport in Entebbe and since then was always with us providing explanations about Uganda’s traditions and animals lifestyle. Ronnie was really incredible, he wanted for us the best experience ever and he didn’t hesitate to adjust a bit the original plan to increase our chances to see the best animals. At the end nature is unpredictable and you really have to follow its course.
Our trip started with a chimps trekking in Kalinzu Forest Reserve. Incredible experience meeting the chimps family moving around the trees.
Next step was Queen Elisabeth National Park. Here we had the chance of seen many animals such as elephants, buffalos, cobs, warthogs and last but not least a family of lions feeding on a buffalo (wow). We also had a boat trip on kazinga channel, where we met many hippos, crocodiles, birds and elephants. This is really a must to do.
We moved then to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elisabeth National Park where we met the incredible tree climbing lions, this was a unique experience. We were very lucky. Unfortunately no luck in seeing leopards.
We moved then to the best part of the trip: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Here we met the Kyaguriro family of mountain gorillas. Unfortunately we were not able to see well the Silver Back as he was sleeping! The forest is really impenetrable so very important to have good hiking shoes and long trousers + shirt. In Bwindi we stayed at the ‘ride4awoman’ organization where we learned to weaving with the women of the community, very nice experience.
We then did a hike in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park where we saw the golden monkeys. For me this was really the best part of the trip, you don’t want to miss this. Also here long pants and hiking shoes are required!
Last part of the trip was the Lake Mburo National park. Here we saw many baboons, Impalas, zebras and giraffes (so so close giraffes).
Before leaving, as we had a late evening plane, Uzuri offered us a room in a lodge to rest and refresh ourself before going back home, very much appreciated.
Overall we are very happy about the journey: the lodges booked by Uzuri Uganda Safaris were very comfortable (still keep in mind you are doing a safari) as well as the safari car used for the trip! You will spend a lot of time in the car, so this is an important aspect.
KW
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Service and cost effective
We family of 4 ( 2 adults and 2 kids) had undertaken the 5 day safari where we covered Serengeti and Ngorongoro. We had undertaken the Midrange Safari. Suricata was amazing from the day we landed to the day of departure, never leaving our side. We had a wonderful guide Fredrick. Do note that guide is the most important for your spotting of animals and we were lucky to have Fredrick. We were amazed by his knowledge on the various animals and birds. He has increased our knowledge on the animal kingdom. He also has a good eye to spot animals from a distance. Which we were only able to see using our big camera. He thoroughly enjoys his work and u can tell that by his passion with which he explains. He is also patient and helps to take pictures and only leaves when we are satisfied with our pictures. They also have a walkie-talkies where if one of the group spots something it is shared with the other people. We were able to spot the Big 4 out of the 5. Migration of wild beasts from South to north at the cross point. On a daily basis at the EOD he used to discuss the plan for next day to prepare. We were put out at Suricata Boma lodge ( upgraded from our original lodge) on way to Serengeti which was a amazing luxury lodge. Angata camps for 2 nights(middle of the jungle so expect that it is moderate) and 1 night in Tortilis camp ( this is also middle of the jungle but was a better accommodation in comparison to Angata Serengeti ( they provided us hot water bags on our bed due to cold temperatures which was very thoughtful of them). All in all very happy with the services and would recommend Suricata blindfolded… Looking forward to another time with them. They are upfront about tippings etc which is good. Even for camps you can tip altogether in their tipping box which is then shared equally by all
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Paul was very knowledgeable, engaging, polite, and hardworking.
This was the trip of a lifetime with a great guide
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best experience ever
I really enjoyed the 3 days safari trip with Kasaka. Felt safe and ready enjoyed myself.
Our driver really tried his best to give us the best experience and we are extremely grateful for that.
They were so kind that they bought us the ferry tickets for our way back from safari and drop us at the ferry station to Zanzibar from dar es salaam and followed us all the way to make sure we got there safely. Overall I give it 1000/10
ES
Great
Our safari has been great and very well-organized! We were assisted by Carol who is really wonderful, professional, and very efficient. She was flexible and positive and helped us with the preparation of the safari. During the safari our guide was Kennedy, who is a good driver and a very nice and experienced guide. He knows a lot about the parks and the animals and was very flexible and considerate as well.
Highly recommend Tekko tours
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Epic service
Great tour and one of the best I’ve been on. Staff attentive and really care about the experience. I saw lots of animals and really pleased I went with this tour guide …. THE BEST
CN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent journey and unforgettable experience in Maasai Mara
We booked a 3-day trip with Jamlan and the lodge we stayed at 1st night was fully booked. So Isabella recommended another luxury camp to us which was much surprisingly fantastic. The driver/tour guide is experienced and kind. The balloon company they booked was also professional. I will rate 10 out of 10 to the journey we had.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Absolute Best
I had a wonderful experience with this company. Everything was perfect. Top notch. All the guides were hard working and knowledgeable. They went above and beyond to give me the best experience possible. Trekking gorillas in the forest was the highlight but this tour company also takes the time to give you a local community experience. Would recommend Uganda Family Tours to anyone!!!
AE
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Soured our hard earned vacation
Fred and Eddie have managed to sour our hard earned trip to Rwanda and Uganda.
I booked the 5 day mid-range itinerary with Frena. I sent our tickets to Fred as soon as i booked it (a month ahead of our trip), he ignored our flight time and added chimp tracking, which we only got to know, was never possible after meeting Eddie, the tour guide. He refunded the money but was so vague and indirect and not sorry about this and rudely told me to research pricing of the chim tracking.
The car was a very uncomfortable van, making the long drives uncomfortable and unsafe! the front seat snapped back multiple times on my husband’s feet. Eddie never apologized, never did anything about it. Even the roof that was propped up for the game safari, came slamming down and thankfully we werent standing at that time, all because he forgot to engage the safety lock and again, never apologized.
Eddie had no interest in communicating the plan of the day, change in plans, any delays etc, we just had to figure it out. Day 2, i asked him about lunch enroute and he told me we will have late lunch at the lodge, we reached at 5pm, and due to his communication mishap, they had not prepared lunch. All he said was “why dont you have an early dinner by 6?” No apologies again.
The last day, he made us leave our lodge at 6:30 for a 6 hour drive, reaching the airport 5 hours before our flight (im sure he knew they dont even let you in) under the pretense that we may get traffic, when he actually wanted to get to Kampala sooner.