US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Local guides were brilliant in their ability to locate wildlife in varied habitats.
kept a group of 20 well coordinated, made occasional vehicle repair quickly, kept us safe, and treated us as family
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
10 out of 10 recommend Netherken
We had a great tour, we were concerned coming with the pandemic but it was great. Mahmud was an awesome guide, he found the big 5 and was great at finding and pointing out animals, stopping whenever we wanted and making sure we saw everything we came to see. He was friendly, professional and truly the nicest guy. The hotels were great and the whole tour was put together very well, it was very easy for us and we had a great time. We absolutely recommend this company for your Safari.
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Ours safari was organise very profesional. Mr Richard has big experience and knowledge of animals.
Everything clear explaine, never bene any problem with cars, also very helpfull with contact in hotel and buying the thickets.
NL
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great private taxi transfer services
Normally we travel independently but because of Covid-19 we try not to use public transport on this trip. Safari 2 Gorilla Tours offered us private taxi transfer service with good value for money multiple times: from lake Mburo to Rushaga, Rushaga to lake Bunyonyi, lake Bunyonyi to Kampala, Kampala to Jinja and Jinja to Entebbe.
Communication via WhatsApp to make arrangements went very smooth with Aron being quick and clear in his responses.
Aron drove us most of the time, but we also had a ride with driver Barnice. Every time they were in time, most of the times even early to make sure we could leave whenever we wanted. The service was more than just a private taxi service: Aron told us many interesting things about Uganda and let us taste some local food. That really made our trip more colourful and interesting.They know a lot of good places all over the country, like restaurants and accomodation. Although we organized our trip by ourselves, that was still an advantage. Above that, Aron uses his business in Uganda to help other Ugandans as well.
We would definitely recommend to travel with Safari 2 Gorilla Tours.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Team of scammers
Not at all professional. Reservation not respected, calls not answered by the agency. The agency forced us to stay in an unwanted place and refused any changes on the grounds that the lodge does not want to refund the cost of the room. A whole day lost and no valid compensation given from the agency. In short, I do not recommend at all! They are thieves and liars.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Customer service, communication & following ups to ensure we had the best.
Superb communication, the service was great beyond our expectations and I will be able to use the agency more often and even refer to other people.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a relaxed trip to a nice spot. (kikuletwa hotsprings)
We went on the trip to visit the kikuletwa hotsprings and arrived in the evening. That was nice because we saw the sunset on our way to the final destination for the night. When we arrived we didn't have to worry about anything. The tent was built quickly, it was possible to order food for dinner and even a bonfire was lighted. So perfect conditions to spend a relaxing evening. Furthermore the stars are amazing there! We slept well and the next day was also nice. Kikuletwa hotsprings are just a beautiful place to spend some time! In general everything was organized perfectly without any stress for us as clients.
ES
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Overwhelmed by the service!
Lifetime safari! Simply perfect. To me, this was all about animals and culture and I was overwhelmed by how much I was able to see - more than what I expected. Thanks go to our guide who was so quick to locate and spot animals - even the most elusive ones. I think it wasn't just luck but we were in the company of the best guide and agency.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Words Can’t Describe Our Safari!
Jambo!! My Husband and I celebrated 27 years of marriage in March 2021. To celebrate our milestone, we booked our HWS Safari and looked forward to this great lifetime experience! Our 10 day HWS Safari was Mar 2nd 2021 to Mar 12th 2021. We arrived in Kilimanjaro Airport where we were met at the airport by Joseph and our wonderful Safari Guide, Sammy. We spent two nights at the Mount Meru Hotel for a much needed rest and city tour of Arusha before venturing out into the Serengeti on our Safari!
We flew out on a bush plane the morning of Mar 4th to Central Serengeti where Sammy met us at the air strip and from there we embarked on our wonderful Safari! Upon leaving the air strip, very few jeeps on the park we immediately saw elephants and within the first hour Sammy spotted a leopard lounging in a large Acacia tree. We observed that there were two leopards in the tree, a female and a cub. We watched and photographed these beautiful animals! What a great start to our Safari and each day thereafter only got better!
We toured a new area every day on our Safari and overnighted in three different locations. The first two locations were tent camps in Kubu Kubu and Lake Masek where we spent three nights at each camp. Our final two nights were at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge located on the rim of the beautiful Ngorongoro Crater!
We found all of our accommodations to be very nice and comfortable and the staff at each location were superb hosts! Within hours at each camp we felt like we were part of the staff’s family and enjoyed our time getting to know each of them! Sitting on the deck overlooking Lake Masek while enjoying dinner and a drink was a most wonderful experience!
In the first two days of our Safari we had already seen four of the “Big Five” (Cape Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard and Lion) and countless other animals and birds! Sammy, our HWS Guide, is a human encyclopedia that has a vast knowledge of all the animals, birds, plant life and the Maasai people and their language and culture. We were very impressed with Sammy’s ability to not only spot animals and birds, but to tell us their name and their characteristics without hesitation! We learned so much from Sammy in our short 10-days together.
Some of our memorable highlights were seeing cheetahs and leopards scouting for their next dinner, watching hundreds to thousands of wildebeests and zebras on the move together and then crossing a watering hole with a sense of urgency! We spotted many lions on our Safari, but seeing several young lion cubs was most memorable. Watching four cubs nurse and then play together and spotting our first male lions lounging on a rock outcrop were beyond belief!
Seeing and driving into the Ngorongoro Crater was absolutely beautiful! The crater has its own environment and eco system and an abundance of wildlife in this beautiful caldera. Of course this was our opportunity to see the Black Rhino and fulfill our goal of seeing all of the “Big Five”. We not only got to see the Black Rhino, but we spotted and photographed six Black Rhinos!
Our HWS Safari was a perfect vacation to celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary and to fulfill a lifetime dream! Asante-Sana to Sammy (our Guide) and Joseph for working diligently to make our Safari an adventure never to be forgotten and one which we may never top! Our Safari far exceeded our expectations and Asante to all the people at our tent camps and lodges for making our trip so very memorable!
Laura &Patrick
CR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experiencie
We had a great time. The Staff of Big Time Safaris was really nice and helpful, Martha always took care of us and Edward did everything possible for us to see the big 5!! A one in a life time experience!