Pablo Bedrossian Honduras flag

HN Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Dec 28, 2023

Email Pablo Bedrossian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful and amazing

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Really fabulous. It exceeded all my expectations. I hired Gorillas and Beyond Safaris. I had an excellent guide and driver, Baluku, and I was able to see lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffalos, rhinos, zebras and hippos up close, in addition to enjoying the tracking of gorillas and chimpanzees and the wonderful boat ride through the Kazinga channel. All the hotels were excellent, as was the food. I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely recommend it. I insist: they fulfilled everything and exceeded my expectations.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Isabelle France flag

FR Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 6, 2024

Email Isabelle | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari

Uganda deserves its title as the pearl of Africa.

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 4 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 0 / 5

We were fortunate to stay 3 weeks for a trip around Uganda with N'Goni safaris, from end November to mid December 2023. Despite the rain season still ongoing the weather was pretty good all the time. The boat ride to see the source of Nile in Jinja was really good and a good start (we did not feel doing rafting). The Kidepo NP was on our tour, and the 8 hours of "African massage" going there form Sipi falls (the road is still being built) were soon forgotten. Another highlight was the Rhino sactuary which is also a great experience. The other big NP were also good to see and experience. Not to mention Bwindi NP and the amazing gorilla trek!! This is THE place to see gorilla!
We were able to see the big five (even if lions were not that close and absent from due to floading in the Ishasha region) and many other species (birds and mammals).
The landscape was varied (with the largest tea plantations we had ever seen), and we had the opportunity to meet different

The Pearl of Africa indeed!

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 0 / 5

Home2Africa and Ballam were such great guides. Uganda was so stunning and a mix of wildlife with Chimps and Gorillas and also safaris was just perfect. Just do your research on areas that may be unsafe ie by Congo border as a few terrorist activities have been happening and we got close to those areas at times.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Laura

DE Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 9, 2024

Email Laura | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari

Wonderful Safari

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Our trip to Uganda was purely amazing. We did an organized tour with Uzuri Safaris which brought us to several national parks with seeing the Gorillas as a highlight. The wildlife was spectacular as we saw lions, elephants, giraffes, a leopard and many more quite close. The landscape is beautiful and all the people we met were very welcoming and nice. Another highlight of the tour was a cultural walk through one of the villages where we could see indigenous life and learned more about the history of the country. We felt safe all the time.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Claudine Austria flag

AT Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 10, 2024

Email Claudine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari

Great place with excellent national parks

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

I enjoyed Uganda very much. First I made a five day safari with Green Zones and I had the best guide ever. We did not only see the wild animals, we had a lot of time to explore them. We saw lions hunting a warthog, gorillas with a two month old baby, a lot of elefants, giraffes,...
After the trip I visited a school were my son works as volunteer and I experienced how hard life can be specially for kids. Parents often don’t have the money to pay the school fees and the boys and girls spend their whole day carrying water from the boreholes to the villages.
Travelling in Uganda was safe, even for a women alone and adventurous with many people sitting in a taxi or on a boda boda.
I would like to visit Uganda again to learn more about the country.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Karen Rossi United States flag

US Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 11, 2024

Email Karen Rossi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

An amazing country! The people are super friendly, the landscapes are beautiful, and the wildlife is

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 0 / 5

We did Chimpanzee & Mountain Gorilla trekking, which was the highlight of the trip. The close access to the animals was such a surprise, but also amazing. The trek to the Mountain Gorillas was a challenge, but so worth it. The guides and the entire staff helping with the trek were just awesome. It was a "once in a lifetime" experience for sure. Our tour guide from the agency Home to Africa, was Derrek and he made the trip amazing for us.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Laura

US Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 13, 2024

Email Laura | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Magical with amazingly people and hospitality.

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

My experience in Uganda exceeded any expectations I had. The scenery was beautiful and varied: tranquil lakes, wild waterfalls, lush mountains with incredible vegetation and birds, dense forests and the open bush. Unbelievable sunsets and sunrises. The amount of wildlife is not as dense as other safari destinations so not a lot of big cats, however, the gorilla and chimpanzee treks make up for that. If you are a birder it is a must go. There are so many varieties and as one’s eyes adjust you begin to spot them everywhere. We went with a small local Uganda company, Azas, and Simon the owner came through on all that was promised. Our driver/guide, Allan, was one of a kind. He became like family. He made sure we were well cared for and went out of his way to accommodate us. The people of Uganda were welcoming and had such beautiful spirits. Our accommodations were amazing as was the food. I would skip the cities like Kampala and Entebbe except as a point of entry and departure. But the rest is pure magic.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

Ciriello Alberto Italy flag

IT Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Jan 13, 2024

Email Ciriello Alberto | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari

Magnificent Uganda The Pearl of Africa

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Through Safari booking we booked a 10-day trip to Uganda with Lulu Safari. Booking through Elvis was simple and transparent. Our guides Samuel, an excellent driver and Claudio, an excellent translator into Italian, satisfied us with all our requests and were very professional, informed about everything, plants, animals, habits and customs. Uganda has given us fabulous scenery from national parks seeing all the animals leopards lions hippos giraffes buffaloes crocodiles hyenas rhinos hundreds of types of birds. the icing on the cake was the gorilla trek that we met after three hours of walking and they were three meters away in front of us. during the journey we met several villages and were able to observe their way of life. We passed through savannahs and forests and mountains and lakes. One thing you can't forget is the smiles of the children. temperatures were pleasant in some places a little warmer in some places a little cooler with two or three afternoons of rain. we

Picturesque lakes and national parks. Friendly, kind and welcoming people

Overall rating

4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 0 / 5

My visit to Uganda was to fulfill my dream of Gorilla trekking. My travel was from Kampala to Bwindi forest by road. The roads itself are not the best as they are very bumpy but regular stops helps. We had amazing tour guides and we got to stop at various towns along the way. The equator line stop is lovely and a unique experience. The weather was quite humid and hot. Gorilla trekking experience at Bwindi forest was well-organised and experienced guides and trackers took good care of us and made sure we had an unforgettable experience. Our accommodations were really comfortable and all amenities were good. Visiting the Uganda lakes is a must. This beauty needs to be marketed more as I never expected to be so amazed by this experience. I was blown away by how kind and friendly the people are. So much patience and excellent hospitality. The food in Uganda is quite nice. More on the bland side though. I never felt unsafe at all in Uganda. Our tour operator was Montero Safaris and we did the

Short-Long stay!

Overall rating

5 / 5 5 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 5 / 5 Birding 5 / 5

Unfortunately we've spent Just 6 days in Uganda, and considering what this Land can offer is very short time!
We've travelled through 2000 km in those days and we've being able to spot different landscape and an amazing wildlife!
I really reccomend Uganda and in future i would love to visit again this terrific country!

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes

No

Uganda User Reviews

Average User Rating

Rating Breakdown

Wonderful and amazing

Uganda deserves its title as the pearl of Africa.

The Pearl of Africa indeed!

Wonderful Safari

Great place with excellent national parks

An amazing country! The people are super friendly, the landscapes are beautiful, and the wildlife is

Magical with amazingly people and hospitality.

Magnificent Uganda The Pearl of Africa

Picturesque lakes and national parks. Friendly, kind and welcoming people

Short-Long stay!