Peter Amanya and our guide in the safari van
Buyaga Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- UTB & AUTO MEMBER
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $450 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
Email Nick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing tour experience!
We (couple) did a 9 day tour from Entebbe Airport, finishing in Kigali. I would highly recommend Buyaga Safaris as well as Uganda as a must visit country!
Anderson is a truly exceptional guide; hard working, knowledgeable and very friendly. One of the accommodation options did not meet our expectations (Kibale Forest Lodge), we told Anderson we were a little disappointed but it was ok for two nights. Without any prompting, he found an alternative option, told us the price difference and arranged for us to move hotels. He constantly checks in and worked hard to make sure we had a good time on our tour. We were interested to learn as much about the country as we could while we were there and Anderson was very knowledgeable about the history of his country, culture and almost as knowledgeable about all the animals as the local guides we used along the way.
Peter was very responsive and helpful arranging the tour and managing our booking.
The roads in Uganda are pretty good (except for getting to Bwindi) so the vans with the open top option is more than suitable for this tour. I dont think you need an operator that has the 4WD.
My only other tip is, for the Gorilla trek, to really insist that you only having similar levels of fitness in your group (I am not sure how much say you actually have with the rangers though). They will make sure everyone sees the gorillas, even if the person isnt really fit enough for the activity. One of the people in our group required an "african helicopter" (worth a google) to get out of the jungle and it probably meant we had to sit around for 2 hours as they cut down half the forest to carry this tourist out. We still had an amazing experience but it definitely wasnt ideal.
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Email Jason | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Solo Gorilla Safari
The company was very good with communications both before and during the trip! I was picked up promptly on time to begin the journey! My guide/driver, Osmund was a young and friendly guy that took care of everything I needed! The trip went exactly as the itinerary stated! The gorillas and chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth safaris were incredible!
Note this tour is not backpacker friendly and you will be staying in fancy accommodation and proper meals! Perhaps the company can offer the tour doing things more local with local accommodations and food to enhance the experience and safe money.
Overall, a great experience and I am glad I did this once in a lifetime trip!
Thank you Peter for arranging and Osmund for guiding!
Email Tim Bishop | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb: helpful and excellent value
Peter at Buyaga provided us with a brilliant service. He put together the perfect 4 day tour which we will never forget. Leopards, elephants, chimps, gorillas, hippos, lions: beyond amazing.
The service was lieterally door to door. The flights to and from Entebbe were perfect and the lodges were exceptional. The food at Aardvark was out of this world. Our on the ground guide Derek was fantastic and we felt in extremely safe hands.
Above all, the cost was remarkably modest.
This is a great operator whom we will certainly use again and have already recommended to many in UK
An exusting adventure
We bee with Anderson, a men who has the capacity to make toy see the country with his own eyes; Uganda' eyes.
Our driver knew when to give us lessons about Uganda and when to keep quiet.
The only thing who keeps me on the 4/5 stars is the organisation, I had a solo trip but another person jointed (We didn't made a promise, but I been told about the new person on the starting day of the safari.. when u make what is lookin at
Email Zach Simpson | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professional and organised tour operator that knows how to spoil its customers
Peter, the manager, was extremely communicative, even going so far as to help with the visa application process. His responses were always very prompt and helpful. Anderson, my guide, was very professional and friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed this excursion. I felt completely spoilt from beginning to end and the value for money exceeded my expectations. All the food and accommodation was world class and the excursions were all incredible, including the gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking, Queen Elizabeth game drive, the channel boat tour and the Lake Bunyonyi boat tour. I would definitely recommend Buyaga to other travelers and will use them again if/when I get the chance to visit Uganda again.
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Email Alfred Soleder | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely reliable
It was easy to get a tailor-made tour containing 3 national parks. Peter always reacted very quickly to my emails. I was very surprised that I was the only one that had chosen those parks, but I enjoyed having my personal guide Eric. He did a great job, always reliable and helpful. He even had to go shopping with me, because my luggage had not come to Entebbe with me, I only got it after the tour.... Tracking the chimpanzees in Kibale forest, meeting the gorillas in Bwindi and seeing the wildlife in Queen Elisabeth national park, including a leopard, are unique experiences. I got good value for money. The only thing I didn't like were those long hours in the car driving from one park to the other, as most of the roads are incredibly bad. But that is not Buyaga's fault.
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Email Corey Costa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
AMAZING TOUR COMPANY!!!!!!
Buyaga Safaris was a fantastic company to work with. Before my trip, Peter answered all my questions and helped me through the payment deposit process. Anderson, my tour guide, was an amazing driver. The roads in Uganda are not great and he always got us everywhere safely. He was very knowledgeable and was great getting to know him in my 12 day tour. The accommodations included in our tour and the 2 that were not in the itinerary were PHENOMENAL!!! Most had breathtaking views and I felt like royalty in some of the accommodations (like the one at Queen Elizabeth). The food everywhere was delicious! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND going with Buyaga Safaris if you are considering traveling in Uganda! You won’t be disappointed.
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Email Rui | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Intense
What an experience!
A dream come true. I would never have imagined this possible. A huge financial effort but it was worth every penny and support, especially the Anderson guide, made it all possible.
Anderson was without a doubt the best guide I had on all my trips. Very friendly, understanding, in fact the best compliment I can give is that I genuinely felt like I was with a friend. And how important it is to have a guide like this when we travel hours and hours.
Tireless, always attentive to our needs, and careful with details.
Uganda surprised me positively as a European we only hear about bad things but I found exactly the opposite. A green, clean country with friendly and very welcoming people.
I loved the experience. I describe the trip with a guide and what I felt in the country because I have no words to describe what I felt with the gorillas. We don't deserve this planet. Incredible
Email Immy Potgieter | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Helpful, knowledgeable, organised, friendly and made us feel comfortable and safe at all times
Wow, what a trip we had! We completed the four day gorilla and chimp trekking experience in Uganda and absolutely loved every minute. Buyaga Safaris (pronounced “woo-yaga” Safaris and means cool breeze in local language) organised a trip that ensured we could squeeze so much excitement and diverse experiences into our four days. Our accommodation and the activities organised were all incredible. As we went through our journey, our guide, Simpson, was an expert at making sure there were no hiccups and everything went according to plan - smooth sailing! All we had to do was sit back and enjoy it all. Simpson was an incredible guide who made us feel so comfortable, safe and happy at all times. He started off our trip saying that we will be friends rather than him being our guide, and great friends we were! Any question we asked of Simpson he answered. We learnt so much about Ugandan life, culture and the communities. There was a lot of driving in the four days but the Ugandan country is so stunning we enjoyed every moment. We would highly recommend this tour company to anyone looking for a genuine, seamless and exciting journey through Uganda. Thanks again Buyaga Safaris and especially, Simpson! 😁
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Email Scott & Karen McEwen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An Incredible Bucket List Experience!!
We spent 5 days travelling through Uganda with our amazing guide, Simpson. Our tour consisted of a safari through Queen Elizabeth National Park, a trip to the Equator, Chimp Tracking and Gorilla Trekking. From the very beginning of the process Peter was incredibly responsive and helped curate a trip that was in our budget, including everything we wanted to see. Even when we were having trouble acquiring our visa to get into Uganda, Peter stepped in and finished the process for us without hesitation.
All of the accommodations we stayed in were absolutely beautiful!! Although our first stay at Elephant Hab was changed last minute it was replaced with a fantastic stay at the Aardvark lodge. The food throughout the trip was absolutely delicious and the service throughout all of our stays was top notch.
Our guide Simpson really made our trip a 5 star experience. His incredibly kind and funny personality mixed with his knowledge about his home country was everything you could ask for in a guide. He is someone we will continue to keep in touch with and he quickly changed from just our guide into our friend. If you are booking this trip with Buyaga we hope you're lucky enough to experience it with Simpson!!!
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