Peter Amanya and our guide in the safari van
Buyaga Safaris
- Located 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
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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.
PT
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! 😁
CA
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!!!
Look no further and book with Buyaga Safaris.
DE
Email Thorsten Bussmann | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Professional, friendly and simply amazing experience
We had a very pleasant experience with our guide Eric, who took amazing care of us.
Everything worked out as discussed. Seeing the Gorillas was astonishing and the drive was safe and as comfortable as one can be on the cravel roads.
We also got some nice insights from our guide about Uganda an West Africa in general. Accommodation was really, really nice and comfortable.
BE
Email Simon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unnecessary fear in advance
I did some research on the different tour operators for a safari in Uganda and noticed the amount of 5 star ratings Buyaga received. I was suspicious, did they buy those, or were they genuine?
It turns out that they are genuine, at least what our experience has proven. Like I read before, Peter the owner, is very quick with responding on emails and keeping track of what has been requested (before). When we made changes to the initial 10 day Uganda safari and wanted to add Rwanda to the tour and extending it with a couple of days, as I wanted to cycle there, we got a new itinerary within hours. Unfortunately, the hotel on the second day in Rwanda turned out to be below the requested quality, but this was resolved within a few hours and a new itinerary was created where we could avoid the second night in that hotel.
Then our guide Derrick. When we booked this trip, our first time we took a guide for such a period, we were afraid that being together with a stranger for 2 weeks would become uneasy and overwhelming. After 2 weeks we didn't have that feeling at all. Derrick has been the whole journey polite and positive towards us.
He was always on time and knew exactly at what time we would arrive somewhere.
He is not intrusive and does not impose himself. He felt when to keep a distance from us.
He's also been flexible, just like you, when we were not happy with the lodge in Gisenyi. Flexibility has also been shown yesterday when leaving Kigali and we wanted to visit the Rwanda Art museum first.
He's a good, safe driver. We never felt afraid, despite sometimes the high speed feeling you get in this giant Toyota Landcruiser.
FR
Email LE DOUJET REGIS | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good organization (excursions, lodge, car driving, security) etc)
The entire organization was perfect from start to finish in complete safety
Our guide Anderson was very discreet, very professional and relevant in his advice and his Ugandan knowledge.
DE
Email Belinda Bauer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgetable experience; i highly recommend it
This tour was hands down one of the best in my life! Seeing mountain gorillas in their natural habitat is a once in a lifetime experience.
The Tour was very well organized and Peter always responded quickly. I paid via Wise (make sure that you enter the right currency).
I had a wonderful Guide Simpson. I felt very safe the whole time and he explained a lot about Uganda!
We were lucky and found the gorillas after 20min. There is a search group who will look for them in the early morning. The track takes place at ca 2500m altitute. I did not get issues regarding altitute sickness.
Be aware that you spend ca 10 hours in the van. You will see a lot of nature and how people live along the way. The road is quite bumpy. If you get sick I recommend taking a pill and sit in front of the car.
SK
Email Viera | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
This experience was really great! We saw a lot more animals than we expected. Our trip included Gorilla trek in Bwindi (best experience ever), Chimpanzee trek, Game drive in Queen Elizabeth NP including Ishasha, Bunyonyi and Victoria Lake experience.
Peter was very helpful and supportive. He always answered all our questions very quickly and provided us with all the information we needed. He went above and beyond standard care to help us with the delivery of our delayed luggage. He arranged everything at the airport and traveled over 9 hours to deliver it to us. This helped us to fully enjoy the whole trip.
Our guide Richard was very helpful and friendly. He did everything to make this trip successful and wonderful.
We also had the opportunity to meet tour guide Osman, who provided us with an unforgettable safari in Queen Elisabeth Park. He is really an expert and a very informative and communicative person.
This tour was absolutely fantastic! I really appreciate the professionalism of the whole team and I fully recommend them to everyone.
Thanks again and I wish you all the best.
AE
Email Onur | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
7 day Gorilla Chimp Safari
I enjoyed my trip with Buyaga Safaris. My guide was Eric. I did a 7 day safari tour including chimp and gorilla trekking.
Food, accommodation, activities, everything was organised very well.