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Lush Africa Safaris
- Offices In:
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United States
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Frank | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Abbey was very accommodating, detailed, thorough and made sure our trip exceeded our expectations!
Simply stated, our African trip arranged by Abbey and Lush Africa Safaris was an extraordinary experience for the members of our travel party and truly exceeded all of our expectations.
Our trip encompassed 10 to 11 days and included time spent in Nairobi, numerous safari drives in the Masai Mara, time spent in Kigali and Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda.
Everything regarding our trip, from the initial planning to our departure from the U.S. and arrival in Africa, our stay and travel within Africa and our return to the U.S., went off without complications or delays. Abbey was incredibly accommodating and patient with our travel concerns/questions and significant requested modifications from the original plan.
Our Guides/Drivers arranged by Lush were knowledgeable, always timely, courteous and a major component of our incredible trip. The Guide/Driver for our numerous Safari Drives in the Masai Mara was Samuel and in a word, he was terrific. Always timely and gracious, Samuel was extremely flexible and knowledgeable and we could not have asked for more extraordinary animal sightings that his expertise provided. In Rwanda, Cyprien was equally courteous, knowledgeable, timely and flexible regarding our excursions for our sight seeing and Gorilla and Golden Monkey Trekking. Throughout our time in Africa, Steve and Abbey were present via phone and text messages to ensure our trip went off without complication.
In summary, our first trip to Africa exceeded all of our expectations and Lush Africa Safaris was a significant part of that success. Suffice to say that our future travel plans to Africa will be arranged through Abbey and Lush. Further, we will refer any relatives/friends/acquaintances who express an interest in traveling to Africa, to Lush Africa Safaris and Abbey. Thanks to Abbey, Samuel, Cyprien, Steve and everyone at Lush who had a hand in making our trip an outstanding success!!
Email Mercy Nalusiba | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Lush Africa Safaris was exceptionally professional, and gave us an unforgettable experience!
The service was topnotch; the sights and scenery selected for us were epic! The customer service was amazing. I would recommend them over and over again.
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Email Bridget | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing from start to finish!
I want to sincerely thank Lush for all that that they did to plan our Africa trip and make sure that we had the best possible experience. Our trip was incredible from start to finish! The entire process was so smooth and easy. Philemon, Steven, Peter, and Joseph were all so knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. They made sure that we saw all that we wanted to see and made sure our trip was an unforgettable experience.
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Email Adnan Sabic | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a most amazing experience.
Lush Africa Safari handled our trip to Egypt and Kenya. They made is so convenient for us. Everything from the initial booking to the very end. Superb communication and extremely professional. At each point of our trip the personnel was very nice, caring and knowledgeable. We felt very safe and comfortable. It was truly once in a life time experience that changed our lives and we are very grateful to Lush Africa Safari for the amazing experience.
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Email Gibson Hladky-Krage | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly and attentive - they were great and had every part of our journey covered!
Everyone who helped us on our trip - Abby, Steven, Philemon, Peter, and Joseph - were great. They customized the trip to what we wanted to see and it was FANTASTIC! Abby checked in multiple times to make sure things were going well, which was very comforting.
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Email Scott | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic operator who really structured a safari that fit my desires.
I went to Rwanda and Uganda to see it all. Gorillas, chimps, lions, elephants, the Big 5, and more. It was a relief having a local who knows the roads at the wheel, taking the stress of asking directions in a foreign land (and often on dirt roads) and making transit smooth. Rwanda I can't recommend highly enough. It's the cleanest country I've ever been to. Literally only saw trash once in a week (on a rural back road) but otherwise spotless country, and so lush! Uganda was the opposite but an equally fascinating visit. It's a nation with more poverty and less infrastructure, which made it feel more rural/remote, because much of it is. Beautiful country as well with such diverse terrain ranging from rain forests to the Savannah, and a ton of amazing wildlife.
Abbey and his team made for a memorable experience and one I'd highly recommend if you want to explore East Africa.
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Email Sara | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, friendly, knowledgeable
After visiting the Mountain Gorillas on another tour, we knew there was more
to see of Rwanda. We reviewed several tour operators and selected Lush Safaris. We were not disappointed. We spent additional 4 days seeing more of Rwanda. The tour guide and driver were knowledgeable, friendly and flexible. It was a great addition to the gorilla adventure.
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Email Vickie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply the best
I have been to East Africa three times in 5 years, and yet the Lush Africa Safaris guys still managed to amaze me this last September. Kenya is my pick out of the pool when it comes to raw safari experience, but nothing is as exciting as the mountain gorillas in Uganda. In fact, the wildlife here is a given. The hunting dogs blow my mind away. This was my most memorable trip to Africa, and I plan to go further south next time – again with Lush. Their professionalism and kindness are unmistakable.
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Email Edward S | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic trip and awesome team
I had been planning my safari to Africa with my family for years and my worry was finding a reliable safari operator. Then I connected with Lush Africa Safaris. Abbey was nice and kind working with me on my itinerary even when I changed it around several times. Steven and Solomon in Uganda and Kenya ensured that we had a memorable safari taking us to the most vantage points for animal viewing. The animals put on a show flor us. My elder son Jason fell in love with one particular hyena clan in Masai Mara because he thought they were expert hunters. It helps when you have a guide that knows the animals like the back of his hand. I would definitely recommend Lush Africa Safaris for anyone traveling to Africa.
Great tour with Lush Africa
Highly recommend this company. They concentrate on a handfull of African countries including Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and a few more, so they are experts in these countries. I worked with Abbey in the US office to set up our tour of the South and West areas of Rwanda. Abbey was very responsive and flexible to requests. Our driver/guide was Cyprien. Since he is Rwandan, his knowledge of the country is excellent, as was his English. We also had Solomon, Lush Africa's Operations Director, with us on the tour. They showed us a great time on the tour including the Chimpanzee trek, Colobus Monkey trek, Canopy Bridge walk, Lake Kivu, etc. We did the Gorilla trek and Golden Monkey trek on a previous tour but would recommend Lush Africa for these tours also. The pricing was fair and transparent. My next tour to Africa will probably be South Africa, for which I will use Lush Africa based on my experience.