Our post Covid lockdown tour
East African Jungle Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, TUGATA & UTB
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email MATT S | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
SUCH AN EYE OPENING AMAZING EXPERIENCE WITH THE OWNER AND MY GUIDE!!!
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPANY IS EXCEPTIONAL. FROM START TO FINISH FRED WAS ON IT. HE WAS THE FIRST OUT OF 5 COMPANIES TO REACH OUT TO ME AND THE COMMUNICATION WAS ENDLESS. EVERY TIME I CHANGED SOMETHING OR HAD A QUESTIONS HE WOULD AWNSER RIGHT AWAY!! HE WORKED WITH ME FOR 5 STRAIGHT DAYS TO PLAN THE PERFECT ITINERARY, TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PERMITS/ ACCOMMODATIONS AND HAD EVERYTHING COMPLETELY FIGURED OUT FOR ME. THIS WAS ALL DONE BY THE WAY A WEEK BEFORE I WAS SUPPOSE TO LEAVE. CANT SPEAK MORE HIGHLY OF FRED FOR HIS WORTH ETHIC AND AMAZING COMMUNICATION!!
MY GUIDE RONALD WAS THE MAN!! REQUEST HIM IF YOU CAN!! FROM START TO FINISH EVERYTHING WENT GREAT! HE WAS WAITING FOR ME IN THE AIRPORT READY TO HELP WITH WHATEVER I NEEDED. HIS COMMUNICATION WAS EXCELLENT AND ANYTHING THAT I NEEDED WAS HANDLED IMMEDIATELY. HE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ASSIST ME WITH ANYTHING NEEDED AND EXPLAINED MANY THINGS TO ME AS I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. RONALD WAS MORE THEN HELPFUL AND WAS A GREAT COMPANION AS I WAS A SOLO TRAVELER FOR 9 DAYS WITH EAJS. CANT SPEAK MORE HIGHLY OF RONALD AS A GUIDE AND FRIEND!!
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Email Michelle | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip of a lifetime, this trip did not disappoint
This trip was to make one of my father’s dreams come true ... to trek with Gorillas. At the age of 75, he thought he would never get to do it. This trip did not disappoint. We did an 8 day safari, which was put together by East African Jungle Safaris, the trip covered Bwindi to see the gorillas, Queen Elizabeth National park where we had the rare opportunity to see the climbing lions. The trip also included a game safari and boat Cruise. Which were both amazing. We then went on to visit Kampala and had another Game Safari seeing the leopard, elephants and much more. We visited a local community and did a nature walk and a community walk ... this was well worth the visit. Our guides were 2 college students, who were doing a tourism course, so this was an opportunity to give back tote community, as well as a chance for them to improve their English. The following day was a trip to see the Chimpanzees in the wild, again the time spent with them was limited to 1 hour, once you found them in the forest.
We went on later to Murchison falls NP for a further game safari, boat cruise to seethe Murchison falls from the bottom ... and from the top (the top viewing is most impressive ! ) on the 8th day we went to a Rhino Sanctuary ,.. Very much worth it. They are doing an incredible job, again, you get to spend 1 hour with the Rhino once you have found them in the sanctuary/ Al though this trip is very heavy on travel between 3- 10 hours a day, you see so much and see so much along the way ....limit your stops ie: toilet stops and getting out to stretch your legs and you limit your time on the road, and have a little more time on safari or chilling at the lodges
Our Guide Willy did the most amazing job ... knowledgeable, flexible and was always there to take a snap if you need it. If you were willing to start early, he would be up and ready too. Best advice start as early as possible (5am/6am ) as the days can be long and this way you maximise the time you will get will animals on the safaris. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Willy. Thank you !!
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Email Jacob T. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Ultimate experience at this amazing falls!!
We had a wonderful 4 days trip with East African Jungle Safaris on our vacations, together with my family members. We were very amused by the way they arranged and organised the tour for safari. With a good accommodation, Lodge they arranged had the best meals and staff was also welcoming. Our driver/giude was also a kind person. He was caring and had a comprehensive knowledge of wildlife. Thanks to this perfect tour company and to his team, we are looking forward to booking you again for Murchision falls
Email Pablo Harrington | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect Stop at Queen Elizabeth Nationall Park
Queen Elizabeth NP was one of the most adventures place of the trip. We really enjoyed the safari trip on the Kazinga channel. Got a chance to saw a lot of elephants taking a bath that day. Animals we saw in the park, were mostly near the water during the trip.
On next day morning we did the lion tracking. That was Kind of really special as we saw some other mammals like Giant forest hog, Bush bucks, Kobs, Hyenas. Once we found the lions, it was not really amazing to see just because they wear a collar. I know they need the collar to be tracked, but still. It looks like a big pet cat this way. We being allowed to go off track was pretty cool.
During the lion tracking we also saw a leopard and that made the day and it made the whole experience worth going to. Wow, what a beast was that.
For safaris I would recommend spending more time to this Queen Elizabeth NP.
Email Donald Ohalloran | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Adventure in QENP
This National Park is really a Huge, Almost 2000 sq on. To start our trekking we reached early about 6:30 am to see animals diversity and that are nocturnal. We managed to see the lions relaxing under trees and at a sudden he walked very close to our vehicle. We saw herds of Kob mating as well as water buck and cape buffalo. Saw a huge herd of hippos in water calling to each other as well as a lone hippo in a small pond who had been banished from the group. Also saw a few warthogs and Franklins. We only covered a very tiny portion of the park and saw lots of wildlife.
This was done just with the help of East African Jungle Safaris as their great management.
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Email Paul Butler | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trekking in Chimpanzee habituation, amazing!!!
What a great experience! In complete journey of 5 day tour, we Spent one full day with the chimps at Kibale National Forest. I really loved to follow them from the moment they wake up to the end of the day, as we left at the end of the afternoon, being tired after a trekking of 8 hours in the jungle. The only part of tour that we didn't like is when some of other groups of tourists came to disturb the quietness of the jungle to see the chimps that we found, early in the morning. But it was just for an one hour. Except that hour, we were only the 4 of us, with the ranger and the chimps. With their help we learned a lot about them. The ranger knew them very well, like if they were members of her family. It was super exciting as they were so close to us. I would go back again and with same company as well.
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Email Matthew Santana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience, it's seems National Geographic!
That was an unforgettable experience for me at Kibale national park! If you are wanting to see wild chimpanzees, I want to tell THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE!!! The guide on our side was friendly, knowledgeable and spoke decent English. Unlike some other parks with chimp populations, Kibale is amongst the highest in the world so your much more likely to get really good views of them as opposed to just in the trees.
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Email Benjamin Smith | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wildlife Viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
We had visited Queen Elizabeth National Park during 3 days trip through Uganda and Rwanda. It is a beautiful park with a good wildlife density/diversity as in places like Kenya, Tanzania, or Botswana. Just because of this, we strongly recommend visiting and supporting Ugandan wildlife conservation efforts. Wildlife populations here are recovering and the communities around the park are slowly discovering the benefits of responsible tourism. As we know this Park is also famous for its tree-climbing lions, but while having trip, we don’t get the chance.
The Park is broadly splited into two areas, the northern section (Kasenyi) and the southern section (Ishasha). We gota find some lions in Kasenyi but again on the ground, not in the trees and were very lucky to find a leopard in Ishasha. It is apparently more common to find lions in the trees in Ishasha but they do also climb up into the cactus candelabras in Kasenyi.
This Park is surrounded by many human settlements. At the end of the day this goes to meetup from the wildlife population. With the support of tourists and the continuous commitment from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority and the Ugandan government more broadly this place will have a bright future ahead.
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Email Shawn | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The Most Amazing Chimpanzee Viewing
We hiked for about 45 minutes to get to the chimpanzees at Kibale NP. Then were given about an hour to watch. I took many pictures and even more videos on my smartphone. Guides and rangers of East African Jungle Safaris tries to keep the groups small so we have a chance of good viewing. Our hike was fairly easy and bugs/insects were not an issue. For recommendations, February is a good month to go. Guide does a good job of making sure we know what to do and not to do. While you are trekking, Keep your voices down, no camera flashes and keep back a ways. We still got really close though.
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Email Humberto McLean | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Endowed with Biodiversity and Scenery!
The Queen Elizabeth National Park is endowed with plenty of wildlife species ranging from the famous Big Five exclude Rhinos, Hundreds of antelope species, Reptiles, Hippos, Hogs including the Giant forest Hog and myriads of different bird species both residents and migratory species. The top thing of that park has undulating terrain lying in the shadows of Mountains of the Moon and it is making a sight seeing attraction. All in all when in Uganda Queen Elizabeth would have been a must Visit if someone is planning to Uganda! And I always recommend it to first time visitors and would be visitors to Uganda's national parks.