Speke Uganda Holidays
- Located In:
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Germany
United States
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- ATTA, APTA, AUTO & We Are Africa
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $250 to $1,830 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Gundel | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An unforgettable trip with loads of fun
Let me come straight to the point: I had a wonderful trip and enjoyed every minute of it! I loved the scenery and the wildlife and I loved life unfolding itself in the villages and small towns.
Even though - and, yes, I do have some reservations - we found that the programme was a bit too full, especially at the beginning of our safari. Here we were, pale Europeans, trying to forget about having to watch the time from morning till night - and what did we have to do?? Live by the clock - from morning till night!!!
Another criticism I would like to get off my chest is the fact that the trip was rather expensive. Just to give you one example of where we did not receive value for money is the packed lunches we got from the lodges which were way too expensive.
But - as I said before - I loved the trip, not least because of the great company I had in our car with our competent, kind and knowledgeable guide and driver, Michael, who took those long, exhausting days on the roads in his stride and made sure we arrived safe and sound. Thank you!
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Email S. Sistig | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
Everything was great: the tour, wildlife, accomondations and the communication during our tour with Speke Uganda Holidays.
If we'll go to visit Uganda again, we would choose this company again!!
Thank you for this perfect days, we'll never forget this great experience!
QA
Email Grahame | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I highly recommend Speke Uganda Holidays to show you this beautiful country
From our initial contact, Speke proved responsive and flexible despite our numbers, and even arrival date, changing up to the last moment. And from the moment we met Robert, our driver/guide at Entebbe, I knew we were in good hands. Ever cheerful, personable, untiring and well-informed, he put in long hours and great effort to take care of us on a whistle-stop week that covered Murchison, Kibale, Fort Portal and Queen Elizabeth National Park, and he was truly soon part of the family. Many of the roads are poor, and the distances great, but the sights and experiences more than make up for this - from sunrise over the Nile, waiting for the ferry to cross and keeping a wary eye on the brazen baboons looking for a breakfast in the vehicles, to getting within a few metres of wild Chimps as they calmly sit, regarding you, to laughing at young elephants splashing delightedly as they bathe in the Kazinga Channel. I have lived and travelled widely in Africa and this is the friendliest, most beautiful, amazing country... you should not miss it. My family had the holiday of a lifetime in Uganda, and I can thoroughly recommend Speke Uganda and Robert to take care of you there.
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Email William | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great tour of Uganda and Rwanda
I recently went on a 14 day fixed schedule tour of Uganda and Rwanda with Speke. At first I was a little nervous about choosing them as they are in Kampala and don't take credit cards (I'm from the USA). But I went ahead and reserved with them and I'm very glad I did. The itinerary was excellent - worthwhile destinations and just the right pace, not rushed and not too relaxed. It was an excellent value tour as well, being significantly less expensive than similar tours run by US and British agencies (the same itinerary staying at the same lodgings). Our guide Paul was superb - well informed, very organized, always attentive to the clients' needs and spoke flawless english. The hotels were more than adequate with clean, private bathrooms and decent food. Several were in outstanding, scenic locations. The wi-fi internet was often marginal, but I think this comes with the region. Overall, I would highly recommend Speke Uganda Holidays to western travellers.
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Email Hannelore / Burkhard von der Mühlen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
a very interesting, well organized tour with a diligent and customer-focussed guide/driver
service was good: both the company and the guide/ driver. Good car. Some lodges very good, one or two under average.
Kibale/ QENP and Bwindi are a good selection of National Parks. The distances between them are comfortable.
Speke Uganda is a very good travel company! Every time we were content.
Email Sarah & John | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly Recommend Speke Uganda
The tour we chose with Speke Uganda was way and above our expectations. Our main objective was to see the gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda and thankfully we decided to combine with a fantastic roadtrip across Uganda. Our Guide, Paul, and our driver, Charles, contributed to making this trip unforgettable. We felt safe, cared for and very welcome. Paul's knowledge of both Uganda and Rwanda is outstanding. He had genuine answers for every little thing we wanted to know. Even the customer relations by Daphne and Tony in the office were outstanding. Everything went smoothly, no hiccups, disasters or problems...apart from not seeing a single lion the whole trip! Cant blame Speke for that though, comes down to mother nature. We had a great tour and got on well with the other 3 members of our tour. All the lodges we stayed in were fantastic as well. Cannot fault this trip. It may have been a little more comfy if our vehicle had been some kind of land cruiser rather than a van with a pop up roof but it did the job and I cant really complain. If you are thinking of booking Speke.....just do it, you will not be disappointed.
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Email Angelika | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
What a wonderful experience
From arrival to departure we feel us as warmly welcomed, esp. Michael did a great Job and much more!
Every wish was fulfilled, the car was perfect for the 2 of us: No better way to visit Uganda!
Thanks a lot and we hope to come back.
LB
Email Jonathan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Quality and reliability their top priority - Keep it up
Excellent communication and updates, reliable services provided, they exceeded our expectations and the tour guide was excellent and well conversant with the game park and the different animals that we saw. The boat ride, a memory that will forever stick in the kids minds.
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Email Kristina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The tour was an unforgettable experience.
Instead of a rafting tour it would be nice to learn Kampala with its markets, central busstation and business at all.
In Kidepo NP I missed the guided walking tour.
After gorilla tracking in Uganda - the "highest" highlight - back to Entebbe and endl of the trip. The time in Rwanda was not very interesting and expensive (vaccination, visa, hotel, changing money, waiting a whole day in Kigali fot the departure and waitng again in Entebbe etc.)
Thank you for the very good driver (Eddy) and the nice guide (Grace).
I wish you merry x-mas and alle best in 2016.
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Email Janine Bauer | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a great and fantastic tour in Uganda and Ruanda
We would like to thank Paul and Hamid for the great trip. We have learnt a lot about the culture, people, religion and animals in Uganda and Rwanda. And we had so much luck with both Gorilla groups in Uganda and Rwanda. They were so active and curious about us. We really enjoyed this experience and we will never forget it.
We felt protected and happy all the time. Our lodges were good and we felt warmly welcomed. We liked it to eat in typical Ugandan and Rwandan restaurants and the visits of the local markets. For us it was an unforgettable trip with great group. Thank you very much.