Our director abseiling 100m Sipi Falls, Uganda
The Adventure Committee
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) & Uganda Safari Guides Association (USAGA)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $340 to $1,200 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Nicole | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A wonderful weekend Safari, short on time but big on adventure !
The communication and response times were excellent. I had decided at relatively short notice that I would like to do a weekend Safari whilst in Uganda for work. The Kombi nation team were proactive, informative and extremely helpful. Nothing was too much trouble.
The Safari itself, was a wonderful experience. Starting with the Game Park at Murchison Falls, I had the opportunity to see and experience some of the worlds most beautiful wildlife. We even managed to spot a Lion and a Leopard !
The highlight for me was definitely to be found on day 2 - a river cruise on the Nile to see Hippos, Crocodiles and all of the amazing birds. At the end of the river cruise, the beautiful and powerful Murchison falls.
Isaac - my Kombi Tour Guide was exceptional. Professional, personable and most of a lot of fun and a very safe driver !
I highly recommend any adventure with Kombi Tours.
Email Andrew | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Book with complete confidence in a first-class service
Website: the clearest, most informative website that we found for booking a safari in Africa. All our questions were answered promptly which gave us the assurance that we were dealing with a professional outfit. A personised itinerary tailored to our requirements gave my wife and I a clear idea of what to expect for our money. Booking was straightforward. Excellent support was provided for 'first-timers' like ourselves in obtaining such things as visas. A word of warning: there are 'scam' visa sites that masquerade as the official ones that charge over twice as much with no refunds.
The package was comprhensive. The only extras were drinks etc and for tips that proved to be a considerable expense, but that was part of the culture. We were taken care of from the moment we were picked up from the moment we were dropped. Door to door servive! Our driver, Jonathan, was excellent, an excellent advertisement for Kombi Tours. He skilfully drove us through the Kampala rush hour and proved very knowledgeable about Uganda and the forthcoming gorilla trek. Although the journey to Bwindi was just short of 10 hours, the last 3 hours on rough murram roads, it was comfortable and all part of the experience.
Our 2 day stay was at Buhoma Rest Camp right next to the gorilla trekking centre. We were welcomed with hot moist towels and shown to our accommodation. Our lodge overlooked the rain forest with all the associated sounds of wildlife that immediately made us feel that the adventure was just beginning! Our lodge had everything we needed for a comfortable stay - en suite toilet and shower, electric points for charging devices, a large comfortable bed complete with mosquito net and even a hot water bottle at night! The meals were tasty, well-presented and served in an atmospheric dining room come bar open on one side to the rain forest.
The gorilla trek. Everything about the trek was professional. It gave us the feeling that we were in safe hands and that we could relax and enjoy what would prove to be an unforgettable experience. Our introduction to the trek was a singing and dancing performance by local school-children. Divided into small groups led by a witty guide we commenced our walk into the forest supported by an armed escort and porters. About one and a half hours of walking we arrived at the group of gorillas to which we were assigned, including a siverback! We spent a magical three quarters of an hour with the gorillas taking photos and taking in the unique experience!
In the afternoon we took up the offer of a guded walk around the local community including a school, a group of pygmies, a banana beer-making process and a harbal healer. Absulutely fascinating and in it's own way as memorable as the gorilla trek. Our friendly guide was Josious who was very enthusiastic about his home community and extremely informative.
Overall, the whole trip greatly exceeded our expectations. Gill and I are very happy that we made a wise choice in choosing Kombi Tours for our 'once in a lifetime' gorilla trekking safari.
CA
Email Bruce | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
6 Day Budget Safari
A fantastic tour through Uganda! It was great to have our itinerary planned and all of our needs met--all we had to do was enjoy our time there. Our driver/guide, Ibra, was wonderful-- a careful and courteous driver, went out out of his way to make sure we experienced all that was possible in our short adventure. The accommodation and food met or exceeded our expectations. It's amazing that we experienced so much of Uganda in such a short time.
Thanks and all the best to the Kombi team!
CA
Email Laura | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic! Great service! Friendly! Affordable! Responsive
Steve helped us develop the perfect personalized itinerary and created an affordable private tour for the two of us. Ibra was a brilliant guide and a patient, safe driver. It was a great trip and we saw a leopard!
Email Keith Young | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Fortnight of Fantastic Fun
One of the loveliest, laziest holidays ever. Steve and Rachel planned everything out beforehand, and answered every question before we asked it. Then we just sat back and let Isaac, our driver, do the rest. We saw every animal, bird and insect in existence (except the mosquito, strangely), and stayed at some fairytale locations with views that defied description. We would happily do it all again (and again) and have no hesitation in saying to anyone who is thinking of sampling Africa - choose Uganda. But make sure you let Kombi do the donkey work (yes, we even saw those) for you.
Email Remi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazingly wonderful 6-day itinerary to Kibale, QENP, Bwindi
I organised my solo travel to Uganda many months in advance with the main goal to see the gorillas and Kombi were one of the first tour operator I contacted.
They were amazing from the beginning, answering all my silly questions very promptly, giving lots of very useful details and suggesting different itineraries with different options.
I eventually chose a 6-day itinerary which included chimp tracking in Kibale, safaris in Queen Elizabeth, Gorilla tracking in Bwindi.
My guide driver Jonathan was marvellous! The nicest man!
All the activities planned are incredible, the nature lodges are incredible, the chimps, gorillas are incredible. Incredible!
I enjoyed my holidays so much because Uganda is an amazing country to visit but also because Kombi made it extremely easy for me. Once we agreed on an itinerary and a quote, everything goes smoothly.
US
Email Jennifer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kombi Nation Tours-- above and beyond all expectations!
First, Steve worked with us for TWO years to arrange an itinerary in Uganda for our family of four that went through many changes and a year long postponement due to a medical issue. He was always extremely responsive, kind and friendly, and provided fantastic advice during the entire time. He arranged for a safari that involved many activities and four different accommodations. Each lodge or guest house was unique, beautifully designed, and set in breathtaking surroundings. Each provided great food and incredibly kind and attentive service. We knew we could safely eat and drink everything they offered and we certainly enjoyed ourselves doing so.
Second, when we finally embarked on our tour, which was split into two parts due to some other plans in Uganda, our first guide, Muhammad arrived the night before departure to our remote forest location, just to ensure he had the right place. This was an extremely generous act on his part and he attended some of our evening activities and we really valued getting acquainted in this way. We had two days and one night in Murchinson Falls and he made sure we saw and did everything while also somehow fitting in a little downtime and good conversation. Then-- while still driving very safely-- he had us back in time for dinner the second day.
Next, a few days later, we were picked up in Entebbe for a safari through Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park by our second guide, Jonathan. Jonathan was friendly, kind, considerate, and punctual. He was very understanding when we were not always moving very fast toward the end of our three weeks of travel. He drove very long distances through a lot of road work and dust over five days, and yet always had the van dusted out and ready for the next leg of the journey. (The value of this will be clear if you have already taken a road trip between and through national parks in Uganda).
I most enthusiastically recommend Kombi Nation Tours!
FR
Email BOURDIAUX FAMILY | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
FABULOUS AND UNFORGETTABLE!
Our trip in Uganda will stay forever in our mind!
Thanks to all the Adventure committee team! Steve my contact all the time during many months, kindness, patience, every time here to read me and answer me and very professional, flexible...Sorry for my poor english that keeps me to express all my feelings...
Thanks especially to Ibrah our driver, so cool, welcoming, kind, funny, professional, helping...Simply the best! It was an honor to begin the new year with you...
We miss Ibrah, we miss Uganda too!
Wonderful landscapes, discover Bwindi and gorillas, walk in Mburo with giraffes, lions in QENP, the cool Lake Bunyonyi, and always smiles, birds, markets on the splendid road of Uganda! And all nice people who is working in accommodations and professional rangers...
I absolutely recommend The Adventure Committee to people who will have the chance to go to Uganda...
DE
Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended!
We, a young couple in their 30s from Germany, just came back from an unforgettable holiday adventure in Uganda with memories, which last for a lifetime. It has been an 'once in a lifetime' experience to view some of the rare mountain gorillas and humans' closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, in their natural habitat and looking them into their eyes. You will never forget this moment, for sure! Many thanks to The Adventure Committee (TAC), which made this such a wonderful trip. It couldn’t had been better. From planning to conducting, all was excellent. I highly recommend this tour provider. The contact with Steve, manager of TAC, in advance via email was perfect. He always replied prompt to all our questions and realized all our suggestions. TAC is reliable and has a good price-performance ratio. All choosen restaurants, we stopped at while driving, and all accommodations were good.
Last but not least I want to say thank you to our guide and driver Tom. While travelling through beautiful Uganda Tom drove us safe through the green countryside despite of the sometimes hard road conditions. Tom is a friendly and obliging young guy, who loves his job, Stoney and ginger biscuits. We had a great time with him while he showed us his home county. We were sad, that we had to leave. If we come back to Uganda sometime, we would choose TAC again, for sure! So if you are still not sure whether to visit Uganda, just go, you won't regret it, and TAC is a good companion.
SE
Email Emily | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Fantastic week!
We had a fantastic 8 day´s holiday in Uganda with safari, hiking and chimpanzee trekking. The communication with Steven and Rachel was very smooth. Our driver/guide Mohammed was amazing! Kind, discreet, organized, professional and safe. We were traveling with our two small children of 5 and 2 and he was great with them, even helping us keeping an eye on them and made sure they were comfortable and safe. We have been on similar tours in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa and this was definitely one of the best (of not THE best). Highly recommend!