Encounter Africa Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2009)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $300 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Filipe Coruche Mendes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
i had a great experience with Encounter africa safaris.
i had a great time with Encounters africa safari, was an amazing trip from kigali to Uganda for the gorilla trecking...everything went perfect...the way to uganda, the hotel, the trecking...thank you so much.
thanks to Abdul who was always ready to help me with everything.
wil be back ;)
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Email Miguel Castela | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect
I contacted Encounter Africa Safaris by email and Monica was always very fastcand eficient to respond.
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The guide that was asigned yo me was Simon.
I could not ask forba better guide.
I have travelled to many African countryes and all continents, and I am a tour guide myself and I can say that Simon is the cream of the crop.
Thank you so very much
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Email Jeanette van Duijn | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Everything was well arranged.
Everything was well arranged. Our driver was very nice and knew a lot. The experience was something you only see once in a lifetime. The hotel was very nice and good food. We stayed at the rushaga gorilla lodge.
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Email Armando Medina | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great!
It was what i was expected. Great experience, good service!
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Email Hayley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Gorilla Habituation Experience with Elias
We were picked up by our amazing guide Elias. He was incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable. We traveled about 9 hours to the Rushaga Gorilla Lodge. We were happy to have great meals with Elias while he gave us further insight into the gorilla trek. He took us to the trailhead to begin our journey to visit with a gorilla family that they have been working with for around a year and a half. We were in great hands with a group of five people including a guide, two trackers, a researcher and a soldier. The hike was arduous, but absolutely worth it! We were able to observe a family of eight gorillas for around three hours, following them through the forest, watching them eat and play. It was incredible! We were beyond impressed with our experience and would highly recommend this program to other travelers. Uganda is such a special place with lovely people!
exceed edit all expectations
excellent and friendly driver who was funny, knowledgeable and helpful
lodge was lovely and staff very kind, with excellent food and attention
trek was amazing, we saw an entire family of gorillas, including an infant !
driver knew how to expedite border crossings
awesome trip, will recommend to anyone and everyone!
Email MBS | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Highly recommend.
Pre trip planning was excellent. Highly responsive to any request. Booking process seamless. Trip was fantastic. Highly recommend.
Email Amy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime! Exceeded expectations.
This was the first safari trip we had done - first trip to Uganda and encounter helped us experience the beautify of the country in a responsible way. The pre-travel communications with Patrick were always detailed and contained a useful packing list / guides to the country and etiquette - and also noted that their guides could help us find responsible charitable organisations if we wanted to bring over books / children's clothes etc. Once landing in Uganda, our guide Ambrose immediately made sure our journey was exceptional - whether that was accounting for our poor timekeeping to keep us on time or going out of his way to help us learn more about local communities / other topics we expressed an interest in. I would definitely recommend Ambrose as a guide, we missed him once we left!
Other things: all of the lodges were excellent with great views. We were asked about our dietary requirements in advance and it was easy to choose vegetarian options. The van was clean and spacious and had a full conversion to safari roof what we could both stand up in - which is more than we could say for some other cars we saw in the parks
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Email Nadinne Witenheim | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great arranged gorilla trekking certificates!
We had a great experience and everything worked perfectly with Encounter Africa Safaris.
We had booked the Gorilla trekking certificates and Patrick delivered the certificates to our lodge just as we had agreed.
Everything was great, felt safe and very good!
Email Toby | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Efficiently arranged gorilla permits
Efficiently arranged gorilla permits for us. Replied to emails within minutes or hours with excellent English. Offered for us to pick them up from their office or drop to our campsite. Recommendaled to reduce the anxiety of arranging gorilla permits!