Travel Explore Africa Safari
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2011)
- Member Of:
- Uganda Safari Guides Association
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,160 to $2,560 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National park
Travel Explore Africa Safaris (T.E.A) planned for us a great safari 8 days/7 night’s safaris to Track in PNV and Bwindi impenetrable National park. Everything was well planned and organized -- which we appreciated! And, we highly recommend Wilson Bisaso as a driver! Not only is he an excellent driver with a very good solid car, he is God fearing and very personable and knowledgeable. He is willing to go the "extra mile" for the customer. Really his calm demeanor and reliable services made our tour/trip seamless.
For lodging, we loved the Mountain gorilla view lodge and the Chameleon Hill Inn. These were both highlights. We did two gorilla treks -- one at Volcanoes Park in Rwanda and one at the Bwindi Forest in Uganda. Both were amazing. The guides and rangers were very informative. We were glad to be able to trek in both countries, as the experiences were different. If you go on these "hikes", bring hiking boots if possible, as the terrain is very slippery. There are no "trails" -- the guide simply clears the forest using a machete. And, the gorillas don't follow any set routes. Be sure to hire a porter as well. These local people are very helpful and they depend on the income.
LU
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We enjoyed 10 days in Uganda
I would like to recommend Travel Explore Africa as well! We spent 10 days with them going on gorilla safari. It was very well organized and all the staff members were very professional, making sure all the questions and queries were responded in the most professional way. I really liked Diana, I delt with her when making the bookings via e-mails, lovely and very cheerful lady! Thank you so much Sweetie Diana! JJJ
DK
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Extremely service minded and fully understood our needs
From our very first mail contact TravelExploreAfrica fully understood our need. We needed someone to take us around to visit national parks in Uganda and as we were traveling with two small children we needed to take it a bit slow, with a reasonable level of comfort and to a reasonable price. We were not disappointed!
The agency put together an itinerary for us, was fast in replying on all mails and always very service minded. We visited Murchison falls and Ziwa Rhino Sanctury. Our driver Charles was wonderful. Fun, informative, good with the children, a good driver and very service minded and determined to make our trip memorable. We stayed in wonderful lodges, had marvelous food every day and we saw so much fantastic nature, met wonderful people and saw an incredible number of wild animals including rhinos, giraffes, hippos, monkeys, crocodiles, etc.
Cannot do anything else than fully recommend everybody to visit Uganda and use TravelExploreAfrica to help plan the visit! Thanks for a wonderful experience!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I was Impressed by the Gorilla Trekking Safari
We had a wonderful time with our driver guide Byarugaba Charles
Faultless! He was ever smart and he kept the vehicle clean through the
whole tour, his English was excellent, he was highly intelligent and
interesting and gave us a great perspective about Uganda. He was so
caring and he put us his first at all times for example he would come
and pick us to go the local bars, to watch premier league matches
,took us to great local restaurants that were cheap and clean and
served great local cuisine). He made the trip a great experience as
much as the gorillas!"
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wow!! Great Adventure of all times in Uganda
"We had a truly fantastic trip and cannot stop thanking for it. Our
guide Wilson was brilliant, very informative, polite, and pleasant and
a pleasure to spend our trip with. And I can say he is an asset to
your team! Seeing the gorillas in their natural environment was
unbelievable. We are recommending this trip to family & friends. Keep
up the good work! We shall look forward to booking another trip with
you in future!"
LU
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best way to celebrate our 25-year friendship!
A few years earlier, we were for the first time together in Kampala and we knew for sure; we will come back to this beautiful country to celebrate our 25-year friendship!
Travel Explore Africa made us the perfect trip; one day after arriving in Jinja we were already on the bike to make a sporting tour through Bujagali falls. Along the way we met several nice people and drunk some home-brewed beer in a local malwa.
We were introduced to the beautiful scenery in the Mabira where we walked surrounded by different species of local deer and monkeys. We drove routes through a lot of varies landscapes, it was beautiful. Just as the night we spend in a luxury guesthouse in Jinja. After that the journey went on to Lake Mburo
where we met many impalas and buffalos. In Mburo we met the underwater world and we could snorkel among colorful tropical fish.
Then it was time for other kind of large wild animals we encountered in the various wildlife parks such as Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo Park and bwindi Impenetrable national park. We witnessed the capture of an impala by three lions! a unique and very special moment that will be memorable for long time.
The guest houses and lodges that were planned for us were great too; from pleasant to super luxury!
We saw a lot and really enjoyed it, as evidenced by the thousands of photos that we have made! In short; we never could have celebrated our 25-year friendship in any other way!!
CA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Memorable experience of our lives
Thank you so much for the week you gave us. It was the most memorable experience of our lives. I can now recommend your services to friends
GI
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A wonderful and unforgettable trip.
On this Safari, I visited Uganda between 01- August -2014 and 5-August-2014 and I traveled with 1 other person.
The trip was superb.
We are very happy with Travel Explore Africa; the whole planning of the safari was at the highest standard.
Travel Explore Africa
Salute
NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Best Birthday Ever! Safari With Travel Explore Africa
For my 40th birthday, I decided to fulfill a life's dream and travel to Uganda to see chimpanzees and gorillas! I traveled with my best friend Faith, and we had the most fabulous time on our 10 day safari: we saw lions (including TREE CLIMBING LIONS!) and LEOPARDS and chimpanzees and GORILLAS! Everything I wanted to see, and more: vervet monkeys, black and white colobus, zebras, elephants, water buffalos, Ugandan kobs, water bucks! Wow! I was ecstatic each and every day! Our guide James was wonderful: he made everything run smoothly, with his wonderful driving, kindness, generosity, humour, knowledge of animals and local culture...Just amazing. I would recommend this company to anyone! Travel Explore Africa communicated well with us throughout, kept to our (somewhat limited) budget, suggested interesting extra things to do, and catered to our every need! I will be recommending this company - and Uganda - to all my friends! Maybe a trip back for my 50th?
PARKS VISITED: Kibale, QEP, Ishasha, Bwindi, Lake Mburo
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Lion-Tastic Safari with Travel Explore Africa
This was truly the trip of a lifetime!
Touring Uganda for two weeks with Travel Explore Africa (Wilson Bisaso) is an experience I will never forget. Three days in Murchison with giraffes, lions (including a pride of seven, and finding a lioness resting under a tree after eating their fill), a pregnant hyena, Patas monkeys, and local music; Chimpanzee Habituation Experience at Kibale (12 hours of following the delightful Sebo, second in command); 3 days at Queen Elizabeth National Park, with wonderful lion sightings (including three satisfied males, lounging), a Kazinga Channel boat ride (hippos, crocodiles, elephants), and tracking chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge (Kejojo, Brutus and Muzungu!); 2 days in Ishasha, seeing a young pride of 5 lions; Bwindi, Kisoro, and finally Lake Mburo, for beautiful zebras, fighting impalas, spotted bushbuck...wow!
Everything was just perfect: the food, the accommodation, the price, and most especially the animals! Wilson made everything run smoothly, was courteous, professional and kind (as well as funny) at all times; could spot any creature for any distance (his eyes are amazing) and navigated Uganda's difficult roads with panache! I can't recommend Travel Explore Africa and Uganda's National Parks enough!