Africa Tours Adventure
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email LEI | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nice guide and reliable driver
Very reliable person with honesty and professional attitude.
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Email Emily | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 9 day trip to Uganda with a focus on primates.
My friend and I took a 9 day tour with Africa Tours Adventure to Ziwa, Murchison, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi, Mgahinga, and Lake Mburo starting and ending in Entebbe in January 2019 using their budget accommodation option. Nicholas was very responsive over email was great about working our requests into the itinerary. My general starting idea was to do gorilla, chimpanzee, and golden monkey tracking, and he suggested several possible itineraries.
We both really enjoyed the trip. Our guide David was great; without him, we wouldn't have spotted nearly as many animals. The vehicle was also comfortable and had a removable roof for the game drives. We have no major complaints about any of the lodges, and they were generally nicer than we anticipated for being on the budget tour. One thing we liked was staying on the north side of the river in Murchison NP so we didn't need to queue for the early ferry on the morning of our game drive.
As for the tour activities themselves, we enjoyed all of the parks we visited, with the gorillas and chimps being the highlights. We thought it was worth going to Murchison as well as QENP; there seemed to be more animals there, and this detour allowed us to see rhinos (at Ziwa) and giraffes. Our short detour to Mburo was also worth it to see zebra and impala, which we didn't see elsewhere. We did an optional night walk in Kibale NP and enjoyed it, but the company's advice about it being hard to see animals was accurate. I think the only activity we didn't really enjoy was the a community walk that we did in the afternoon after driving to Bwindi from QENP. We enjoyed the Bigodi swamp and community walk near Kibale much more.
Some overall thoughts: Murchison and Queen Elizabeth didn't seem quite as good for traditional safari wildlife viewing as the parks I've been to in Kenya and Tanzania. However, the ability to combine that with the primates and other activities like boat rides was great. My friend who'd never been to Africa before was happy with the wildlife we saw, and we did have some really impressive sightings like a leopard at QENP. My friend commented that he was glad we went to Murchison for the giraffes and Lake Mburo even if only briefly for the zebras. My friend is also a birder and was really impressed with the number of species we saw.
Also, our schedule seemed to build in a lot of time for variable road conditions. It didn't rain except the last day for us, so the roads were generally decent. But I imagine some of the drives could be a lot longer if the roads were muddy.
Overall, Africa Tours Adventure did a great job of making this a fantastic trip.
EG
Email Mohamed | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Beyond expectations
I found "Africa Tours Adventure" in safaribookings website, I contacted them to arrange very short safari in Uganda, I really did not expect much, the planned trip was very short and for a solo traveler, but I found them keen to help, and I let them arrange everything from the arrival to the departure, I took their advice and stayed at Bwindi lodge which was really fantastic, Their guide was knowledgeable and helpful, it was great holiday in every aspect.
PL
Email Marek | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A really nice and interesting trip with a professional guide.
The trip was really nice and full of interesting activities. Roger is a great guide and a real professional.
He tried all the best to do the whole itinerary and we really appreciate it.
The accommodation and meals were also really good.
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Email Marcela | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Coolest trip to Bwindi with Moses!
I went on a solo trip to Bwindi with Africa Tours Adventure and it was the best! I had been dying to go gorilla trekking and had to fit in several activities during a weekend because of my work, but Africa Tours Adventure planned the whole trip for me and it was an amazing experience! They were very accommodating and Moses, my guide, picked me up at another town since I was not stationed in Kampala or Entebbe. I visited the equator, passed by Queen Elizabeth, visited Bwindi, and rested at Lake Bunyonyi. I paid for budget accommodation since I am a student, and they surpassed by expectations! The lodges were beautiful and comfortable and the food was great. But of course, the coolest part was the gorilla trekking! It was a tough trek, but being with the gorillas was an incredible experience and I am so glad I had the opportunity to go! You get to be so close to them and take amazing pictures! I was very grateful that Africa Tours Adventure was able to plan everything for me since I would have never figured it out. Moses was also had the best company on this trip! I had great conversations with him and can say we became good friends! He is all about having a local experience when visiting Uganda, so he made sure I learned more about the culture, language, and food. He in very knowledgeable about all wild life and birds! He took me to the best locations to view the lake and is a great photographer! I would highly recommend Africa Tours Adventure for any trip in Uganda and having Moses as your guide!
Email Anna Hibbert | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The trip of a lifetime
This company is fantastic. They tailor made our tour. The accommodation was fantastic - even better than expected. The landscape was stunning, and seeing gorillas in the world is indescribable. What an experience! Our driver was lovely - very accommodating, kind and helpful.
I highly recommend this professional, exceptional company.
BE
Email Patrick&Claudine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
11 days trip in Rwanda/Uganda
In August 2018 we took a very nice 'private' trip in Rwanda, Uganda and initially also RDC with Africa Tours Adventure.
ATA is a very professional company with a high focus on client safety and satisfaction.
Plan B was organized due to the closure of Virunga NP (RDC) in May.
August should have been a "dry" month but this year it wasn't really the case, our guide Kaye gave us his advice "in live" and proposed other options for the planned activities that we had to drop due to bad weather conditions (like climbing the Visoke).
His pieces of advice were most valuable.
If you would like to travel to Rwanda and/or Uganda, Africa Tours Adventure is certainly the best choice.
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Email Anna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing adventure.
Thank you to Africa Tours Adventure and our incredible positive and happy driver, Patrick, for a fantastic adventure in Uganda. We love explorar nature and culture, we love any animals, small or big. We love to take pictures and we love to taste different food.
Gorilla tracking, Chimpanzees, Zebras, Elephants, Uganda Cob, beautiful birds, Hippo, Crocodile, Antelopes, many monkeys, butterflies, Lions with cubs,Camelion, Golden Monkeys and Leopard - we saw it all. Tank You :-)
Sencerly Greetings from Norway.
DE
Email RoRu | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the best times in my live
Nicholas (the guy we spoke to before the trip / with him we made the booking) was sooo helpful, always responded quickly and has so much patience with our 5 changes :)
We had just an amazing trip, everything went perfect! Also William our guide was excellent, furthermore he had a very good knowledge about africa (the animals, the culture, the plants and so on), he could give us always an answer of every question we had. We really liked the lodges, they were very authentic.
All of our group would recommend Africa Tours Adventure again.
Thank you very much for this amazing experience through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park, The Mountain Gorillas, Queen Elizabeth national park, the boat trip and the most amazing lodge --> Mweya lodge <3
And the price of our trip was absolutely fair.
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Email Thomas | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Incredible Chimpanzee and Gorilla Visits
We had a late night arrival in Entebbe and got a little shut eye before Moses picked us up from the airport, the next 5 days were an incredible experience. Nicholas organized my custom safari for me, and we went to Kibale national park for chimpanzees, Queen Elizabeth national park, then finally Bwindi National park for gorilla trekking. The lodges that Nicholas set us up in were fantastic, and all of them had hot running water and cellular service. Nicholas made the process extremely easy, and the value we got for our money was absolutely top notch. Moses was a fantastic driver, and kept us entertained the entire time. He was very knowledgeable about the animals and the areas, teaching us about the local culture as well. I would not use any other tour operator, as I do not think that ATA can be beat. Thanks again to Nicholas and Moses for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Just beware that on the gorilla trekking you may want to bring gloves as some of the plants are prickly and can cut your hands a little. And for those looking for a classic game safari along with your gorilla/chimpanzee trekking you may want to see if you have time to do Murchison Falls instead of Queen Elizabeth, as the game there is significantly better. We weren't there for a classic safari, as we've already done those in Kenya and Tanzania, we were just there for the primates which did not disappoint.