Bella Africa safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators, uganda wildlife association & licensed guide by uganda tourist board
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $40 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Janice | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Trip
We had an excellent trip with Bella Africa Safaris, our Ugandan guide Lillian was knowledgeable about each location we visited whether it was Gorilla trekking, golden Monkey watching or the city of Kigali. She took great care of us and anticipated our needs every step of the tour. Lillian spent time explaining Rwandan history and culture to us. She was friendly and interested and funny, we'd book with her anytime!
Email Claire | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic Safari
You come as a client and leave as a friend! Our safari with Bella was great. She was very patient with us whilst we asked lots and lots of questions and worked out our custom itinerary before departing home, a key reason we chose this supplier. Bella was a considerate and capable driver, no mean feat on Ugandan roads. She has amazing eyes, an essential for a guide, able to spot and identify animals and birds from afar. She also seemed to have good relationships with her peers and suppliers which seems to be a major plus within the industry. I think Bella Safaris would be a good choice for anyone, but particularly if you are female or a birder you will have a fantastic time with Bella or her team. She is an intelligent and friendly lady who goes the extra mile to make your trip memorable. Her recommendations were spot on, her background stories interesting. She also has a unique business ethos which we wish her all the very best with and which inspires confidence that the rest of her team will be just as dedicated. We would not hesitate to recommend Bella Africa Safaris and hope to have the opportunity to explore Uganda further with Bella.
Wonderful days, best and very personal organized in Uganda!
Had I an unforgotable tour around Queen Elisabeth Park with game drives, guided walking tour through the nature , chimpanze tracking, zebra night watching tour, game drives and mountain biking in the savanne of Lake Mburo. Everything was so lovely and personally organized, a will come back to travel with Bella, she is the best tour guide I can wish!
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Email Jolinde | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
With Bella as our guide, every moment of the safari was fun!
The safari tour was very good. We did rhino tracking, we went to the Murchison Falls park, we did a boattrip on the Nile, we did an hike to the waterfalls and we did the chimpansee tour. All this we did in 3 days. Bella drove our car and she took care of us very well. When there was something wrong or there was a problem, Bella always solved it very fast. Sometimes she was even running to make sure we had enough time left! When I told Bella I don't eat fish, she arranged an alternative lunch for me. Amazing! She did everything to make the safari unforgetable for us. And also important: Bella told us everything about the animals we spotted and you could see she really loves to talk about it. It was great to go on such an adventure with Bella. I would recommend to everyone to go with Bella Africa safaris!
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Email Gemma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
very nice safari!
We have been on safari to murchison falls Uganda with Bella for tree days. It was really amazing. All the time she was there on time. We were with only females, so it was nice to have a female traveler. We saw a lot of animals and Bella was willing to do a lot to see those animals. Also the location and food was very nice. It is really recommended to fo with her!
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Email Debbie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Murchison falls safari
I have received much more than I expected and for a limited budget. It was a once in a lifetime expirience. Bella is a fantastic tour guide, I enjoyed every second.
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Email Laura | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Enthousiastic and nice gide. She knows a lot and te trip was complete. I really enjoyed
Good communication, in real and quick respond from mail. I really enjoyed the safari! Bella knows a lot and did everything to make it a great safari
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Email Lisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best safari trip ever with the best touroperator ever!
We’ve spend three whole days with Bella Safari. She picked us up in Kampala en drove us to our next destination; Fort Murchison tented camp. On friday we had a Rhino tracking, on saturday a Game drive, Nile tour and the Murchison falls, and on sunday we did the chimp tracking. Bella was around all the time and took good care of the whole group. We had the greatest time at Murchison National Park and really enjoyed the weekend. Big thanks to Bella who did an amazing job. She is very friendly, always around, take good care, drives like a pro and best of all… she has a good sense of humor!
Going with Bella Safari’s is an lifetime experience that I’ll never forgot!
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Email Ilse | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great views, sighting, location, everything is taking care off by Bella and her team!
Bella organized a 3 day trip to queen Elizabeth for me and another volunteer. We could tell what we wanted to do in those 3 days (schedule is flexible). You pay a bit more then some other Tour operators but thats definately worth it. Everything is included, food, water, soda's, even snacks were bought. The accomodation was fully booked so another location was arranged, other issues were solved immediately.
We had a nice driver, stopped where ever we wanted a picture of the amazing view, saw several lions, 2 shoebills (gamba stamp is a must see!) and stunning sunsets. It was a great relaxing weekend away from Kampala!
Email janine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best travel experience ever - exceeded all expectations
This was a once in a life time trip celebrating my 60th birthday by trekking with the gorillas in Bwindi so my expectations were high as this had been on my bucket list for some time. From the initial contact with Bella all the way through to the last of numerous emails, her responses were prompt and provided all the information I required. This, along with the price, was the reason I chose Bella Africa Safaris over the many other companies I contacted for quotes.
Bella customized a 15 day tour incorporating my expressed preferences whilst still allowing enough flexibility to take advantage of opportunities as they presented. The most enjoyable of these unplanned gems were visits to a village at Kibale (including an interesting house call to the local medicine man and a meeting with some of the delightful children from the village), as well as a visit to a newly established school in Rushaga and a performance from the children of a recently established orphanage. All these visits were truly joyful and memorable experiences with lots of smiles and laughs exchanged (thanks to our interpreters) with the opportunity to take some gifts a bonus.
Although Bella was not our guide on this occasion, we were fortunate to have Moses (an extremely experienced guide and expert driver) and Bella's sister in law, Justine, as our travel companions. After sharing meals, life stories and histories, some long days in our 4WD, games of a night and lots of laughs, they soon became our family away from home. We are grateful also that our tour overlapped with Bella's on 2 occasions which gave us the opportunity to spend time with her and realize we want to do another safari in the not too distant future.
Of course, we were lucky to see all the animals we had hoped (thanks to Moses's patience and persistence) except for the elusive leopard, but the animal sightings surprisingly became less the focus than the cultural education and exchange. I could never have imagined that we would laugh so much.
So, if you are looking for a unique, customized tour with personalized care from start to finish, Bella must be your choice. The standard of accommodation was excellent (budget to mid) with all meals included making it extremely good value for money compared to other quotes received.
Thank you so much Bella, Moses and Justine for making this experience the best 15 days of travel ever and one I will remember with a great deal of fondness for the rest of my life.