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Home To Africa Tours and Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, APTA, AUTO & USTOA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $55 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Nuala Riordan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
First trip to Uganda
Our first trip to Uganda was great. Home to Africa Tours and Travel looked after us well. We were very lucky to see the tree climbing lions in Ishasha, had great sightings of the Gorillas up close. By chance ended up in a Chimp trek instead of a nature walk. That was fantastic, would have been very disappointed to have missed it and learnt it was an option to do instead of a nature walk, definitely clients should be advised of this option. The travel company cannot be blamed for the state of the roads in parts of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, but it would have good to advise clients of it in advance, plus the lengthy duration of travel between each place on the itinerary. I myself requested most of the lodges, but didn't realise per example there was an hours drive from Park View Safari Lodge to where we would be doing the safari. That would have influenced my decision on where to stay. In saying that Park View was a fantastic lodge.
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Email Neely | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good service for the price
Edward was extremely communicative before I arrived in Uganda and was willing to work with me to build a package within my budget. They picked me up at my guest house in Entebbe but the safari car they picked me up in ended up having some issues so we had to switch to my guides personal van. It ended up working out fine but this put our schedule off track. They also over charged me by $20 upon arrival but by the time I noticed I was not able to meet them to get it back. All in all, if you're looking for a budget safari Home to Africa is a great option.
Reply from Home To Africa Tours and Travel
Posted on Dec 8, 2016Great to hear from you Neely, we are glad that you had a successful Safari. we are really sorry that the car we had later developed some mechanical problem, this was not speculated. December being a high season all our cars were engaged and we had to find a quick solution that later worked-out for us. This did not cost us not more-than one hour .
Your Safari was"a short notice request" and you preferred to pay by cash . we did not charge you 20$ as you mentioned , you paid in extra 20$ which was not noticed by both parties as you were setting off for your safari.
We are glad to say that we paid it out as per your request , payment was effected there and then and you acknowledged . We will be glad to have you on our safari once again . as our slogan - Hospitality Beyond Boarders
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Email Maria Zambrano | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The trip was incredible, from the acommodations, to the itinerary, to transportation, to our guide.
We couldn't have chosen a better company to organize our Ugandans trip with. From the begging, Home to Africa´s staff was very attentive and allowed us to organize our trip according to our preferences and budget. Everything was incredible, from the accommodations, to the itinerary, to the transportation. And of course, we can´t not mention our amazing guide, Brian. Extremely careful, attentive, patient and always worried that everything with our trip was allright. We are beyond thankful for the opportunity of knowing Uganda and its people. We were amazed by the country and the kindness of Ugandans and we hope that this was the first of many visits.
Email Carol E | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent service from an amazing company, with incredible communication from the outset
Our safari was customised, by Home to Africa Tours and Travel, to suit our requirement of both Gorilla Trekking and Chimpanzee tracking. After arriving very late due airline problems (nothing to do with Home to Africa}, Hedmond and Derrick went well out of their way to ensure that we had a very good holiday, missing very little of our original itinery. They organised a very nice hotel for u sat a reasonable cost when we were a little stranded in the wrong place. Derrick our driver/guide was excellent, he was very knowledgeable, friendly and patient. We had an amazing holiday after a disastrous start, thanks to Home for Africa. We were never left wondering what was happening as Derrick kept us well informed and when possible gave us choices. Gorilla Trekking was incredible and although I am not the fittest person with help from porters was able to make it to see I would not hesitate to use this company again.
Email Lynn | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A Trip of a Lifetime and Wonderful Experience
What an experience, Derrick our tour guide and driver was absolutely amazing, Hedmond in the Home to Africa office was equally as amazing.
After a disastrous start to out holiday, caused by the airline not Home to Africa, we found ourselves stranded in Kigali after RwandAir had changed the flight times after take off, causing us to miss the connecting flight and the first day of our holiday.
We contacted Hedmond at Home to Africa who video called to assist with our dilemma, Derrick was in the office and we had a chance to introduce ourselves, this made me feel very comfortable as now I knew who to look out for when we arrived at Entebbe airport.
Derrick was informative, friendly and had excellent knowledge of the wildlife, culture and the extremely friendly Ugandans that we met on our trip.
The accommodations were comfortable and clean. Staff at the Irungu Forest Safari Lodge and the Ride 4 a Woman Lodge were very helpful and made us feel like family.
I highly recommend Home to Africa for any future trips to East Africa and would definitely use the company again.
Thank you to Hedmond and Derrick
Email Renata | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service, knowledgeable guide
We did a 6-day tour with Home to Africa and our wonderful guide William, from Lake Mburo via Queen Elizabeth National Park (with chimp trekking), Bwindi Impenetrable NP for gorilla trekking and lake Bunyonyi for our last night before returning to Kampala.
They were very accommodating from the beginning and really tried to take our backpacker's budget into consideration. We did the"budget" tour and stayed in some of the most comfortable and beautiful places of our entire year-long trip. The food was great and portions were generous, we were never hungry.
We had some issues with our permits (admin wise) and William handled it all with professionalism, making sure our experience wasn't affected. We also had communication from Hedmond at the office apologising for the inconvenience.
William was also an excellent guide and driver. He shared his knowledge of the wildlife and culture with us with enthusiasm and passion which was extremely appreciated.
I also thought the itinerary was really well thought, it felt like a build up with the gorillas being the grand finale.
Highly recommend Home to Africa, it was very good value for money compared to other companies.
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Email Patricia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience
Travelling with Home To Africa has been great: really good and fast communication via e-mail, possibility to customize the trip, excellent guide, great value for money, accommodation in characteristic and special places (and with great food), some base activities and also optional activities.
I totally recommend to travel with them.
Email Paola | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best trip ever in Uganda
Our tour of Uganda with Home to Africa was terrific. We spent 12 days around Uganda visting Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National parks, Bwindi forest (gorilla trekking), Bunyony and Mburo lakes.
I was very impressed by how professional and detailed was the correspondence with Hedmond the manager. He always replied to our emails within few hours giving us all the information we needed.
Another special mention to our guide Karim who was definitively an added value as he knows everything about Uganda, its history, its culture, its nature. Every day we learnt so many new things. He was always very caring and impeccable.
All the lodges we stayed at were great. Minimal but super clean and the people were always so nice and welcoming. We felt always at home. It’s remarkable the support Home to Africa gives to the local communities selecting always lodged managed by local people. It made the difference.
Every day was special as it was very different because Uganda geography is so rich and diverse. I would recommend to anyone visiting Uganda to get in touch with Home to Africa to have the best experience ever!!!
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Email Mads Haugaard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great support before and during our safari
The great experience with Home To Africa started even before the travel. Company seems very well managed with competent and happy employees.
Very competent support from Hedmond to customize our trip to our need with two teenagers and an 8 year old. Hedmond was very responsive and provided very good recommendations to activities and accomodation. Everything on the trip was as planned in the itinerary.
A special thank you to our guide Karim who went over and above to give us a great experience:
- Very knowledgeable about Uganda and its history as well as the National Parks and the wildlife.
- Very professional and safe driver (this is not a given)
- Always smiling and very pleasant company
- Flexible and patient to accomodate any need
- Perfect English
Thank you so much to Hedmond and especially Karim for making this trip an experience for life for us
Best recommendations.
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Email Charles Walsh | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Home to Africa Tours served as the complete tour company from introduction to tour completion.
Home to Africa provided a portal to the beauty of Uganda for our two adult daughters, their spouses, and my wife and me. We had much trepidation and concern prior to engaging their services. After communicating with them, reading the reviews of other travelers, and discussing with our party members, we made the trip and were very pleased with the total experience. Karim (pronounced KA-REEM) retrieved us from the airport at 0230 with a smile and reassuring, calming demeanor. We saw rhinos, elephants, water buffalo, leopard, lions, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles and a wide range of other animals that support and allow the ecosystem to flourish in several parks. We got up and personal with chimpanzees and mountain gorillas, an experience that our group may never have another chance to experience in our lifetimes. Our budget-midrange lodging provided us warm and welcoming hospitality and service, and there was always warm, tasty and comforting food for nourishment. During our trip, our guide, Karim's, mother passed away, and that's where we witnessed firsthand the care Home to Africa owners and management had in making sure Karim was able to travel home to be with his family and address his late mother's affairs, while ensuring we had another competent guide assume the guide role for our trip. This may seem trivial to us in more modern countries, but in the bush, hundreds of miles away from mass transportation, this was quite the logistics achievement. Home to Africa, provided us a safe and memorable experience that I know our family will be talking about and remembering fondly for the rest of our lives. We appreciated their prompt and thorough communication, attentiveness, and great guide service provided by Karim before his departure.