Our Company Team.
NGONI Safaris Uganda
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2010)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $130 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Joey | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
the experience was second to none
Experienced the Big Five!
Our safari through the Murchison Falls NP was really great! We even spotted the Big Five! The ranger, who joined us in our car, really helped us spotting the animals that are hard to find, such as the lions and the leopard. Besides the safari, we also did the chimpanzees tracking. It is good to know you should wear long sleeves and pants and good shoes, because some of the people in our group had to hire boots, because they didn't have the right shoes. The tracking was really cool, the chimpazees came really close to us and we saw lots of them.
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Email DIANA EVELYN | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful amazing experience wonderful trip, perfect trip and guide
Everything was prefect explanation were clear.The plan was well prepared.Sedrick is an excellent guide,he has the concern to organise everything.He has an incredible knowledge of animals and explains how they live.Our 10day trip to the heart of Uganda leaves me with Wonderful memories.In addition the hotels I stayed at were exceptional and comfortable.
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Email Kathleen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Experience .... so many animals!
The communication with Sedrick was fantastic. He was very responsive to my messages right from the initial contact and throughout safari. Besides the many incredible animals I saw the safari was even more positive by the tour guide, Joel, and driver Lubega. I learned so much about Ugandan culture and way of life from them along with all the information they were telling me about the animals. They always made sure I was well looked after and if I needed anything.
What an experience it was to see so many beautiful creatures!
Thank you Ngoni Safari!
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Email Jessie J. Hamblin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Murchison Falls is simply spectacular and amazing
Murchison falls national park is unique as in its own. Accommodation made by company was so good, we slept over at Heritage Safari Lodge with tour guide Nelson from Ngoni Safaris. We had done a nature walk to the top of the falls, where we got the oportunity to visualise the beauty of River nile,
We had made a game drive on next day, to Murchison falls park and this is what was the highlight of my trip to murchison falls. Here we used to made a stop at ziwa rhino sanctuary.....the park was having a vast variety of wild animals in each and every corner of the savana. We can see all of the animals very simply here such as, elephants, giraffes, bufalloes, kobs.....birds....lots of animals i can tell you..
The most amazing moment of oue tour was the boat cruise on the 3rd day,,,, gave us the opportunity to get a panoramic view of this beautiful mighty nile...IT WAS AMAZING.....BEAUTIFUL and SENSATIONAL.....
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Email Scovia | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Just what we needed..
As we started to plan our 70th birthday trip to Uganda, we quickly found that the options available were enormous. We really had no idea where to start. I emailed Ngoni safaris, and Sedrick responded immediately. He was a lifesaver! Not only was he able to give us several options of trips, he had experienced uganda firsthand and was able to give us guidance as far as what to expect, when to go, and helped us define our expectations. He did not pressure us, instead helped us understand what each tour offered. It was ultimately up to us which option we chose. We are so excited about our impending trip, and it was due entirely to Sedricks help. I would highly recommend Ngoni safaris and specspecifically Sedrick. Thank you!!
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Email Christian & Christin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An unforgettable trip to Uganda thanks to NGONI Safaris!
We wouldn't change a thing in our memorable 18-days safari trip!
We booked with Ngoni Safaris and we are so grateful, we did. Our personal contact Sedrick, answered all our question we had regarding our trip pretty prompt. A very special "THANK YOU" goes to our lovely guide and trained driver Ben. He took always great care of us and helped with his knowledge in every situation. Ngoni safaris managed everything to include accomodations, transportation, meals and booking activities. And they really made it a personalized and memorable experience. We spent every two nights in a different lodge and always got the best room or safari tent. We were blown away by the amazing cuisine, weather, culture, welcoming people and activities (e.g. rafting on the white nile was so much fun!). We didn't want to leave one place after the other, but what was awaiting always exceeded our expectations. The highlight of our tour was the gorilla AND the chimpanzee tracking. An unforgetable experience meeting those giants und little "humans" (baby gorillas) in a lush green rainforest! We always had amazing guides, saw wildlife up close and personal, went on bush walks and enjoyed great food as well. The destinations alone would have made this an incredible trip, but Ben really went above and beyond for us. After seeing pictures from our trip, I always wish to go back to enjoy more of this beautiful country! We will absolutely, without a doubt, be recommending Ngoni Safaris. Thanks so much!
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Email William | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best
The best safari and the best guide. I had a great time in Uganda. The lodges and the food were great. I would 100% recommend this safari company. And ask for Stanley to be your guide. He is the best
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Email Lukasz & friends | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Uganda & Rwanda trip with Ngoni Safaris
We are 2 couples and we did a great 11-day safari in Uganda & Rwanda - both countries are amazingly beautiful and are a real gem for any traveller! Ngoni Safaris organized it very well and the price was competitive too. Our guide/driver Darius was 10/10 - professional, knowledgeble and a very nice person, we enjoyed every single day we spent with him. Communication with Cedrick from the main office was also very good, he was very flexible with all the requested changes. We strongly recommend Ngoni Safaris!
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Email Cristian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
We travelled for 18 days with Ngoni and the elephant son! (Aka Eddy) through the marvelous country of Uganda
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Email Eeva | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great, but lousy in communication prior to the tour
You only needed to see the first bright smile of Eddy, " the Elephant son" at the Entebbe airport and you felt, that Uganda wishes you fully welcome.
Eddy, my driver-guide for the next two weeks (14-Days Best of Uganda Safari Tour) was standing there in the early morning hours, held my name correctly written- which surely doesn’t happen too often- in the nameplate. And from that very moment on I knew, that I shall have a great journey with NGONI safaris in Uganda.
Eddy took me straight to sleep in the comfortable Cassia Lodge, helped me to buy a sim card in the afternoon and the safari proper was to start after a good sleep in the very next morning.
And what a great tour I had. Fell in love with the smiling Uganda, with the stunning scenery, with the wildlife all around.
Of course the most impressive memory of this “once in the lifetime journey” was the encounter with the enchanting gorillas.
The whole trek in the jungle was already wonderful, but staring at these beautiful creatures in the wild was the unforgettable moment, that I had always dreamed of: so fascinating, so intense.
It surely was worth every dollar invested. And even after a week of my arrival back home I’m still dreaming of these black furballs in the midst of the green jungle. Seeing them so close, that I was almost able to touch them, was an amazing experience.
The hike uphill was not at all so hard as I feared, despite of the fact, that it was raining cats and dogs in the previous evening and night. Yes, the path was partly muddy and very slippery, but surely tolerable.
Luckily I had hired a porter to carry my backpack filled with 2,5 liters water, spare jumper, camera lens and a lunchbox. That made my steps up and down so much lighter during this 5,5 hours’ walk in total. My porter, a young and strong lady was always ready to offer her hand for help in the trickier bits of this jungle adventure.
Before getting to the gorillasI had praised my safari already daily. I loved the rhinos, loved my Uganda baptism by the powerful waters of Murchison falls, and I loved every second of the excitement of chasing the lions and leopards, hippos and giraffes in the wild.
Another mega-highlight was naturally the other jungle trek to see the chimpanzees, in the Kibale national park. What a powerful and great experience it was as well. I never knew, how cute they can be in their real habitat and how near I was able to get to stare at them- just a couple of meters away.
And surely I loved my ultra-relaxing and comfortable lodges. I had chosen a midrange level safari, but felt very often being treated as a first class customer. The meals were generally great, occasionally brilliant.
Especially the fine dining-level reached at the Zigarama and Arcadia-lodges was just incredible. Not to talk about the comfort of zipping the morning coffee at my own balcony in the wonderful Turaco Treetops lodge. It will never be forgotten, nor the meditative moments spent in the swimming pool in the Buffalo Safari lodge.
On top of this great safari I got also a wonderful new friend, a Spanish lady, Begonia. She was also travelling solo with the Ngoni safaris at the same time as I.
We had our own cars and drivers and rooms, but shared the same itinerary and the lodges. Begonia is such a brilliant and inspiring travelmate, that I was more than happy to enjoy my meals and drinks with her daily.
Also her driver and interpreter, the two D’s (Dennis and David) were wonderful fellows, kind, fun and so helpful.
I surely owe warm thanks of my great safari to Eddy, to my talented, intelligent, entertaining and caring guide. He loves Uganda and he wants to share that love with his customer, too.
During the long drives we were sometimes listening our favourite songs from Eddy’s smart phone. One song uniting us deeply was Tina Turner’s “Simply the best”. Just like you, Eddy: simply the best!
I give five stars of my safari to Ngoni safaris, BUT there is a slight minus attached to these stars as well. That minus goes to mr Sedrick, to the boss. His customer handling and communication skills prior to my journey were pretty hopeless.
I had to contact him far too often via what’s app, phoning and messaging just to confirm, that my payments have arrived and my tour is due to come true as written in the itinerary.
Finally, but only two days before flying to Uganda I got all the necessary information I had been longing for, including the name of my guide. Had I got that information at least a week earlier, it had saved me a lot of unnecessary worrying and stress. I even started to think, that Ngoni safaris is not at all a true company and all my thousands of dollars were sent to a hacker firm.
So mr Sedrick, please, send just a simple “welcome to Uganda letter” to your customers EARLY enough, and make your clients start enjoying one of their greatest ever journeys already prior to getting to Uganda. If you are too busy to do it, please, delegate!
And tips for the fellow travellers: make sure that your drinking water supply is secured - as written in the itinerary - all the time: not only during the transfers and in the meals, but also in the lodges.
With all those thousands of dollars paid for the tour, the price must cover also all the drinking water consumed.
Remember also to carry only newer US dollar notes with you. I was able to change only the notes from the year 2009 onwards, none before that.