Peter Amanya and our guide in the safari van
Buyaga Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- UTB & AUTO MEMBER
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $450 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
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Reviews
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Email Marina Gambarelli | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simply all perfect!
Perfectly organized tour, Peter was extremely helpful and always available for every need. Great professionalism in an excellent quality/price ratio. Our guide Anderson accompanied us and supported us for every need as well as being extremely kind and prepared. One of the most beautiful trips I have done
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Email Mevan R | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Efficient and organized
Buyaga tours office personnel were in touch with me and coordinated with me. The driver was Erik and he was very good. Everything went off very well, given the high degree of uncertainty there is around tracking and spotting Gorillas (uncertain movement of the animals, uncertain weather in the mountains, uncertain terrain to cross). Overall a great experience. I would say that not all the tourists in our group were in great physical shape, so some of them did struggle at the end. But Im sure everyone agrees that it was well worth the unique experience of seeing them in the wild.
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Email Kristi Morgan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Knowledgeable, patient and very proud man of Uganda
My experience was amazing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dalson, our guide through Uganda was awesome and so knowledgeable! Anything we needed he helped us with and he was very reliable!
Every place we stayed at while traveling through Uganda was unique and special in its own way. The food was delicious and the service was great!
We got to see so many amazing animals, we saw the most powerful waterfall in the world, and we even got to go whitewater rafting down the nile river.
When we started our journey in Uganda Dalson stated "we will meet as strangers and by the end we will be the best of friends!"
That statement could not be any truer.
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Email Sascha Lehn | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
In all honesty, I had the best week ever. People, nature, food it all comes together.
From the start to the end, this has been a great experience.
Peter the owner was always quick in responding to any kind of question I had. He also helped out with the commutation when my luggage got lost during the flight.
My tour guide Anderson was taking care of everything trying from A to Z, always having my best interest in mind. I can’t thank him enough for everything I have seen and learned in this beautiful country. As a solo traveler I was relying on his communication and was answering all me question, we had a lot of fun, serious talks and also silence on long drives never felt weird.
Go new wings!
Email Luke H | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An incredible experience from start to finish
I recently finished a 5 day chimp and gorilla tracking experience with Buyaga safaris and my tour guide job. The whole experience was incredible from the first message to Peter at Buyaga to saying good bye to my guide, job at the end! Job went above and beyond to make it an amazing experience and the tour of Uganda from park to park was just as amazing as the parks themselves! I am recommending visiting Uganda to everyone I know and using Buyaga safaris. I will be back to see more of Uganda this year and for another tour with these guys for sure.
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Email Angie Large | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uganda tour with Derrick from Buyaga Safari
What an adventure! The private driver from Buyaga Tours, Derrick , made this adventure customized, personal, safe and fascinating.
We learned so much about the variety of birds and wildlife because of his expertise.
We did the Chimpanzee, Gorilla and Golden Monkey Treks. All included in such a reasonable price. The visits to local communities and views from amazing accommodations were awesome. Beds were top quality as was the service and food. We can’t wait to go again.
Do this while your body still can. You will not regret it. Uganda and the people are welcoming.
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Email ELENA RUIZ | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Discovering Uganda in the best way.
If you are going to visit Uganda, do not hesitate, book your safari with Buyaga Safaris. Since hiring them, we have been very satisfied with the speed with which Peter has solved all our doubts, and for the reliability that he has transmitted to us, but above all for allowing us to design together the trip of our dreams.
If you are lucky enough to have Ossman as your driver and guide, success is assured: professional, polite, always ready to satisfy our requests and very friendly. In addition to all that, he is a good driver, flexible and fun. We had a really good time with him and we would definitely hire Buyaga Safaris again for the quality of the accommodations he suggested, the 10-day route visiting 5 national parks with specialized guides who made us feel safe and at home at all times. Not to mention the good price and, I insist, the good treatment by Peter, the owner of the company and Ossman, the best guide, who after our trip has become our friend.
If you are reading this review, do not hesitate, you will not regret living the safari of your life.
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Email Joan Guzman | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional tailored service, high-quality price-balace and amazing personal
What an amazing 10-day Road trip around the western part of Uganda!!
Buyaga provided a high-quality service : they proposed us a tailored and detailed program based on our wishes.
We did an incredible travel through bwindi national park (with an unforgettable meeting with the gorillas), Lake Mburo, Lake Bunyonyi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, and Murchinson National parks, and Ziwa rhinos sanctuary.
The program looks pretty crowded but the enterprise made it really easy. We enjoyed diverse activities : gorillas track, chimpanzees track, a plenty of game drives, cruises along the kazinga channel (Queen Elizabeth NP) and the Victoria Nile (Murchinson), and several walk excursions.
This trip was definitely worth it and we will keep it in mind for a while.
We chose Buyaga because of a friend recommendation. And we definitely recommend it based on several points :
1- Easy communication with the enterprise to plan the road trip. Peter, the boss of this local enterprise, answered friendly and quickly to our emails
2- Quality of the local guide/driver. We had the chance to spend the 10-day trip with Derick and made our experience incredible. We could not figure out a better guide for this trip! Extremely polite and kind at every moment, he gave us lot of information about Uganda and the places we visited. A really good professional but a better person that helped us at any time.
3- The quality-price balance. Buyaga is a local agency and the service they gave us was great regarding the price we paid. All the lodges were better than expected, great food, and again diverse and great activities. For the same 10-day road trip, we saved 50% compared to the price proposed by European operators.
We strongly recommend Buyaga and we definitely recommend Derick as a guide to do this wonderful trip!
Email Dante Matellini | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly and attentive to our wishes
Amazing safari and gorilla trekking experience. Our guide Alex provided us with a really great experience and was genuinely interested that we had a nice time. We spent four days on this trip, it was just about enough to view the main places, but I would recommend staying longer. For example, viewing lions is not guaranteed, however, if you have 2 or 3 days to spend at the park, then the chances are greater.
The accomodation and food during our journey were great.
The communication with Peter from Buyaga before our trip was excellent. He replied quickly to all our questions and provided us with the necessary information. I would however recommend improving the payment process as sending large sums of money abroad can be unsettling given all the scams that occur these days.
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Email Sarah | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good value for money
Safari
Initially me and my friend wanted to do a gorilla trekking only in Uganda but later on decided to extend our trip with a safari. We knew the price of a weekend gorilla trekking would be at least $1000, because the permits are expensive and since we were gonna be in the country anyway, we decided to extend the trip with other activities as well.
We chose this operator because it included all the activities we wanted to do at the lowest price. Other operators were at least $500-$1000 more expensive. The value for money is good. The accommodation you will be staying in will not be luxury, but that’s also not what you payed for. You are able alter the itinerary yourself and we did so with one of the accommodations. We felt as though our guide did not like the accommodation we chose as much as his initial pick, but we were very pleased with our change. It’s therefore good to know you can alter it, but the guide may have a few bad comments regarding your pick.
Peter is a very friendly guide. Especially in the preparation phase, he would respond to messages very quickly. My friend celebrated her birthday during the trip and Peter made sure a (gluten free) birthday cake was prepared and even bought a few gifts for her, which was very thoughtful.
The safari itself was great. We did not expect we had to wake up at 5-6 am so many times, so that was a bit of a shock and resulted in us being exhausted by the end of the trip. That’s why we do recommend to alter the itinerary slightly and have a few more relaxing mornings or afternoons in the schedule, because it’s currently fully packed with activities. We did not expect it to be this tiring, otherwise we would have put a few relaxing moments in beforehand. Additionally otherwise you are together with your tour guide 24/7 (all the activities + meals) and you feel as though you have no quality time with your travel partner able to relax.
The only disappointment activity wise were the lions at Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. One of the reasons why we chose this operator (besides the price) was because it included the famous tree climbing lions where others didn’t. Well during the trip we found out there was a reason other operators did not include the lions, it’s because they are no longer alive unfortunately. We were very shocked to hear this news and even more so because we did not think it was fair that it was included in our itinerary, when they are no longer there. When we expressed this disappointment to our guide, he did not understand. So be prepared that the famous tree climbing lions are no longer there. The park you visit to supposedly look for them, is great to visit anyway! They should however write down in the itinerary that the famous lions are no longer there.
Overall it definitely was a once in a lifetime trip and we were very happy we traveled with Buyaga. The tour it private so you don’t have to share your bus/car with anybody else, which means you always have the best seat to spot animals. Peter made sure he always hired rangers to join us in the car, who were very knowledgable on the area and the animal whereabouts. They even made us go off track sometimes to see lions up close, which was great.
Would definitely recommend this tour and operator!
