Fly in Safaris with Africa Adventure Vacations
Africa Adventure Vacations
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, TUGATA, UTA, USAGA, UCOTA & UHOA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $60 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 Barbara | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
This 3 day safari was an amazing experience, we enjoyed it a lot! The communication ahead of our trip with the organiser Robert was easy and smooth. On the accommodation, Pumba Cottages provided an authentic experience, it was great to be so close to nature, and all the staff was helpful and kind. Queen Elizabeth park and Kalinzu forest were beautiful and provided a full-on safari and chimp trekking experience, we were able to see a huge variety of animals. This is of course thanks to Muzafulu, our guide who was swiftly communicating with other drivers, and knowing when and where to go. "M" was a very knowledgeable guide, always happy to answer all our questions on animals, on Ugandan lifestyle or on the next activities in the agenda. He was kind and polite, always inquiring how we are and making sure that we have everything we need. In contrast to Kenya, where we had a group tour, we really appreciated that this tour was private, yet it was very nice to be able to talk with M on a variety of subjects. He is a cheerful and easy-going guide, and we would wholeheartedly recommend him as a guide and the whole of this tour to everyone. So thanks a lot for this tour and special thanks to M!!
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Email Rami | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
THE BEST!!!
The best.
Roberto helped us organize every detail of our magnificent trip.
Very well selected accommodations.
Stanley, our guide..... just wonderful.
And the safaris and trekkings...magnificent
Email Nikki Costigan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime!
We're just back from our honeymoon in Uganda. We'd been planning our honeymoon for about a year through African Adventure Vacations. Robert was great at suggesting an itinerary and customising it to suit our needs. Also answering our many questions! We arranged everything through them.
Our guide Frank (who we highly recommend asking for) met us at the airport and from that point on was our expert guide (and fixer) to the country. He is really passionate and knowledgeable about Uganda and did a fantastic job in spotting all the wildlife whilst driving us around. He even managed to spot us the Big Five on our first day's game drive.
The hotels / camps suggested were all of a high quality. We enjoyed the variety of different styles of accommodation.
Highlight of the trip was definitely seeing the Mountain Gorilla's in Bwindi. Frank used his connections to set us up with a great family group of gorilla's that had two silverbacks (very unusual!) and two infants. It was such an amazing experience.
The whole trip was out of this world and lived up to all my hopes and dreams (I've dreamt of going to Uganda since I was a kid). It's given us so many amazing memories to last a lifetime.
I would definitely recommend African Adventure Vacations as an operator and 100% ask for Frank as a guide! We felt very lucky indeed!
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Email Ursula | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent experience with a great guide
We enjoyed the great activities, e.g. cycling safari and Trekking with the gorillas.
Everything was very well organized.
Our guide Frank was great.
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Email Patricia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
I can't even explain HOW AMAZING the experience was with Robert, Frank and all the team. We booked a private luxury safari for our honeymoon, and it was the best decision. Incredible adventure, best safari, very bespoke to our interest and preferences. We end up the trip with a horse-riding safari... It was just the cherry on top! Don't hesitate... THE BEST!
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Email Andreas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized, on time and with a wonderful guide that made sure we had an experience of a lifetime
Everything went smoothly right from the booking, communication was offered both through mail and WhatsApp and we made an individual plan for us. First day we were picked up promptly. All in all we are more than happy with the tour. We got to see the animals we wanted to see and the guide was very knowledgeable and gave us interesting information throughout. Next time around we will insist on having the same guide again.
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Email Darcy Dean | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Experience with Amazing Company!
My husband and I had a fantastic time during our 10-day Uganda tour with Africa Adventure Vacations! Our tour guide was Najib, and he was so helpful, friendly and fun (and put up with our constant questions). This was our first visit to Uganda, so we were eager to explore as much as possible, and had a jam-packed itinerary. Some days we spent quite a few hours in the car, traveling to our next destination, but we enjoyed Najib's company and the scenery and snacks (Rolex!!!) along the way. It is hard to pick just one highlight of our trip, but mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest was incredible and so rewarding. With such a busy itinerary, we stayed in quite a few different accommodations (maybe 6 or 7?) and each one was fabulous!!! The Ugandan people truly were so welcoming and friendly, and I really don't think we could have had a better time. We would absolutely recommend using Africa Adventure Vacations as your tour booking company - shout out to Robert who made getting booked and sorted easy! And a huge shout out to Najib - best guide/driver ever! Genuinely cannot wait to return.
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Email Crystal Dawn | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Choosing Africa Adventure Vacations was the best decision I made for this trip of a lifetime!
Choosing Africa Adventure Vacations was the absolute best decision I made in planning this trip of a lifetime to Uganda!
I knew that the right company and guide would make or break this trip of a lifetime. It was important for me to have a local company who employed local people and planning our trip was so easy to do with the office staff - it was seamless. The accommodations were great each stop we made and the food was as so yummy. I travelled all over doing a Chimpanzee trek, Gorilla trek, walked in the Bigodi Swamp, had game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park, including the Ishasha Sector and relaxed at Bunyonyi Lake.
I had countless authentic adventures which have created incredible memories I will keep for the rest of my life (along with 6,000+ photos!), and it is all because of our Guide, Najib who made it happen for me. By the end of spending 8 days in a safari truck traveling with Najib, we became a family and I now feel that I have made a friend for life. He did everything he could to make sure that I had the best experience possible.
Najib is incredibly kind. Not just with me but with everyone we talked to. Judging by the big smiles people had when he greeted him, tells me he is a man of solid character who makes friends everywhere he goes.
I had so many questions about the animals, trees, plants, and the local people with their local traditions, languages and cultures - I was always so impressed by Najib's knowledge! He is a wealth of information and I talked his ears off. There were several things I wish I knew before I got to Uganda, such as:
1. Purchase Ugandan shillings instead of US Dollars - As a Canadian, converting to US is expensive and most of the more rural locations in Uganda, although they will accept US dollars, find it difficult to get to an urban area to convert it to usable cash. Ugandan banks are SLOW, and it took us quite a bit of time, out of our already packed itinerary, to get our money converted to shillings.
2. Bring some candy for the children - Everywhere we went the kids would give us huge smiles and wave, yelling "How are you!" in greeting. Even when we are speeding past their homes in the Land Cruiser they would run and wave. When I had a chance to stop, I wish I had treats for them. Later I bought some pipis (lollipops) from a local store, but not until half way through our trip.
3. You don't need to pack as much as you think you do and someone is always helping to carry your bag! It is difficult to get laundry done in some places, so just wear things again and again -- nobody will notice!
I can't say enough about how truly grateful I am to Najib who is 100% the reason I had such an amazing experience in Uganda.
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Email Messieri Simone | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
We did a 10 day private tour in Uganda, beautiful landscape, wildlife and peoples .
We loved every day and we definitely recommend this company.
Robert, our planning guide, was the best at planning an unforgettable trip.
Our visit to the national park, the gorillas and chimpanzee trek and the rest of the trip were perfectly organised and provided us with an amazing experience and I would highly recommend their services.
The guide was FRANK and he is the best guide!!!thank to him we had the opportunity to see the big five, gorillas and chimpanzees.
Uganda is really unique place.
We want to get back there as soon as possible!
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Email Ariana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well prepared, best route and best guide
The whole trip was incredible. Robert was very helpful while organzing the 9 days safari route we did, answering with very detailed answers and always super quick. Once we arrived our guide and now friend Huzair (H) picked us from the airport and took us to our fist hotel. He knows very well not just the animals and routes but culture of his country. He answered our 1000 questions always with a smile and took us to very cool spots for lunch, dinner.
We really want to come back to Uganda and when it comes we will definitely repeat with Africa Adventures and H!