Some of the staff members outside the office.
Yaneta Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2014)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email EMI | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Yaneta Safaris is a reliable tour operator in Africa & has good customer service.
I booked a 21-day Uganda Safari with Yaneta before Covid. Since everything stopped due to Covid lockdowns, my trip was moved to July 2021. Uganda was still on lockdown but tourism was open. Yaneta had all the Gorilla & Chimpanzee trekking permits ready. Two weeks prior to my departure, Uganda required a visa prior to departure instead of visa on arrival. I had to hurriedly apply for a visa from the Uganda Embassy. Yaneta closely followed my application. My visa was approved day before my departure.
I had a wonderful time. The driver/guide was very knowledgeable. This was a private safari. We started in the north & worked our way down to the south. One time our vehicle had a mechanical problem. A replacement came at night so the trip went smoothly.
Yaneta is very reliable & has good customer service. They made sure that I was happy & comfortable.
Email Isaac | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great experience and memorable life time
Great experience with Yaneta Safaris The organisation is perfect, everything was clear and ok. They even take care of the safe transport from and to the airport. our guide and driver from Yaneta Safaris was always on time and gave a lot of information. He is a very open and friendly person and could provide us with a lot of interesting information about the culture of Uganda and the different animals during the Safari tour. We visited Murchinson Falls National Park,Bwindi impenetrable forest and we a great chance to have eyes with the gorillas .There one can really experience Africa as taken from the picture-book: stunning landscapes and a grand wilderness feel, where one instinctively senses that nature has not yet been tamed and wildlife reigns. The outstanding beauty of Murchinson Falls itself, where all the waters of the Nile cascade through a 8-meter wide gorge, is a spectacular sight to visit there. Also the lodges were very nice, good food and beautiful views. Would definitely recommend this agent to anyone planning their Ugandan safari. Yaneta Safaris really tried their best to make our trip a memorable one!
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Email Agie | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari experience, very well organized
I had a really great time during my safari to the Queen Elizabeth National Park with Yaneta safaris. Prior to my arrival I was in contact by email with William at Yaneta safaris, who offered me a lot of options in terms of parks to visit, length of the visit, budget and accommodation.
Bracius was my guide, his a great guide, very kind and knowledgeable about Uganda's fauna (especially birds!), flora and History, and he takes safety very seriously especially when driving, which seems to be quite risky in some Ugandan roads. He was always looking after my needs and very keen to please me.
I went to the Queen Elizabeth National park where I spent some time on a game drive during which I got to see lots of animals (elephants, baboons, different types of antelopes, buffalos), That day the lions were far away from the park because it was mating season, but Bracius didn't rest until we found them and it was amazing to see them. I also enjoyed the boat trip over the Kazinga channel, where you can see literally hundreds of animals on the shore, and very close. Lots of hippos, elephants, buffalos, some crocodiles, kingfishers, Within the park, I stayed 2 nights at the Safari lodge. The views over the lake while having breakfast and dinner were amazing, the food was excellent and the staff very kind, On our way from the QENP, Bracius took me to the outside of the Lake Mburo NP where, without actually entering the park, we saw zebras and impalas, which you can't see in the QENP.
The chimpanzee and gorilla tracking in Kibale and Bwindi were truly unforgettable experiences and I loved tracking golden monkeys in Mgahinga. I'd definitely recommend hiring a porter for these treks. You don't necessarily need someone to carry your bag if you're fit and the hike isn't too long, but you'll provide someone with a day's work for only $15/20 and they can give you a helpful push or pull on the steeper bits, especially if it's been raining.
All in all, William and Bracius planned and delivered an amazing trip. It was a complete success and I thoroughly recommend using Yaneta Safaris. Huge thanks to them!
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Email Raymond | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Tour in Uganda.
We had an amazing time in Uganda, thanks in large part to Our guide’s knowledge of Uganda, his skill as a driver, and his calm and unfailingly positive approach to both life and touring. His advice and guidance were always spot on, and many of our most memorable moments were impromptu (market tours, stops for local food at roadside restaurants, etc.) . Uganda was truly a vacation of a lifetime, with some wonderful lodges, great game drives, exhilarating whitewater rafting, and gorilla and chimp trekking, and Our guide made the vacation stress free and fun.we can recommend more highly to anyone planning to tour Uganda!
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Email tochukwu | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful and safe safari trip
My family and I value safety before all things. william was one of the safest drivers we had ever encountered. He always drove carefully and paid extra attention to my mum who had a bad back. He also made sure the car was safe to drive at all times. Our car never broke down during our journey and it saved us a lot of time and trouble.
william was also highly knowledgeable about animals. He was always able to explain the interesting facts about the animals to us, which made our trip a lot more insightful. He was experienced in finding the animals and we were able to see a great deal and meet our expectations.
We also appreciate yaneta safaris’ politeness and kindness (brought my camera and the bag which I forgot in the car to our hotel the day after we said goodbye and even gave us a lift to the town centre to run some errands). We really enjoyed our safari trip from yaneta safaris and we won’t hesitate to recommend our guide and his company to anyone who intends to go on a safe and enjoyable safari trip to Uganda.
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Email Viola | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Got all l needed for my(our) vacation
My husband and I started had this trip one month ago. We were mainly interested in chimps and gorilla trekking in Uganda since we were also visiting Rwanda.we chose Yaneta safaris because its itineraries and price. I exchanged numerous emails with Bracius on almost all aspects of logistics,itineraries, accommodations, transportation, adapter, vaccines... He is very responsive and patient. Initially I was concerned about wiring the money directly to the company before the trip, but I ended up wiring the whole cost at once and it worked fine. Our guide picked us up at the airport and everything were worry free from then on. He was calm, patient and professional. He is quick on finding the animals and answered all our questions. We visited Kibale for Chimp trekking, the trials were relatively flat and trekking was relatively easy and quick. We had very close encounter with chimps. The community walk in Kibale was also very nice. We saw many monkeys, birds and plants. Learned the process of making coffee, banana juice and tonic. The gorilla trekking in Bwindi was also perfect. It did not rain but the trail was steep in some area and a bit slippery. We had all the gears (water-proof hiking shoes, gaiters and gloves) so it was not bad at all. It was humid and warm. I guess we picked the easy gorilla family. We had a very close look at a silverback and his family, even caught two making love. The guide cleared the view with a machete. The lodges we stayed were nice, clean and often with a great view. The food was also very nice.We would highly recommend Yaneta safaris to anyone wishes to experience such a unique activity.Great job to yaneta safaris team
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Email Alejandro | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service and experience, high professionalism
From the initial online contact, they have provided a great and very professional experience. Moses and Eddie where our guides who have shown us their enthusiasm, love and knowledge for that amazing country and wildlife. Always taking care of us, showing the local culture, food and fun. The car condition and cleanliness was excellent.
We visited the Murchinsons falls and nature, the rhino sanctuary, Bunyonyi lake... etc.all the lodges were great and service was more that outstanding.
To sum it all up, I would recommend Yaneta Safaris 100% and especially Eddie and Moses to experience Uganda.
Email Flavia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
FORT PORTAL ROAD TRIP
I could say Yaneta Safari is best your team is obviously awesome it was my first experience with you guys and you filled my expectations. I connected with Yvonne online but i could feel the passion she had while communicating though I had doubt, since I was going with people have never met before. Ocaya was our tour guide but guess what this guy have passion with what he's doing best. Thank you so much Yaneta safaris for your qualified team it's obvious everyone had fun that day. Looking forward for more tours with Yaneta safaris with my friends and family.
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Email PRIME GLOBAL AGENCY | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
Everything was perfect. The food, the accommodation and the tour
Came as a guest, left as a friend
We booked ( a team of 13 people from Italy ) a 21 days Uganda Safari with Yaneta on 2020 but due to the Covid everything stopped and our trip was moved to August 2022.
Despite the pandemic we kept in touch with Bracius, and from March 2022 we set the fine tuning of our tour: we discussed via w.app of logistics, itineraries, transportation, adapter, visas... he was always very responsive and patient.
He is a open and friendly person, his skill and professionality were the ace helped us to reschedule safari 4 times: all in all, we had few pricing change and accomodations scheduled too.
The Yaneta qualified crew, our drivers and guides, have been far more beyond our expectations: Eddy, Nathan and Jimmy went out of their ways to make them sure we had the best experience, always with no hesitation.
Every day, always taking care uf us, shown their enthusiasm, love and knowledge for country and wildlife.
They also drove extra miles to make our stay in Uganda even more enjoyable.
We explored all the most famous ugandian National Parks, stunning landscapes and a awesome wilderness feel.
At Queen Elizabeth N. P. we met 22 lions in a day, an unforgetable experience!
But one of the best moment in my life so far was in Bwindi Impenetrable N.P., home of Mountain Gorillas: being eyes to eyes with some of them was breathtaking and reminded me the Africa taken from the picture-book I read when I was child.
To sum it up, i strongly recommend using Yaneta Safari if you consider tour in Uganda, they can tailored every trip right on the guests requests, at a great value.
Once again, thanks a lot Yaneta Team!