Budget Gorilla Tours in Uganda and Rwanda
Great Adventures Uganda
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2018)
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Budget & mid-range)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $1,000 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Celia M | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had many GREAT ADVENTURES with this company!
Go with Great Adventures! I booked a 2 week custom itinerary with gorilla & chimpanzee trekking in Bwindi and Kibale, respectively, a Murchison Falls game drive, and 3 days in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. All the accommodations they booked were comfortable, beautiful, and with great food and staff.
Samuel, the planner, arranged everything and was helpful and communicative. Joseph was our guide in Uganda, and he was the best! He was knowledgeable about animals & culture, accommodating, and fun. There were a couple setbacks with our itinerary (some due to us, some due to vendors that Great Adventures worked with), but they did everything they could to put us at ease and pivot to a suitable alternative. Overall, we had an incredible and memorable time, and have many fond memories, photos, and relationships to take home with us.
I’m so glad I booked this unforgettable trip of a lifetime with this company! Go with them instead of a big US or EU-based tour company — you’ll be supporting local jobs in Uganda, and these guys are great. Thank you so much for making this an incredible experience!
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Email Monica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING VERY PROFESSIONAL WELL ORGANIZED AND VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. 100% recommended!
Amazing experience. Very professional organized and nice people. Samuel was very friendly professional and fast replying. Tolber was an amazing guide all the eay to bwindi impenetrable forest.
Everything was perfect and beyond our expectations.
We will come back to wonderful uganda and this AMAZING EXPERIENCE and professional organization!!!!
Thanks again great team.
Coming back soon !!!!
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Email Tomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A reliable company for safari adventures
We had two tours (Gorilla trecking and Akagera np), and a big thank you to the company for the good organization. Communication was very fast (answered all my many questions), helping to deal with isolation. Our guide Ronald was a punctual, good driver (careful and patient), telling interesting things about animals. I can confidently recommend this company, thank you to them for a great adventure.
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Email Adrian | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
an amazing experience
At first, I was scared of which company to choose for my first trip to East Africa, and afterwards I was happy to have done so with Great Adventures Uganda. All offers described were perfectly organized. The way to start the Bwindi -Trip with Great Adventures Uganda from Kigali(Rwanda) was the most comfortable way to reach my target. Especially with my tour-guide Simon I learned many things about both countries on tour. And the day with Gorilla's at Bwindi was much better than I imagined before - when I think back - my heart is beating again faster. Many thanks to this experienced guide Simon for his kindness - I highly recommend him and will come back in future to Great Adventure Uganda
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Email Drew | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great guide- great trip
Tolbert who runs Great Adventures Uganda is a fantastic guide. He drove me and a small team on a grueling three week filming expedition we needed to undertake in Western Uganda. Nothing fazed him despite our myriad random requests- I can highly recommend him and his work
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Email Martin, Christopher | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They were attentive to our desires, thorough, efficient, and extremely personable.
We took a group of 7 university students to Uganda and Tolbert and his team were attentive to our needs from the very beginning. He was very quick to respond to each of our emails and organized a really holistic trip that addressed all the things we needed to see; wildlife including chimpanzees, and he also included aspects that addressed the group's interest. This was a group of art & design students and did a great job adding elements to trip that addressed our interests. He paid attention to our consistently changing needs, recognized when we needed to stop & take a break, & when the need for food was imperative.
While on safari, Tolbert did everything in his power within the park rules to get us great views of the various animals.
I can now call Tolbert a friend, and I look forward to taking advantage of his experience and knowledge again sometime soon.
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Email "Koep, Makilyn A" | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Couldn't have been better! Tolbert is incredibly friendly and insightful.
The safari tour was so much fun. Tolbert was able to answer any questions we had and seem to know the places to find the best sights. The lodges/hotels/resorts we stayed at went well beyond my expectations. Everywhere we stayed came with stunning views, amazing meals, and helpful and friendly staff.
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Email Nur | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was a lot of fun and Tolbert was a great driver and booked a lot of interesting events to do.
Working with Tolbert was very fun. The van was comfortable but standing in it during the safari was a bit difficult mostly do to my height. All the places we were booked to stay were comfortable, aesthetically appealing, had much to do and/or we did much there, and provided great service and food.
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Email Tammi | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Adventures delivers on another great adventure!
I chose Great Adventures because they responded quickly to my inquiry, listened to what I wanted, and offered a custom package at a fair price. The tour itself exceeded my expectations. In the beginning, we considered our guide, Tolbert, to be courteous, reliable, informative,and professional. Now we think of him as friend. You're in good hands with Great Adventures Uganda.
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Email Tomas | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience
Everything was excellent. Tolbert our driver, was very kindly with us. Showing us and explaining along the way to bwindi, about coffee plantation, the life in the village, etc... And doing so stop to take pictures .Very good driver. Once in bwindi the experience was so good seen the gorillas. Highly recommended
