Get to African Wildlife Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- Association of Uganda Tour Operators
- Tour Types:
- Budget & mid-range tours with set start dates and a fixed itinerary
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Richard | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience. Great tour guide and Itinerary. Highly recommend
My partner and I joined our guide, Phennie, for the 5 day Gorilla/Chimpanzee tour.
We are seasoned travellers, and this experience sits right up there with some of the best we've had. Phennie's local knowledge, advanced animal spotting, and relaxed/flexible attitude made this trip feel complete. The Gorilla trekking was something we will never forget, a truly magical time spent with gentle giants and their infants. The trip also included safaris through Queen Victoria National Park/Ishasha, where we were lucky enough to see the famous tree lions and leopards, as well as an abundance of elephants, giraffes, zebras, birds, monkeys, etc.
A boat ride down the river with vast plentiful wildlife occupying the shoreline was a great way to see the animals in a different context. The chimpanzee trek to finish off the 5 days was spectacular and is worthy of a trip in itself.
The tour provided a range of options for accommodation. We chose the luxury option (the third highest tier out of four) and each place we stayed at was tasteful, and offered seriously spectacular views of the surrounding terrain.
Highly recommended!
CA
Email Shiv | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Most memorable experience
We did the chimpanzee and gorilla trek. This was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had and it would not have been the same if not for our guide phennie who was born knowledgeable and a huge pleasure to be with. He helped fulfill our dreams of Uganda and the gorillas. I will be telling all family and friends about this trip.
US
Email Bob Becker | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Perfect experience in life I ever had
We were on 8-days Uganda Gorilla safari with Get to African Wildlife in Jan 2020. Everything worked smoothly from the first inquiry when we first contacted Phionah. She was very accurate and clear. Phionah advised us about everything we needed to know and replied to our email’s firster and even past midnight keep it up lady.
Our tour guide was Emma. He is reliable, friendly and fun to be with. He made sure that we were safe and on time with our excursions. He also made sure that we saw as many animals as possible on the game drives. Emma knows a lot about Uganda and its history and present life, and has many interesting stories about local people and wildlife. He is also an excellent driver who does it best in all roads and its whether conditions
Phionah and Emma are excellent professionals who are calm at the times. We highly recommend Get to African wildlife and Emma not forgetting Phionah who was patient enough with all our changes during our arrangements
DE
Email Hans Bahlow | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Best of the best Tour Operators
We booked a fantastic 12 days Rhino, game, bird, Chimp & Gorilla Uganda trip but tailored to our Birding photography needs as well. Phionah of Get to African wildlife, was exceedingly patient and communicated very well with me, whilst we were deciding on the exact itinerary. What amazed me most was we paid her 40% and she informed us that we can pay 60% up on arrival which made me safe and confirmed to me that it’s a genuine Tour operator
Our driver, guide and best Phennie was an absolute hero .The fact he knows everything about Uganda helps and all the best rangers. We were looked after 24/7.
There was just the 2 of us in the 4x4 Super custom with extra ordinally comfort with the rotating seats during the safari which gave us more than enough room for us especially we photographers and Phennie stopped for all photo opportunities. I won’t forget the surprises in safari van we had which was Charging cables, Drinking water and the Unique one Wifi which was on for the whole 12 days of our safari
Even though we had selected the budget accommodation option, the food was very good as well as our varying styles of residence with amazing views.
The Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking was one of the greatest things you'll experience in life.
Great thanks to Phennie not only being our best Guide but a friend you deserve to be the best guide of the year
I have been blessed to travel all round world but for any tour in East Africa book with these guys (Get to African Wildlife) I will have to come back.
NL
Email Catherine Wrigley | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent 5 days Luxury trip
We booked our LUXURY 5-day gorilla trip which included the chimps and game drives. Joseline our contact Person was perfect enough to the extent she could answer our mails at night. Our super excellent guide was guide Phennie. We had an amazing trip through the rolling hills of south western Uganda and felt so much comfortable with his skills keep it up Phennie
Gorilla trekking was the highlight of our safari we got surprised of him sporting the leopard which is said to be the rare cat to find ohhh amazing, we managed to find the tree climbing Lions in the Ishasha though towards the end of the drive,
Payment methords ohhh keep it up guys coz we paid a commitment fee of 40% and paid our 60% up on our arrival which built our confidence with this tour agency as you know its not easy to wire all this cash to people u have never met before, I will have come back for Murchison falls National Park and Kidepo Valley as they were recommended by Phennie
For any one who wish to travel trust Get to African wildlife you will never regret, don’t forget to ask for Phennie (the eagle eye) as your driver guide
US
Email Anne Werth | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing from the start to the end
Will start with the Reservations itself: (Phionah). When booking these types of tours from the US, most will ask that you wire transfer the money or pay the credit card service fee. I got super nervous on this part. After spending 5 days with this company in exchanging mails, I now can safely tell people, don't worry! They are a very reputable company. My surprise was a commitment fee of 40% that made me trust Get to African Wildlife and later paid 60% up my arrival.
Level of service: Our driver, Emmanuel, was great! He picked us up right from the airport, had a sign with our name, and took care of us the entire trip. He was educated, spoke English well, was funny and was there to help us with whatever we needed.
Vehicle: We had anice super-custom typee though looked old model but was well serviced and maintained and we ended up loving it! It was well modified for game viewing, well stocked with full time charging points, rotational seats for enough space for game viewing and surprisingly full time Wi-Fi in the car. The back seat was spacious and I even was able to jump in the third row seat and lay down for a bit if I wanted to. The top lifted off for us to see all of the great animals while driving.
Our driver cleaned it every night for us and made sure we had fresh bottled water each day. Will always recombed them to all my friends and family, Trust Get to Africa Wildlife you will never regret. Great thanks to Emanuel my guide for the great job u did I will always recommend you
DK
Email Bie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic holiday with lots of experiences
We had a 4 day trek with Phennie and it was fantastic. He possesses a lot of knowledge of especially birds and has a keen eye for finding the various animals in the bush. He made us feel great and welcome and has a great sense of humor!
I can highly recommend traveling with Phennie and his company!