Uwanda Tours And Safaris In Tanzania
Uwanda Tours and Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $200 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
Your request will be sent directly to the operator
If preferred, you can contact the operator directly
Reviews
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Email Stephen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Kind, knowledgeable, excellent
I had a great time with Uwanda tours and safari. Endrick, my guide, was friendly and knowledgeable. He knew the parks like the back of his hand and went out of my way to get the best shots (I'm an avid photographer). The driver, Daniel, was kind and drove the roads with precision. Overall, it was an excellent Safari adventure!
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Email Deema | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Uwanda Tours is professional, responsive and gave us a tour that exceeded expectations!
Uwanda Tours and Safaris is an exceptionally professional company and Salumu was very responsive and patient during the planning stages our our trip. He guided us through every question and made perfect recommendations for our 10 day safari in the southern circuit of Tanzania, despite it being "rainy" season. The flexibility, open-ended possibilities if we needed to reroute due to rain was very reassuring. Our guide, Emanuel is extremely knowledgeable, and guided us through very long journeys from one place to another (Dar Es Salaam-Mikumi-Udzungwa-Nyerere-Dar Es Salaam) with amazing driving skill (we chose drive the distances to see the country, long but worth every minute), exceptional knowledge about every single inch of every park, knows everyone and is extremely friendly and strong (no problem on rough roads, long drives, hard to spot animals). Everything was perfect, and definitely do research with different types of lodges or tented camps that suit your interests as there are several options inside the parks and outside (we recommend lodges inside the parks to be closer to the animals). The ONLY suggestion we have is if anyone chooses the driving route to these stunning areas of Tanzania, to request a safari truck with reclining seats if possible. The drives are spectacular and there is so much to see along the way and you don't feel the time, but could use the recline to rest along the way. The lodges, the parks, the people, the scenery...makes a world of difference with the right guide! Thank you for the most incredible memories and we will be back!
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Email Marjon | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Well organized
Everything was vey well organized. Nice people and great safaris.
Communication with Uwanda by mail was fast.
We went during low season but we were lucky enough with good weather and saw a lot of animals. Also thanks to the great driver we had.
Accommodation was very good as well
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Email Pierre | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything you would expect
Our guide Alfa and our driver Omari was reliable, nice talking to and they explained a lot about the wild and the animals! I would definitely recommend them to anyone.
Nature is unreliable but we had luck with both the weather and got to see a lot of animals! Great day!
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Email Daniela Araújo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing
Everything went very well. Transfer arrived at the hotel at the scheduled time and with a comfortable and clean vehicle. we arrived at the airport and everything was ready for us to travel to Mikumi National Park. Our guide, Mustafa was excellent, always concerned with showing all the animals and explaining fun facts about them and answering all questions. It was definitely a day well spent. I recommend. Thank you Uwanda Tours and Safaris.
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Email Jorge | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
They are very quick to respond either by message or email. I think the value is adequate for all the activities carried out. the guides are super helpful and attentive
Email Steven Taylor | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very friendly and accommodating
My family and I booked a 3 day Safari package with Uwanda Safari to Selous Game Reserve in June 2023 and we were very pleased with the entire experience.
My wife and I have two children aged 10 and 3 so they are quite young to be going on safari but Uwanda really did everything they could to satisfy all of our requests. Even some of the mort difficult ones! My wife feel ill at our hotel the day before the safari was supposed to start and Uwanda were very understanding and helped to delay our start by an additional day giving my wife to recover. They did this at no additional cost and were very understanding.
Our pick-up from the hotel on our first morning was friendly and punctual (not like us!) and got us to the airport in ample time for the flight. When we landed at Mtemere Airstrip we were met literally at the side of the plane by our guide and driver. They were both extremely friendly and welcoming. And also understanding while we took our time to get the kids ready for the day ahead.
During the drive we had a vehicle completely to ourselves and managed to see almost all the animals we wanted to see. Sadly we didn’t get to see a lion but we did see two leopards which we were told was extremely rare. The short stop for coffee and a snack, and the full stop for lunch were great and the food was very nice.
The kids started to get really tired and kranky in the afternoon but again the guide and driver were very accommodating, and the kids soon snapped out of it when we found more animals to look at.
After the tour we were taken to our accommodation at Selous Safari Lodge where we had a large lodge to ourselves with ample space. The staff were extremely friendly and served us delicious home cooked food which was very much needed. Our lodge had two nice showers (one outside) and a double sink and we slept very peacefully.
The next morning we went on a river Safari where we were again greeted by a guide and boat driver, both extremely friendly. On the Safari we saw crocodiles, hippos and many monkeys and birds in the trees on the banks. It was a fantastic experience.
After the boat Safari we were taken through the local village of Mloka by a guide and told a little bit about how to the local people live which was very interesting to see.
At this point we realised that the trip was starting to become a bit much for the children so we politely asked Uwanda if we could return to the hotel a day early. But I must stress that this was entirely down to us and not at all a reflection on the quality of the Safari or the staff involved. Basically our children loved it but they are very young and just didn’t have the energy to complete the third day (the walking Safari). We decided to settle for two magical days instead of risking really breaking them on the third. Though we wish we had had the chance to complete all of the activities.
Once again Uwanda were extremely gracious and understanding and managed to move us on to the return flight on day two, again without any additional charge. I really can’t stress enough how good the company were with our changing demands and ad-hoc requests. They were always understanding and patient and a pleasure to deal with. I can’t recommend them enough.
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Email Ana & João | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good experience
The safari was very good and the staff of Uwanda Safari is amazing. If you are searching for a quality safari this is our choice. The plan activities whore according to the plan. Everything was on schedule, from the transfer to the food. The staff was always available and they did everything to feel good and welcoming. We stay in a brand new lodge, Selous Safari lodge, the facilities are very good and the staff are very nice. We managed to see the big 4 and the guide was amazing. The village walk was interressing and help us to understand the way of leaving of the people. In the boat safari was possible to see a lot of hippo and see them in their natural habitat. The location for the sunset is great, but we couldn't see because the sky was cloudy. The bush walk reveals some of the secrets of mother's nature with the help of Dr. Simba. The time of culture and relax is well balanced.
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Email R | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, organized and just plain awesome
We really loved everything from dealing with the tour operator, to answering my questions really fast, and actually enjoying the safari we really loved it all. So well organized, and our guide and camp also amazing. I was nervous to book over the internet but I took a chance and it was well worth it!
Email Rachel | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamlessly organised, incredible experience
We did the 2 night, 3 day safari trip to Selous National park, staying at Nyerere tented camp. It was amazing. Everything ran so smoothly, despite a couple of schedule changes. We were collected promptly from our hotel, greeted at the airport, greeted at the airstrip at the National park by our guide for the safari drive, Arii. He was an amazing guide, we saw a pride of lions, a herd of elephants, a close encounter with one elephant, wilderbeast, crocodiles, hippos, baboons, etc etc. He worked really hard to ensure we saw everything we could as we only had one day on the game drive - we were picked up at 7 and he dropped us at the hotel at 6, a very long and tiring day but totally worth it. And you are in charge of the itinerary so if you want to return to the hotel sooner, you can. The following day we did the bush walk with Simba, which was fabulous. He really engaged with us both, my son in particular and we learnt a lot, including how to make a fire in the bush. We did the village tour and boat safari and were lucky enough to see an elephant crossing the river. Overall awesome trip and totally recommend Uwanda tours and safari
