True African Safari Experience
Tubale Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Member Of:
- APTA, AAO & UTA
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $198 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Gregoire Marcel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The team at Tubale Safari exceeded our expectations!
Our 18-day journey with Tubale Safari through Uganda was everything we hoped for and more. We were immersed in the beauty and diversity of Uganda’s landscapes, wildlife, and culture with numerous game drives and activities that provided a fresh perspective at each location. Traveling in the low season was a huge plus; we enjoyed having many stunning places nearly to ourselves.
The experience was not only unforgettable but also fantastic value for money. After meeting other travelers with similar itineraries who paid significantly more with different companies, we realized how fortunate we were! Tubale Safari offered better accommodations and an outstanding guide!
Our favorite moments included the enchanting encounter with the golden monkeys and a peaceful walking tour near Lake Mburo, which allowed us to connect with Uganda’s nature up close. While there were long drives to Kidepo National Park and the Batwa/Pygmy community visit felt a bit unnatural (not Tubale's fault), these were minor points in an otherwise extraordinary trip.
The team at Tubale Safari exceeded our expectations, and we enthusiastically recommend them to anyone seeking an authentic, well-organized Ugandan adventure!
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Email Ray | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experienced, knowledgeable, passionate and heartfelt.
Uganda was magical, beautiful, exotic and was teaming with wildlife. I never thought that at the age of 70, that I would feel like a child, a teen, a young adult and a old man during different phases of my trip. Every stop was a new new adventure, every trek was filled nervous excitement and the safari was heaven on earth. The reason that it took so long to write this review is because my friends, aquaintances and family are still calling, plus dropping by to see the pictures and hear my stories.
My guide/driver Jamal was Phenomenal, he spoke 17 of the 50 dialects that are spoken in Uganda. His experience provided me unimaginable photos and memories of a lifetime. Jamal's knowledge of the landscape of the landscape, through the safari trails, villages,and mountain terrain, made the trip seemless. Jamal made sure the accommodations, whether it was in a lodge, or glamping, was always with me in mind. By the time my trip was over, I was taking pictures of signs of land for sale. thank you for everything that a person could ever dream of, or ever experience.
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Email Andrea | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience, unforgettable.
Everything has been perfect from the first moment.
The communication and organisation of the trip have been smooth and easy.
Jamal is the perfect driver/guide.
Uganda is a fantastic country.
I've been amazed every single day.
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Email Ellen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent organization!
We booked a 5 days game drive safari in Queen Elizabeth NP combined with gorilla trekking in Bwindi. Our guide and driver, Arthur, gave us the best time! The lodges were amazing and all transportation was well organized. The highlight of the trip was without a doubt standing face to face with the gorillas. A once in a lifetime experience! We definitely recommend travelling with Tubale Safaris!
Email Claudia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A very professional Tour Operator
We booked for a 5days safari to Murchison falls and Lake Mburo Notional Parks with Tubale Safaris and everything was so well organized from the booking process, to the wildlife, Guide, the lodges perfect. Will surely be using Tubale Safaris again for our next Safari Tours. Highly recommended!
Email Val and Ross | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Trip of a lifetime -17 day Uganda Safari.
Tubale Safaris exceeded our expectations, from our initial enquiry, the booking process, and accomodating our request to extend the trip by 3 days.
We booked mid range accommodation and was pleasantly surprised as to the quality of the accommodation and the excellent food provided by each lodge.
The game drives were amazing, thank you Jamal our driver/guide who was very patient and readily stopped so we could take photos. We saw leopards, lions, elephants, buffalo, monkeys, antelopes we walked with the rhino at the sanctuary and walked amongst the zebra and giraffes. Jamal was very good at spotting the wildlife, even when they were hidden up a tree.
The trek to see the chimpanzees was an amazing experience.
The highlight was our tour was the trek to see the family of Mountain Gorillas spending one hour with this family of Gorillas was amazing.
We had an unforgettable 17 days and would definitely recommend Tubale Safaris.
We are already planning our return trip.
Thank you Annette and Jamal
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Email Al | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
*** Professional Local Tour Operator!***
My Partner and I enjoyed a 7 day tour with Tubale which included Ziwa, Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Bwindi. Annette's communication and organisation was first class and we were impressed with the quality of the "Mid-Range" accomodation provided.
Our guide Arthur was extremely knowledgeable in relation to wildlife, culture and history. His network and ability to track animals made this an unforgettable experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversations with him and learned much about the beautiful land of Uganda and East Africa in general.
We had high expectations for our trip and safe to say they were exceeded!
Tubale is a professional and locally owned and tour operator, I can whole heartedly reccomend booking a tour with them.
Thank you Annette and Arthur!
Regards,
Al
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Email Delilah F. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing, once in a lifetime 10-Days Uganda Wildlife and Primates Safari
Safari Tour for 10-Days Uganda Wildlife and
Primates Safari with Lake Tour
I contact about 30 different companies before I found Tubale. I went with them due to their itinerary being the same to other companies but for a much more affordable price. I am so happy I found them!! Annette was my online co tact person and she was very quick to respond and helpful with all of my pre planning questions.
My trip (solo trip) with Tubale and guide Samuel (Sam) was flawless/perfect from start to finish. Sam was an exceptional guide who truly made this an unforgettable experience. His expertise in each national park, the roads/ driving , sharing so much knowledge about the safari animals, country and culture were of true value. Request him as your guide, you will not regret it.
We visited multiple national parks seen countless wildlife. My chimpanzee trek and gorilla trek were amazing! 10/10 I would recommend them both. They are a must while visiting Uganda. Participating in village/community walks was an unforgettable experience. I highly recommend participating, additional that money goes directly to the locals.
All of the hotels/lodges that were apart of the tour were great. We also stood 1 night at a women’s hotel called Ride 4 woman which helps provide woman of the community a job and teaches them life skills. The 4x4 truck transport was comfortable and great for safari exploring.
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Email Mattia | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most complete and exciting tour of Uganda
My wife and I chose Uganda for our honeymoon and Tubale Safaris was able to organize a 9-day trip beyond our expectations.
Annette was very responsive and available from the beginning to organize the various stages.
Isaac, our guide, accompanied us around Uganda always with a smile ... a very knowledgeable and friendly guy. He suggested some small variations to the original tour and we did not regret it ... we will definitely recommend friends and family to travel with him in the future.
Thanks Isaac and thanks to Tubale Safaris!
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Email Mary | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tubale Safaris organized a 1st class experience in Uganda: great itinerary, accomodations, & guide!
6-Days Gorilla Trekking and White Water Rafting Safari Tour
In June of 2023 I contacted Tubale Safaris regarding information about a tour that was offered for visiting the mountain gorillas and rafting on the White Nile River. My contact, Annette, was most helpful and patient, considering I was booking a tour a year in advance. Arrangements were confirmed even though I could not even book airfares yet! In May 2024 as my husband and I sat at the airport in Johannesburg awaiting our flight to Uganda, I discovered the flight had been cancelled. After making flight changes, I tried to contact Annette to adjust tour changes for Uganda. She was able to do this and all worked out great!
Our guide, Brian, met us at the airport in Entebbe and we began our tour. Annette had arranged wonderful accomodations throughout our stay in Uganda. After arriving, we drove past Kampala to Jinja and had an evening boat cruise on Lake Victoria, to include the headwaters of the Nile River. This was a peaceful float along the shoreline to enjoy the scenery and do a little birding. The next day we rafted on the White Nile River…our trip was advertised as an adventure experience and that it was: wet, wild, and white water! Don’t miss this experience. Annette met us at the raft office in the morning to wish us a safe journey and then we were off for an adventure filled day. At the end of the rafting trip our group, together with all of the rafting guides, were treated with drinks and BBQ to celebrate our fun day. If you ever have opportunity, take a trip with White Nile River Rafting. It was a grand experience!
The next day we were off to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to have our gorilla experience. It is a full day’s drive but the scenery along the way is beautiful. The accommodation in the park is first class. The following day was our walk to see the gorillas. After the short orientation, we only had a 45 minute walk before the trackers had us sitting with these magnificent animals. We spent an hour with them. The young gorillas were very playful, tumbling all over. Spending time with these creatures is a special life experience!
While it was a quick visit to Uganda, I would encourage all to visit the “Pearl of Africa”. The countryside is lush; the various cultures and traditions were most interesting; and the people were very friendly. I also must say that our guide, Brian, was a jewel. He was so well informed about his country and its history, as well as the various ethnic groups and their respective cultures. He also spoke 5 languages! Brian had done research with the gorillas as part of his guide licensing program so he was able to provide detailed information about the gorillas He shared so much with us and was an integral part of our enjoyment of Uganda!
