African Big Five Safaris
- Located In:
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Canada
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- AUTO, UTB & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $350 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I had a incredible experience. The guide was knowledgeable about the wild life and aboriginal people
Everything was well planned, from the start of the day to end. The guide was very welcoming and informative. The lodge was great and clean. The food was good. The wild life was amazing. The guide knew where to take us and was very patient with how long we wanted to stay and take pictures. We got to see the big five! I'm glad we went with this safari! I felt safe and comfortable. Thanks for the great experience!
DK
20-35 years of age
Great trip to Murchison Falls, Uganda!
We had a wonderful experience with African Big Five Safaris. When ordering the trip, we were free to choose how many days we wanted to spend in the wild and which activities we would like to attend at what time. Our guide was professional, outgoing and spoke very well english. Everything went according to schedule without any delays. We ordered a mid-range tour, and the accommodation was great and the food even better. The national park with the Nile running through and its wildlife was amazing. All in all a great trip to Murchison falls, Uganda!
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Chimps Gorillas Game Drive
Hello,
I booked a budget safari and I was totally positively surprised by the offered accomodation. The price for the safari included more or less everything, so the company was very competitive. For me it was the best offered budget offer. Our driver Edmund was also very good.
Kind regards
NO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful weekend with safari and volcano trek
We were a group of 10 people with very spesific demands for our weekend. They were all met, and more! Knowledgable guides, good chef and sweet Godfrey all came along, and took great care of us. I would recommend them to anyone - was so incredibly pleased with our wonderful weekend in Lake Mburo and Mgahinga National Park. The trek up Sabinyo is AMAZING, But requires a certain fitnesslevel and if you're not used to great heights - take a day or two in Kisoro first to get acclimated.
Email Stuart & Lorna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
African Big Five Safaris are a great, professional and caring family run business!
African Big Five Safaris are simply outstanding. We (my wife and I - aged 29) had a fantastic two week trip with them in Uganda. From the moment we contacted them they were incredibly professional, very quick to respond to our emails and organised a great trip for us. Their prices were really fair as well - I got several quotes from other companies in Uganda and the UK and AB5 offered a great value trip. I couldn't recommend them highly enough for a trip in Uganda.
We had doubts about what parts of Uganda to visit, due to safety concerns and changing our minds on what parts of Uganda we wanted to visit, but Geoffrey and Maria advised us about different attractions and allowed us to change our trip itinerary right up to the last minute with no problems.
Our guide, David was really great. He was friendly, smiley, knowledgable and seemed to know everyone in Uganda! His driving was excellent in the face of some very (v muddy and bumpy) difficult roads. He drove at a sensible speed, used a hands free headset when he needed to use his mobile phone and got us safely across Uganda. He dealt with paying all national park fees, hotels, permits and really took the stress out of trip whilst we were there.
AB5 is a great family run business - they are genuinely the most caring company I have come across. I unfortunately picked up a bug for a couple of days. Geoffrey called from the AB5 office multiple times to check with me or our guide David and lodges we were staying at that I was ok / getting better and to check if I needed a doctor. This helped put any concerns I had at ease knowing that Geoffrey/AB5 would help us with medical care if I needed it - fortunately I didn't as it turned out to just be a short 24 hr tummy bug!
Geoffrey and Maria met us at our hotel on our first evening in Kampala, with a giant basic of fresh fruit for our trip (I don't know if this is standard or just when you book a long / certain standard of trip - but it was a really great touch!) and a local mobile phone for us to have in case our UK mobiles didn't work. They again came to the airport to see us off two weeks later at the end of our trip and presented us with a great picture by which to remember our trip.
Some practical information:
- We had a very comfortable 4x4 land cruiser which had a roof that opened up for safaris (also it had perfectly working seatbelts)
- our vehicle had a fridge with cold soft drinks and water for the journeys - we never ran out of cold water at all
-AB5 booked all Accomodation and our Gorilla tracking permits
- we were able to pay half (deposit) using a credit card via Pesapal (African payment system similar to PayPal in UK) and then paid half in cash when we arrived.
Overall a great trip, with a great company, organised by great people. Keep up the great work AB5!
Our itinerary:
Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Murchison Falls NP
Kazinga Channel
Queen Elizabeth NP
Bwindi impenetrable forest gorilla tracking
Mt sabinyo mountain hike
Edirisa 3 day canoe trekking on Lake Buyonyi
Lake Mburo NP
PK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
It was an amazing experience, Me and my wife had an amazing time throughout our trip.
The best safari ever, Big 5 has the most professional staff and an amazing management, our guide and driver Musa was amazing, highly recommended company. Thank you Maria for this amazing trip, we will be back soon.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful Short Holiday
We only had 4 days of holiday and from the point of pick up from the airport till our transfer back to the airport, it was simply wonderful. Well planned and organized with attention to detail. We will certainly have Big5 plan our next holiday with family.
PL
Email Kasia | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
it is a wonderful adventure!
Communications, service, living up was was perfect. Everything organised on the very good level. David, ouer guide was wonderful. We felt freely, and at the same time under protection our guide.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible safari with African Big Five!
Musa, our guide, was fantastic. We couldn't have asked for a better guide. He was friendly and professional, and extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife, as well as history and culture. He made it a very interesting safari. We appreciated that he was never in a rush, but took his time to make sure we saw what we wanted, got the pictures we wanted, and had time to take in the views and enjoy the experience. He knew where to look and was persistent in finding the big game -- and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing them.
Geoffrey and the office staff went above and beyond to answer all our email questions, to understand what we wanted to do/ experience, then organize the perfect safari for us.
We found their prices very reasonable -- especially for the quality of the experience, lodging and guide. We definitely recommend them and would use them again!
Some of the highlights included the brief hike at the top of Murchison Falls and the river cruise on the Nile. The pop-up top vehicle really is a must, in our opinion, as it made for an awesome way to drive in the park and take in all the wildlife and views. And of course, we loved all the wildlife - especially the elephants, giraffes, and the lion and lioness and cub.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING travel company, from scheduling to payment to travel itself!
HIGHLY recommend this company. Used it for travel to 2 national parks in Uganda. Had the opportunity to work with most of the team during the itinerary drafting, payment, and actual travel process. Every single person was beyond helpful, almost instantly responsive, and extremely friendly. Easy payment process via money transfer. When we arrived, our guide was the consummate expert and also super fun to spend the days with. He went out of his way to make sure we had a great time, got to see lots of animals, and learned tons about the country and culture. Can't recommend the whole experience with AB5 enough!