Reviews
SG
Email Lim Poh Bee, Singapore | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Ugandan Birding/Wildlife Experience with Avian Safaris
One of the best birding/wildlife experiences I've ever had.
Crammy Wanyama of Avian Safaris (as bird guide, driver, general guide, info central etc etc) gets full marks from me - he is patient, helpful, efficient, caring, knowledgeable, accommodating, punctual. Everything went without a hitch
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful
We couldn't ask for a more knowledgeable guide to show us the best sights for birding in and around Entebbe, Uganda as Crammy. He is experienced, courteous and a delight to spend our first two days with in Uganda as well as finishing our last day in Uganda touring Entebbe. We were thrilled with the 102 bird species in our first day! The only room for improvement was in the vehicle that smelled of gasoline and whose air cooling was inadequate. Thank you Crammy for memories we shall never forget as well as our ongoing friendship.
CZ
Email Petr Horálek | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Succesful solar eclipse adventure
(Sorry about my english - it is not best...) When I was planing my trip to Uganda, I didn't even think about possibilities, which are here. All my doubts were dispeled just after I (and my friends) met our guide - Crammy Wanyama. He prepaired for us the best - in all sences. The best view to life in Uganda (not only commercial), best opportunities to be amazed by local sightseeings, especially natural parks, best places to stay overnight. As astronomer and astrophotographer I had really hight ambitions and nonstandard requests (like finding place to make photos of starry sky). All the time he was 100 percent helpful and absolutely kind and polite. Thanks to him I could recognize the most beautiful face of Uganda, pearl of the central Africa. But most of all - despite all problems (unpredictible weather, technician demands, local regulation) he did all possible, even impossible, to take us on right placi in right time to see and record scientificely very important total solar eclipse (on Nov. 3rd, 2013). Thanks to it we really succeded and had needed results for following procession: http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2013u/0-info.htm. More about observing the eclipse you can also find in this short review: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=137. I'll be greatful in rest of my life for all those possibilities Crammy Wanyama created for our Uganda Eclipse Safari Trip...
Reply from Avian Safaris
Posted on Dec 10, 2013Thank you very much petr for publicly showing your gratitude. I would like to let you know that the trip was a success because i was guiding amazing and lively people. I still remember every moment as if it were yesterday. Thank you very much for travelling with with us
A good trip with Crammy
Crammy showed good fieldcraft, finding most of the expected birds for us. Outside of birding, his guiding abilities are also to be commended. He is generally unflappable and good-humoured, meeting our requests, or explaining politely why they were not possible. The itinerary and logistics were well organised. And I must say he has been good company out in the field too.
SG
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Uganda - Birds, Gorillas, Big 5, Chimps, Chameleons & Mountains of the Moon
Crammy Wanyama is one of the best guides I've ever had. Right from the start, he customised an itinerary for us that allowed us to cover every single experience I wanted in Uganda, within three weeks and within budget: Gorillas, chimps, Mountains of the Moon’s botanical giants (unfortunately we only saw the Giant Lobelia), Big 5, chameleons, good birding (especially Shoebill), night drives/walks for nocturnal animals, Batwa pygmies etc. Other agencies I asked merely threw me their standard itinerary and hoped that I would bite. On tour, Crammy was accommodating and flexible, polite and informative, and a bird guide extraordinaire with great ID skills (song & sight), even when it came to raptors and waders. He uses site guides (multiplying the number of spotters), which is true eco-tourism as it brings income to the local community. His 10-seater van was comfortable and had a pop-up roof that was great for safaris. It also ensured that the four of us in the tour each enjoyed a window seat. Crammy also went the extra mile. When I was ill, he arranged for the hotel to make me citrus juice twice daily, which he claimed works wonders for him. It definitely perked me up too. He comes highly recommended by all four of us from Singapore.