35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptionally fantastic holiday in Uganda
It was such an exceptionally and fantastic tour of Uganda. I and my wife had a trip of Two weeks which was professionally organized and executed. In fact, their service was far beyond what we aspired to have. Our communication with Richard was prompt, professional and inspiring both before and during the trip. Our decision to book with Mukisa was because of the trust that we developed in Richard. His responses were always prompt, advisory and at times made suggestions that would suit our package as we desired.
On our arrival at the airport, we were warmly received by Richard who introduced Veronica and Solomon whom we spent the entire two weeks with as our guide and driver respectively. These two made our stay in Uganda very interesting and memorable. They are such good people, kind, friendly, professional and knowledgeable about all that we wished to know.
Uganda is indeed a country for anyone to spend his or her holiday and Mukisa safaris is the company to travel with. I without any second thought recommend Mukisa Safaris for anyone who wishes to visit East Africa.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This was a perfect Safari - simply perfect!
I'm not the kind to write reviews normally, but I am putting together my photos six months later and just aglow remembering how incredible this trip was. The sales team was incredibly helpful and the tour logistics ran super smooth - from multiple times of pick up at the airport as my friend and I were coming from different locations to no perfect hotel accommodations and time to do everything. I also want to say that Ezekial was the greatest tour guide we could have asked for - he seemed to know everything, found everything we asked to see and was the absolute perfect driving companion.
I know there are a lot of options out there - but I cannot imagine having a better experience!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
3 days action! Non stop fun! The target was achieved- spotted all B5 ! Thank you Yohann!
All perfect organised! Incredible experience and activity
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best safari i've ever had
Communication was well detailed...they lived up to my expectations.
IN
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable experience in Kenya with Monkey Adventures
I started to get in touch with Monkey Adventures in Dec 2019 and Nyani used to handle my safari plan. He was patient and kind enough to answer all my queries. Provided that I had only 2 months to plan my safari in Kenya, I should appreciate his help towards clarifying all my queries, and the whole process booking and payment was smooth. Finally I booked 5 days Masai Mara, Nakuru, and Lake Naivasha safari. I was flexible with the accommodation options and hence I found no issues there.
Once I landed in the Nairobi airport, Yvonne picked me up from the airport and I went to my Nairobi accommodation. She briefed about the tour in the evening. It was a warm welcome from them and I felt home and relaxed for the night. My tour started the very next day and I'm still as excited I was on that day.
On the safari starting day morning, the guide Joseph accompanied me throughout the tour. I had booked the Land Cruiser and it's truly a beast in that terrain! I was made aware that the last few kms towards Mara wouldn't be a pleasant drive. This vehicle manoeuvred through that road and the drive was manageable.
As a wildlife enthusiast, I know that the sightings are based on luck and it was definitely a lucky day for me. I spotted 4 of the big 5 animals (except rhinos) on the very first day. There was a leopard that was about to hunt a Gazelle but it missed the target somehow. Lucky day for the Gazelle but sad for the leopard. The endless Savannah would make even the giant elephants look tiny. Joseph was a knowledgeable and calm person. He spotted many species and explained about the rare species briefly. The next day when I was on safari, he contacted some others over the radio and we spotted a group of cheetahs. I was very happy about Masai mara as it was a dream visit there. Lake Nakuru and Naivasha didn't fail to surprise me either! I spotted many Rhinos, flamingoes, baboons, and Giraffes in Nakuru. And plenty of birds in both lakes.
It was truly a great experience and I would definitely visit Kenya many times again! Got to know that Monkey does safari in Tanzania and Uganda also. I've planned for Tanzania safai in Oct 2020 with them and hope everything goes as planned!
I'm already excited about my second safari and I would certainly recommend Monkey Adventures to my friends. Thank you everyone who were involved in making my safari experience special.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Super good safari ever!!
After a lot of consideration we decided to go ahead with MangiEMPIRE Adventures for our vacation. Our 5 day safari was tailor made and focused exactly on what we had asked. Right from our first email exchange with the trip organizer to the time we said our goodbyes, everything was given special attention. What's special about MangiEMPIRE is that when they say - full board/Half Board - they mean serious business. We had hot lunches everyday with new dishes and a mini fridge at our disposal, which was always stocked with beverages and fruits!
Our guide Daniel who was truly a professional, left no stone unturned in order to get us up close and personal with the 'Big 5'. His knowledge about the flora and fauna of Tanzania coupled with his hospitable and friendly nature was more than we could have asked for.
We had a six seater land cruiser to ourselves. It had charging points that really helped in charging our cameras and phones. All national parks have checkpoints and picnic areas, which are quipped with clean Bathrooms, which was a blessing!
I would recommend booking with MangiEMPIRE to not only our friends and family but everyone out there who wants to experience African wildlife in it's full glory. We would never be able to forget how this experience made us feel.
Most definitely, this wouldn't have been possible without MangiEMPIRE Safaris Tanzania!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
You can never regret exploring with BCL.
They left me yearning for more trips with BCL . Excellent!
LK
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
memorable safari holiday with Speke Uganda
The wildlife in Uganda is absolutely stunning. Far exceeded our expectations. We booked with Speke Uganda Holidays and Kasamba our driver was very very helpful through the journey. We were picked up sharp on time from our Hotel in Kigali Rwanda and then drove to Uganda.
Kasamba was previously a ranger attached to Uganda National Parks therefore his experience was unparalleled We were lucky enough to see most of the big mammals at the Queen Elizabeth National Park and got to see many animals up close. The accommodations were great, particularly at Kasenyi Lodge. My wife celebrated her surprise birthday in the bush land Kasenyi Lodge. Being able to wake up and see the animals right outside or hear the lions roar at night is something very memorable. Kasamba knows so much of the animals and has an incredible eye. Since the grass was high, it was sometimes hard to spot the animals and he would see a leaf moving and knew something was there! He made our trip much better! I really recommend Uganda , you get to experience the real thing far away from the maddening crowds of other African National parks. Theres no better way to do that than with SPEKE UGANDA HOLIDAYS.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Akagera - Exceeded my expectations.
Before visiting here, I had read that, this was a small park and the wildlife population was recovering and so I didn't expect so much but I would say It's not something like this,,,saw many animals as we did. We did one game drive and a boat safari and it wasn't disappointed any. Our short time there limited us to visit a short part of the park so we weren't able to fully explore the area but were delighted that on a short drive we saw an elephant, giraffes, zebras, impalas, hippos, a crocodile, antelope, baboons, monkeys, several birds and water buffalo and even a few others,,,.. I am forgetting. The boat safari was also a pleasant and relaxing surprise and afforded us to come up close views of hippos, crocs, and water buffalo along with some great bird viewing. This was my first safari so I don't have much else to compare it to but everything this company made for this tour was perfert and I came away satisfied wishing we had more time to visit up to the northern section of the park in hopes of seeing the lions and rhinos.
FI
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was working well and I the trip was defenitely worth the price.
I was lucky while the basic accommodation was full and I got a luxurious big tent in another accommodation with same price. And there I got best service ever in my life. So I was really happy, how they fixed that situation.
While doing safaris I saw so many animals but for me it was a bit hectic to go after different animals all the time. I would prefer to stay in one place longer and see what animals are doing. So if you want to decide how and where you want see animals, it's better to get own driver & car for you. I was with a group of 7 people and of course everybody has different ideas of they want see.
We were driving with 4 wd van and it had some difficulties when it stucked to some wet places. So strong jeep could be easier to move around there.
I was surprised that there was so many cars with tourists in some parts of the park but yes I also understand that.
It was anyway great experience and Masai Mara is an amazing place