NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Breathtaking!
Craig and his team at Southern African tours took really good care of us. They handled every aspect of the planning of our trip, which eliminated any anxiety that we had of travelling to an unknown destiny. They also put in a lot of effort to tailor make our trip to suit our budget and our wish-list of places to visit. Whilst the tours are set out with a specific itinerary, they had absolutely no problem tweaking and adjusting our travel programme.
Craig’s hosting and guiding skills are excellent. He made us feel at ease and was very knowledgeable on every aspect of our tour. There was never a concern about our safety, or that an unforeseen glitch would spoil the trip for us. It’s been a truly breath-taking and educational experience and we highly recommend Southern African tours to anybody who wants to travel to Africa. We will be homeward bound in the next two days with happy memories and smiles.
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
they were attentive, professional, approachable, knowledgeable and very very kind and thoughtful.
Seven by far was worth every dollar spent and tip. Hassan and Ben were great- Some of the places we stayed were producers of black deprivation in that they didn't know to treat people of their own color with the same respect and courtesy in the same way they service white privileged patrons.
DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Tour company in Uganda
Best and affordable price to see gorillas and wildlife in Uganda.
Friendly and reliable team.
Group tours made my trip fun.
The car was clean everyday 4x4 Jeep.
Best company in Uganda.
IT
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exhiting
I recomend to improve the information on the elements for choise the best tour.
The dexcription of the park, rate the lodge not only by quality but also for their position (to avoid long transfer to park entrance) and finally to the vehicle.
FR
35-50 years of age
Patrick Tarimo was my contact. He is a professional he knows perfectly his job.
my contact was patrick he is a professional he knows perfectly his job he answered all my questions. He gave me all the explanations. I could not go on safari to Mikumi because I did not have any more time. but next time I'll call Patrick.
HK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing first safari experience
Thanks to Seven By Far, our first safari experience has been exceptional.
Seven By Far took us to Amboseli, Nakuru, Naivasha and Masai Mara - beyond our expectations. Everything was very well organized and Seven By Far has obliged some specific requests. True professional.
Our driver Hassan has been amazing - excellent driving, great guide, very knowledgable, helpful and friendly.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exellent. I enjoyed the services with unforgettable experiences
Communication was good.They have professional and sufficient guides staff.I enjoyed the good services provided by Trust Tours team. The satisfaction was high with unforgettable experiences.
It is a best Tour Company for mountain climbing and widlife tour in East Africa.
I recommend on it.
UA
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Unforgettable Uganda!
After more than one year of preparation and organisation of this unique trip with Cheetah Safari Uganda and my friend Robert Ntale we started on New Year´s Day 2019 from Vienna to Dubai and arrived on January 2nd in Entebbe which we decided to be our first overnight base in Uganda. John Mwesigwa was our personal guide and driver for these remarkable days through Uganda and to Kigali, where we took my wife to the airport after the first week of travelling. Thanks to the organizers we could plan our very special trip individually. It was our first holyday without our 4 year old son, who stayed with his grandparents in Vienna meanwhile. And we got a WIFI-router in the car to stay connected the whole trip with our family in Vienna. Big thanks to John! He was a great help for us from early morning till late evening and he never seemed to be tired.
Facing a tight schedule of game drives and cultural program we started the same day with visiting a dancing performance at the Ndere Centre for Development Theatre, which was constructed by a grant from the Austrian Development Agency. We experienced an amazing evening at the open air performance with dancers and music of different parts of the country, which was a warm welcome and pleasant introduction into culture, people and country.
The next six days passed in a flash. Places like Bigodi village, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kisoro and Mgahinga National Park where our destinations in this first week. - A lot of highlights in this short time. A challenge for photographers, but fortunately with enough batteries and suitable adapters packed. John stopped our car, wherever I asked him to, to take some pictures or to buy some souvenirs our fruits. On the first day traffic seemed to be a little bit dangerous because of a lot of bodabodas and local manners of driving, but the roads where in excellent condition most of our driving route.
Bigodi village is situated in the highlands of western Uganda, in the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains, the famous “Mountains of the Moon”. This community is located about 40 kilometres outside of of Fort Portal, that we passed coming from the East and at the borders of Kibale National Park. In Bigodi we learned how handcrafts and baskets are made, coffee is roasted, Matoke – a typical local food - is prepared and Gin is made out of bananas.
Winston Churchill was absolutely right: “For magnificence, for variety of form and colour, for profusion of brilliant life — bird, insect, reptile, beast — for vast scale — Uganda is truly “the Pearl of Africa.” Yes, it is a pearl! From morning till evening we could we were astonished about flora and fauna of this beautiful and picturesque country. The beauty of flowers, trees, birds, even the geckos I met in one of my lodges were fascinating. Absolutely highlights were our booked tours of Chimpanzee-tracking in Kibale Forest and Gorilla-tracking Mgahinga National Park. In Kibale Forest it was our guide Jeniffer Nsabe who took us successfully after a two hours walk to a big family of chimps guzzling and munching on high fig tree in the forest. We took amazing pictures, also when they climbed down with their babies.
In Mgahinga National Park we started early morning to get up to base for Gorilla-tracking, what seemed to be a little bit exhausting for me. I asked a porter for help with my photo-equipment and water bottles, not knowing that even after another hour of walking through the bush we should meet a Gorilla family with three silverbacks and a couple of juveniles sunbathing on glade. We took fantastic photographs with a picturesque background of Virunga Mountains. Pictures we won´t forget our whole life! And as the oldest guy in our group I got a certificate as the “Sliverback of the Day”!
The boat cruise on Kazinga Channel will be also unforgettable for us. I never saw such a huge amount of different birds and animals so close on one place. Only at home, when I checked all my photographs of water birds, I recognized some Nile monitors in the background of my pictures. Different Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Cranes, Crowned Plovers, Common Sandpipers, Grey Herons, Great Cormorants and hundreds and hundreds of birds. And of course hippos, elephants, buffalos, crocodiles and antelopes came down to or into the water of Kazinga Channel.
After a one day break in Kigali in Rwanda, visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial and taking my wife to the airport, we continued our trip in Uganda at Buynonyi Lake, visiting the pygmies-village, a school and a medicine man. Most impressive were two things to me: firstly the view down onto the lake from my Acadia-Lodge. It was so fascinating that I did not want to leave my lodge for breakfast. I cannot remember happening that before. Secondly the people on the islands we met. I took a lot of great portraits especially of children playing. People were so kind and beautiful everywhere we came.
On the road we took a lot of great pictures. We crossed twice the Equator, we stopped at some colourful markets, coffee and tea plantations, a drum maker and souvenir shops, were we could buy tasty Ugandan coffee and some beautiful handcrafts and textiles for friends at home.
Another three highlights of the second part of the trip were the Lake Mburo National Park, the Rhino-tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and my stay at the Nile River and the trip to the Murchison Falls and through the Murchison National Park. Also a huge number of animals and the first time I saw a lioness chasing an antelope and catching its prey. Kampala, the capital itself was a one-day-stop including a visit of the huge Gaddafi-National-Mosque, which was donated by Muamar al Gaddafi and opened in year 2007 officially.
Last but not least I want to recommend two sights in Entebbe which I visited on my last day of my stay: The Botanical Garden and the Wild Life Education Centre. - Both worth seeing and not far from the airport.
Retrospectively time in Uganda was too short for me and I have to come again soon. Of course highlights will be different: Golden Monkey tracking and the lions climbing up the trees will be a must for next time. And I will focus on the big variety of birds, which was really fascinating. To do the Ruwenzori Volcanoes would be great, but depends on my physical condition. And I would like to spend more time among people of Uganda. They were hospitable, friendly and beautiful!
Big thanks to Cheetah Safaris Uganda, Robert Ntale and his wife Jaquiline Mutesi, to John Mwesigwa and all our guides and rangers who made this trip possible for us!
Andreas and Hilla
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing Climb
We had a such a great time treking up Kilimanjaro using the Rongai route which approaches the mountain from the Kenyan side but gave us outstanding views of the landscape in Amboseli.
We were a group of 4 university students from Scotland and on a tight budget, however William was very reasonable and gave us a great price.
The guides/porters/cook were outstanding. They ensured that we were safe and well looked after including great meals and comfy sleeping quarters always during our climb. We all reached the summit successfully and are grateful to the efforts of the Kilimanjaro Budget Safaris team.
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Sam showed us the beauty of the bush of Botswana.
Sam made this trip unforgettable. His tracking skill are not of this world. His knowledge about all the animals and plants is endless. And he is fun to be around, an amazing travelbuddy.