NL
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
22 days travel with Frank was a great experience
I made with Frank a tour of 22 days in Uganda. We had many times contact by email and he understand what we like and what we don't like.
We saw so many different things people nature and the animals. The north was very special the Karomojong people the nature of Kidepo park was beautiful. Frank had good contact with the people and he likes to do sometimes some different thing and not only to do the touristic things. We had sometimes lunch in local restaurants very nice. We travelled in a good landrover and Frank is a very nice person and a good and safe driver.
Ben and Will Vos Holland
JP
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
great experiment 4days tour
i join 3nyt 4days tour. and the guide James give us full time suport.so i enjoy Safari！ just one thing about meal. almost same manue and same place. so, i repuest bit change manue even same lunch place.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Lesaga Adventure Safari is an agency that I recommend.
We did a safari with Lesaga Adventure Safaris last february. We visited the northern parks: Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti and the inevitable Ngorongoro crater! Everything was as expected. The parks are wonderful.
I think all companies offer the same visits. But the human aspect is very important, I mean the team. Here, we had pleasant, kind and very serious people in their work.
Thanks to Sylvie, the manager in charge of customer relations, who helped us to build the safari.
Thanks to our guide, Philip who showed us the animals. He gave us time to take the pictures. We had a very good cook Ibrahim. We had a safari with accomodation in camp, it's good because we are close to nature.
Lesaga Adventure Safari is an agency that I recommend.
ES
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An awesome experience
Was really an awesome weekend in Murchinson Falls.
The group of people with who I spent this experience and the Natural Park was the perfect mix.
Unforgettable trip :)
NZ
A wonderful experience seeing many animals in a short time
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the animals. He treated everyone on safari well. Our tour was made at the last minute & we only had a short time so the tour company was flexible. They offered us a number of options for us to choose from. I loved every minute!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very good customer support
Everything was arranged according to the plan and efforts were made for all of our needs to be customised according to our flight itinerary.
The experience was really enjoyable, the driver was very amusing and helpful.
All accommodations were up to standard.
Better to have a 5-6 people company to reduce the per person price as much as possible.
Special thanks to Simon for dealing with my constantly changing dates and requests!
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful safari and service for a great price!
I had a wonderful experience with Meru Slopes. Everyone was incredibly responsive, service was great and exactly as described, and it was amazing value for the price. The safari was absolutely amazing, and all of the guides, drivers, and hotel staff were knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend them!
US
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
14 Day Luxury Tour of Rwanda and Uganda - Gorillas, Chimps, and Birds
We just returned from the "14 Day Luxury Tour of Rwanda and Uganda -
Gorillas, Chimps, and Birds", offered by Gatatu Safaris, and I want to give
an honest review of our experience with this local Ugandan company. We are
seasoned travelers in our 70's and have traveled extensively with wildlife
companies all over the world. We decided to take a chance booking with
Gatatu Safaris instead of an American company because we really liked the
itinerary they offered since one of us is a wildlife photographer and the
other is an avid bird watcher. Not only was it a good fit for our interests,
it was less expensive for what it offered compared to the American companies
we considered. We were overall pleased with our experience although there
were a few short comings. For example, at the beginning of the tour, our driver did not
have the promised itinerary of daily activities and they were not occurring.
Calls back to the office resolved this situation to a degree.
Since it was advertised as a bird tour, we expected to have professional
bird guides at each of the parks where birding was mentioned as an activity.
This had not been arranged ahead of time, but was handled by our guide "on
the fly", and we were never sure if we would have a bird guide or not, nor
how knowledgeable he would be. Another surprise was the game drives
themselves. The itinerary on the website listed multiple game drives at the
national parks, and this was one of the main reasons we elected to go with
Gatatu Safaris. On our travels, we have always taken game drives in safari
vehicles with pop up tops allowing the occupants to stand up and see clearly
in all directions, but this was not the case with Gatatu. The game drives
were conducted with our driver, Stephen, in the same vehicle used for
transportation between parks, a 1999 vehicle with cramped seating that was
not air-conditioned nor was the fresh air vent working, so we endured many
long, hot drives on Uganda's very bumpy and dusty roads with the windows
open. Stephen was neither a naturalist nor a birder, but he did arrange to
hire bird guides in some of the parks after we got there, and he did arrange
to rent a pop up vehicle for one of the game drives.
One thing that Gatatu Safaris handled very well was changing our
accommodations for the gorilla trekking to a location where they felt like
we would be able to do the trek more easily since we are both in our 70's.
This took a number of phone calls and a talk with the park director, so we
were grateful that they arranged this for us. One thing that could have been
better were the briefings before each day and each activity - what to wear,
how long it would take, do we need water and a hiking stick, etc.
This was advertised as a luxury safari tour, and all of the accommodations
were excellent, the best available in each of the places where we stayed,
so we were pleased with that aspect of our trip.
My recommendation to prospective travelers considering going with Gatatu
Safaris is to agree on a detailed itinerary ahead of time with the company, print
it out, and bring it with you, and be aware that it is a small local Ugandan
company and may lack the polish you expect with a high-end American or
European safari company.
DK
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Queen Elizabeth National park and Bwindi National park
We went on a 4-day safari with Vivid Adventure Safari in the last weekend in February 2018. We visited Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National park. The nature was very beautiful, and the tour operator always let us stop to take pictures if we asked for it. The accommodation was very good, and we had excellent food wherever we went.
If we can give you an advice when you pick this tour operator it would be that you must make sure the program is followed by the guide.
Also make sure the price you receive is for the right program because we ended up paying 300$ more than the first offer we got.
The National Parks are definitely worth a visit when you go to the Pearl of Africa. To summarize, it was an experience we would not have missed.
KR
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience in Africa
I have been travel with Lenchada safaris. I was able to see all big five animals, also feels africa very well.
Guide was really good. Frendly and kind. I was not able to eat food but they were helping me to cook by my self also!