CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wouldn’t do a Safari with anyone other than Lion King Adventures
Better than I ever could have imagined. Our tour guide was Good Luck Lucas. He was awesome. I know everybody says that but this is true. He delivered on us seeing all The Big Five. Ask for him!! Trust me. You will not be disappointed. I was sad to see our travel come to an end. There was 3 of us. It was a private tour so you don’t have to worry about anyone else spoiling your fun. The places we stayed were great. Unfortunately there was one place that we went to that wouldn’t let Good Luck eat with us. Why?? He is part of the family after all. We went end beginning of April and it was great. You got really up close to the animals. You can’t leave the truck but there is no need they are so close you can almost reach out and touch them. Just don’t though lol
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Peter is down-to-earth, authentic, smart and thoughtful, and just overall a wonderful tour guide.
Peter got in touch minutes after I searched on safaribookings.com for a Uganda gorilla trekking experience. Our situation is a bit unique as we will have to leave from and come back to Kigali, Rwanda. We wanted to do gorilla trekking in Uganda because it's cheaper, but eventually we'd want to return to Rwanda. After knowing our special requirements, Peter offered a 5-day tour package that included gorilla trekking and safaris, with reasonable travel distances across two countries. He's also very responsive to my questions and requests for changes. It started out to be just two of us, but after I told some of my colleagues that had a similar travel schedule, it quickly expanded to be a 8-person group because everyone liked the package immediately.
A week before our trip, our return flight was canceled that we had to return one day sooner. I communicated this change to Peter and he was able to quickly adjust our itinerary to meet out new needs. In the end, we had amazing 5 days together with a group of 8 friends. We saw many gorillas, numerous elephants, giraffes, buffalos, rhinos, hippos, antelopes, and all kinds of African animals. Peter drove us around tirelessly and was always on time and quick to act when there's a problem or request.
We had great conversations too while on the road. He's very open to talk, and learn about his guests, although he can also be quiet and let his passengers have a meditative time when needed. He's very open to feedback and eager to improve his service, which to us had already been impeccable.
In sum, I had a wonderful time going on this African trip with Peter and big Apes. I would recommend them to anyone going to Uganda and Rwanda, wishing to have an authentic and memorable true African experience.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible trip
What an amazing trip. From the schedule, to the quality of the guides, to the wonderful hospitality, it was an amazing trip. I can't thank Ilana Mahoney enough, she did an amazing job of putting a great trip together for us!
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An etiquette and eloquent travel agent.
I've been looking for a travel agent who can handle my family and I while visiting but I couldn't find a genuine person but fortunately my friend suggested me about it and look what ever I wanted I got from them. Really genuine and most amazing people.
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Friendly, professional, knowledgeable
Just brilliant.
Too much fun from airport landing to masai mara to take off..greatest experience ..thanks to cyan
US
Tour operator was very knowledgeable about the animals on the Safarii & excellent customer service.
The Safari took place at Lake Manyara, our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the animals on the tour and personable. We were transported in a reliable vehicle and had lively conversation with outstanding customer service. We had a peronal cook, which had breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared uopn our departure and arrival back to camp, which was appreciated due to the exhauting days observing the animals.
We felt as though we had an authentic African tour experience and would highly recommend for the price and life long memory.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An opportunity of a lifetime provided by East African Jungle Safaris. Safe, secure and dependable.
Thank you to Ruth and the team. We had an excellent time with Gerald, the rushanga gorilla haven’s lodge and the bwindi impenetrable national park staff who accompanied us on the tracking experience.
The overnight stay at the lodge was incredible (we stayed at the Gorilla lodge). The scenery from the entrance of the lodge itself was mesmerising. And it was hard to believe the clouds were covering the entire mountain range in the morning, such a beautiful sight. All the staff were very friendly and we also had an opportunity to visit a Pygmy village in the evening.
After our induction at the national park, our guide and rangers took us through the jungle to see the gorillas. We didn’t walk for more than an hour before we were treated to a spectacular adult male silverback and a troops of adult and baby gorillas. The trackers made sure that everyone in our group had an opportunity to clearly see them and made space, moved branches and cut through foliage to make this an unforgettable experience.
We were so close that we could almost touch them. They did put on quite a show for us, being wild animals they showed intelligence and at times human behaviour not forgetting the hilarious acts of play fighting and posing
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Beautiful Botswana, Beautiful Camp, Beautiful Crew
This was my third safari with Sam. Each time has been a blessing and a phenomenal experience. Sam and his crew are incredibly talented, kind and professional.
Sam’s knowledge of the bush, animals, plants and birds is second to none. Sam has an intuition that gets his guests into the most amazing spots. Whether your passion is photography or being in the bush, Sam will share amazing sights and opportunities.
The camp is comfortable and well catered. PK creates masterpieces in that bush oven! I couldn’t recommend Early Kingfisher more.
AE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Memorable and beyond my expectations
I love the coordination of activities, customer care, and experience of the tour guide Taras.
TH
Fantastic Service and Amazing Experience
Samuel was quick to respond to any questions and make a trip plan that suited exactly what I wanted. Two days in Bwindi with a visit to Lake Bunyonyi. He was helpful with booking the tour and tailoring it to suit. The 5 day gorilla trek (2 gorilla treks) and 2 nights at Lake Bunyonyi was a once in a life time experience. despite some challenging weather conditions which made the roads bad, Richard my driver, made sure I made it safely for the gorillas (with some extra walking). The only thing to be clear on at the start is to make sure your driver and you are on the same page for expectation of the trip. I had an extra person from the company join my trip but I was never really sure why. Supposedly to help with accommodations and ensure service but I didnt see anything that qualified as that. Also make sure you take Ugandan Shillings to tip people and in case of similar road conditions pay for motorbike lifts or help with bogged cars.
Great communications and good value for money.