DE
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent safari and hiking experience
My brother and I went on a trip with Bonarde. He was very helpful in organising and putting our itinerary together and adjusting it to our wishes as well as our budget. Communication was perfect, clear and quick. We went on a 6 day trip, which included camping, game driving and a boat trip at Murchison Falls NP. We also went on a 3 day hiking tour through Ruwenzori NP. Bonarde was an amazing driver and brought us safely to all these places. He's a very nice and easy-going person to travel with and is very helpful in every way. Additionally, the accommodations he found for us were perfect! So I would highly recommend going on a trip with lakeside tours and travel!
PH
This was our first Safari experience
This was our first Safari experience and we highly recommend Wildebeest Safaris. The service was amazing and our Guide is the best!! I would highly recommend!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceeded our expectations
It is our second safari we booked with Kennedy of African Challenge safaris. The experience was brilliant. He recommended us 3 luxury tented camp which were all perfect. He always responded very quickly and helped us to plan the program. We will definitely book our next trip to Tanzania via Africa Challenge Safaris.
CO
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excelent tour guide
It was really good because our tour guide know so much about the animals, the culture and the country. Besides he talked Spanish very well all the time!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding service and fantastic trip
Tammy from Pembury came highly recommended via good friends who used her on the advice of other good friends. Tammy was absolutely as great to work with as the expectations, which were high. She was very useful in getting us started with ideas, was responsive to changes we wanted to make, and always was available to advise. Work with Tammy, she's great.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely fantastic... we couldn’t fault it
Attentive,we wanted a safe journey with with no fear and we certainly got it.. accomodation was excellent along with food and service... and of course the animals !! they went out of their way to find what we wanted to see
US
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely fantastic experience!
We just got back from a 7-day tour to Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi. The tour was wonderful and action-packed!
Highlights: the full-day habituation experience with chimpanzees in Kibale, seeing the tree lions (multiple times!) in Ishasha, elephants wandering through our camp during lunch one day in Ishasha, and, of course, seeing gorillas in Bwindi.
Our guide, Hannington, was with us for the full week and took exceptional care of us. He was a wonderful guide, checking in with us throughout the week to make sure we were happy and that everything was going well. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and a true pleasure to spend the week with! We were well-prepped each evening on what to expect the next day. It was great to have a single guide with us for the whole experience.
The Crystal Safaris team was also fantastic in helping arrange for transportation, transfers, and providing various options for what to do so we could create the exact tour that best fit what we wanted to do and stay within budget. I appreciated having a few options to pick from, although they all looked wonderful, and we had a hard time deciding exactly what to do! Barbara and team were very easy to work with. I received very quick responses to my email inquiries.
Of the places where we stayed, Crystal Safari's Gorilla Safari Lodge and the Ishasha Wilderness Camp were stand-outs -- the food, the accommodations, and the people were all so lovely.
I very much hope that I'll be able to visit Uganda again in the future -- there's so much more to see and do. If I'm able to return, I'll definitely use Crystal Safaris again and will request Hannington!
It was such an incredible and special experience -- I'd go back again tomorrow if I could!
US
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Loved it, with lodgings that exceeded expectations.
Really happy that I booked with Friendly Gorillas. They provided great individual attention, and promptly responded to my questions and gave updates to keep me in the loop. The lodgings were better than I was expecting and were all wonderful. They had great ambience with designs that felt like they belonged in Africa, but were very comfortable. I would pick the 3 that we stay at to go back to any time. Also, very pleased with our driver who really looked out for us.
US
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great 5 days camping safari!
I loved everything about this tour, the tour was amazing, we saw plenty of animals more than what we expected. A little bit unlucky as we saw lions after they had just caught their prey. I just can't stop imagining on what the hunting action would have been. The food was great. The guide, David, very knowledgeable. I heavily recommend this agency. They were very professional and passionat. Bryson is quick with response, and very willing to assist. Their attention to details sets them aside! Trust me guys, choose them and you'll thank me later!
NL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Horrible. They blackmailed me.
I booked a private safari of 14 days with Orongai for January 2019.
However, 4 days before the start of my trip they send me an email that the cost of fuel had risen since I booked the tour and I had to pay $ 1,400,- extra immediately!
This is crazy. I checked and found out fuel prices had fallen by 10 per cent instead since I booked the trip. Then I realized I was blackmailed.
Later I found out that more people were blackmailed in a similar way. Check the reviews.
I cancelled the tour, but they did not want to return my money.
Only after the safaribookings.com where they promote themselves blocked them, I received most of money back (not everything), but it was a horrible experience. They ruined my holidays.
These guys are criminals.