SE
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, responsive and verry dedicated to the clients and mission
We took a 8 days tour with two resting days at ViaVia Guesthouse in Entebbe one i the beginning and one in the end.
this was our first trip to East Africa and our experience of Ugandas nature and wildlife was fantastic, especially the nature in Biwindi was something extraordinary. Pleunie at Matoke Tours answered all our question before the trip and the comunication was so good. Even during the tour she was in contact with us and asked if everything was ok. She solved every question we had before we travelled so we where in a good mood when it started.
In Uganda we meet our driver/guide John a verry experient guide with 29 years in guiding. We also had a trainee Doris as his assistant.
Johns knowledge and his way to guide us about the nature and animals was so interesting and educating. He was always on time and had a verry good comunication with us. we are so happy that we got him as our main guide. We where also verry lucky to have Doris as a trainee on the trip as talked and teach us a lot about the culture and ordinary life in Uganda. She was also verry thoughtful and also always looking after us as clients. This combination of guides made the trip even more memorable.
During the trip we lived in different lodges and guesthouse. ViaVia Guesthouse beautiful garden a laidback atmosphere with a nice staff. The restaurant had good varity of different food. Next stop was Kibale Forest Camp. Verry nice accomondation but we had preferd more to chose from in the dinner menu and not just a 3 dishes menu. But we where offered hot sandwiches insteadso it worked out well. Also a beautiful garden. After that we lived at Bush Lodge. this was a i little more budget variant of living in a self contend tent with a shared bathroom some meters away. In the night we needed escort to walk due to the Hippos wandering around the tent. But it was totaly safe for us and had a beautifull view from the tent. Next stop was a verry nice lodge Enjojo. This place had it all. Good nature and a fantastic staff and verry nice restaurant and we could combine our own dinner menu. The manager always looked after the guests. Finaly we enden in Lake Matunda resort. another great enviroment and Lake Mutanda was nice to take a bath in.The cottage we lived in was verry nice, but the service was a little bit more confused due to verry young personel. We had no chance to to choose dinner other then the set menu and we should like to have more options.
Now to the exursions. All of them met and was beyond our expectations much due to John and Doris guiding. We see Leopards, Lions, hippos and Chimpanzees. The last tour was in Biwindi forrest to track the Gorillas and this was just amazing. We can higly recomend to book with Matoke Tours from start to end it was a perfect experience with a fantastic focus on the clients and Matoke is the obvious choise for us if we return to Uganda or another of there destinations.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic operator with great communication
I really enjoyed my trip with meektrails. Daniel was very very good. He spent the time organising the trip around us and he made me feel at home the second we got to Kenya. Daniel really was great. The 4x4 van was so spacious and we enjoyed a while 10 days. We loved the mix of all the lodges and tents. It was well worth the money amd very cheap compared to alot of others. We really saw everything and went to the best places thanks to Daniel.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfect tour
We are so pleased we booked with Mukisa. At the time of booking we did not know anyone who had been to Uganda and so we had no recommendations to rely on. However, from reading the wonderful reviews (which do not exaggerate) and after some emails with Richard, who is extremely responsive and helpful, we knew we could trust this company and that they were the right option to book with.
Mukisa was happy to tailor our plans so that it was completely bespoke to what we wanted out of our holiday. In general, this was to see as much wildlife as possible! We were lucky to see all the big 5, along with cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, chimpanzees and many more (including lots of birds). Cultural experiences were also very interesting and we enjoyed the food, which was tasty everywhere we visited.
Our guide and driver were brilliant and made sure that we had an informative and comfortable time. Our driver made us feel 100% safe on the roads and we enjoyed seeing so much of the country by road over the course of a 15 day trip.
The visit to the mountain gorillas exceeded even our high expectations - this is something that everybody should do in their lifetime!
Accommodation was lovely throughout the trip, much of it in safari lodges where you are close to nature and can enjoy the sounds of the animals in the vicinity. There are many different options for different budgets which Richard is happy to discuss in detail.
In terms of COVID, Mukisa made it easy for us to understand the entry requirements and we did not feel while we were travelling that COVID got in the way of our experience. It felt very safe - with lots of face masks and sanitiser available.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent service providing a superb safari, John was the perfect guide
An incredible safari experience from start to finish, excellent accommodation at Ilkeliani and Lerai camps. John Wanjau was my guide and he was exceptional, he was incredibly knowledgeable and had an expert eye for spotting animals and birds. Being a birder I was constantly asking to stop to look at small birds I had spotted and John helped me to identify them. The highlights must be the hyena carrying the zebra head, and the serval hunting and catching a rat. The walking safari at Lerai camp was also excellent, Steve the guide showed me the local birds and helped me see 15 new species I hadn’t yet spotted!
An excellent safari and Tazama were brilliant, Antony was so quick at responding to messages so booking was easy. I shall be returning to Kenya in future!
CA
The tour operator Isabella was very prompt , and professional
Afro Dawn under Isabella Mukashuri was professional. Her prompt and communication skills impressed me. The tour price was good and
her selection of activities was out of the box. We were lucky to be there at the right time so we got to go for a Zimababwean wedding!
Our travel to Zambia and Botswana went seamlessly. She has great communication skills and a very pleasant attitude.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great knowledge of all the best fishing locations
We went on an organised fishing trip to Royal Zambezi. Great organisation and communication with all involved. Good rates. We will definitely plan another trip soon.
LT
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
AMAZING and well organized experience!
My husband and I had a trip of our lives with Safari Avventura and our experience was just amazing from start to finish! We were greeted by our guides at Kilimanjaro Airport and guided through the entire trip, which was so thoughtfully and smoothly organized so you could see that every detail was carefully thought out and taken into account.
Special thanks to our guides Elias, Shunda and Francis who were super knowledgeable, attentive, friendly and funny - great guys who made our trip very enjoyable, constantly providing new information and whenever any questions arose, we always received detailed explanations, all our other needs were met and taken into account as well. I have never thought the safari trip could be so safe, comfortable, fun and enjoyable.
During the whole journey we stayed in various places that were truly unique! They were in a great locations, beautiful and comfortable to stay in. We really enjoyed the food, also.
We visited Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti, met the people of the Maasai, Hadzabe and Datoga. We saw all the Big Five and many other animals we couldn’t even imagine.
Thank you Safari Avventura for making our dreams come true and for providing a truly magical experience! If you are looking for the best organization and customer care - look no further Safari Avventura is the best! The safari and the whole journey will always remain in our hearts.
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience!
We went for 3-day camping safari visiting Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro Crater. Everything was well organized, starting from pick at the airport and ending with airport drop off. We had an amazing and knowledgeable guide Lewis. We saw the big 5 and lots of other animals, some of them really so close to us and just passing by. The food prepared by our chef was so delicious! Everyone from this company we were in contact with was really nice and professional. I had an amazing safari experience. Thank you, Suricata Safaris!
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The best tour to do a safari in Tanzania
I highly recommend suricata to do the safari.
We did the 4 days safari with the and we don't regret.
We even had the chance to see the cheetahs and leopards up close and were lucky to witness lions chasing a wildebeest.
It's thanks to Ezekiel, our guide who knows the parks like the back of his hand.
I recommend you to ask that he will be your guide if you choice to do safari with suricata.
We will not forget our chef Tito who was able to cook us pizza and lasagna in the middle of the savannah without oven or electricity.
FR
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect
My Best part was seeing a lot of animals and discovering new places the nature was amazing our guide ezekiel was really good he gave us new informations about animals and the country. the chef tito , he made really delicious food that i will for sure miss, thank you for the journey
