Archive for the ‘Tour operators’ Category

Laura van Dijk od Road Trip Uganda writes: “Kindly let me take this opportunity to inform you about Road Trip Uganda: the most adventurous, fun and cheapest way to explore Uganda. We are the only company in Uganda, to our knowledge, offering car rental, self-drive, fully equipped with camp gear. We believe that exploring Uganda [...]

Hog Safaris

Posted: February 15, 2012 in Tour operators

Whilst travelling to Uganda we used a company called Hog Safaris which i have not seen advertised in any guide book to Uganda and i Believe that they are worthy of a mention. We found budget options whilst in Uganda very difficult for a full safari/tour but having booked this company prior to leaving UK [...]

Primate Watch Safaris

Posted: December 10, 2011 in Tour operators

Hi We are Primate Watch Safaris Limited (www.primatewatchsafaris.com) an indigenous Uganda tour and safari Company, fully registered in Uganda with a base in Kampala Uganda. We operate and manage Africa Safaris and tours within the East African Great Lakes region, covering Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Thanks Regards Steven Marketing department Primate Watch Safaris

3 Weeks in Uganda – Our Experience Our itinerary In August 2011, we visited the string of National Parks in western Uganda, starting with Lake Bunyonyi, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elisabeth National Park including the Ishasha Sector, Kibale Rain Forest, Semliki National Park, Murchison Falls National Park including Budongo Forest and last but not [...]

Volcanoes Safaris, one of the top operators in Uganda, has recently opened the exclusive Kyambura Gorge Lodge in the Kyambura sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the country’s prime chimp tracking sites. For further information check the webpage kyambura-gorge-lodge

Matoke Tours

Posted: April 4, 2011 in Tour operators

Matoke Tours, owned and runned by 3 young Dutch men, is a tour company mainly targeting the midrange market. By using midrange hotels and lodges and midrange transport (4WD and pop-up roof) we can keep down the price, while offering western quality and service. Matoke Tours can also organize tours for budget and high-end travellers as well. [...]

I was happy to have your guidebook accompany me on a recent Uganda trip; I would like to let you know the following: it is virtually impossible to change travellers’ cheques in Uganda; the only place I found was Speke Hotel in Kampala and they took a hefty commission. Best to advise readers to take [...]

Ndere Safaris

Posted: February 3, 2011 in Tour operators

We travelled with Ndere Safaris, run by the Ndere Cultural Centre and the long-established Ndere Troupe. They were most helpful, and it is good to be able to support their wonderful work with local communities and dance, song, theatre and story telling. We stayed at the Ndere Centre, a very peaceful place with good grounds [...]

We had a wonderful two weeks safari trip  in Uganda and Rwanda in the second half of November 2010 and we would like to share with Bradt Uganda guidebook authors and readers our experiences and  comments on accomodations and other issues. Among others, we visited Murchison NP where we had beautiful game drives and boat [...]

Hi Philip Just returned from my second trip to Uganda. Thanks for your great book – it was invaluable on both occasions. Some little snippets of information from this trip: 1. The Kisoro-Kabale road is now paved bar about 22 km starting about 2km outside of Kisoro. Strangely there are little bits in between the [...]