Available Vehicles
Customized 4WD Land cruisers, with either four or six window seats.
Pearls Supported:
Contact
Tel: +256 312 264 894/5
E-mail: info@thefarhorizons.com
Website: www.thefarhorizons.com
Rainforest and Community Tours
Location: Rwenzori Gateway – Kasese
Holidays that caters for the needs of the travelers as well as those of the destination.
RFCT was established in 2005 to do Rwenzori treks and incorporated in 2008 is a local specialist in crafting involving trips to all Uganda’s National parks and communities. We arrange crosscutting travel aspects while accommodating guest in all levels of hotels, community lodges and home-stays.
Over the years, we have managed to merge the experience of the professional guides with the traditional knowledge in the country, enabling one of the most captivating trips around Uganda showcasing the linkages between wildlife and culture.
Description of the types of guides used on the tours
- Experienced expert guides: with over three years experience, these are locally trained in tourism school and conversant with Uganda’s national parks and communities
- Ranger guides: Are adopted at the gate and inside the park and wildlife reserves to supplement our driver guides by giving specific information about scientific wildlife trends in the park. these guides ag=re formally hired and employed by the park. they get a whole range of tourism and conservation training courses.
- Community traditional guide: Are in the local community destinations or at stopovers. They are experts of their locations since they live there all their life. They are adopted to enhance the knowledge of our expert driver guides. We give them timely supplementary profession guiding and tour management training.
Available languages: English (a list of other five languages can be hired on demand)
National parks included in itineraries:
- All 10 Uganda’s national parks,
- All 13 wildlife reserves
- Forest reserves of Uganda
- Community attractions
Responsible Travel
- Beyond travel, we return practical benefits to the communities for popular reinvestment in livelihoods and conservation within the communities that both live with wildlife and welcome the visitors.
- Besides making memorable safaris for many, we have built another level of local expertise in supporting local community lodges in marketing, capacity building and representation to enable them meet sustainability standards.
- Direct financial contribution to conservation through training and tree planting
Type of vehicle used:
We use only 4WD safari vehicles. All our safari vehicles have-pop up roof, opening windows, Air conditioner, with a seat capacity ranging between 3 and 9 persons.
Pearls Supported:
Contact:
Tel: +256 706581477
WhatsApp: +256752503445
E-mail: info@ugandatrip.org
Website: www.ugandatrip.org
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Classic Africa Safaris
Location: Entebbe
At Classic Africa Safaris, we endeavor to ensure that every safari runs smoothly, take great pride in our work, and do our best to demonstrate that you are in capable hands. We pay attention to detail and are flexible whenever possible to accommodate our customers.
At Classic Africa Safaris, we endeavor to ensure that every safari runs smoothly, take great pride in our work, and do our best to demonstrate that you are in capable hands. We pay attention to detail and are flexible whenever possible to accommodate our customers.
Our enthusiastic and motivated guides are well trained with many years of experience. Each has attended birding and wildlife courses to enhance an already substantial knowledge of local culture and history. All our guides have certificates in first aid and have training in off-road and 4WD driving.
Classic vehicles are the backbone of the company. Each vehicle has been developed and built to a standard we believe is comparable to no other. We operate our own vehicle fabrication workshop where we ensure your vehicle is in prime condition prior to leaving on safari.
Activities Offered
- Safaris
- Birding
- Cultural encounters
Responsible Travel
- Classic Africa offset their carbon emissions via a tree planting initiative. Local farmers can supplement their income by planting indigenous trees through this project, managed by Eco Trust , a local conservation organization.
- We are proud to support for Entebbe Primary School for children with learning difficulties. Our clients find a visit to the school a memorable and enlightening experience.
- We support several community projects and activities throughout Uganda and Rwanda, including KAFRED, Paper Craft Africa , the Batwa Cultural Experience and community cultural walks.
- We can organize volunteering opportunities in local schools, orphanages and wildlife organizations. We also have a good relationship with Bwindi Community Hospital, where clients can visit or volunteer for variable time periods.
Available Vehicles
4WD Land Cruiser and 4WD Nissan Patrols
Pearls Supported
- KAFRED
- The Batwa cultural tril
Contact
Tel: +256 (0)41 4320121 / 4323560
Mobile: +256 (0)772 642527
Email: classic@classicuganda.com, classic@classicafricasafaris.travel
Website: www.classicuganda.com
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Pamoja Safaris
Location: Kampala
We at Pamoja Safaris our mission is to provide quality tourism services and promote tourism on the southern sector of Murchison falls national park by supporting the local community surrounded the park and focusing on education, Health access to clean water and sustainable development in the Albertine region with the funds raise from the safaris. Pamoja Safaris is profit making travel company by limited. We are very much committed to livelihood, and cultural conservation is an key trait of our operations.
We provide skilled tourism guides, cooks and escorts to accompany tourists who wish to summit any of the Rwenzori peaks. Our most unique tourism offering is guiding clients to the highest point on Ugandan soil, Margherita Peak at 5109m above sea level.
Although we are famous for ourtourism services we also offer additional products featuring an array of Ugandan national parks as well as volunteer tourism opportunities to the local communities in Uganda.
Type of vehicle used:
- Luxury Landcruiser 5-seater
- Safari Van 7-seater
Activities offered
- Tour and travel
- Guided nature trails
- Wildlife safaris around Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania
- Hiking Safari
- Cultural walk
- Honey moon Holiday tour
Available languages:
- English and Ugandan Local languages
National Parks included in itineraries:
- All ten national parks of Uganda
Contact
Mubaku +256 786 776 100+256 716 164 974
Kampala +256 414 698 399+256 782 365 566
Email: info@pamojasafarisuganda.com
Websites:
Pearls Supported
Responsible Travel
- We sensitize the local community on the value of conservation and tourism around Murchison falls national park through member’s general meetings, community conservation outreach, community–public meetings and workshops for guides and cooks.
- We fund school and look for sponsors to the school going children, and participate in door to door outreach to avoid early girl child dropout.
- We provide tree seedlings to every Mubaku community conservation organization member at all general meetings.
- Pamoja we Funds Mubaku community conservation organization with community project also mobilizes community women and encourages them to make craft to be sold to visitors. A free space house in front of Bright future Nursery school provide them with income generating activities (IGA). This way they have a new channel to distribute their good.
- Pamoja Safaris and Wild Experience Africa aid schools with funds to construct 4 class rooms or give out bags of cement. Also, we look for a sponsor from abroad and run an education loan program to help students obtain higher education.
- We at Pamoja Safaris offers our vehicles to the community in cases of emergencies.
- Pamoja Safaris fund Mubaku community to acquire land for a health Centre for community. The health unit will sensitize the community on family planning, reproductive health, child health care, out reaches and immunization.
- Pamoja Safaris aids the community through the improvement of social amenities, e.g. schools, health centers.
- The organization has its own dance and drama, soccer team and community conservation personnel, all of whom are picked for the community to enhance their economic advancement, socio-cultural livelihood and quality of life.
- All of our 10 Teachers, guides and administration staff are recruited from the local community.
- Pamoja Safaris together with community collaboration are planning to build Mubaku community safaris camp (MCSC). And community safari boat that will be start with it docking around Mubaku village.
Wild Frontiers
Location: Entebbe
G&C Tours is a multi-faceted organization that has been operating in Uganda for 15 years. We operate safaris for international visitors to Uganda to view the highlights such as mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and game viewing as well as tailormade tours for special interests, e.g. birding, cultural tours, etc. Our guides are some of Uganda’s best and have many years of combined experience. We have some of our own lodge and camp accommodation facilities in Bwindi and QENP and we use other accommodations best suited to guests travelling to the various areas of Uganda. We also operate boats on Lake Victoria and the Nile River at Murchison Falls where we offer guests a unique safari experience from the water.
Type of vehicle used:
- We use Toyota landcruisers – modified for 7 seats with window access for all guests and roof hatches. All vehicles are specifically modified to our own specifications and the majority are less than 3 years old. All seats have seatbelts and high backs with headrests. All vehicles carry full comprehensive and passenger liability insurance to the highest levels and are registered fully in Uganda. The vehicles have fridges and invertor charging facilities inside and for added comfort cushions are provided for guests’ use.
Description of the types of guides used on the tours
- Our guides are experienced – at least 6 years in the industry but many with over 10 years. They are trained with our own in-house courses – floral / faunal identification as well as outside courses for more specialist and higher level training including 4×4 driving and first aid.
Available languages: English, French. Others required are hired in specifically as the demand is low.
National Parks included in itineraries:
- All the main ones and any others as long as security is fine
Responsible Travel
- We use local guides
- We use local staff – from the communities close by if possible in our camps/lodges
- We buy as much as we can locally – supplies and infrastructure too
- Our tours always encourage guests to do community tours and donate to organizations assisting correctly with community development rather than handing money/ items out along the way.
- We utilize community based accommodations where appropriate – bear in mind that for the most part we deal with very high-end guests.
Contact
Tel: 0414 321 479 / 0772 502 155
Mobile: +256 (0) 772 741718
Fax: 0414 321 479
Reservation Email: info@wildfrontiers.co.ug
Website: www.wildfrontiers.co.ug
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Volcanoes Safaris
Location: Kampala Uganda and Rwanda
Welcome to the unique world of Volcanoes Safaris! Our visionary approach to great ape eco-tourism is centered around our eco-lodges near the threatened gorilla and chimpanzee populations. We look forward to sharing this magical experience with you.
The Volcanoes Safaris Group is a unique great ape ecotourism business which was set up in Kampala, Uganda in 1997 and specializes in mountain gorilla safaris. Over the last decade, we have taken over 6,000 clients on gorilla safaris and we currently employ over 100 people globally. This track record makes us the No. 1 Gorilla Safari Company. We offer an unrivalled, integrated set of services including safaris and our own eco safari lodges; international sales offices in London and Atlanta; ecotourism partnership programs with communities and conservation organisations to give communities a stake in the development of eco-tourism; great ape ecotourism advisory services for governments and donors.
Type of vehicle used:
- We use 4WD minibuses and Toyota Landcruisers which are comfortable, well maintained and in good condition.
Description of the types of guides used on the tours
- The ‘Volcanoes family’ – from the guides and waitresses to the lodge managers and tour team – are committed to ensuring that clients have a distinctive and memorable experience in this frontier area of Africa. Many of our staff, drawn from different countries and ethnic groups, are from families which have survived conflict. All have benefited from Volcanoes’ extensive training program and today they manage our Uganda safaris, Rwanda safaris, Tanzania Safaris and lodges. This approach to empowering local staff is unique among leading safari companies.
Available languages: English, Frech and Local languages
National Parks included in itineraries:
- Bwindi Impenentrable National Park
- Mgahinga Gorilla National park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park
Responsible Travel
- We believe that ecotourism in these remote areas needs to respect the culture of local communities, their modest economic means and the fragility of the environment. Providing western standards of comfort needs to be balanced with the pressure local people face in obtaining food and clean water. In designing our eco-lodges, therefore, we ensure that water consumption is reduced and waste disposal controlled, and solar power is used instead of generators.
- As award winning pioneers in ecotourism we ensure our safaris respect the culture of local communities, the fragility of the environment and the need to use resources in a sustainable way.
- The Volcanoes Kyambura Gorge Eco-tourism Partnership project promotes the protection of chimpanzees and creates a buffer zone between the Gorge and the local communities.
Contact
Tel: +256 (0) 414 346464/5 +256 (0) 312 263823
Mobile: +256 (0) 772 741718
Fax: +256 (0) 414 341718 +256 (0) 312 265248
Email: salesug@volcanoessafaris.com
Website: http://www.volcanoessafaris.com/
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Uganda Travel Bureau
Location: Kampala
Through our 40 years experience in the tours and travel industry we have developed a reputation for our unsurpassed personal attention. Uganda Travel Bureau is an American Express ® Travel Services Partner
Type of vehicle used:
- Toyota Land cruiser fabricated with Pop-up Roof, Toyota Hiace Minibus with Pop-up Roof, Toyota Land cruiser EX
Vehicle amenities:
- Air Conditioners, Customized Cars, 5-6 window seats with leg room, Pop-up roof with canopy.
Description of the types of guides used on the tours
- Guides are trained and Licensed by UGASA
Available languages: English and Kiswahili
National Parks included in itineraries:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Semuliki National Park
- Kibale National Park
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- Mount Elgon National Park
Contact
Tel: 0414-335335, 0312-232555, 0772232555
Fax: 0414-236998
Reservation Email: info@utb.co.ug, gracenakidde@ug.fcm.travel
Website: www.travelUTB.com
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The Uganda Safari Company
Location: Throughout Uganda
All of our safaris are tailor made, and almost all are organized for private groups. We work with our clients long before they arrive in the country to ensure that we are going to give them what they want.
We ask questions, we discuss, we make suggestions. And we understand that what may be perfect for one client may not be for another. All of this may take a bit of time, but it helps us to get to know you, and it means that your safari will be designed just for you.
Our safaris range anywhere from three days to three weeks, taking in the diversity that is Uganda, from the dry vastness of Kidepo in the north, the savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth, the riparian forest and savannah valley of Semliki, the mighty Nile at Murchison Falls and the tropical rainforest of Bwindi.
We specialize in Gorilla tracking, bird watching and mountaineering. Our tours are centered on value for money, conserving the environment and supporting comminities.
Type of vehicle used:
- Toyota Land Cruisers and Land Rovers. The vehicles are designed for safaris with plenty of leg room and two viewing hatches in the roof with padded bottoms for roof riding. Safaris shouldn’t hurt and we don’t think that being crammed into a minivan is the best way to see a country!
What We Bring To Our Safaris
- Personal Service: We work with you to design the trip to your specifications. No scheduled departures, no lack of flexibility. This is your holiday
- Superior Vehicles: Our vehicles are specially designed for safaris and wildlife viewing, and are regularly serviced by our full-time mechanics. We don’t think breaking down on an African roadside is an integral part of a safari…
- Experience: We live here full-time. Most of us grew up here. But we also have lived in Europe and North America so we know what comfort and service is all about.
- Knowledge: Our involvement with Uganda’s National Parks and its wildlife goes beyond just safaris. We are involved with day-to-day operations in Uganda’s parks and in preserving these resources for generations to come.
- Local Know-How: Our guests travel all over the country, so we meet people from all corners of Uganda. We have access to information, stories, traditions, news, heritage, and all the little things that make a visit to a new country special.
- Conservation: We were once awarded the special mention award at the Uganda Investment Authority ‘Investor of the Year’ award for “Outstanding Contribution to Uganda’s Conservation”.
Vehicle amenities:
- Air conditioning, small refrigirator, 6 window seats guaranteed, roof hatches, tea, coffe, snacks and bottled water
Description of the types of guides used on the tours
- English speaking safari guides
Available languages: English and Kiswahili
National Parks included in itineraries:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Semliki Wildlife reserve
- Semliki National Park
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- Kibale National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Mt Elgon National Park
Responsible Travel
- We help clean the local area and minimise electricity use by asking staff to switch off unnecessary lights. We educate visitors about how they can conserve the local environment
- We use local guides, visit restaurants with local produce and use local drivers for our safari.
- We include tours to local communities, with the option for tourists to purchase handmade crafts or observe local traditions such as dances. We also offer tourists the option to stay in a community-based accommodation
- We help support local organisations and charities. Our activities include sponsoring local sports teams, supporting local schools or orphanages, and assisting the elderly or underprivileged.
Contact
Tel: +256 414 251 182
Fax: +256 414 344653
Reservation Email: info@safariuganda.com
Website: www.safariuganda.com
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The Far Horizons
Since we began operations over a decade ago, we have been driven to bring our clients’ dream Ugandan safaris to reality. This has forged us into a dedicated team with an unparalleled passion for the countries we operate in.
All of our guides are passionate about the countries they work in and have been working with us for several years. Their enthusiasm is infectious and their knowledge of the wildlife and birds that you will come across is exceptional.
We meticulously think through every aspect of your trip, from our initial contact, to answering your questions and concerns, to adjusting and planning for your requirements, to the time when we meet you off the plane and show you “our Africa.”
We believe that the perfect safari should be engaging, fun and well paced. It must give you an opportunity to learn about your surroundings, it must be safe and it must be responsible. Above all, it should be a highlight for you to treasure for years to come. This philosophy has served us well over the years, and ensures that your trip with us will truly be a journey discovering Uganda.
Activities Offered
- Gorilla and chimp tracking
- Day and night time game drives
- Game viewing on horseback or quad bike
- Forest walks
- Boat safaris on Lake Mburo
- Local community visits
Responsible Travel
- The Far Horizons is a corporate member and donor of the Uganda Conservation Foundation
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Stebar Safaris
Stebar Safaris Ltd is an environmentally-conscious East African tour company based in Uganda. We offer a wide range of programs in order to ensure that customers have ample choices at their disposal.
Our itineraries are tailored to include visits to community based projects because we strongly believe in sustainable community tourism. We also encourage all our clients to participate or support community or conservation projects through volunteer placements.
Available Vehicles: We boast of a fleet of the latest Extended Land Cruisers designed for long journeys. All our vehicles are 4×4, air conditioned, contain charging systems and invertors, comprehensively insured and tracked 24 hours for safety and security.
Description of the types of guides used on the tours: We employ experienced and professionally trained guides from USAGA (Uganda Safari Guides Association) and Uganda Bird Guides Association.
Available languages: English and German
National Parks included in itineraries: Our tours cover all National Parks except Kidepo, which can be included upon special request.
Activities Offered
- Gorilla trekking safaris and tours
- Chimpanzee tracking and tours
- Birding safaris
- Wildlife adventure safaris
- Cultural safaris
- Student study trips
- White water rafting
- Community and volunteer opportunities
- City tours
Sustainable and Responsible Travel
- We deal with small groups of people to enhance the experience for our guests and reduce the impact on the environment
- We use more internet than print advertising to reduce waste
- We work closely with UWEC, UWA who in turn help educate our clients about environmental conservation
- We support community-run accommodation
- All our guides are local
- We offer tours of local communities and give tourists the option to purchase handmade crafts and observe local traditions
- We provide our clients with the opportunity to stay in authentic local community accommodations
- We support Kabazaire Memorial Child Development Center and YAWE located in Fort Portal
- We ensure that most of our tailor made itineraries, especially long safaris, allocate at least a day or two for volunteer work on a project of their choice
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Rwenzori Trekking Services
Location: Rwenzori Mountains, Kasese
Come discover the gorgeous Rwenzori Mountains of Africa. See these incredible mountains escorted by our knowledgeable guides and take in diverse flora and fauna of the region. Although we specialize in mountain trekking, we also offer services to other Ugandan National parks, including gorilla and chimpanzee tracking and birding tours.
Activities:
- Mountain trekking
- Chimpanzee and gorilla tracking
- Birding tours
National Parks included:
- Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park
Description of guides:
Our guides are mostly from the local community; all are from Uganda. We employ female guides to create a better relationship with our female clients and to give equal opportunity to Ugandan women. We are finding that our female guides are a valuable asset in providing more customer care to our clients!
Available languages: English and Lukonzo
Responsible Travel
- We set up and developed community tourism trails outside the National Park so that the community also benefits from tourism and can realize the benefits of tourism and conserving the environment.
- Following our believe that education is the key to solving the problems of unemployment and poverty, and to give young people the skills necessary to become future tour guides, we built three classrooms and three teachers’ houses at Kyambogho Primary School.
- For each day a tourist treks on our trail, $5 goes to various community or cultural development programmes organized and run by the local community or kingdom.
Contact
Tel:
Kilembe office:
+ 256 (0)776114442
Kampala office:
+256 (0) 774114499
Email:
rwenzoritrekking@gmail.com
Website:
www.rwenzoritrekking.com
Kilembe office:
+ 256 (0)776114442
Kampala office:
+256 (0) 774114499
Email:
rwenzoritrekking@gmail.com
Website:
www.rwenzoritrekking.com
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