Bill William - our USA Representative and contact
Africa Adventure Safaris
- Located In:
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United States
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2004)
- Member Of:
- NU & AUTO
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $1,385 to $9,523 per person per day (MXN, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
friendly knowledgeable and fun
We had a great time with Enos our guide. He was accommodating, extremely knowledgeable about Rwandan affairs, affable and one of the nicest people I've ever met. Olive was easy to work with and the whole trip was an amazing success. Would thoroughly recommend them - especially Enos.
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Email Amit Rawat | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing experience with Africa Adventure Safaris
I recently had the opportunity to visit Uganda for trekking Mountain Gorillas in wild. Being little skeptical about the country and security, I was taken aback by the services, support and facilities provided by Africa Adventure which kind of over exceeded my expectations. Specially need to mentioned Bernard as my assigned tour guide Humble and jovial by nature who made the whole trip such a comfort and informative that I would suggest any friend or family visiting there to book from them. Thanks team Africa Adventure Safaris for making this trip wonderful, comfortable and a massive success. Cheers..!!
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Superb
Communication and service were excellent with a prompt response at every stage of the booking process. Our guide Chris was polite, friendly and very well informed. The organisation of the tour made the whole experience most enjoyable. Chris went out of his way to be helpful at every stage. I would highly recommend using Africa Adventure Safaris.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
4-day Gorillas and Wildlife Tour
Everything about this trip was first class. We booked through Nelson who was extremely professional and timely in his communication. Our host for the trip was Bernard, and I don't have enough good things to say about him. The van was extremely comfortable and the budget accommodations they chose were surprisingly great. Bernard was extremely knowledgeable about the landscape, economics and politics of the country, as well as the wildlife we encountered. He made every effort to ensure we had a great trip, including several sudden stop requests for photos or chances to buy a cold pop. The actual safaris they planned were incredible. We were extremely pleased with our gorilla trekking, boat excursion and game drives. We saw schools of animals from lions to hippos to elephants to buffalos. I couldn't provide a higher recommendation for this tour group.
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorilla Trek
This was a wonderful, once in a lifetime experience. I would highly recommend.
Africa Adventure Safaris was the perfect choice for the visiting the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda
I contacted Africa Adventure Safaris (DBA Rwanda Gorilla Tour) and two other more familiar tour companies to see what type of tours were available to see the gorillas in Rwanda and what the cost would be. Africa Adventure was the most flexible and was also less expensive than the other 2 companies. I eventually booked a 4 day 3 night tour with them and requested that they purchase a 2 day pass for me to go on gorilla trek. Because i was traveling alone i was somewhat concerned about whether a guide would actually show up at the Kigali, Rwanda airport to meet me and what it would be like depending on a complete stranger for 4 days. There was no need for concern. Enos was waiting for me when i arrived and made me immediately comfortable. By the end of the trip i was relying totally on him. He kept track of my camera, my backpack and sometimes even my passport. It was like traveling with a friend. He was always prompt to pick me up for the gorilla treks and where ever else we were going.It was nice not being with a group. The staff at my hotel was very friendly and were always quick to help out if something was needed. There were a wide variety of menu choices and i enjoyed everything i tried. After talking to other people that i met on the trek i think i would have preferred staying at a Lodge rather than a hotel but i spent very little actually hanging around at the hotel so it really didn't make a big difference - plus i know that the Lodges cost more.
The entire trip was smooth and relaxed. Other than the scheduled treks it was up to me to decide how i wanted to spend my free time and Enos was always there to accompany me. I recommend them and in fact have already given their information to two people who are interested in seeing the gorillas.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Gorillas Rwanda and Uganda
My family returned recently (August 2014) from a 5 day gorilla trekking holiday in Rwanda and Uganda, organized by Olive from “Africa Adventure Safaris”.
About a year ago I began researching trips to the gorillas and I spent extensive time on the internet gathering as much info and insight into the dos and don’ts, as I could, from 4 different tour companies. I eventually settled on an itinerary and the hotels I wanted and put the same option out to all 4 companies for quotes.
Over all the time of researching, Olive from “Africa Adventure Safaris” impressed me the most – answering my many questions and adding valuable info to my queries timeously, efficiently and with a friendliness permeating the correspondence.
“Africa Adventure Safaris” came in very competitively with pricing and after favourable reviews from past clients, I settled on them to arrange my trip.
All the bookings were done as per my requests and payment via EFT went without a hitch.
William - our guide and driver- was great – very friendly and knowledgeable about the region.
The trip was fabulous, the hotels as described and my itinerary was executed exactly as planned. We had an amazing, “once in a lifetime bucket list experience”.
I can only commend “Africa Adventure Safaris” on their professionalism and friendliness and would without hesitation recommend them to others wanting to experience this unique region.
Jackie
South Africa
PS – we saw fabulous gorillas!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The entire experience was great! From the planning to the guide and treking!
I would highly recommend Africa Adventures Safaris. They made the entire experience a pleasure. Olive was very helpful during the planning stage and Enos was a fantastic guide! He went out of his way to make sure everything went well. The gorilla trekking was an amazing experience. The guides and porters were very friendly and helpful!
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceptional Rwanda - Uganda weel long adventure!
We had the opportunity to work with Olive; she was excellent and able to ultimately construct just the agenda we wanted (which was a bit different than the pre-planned package). William was our guide. He was friendly, professional, organized, informative, and helpful. We stayed in wonderful accommodations (Garr Hotel, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, and Enganzi). Each place was different in style, but all had one important thing in common - friendly staff. As this trip was a celebration of Larry's 50th birthday, we were very surprised when the staff of the Garr Hotel came out with a cake and William, our guide, came out with a small gift. Wonderful personal touch! Our permits for the Gorilla experience were acquired via Olive - and that eliminated a large amount of worry for us. The food was plentiful and good. More than enough water was supplied each day. In 6 days, we interacted with Gorillas, visited a village, hiked a gorge, took a boat trip, visited a market, went on a safari, and visited places Dian Fossey frequented. The experience was authentic and fun! We have three suggestions for potential travelers. First, plan well in advance of your trip so that you can listen, learn and plan the best trip possible. Second, be aware of physical fitness and realistic about potential limitations. Enganzi, for example, had more stairs than we have ever seen at a lodge/hotel. The room and view were well worth the effort, but guests should be aware of these sorts of things. We also strongly encourage you to use the porter service when hiking for Gorillas. It is not expensive, and it is very helpful regardless of physical fitness. Third, realize that some things may be lost in translation and/or via e-mail communication. Be detailed in your expectations and ask for confirmation in writing of what you understand to be the case - it will help to eliminate any disappointments or issues on the trip itself. It is also a reason to start the planning process earlier rather than later.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome Safari with Africa Adventures Safaris
We booked a ten day tour in June with Africa Adventure Safaris and have nothing but positive feedback regarding them. We dealt with Nicholas via email and found him to be helpful and accommodating from the outset. We did have our concerns about visiting certain parts of Uganda, particularly the areas along the border with DRC, however, Nicholas was able to provide up-to-date advice and assurances. We therefore arranged an itinerary including Murchison Falls NP, Kibale Forest, QENP and Bwindi Forest thus ensuring that we would be able to fully experience the variety of Uganda's natural environments and wildlife. Nicholas took care to provide an itinerary that would meet our requirements and provide us with the best possible experience, for example by recommending the Chimp Habituation Experience over the tracking. Prior to departing for Uganda we paid the full amount via Pesapal which seems to be the Ugandan equivalent to PayPal. This worked flawlessly and Nicholas was able to quickly confirm receipt of the payment. On arrival at Entebbe airport we were met by our guide and driver, Douglas who throughout the trip proved to be knowledgable, caring, humorous and above all extremely professional. Douglas advised that he had been working in the tourist industry for 20 years and his expertise and experience was apparent throughout the trip. He kept up-to-date with the situations in the national parks giving us the best chance of spotting all of the animals that we wanted to see (including giraffes, elephants and hippos in Murchison Falls and lions in QENP). Moreover, the relationships that he has established with locals over the years ensured that we received the best of service in all of the lodges etc: we were even given preference in terms of choosing the gorilla group that we wanted to track in Bwindi. Overall, we had an awesome adventure in Uganda and would highly recommend Nicholas, Douglas and Africa Adventure Safaris!