Mamaland Safaris
Mamaland Safaris
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Come explore Kampala, its surroundings and Uganda with us. We offer safaris as well as day trips in the area around Kampala for the one who doesn't have time for a full safari. Go for a city tour of Kampala, see the source of the Nile in Jinja, go for a birding adventure to see the great shoebill stork or get close to Uganda's animals at UWEC (zoo) in Entebbe. Or if you have more time come to explore Uganda's amazing wildlife and nature with us during a safari. Enter Uganda's Paradise Now!
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onthemooove
New York City, New York13 contributions
Dec 2019
We did an 8-day trip with Mamaland Safaris in December 2019. The reason for choosing the company was because of the good reviews they already had. From the beginning, Anna and Edrisa were most helpful in planning the tour, and were always quick in responding to emails and really tried to accommodate all our interest and needs.
We had Donna as our guide, and in all my travels, I haven’t met a guide as friendly, professional, and informed as him. He was a very good and safe driver, with a lot of experience. The car we had was always in good condition despite the tough terrain (which Donna referred to as a ‘Ugandan’ massage) that we had to sometimes drive through. We visited the chimps in Kibale, QENP’s Kazinga Channel and Ishasha sector, mountain gorillas in Mgahinga, crossed into Rwanda, to visit Volcanoes NP, fish on Lake Kivu, Nyungwe NP before returning to Kigali to end that part of the trip.
At every location and even for the border crossing, Mamaland had made sure all the paper work was in order, and the reservations were made accurately, so we had no problem whatsoever. We stayed in a variety of accommodation, but all of them were clean, well situated, and with friendly staff. For example, Isunga Lodge just west of Kibale, where we stayed the after chimp-trekking was the best place we stayed in during our whole trip in East Africa- the views were spectacular and the food was amazing.
Our only negative would be the fact that at some places where we stayed, the menus were always too Westernised, and with few options to try the local food. But when we told Donna about this, he made sure we were able to try the local food everywhere we went. His experience as a guide made sure that he was able to read the clients, understand what their interest and needs were and accommodate it within means.
All in all, the trip was worth every penny…and we can’t wait to go back to Uganda to explore its culturally diverse north with Mamaland and Dona as our guide.
We had Donna as our guide, and in all my travels, I haven’t met a guide as friendly, professional, and informed as him. He was a very good and safe driver, with a lot of experience. The car we had was always in good condition despite the tough terrain (which Donna referred to as a ‘Ugandan’ massage) that we had to sometimes drive through. We visited the chimps in Kibale, QENP’s Kazinga Channel and Ishasha sector, mountain gorillas in Mgahinga, crossed into Rwanda, to visit Volcanoes NP, fish on Lake Kivu, Nyungwe NP before returning to Kigali to end that part of the trip.
At every location and even for the border crossing, Mamaland had made sure all the paper work was in order, and the reservations were made accurately, so we had no problem whatsoever. We stayed in a variety of accommodation, but all of them were clean, well situated, and with friendly staff. For example, Isunga Lodge just west of Kibale, where we stayed the after chimp-trekking was the best place we stayed in during our whole trip in East Africa- the views were spectacular and the food was amazing.
Our only negative would be the fact that at some places where we stayed, the menus were always too Westernised, and with few options to try the local food. But when we told Donna about this, he made sure we were able to try the local food everywhere we went. His experience as a guide made sure that he was able to read the clients, understand what their interest and needs were and accommodate it within means.
All in all, the trip was worth every penny…and we can’t wait to go back to Uganda to explore its culturally diverse north with Mamaland and Dona as our guide.
Written January 26, 2020
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Chris C
1 contribution
Mar 2022
My wife and I traveled to Africa for our honeymoon and were looking through the many options for safaris and ultimately decided upon going to Uganda because of the various things to do.
We did a 6 night / 7 day trip that included safari game drives, Nile boat cruise, chimpanzee trekking, gorilla trekking, rhino trekking, and a few community walks. Needless to say, the experience was absolutely incredible and we were able to encounter so many different exciting animals, some in very close ways (chimps and gorillas).
Hamza from Mamalands was our guide for the safari and leading up to the trip, was incredibly helpful with getting everything booked, making changes to our itinerary per our requests, and even rescheduling our trip after we had to move it due to COVID.
Even more so, Hamza was an incredible host for the week, being very professional as a driver as well as incredibly friendly and fun to talk to. On top of that, he was very knowledgeable about Uganda as a whole, providing many interesting insights, as well as very interesting details about animal encounters we had. Additionally, Hamza has built a great network all over Uganda, leading to knowledge of where certain animals can be seen (we were able to see three leopards due to this!), as well as making checking in and out of our lodges easily and comfortable.
I should also add, every lodge we stayed at was lovely, the staff super friendly, and the views were unbelievable.
We are so happy we chose Mamalands for this experience and would recommend them to anyone else looking to make a booking. Additionally, we also can't stress enough how incredible and beautiful Uganda was as a country. We definitely hope to be back sometime in the near future.
We did a 6 night / 7 day trip that included safari game drives, Nile boat cruise, chimpanzee trekking, gorilla trekking, rhino trekking, and a few community walks. Needless to say, the experience was absolutely incredible and we were able to encounter so many different exciting animals, some in very close ways (chimps and gorillas).
Hamza from Mamalands was our guide for the safari and leading up to the trip, was incredibly helpful with getting everything booked, making changes to our itinerary per our requests, and even rescheduling our trip after we had to move it due to COVID.
Even more so, Hamza was an incredible host for the week, being very professional as a driver as well as incredibly friendly and fun to talk to. On top of that, he was very knowledgeable about Uganda as a whole, providing many interesting insights, as well as very interesting details about animal encounters we had. Additionally, Hamza has built a great network all over Uganda, leading to knowledge of where certain animals can be seen (we were able to see three leopards due to this!), as well as making checking in and out of our lodges easily and comfortable.
I should also add, every lodge we stayed at was lovely, the staff super friendly, and the views were unbelievable.
We are so happy we chose Mamalands for this experience and would recommend them to anyone else looking to make a booking. Additionally, we also can't stress enough how incredible and beautiful Uganda was as a country. We definitely hope to be back sometime in the near future.
Written March 9, 2022
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Nina Niinja M
Kampala, Uganda38 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Me and my 2year old son had the luck to have Edrisa as our guide during our 3day trip to Murchison falls.
He was polite, good with my son, open for suggestions, made sure we had everything we needed and was flexible with the itinarery.
Everything from the first contact with the company until the end was great and I recommend anyone to do a trip with them. You wont be disapointed🙂🙂🙂
He was polite, good with my son, open for suggestions, made sure we had everything we needed and was flexible with the itinarery.
Everything from the first contact with the company until the end was great and I recommend anyone to do a trip with them. You wont be disapointed🙂🙂🙂
Written January 11, 2020
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Nastya Kalina
Minsk, Belarus27 contributions
May 2022
It was the first and best safari. We went with friends in a group of 4 people. Everything was well organized. We didn't have to pay any additional fees. The price included food and water, all entrances to the parks, housing, a boat. We liked everything very much. Our guide reacted quickly and thanks to him we saw almost all of the big five (except for the leopard).
Written June 3, 2022
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Leo B
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Friends
I want to thank all of you at Mamaland Safaris for a fantastic trip.
We were three people from Denmark, who went with Mamaland Safaris on their 12 days birding trip.
We all agreed that the guides were excellent. Tony and Alex did a fantastic job finding birds. We have travelled all over the world finding birds and have had many very good guides. Tony and Alex belong to the very best we have had. And besides this they were very good company for us.
So please, tell them.
Another good thing about Mamaland Safaris is the communication with Hamza that we had planning the trip. Hamza was always very fast in answering different questions that we had.
So we will recommend Mamaland Safaris to whoever is planning a birding trip to Uganda.
Best wishes from
Birgitte, Leo, and Ole from Denmark.
We were three people from Denmark, who went with Mamaland Safaris on their 12 days birding trip.
We all agreed that the guides were excellent. Tony and Alex did a fantastic job finding birds. We have travelled all over the world finding birds and have had many very good guides. Tony and Alex belong to the very best we have had. And besides this they were very good company for us.
So please, tell them.
Another good thing about Mamaland Safaris is the communication with Hamza that we had planning the trip. Hamza was always very fast in answering different questions that we had.
So we will recommend Mamaland Safaris to whoever is planning a birding trip to Uganda.
Best wishes from
Birgitte, Leo, and Ole from Denmark.
Written August 31, 2023
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Meander529604
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Family
Moc jsme chtěli vidět gorily, ale tahle část Afriky se nám zdála dost turbulentní. Po shlédnutí řady videí a přečtení několika cestopisů a hlavně po rozhovorech s panem Kočvarou jsme změnili názor. Rozhodli jsme se pro Mamaland Safaris a byli jsme nadšení. Mohli jsme si navrhnout změny v navrhovaném plánu a cestovka nám vyšla ve všem vstříc. Šimpanze jsme například nenavštívili v Kibale ale navrhli nám Kalinzu forest a bylo to úžasné. Všechna ubytování byla na vysoké úrovni a hlavně čistá, jídlo výborné. Veškerý servis spojený s ubytováním byl jak v hotelu. Díky Abdulovi našemu řidiči a průvodci v jedné osobě jsme se dostali do míst kam bychom se sami nedostali. Na safari si s ostatními řidiči si vyměňoval informace a snažil se abychom viděli co nejlépe a co nejvíce zvířat.
Na závěr bych rád poděkoval panu Kočvarovi a Panu Hamzovi za úžasný zážitek.
Libor, Gábina a Dominik
We really wanted to see gorillas, but this part of Africa seemed quite turbulent. After watching a number of videos and reading several travelogues, and especially after talking to Mr. Kočvara, we changed our minds. We decided on Mamaland Safaris and were thrilled. We were able to suggest changes to the proposed plan and the itinerary was accommodating in everything. For example, we didn't visit the chimpanzees in Kibala, but they suggested Kalinzu forest and it was amazing. All accommodations were of a high standard, clean, the food was excellent. All the service connected with the accommodation perfect. Thanks to Abdul, our driver and guide in one person, we got to places we wouldn't have been able to get to on our own. On safari, he exchanged information with the other drivers and tried to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible.
Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Kočvar and Mr. Hamz for the wonderful experience.
Libor, Gábina and Dominik
Na závěr bych rád poděkoval panu Kočvarovi a Panu Hamzovi za úžasný zážitek.
Libor, Gábina a Dominik
We really wanted to see gorillas, but this part of Africa seemed quite turbulent. After watching a number of videos and reading several travelogues, and especially after talking to Mr. Kočvara, we changed our minds. We decided on Mamaland Safaris and were thrilled. We were able to suggest changes to the proposed plan and the itinerary was accommodating in everything. For example, we didn't visit the chimpanzees in Kibala, but they suggested Kalinzu forest and it was amazing. All accommodations were of a high standard, clean, the food was excellent. All the service connected with the accommodation perfect. Thanks to Abdul, our driver and guide in one person, we got to places we wouldn't have been able to get to on our own. On safari, he exchanged information with the other drivers and tried to ensure that we saw as many animals as possible.
Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Kočvar and Mr. Hamz for the wonderful experience.
Libor, Gábina and Dominik
Written October 9, 2023
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Sophie_198802
London, UK9 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
We had an amazing experience with Mamaland on a 10 day tour seeing all the wonderful sights of Uganda with key highlights seeing a leopard and the chimpanzees. Madi our tour guide was great and a really knowledgeable guide who was always willing to help and go out of his way.
The only downside was we had a trainee with us which at first we were delighted with, however, we weren’t told about this in advance and unfortunately she came across disinterested and as if she didn’t really care whether we had a good time. At times we thought she was on a free holiday vs a trainee eager to learn and improving the experience of the tourists, so I would check when you book whether a trainee will be with you and their interest in becoming a tour guide.
Overall we would highly recommend this tour as everything else was above our expectations. From the accomodation, food to the wildlife. It was all we hoped for. Thank you Mamaland
Sophie and James
The only downside was we had a trainee with us which at first we were delighted with, however, we weren’t told about this in advance and unfortunately she came across disinterested and as if she didn’t really care whether we had a good time. At times we thought she was on a free holiday vs a trainee eager to learn and improving the experience of the tourists, so I would check when you book whether a trainee will be with you and their interest in becoming a tour guide.
Overall we would highly recommend this tour as everything else was above our expectations. From the accomodation, food to the wildlife. It was all we hoped for. Thank you Mamaland
Sophie and James
Written July 23, 2022
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Hello Sophie and James.
Many greetings from Uganda and Mamaland safaris Team.
We are happy to be reading such great review from your side. I have to say that we are so much excited to have met your expectations while with us here in Uganda.
We shall still be available to organize more trips for you and your loved ones in future around Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Warm regards.
Hamza and Mamaland Team
Written January 30, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Ivan
London, UK9 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
We had a wonderful time during our honeymoon! The trip was as described by Hamza. Hamza is very responsive updating the safari description as requested. Tony was our guide, he was awesome, so enthusiastic and respectual with nature. We are so grateful to him as he made our trip amazing. He also solved some problems that we faced very quickly. We really recommend Mamaland and our guide Tony!!!
Written August 15, 2022
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Hello Ivan.
Many greetings from Uganda and Mamaland safaris Team.
We are happy to be reading such great review from your side. I have to say that we are so much excited to have met your expectations while with us here in Uganda.
We shall still be available to organize more trips for you and your loved ones in future around Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Warm regards.
Hamza and Mamaland Team
Written January 30, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
PIETRO M
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Family
We had an amazing holiday and a fantastic experience. Not only we saw lions, leopards, elephants, giraffs and gorillas but we were also able to interact with the local communities and see outstanding views of the various lakes, rivers and last but not least natural parks. Our guide Medi was very caring and was always ready and eager to answer all of our questions. Surely an experience I’d recommend to do booking with mamaland safaris!
Written August 30, 2022
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Hello .
Many greetings from Uganda and Mamaland safaris Team.
We are happy to be reading such great review from your side. I have to say that we are so much excited to have met your expectations while with us here in Uganda.
We shall still be available to organize more trips for you and your loved ones in future around Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Warm regards.
Hamza and Mamaland Team
Written January 30, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jordi F
Reus, Spain15 contributions
Nov 2021 • Couples
Talking about Uganda and not talking about Mamaland Safaris is like talking about football without naming Messi. And that's not all ... Talking about Uganda and Mamaland safaris and not mentioning Hamza and Richard Mamaland guides is like talking about gorillas and not mentioning KING KONG. The truth is that we take with us an incredible memory of Uganda for its national parks, its wonderful people and its ability to improve infrastructure to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. A wonderful 20 day trip accompanied by two great characters !!! Richard is a Spanish speaking guide with a brutal knowledge of Ugandan culture and Hamza a specialist driver better than Hamilton and an excellent itinerary coordinator. Two fantastic people who have made our trip a dream come true. Thank you both. You are the best!!!!!!
Written December 19, 2021
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nataliamontero95
Paracuellos de Jarama, Spain11 contributions
Hola , tienen guías en español ??
Anna T
Kampala, Uganda25 contributions
Si si
zankiwong
Hong Kong, China7 contributions
Hi there, may I know if your company offer some travel package to visiting the gorilla or the big mouth bird in late December for 2 persons? thanks.
Anna T
Kampala, Uganda25 contributions
I'm glad to hear you are interested in exploring Uganda. We would be happy to arrange a safari for you. Please send us a mail and we will send you an option.
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