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The long-awaited safari by any traveler is actualized with leaving them in cloud nine when led into the African wilderness by Kigezi Mbogo Tours. The company offers both tailor-made trips to suit tastes and preferences of every visitor as well as group scheduled tours into the sights and sounds of everlasting nature of East Africa.

Kigezi Mbogo Tours has a permanent relationship with all service providers, offering unequaled services like accommodation into the best hotels that are just a home away from home, delicious food that gets visitors’ taste buds singing, rewarding excursions, perfect transport into the wild and back to the airport.

Services offered by Kigezi Mbogo Tours

Gorilla trekking adventures

A gorilla trekking safari is the “sweet heart” for almost all visitors that come into the pearl of Africa. Therefore, Kigezi Mbogo Tours has a team of tour guides that are friendly, warm and highly experienced to lead all gorilla enthusiasts into galloping over the rough terrain in quest of mountain gorillas living in the thick jungles of Mgahinga and Bwindi National Parks.

Gorilla trekking in D. R. Congo

In Democratic Republic of Congo, visitors have an equal chance of visiting mountain gorillas with us, only in Virunga National Park located in Goma near the border with Uganda and Rwanda.

Gorilla trekking in Rwanda

Visitors interested in visiting mountain gorillas that reside in Rwanda should also make reservations with Kigezi Mbogo Tours to visit the Volcanoes National Park.

Wildlife safaris

Kigezi Mbogo Tours is delighted to lead everyone into the beauty of Uganda’s wilderness while they are sloughing at the back of our company safari vehicles.

Chimpanzee trekking safaris

Whether is it Kibaale forest the mother home of almost all chimpanzees in the country, Murchison falls or Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kigezi Mbogo Tours leads chimpanzee enthusiasts into sighting the great primates happily grab on tree branches. All that there is required from tourists is to make their reservations with us early enough and acquire chimpanzee permits so as to avoid last minute disappointments.

Gorilla permit bookings

Visitors who wish to follow mountain gorillas into the thick forests of D.R. Congo, Rwanda and Uganda should consult with us and make the necessary bookings in advance – usually three months prior to the date of trekking.

To make necessary reservations for gorilla permits, tourists should provide their full names as they appear on their passports, passport numbers, date of birth and nationality.

Hotel bookings

Kigezi Mbogo Tours is courteously available to help clients book their favorite hotels, camps and resort seamlessly. Whether it is a luxurious hotel, mid-range or budget hotel, Kigezi Mbogo Tours has a good understanding with the best hotel service providers to quench the lust of resting and peace for her clients.

Car hire / rental services

Those who would love to do self-drives into the wilderness are highly welcome to Kigezi Mbogo Tours with a wide range of well-maintained vehicles. Clients can select from the wide choice that the company offers, ranging from saloon cars, 4×4, safari vans, buses which can all be offered at affordable rates for every occasion.

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UGANDA SAFARI F.A.Qs

There are various destinations all over Uganda that are unique and home to world-class activities like gorilla trekking only done in Bwindi and Mgahinga national parks. The prestigious Queen Elizabeth National Park owns rare species lions, the tree climbing lions which rest on top of tree branches while Murchison Falls National Park has the most powerful waterfalls in the world.

Other unique features that visitors can spot while in Uganda include the source of the Nile among another place.

Payment of most services in the country is preferably by cash and better if in local currency. Foreign currency and credit / debit cards are only accepted by big supermarkets and hotels.

English is the official language used in the country and vastly spoken by almost everyone in the major cities however, there are over 65 ethnic groups that own distinct languages in the country.

Generally, Uganda offers a safe space for tourism to flourish with secure borders and various internal security agencies. Visitors who are going to engage in activities like gorilla trekking are escorted by armed soldiers to offer extra protection against any risk that might befall them during the tour.

Travel agencies are best preferred for providing epic safari packages than those organized individually since they have experience and know the hotels and destinations that offer great services at affordable costs.

Better yet, most times tour agencies have relationships with accommodation owners and service providers in the area which can all be a challenge to visitors who arrange their trips personally.

There are a variety of activities that visitors can engage in while in Uganda including golden monkey tracking, chimpanzee trekking, white water rafting, wildlife viewing and other outstanding activities like bird viewing, mountain climbing, etc.

Uganda generally has a tropical type of climate with wet and dry season that occurs interchangeably. All the activities that require trekking and game drives are best done during the dry season hence visitors should book their safaris in the months stretching from June to October and December to February?

Apes charge easily even though those that are exposed to visitors are habituated that is why gorillas and chimpanzees are only trekked by individuals that are 15 years and above.

Some of the destinations like Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth, Kidepo national park have airfields close to them, therefore tourists can fly to the nearest airstrip and access the national parks closely via road transport.

This can be through scheduled flights or chartered flights from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield to any landing site close to the destination.

Most hotels in national parks have power and free Wi-Fi, therefore visitors can connect to their people back home. Some tented camps use lanterns, candles and it is advised that tourists come along with their flashlights while on Uganda safaris.

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It is absolutely okay for tourists to tip off any service providers in Uganda that serve them to their satisfaction like tour drivers, waiters, security personnel, bar tenders porters, rangers, etc. 10$-20$ is ideal.

Tracking chimpanzees from Kibale forest national park simplifies life for a parent as they have a variety of children activities that can occupy the young ones as their parents are engaging in chimpanzee trekking.

Kids can engage in viewing wildlife, butterflies, take part in simple guided walks, painting, among other activities.

The cost of gorilla trekking permit in Uganda is $700 per person, either during peak season when it shines proficiently and during wet / off season. However, tourists who would love to minimize on their cost of their safari should consider traveling during wet season because the cost of hotels and other services reduces to attract many visitors.

There are different types of delicious food in the country since it is blessed with over 64 ethnic groups. There are international cuisines in the country like Chinese food, Indian foods, English foods, Italian foods, sea food among others. Tourists can also try and enjoy different local foods that are served in hotels like matooke, yams, meat stew, Rolex among others.

The occurrence of Covid-19 pandemic throughout the world in 2020 made it compulsory for most countries to only receive visitors who have covid- 19 vaccination certificates and hence this rule applies even in Uganda.

Other vaccination that tourists should get before coming to the country include the yellow fever vaccine (mandatory), malaria vaccine, and Hepatitis B.