Umoja Africa Journeys

Impossible to point out anyone as all were helpful and pleasant

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Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla lodge

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Gorilla Habituation Experience

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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Great Trip!

The only negative was I confirmed the itinerary before departing but when I arrived, the itinerary was much different than the plans I had approved. This was incredibly upsetting. The changes to the itinerary were necessary and ended up being for the best, but I would have like to have been consulted before the itinerary was changed so I wasn't surprised with a different plan I wasn't expecting immediately after travelling all the way to Uganda. But, as I mentioned, the changes were good. Bryt was a great guide, very knowledgeable and kept us feeling very safe. He is also a great driver. All lodges and activities were incredible and everyone we met was so friendly. We really loved Sana Gorilla Rafting and highly recommend it! The whole trip was a 10/10!

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2 Friends Beach Hotel

Entebbe

Clean, comfortable, Air Conditioning. Short walk to beautiful views of Lake Victoria. Very friendly staff too.

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Turaco Tree tops

Fort portal

Beautiful views, friendly owners, friendly staff.

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Room was a bit buggy but they had mosquito nets.

Four Gorillas lodge

Gorgeous, comfortable, extremely professional and friendly staff!

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They go a above and beyond!

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The shower and Wifi could have been better.

Mpogo safari lodge

Lake Mburo national park

Beautiful views, very clean and comfortable.

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Close to Mburo National Park and farm walk was cool.

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White Water Rafting

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Beautiful river, enough of a challenge to be fun but not too much to where you fall out. So much fun! Sadat and his team were so friendly and cool guys to hangout with! They are also professionals and make you feel very safe and taken care of. The pictures they took were amazing too! Definitely a highlight of the trip and a can't miss for other travelers!

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So much fun! So beauitful!

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Super cool guys. Professional kayakers/raftering guides. Very friendly and spoke great english.

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Their van was very comfortable.

Great trip. Fantastic accommodations. Trek with chimpanzees and gorillas are unforgetable.
Great safaris. The itinerary was great. Bright ( the driver ) was very efficient, always on time and knowledgeable

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2 Friends Beach Hotel

Entebbe

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Mihingo lodge

Great hotel also, felt like in a safari lodge again

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Pakuba safari lodge

Murchison falls national park

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Twin lake safari lodge

Felt like in a safari lodge like in a movie. Exceptional place

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Isunga lodge

Kibale

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Gorilla Leisure Lodge

Bugambira

Great hotel again, fantastic place

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Murchison Falls Morning game drive

Murchison Falls National Park

finally saw a leopard

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Transfer Murchison Falls to Kibale National Park

Uganda

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Local lunch at Tinka’s homestead

Kibale National Park

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Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Kazinga Channel Water Safari

Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Local Community Tour with the Batwa

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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Rhino Trek

Uganda

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Murchison Falls Cruise and Hike

Murchison Falls National Park

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Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda

saw several leopards again!

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Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Fantastic interaction with gorillas

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Top of the falls trek

Murchison Falls National Park

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Chimpanzee Trekking

Kibale National Park

fantastic interaction with chimps

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We had a wonderful trip! Agnes did an incredible job putting everything together and our guide Fred was just fantastic! We loved this vacation with safari, gorillas and all the great people that we saw during this trip. We will contact Agnes in the future for our next vacation in Africa! It was our first trip to Africa but we would love to go back in the future.

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Onomo hotel Kigali

Great hotel and wonderful staff. Nice rooms and nice restaurant.

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Akagera Game lodge

We loved this!

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Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

Musanze

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Cormoran Lodge

Kibuye

Such great views and wonderful food!

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Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Amazing! We even saw monkeys just outside the hotel!

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Paradise kivu resort

Really nice location.

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Diana Fossey Hike

Volcanoes National Park

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Afternoon Boat ride on lake Kivu

gisenyi

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Morning Game drive akagera National park

Akagera

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Boat Ride in Akagera-Lake Ihema

Akagera

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Night Game drive Akagera

Akagera

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Kigali City Tour

Kigali

Very interesting.

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Visit the NGO in Kigali

Kigali

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Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trek

Volcanoes National Park

Amazing! Highly recommended!

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Golden Monkey Trekking Experience

Volcanoes National Park

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Cultural Village Visit

Volcanoes National Park

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Colobus Monkey Tracking

Nyungwe

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Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk

Nyungwe

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Behind the scenes tour in Akagera National Park

Akagera

This was cancelled.

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Kibuye city tour / Visit Bisesero Genocide Memorial

Kibuye

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WONDERFUL 10 day trip to Rwanda!!! Agnes at Kim Kim did a great job in putting together an exciting itinerary. Throughout our 10 days , we had an incredible driver/guide, Peter. There were four of us in a very comfortable van.

My wife and I have visited 72 countries. Peter was the best driver/guide that we’ve ever had. We spent time touring Kigali. Drove to Akagera National Park for a boat ride observing crocodiles and tropical birds. We had a full day safari…seeing the “Great 5”, including a “behind the scenes” tour of animal tracking and poaching prevention efforts.

The absolute highlight was the trek in Volcanoes National Park to see the gorillas! A moderately challenging 90 minute climb (I’m 76 yrs old) before we arrived at a family of gorillas! Beyond our expectations!!! We spent an hour observing adolescent and adult gorillas, sometimes getting as close as 10-12 feet. Very helpful trackers and porters to carry your backpack, if you would like ($10 a porter)

On another day, we visited Nyungwe to see the chimpanzees. Another unforgettable experience. The canopy walk, about 20 stories above the rainforest, was a nice added experience.

Peter was professional, fun to be with, and very flexible. He gladly fit in all of our shopping and side trips. He made our Rwanda adventure very, very special.

This is the second time I’ve used KimKim. I highly recommend them.

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Akagera Game lodge

Very comfortable. Wonderful and accommodating staff!

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Very hrlpful

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Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Trek

Volcanoes National Park

Moderately challenging climb (90 minutes) to see this particular family of gorillas. The length of the trek depends on the location of the gorillas. Absolutely exceeded my expectations. Close viewing of adolescents, adults, and a silverback, outstanding guides and trackers. For $10 you can get a helpful porter to carry your backpack and to hold your and help you trek, if you would like this assistance.

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Four of us in a very comfortable van. Water and some snacks included.

If I could give this trip more stars, I would. From the early stages of planning the trip month before into the days leading it, Agnes was great to work with and I was delighted to meet her the evening I arrived in person - what a nice surprise after months of talking virtually. She listened closely to what I wanted from the holiday and followed through with a trip plan carefully tailored to exactly what I wanted around Gorillas (habituation and trekking), Chimpanzee (habituation) and Golden Monkeys (trekking), with the addition of many wonderful experiences and game drives. All the lodges were carefully chosen together and I had a wonderful stay at each one. Particularly, I have dietary restrictions and she was very careful to let them know far in advance what I require successfully. I couldn't have asked for someone better to plan my trip! Agnes was a knowledgeable, efficient, friendly, attentive planner at all times.

When I arrived in Entebbe, I was greeted by Olive, a lovely addition to the Umoja team who was on hand throughout my trip if anything went wrong (it didn't, though!) and Khalif, my driver and guide in the first twelve days I was there.

Khalif was incredible as a guide and an amazing driver. His knowledge about all wildlife, culture, and all things his country added immeasurable value to my trip. He's also very easy to get along with as a person - great guy - and was able to stick handle any issues or concerns I had along our route with no difficulties. He called each place I was eating at (lodge or restaurant) to let them know about my dietary restrictions as well and helped me communicate where needed on them. Any group or person in his jeep will be lucky to have him as guide!

Shout out also to Bright, who drove me on the final two days of the trip to make sure I got to and from the airport - very knowledgeable and friendly as well - great job.

I would recommend Agnes and her team to anyone for a trip to East Africa! Thank you so much and hopefully I will see you on my next one!

Our trip to Uganda was right out of a National Geographic documentary thanks to Agnes! Agnes is one of the friendliest, nicest, and most capable agents I have come across, having traveled to 28 countries. She is very aware and always answers all your questions and queries and helps put any concerns you have at ease.
Even during peak season, Agnes was able to get us the lodges and hotels we wanted to book and get the timely gorilla permits - the local guides Khalif and Mr Muha were very hands on and answered all our queries on the local Ugandan culture, customs, food, etc.
we had a very enriching experience and I will definitely book with Umoja again in the future for any other countries they plan tours to!

Cheers to Umoja team for a wonderful experience 😊