"I would like to say on behalf of Christian
Relief Uganda that we have been on many Safaris with Churchill's
and have had some wonderful times. Queen Elizabeth and Murchison
Falls are 2 places I would thoroughly recommend. The experiences
we had will last forever in our memories. The team at Churchill's
do their best to tailor make the Safari for each group and are very
helpful and experienced."
- Rhona Marshall - U.K. (email: rhona_cru@onetel.com
)
Peace, I just want to say what an excellent trip
my wife and I had at the end of January to Queen Elizabeth National
Park and the Mweya Lodge. It was all very well arranged and our
guide was a real star! Thanks to yourselves and Ronnie for making
it such a great time for us. We loved Uganda and the people we found
to be so welcoming and gracious. My God bless you and your business".
- Clive Horner - U.K. (email: Clive.Horner@hcahealthcare.co.uk
)
"Dear Ether, I would have liked to meet you
and put a name to a face, you sound like a very nice person. I guess
we'll miss each other. Well thanks again for all your assistance
in organising a Safari for me and my group"
- Phil Ndugga – Uganda / Canada
(email: Powerflex@shaw.ca )
"I really enjoyed the trip...Ronny is a very
professional guide and a wonderful person. People in the parks and
all over the country was very kind and the accomodations were good.
The uniqueness of Uganda is the presence of 3 environments: savannah,
rainforest (bwindi) and tropical forest or the gorge in Queen Elizabeth
or Budongo forest in Murchison falls). The Chimp tracking in Kibale
was magic, but very focused on chimps; another walk in tropical
forest focused in other monkeys should be very beautiful. If necessary,
a night could be spent in the park of kibale, even if the accommodation
is not so comfortable as Ndali Lodge; in alternative, an excursion
in the gorge of Queen Elizabeth or, during the transfer from Paraa
Lodge to kampala, a morning walk in Budongo could reach the goal;
if necessary, the time in Murchison Fall could be reduced: the boat
trip, the walk on the falls and 2 game drives are enough for that
park"
- Mauro Pulega, Italy. (email: mp@estcapital.it
)
"...just a short note to say we returned safely
and many thanks for a great trip. Our guide Brighton was excellent.
If I can ever help with a reference please feel free to ask."
- Glen Horgan - UK on safari with family.
(email: glen.horgan@siemens.com )
"Dear Ether and Churchill Staff, I just wanted
to let everyone know at Churchill's what a wonderful photographic
safari I had in January! I found Uganda to be a beautiful country
with warm and friendly people. The game photography was great and
the gorilla tracking was the high light of the safari. Churchill's
Safaris saw to every detail of my safari, the accommodations were
top of the line. James, who was my guide for fourteen days, was
superb, from his friendly greeting at the airport to his vast knowledge
of the game. I look forward to working with Churchill's Safaris
in the future and bring my photographic clients to Uganda!”
- Terry Larson, Professional Photographer and Tour Operator, Africa
Wildlife Photography & Travel – USA
(email: paullarson100@earthlink.net
)
"Dear Sir, ...last thursday my wife and I
returned from our holiday in
Uganda & Rwanda. Looking back on a wonderful time, we want to
say again
that we´ve been very content with our driver/guide James Kiwanuka
and our
German speaking guide Lamech Nsimbe. Both did a very good job, being
very
reliable and helpful all the time. Please, tell them our best wishes
and
thanks again. Yours sincerely…”
- Hans Georg Bier and Edith Schwarz-Bier, Germany
(email: schwarz-bier@T-Online.de )
"Hi Peace, I just wanted to write to let you
know that my dad and I had a
fantastic trip. We particularly want to thank Brighton who was extremely
knowledgeable, helpful and made the trip as good as it was. Brighton
was
amongst the best guides either of has had on a trip before. Please
pass on
our special thanks to Brighton… thanks again..."
- John Davidson, Canada (email: johndavidson77@yahoo.ca
)
"We thoroughly enjoyed our first safari and
have returned home with lots
of happy memories of Uganda and the friendly welcome we received..."
- Alan Parsons, UK
“I have known Mrs Kyambadde (Ether) since 2000 and first met her in 2001 at the World Travel Market in London where we discussed my first safari to Uganda and Rwanda. Our meeting went very smoothly and the arrangements were easily and quickly made. This was not an off the shelf standard Safari but was to be tailored exactly to my personal requirements. This proved well within her abilities. Due to other commitments I was not able to undertake the Safari until February 2003 but it proved worth the wait. Money transactions went smoothly and I arrived by air and was met by a man I got to know well as Fred Bagonza and who subsequently drove for me on two of my later visits.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression and I came home very pleased with how the trip had worked out. There had been a vehicle problem but this was resolved to my entire satisfaction without any quibbling that sometime mars a relationship.
I so enjoyed my visit that I returned with my wife,
Elizabeth, the following year and again Fred drove for us. Our itinerary
was a repeat of 2003. Again some minor problems were resolved without
fuss.
In 2005 I again returned with a friend. This
time we had arranged a special itinerary to
concentrate on Birds of which there are 1100
species in Uganda. This was very successful
with good views of a lot of Uganda's special
species. We returned in 2006 to cover the areas
missed the previous year, due to lack of time,
and again our special requests to visit places
not normally on the Tourist routes were handled
with efficiency. Tourism in Uganda is still
developing and it would be untruthful to suggest
that the visits went smoothly all the time but
any problems encountered were promptly resolved
in a friendly manner. You can encounter problems
anywhere in the world and they are not always
dealt with as pleasantly as they are by Churchill.
I am quite happy to recommend Churchill's team, Ether, Winnie, Peace and Pious to would be visitors to Uganda. They can arrange “standard Safaris” from a range of tours but are also more than willing to tailor make an itinerary to a clients personal requirements. Their pool of drivers are reliable and have a good all round knowledge of Uganda, its people and its animals and birds. We have had the pleasure of being driven by Johnnie Kamugisha and Emmy Gongo in addition to Fred and all three were some of the nicest people you will meet anywhere. Both Johnnie and Emmy are first class ornithologists with an uncanny ability to seek out the more elusive species. If you are interested in birds you will be impressed by what they and their country has to offer.
There are Accommodations in Uganda to suit every
taste and requirement from camping, modest Community Bandas, rural
hotels and upmarket Lodges. I have often devised a special itinerary
to some lesser frequented areas such as Katonga Wildlife Reserve,
Ruhija and Bundibugyo in the far west. CAAS have made the arrangements
with reasonable efficiency. Churchill has a good knowledge of what
is available in any particular area and will advise you accordingly.
You just have to ask!”
– Fred Hodgson – U.K. (email:
fhodgson@manx.net )
Dear Churchill, my recent safari to Uganda and
Rwanda was a trip of a lifetime. Churchill worked with me quite
a while until I was able to get the "right" itinerary.
The
guide/driver that Churchill provided for me was a real asset to
their company. He went above and beyond the call, checking to make
sure that my trip was enjoyable and special. All the accommodations,
restaurants and places that I visited were well chosen. I would
highly recommend (you) to use Churchill Safaris when planning your
trip to Uganda or Rwanda. Many thanks for a memorable vacation.
- Penny Jarrett – UK (email: pjtravels@yahoo.com
)
"Can I ask you a thing…? I'm Italian...
I was even thinking to offer myself as a promoter here for you…I
could write to travel agencies offering your company, with my pictures
of the gorillas. Do you think you could be interested? Contact me
for sharing ideas and prospect if you think it could be valuable
for your company…”
- Laura Jelekovich - Italy (email: superjele@hotmail.com
)
(This client was on a photographic and wildlife safari with us –
Sales & Marketing Director)
