These local operators run trips in Uganda and name Entebbe or Kampala as a start point, pick-up or their office on their own websites; each card quotes the company's own line.
Which safari operators run trips from Entebbe or Kampala?
The 5 operators below each run trips in Uganda and name Entebbe or Kampala as a start point, pick-up or their office, quoted on their cards, with their published price where they give one.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table holds 94 companies with a head office in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda: the ones ChatGPT named on two or more days in October 2026 in answers to the safari questions Uncompromised Travel asks every day and the most-reviewed operators in those countries on SafariBookings. Their websites were read on 29 October 2026, with their reviews on SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot. This page carries the operators in it for which a line from its own website, as read, can be quoted showing that it runs trips in Uganda and names Entebbe or Kampala as a start point, pick-up or its office: 5 operators. Where a website does not give its office, the office on its SafariBookings profile is used. Companies whose websites say they act only as an agent, organiser, intermediary or coordinator, or do not say that they own or employ their vehicles, guides or crews, are left out; a destination management company counts when it says it owns or employs them. Cards are in alphabetical order. Prices are shown as each company published them, in its own currency, never converted. No company paid to be on this page.
Itineraries start from Kampala/Entebbe (Uganda) and Kigali (Rwanda), for example 'Uganda from Kigali', '3 Days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari from Kampala', '3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trekking from Entebbe'.
How it runs trips
Private safaris are the main offer ('Private African safaris')
Reviews
SafariBookings: 5.0 out of 5 from 36 reviews; Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
Trips start at Entebbe/Kampala (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda) and Kisoro for some Uganda trips; the one-day treks pick up from Kigali.
How it runs trips
Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
Reviews
Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews, read 29 October 2026.
4 of the 5 operators on this page say how they run trips (private, scheduled or overland); for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Great Lakes Safaris: Tailor-made private trips and 'set departure' safaris ('tailor-made and set departure safaris and holidays')
Native Africa Tours: Private safaris are the main offer ('Private African safaris')
Nkuringo Safaris: Private trips: 'all Nkuringo luxury safaris are private and tailor-made' with your own guide and vehicle, not fixed group departures.
Primate Safaris: Private or group: the 3-day trip 'can be a private tour or group tour depending on the interests of the travelers'; the 10-day Uganda safari can be 'a private Tour or as group tour'.
What do they say about children?
2 of the 5 operators on this page publish a child or family policy; for the others, nothing on their websites as read can be shown here.
Native Africa Tours: Child rules: under 12 not permitted at Bwindi, Mgahinga, Kibale, Volcanoes, Nyungwe, Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega parks; children older than 8 allowed on savannah game drives; 15 or older for gorilla, chimpanzee and white rhino tracking.
Nkuringo Safaris: Family safaris are offered with age-aware design: safaris can start from about 4-5 years in selected child-friendly parks; gorilla and chimp trekking has a strict minimum age of 15; boat safaris have no minimum age.
Safari trips from Entebbe and Kampala: the questions people ask
How is the order on this page worked out?
Cards are in alphabetical order. The order is not a judgement of quality.
Which run private trips on your own dates?
4 of the 5 do: Great Lakes Safaris, Native Africa Tours, Nkuringo Safaris and Primate Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run scheduled departures you can join?
1 of the 5 does: Great Lakes Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which use vehicles of their own?
2 of the 5 do: Insight Safari Holidays and Native Africa Tours. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a child or family policy?
2 of the 5 do: Native Africa Tours and Nkuringo Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which publish a deposit?
4 of the 5 do: Great Lakes Safaris, Insight Safari Holidays, Native Africa Tours and Nkuringo Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which arrange gorilla or chimpanzee trekking?
3 of the 5 do: Native Africa Tours, Nkuringo Safaris and Primate Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which run Kilimanjaro climbs or other treks?
2 of the 5 do: Native Africa Tours and Nkuringo Safaris. Each one's own website says so.
Which have guest reviews on SafariBookings, Google or Trustpilot?
All 5 do. Each platform's rating and count are on the card, never added together.
Can I book these trips through Uncompromised Travel?
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell safaris. Each card has the company's own enquiry link.
How were these operators chosen?
Each one is an operator in the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table whose own website shows that it runs trips in Uganda and names Entebbe or Kampala as a start point, pick-up or its office. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
How current are these facts?
Each company's website was read on 29 October 2026. Prices, departures and reviews change, so confirm them with the operator before you book.
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: facts each operator published on its own website, read on 29 October 2026, with reviews per platform (SafariBookings, Google and Trustpilot), from the Uncompromised Travel local safari operators table. Operators whose websites would not open are not on this page. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company paid to appear or for its place. Prices are in the currency each company showed and were not converted. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026
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