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Messages are answered by a planner in East Africa, usually the same working day.

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How to reach us

Use the form below, email us, or send a WhatsApp message. All three reach the same small team, and the contact details are published in the footer of every page on this site.

Office hours are Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 18:00 East Africa Time, which is UTC plus three. If you are already travelling with us, use the emergency number on your itinerary instead; it is answered around the clock.

What to include so we can answer properly

  • Your dates, or the month if the dates are still moving
  • How many of you there are, and the ages of any children
  • The one or two things you most want to see
  • A budget range per person, excluding international flights
  • Anything that constrains the trip: mobility, dietary needs, a fear of small aircraft

A budget range is not a negotiating position and we will not spend it just because you named it. It tells us which lodges to price, which saves you a week of quotations that were never going to work.

Before you write

Which countries do you run safaris in?

Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, including Zanzibar. We deliberately do not sell trips outside those four, because the value we add is knowing the guides, the lodge managers and the road conditions personally, and that does not travel.

Are your safaris private, or will I be sharing with strangers?

Private. Your vehicle and your guide are yours for the whole trip, and nobody else joins. It is the single change that most improves a safari, because you set the departure times and you decide when to stay with a sighting rather than move on.

Are the itineraries on your website fixed departures?

No. Every route published on this site is a starting point that we then change to suit you. Most trips we run go through three or four drafts before anyone pays anything, and moving a lodge, adding a night or swapping a park are all normal requests at that stage.

How far in advance should I book?

Six to twelve months if your trip includes gorilla trekking in June to September or December to February, because permits for the popular sectors sell out that far ahead. Three to six months for a savannah safari in high season. Outside those windows, two to three months is usually comfortable, and short-notice trips are often possible in April, May and November.

When is the best time of year for an East African safari?

It depends entirely on what you want to see. June to October and December to February are the classic dry season windows for savannah game viewing across all four countries. February is the calving season on the southern Serengeti plains. July to October is the Mara river crossing period. Gorillas are resident year round, so for them the season changes the mud rather than the sighting.

Can I combine more than one country in a single trip?

Yes, and some of the best trips do. Rwanda and Uganda combine easily by road across the Cyanika or Katuna border. Kenya and Tanzania combine by air. Uganda and Kenya work well with a short flight. What we will not do is push four countries into ten days, because you would spend the trip in transit.
A tree-climbing lion resting in a fig tree in Ishasha

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The enquiry form asks a few more questions and gets you a written itinerary faster.

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Reach us directly

Phone
+256 701 259877
WhatsApp
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Email
info@mnyansiotoursandtravel.com
Office
Plot 1288, Space Centre Building, Buwate (off Najjera)Kampala, Central RegionUG
Office hours
Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00

Send the details in one go

Dates, party size, the one or two things you most want to see, and a budget range per person. That is everything a planner needs before they can answer properly, and the enquiry form asks for it in one pass.

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