We’re a locally owned, Kampala-based safari operator. No reselling through a foreign agent — every trip, from a private family holiday to a small group departure, is planned by people on the ground and built around what you actually want to see.
Started in Kampala, built for the road
Pick Wild Safaris started in Kampala with a simple idea: Uganda is better shown by the people who actually live here. Rather than sell fixed packages designed for the widest possible audience, we built the business the other way round — listening to what a traveller actually wants, then designing a trip around it, run by our own guides and vehicles rather than subcontracted out.
That approach has meant growing carefully rather than quickly: adding routes into Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania only once we were confident we could run them to the same standard as Uganda, and building relationships with lodges and communities we’d genuinely recommend to a friend.
Joel, still planning every itinerary
Pick Wild Safaris isn’t run from a call centre or an office overseas. It was started, and is still run day to day, by Joel, who knows these roads, parks, and lodges firsthand — which means the person behind the company is often the same person your itinerary passes through before it reaches you.
That hands-on approach is why trips built here tend to feel considered rather than templated: fewer boxes ticked, more attention paid to what a specific traveller actually asked for.
Why Travel With Us
Safaris of every kind
Private family trips, small group departures, honeymoon, photography, or family-friendly itineraries — built around your dates, pace, and budget, not a one-size-fits-all package.
A local ground operator
We’re not a reseller working through a foreign agent. Our guides, vehicles, and planning team are based here, so changes and special requests get handled directly.
Uganda specialists, regional reach
Uganda is home ground. We also run trips into Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania for travellers combining countries.
One guide, start to finish
An experienced, English-speaking driver-guide stays with you from the airport to the last game drive — not a different local operator handed off at each stop.
Hand-picked lodges
Every property is one we’d stay in ourselves, across every budget from simple and authentic to high-end. See our accommodation guide.
Tourism that gives back
We favour community-run lodges, hire local porters on every trek, and build in cultural experiences that put income directly into the communities living alongside the wildlife.
Uganda first, then wherever the trip needs to go
Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking, the savanna parks, and Uganda’s lakes and culture are what we know best. We also run safaris into Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania — for travellers combining Uganda with the Masai Mara, the Serengeti, or a second gorilla-trekking country. Browse our full range of safari itineraries to see the routes we run most.
Ready to Start Planning?
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll shape it into a trip, or browse our safari itineraries for inspiration.