Merit Safaris

Plot 2 Willis Road Namirembe Hill ,
Kampala

PO Box 8512
Kampala, Uganda

Tel. +256 (0)414 256690
Fax. +256 (0)414 256698
Mobile. +256 (0)772 378565
email. safaris@meritsafaris.com
Website. www.meritsafaris.com

Managing Director: Kimbowa Francis

Company Profile

Merit Safaris (aka. Merit Vacations Ltd, Incorporated in Uganda, 2003- Incorp. No. 60088) is a fully licensed, safari tour operator based in Kampala, Uganda. Since 2002 we have outfitted and operated mountain gorilla expeditions specializing in Mountain Gorilla safaris, and organising Events and Conferencess of all kinds in Uganda, Rwanda, Congo and Burundi.

The Company is a member of The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA), The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO), and known intimately by The Uganda Tourist Board (UTB), all these can give a confidential report about us and our services.

Our experience on Uganda, Rwanda, Congo and Burundi is unparalleled. Over the past seven years, Merit Safaris has handled over 4000 clients, taking many of them on holiday in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo, and to the eighbouring countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Sudan - these are our areas of specialisation. We are the only company in the world to handle groups of tourists to these destinations on a massive scale. For example, in June 2008, we successfully handled 2500 delegates for the US President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) conference, a feat which won us international accolade and recognition. Our gorilla safari packages have been compared to The 13 Best Safaris of the World by the British Airways Highlife Magazine last year. We have over 25 gorilla tours in Uganda; over 15 chimp safaris, 4 cultural tours and over 30 eco tours to these countries. In addition to gorilla tours, we also have game safaris and avi-tourism (bird watching). We can arrange specialized trips; Mountaineering in the Rwenzoris and Elgon, White Water rafting, City tours; car hire, and Cultural tours.

Merit Safari's ethos is to provide personalized service with the utmost dedication to the safety and enjoyment of our travelers. We are committed to the well-being of our employees as well as to having a positive impact on the communities and wild places that our trips reach. On all our treks and safaris we embrace the environmental ethic