At Scenic Luxury vacations, we combine a wide range of services (accommodation, transportation, environmental conservation, community development), which we understand and believe can only be met by partnering with key sector players. All in all, each of our partners is exceptional and plays a crucial role in delivering unforgettable experiences to our clients (visitors). Here are our major partners;
OUR PARTNERS
Accommodation Partners
Hotels in Cities/Towns
We partner with both midrange and upmarket hotels within cities/towns. In Uganda, these include; Boma Hotel, Protea Hotel Entebbe, and Hotel No.5 in Entebbe Town. Serena Hotel Kampala, Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa and Kampala Sheraton Hotel in Kampala City.
In Rwanda, there is The Retreat, Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali Marriot Hotel, Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Center, Hotel des Mille Collines. All these offer perfect places to stay on arrival into the respective countries or during business or conferences.
Tented Camps/Safari Lodges in/around National Parks
Scenic also partners with a number of midrange and luxurious safari lodges and tented camps in each of the national parks within Uganda and Rwanda. Here are some of them;
For Akagera National Park, we partner with Ruzizi Tented Camp, Magashi Camp and Akagera Game Lodge to provide unforgettable wilderness experiences to our visitors.
Our partnership with One & Only Nyungwe House and Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel in Nyungwe Forest National Park is aimed at providing the most incredible and awe-inspiring jungle experience to travelers.
Visitors to Volcanoes National Park are booked with our crème de la crème partners that include Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, One & Only Gorilla’s Nest, Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, Virunga Lodge, Bisate Lodge, Singita Kwitonda Lodge and Amakoro Songa Lodge among others.
For Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, we partner with Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge, Mahogany Springs Camp, Buhoma Lodge, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp and Gorilla safari Lodge among others to provide comfortable place to stay with magnificent views during gorilla trekking tours.
For Kidepo Valley National Park, we mainly partner with Adere Safari Lodge and Apoka Safari Lodge to provide private accommodation while discovering Africa’s real wilderness.
For travelers with trips to Murchison Falls National Park, we book their stay with Nile Safari Lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge and Paraa Safari Lodge.
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, we partner with a number of midrange and top notch accommodation facilities like Elephant Plains, Kyambura Gorge Lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge and Buffalo Safari Lodge among others.
Travelers with Lake Mburo National Park on their itineraries are booked to stay with Mihingo Safari Lodge, Kigambira Safari Lodge, Rwakobo Rock, Arcadia Cottages and Mantana Tented Camp.
Chimpanzee trekkers in Kibale Forest National Park stay with our long-time partners like Primate Safari Lodge, Ndali Lodge, Kyaninga Lodge and Crater Safari Lodge among others.
Environment Conservation Partners
Kijani Forestry
Since its inception, Scenic Luxury vacation has partnered with Kijani Forestry to establish several nurseries within the remote areas, especially where our safaris are based. We have supported their training in tree seedlings and acquired seedling which we plant in different areas of the country.
For each safari that you book with us, part of the proceeds goes towards donation into this not-for-profit organization. In so doing, local communities plant trees to provide alternative wood fuel without cutting down forests that are natural habitats for several of the country’s wildlife species like mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and other primate species, birds, butterflies and so much more.
Charity Partners
Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation
Scenic Luxury Vacation also partners with charity organizations as one of the ways of giving back to the community. We provide donations and take our visitors who wish to donate items directly or volunteer on health and education services.
Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation (abbreviated as KOF) is a not-for-profit and Charitable Organization found in the western district of Rubirizi and perfect volunteering spot for travelers who always visit Queen Elizabeth National Park.
We offer support, in form of scholastic materials, medical supplies, scholarships and clothing; to orphans, elderly people and vulnerable children. Most of them their parents or guardians died as a result of HIV/AIDS, civil wars or wildlife attacks.
Since establishment of this foundation in 2018, our partnership with them has just grown throughout the years.
Transport Service partners
Aerolink
We partner with Aerolink to offer travelers fast transfers from Entebbe to the national parks, through bush flights. A number of our clients don’t wish to drive for over 8 hours to their safari destinations, therefore they prefer using domestic flights. So, our partnership with Aerolink through the years has ensured safe and easy transfers to these parks.
Aerolink has been in operation for more than a decade and boasts of a fleet of 4 Caravan Planes that organize scheduled and chartered flights to Kisoro and Kihihi for Bwindi, Kihihi, Mweya and Kasese for Queen Elizabeth National Park, Pakuba and Bugungu for Murchison Falls National Park and Kasese airstrip for Kibale Forest National Park or Mbarara airstrip for Lake Mburo National Park
Akagera Aviation
Our partnership with Akagera Aviation has made it easy and convenient for Rwanda visitors to undertake Helicopter tours and flights from Kigali Airport to Nyungwe, Akagera or Volcanoes National Park.
Since its establishment in 2004, Akagera Aviation has been offering swift transfers through Rwanda for travelers with tight schedules. Presently, the company boasts of a fleet of 3 state-of-the-art helicopters that include the 6-seater Agusta A109S, the 6-seater Agusta AW119MKII and the 3-seater Robinson 44.
