Wildlife holidays in Rwanda
Tours & holidays in 2020 & 2021

Memorable parts? Safari in Tanzania and hot air balloon. Tips? Ensure lodges do and local partners do have sustainable practices in place before you go (employee wages, waste management, etc) Local benefits? Partially. Some lodges were more aware than others of use of plastic, water conservation, etc. Our Tanzania operator was much more sophisticated in its environmental practices than our Uganda experience, where it was close to null. In Uganda, neither the lodge nor the... (more)Camila Wills

Memorable parts? Spending time with the mountain gorillas in Bwindi national park. Truly a once in a lifetime experience being up close and personal with a remarkable primate. Tips? Bring fresh $50 bills for visas on demand. Uganda gave us a hard time about dollars older than 2013 Local benefits? All the staff at the lodges and all guides were locals supporting the local economy. Most of the staff was using the money to support their extended families. Lodges by and large... (more)Jeffrey Carlin

The most memorable part of the holiday was visiting the mountain gorillas. (more)Linda Duncan

The most memorable parts of this holiday were seeing the gorillas. Visiting the Pygmy village...Fantastic! (more)Genevieve Isherwood

Memorable parts? Watching lions and Cubs playing Tips? Be prepared for long hours on a a pretty uncomfortable truck - roads are often very bumpy. Cook groups - better to see what the supermarket offers before deciding what to cook! As mentioned in the trip notes, showers were very variable so be prepared for cold water or little pressure. Local benefits? I do. Money from the game reserves obviously helps protect the animals. Local people? I am not sure. We were not encouraged... (more)Philippa Clarke

Memorable parts? All of the trip was fantastic, but meeting the Gorillas was mind blowing. Tips? Make sure you are reasonably active. There were two ladies in their late 50's and our Gorilla Trek lasted around 6 hours. Bring a head torch with you. Local benefits? The holiday definitely benefited local people as it gives them a change to interact with people they would normally never see i.e. the Pygmy people. Overall rating? 11 out of 10. The tour was absolutely fantastic... (more)Ian Robertson

Memorable parts? The trek to see the gorillas Tips? Leave all expectations behind, this trip exceeds them all. Local benefits? Yes, where possible our tour guide did all he could to benefit locals, activity encouraged the reduction of waste and educated us in conservation Overall rating? Outstanding adventure of a lifetime (more)Sally-Ann Franklin-Maiden

That first glimpse of the gorillas and the time spent with them were the most exciting parts our holiday. (more)Anne Masino

The most memorable moment were the Gorilla visit and gold back monkeys. (more)Kokila Lakhoo

Seeing the mountain gorillas especially the silver backs was my memorable moment. (more)Jimmie Webb

The trip overall was fantastic as it was a small group of 4 plus a great guide (more)Nisha Rowe

It was a fantastic. Our guide/driver Patrick was outstanding!!!!! (more)Angeline C Rubin

Memorable parts? Gorilla Tracking was just outstanding. Many other highlights of the tour (camping in the Serengeti, visit of local villages, rafting the Nile) were also great. Tips? Prepare for long truck, bus and jeep rides, bring maybe a sleeping pillow or similar. Mattress is not necessary and a sleeping bag just for two nights, so don't bother to waste too much space for this. Hiking boots for the gorillas are a must. Don't miss out on the Pygmy village! Local benefits? Definitely... (more)Alessandra Hool

Memorable parts? Discounting being within an arms length of a family of Gorilla's, Seeing how beautiful Rwanda is as a country and how friendly the people are, considering their recent history was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone. Tips? We had 3 days in Volcanoes national park, which was a little too long once you'd seen the gorillas and other sights. We only had 1 day round Lake Kivu so would have liked another day there. Local benefits? Definitely, I know the cost... (more)Chris Squires

Memorable parts? The Gorilla trekking. The down point would be that the guide was more about logistic than sharing any history. Seeing the countries, I believe it was key. We've been said from the beginning we were not allowed to ask any questions as a time schedule would be share in the evening for the next morning. Regarding the prices, and as we were 19p, I would have expected to be reduced and negotiated. Actually we were paying the same as solo travelers though fees could have been... (more)Géraldine Poukens