Best place to book a Safari in Rwanda

bob5666

Hi anyone know best place to book and safrai in Rwanda any time of the year will do

jonnybravo

What type of safari are you looking to do? I was in Rwanda last year but I wasn't aware of any safaris that you could do there but I was only there for 5 days so I could be wrong. We went Gorilla hiking and used a company called Bizidanny and found them to very good (www.bizidanny.com). Our guide was lovely and the vehicle we were in was well maintained.

bob5666

jonnybravo wrote: »

What type of safari are you looking to do? I was in Rwanda last year but I wasn't aware of any safaris that you could do there but I was only there for 5 days so I could be wrong. We went Gorilla hiking and used a company called Bizidanny and found them to very good (www.bizidanny.com). Our guide was l vehicle we were in was well maintained.

Sorry that was what i meant

jonnybravo

bob5666 wrote: »

Sorry that was what i meant

Thought so - I booked with them and they get good reviews online. I was wary enough as you have to send over a lot of money before you get there to pay for the gorilla permits but everything went well when I was over there.

Gorilla hiking is class. One of the best things I have ever done.

bob5666

jonnybravo wrote: »

What type of safari are you looking to do? I was in Rwanda last year but I wasn't aware of any safaris that you could do there but I was only there for 5 days so I could be wrong. We went Gorilla hiking and used a company called Bizidanny and found them to very good (www.bizidanny.com). Our guide was lovely and the vehicle we

were in was well maintained.

The trip you where on was just what i am looking to do
What did you think of your trip ?
What sort of cost would a trip like that cost ?

bob5666

jonnybravo wrote: »

Thought so - I booked with them and they get good reviews online. I was wary enough as you have to send over a lot of money before you get there to pay for the gorilla permits but everything went well when I was over there.

Gorilla hiking is class. One of the best things I have ever done.

How much was your trip ?

jonnybravo

The below was our itenary - we did two days gorilla treking which is $750 per day each plus I think our accomodation and driver was around another $850 each. It's not cheap.


Day 1 arrival at Kigali airport midnight and transfer to Hotel Chez Lando b/b

Day 2 city tour and visit of Genocide Memorial, then transfer to the north, to the Parc National des Volcans visiting the area on the way , accommodation Hotel La Palme b/b

Day 3 gorilla tracking in PNV, visit of the area (twin volcanic lakes Bulera & Ruhondo), acc La Palme b/b

Day 4 gorilla tracking in PNV, and transfer to Hotel Chez Lando b/b

Day 5 visit of markets and remainder of city tour, then airport transfer for departure at 13.50 (checkin noon)

5 days of transport in 4x4 safari Landcruiser with personal English-speaking guide/driver, airport transfers and visits, 4 nights accommodation double room bed & breakfast

bob5666

jonnybravo wrote: »

The below was our itenary - we did two days gorilla treking which is $750 per day each plus I think our accomodation and driver was around another $850 each. It's not cheap.


Day 1 arrival at Kigali airport midnight and transfer to Hotel Chez Lando b/b
So your talking about 2400 dollars fo
Day 2 city tour and visit of Genocide Memorial, then transfer to the north, to the Parc National des Volcans visiting the area on the way , accommodation Hotel La Palme b/b

Day 3 gorilla tracking in PNV, visit of the area (twin volcanic lakes Bulera & Ruhondo), acc La Palme b/b

Day 4 gorilla tracking in PNV, and transfer to Hotel Chez Lando b/b

Day 5 visit of markets and remainder of city tour, then airport transfer for departure at 13.50 (checkin noon)

5 days of transport in 4x4 safari Landcruiser with personal English-speaking guide/driver, airport transfers and visits, 4 nights accommodation adouble room bed & breakfast

So your talking about 2400 dollars for five days per person plus a flight to Rwanda
Yea its expensive but once in a life time experience
How close yo da gorrilas do you get and I guess theres some great scenery

jonnybravo

bob5666 wrote: »

So your talking about 2400 dollars for five days per person plus a flight to Rwanda
Yea its expensive but once in a life time experience
How close yo da gorrilas do you get and I guess theres some great scenery

Ah you get very close to them. Get to spend an hour with them and the time just flies by. When we were there both days gorillas would walk right by you. Your supposed to stay a certain distance away from them but if they move closer to you there is nothing they can do.

We combined the trip with a safari in Tanzania and beach in Zanzibar. Great trip.

bob5666

jonnybravo wrote: »

Ah you get very close to them. Get to spend an hour with them and the time just flies by. When we were there both days gorillas would walk right by you. Your supposed to stay a certain distance away from them but if they move closer to you there is nothing they can do.

We combined the trip with a safari in Tanzania and beach in Zanzibar. Great trip.

I say it was thanks for the help

bungaro79

we used this crowd http://www.rwandaecotours.com/ and they were great but like mentioned above its not a cheap trip. saying that seeing the gorillas up close time was the best thing i have ever done or seen, worth every penny

bob5666

bungaro79 wrote: »

we used this crowd http://www.rwandaecotours.com/ and they were great but like mentioned above its not a cheap trip. saying that seeing the gorillas up close time was the best thing i have ever done or seen, worth every penny

When would low season be or is there any might take a bit of cost ?
Do you know if the Uganda gorilla trek would be any cheaper ?

bungaro79

i could be wrong but i think april and may is the low season, i'm assuming thats the rainy season though. uganda definitely cheaper, i think its $500 a ticket (per day) opposed to $750 in rwanda. my friends did both and said the uganda trek was a lot harder, the jungle was denser apparently.

our trip wasn't as expensive as jonnybravos but thats coz we were only in the country for 3 days to do the trek. the only place we could've lessened the cost was by getting a taxi to the airport on the last day instead of getting our guide to take us.

i used tripadvisor for all my info when researching as its a lot more up to date so you might find someone on there who has requested the same info as yourself.

bob5666

bungaro79 wrote: »

i could be wrong but i think april and may is the low season, i'm assuming thats the rainy season though. uganda definitely cheaper, i think its $500 a ticket (per day) opposed to $750 in rwanda. my friends did both and said the uganda trek was a lot harder, the jungle was denser apparently.

our trip wasn't as expensive as
jonnybravos but thats coz we were only in the country for 3 days to do the trek. the only place we could've lessened the cost was by getting a taxi to the airport on the last day instead of getting our guide to take us.

i used tripadvisor for all my info when researching as its a lot more up to date so you might find someone on there who has requested the same info as yourself.

Might look into uganda wouldnt mind if it was a bit harder not really looking for a relaxing few days just something different from usually holidays thanks for advice