Entry to Akagera National Park
New Horizon Africa Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2016)
- Member Of:
- RTTA & Rwanda Tours & Travel Association
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $45 to $480 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Melissa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Good communication, caring staff, quality tour
This was a very fun tour. Did a city tour of Kigali, went chimp trekking, gorilla trekking, and a few other things. It was a great experience and the guides were very caring and accommodating. Shout out to our driver Franchis for making all the long drives and getting us everywhere safely. We stuck to the itinerary for the majority of the time and everything went smoothly. My favorite hotel was Virunga Hotel Musanze. I had a great time on this tour!
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Email Nathan | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
3 Amazing days in Nyungwe National Park
I booked my trip with New Horizon Tours. I wanted to see the chimps and hiking in Nyungwe National Park. Team New Horizons assisted promptly to my queries and suggested some nice trails to hike in Nyungwe. We finalized itinerary and got a link for making payments for booking.
During my trip day (August 22nd,2019) , i met my driver Emmanuel at my Hotel in Kimironko and we started what turned up to be the most memorable trip of my lifetime. We started with visiting several museums including the King palace and Ethnographic as well as the history of the rocks and other historic attractions in the south. Reaching Nyungwe Forest was amazing as we started viewing birds, monkeys, spotted a shy Antiloppe and indeed the natural forest.
In Nyungwe, activities started with early morning chimps trek ( wake up at 4:00), did Colobus monkeys trek, Waterfalls hike as well as Canopy Walk. Also had a fantastic tea factory tour and tasting which is indeed fantastic.
My trip continued with more exploration of Western Rwanda with visiting the boarder with Bukavu in Congo,Lake Kivu experience and boat trip in Kibuye as well as singing with locals at the Ndaba's rock. Tasted local meals and dishes and met many locals and international friends. Thank you very much Emmanuel and team for showing me a lot about Rwanda and organizing such nice trips.
Email Nuri | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well informed and passionate tour guide of Rwanda
Great experience for a two-day tour around Volcanoes National Park (golden monkey trekking), Lake Kivu and Nyungwe National Park. Emmanuel was very organised which allowed the tour to go smoothly throughout. He was very knowledgeable about the country and provided ongoing explanations on the culture, history and geography of the country. It was good value for money given the amount of attractions we got to see across the whole country. I would recommend the tour provider to anyone visiting Rwanda!
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Email Anna | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The tour operators were very professional, friendly and organised and overcame every problem.
The operators were very responsive and the tour was very well organised with a very punctual pick-up at the hotel. My guide Werther was amazing. He overcame every obstacle that came up including a busted tire and a cancelled boat ride due to rain in Akagera National Park. He quickly found solutions and alternatives and I saw an elephant, a rhinoceros, lions and many more animals. I lost my voice at the beginning of the tour and my guide found a pharmacy and worked wonderfully around my inability to speak. I would definitely book with this company again.
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Email Rahul | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
End to end comprehensive trip
We did a 1 day trip to watch gorillas. Left in the night from kigali and stayed in a lodge near the base camp.
Next morning went for gorillas watching trip and returned back in the evening.
Thanks to our guide and tour operator and our brother emmanuel it was an amazing experience.
I have been to many safaris before in Kenya and South Africa but the detailed yet personalised trip was simply amazing.
We saw the gorillas from just a few feet distance and the trackers who were deployed for us were very comforting. Imagine watching a 200Kg+ gorilla in the wild from a few feet is once in a lifetime experience.
I would highly recommend our tour operator and specially Emmanuel
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Email Siena | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Local tour operator you can trust
Booked my trip to Uganda with New Horizons. Did Gorilla treks at Mgahinga Gorilla Park and Chimpanzee trekking at Kibale with intoduction to Rwanda through touring the city of Kigali . From initial communications with Emmanuel i was able to customize my trip with my preferences and budget and my guide Jack did a great job to drive me through the rough African Massage roads. I truly appreciate thraveling with local companies and guides and New Horizon were amazing. Cant recommend enough!
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Email Maribeth | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Unforgettable East African Tour Rwanda, Uganda , DRC and Burundi with the best ! New Horizon Africa
Unforgettable East African Tour
Rwanda, Uganda , DRC and Burundi
Rwanda
Our tour started in genocide museum which I thought “ this is gonna be an interesting tour “ depressing but needs to be brought up to avoid another genocide . Nicely done , it followed the inshuti Arts museum where they showcase local artist , interesting Kadt museum in which if the guide is not there it will be boring but he made it better it even includes reptiles seen locally , went to Nyamirambo Women Center where local women mostly single parent exhibit their talents of making baskets , hat, and a lot of handicraft. Milk bar store could be interesting but they don’t have a very friendly reception in that area, also visited Kimironko Market which is interesting and end the day I ask my guide if we can eat real Rwandan food not in the hotel and we end up going to this local street food area with music and people are dancing and having a good time . This is safe place to be .
Bunyoyi lake: boat ride to see birds and the boat guide told us about life of locals in the islands especially the punishment island . Interesting
Golden monkey Trekking : another bonus of coming to this countries are seeing the very cute , playful golden monkey eating bamboo , fern , plants and potatoes . Again trekkers and rangers are very helpful . I have to hire a personal porter to help me on hard surfaces up and down the mountain.
Gorilla Guardian Village for cultural experience was very beautiful which made me feel like I am part of the history and culture . We even did marriage reenactment which made my heart so full and gave me boost of energy after the hard trek. Ellen DeGeneres Campus of Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is very enducational I wish I have more time to spend here . I have learn to do 5 sounds that Dianne Fosey mimicked the gorilla.
Uganda
Cofee experience from organic planting , drying, roasting to tasting . I even tried to do some of it
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Email Katy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Reliable company for a trip to Rwanda!
Incredible tour. I did a chimpanzee trek and a canopy hike in Nyungwe National Park, which was an amazing experience! New Horizon was very good at communication leading up to and on my trip. My guide Emmanuel was wonderful - organizing everything and making sure all went smoothly. As a woman traveling alone, I felt incredibly safe the whole time. I highly recommend using this company when traveling in Rwanda!
Email Georgios | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic service with excellent knowledge and attention to detail while being the kindest human
Fast and clear communication from the plan I g stage.
Very relaxed throughout the trip allowing us for a lot of flexibility and amending the itinerary accordingly if needed.
Great choice of activities as well as hotels
Awesome company while knowing when to allow for privacy and quiet time
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Email Loren | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fantastic experience in Rwanda
I am a solo female traveler. Emanuel made me feel very safe while we traveled through Rwanda. My holiday encompassed many types of activities giving me a wonderful overview of Rwanda. Everything was very well organized, totally worth the money, lots of communication. Emanuel was very patient with my many questions and multiple dietary issues to work out for me at the hotels. I would recommend this company. I would like to return to Rwanda.
