50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Majestic
The gorilla Leisure Lodge is the absolute best lodge to stay at for the Gorilla Trekking. It's the same price as all the others but since it has only been open since Nov. 2022 the facilities are still like brand new. Everything about it was like a 5 star hotel ... food - 5 stars, Service - 5 stars - Accommodations 5 - Star.
And the Gorilla Trek is indescribable. No words will be able to do it justice.
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical trip
My sister and I booked a five day safari and we loved every minute. We were picked up and dropped off at the house where we were staying, our guide was wonderful, the accommodations were just fine (it was a budget trip, after all!), and most importantly we saw animals. So many animals! Our guide, Kikitu, was incredibly knowledgable and just full of life. He made our trip into a true adventure, from humorously calling the bumpy dirt roads an "African massage" to schooling us on the different species of giraffe. Just to give you some perspective, we not only saw the big five, we even saw a dung beetle! Many times during our safari I turned to whomever was next to me to exclaim: "this is so much fun!" Is there anything better than that?
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
They understood the assignment at hand and were executes it with perfection
Excellent. Our booking was easy, the pre-information packet was timely and thorough. Interim questions were handled promptly and thoroughly, including going out of their way to help us with some hard to get reservations. The transfers were perfect and done with a high class .we definitely will choose them again.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great tour
Nice tour overall: good communication, reasonable price, and the gorillas were lovely; got to see a silverback up close!
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing 1-day trip to Agakera and Lake Ihema
TLDR; Our 1-day trip to Agakera was amazing and zero regret. Highly recommended.
The trip was well planned. Our tour guide is Gerald who is an awesome guide and takes great photos. We have everything in 1-day so a lot of driving (from and back to Kigali). We started at 6:30am, and did around 2 hours game drive. We were able to see a lot of animals, including giraffes, baboons, zebras, buffalos, and the rarely seen leopard. After lunch we did an hour boat ride and saw hippos, crocodiles and many birds. It was so many things packed in one day. We are very satisfied with everything. The only downside is that it seems that I wasn't told to take the covid test (required to enter the park) but it gets sorted out eventually.
We return to our hotels safely in the evening. We highly recommend the service provided by Fred and Gerald from Frena Adventures.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing tour
TLDR: I highly recommend Hermosa life tours. We booked the 1-day gorilla trekking program.
Oreste and Hermosa admins were very responsive in terms of communication. Also they also sent us plenty trip reminders.
The tour guide Patrick did a fantastic job. Our trip starts in the early morning at 4:30am (since we stay in Kigali and we need to arrive at Volcanoes national park at 7:30am).
The trekking requires about an hour of hiking on muddy ground. And we get to watch the gorillas close for an hour. It was all worth it.
The only downside is that the vehicle seems to need some maintenance, but our guide Patrick was resourceful enough to fix the issue.
The program finishes by noon, but it is still a long drive back to Kigali. We are very appreciative of Oreste and Patrick from Hermosa for taking us to a wonderful trip of gorilla trekking. Highly recommended experience.
CA
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Awesome experience on my 5 Day Tour With MoAfrika
My first week was with your company and I found MoAfrika and Viva Safaris very professional and well run company. All of the various drivers (transport, game guiding) were excellent. I rode up front most of the time to be able to personally chat with these local people, as I wanted to first learn about their lives growing up in South Africa. Many great stories and insight which I truly appreciate them sharing.
This was my fifth time to Africa, and 15th Tour on 4 Continents, so I have experienced many various levels of service and support from the different Companies.
Yours was one of my favourite. The highlight was my stay at the Treetop place (#5) as I especially enjoyed the laidback feeling of this resort and the staff were truly wonderful. I look forward to, and counting the days, when I can manage to get back to Africa!
CH
35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wonderful trip with SimienEco Tours
We have just returned from 18 days in Ethiopia where we had an unforgettable stay thanks to the agency SimienEco Tours.
Marco Degasper had prepared an itinerary for us that combined cultural visits to the orthodox churches of Lake Tana and Lalibella with a very varied nature. The grandiose landscapes in the Bale Mountains, the beauty of the lakes and the Wenchi crater, the lush vegetation and the coffee culture with the visit of villages in Yergalem were the highlights of our exploration south of Addis Ababa.
Marco, very responsive and professional, immediately understood our wishes and directed us towards a trip adapted to our family with 3 teenagers including our intellectually disabled daughter.
This trip would not have been as perfect without our wonderful guide Milan. Marco had the concern to find us a young woman, passionate about her country and anxious to transmit to us as much as possible the history, the traditions, and all the richness of Ethiopia. Her kindness, her sensitivity, her special attention to each of us and especially to our daughter made our stay unforgettable.
We still have so much to discover in this country with its incredible resources. We will come back very soon and will not fail to ask Marco for the organisation and our precious Milan to guide us.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The best tour and travels company
Their staff were just a vibe and their punctuality just made me enjoy my trip.My whole trip planned by fatrhino made my work to be easier ,just chilling
PL
35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic
It was amazing trip. We were nicely suprised about our tour guide. He was really friendly and helpfull. Whole trip was really fun. We saw so many plants and wild animals. This was our first time in Africa and he told us about culture. We will go to Tanzania one more time for sure.