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Golden Rwanda Safaris
- Offices In:
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Congo (DRC)
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ASTA, APTA, RTTA, Tripadvisor & VISIT RWANDA
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $750 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Ine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect!
Our trip was just amazing! We saw 4 of the Big five in one way! Our guide Muhamed knew a lot about the animals.
Our stay in Ruzizi was fantastic! Just go for it! We would definitly come back!
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Email Rob T | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorillas Trek
Golden Rwanda Safaris and their guide are excellent! My trip, with fellow 42Geeks.com members, to see a large family of gorillas (maybe a third silverbacks!) was a lifetime memory. The guide (Mico / Mitchell) was wonderful. Knowledgeable, helpful and made our trip seamless and best of quality.
Highly recommend these folks!
Rob T
Chicago USA
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Email JoLynne | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
The most amazing safari company ever!
Working with Golden Rwandan Safari was the best decision ever. Frank was amazing to work with in planning and setting up/arranging ALL of it literally from start to finish.
Our driver/guide was Taufique...WOW..words cannot describe how he went over and beyond our expectations, from pick up at our airbnb to drop off at the airport at the end of the Safari with a few other stops per our request. Taufique made it a point to search for and help us see all our favorite animals. It was a great pleasure to spend 3 days with him driving and guiding us around and through Akagera. Taufique is your #1 guide. Very knowledgeable and experienced.
CA
Email Tahar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Simply perfect !!
So much to say about this Safari.At first at the agency we were a bit confused but after a while everything went clear.Benoit took us back at the hôtel. Then we were in contact with Toufik the driver who was also our guide.What an amazing person,very professional,he answered all our questions and beyond.He knew where to go to find the different species of animals.He offered an excellent service.We spent one Night in a luxury tent that looks like a 5 stars hotel,the staff was so kind and efficient,the food was excellent and the night hearing the sounds of the Savannah was thrilling.I would do it again but i would spend two nights.
I wish everyone experienced this at least once in their life.
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Email Kelvin Qian | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Deep Dive into Rwanda
I initially came in skeptical of Golden Rwanda Safaris' all 5 star reviews - after all, it is very rare for anything to have all 5 star reviews these days. However, I can say that Golden Rwanda Safaris has met, if not exceeded, my expectations. Through a custom tour package (I selected their Chimpanzee and Golden Monkeys tour and tacked on a gorilla trek), I was able to see Rwanda's unique wildlife. I felt blessed when I saw a chimp family eating their day away in a fig tree, and I nearly broke down in tears as I witnessed gorillas in Volcanos National Park, and how they were just like us.
But perhaps the best part of the experience was making friends with my safari driver, Sufiani, with whom we talked about many things, from science and technology, to the cultures and histories of both Rwanda and the United States. It is one of those moments where you - both of us really - truly get to know how people live and think on opposite sides of the world.
I did notice some flaws however that relate to the hotels: for example, the Top View Hotel room wifi did not work properly, and the Five Volcanos Boutique Hotel had trouble with hot water. I don't hold them against Golden Rwanda Safaris since they are outside the scope of the tour company. Besides, they are still obscenely luxurious places to stay compared to my budget safari experience in Kenya the previous week where we slept in tents (let alone compared to how the locals live).
In addition, given recent events it is prudent to be mindful of the security situation in Rwanda. Sufiani had to rebook my hotel in Gisenyi due to the M23 rebel takeover of Goma the day before, and the Rwanda-DRC border remains dangerous at the time of this writing. While Rwanda remains relatively safe, and Golden Rwanda Safaris will do everything in their power to ensure your safety (e.g. the rebooking), it is a reminder that this remains a volatile part of the world.
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Email Eve and David | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The very best of the best!
Everything from first contact to the moment we landed home in the US was absolutely top notch. Frank worked tirelessly with me to customize our itinerary and to ensure that it included all the things we were hoping for and he 100% delivered. Despite the time difference between Rwanda and the US, he was always incredibly responsive to e-mails. This was no different when we were in Rwanda as he was only a What's App call away at any moment. While we were in Rwanda, he stayed in contact with our guide to make sure that we were happy and taken care of.
Mico was our guide and he is absolutely fantastic! At the end of the trip, I told him that my biggest compliment to him was that I felt like he was a long time friend who was showing us around his country, not at all like he was someone doing a job. He taught us a lot about the country, ensured that we got to every place we were supposed to be each day, offered suggestions for things we could do that we had not originally included on our itinerary, and was quick in action when challenges presented themselves. We would 100% love to return and have him as our guide again.
Murakoze cyane to Frank and Mico for the trip of a lifetime. We hope to return one day!
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Email ANGELA | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Exceeded our expectations in every way
We just finished a 8 day tour with Golden Rwanda and our guide Tafique.
It was in every sense of the word … excellent , amazing , fun and Safe .
We started with canopy walks , chimpanzees, colobus and waterfalls . Walks through tea plantations in Nyungwe .
Continued to Lake Kivu for a relaxin g stay and evening boat ride .
From there we journeyed to Agakera where we did our game drives , we had great spotting and great experiences seeing everything except the elusive leopard .
Frank and his team go above and beyond . Exceptional in every way . The lodges and food were outstanding.
I’ve been to 5 African nations and this was one of my BEST trips . If your reading g this …. Book with Frank . You will love everything
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Email Kevin | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A perfect trip
I am blown away by Golden Rwanda Safaris. From the moment I first contacted them the service and professionalism were amazing. I initially was going to do Rwanda only, then decided I wanted to include Kenya. Frank created a perfect custom itinerary for what I wanted. Throughout the process, Frank always responded quickly and answered any questions. All of the accommodations in Rwanda and Kenya were excellent. Throughout the trip things were adjusted and customized to exactly what I wanted. Tafeque, my guide in Rwanda, was fantastic. In Kenya, I was with a partner company, African Hartebeest, and the service was just as good. Beverly was my point of contact with them. She was just as helpful and responsive as Frank. My guide in Kenya, Edwin, was also phenomenal. I will surely be back at some point in the coming years and have already recommended to friends and families to use Golden Rwanda.
BJ
Email Joseph Senninger | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Very fast, accurate and reliable tour operator.
Golden Safaris was very reactive when answering our requests, understood them precisely and knew what was to be done. They were also proactively on the look-out for better deals for us, which was much appreciated, and helped us save a lot of money.
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Email Lisa Wilkinson Evans | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing Expereince
We planned this only a month out. They were fantastic to work with, Great communication and we customized our trip. We went to DRC and Rwanda and everything was seamless. Great guides, great hotels, great cars. Everything went very smoothly. I am an experienced traveler but I was traveling with someone who was not as confident with travel. This was a perfect set up for the both of us.