Gecko Safaris Africa
- Located In:
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Congo (DRC)
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2008)
- Member Of:
- IATA, ASTA, AUTO & UWA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $40 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Tash | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Would not recommend to book with this company
Would not recommend booking through this tour company, days out from the commencement of our tour after we had spent $$$$ on flights and travelled over 20 hours in flights asked us for $$$$ more, which we had to neg it down.
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Email Nagash | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wonderful tour
Our Uganda & Rwanda experience was unforgettable for sure! Moses, our guide, took great care of us and took us to the most beautiful places in Rwanda and Uganda for about 15 days. The accommodations were always beautiful with nice view of the parks and we were treated exceptionally. The safaris and trekking were amazing, the nature incredible. We saw so many things, so many animals, we will not forget this trip. we accepted that Moses in of the best guides in Africa. we paid over $22000 for a family of 4 but all went well on our tour. Gecko Safaris is highly recommended .
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Email Wise Tina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Special thanks to Gecko safaris Africa and the staff
We visited Uganda and Rwanda for over 15 days with Gecko safaris Africa and everything went well. We had some delays in Bujumbura and our arrival at Entebbe airport was at 2:20am but Alpha the owner of the company waited for us. Hotels and lodges were above our expectations , a night before our trekking in bwindi national park gorillas visited our lodge (four gorillas lodge) only that the park rangers couldn’t allow us to take photos but that was amazing. Thank you Gecko Safaris Africa and a special thanks goes to our tour guide Michael , he’s well trained and knowledgeable about the two countries, he was born and raised in Rwanda but studied in Uganda.
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Email Gemmer | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very Professional
Alpha was helpful with all the bookings and itinaries. Quick response and useful information. We are so happy with our driver/ guide Timothy he was very knowledgeable about the destination. All together we did 12 days in uganda and most interesting part was the gorilla trekking in bwindi national park, the gorillas came so close to us and it was amazing. The second trekking was in volcano national park but we felt it was the same experience only that Rwanda gorilla permit was so expensive ($1500) Thank you every one..
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Email Junio Valerio | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Very Dishonest and Zero Empathy
This is a very dishonest business, under the guise of a professional one.
Background story : we booked a gorilla safari at the end of last year.
There were already some misunderstanding with "Alpha", our contact person, because of the way that the different hotel options were presented, which was confusing to say the least.
Due to a very serious family emergency, we had to cancel ten days before the beginning of the trip.
Having already paid a hefty deposit - 3,600 USD - we asked if at least part of it could be refunded.
We were told - several times! - that they would provide a refund of 800 USD by the third week of January...
It's now June and the refund is nowhere to be seen.
I am attaching a copy of most of my interactions with "Alpha", where he openly mentions that the refund will be processed.
We are hoping to go back to Rwanda next year. However, this will be most certainly not with Gecko Safaris.
