Consider us for a truly Safaris Boutique Company
Hermosa Life Tours and Travel
- Office In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- ASTA & RTTA & TripAdvisor
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $330 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
for a custom tour
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Reviews
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Email Thomas | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The best gorilla experience ever
We went gorilla trekking in Rwanda at the end of October 2024. This highlight came at the end of an exceptionally beautiful trip through the country. Thanks to our driver “Diddie”, we were able to experience the country and its people in their most beautiful form. We were able to experience chimpanzees up close in Nyungwe National Park. We had a wonderful trip along Lake KIVU and always had friendly contact with the people in the country. But the highlight was without doubt the trek to the gorillas. After an hour and a half walk through the rainforest of the Virunga Mountains, we were able to experience a family of 23 gorillas up close and personal for over an hour. I would describe this experience as the highlight of all my wildlife experiences and would never want to miss it. Thanks to Hermosa Travels and especially our driver Diddie, our trip in Rwanda will remain an unforgettable experience
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Email Robert C. | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing adventure to see the mountain gorillas and beautiful Rwanda!
I have just returned from an amazing 15-day adventure arranged through Hermosa Life Tours, based in Kigali, Rwanda. The head of the company, Oreste, and his wonderful staff including Yvonne and our guide Yves, created a wonderful trip to this beautiful country. It exceeded my expectations in every way.
The tour was well planned and full of interesting activities, including treks to see the mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, colobus monkeys, and chimpanzees. We also did day, night and boat safaris in Akagera National Park. We went on a night fishing experience on Lake Kivu, visited tea and coffee plantations, and even spent time with potters who were making cooking vessels right in front of us. We visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and were struck by how much Rwanda has transformed itself to become the vibrant, safe and friendly African country it is today.
But the top event of our trip was the trek to see the mountain gorillas. Wow! We got to spend an hour standing next to these incredible animals. Observing them in the wild was a peak experience for me. Pictures really don’t compare to seeing them live right next to you. Visiting the gorillas in Rwanda also helps the local population (via permit fees to see the gorillas) and ultimately helps to protect the gorillas themselves.
Our lodgings were as follows:
Ruzizi tented camp- amazing experience in a luxury tent in the wild. Hippos were in the lake alongside the tents. The staff and food were wonderful.
Radisson Blu Hotel - nicely appointed modern hotel next to the conference center in Kigali. Wonderful breakfast buffet. Helpful staff- especially Innocent.
The Bishops House - Wow! Nice hotel with a beautiful pool, great gourmet food (especially the soups!), and first-class service. The staff even remove your shoes, take them away to wash them and massage your feet after treks to see the gorillas and other primates.
Lake Kivu Serena Hotel - Nice location and pool. The rooms were on the small side. The restaurant serves nice food.
Cleo Lake Kivu Hotel - Wow! Incredible views from this lovely hotel. The food was gourmet. The masseuse gave me one of the best massages I have ever gotten.
Nyungwe Top View Hotel - at first we were disappointed in this hotel, but over our 3-night stay, we fell in love with it. It is located right in Nyungwe park, so the location is great. The buffets for dinner turned out to be delicious and well-prepared, and the staff were so kind and helpful. The accommodations were not luxurious but were spacious and comfortable. One night a local group of musicians and dancers entertained us and we loved the show!
Our guide during the whole trip, Yves, was gentle and although he did not offer us tons of information, he was kind and willing to do everything he could to accommodate our desires for our trip. One day we had just returned from a safari in Akagera, and he ran to tell us that someone had spotted several elephants nearby, so we jumped back in the jeep and found them. It was a great experience. We told him we wanted to see giraffes, and he worked hard to find them. We loved spending time alone with these beautiful animals. Yves turned out to be a great guide for us.
Oreste was available at all times during our trip to answer questions and solve any problems. On our last night, he met us in Kigali and hosted us at a lovely restaurant. What a nice guy and what a great company to arrange an adventure in Rwanda. I have travelled all over the world and never have I felt so well treated as Oreste, Yvonne and Yves treated us. Do not hesitate to book a trip with them. They are very professional and arrange a first class adventure. Rwanda is an amazing country and the people are so welcoming and kind. Definitely put a trip there on your bucket list!
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Email Sebastian Wolf | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Best Tour Company in Kigali
We did Gorilla 3 days Gorilla Trekking with this company and it was well organized by Yvonne from the office, our guide Damascene was knowledgeable in everything. We will travel with them again soon
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Email Judith M | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
High Quality Tour
Hermosa Life Tours and Travel is the BEST company I've ever used for travel. Their communication was top notch, and they always replied to my emails extremely quickly. They were easy to work with regarding any changes we needed to make including a late change request. Hermosa Life Tours made all our changes easy to do. They were flexible and helpful throughout the entire process and they checked on us during our tour to make sure we were doing well. Absolutely everything was taken care of for us, which resulted in a truly stress-free vacation without any worries. Hermosa Life Tours is extremely cost competitive, in fact, their cost for our tour was much, MUCH less than other tour companies I contacted. They are low cost yet their services and care for customers are HIGH QUALITY and they do not skimp on anything. The driver/guide we had, his name was Patrick, was a hard-working, polite, respectful, young man who we enjoyed being with and talking with during our trip. Patrick made sure we always knew what we would be doing the next day and what time we would be leaving in the mornings. Patrick was a big part of making our trip worry-free. We had no stress about anything, and because of Patrick and the itinerary that Hermosa Life Tours put together for us, we were able to relax and enjoy the Rwandan culture, the Rwandan people, and the Rwandan wildlife. Thank you so much to Hermosa Life Tours and to Patrick. You have given us memories, pictures, and videos to share with our family and friends and to have and talk about for the rest of our lives. We have no regrets about booking a tour with Hermosa Life Tours and Travel, and neither will you. So book with them now.
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Email Dieudonne | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our 10 Days trip was amazing
We have been recommended this company by our friends from Seattle when we contacted them was so quickly organized and we visited Akagara park gorillas and chimpanzees oooh what amazing trip in trip in rwanda
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Email Abdelaziz | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional
The team was professionals and friendly. And they were helpful
Email Gilbert | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A trip to remember
We have been recommended this company from our Colleagues who recently did a trip to Akagera National park, they did not disappoint us we saw big five, Anaclet our guide knowledgeable and humble responded all our questions, Highly recommend Hermosa Life Tours
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Email Jackson | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Reputable Tour Company, stress free in Planning
We had an amazing time in Rwanda, one of the most beautiful countries we have ever been to, Kigali is very clean and green . We did our 8 days trip with Abu as our guide. Everything was well planned out and executed, e-mails with Yvonne was very easy and everything was being taken care of from start to the end. We visited Akagera for safaris, Volcanoes home of the Gorillas and Nyungwe, Culture sites, lake Kivu our guide Abu gave us the Rwandan History and its people and responded all our questions every single day. I cant say enough about how great the trip was, Highly Highly recommend this tour company.
Email patrick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
trip to Akagera national park
the trip was amazing and itinerary was planned well professional guide who shared wild experience with us thans
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Email Nora Lindberg | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Unforgettable memories in Rwanda
We have have enjoyed our Gorilla Trekking experience in Rwanda with Hermosa Life Tours, from the office our contact person was Eric and he did a great job to put together our Itinerary with modifications all the time as requested. When we meet our guide Pacifique, the Joy started from there, he helped to discover the country Chimpanzee trek, Canopy in amazing Nyungwe forest, lake Kivu and we had a chance to meet Gorillas in Person in the Volcanoes National Park, selected lodges were amazing we miss Rwanda, and we will definitely recommend this agency to our Friends. Kudos Hermosa Life Tour company