Gorilla Tours Staff
Gorilla Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 50-100 employees (Founded in 2001)
- Member Of:
- AUTO & http://www.visituganda.com/
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Daniela | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very good service, kindness, flexibility and fast coordination even for custom-made trip
We had a custom-made trip starting in Rwanda, going over to the Ugandan side, and then back again to Rwanda. Gorilla Tours took care of this from start to finish (all in all 3 days). We were very happy with the exciting Gorilla trekk (and the fact that we got to see so many gorillas with guides who were extermely skilled and new a lot). We also really liked the entertaining Batwa trail and all the beautiful nature and landscapes around. So amazing and so colorful!
CN
Email Apple Zhang | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
excellent and comfortable arrangement
professional guide and driver
excellent and comfortable arrangement
incredible experience
Email Jan Still | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An unforgettable trip
Gorilla Tours organised for me a tailor-made tour through the Kibale Forest, QENP and Bwindi NP in Uganda during January 2019. The Trip was well organised and I can only compliment Rachael and Karin from the Gorilla Tours Kampala Office. They gave me all the necessary information and they were very helpful throughout the process of the preparation of the Tour. All transfers worked as planned; the accommodation was very good indeed. It was an unforgettable trip for me - the natural experience as well as some outings to the local communities.
CA
Email D Whiting | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely amazing!
Gorilla Tours are an excellent tour company to deal with. Right from the beginning our communications with Rachael was easy and prompt. She had no problems modifying our tour to suit our needs better.
Once there, our driver Robert was excellent. He was very knowledgle and personable. He made the long drives feel shorter. He would stop anytime we asked to take pictures and also when he saw things that he thought we would be interested in. Things that were interesting to us and that we would have missed without him.
Now for the tours. WOW. The chimps and gorillas are so magnificent. It is amazing how close they will come to you. The sounds of the chimps even before sighting them is super exciting!! The gorillas are so enjoyable to watch as they just do their own thing or sometimes even approach to get a closer look at you.
The swamp/community walk in Kibale is also a must do. The banana beer and home grown coffee are definitely a must. We did not get time to visit the doctor and the basket weaving homes.
Anyway, if you are nervous about booking such an expensive trip, please be advised that you will have absolutely no issues with Gorilla Tours.
If you can afford it time and money wise, book the extra gorilla day. You will want to see 2 different families as they are all different in behaviour and appearances!
Thanks again to all the staff at Gorilla Tours!
CZ
Email Phil | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing from start to finish, Superb experience Gorilla tracking
I must give a big thank you to Karin and Racheal for organizing the details of our trip. Everything went smoothly indeed. We were seven traveling to Uganda, pick up from the airport was fast. Next day we drove all the way to Bwindi, long drive but interesting, our driver Sam always let us take pictures, explained the most interesting stuff. The lunch stopover was great, accommodation near Bwindi was superb, the gorilla tracking couldn’t have gone better, took us one hour to see them so we were so so lucky. :-) Spent an hour with the gorillas, went back to the lodge. Long drive back the next day but also super interesting. What was also superb was that since our flight was leaving at 4 a.m. they let us freshen up and have dinner, then they drove us to the airport in the wee morning hours at no extra cost. Amazing indeed, how they took care of us there. Highly recommend this company, the seven of us who went to Uganda were glad that we did.
NL
Email Alexander, Daphne and Sophie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing, beautiful wildlife of Uganda with Gorilla Tours
Dear Racheal,
I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for organizing our lovely safari trip and visit to Uganda.
We learned a bit more about the community, culture, similarities, differences and of course the amazing, beautiful wildlife. The wildlife is incredible and we enjoyed to see rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions, giraffes, birds of all sizes, chimpanzees, and other beautiful creatures.
Many thanks to our driver and guide Musa! We enjoyed his company and he was very welcoming and knowledgeable. This will be a journey we will treasure. We loved our stay in Fort Murchison Lodge in Murchison falls park that was a good choice to spend the night. Also thank you for being flexible as we –quite last minute- decided to take another route to the eastern part of Uganda where we had to visit the coffee plantations for business purposes.
Thank you again and wishing you all the best,
Alexander, Daphne and Sophie
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Email Justine | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful experience!
Loved the hotel (Gorilla Valley Lodge) and the hike, food and experience was fantastic! Great communication and everyone at Gorilla tours was incredibly helpful.
DK
Email Hanne & Lars Johansen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
really great experience
We have had the pleasure of traveling with Gorilla Tours from August 3,
>2018 to August 20, 2018.
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>It was a really great experience, not least because of the amazing guide
>Francis which we had on the whole trip.
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>He is the perfect guide. Accommodating, kind and very competent.
>He knows a lot about his country and can tell a lot about both nature and
>culture.
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>We felt safe in his company and he took very good care of us. Always
>ready for the agreed time with a smile.
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>Gorilla Tours can not have a better representative of the company than
>Francis.
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>We would definitely recommend both Francis and Gorilla Tours to others.
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I had a great experience with Gorilla tours and would highly recommend them.
I had a great experience with Gorilla tours. The Gorilla Valley Lodge was great, Ronald was awesome and even the driving was not too bad and afforded an opportunity to see some of Uganda on such a short visit. Punctual and professional service, an appropriately robust vehicle, accommodating and friendly driver, plenty of water and even a stop at a village market.
US
Email Thierry | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
This was a very unique,efficient,fulfilling experience that was realistically once in a lifetime.
communication was excellent as e-mails were always returned promptly and questions answered. service was very friendly and understanding of concerns. expectations were met as this can be hard when you have never traveled to that particular location. The driver, the trackers, hotel and guides were spot on.