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 Peter Gemeinhardt | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Pearl of Africa ... perfectly presented by Gorilla Tours
- tour preparation was perfect and easy due to the help of Virgo
- all our wishes to modify the normal Uganda tour have been fullfilled
- we intergrated a 5 days Rwenzori trekking in our 16 days tour which was working perfectly
in cooperation with Rwenzori Trekking Service Kilembe
- extraordinary experiences by reaching 4062m altitude at Bugata Camp
- Ugandan wildlife is amazing, we saw the Big 5 and many of the other very rare animals
like Shoebill, Rwenzori three horn Chameleon and others
- Chimps at Kibale amazing
- Gorilla trekking at Bwindi Impenetrable NP was the final highlight of this trip with ~ 400 pics
of the Mishaya family
- simply great and hard to describe just by a few words
- also organsation, planning, payments, lodges, etc. have been perfect
- our tour guide has known his country very well and gave many interesting insights of Uganda
- Gorilla Tours is highly recommendable for tours in Uganda!
- Winston Churchill was correct with his statement - Uganda is the "Pearl of Africa" !
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Email Diane | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
I have been with them for over 12 years, great
I have been using Gorilla tours every year for 14 years to visit the gorillas. They are simply the best! So professional and everything is taken care of. You will also have the most professional and lovely drivers, they really make the experience for you as they are there to take care of your every need!
They have my highest recommendation and I am sure I have made this journey many more times then most!
Diane
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Email Philippe ROCHE | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A dream trip!
A perfect organization: Virgo, the director very responsive and attentive to our requests.
Beautiful lodges each with their own personality and located in beautiful places.
Efficient and very kind staff.
A guide / driver who knows his country and the animals we meet.
And of course the magic encounter with mountain gorillas !
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Email Maeve Dowdle | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Such an Incredible Experience
I absolutely loved my experience with Gorilla Tours! I scheduled my trip very last minute and they were very accommodating and great about answering all of my questions. The safaris were so incredible and it was such a cool experience getting to see so many animals; lions, giraffes, antelope, zebras and so much more! Getting the experience to hike and see the gorillas brought tears to my eyes because I never imagined I would find myself having the opportunity to do that! I loved getting to drive through the country of Uganda and our guide was so knowledgeable and shared so much information about the country, the land, the people, everything about it! As a solo traveller of only 20 years old, I was a little nervous about embarking on the journey but, Gorilla Tours was great about making me feel safe and well looked after. If you are searching for an overall amazing experience, Gorilla Tours is the way to go! And if you are heading to Uganda, make sure to ask for Ronnie, he is the best!!
everything worked out perfectly
communication beforehand for planning the tour with Virgo very pleasant and helpful, prompt reply via email. excellent guide Ronald, amazing in viewing wildlife from far distances. Accomodation adaequat in quality. Safari vehicle very good comfort and quality ( almost new Landcruiser)
Email Jeremy Dudman Jones | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful Ugandan experience
Thank you gorilla tours for organising such a fantastic Ugandan holiday. Safe to say it was a holiday of a lifetime. Great accommodation all reasonably priced; a safe, knowledgeable driver and of course the beauty of Uganda. Seeing the Chimps and Gorillas is something everyone should do once and use Gorilla Tours if you can.
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Email Brigitte and Stephane Florin | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
2 weeks roudtrip including gorillas ans chimps visits, and many other safaris (driving or boating)
Everything was OK. No problem at all, organization was perfect. We much appreciated lodges and camps in the nature. Our driver (and guide as well) did a very good job. We have seen a large amount of animals : gorillas, chimps, cobs, other monkeys, buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, hippos and crocodiles, birds... and even the very rare shoebill (lucky we were!). Do not miss boating on the delta in Murchison Falls Park, and on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth Park. Regarding gorillas and chimps we have been well impressed by the excellent organization of UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authorities). If you have time, do some pedestrian safari as we did in M'Buro. You can faithfully ask any question to Gorillas Tour, that kindly and quickly answers, thanks to Virgo and Violet.
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Email Ernst Jäger | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Experience in the heart of Afrika
1. The boat trip to the Murchison waterfalls could be combined with the hike. The guide with the vehicle would have to pick up the group at the top of the cases. The return trip was too long and too dull.
2. The boat trip into the delta should take place with a suitable boat and not with a fishing boat. For the duration of time, a suitable seat is mandatory.
3. An additional day could be scheduled in Murchison N.P.
4. The drive from Fort Murchison to the next accomodation, chimpazee guesthouse was too long. An extra night is absolutely necessary.
5. One day may be canceled in Queen Elizabeth N.
6. Crater Bay Cottages should no longer be approached. The cleanliness in the wet area of the rooms used by our group was catastrophic. Due to fungal attack and pollution the wet area was only conditionally usable. We were not showered. The more regrettable, because the accommodation with a few small things can be graded. Cleanliness in the accommodations is a must.
7. In only two overnight accommodation was possible with credit card.
8. It should therefore be possible to book half-board or full-board accommodation.
A very special thanks to Ronnie, who was very hard-working. Great compliment and very warm greetings. The attached pictures I ask to transfer to him.
Thank you for an extraordinary trip and cordial greetings to Uganda
Email Raymond | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Experience was great, but payment was an issue
The communications from the staff was excellent, the service was good and the trip lived up to our expectations. However, we expected to pay by credit card, but when we got to the lodge, they expected cash. They demanded that we use all our cash to pay for accommodation, so we did not have money left for tips and buying any mementos. The transport and permits were paid in advance, which was not an issue. We were not informed in advance that there won't be credit card facilities available.
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Email Francois | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
the best !!!!
for us evering thing was perfect, I by my self organize the top....1 hour with the chimpanzee at the zoo....please do it it is the dessert after the trip....I know 31 contry in Africa and I never sow so many animals...