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Mary was a tea picker that made the plantation tour so fun. |
She is so happy and beautiful and photogenic. |
The best and most beautiful picture that I took on the entire week vacation was of HER!! |
I wish there was a way to tell her that. |
Perhaps you can call Obed so that he can tell her +250 788 908 386. |
Obed was the most excellent tour guide that we had on the entire trip! |
After walking the tea fields, we went to the tea factory which was incredibly FASCINATING! |
We had the most informative tour of our trip. |
We had no idea it would be so great. |
We did this instead of the evening tea plantation walk that was on the itinerary, and are so glad we did. |
Moses, perhaps you can add this to the itinerary. |
Colobus Monkey Tour- Sadly I cannot remember the names of our guides. |
But they were wonderful. |
As said, we were not finding colobus, but they stayed on longer (as Steven had urged them) and finally found a great and photographic troupe of colobus. |
The trackers used machetes to cut through the brush to get great photo's. |
How awesome is that? |
Canopy Walk - Although it was a difficult hike for me (all steps), and scary on bridge, it was great! |
I had been on a canopy walk in Ghana, and this was 100 times better. |
This was a worthwhile excursion. |
We actually wanted to do some nature hikes but after the strenuous chimp hike the day before and the canopy walk, we could not do anymore hikes. |
Lol We felt like we had really seen a great deal of the forest and were 100% satisfied with no need to do a Nature Hike. |
Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Fund - After giving a donation, we toured the building. |
The 360 degree DiCaprio theater was so worthwhile. |
School children will get so much out of this, as will adults. |
The interactive VR (virtual reality) exhibit was also very very very cool. |
So much information and interactive exhibits. |
For anyone who has Dian Fossey as an idol, this is an important stop. |
So glad we got to go here. |
Gorilla Trek - (I give it 5 stars) Wow! |
This did not disappoint. |
Our guides were Patience and Jolie, and they were outstanding....very knowledgeable and communicated everything we wanted to know. |
I could listen to Patience talk all day long! |
We were to see the Agashya gorilla group which was supposed to be an 'easy hike' but with animals you never know. |
They were on the move and it took much much longer (6 hours total). |
By the way, Steven had to wait longer as well and did not seem to mind at all. |
Also, I met and talked with Ellen DeGeneres on the trail. |
Her group passed our group. |
That was very cool! |
Our gorilla group, Agashya, of 23 was just relaxing and sleeping, and we saw 15 members of the 23 group......3 silverbacks, 4 babies, 3 juveniles and 5 females.. |
It was a highlight of my life. |
We were so close. |
I was very impressed with Volcanoes Park, their procedures and all the safety precautions they take to keep gorillas safe. |
The best day of my life! |
The only bummer was that we never got our certificate at the end of the day. |
I don't know why. |
Cultural Village - (I give it 1 star) Very touristy and tacky. |
I would not recommend this activity. |
This was the only thing that was a negative on our trip, I would take it out of the itinerary. |
It is humiliating for the participants to be on 'show'. |
I feel it is insensitive to watch people in this way. |
Golden Monkeys - Super fun monkeys to watch. |
We all enjoyed this. |
It is a perfect way to start the day and then head to for the drive back to Kigali. |
Thank you for reading my very comprehensive and long review. |
Thank you for everything Moses and Steven. |
I do hope that you can give credit to the fine and wonderful people who I mentioned specifically in my review. |
It is important for people to get positive feedback. |
We live in a world where the only feedback people get is the negative feedback. |
I would like to highlight these people mentioned because they were OUTSTANDING!! |
As our 26 year old daughter says.....Going on a 2nd trip to see something like the Colosseum in Rome is pointless because it never changes. |
But going on a wildlife/nature trip a 2nd time is worthwhile because nature and wildlife is always changing....it's always new!!! |
We will be back..... |
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the trip of a lifetime! |
The best! |
My friend and I booked a trip to Congo (Niyragongo volcano and gorillas in Virunga park, in the East of the country, next to Goma) in October 2019 via Eco Tours Rwanda and were very satisfied with the communication and service provided. |
As we could not fly in Goma directly, and more importantly did not find a way get a D.R.C visa from Hong Kong where we are from, we decided to fly to Rwanda and book the trip with a local agency, and found Ecotours Rwanda online. |
From the beginning communication with Moses from EcoTours was very good and clear, he answered fast and precisely. |
The whole process was smooth and easy. |
They came to pick us up at our hotel in Kigali, transferred us to the border where application for our visa had been made, and from there the team from the Virunga part took care of us. |
On the way back, they were waiting for us to take us back to our hotel next to the airport. |
The service was punctual, the driver was a nice guy, the car was of in good condition, so the service offered by EcoTours was great in my opinion. |
It would certainly had been cheaper to book directly with the park and find our way to get to Goma and apply to visa directly but we did not know how to do that and Congo isn't a really smooth place so I am glad we paid for this extra service via EcoTours Rwanda Only bemol: Unlike what the name suggest, Ecotours Rwanda is not a Rwandan company but is part of another agency based in Uganda, so their management and team were from Uganda and bank transfer had to be made there. |
Most people would not care about it, but some might given Uganda's policies and human right record. |
In our case when we realised it it was too late to change for another agency, so we worked with them and once again the service was really good. |
Would definitely recommend them for trips in Rwada/Uganda/East Congo Jerome Lizambard |
We went to Rwanda in August 2019. |
We too late to get permits to visit the gorillas in both Rwanda and Uganda so we decided to go to the Virunga Mountains in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo). |
Moses Konde who can organize anything in Rwanda, DRC, Botswana, Zambia and Uganda was amazing. |
We organized the Cingo part of trip with him from USA and all was smooth and the financial transaction was easy. |
We loved the lodge at Virunga, Kibumba Tented Camp, where we glamped and ate food that rivals excellent restaurants in USA, met and spent time with the amazing staff and rangers then spent an hour with an amazing gorilla family, Cosmos. |
We loved our guide and driver, Osbert, from Ecotours so much that we actually felt like he was part of our vacation! |
We ate together, did some hikes, and had many laughs.... he is not only an amazing driver and we always felt confident and taken care of but also has a vast body of knowledge! |
After DRC we decided to continue on with Osbert and went to the Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda with him to see the chimps. |
We invited him to come along on our hike and had an excellent time hiking, climbing and sliding up and down mountains (not too hard bc so much fun! |
watching the chimps doing what chimps do. |
So we highly recommend calling Moses and working with him to make you vacation amazing! |
+256751915622 or email info@ecotoursrwanda.com Dont forget tips for everyone, their lives are lived to make tourists happy and the salaries are ridiculous.... |
Nature Adventure Africa Safaris did a wonderful job organizing and planning my September trip in Uganda and Rwanda. |
Thank you Moses for helping me plan the trip. |
Every day my guide Emma was on time and I highly recommend him for anyone doing a safari in Rwanda and Uganda. |
Emma is nice and listens to what you want while touring around. |
Both countries were completely safe to travel around. |
I did find out they do tours to some of the other African countries and I would not hesitate to use them again. |
Pull up a chair, this may take a while. |
Our oldest son put together an amazing 16 day itinerary to Uganda and Rwanda through Moses and Eco Tours. |
He showed it to us a year in advance and we thought why not see if the whole family could go. |
So even though deposits and licences had already been obtained for one, and our other son and his wife couldn't travel on the exact same schedule, Moses worked out a seventeen day itinerary for 3 of us and a 9 day itinerary for 2 where we all met 8 days into the trip at one of several spectacular lodges we stayed in. |
Flexibility, willingness to change schedules, and a nice way of working with people was readily apparent. |
Then we met our guide, Emma. |
Always on time, always where he said he'd be, interesting, intelligent, great sense of humor, my wife wanted to adopt him. |
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