A guide to gorilla safaris, hiking and tracking tours, car hire and rental, hotel accommodation lodges in East Africa-Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Car rental locations in Nairobi, Mombasa, Malindi, Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura, Entebbe, Arusha, Jinja and Dar Es Salaam
Our selection of cars for hire in Kigali Rwanda is wide with the latest of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) also called Off-road cars like Toyota Rav4, Toyota Land Cruiser, Pajero i/o, Honda CRV , Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Prado, Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan X trail, Hilux double cabin pick ups. In addition we have custom made safari land cruisers and mini vans for safari.
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About Us-Gorilla Safaris Rwanda || Vision, Mission ,Values.
Adventure outfitters quenching your thirst of Sun-lust, Wanderlust and Sand-lust.
Gorilla Safaris Rwanda is a subsidiary of Rika and Nyagah, a holding company of a group of companises with interests in transport and real estate in East Africa. The head offices are at Doris House, Tom Mboya Street Meru, Kenya East Africa. Agency and branch offices are in Nairobi, Mombasa, Malindi, Kenya, Kampala and Entebbe in Uganda, Kigali In Rwanda, Dar Es Salaam and Arusha in Tanzania.
Address
Gorilla Safaris Rwanda, Doris House, 1St Floor, Tom Mboya Street, Meru Kenya
Tel: +254723684974, +254729641204
Websites: Http://gorillasafarisrwanda.com ,
Blogs: http://laikipiakenya.wordpress.com , http://gorillasafaris.wordpress.com
Vision:
To be a world class safari outfitter and car hire agency well grounded on professional expertise, and committed to ethical values and practices.
Mission
To contribute to the our community well being through tourism research, promotion and development of community based tourism and inculcating the necessary scales to run viable tourism enterprises.
Gorilla Safaris Rwanda Services
We are tour operators specializing in Car Hire, Hotel Booking, Airline Reservations and Tailor made private and group safaris in East Africa. Our famous safaris include Primates’ tours and big game viewing in East Africa. Our most successful safaris are gorilla and chimpanzee tracking in Rwanda . Our gorilla tracking safaris involves tracking in Volcanoes National Park. Nyungwe Forest National Park is our main Chimpanzee tracking destination.
Gorilla Safaris Rwanda-Big Game Safari Destinations include Maasai (Masai) Mara, Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Meru, Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli, Buffalo Springs (Kenya), Mgahinga, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth (Uganda) Volcanoes, Nyungwe Forest, Akagera (Rwanda) Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro.
A very unique Laikipia Kenya, a premier destination visited by celebrities- film stars, great athletes and the Royals. Laikipia is home to the famous Rutundu Log Cabins where Prince William Proposed to his wife Kate. Also in Laikipia are famous tourist resorts like Ol Pejeta, Mt Kenya Safari Club, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Other places of interest in Laikipia include Muktan Retreat, Sanctuary at Ol Lentille, Loisaba Wilderness, Il Ngwesi, Makenna’s Hills
Famous Beach destinations visited by our guests include Lamu, Dar Es Salaam, Zanzibar and Mombasa. Luxury beach hotels exists in Zanzibar North Coast, East Coast
R&N Car Hire And Rental Locations
Our car hire and rental locations are Nairobi, including Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Mombasa and Mombasa Moi Airport, Malindi, Malindi Airport, Kisumu, Nakuru, Isiolo, Meru, Nanyuki (Kenya) Kampala, Entebbe Airport, Jinja(Uganda), Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Airport,Kilimanjaro Airport (Tanzania) Bujumbura (Burundi) Kigali, Gisenyi (Rwanda). Cars available for hire include Toyota land cruiser Prado, Safari land cruisers, Safari Mini Vans, Toyota rav4s, Toyota Premio and a multiplicity of other cars.
We do hotel bookings through out East Africa.
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Cheap Car Hire Nairobi | Cheap Car Rental Nairobi Airport Kenya
Car Hire Rates on self drive unlimited mileage basis
Contact Gorilla Safaris Rwanda Tel +254723684974
Email: rnxploresafaris@gmail.com
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Nyungwe Forest Lodge | Nyungwe Accommodation| Gisakura Tracking Rwanda.
Accommodation problems in Nyungwe forest are now a thing of the past. Now it is official that the Nyungwe Forest Lodge will open its doors to the first guest in March of 2010. The lodge is already accepting booking. With a total of 24 suites, this luxury eco-friendly lodge not just another lodge. Though made of the local material, the lodge is packaged for a modern traveler, who desires to combine adventure with all the trappings of digital world.
Bistro with an out door swimming pool
A Boma area for outdoor dining and winning
Relaxation retreat with a Jacuzzi and two treatment rooms
Gift shop
Health club with treadmill, cycle and weights
Conference facilities with AV equipment for 18 delegates
Tea lodge bar
Restaurant with private rooms and terrace
The main lodge is wheel chair friendly.
Laundry
Wireless internet access
15 King bedded luxury rooms for maximum 2 persons
7 Twin bedded luxury rooms for maximum 2 people
2 King bedded suites with a twin room for 4 persons each.
Each of the rooms has the following
Volcanoes National Park Rwanda | Gorilla Tracking Trekking | Lodges-Sabyinyo, Gorilla Nest.
Volcanoes National Park is part of the bigger Virunga (Birunga) Conservation area which includes Mgahinga and Virunga National Parks in Uganda and DR Congo respectively. These three parks are the home of Mountain gorillas. The history of Volcanoes National Park (Parc des Volcans) dates back to 1925 when a small triangle between Karisimbi, Bisoke and Mikeno was set aside to protect the Mountain Gorillas. Boundaries were later extended into Rwanda and DR. Congo (Zaire) to form the bigger Albert National Park.
Volcanoes was the first National Park in Africa. The park is famous for Mountain Gorilla tracking and its golden Monkeys. A good gorilla trekking safari experience takes minimum four days ( See Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park 4 days Safari ) with two gorilla treks. The safari can be combined with visits to the nearby Lakes Burera, Ruhondo, Kivu and the local villagers. The gorilla safari can also be combined with chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park. ( See 8 Days Great Primates Expedition).
Mother gorilla with twins
Gorilla Tracking Uganda | Trekking Bwindi National Park, Hiking Safaris 4 days.
From USD 1960PP sharing Budget to USD 3452 PP sharing luxury
The 4 days gorilla tracking adventures in Uganda takes place Bwindi Forest national Park and Mgahinga National Park. The tour also includes visits to the Batwa communities who have contributed much to the conservation of Gorillas.
Trek gorillas twice in Bwindi Forest
Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1:Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park.
You will be picked form your hotel by our representative and driven to the western part of Uganda. Lunch en-route and proceed viewing a remarkable scenic view of the well terraced vegetations and long-horned cattle. Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Gorilla Mist Lodge (Mid-Range) or Wagtail Eco-Lodge (Budget).
DAY 2: First Gorilla tracking Adventure.
Have early morning breakfast and head to the park headquarters to be briefed about the “dos and don’ts” while with the gorillas. You will then penetrate through the impenetrable Bwindi forest in search of the gentle giants. This may take about 2-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. Have a maximum of one hour with the gorillas taking observations, photographs, and watching them feed or playing around. Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Gorilla Mist Lodge (Mid-Range) or Wagtail Eco-Lodge (Budget).
DAY 3: Second Gorilla Tracking.
After breakfast, head to the park headquarters for briefing with your packed lunch. Here you are going back into the impenetrable this time to search for another gorilla group with absolutely different characters and ways of living. Later in the evening, you will then go for a cultural walk in the Batwa (Pygmies) community to see the local brewers, traditional healers, and cultural performances. Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Gorilla Mist Lodge (Mid-Range) or Wagtail Eco-Lodge (Budget).
DAY 4: Departure.
Take your breakfast and drive back to Kampala. You will have lunch en-route in Mbarara town. Make a stopover at the equator for photography and proceed for your flight back home.
Enquiry Email rnxploresafaris@gmail.com
Lake Nakuru National Park Lodges | Accommodation Hotels | Tented camps Safaris.
Swimming pool lake nakuru lodge
Lake Nakuru National Park or Game Park is an ornithological paradise located two hours drive, 156 Kilometers west of Nairobi on the floor of Rift valley. The park dates back to 1961 when the southern park of the lake was gazetted as a bird to protect the “greatest bird (ornithological) spectacle on earth“, for the future generations. In 1964, the whole of the lake was declared a bird sanctuary. in 1968, the Lake Nakuru shores were added into the sanctuary and the whole area was upgraded to a National Park. In 1974 a northern extension was added to the park increasing its area to the current 188 Km2. In 1990 Lake Nakuru Game Park is a designated a Ramsar site- for protection of an important international wetland.
Accommodation in Lake Nakuru National is diverse to cater for different categories of visitors. Visitors have a choice of either sleeping inside the park or outside the park. Inside the park, there are two safari lodges, one tented camp, a private house , Kws bandas and public campsites. The two safari lodges in the park are Lake Nakuru Lodge and Lion Hill Lodge. The two facilities offer mid range to luxury accommodation to their guests. The only truly mid range property in the park is the Flamingo Hills Tented Camp. Kws bandas and campsites offer budget alternatives to locals and tourists alike. Nakuru town has both mid range and budget hotels to cater for visitors.
Lake Nakuru National Park Safaris
Lake Nakuru National Park is a premier tourism destination attracting diverse visitors of different backgrounds and with differing interests. It is the best place to see flamingoes, leopards and rhinos. Nature lovers from all over the world congregate in the park for relaxation and adventure. With over 450 species of birds identified, the home of flamingoes is an undisputed ornithological Paradise. A two nights stay will give you enough time to enjoy the numerous activities on offer-game drives, bird watching, nature walks. The greatest crowd puller is the annual Cycle With The Rhino Festival. Lake Nakuru can be visited within a day from Nairobi(See 1 day Lake Nakuru Excursion, 2 Days 1 Night Lake Nakuru Safari) . A combination of safaris enables one to visit both lake Nakuru and Maasai Mara National Parks (see Nairobi Lake Nakuru Naivasha Maasai Mara 4 days 3 nights.)
Introduction to Masai Mara And Serengeti Ecosystems
The Annual Wildebeest migration also annual wildebeest migration or Great Wildebeest migration takes place in an extremely rich, contiguous Masai Mara Serengeti Ecosystem. The Masai Mara Natioanl Park (also called Maasai Mara) magic is attributed to its panorama and rich biodiversity. Animal populations are overwhelming, the species presentation is mesmerizing.
The migration of Wildebeest.
Also called the great migration, the migration is not about wildebeest per se but also the accompanying common zebra and gazelles. Migration also shapes the behaviour predators in Masai Mara/ Serengeti ecosystem. They keep on following the migrating herds. These migrating herds comprise of over 2.5 million animals, 1.7 gnus and the rest are common zebras, gazelles and impalas. Nature lovers also follow the migrating herds from Serengeti into Masai Mara and back.
Read more of wildebeest Migration in Masai Mara National Park
Centre of attraction:
The centre of attraction in the migration cycle is the wildebeest, in some instances called the wilderbeast. Referred to as the gnu, it is also called the crown of the plains do to its funny behaviour. The botanical name Connochaetes gnu, is descriptive, the Greek for wild cattle with a beard. The females synchronize their aetrus ( receptive period in female antelopes) thus they are mated together and give birth to the calves at the same time. This is an anti predation behaviour. The large number of foals makes it possible for them to survive in the predator infested wilds. It is also easier for all mothering females to protect their young ones together. Mating takes place in Masai Mara while curving takes place in Serengeti.
Where it starts and ends
Taking the birth of the young, we can say that migration starts in Serengeti
Why they Wildebeest Migrate.
Wildebeest mostly migrate in search of young succulent grass.
Wildebeest Migration Safaris in Masai Mara and Serengeti 2013
Several wildebeest migration safaris are scheduled in both Masai Mara (Maasai Mara) and Serengeti National Parks in the year 2012. The duration of the safari depends on various factors but mostly on time and budget but also the flexibility of the guest. The all drive 11 days Masai Mara Serengeti Migration Safari commences from Nairobi and returns to the same via Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara, and Amboseli. The 8 days fly drive Wildebeest Migration Safari Masai Mara National Park (Mara Explorer 8 days) is a luxury option. Guests fly from Nairobi Wilson to Masai Mara and return to the same. The 4 days 3 Nights Migration safari combines Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park and Lake Naivasha. The 6 days Best of Tanzania Safari focuses on wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park. The best time to witness migration in Masai Mara National Park Kenya, is between July to September. Serengeti National Park is best visited between March and May.
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This safari is easily combined with 4 days gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park
