The Gorilla Safari CompanyReviews of gorillasafaricompany.com

We were absolutely delighted with the entire experience of The Gorilla Safari co, from the very helpful and friendly advice answering my questions prior to and after booking, and throughout what was an incredible week in Uganda. Not only would I have no hesitation in recommending the company to others, but I already have to several!

Wow!!! We finally got to see the mountain gorillas and made a life long dream come true. Everything you arranged worked perfectly and your guides went above and beyond the call of duty..... we have so many great memories that we will keep for ever! Thank you Donna and Amanda for helping us make this trip. As you know, we were very nervous about traveling to Africa (you hear a lot of stories) but you made us feel very safe and taken care of from the moment we contacted you. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Mike and Barb

Donna was very attentive and helpful suggesting actives and booking a room for me for my upcoming Uganda trip. It was great to have someone who would listen to what my interests are and make really good recommendations based on those.

We have just returned from a fantastic 10 days in Uganda. My wife, our 21 year old son and myself all had amazing time, everything we did was very well organized, we didn't have to think or worry about anything from start to finish. Our guide Jude was great, accommodation was great, transport was great, Donna was great, everything was great!! We white water rafted on the Nile, did 1day chimp safari, 2day gorilla trekking and were fortunate to have many close encounters, all was fantastic! Gorilla Safari company seemed to have a real passion for what they do and it showed in the attention to detail and made for a flawless adventure. Thank you again Robert, Catherine and Charlie Bates

We started planning our holiday early in the year and contacted a couple of companies offering gorilla trekking. Donna at The Gorilla Safari Company was by far the most informative, helpful, charming to deal with and most importantly she listened to our needs. The whole way through the booking process, Donna advised us of our choices and kept us constantly up to speed with the chances of getting rooms at the lodges of our choice, permits and even the best available flights. She worked within our budget and closely liaised with her team at Opulent Africa to fulfil our perfect holiday of gorilla trekking in Rwanda and a fabulous week on the beach in Kenya. Our stay in Rwanda was magical. We were extremely fortunate to have a wonderful driver called John who was always there to help us from collecting us at the airport, right through to the end of our stay, he always knew the best places to go to whenever we needed to buy anything and was always happy to take us wherever we wanted to go! He was wonderful, very patient, discreet, and an extremely safe and careful driver. We stayed at Sabyinyo Safari Lodge, a fabulous recommendation from Donna. An extremely comfortable lodge, beautiful rooms, stunning views and wonderful staff, nothing was too much trouble. The lodge is very close to the site where the gorilla groups are allocated which allows for those extra few minutes in bed in the morning!! The gorilla experiences were unbelievable, intimate encounters on both our treks - we were so privileged and very lucky. Our guides were extremely knowledgable and fun and the porters were wonderful and very helpful. This is a once in a lifetime experience, and I couldn't recommend The Gorilla Safari Company enough, to offer a fulfilling and amazing holiday.

We loved our trip with The Gorilla Safari Company. Our guide, Jude, was amazing. He was incredibly knowledgeable and worked very hard to make sure our whole group had a great trip.

Following on from the booking process -on behalf of my MD's- was a dream. Donna and Amanda are effective communicators and no question/query is too small. If you are having trouble with anything you can request advice and they will happily help iron out any kinks. Very organised ladies, like myself I like to know all of the details and due to some of the communication with lodges I was advised to not get in contact with the contacts on there end. Having listened to this advice I was very pleased at the outcome, you can have faith in them both and not interfere with the bookings made on your behalf -they are clearly seasoned pros.

I have no hesitation recommending this company. I did a lot of research before booking this trip and Donna from the Gorilla Safari Company was just so knowledgeable and helpful I had absolute confidence in my trip which exceeded my expectations. All the staff in Rwanda were just amazing and couldn't do enough to help you. Thank you so much.