About Rwanda

Not long ago, Rwanda attracted adventurers through its natural treasures ranging from gorillas to rain forests to big game. Then in 1994, the infamous genocide brought Rwanda to the world’s attention for tragic reasons. Despite the hard times, today the country is once again on the road to a bright future. Leading the way are those same attractions that continue to thrill the adventurer, ecotourist and/or nature-lover. In addition to nature, Rwanda offers a welcoming and culturally rich atmosphere.

Why RWANDA, the ALTERNATIVE safari destination?

Home of the Mountain Gorilla
Authentic African Culture
Undiscovered
Comfortable Weather and excellent year-round wildlife viewing
Unparalleled Scenery
Lodges, Home stays and Budget Safari Camping
Great Food
Safety and Reliability

Rwanda Classic Safari

Experience all the highlights in just one trip! From the Genocide Memorial sites in Kigali to the wilderness in Akagera, the African jungle in Nyungwe Forest and the Virunga Volcanoes in PNV.
Details of this safari

Great Lakes Safaris as a company are in our opinion the best we saw operating in Uganda. Other people we met travelling with them confirmed this and observation and conversation with people travelling with other companies showed very varied levels of satisfaction; you are using the best! With a brilliant bird guide! (his name was [...]

Mr and Mrs Savage, UK – June 2014
Just returned from our holiday with a group from the UK. Your guides Emma, Peter and Omar were fantastic. They were cheerful, polite, well organised and extremely knowledgeable on wildlife and all aspects of Uganda. They played a major role in making this one of the best trips we have ever done. Thank you!

Mr and Mrs Adcock, UK – January 2014
We had the most AMAZING holiday ever!!!! Thank you so much for arranging everything – everyone looked after us so well and I wanted to ask you to please pass on my thanks to all the lodges for making us feel so welcome and making our time in Uganda so special! I also wanted to [...]

Mr and Mrs Piccini, UK – December 2013
We just wanted to pass on the feedback that we had a fantastic time and much of the credit for this has to go to our guide Robert. He was great in both his capacities as driver and guide. As a driver he always made us feel safe at all times. Some of the other [...]

Mr and Mrs Boyland, UK – December 2013
Our guide/driver, Henry was made the trip. He was calm, relaxed, knowledgeable, good company and with a great sense of humour. He also was a very safe driver, which is pretty important out there. Everything lived up to expectations; we even found my old house! We saw lots of game although the leopards proved to [...]

Mr and Mrs Jordan, UK – October/November 2013
Just to let you know we're back and have had the most amazing time! Still can't quite believe all we've seen, done and experienced! Far too much to mention now but I just wanted to thank you for all your help and sensible advice -everything went perfectly. The gorilla trek was beyond amazing. We were [...]

E. Crook, UK – September 2013
I have just returned from the holiday of a life time from a country which I was unaware had so much to offer. Uganda has something to appeal to every traveller, and Great Lakes Safaris provide a professional and comfortable means of taking in the sights and experiencing things that some can only dream of. [...]

E. Iles, UK – June 2013
Many thanks for organising our successful FAM trip to Uganda. It was my first visit to the country and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the accommodation, food and guiding. The roads were better than expected and pockets of game were good. The primates were outstanding as was the scenery and friendliness of [...]

Mr Crossely, FAM trip Kamili Safaris, UK – March 2013
Our trip lived up to and exceeded our expectations: the agent was excellent, and our Driver/Guide Ben was 100% efficient and very knowledgeable about Wildlife, Birds, Trees and Crops and Uganda Society and Customs. We had a wonderful day getting to and seeing the Mountain Gorillas (very much the highlight), and many other fascinating Game [...]

Mr Tyler, UK – February 2013
We would like to say what a fantastic time your company organised for us. Dancan then Angel were extremely attentive to my endless questions in formulating the plan which worked perfectly surpassing expectations. Gerald our guide was superb – so knowledgeable, so helpful and so pleasant to be with for three weeks. Your team provided [...]

C. Singer, UK – February 2013
I just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you. We had a fantastic trip, everything was just perfect, and mainly was because of you and Great Lakes Safaris. Uganda is an amazing country, really beautiful and with a lot of things to offer. People are incredibly helpful, friendly and kind. For [...]

E. Alonso, Spain – September 2012
We had a wonderful time and counted ourselves lucky to have such a knowledgeable and easygoing guide in Henry to show us around for 10 days. We have certainly made some long lasting memories and have fallen in love with Uganda - we are already talking about going back one day, although that might not [...]

Mr and Mrs Baier, UK – September 2012
We are back and had a fantastic time. Overall, it was just as we expected and of course the main reason and highlight for going to Uganda was for the gorillas, and we weren't disappointed! Our guide Beki was great. He was a more "mature" man and had a wealth of experience and knowledge of [...]

Mr and Mrs Phil, UK – August 2012
We just wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic time in Uganda with Great Lakes- Beki was fantastic- we felt safe, he looked after us brilliantly, and worked really hard at giving us the best holiday. Thanks for all your help with the organisation and we will definitely recommend you.

J. Spargo, UK – August 2012
Just wanted to say that our holiday was truly amazing and so well organized!! Please do pass on our thanks to Distinctive Africa and also to Great Lakes Safari who were absolutely brilliant! Nothing was too much trouble for our amazing and informative guide Gerald even finding me a cane knife (machete) that I brought [...]

Family Vere, UK – July 2012
Yesterday we returned from Zanzibar where we have been able to reflect our Uganda roundtrip and the many experiences. What a beautiful country and friendly people, and how much did we enjoy! Every day we saw and experienced new things, it was absolutely great. Our guide Gerald was amazing, a very calm and sweet man [...]

N. Pelk, Netherlands – June 2012
Thanks so much for a wonderful safari experience, this and last week. We had a great trip, saw gorillas, lions, buffalos, elephants etc. The trip was well organized, lodges were OK (in line with expectations, not so much luxury). Our guide Abasi drove very well, also considering the poor roads we encountered.... The best trip [...]

Mr Stuiver and Ms van der Beek, Netherlands – August 2011
This is to say thank you very much for arranging such a wonderful holiday for us. We have seen amazing things, met inspirational people, stayed in extraordinary places and really have had the adventure that we hoped for. We were especially impressed with Lutaaya Robert, our guide. He quickly became a member of our family [...]

J. Partington, UK – May 2011
Sunday morning we arrived back home after an amazing and unforgettable trip. Our driver/guide Henri: 100% - never had such a great guide. He knows all roads, the conditions, etc…. He knows all bird species… Nothing was too much for him. Accommodations: very good. No remarks. The entire trip was perfect. Thanks again.

Mr Vanthournout, Belgium – April 2011
Thank you for organising our safari last week; we had a really wonderful trip. Robert, our driver, was a great travelling companion, a very helpful tour guide and we really appreciated his knowledge of local flora and fauna which added so much to our trip. Firstly, we really enjoyed our safari through Great Lakes and [...]

J. Purle, UK – April 2011