Paul writes: Just returned from a memorable trip to Rwanda last month. The trip was very enjoyable and Rwanda exceeded our expectations everywhere we went. We booked a fully guided tour for two weeks with Danny at Bizidanny tours (bizidanny.com). He also runs a beautiful modern hotel called Cozy Safari in a lovely quiet spot … Continue reading 2019 trip report
Category: Tour operators
Akagera and Nyungwe National Park tips
Jon Ruder writes: Excellent book. Thank you for the outstanding guide. A new start-up tour company called Paradise Safaris Africa (everest@paradisesafarisafrica.com; 250-784-90-4917), run by a young man named Everest Bahati, provided a great service on my trip/tour to Akagera National Park (we left from Kigali). The price was much lower than any other price around, … Continue reading Akagera and Nyungwe National Park tips
2017 trip report
Rachel Jones writes: It's taken me a rather long time to post this but I visited Rwanda in February 2017. I was there for one week working in Gisenyi and then had a week before my flight home from Kigali. I used the Bradt guide to get a rough idea of what I might do … Continue reading 2017 trip report
Tour operator & Congo feedback
Nancy writes: My husband and I just finished a month long tour of Rwanda and wanted to give you some feedback about the tour companies we used. Via your guidebook, we selected Rwanda Ecotours and Bizidanny to write about our interests and desires, physical capabilities, the fact that we are vegetarian, that we prefer … Continue reading Tour operator & Congo feedback
July 2017 trip report
Claire writes: Thanks for your great guidebooks - always my first stop when planning a trip. I have just returned from Rwanda and had such a wonderful time. I thought you might be interested in a couple of updates: Butare/Huye The Shalom Guesthouse in Butare/Huye - although there is a section of the guesthouse … Continue reading July 2017 trip report
World Fusion Tours
Katrina writes: World Fusion Tours has launched in Rwanda with a focus great focus on cultural tourism. The Director is an Australian dance teacher living on the ground in Kigali and working to develop cultural tours with a focus of music, dance and art. If you are interested in a customised itinerary that incorporates this … Continue reading World Fusion Tours
Go Kigali Tours
Eliza Richman, co-founder of Ethiopia's highly regarded Go Addis Tours, writes: We recently launched a new Rwandan branch: Go Kigali. We offers daily city tours where you get to know Rwanda's beautiful and amazing capital city from the back of a moto (or by car), visiting markets, museums, viewpoints, art and more through the lens of a local … Continue reading Go Kigali Tours
No more tour operator recommendations
It is with both regret and relief that I have decided, after months of deliberation, to block all future posts and comments, positive or negative, relating to general tour operators and guides on my update websites to Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia. To place this decision in some perspective, when I started up this website in … Continue reading No more tour operator recommendations
Jan 2014 trip report
Robin writes: I just returned from my second trip to Rwanda and wanted to share some updates. It was my second time using Bizidanny Tours. They really are great. Professional, on time, knowledgeable English speaking guides......highly recommend them! Musanze/Ruhengeri We stayed at Fido's Guesthouse (fidosguesthouse@yahoo.com; www.fidosguesthouse.com) and it was totally fine for our needs. It is about … Continue reading Jan 2014 trip report
Gerry Tours & Safaris
Damien writes: I've just been travelling around Rwanda with your excellent guide. For your next edition, I would strongly recommend you check the following travel agency which I've been using in the country as the service provided was excellent. Gerry Tours & Safaris (http://www.gerrytours-safaris.com - gerrytours@gmail.com) was very professional from day 1. Our driver/guide was very knowledgeable … Continue reading Gerry Tours & Safaris