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Gorillas in the Mist - Rwanda

by Greg Richards
(Chicago, USA)

Rwanda is a small country with much to offer. The gorillas come first to mind but as Greg says in his review, the people of Rwanda are worth meeting too!

Greg Richard's Safari Details:

Safari company used: Rwanda Eco-Tours
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Parks visited: Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Date of safari: January 2008 for 12 days

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The operator was excellent, they do great community work, turning poachers to benefit from tourism, Iby'iwacu Village was fascinating especially the cultural dances.

Mountain Gorillas were my dream but visiting the local communities and projects that eco-tours do, and seeing how my money contributes back to conservation was the highlight.

We stayed at Mountain Gorillas Nest which was great, though services were slow.

You should ask for a local tour operator. I would recommend Rwanda Eco-Tours, they are cheap and do incredible community work.

Mr Edwin Sabuhoro is a hero, he is doing a great job with the communities so meeting him and learning from his great experiences was a highlight as well.

I rate this safari as the best i have ever had, the interaction with local people, the dances, community walk....

Rwanda is a lovely country, very lush, green, clean and people are very welcoming.

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Jun 07, 2009

Just visited Rwanda, Gorillas amazing
by: Simon Yew

Hi, Greg I have just returned from Rwanda, and like you I saw the GORILLAS after seeing the KING KONG and GORILLAS IN THE MIST movie, I have always wanted to see the gorillas.

But what made my dream a highlight is to visit the community based tourism project IBY'IWACU CULTURAL VILLAGE, run by RWANDA ECO-TOURS. And after visiting this project, I was amazed to see former poachers now dancing. I talked to some of them and they praise EDWIN SABUHORO, I had to increase my stay to meet him, seeing him was like seeing the gorillas.

He is full of life, passion about his country and conservation, and this gave me hope that gorillas are protected. Seeing local people proud of what they have, the gorillas made me feel proud, BUT made me feel ashamed for using international tour agent when there is local tours operators doing amazing work on the ground...lesson learned.

Sep 13, 2009

Iby'iwacu Cultural Village
by: Stephen Powell

My passion for Gorillas lead me to Africa. I read 'In the Kingdom of Gorilla's and how the gorillas survival lies in balance between the needs of people and wildlife in this country.

I chose Rwanda because I wanted to acknowledge and support the efforts that the Rwandans are making to shape a peaceful and happy future out of the dark days of genocide. So those were my motives.

I chose the tour from the Intrepid catalog and I arrived with hopes that my interactions with Rwandans would be a positive experience. The out come was so much more! In the hands of the wonderful people at Eco Tours it emerged as an experience of a life time.

The Iby'iwacu Cultural Village stay was stunning! We were swept up into the welcoming embrace of this caring community. The dancing & story telling was the greatest of fun. They looked after us in a manner that radiated friendship and concern for our every need. I hope we managed to responded in a manner that reflected our overwhelming level of enjoyment and our appreciation of their efforts.

The tour was professionally run extremely well directed and guided by Edwin & Martha. The friendly manner, selfless motives and obvious warmth and concern for their staff and the Rwandan people was a pleasure to observe.

Personally I very much enjoyed our short time together and am honoured to have met them.
I wish them happiest of futures and their enterprise the greatest of success.

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<font face=verdana size=2>My passion for Gorillas lead me to Africa. I read 'In the Kingdom of Gorilla's and how the gorillas survival lies in balance between the needs of people and wildlife in this country. I chose Rwanda because I wanted to acknowledge and support the efforts that the Rwandans are making to shape a peaceful and happy future out of the dark days of genocide. So those were my motives. I chose the tour from the Intrepid catalog and I arrived with hopes that my interactions with Rwandans would be a positive experience. The out come was so much more! In the hands of the wonderful people at Eco Tours it emerged as an experience of a life time. The Iby'iwacu Cultural Village stay was stunning! We were swept up into the welcoming embrace of this caring community. The dancing & story telling was the greatest of fun. They looked after us in a manner that radiated friendship and concern for our every need. I hope we managed to responded in a manner that reflected our overwhelming level of enjoyment and our appreciation of their efforts. The tour was professionally run extremely well directed and guided by Edwin & Martha. The friendly manner, selfless motives and obvious warmth and concern for their staff and the Rwandan people was a pleasure to observe. Personally I very much enjoyed our short time together and am honoured to have met them. I wish them happiest of futures and their enterprise the greatest of success.

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