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Universal Ventures Rwanda
Universal Ventures Rwanda is a Travel and Tourism company, registered and headquartered in Kigali Rwanda. We are specialists in gorilla trekking Rwanda tours planning, wildlife safaris and car rentals. For years now, we’ve been delivering our services across East Africa and have created a track record of surpassing our client’s expectations.
At the heart of our core values is altruism — this is why we are doing this — this is what drives us to keep going. Its our joy to serve you and hope that you have an amazing experience with us. We believe if you are happy, so will be your circle. This is our own way of trying to make the world better together.
Gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda allow you the discovery and exploration of Rwanda including tours to the national parks, Cultural sites and of course; Mountain Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda gives you the opportunity for an up-close encounter with the highly endangered mountain gorillas. Call it a one-on-one experience with the gentle primates as you stand just 6 meters away from the magnificent mountain Gorilla, watching them and gazing into its brown eyes. Gorilla tours in Rwanda are highly recommended for those who are on a short time as the connecting time from the airport in Kigali to the Gorilla trekking base (RDB Headquarters in Kinigi, Musanze) the trip is quite short compared to Uganda’s Bwindi and Mgahinga that lie 8 hours away from Entebbe airport or Kampala city.
Why you should Visit Rwanda With us.
Visit Rwanda with the best tour company in Rwanda; the country is the place of raw adventure, a refuge from the modern world. Each year thousands of tourists who opt for African safari step into another world.
Tourists experience the Great wildlife Safari adventure in Rwanda, they enter the world where rules are created by nature; There are different kinds of safaris available and tourists have a lot of options to choose from such as Mountain Gorilla Treks in Volcanoes National Park, Primates Safaris in Nyungwe Forest and Wildlife encounters in Akagera national Park.
Rwanda; a scenically stunning little country known as a Thousand Hills country with endless and majestic mountains and hidden among the bamboo forests are some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. While Nyungwe Forest National Park protects extensive tracts of montane rain-forest, and is home to many primates.
Our Experience in Gorilla Trekking Safaris makes us the best and most trusted tour operator in Rwanda and in the region; We have experience of more than 10 Years of Experience in Travel and Tourism.
We tailor-make gorilla trekking tours suitable for your travel to Rwanda, and Uganda. Book for a gorilla trekking tour with us today.
We will Show you Rwanda you have never heard of with our experienced drivers/tour guides who are knowledgeable about Rwanda's tourist attractions.
Looking for Uganda Safaris, Universal Journeys got you covered! Plan your trip to Rwanda and Uganda with us today and get the chance to explore their amazing wonders.
Explore Rwanda more than a local with us! Whether it’s a self drive or driver guided. We offer a wide range of safari vehicles for hire in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Contact us today
Tour Packages
WE ARE READY TO MAKE FOR YOU A DREAM JOURNEY
4 Days Gorilla Trekking Tour of Rwanda
5 Days Nyungwe Safari & Lake Kivu Adventure
6 Days Mountain Gorilla Trek and Lake Kivu
6 Days Chimpanzees Trekking & Culture Tour
7 Days Wildlife, Gorillas & Golden Monkey Tracking Tour
9 Days Best of Rwanda: The full work on a shoestring
15 Days Best of Rwanda: Gorillas, Chimpanzee, Wildlife & Hiking
Our Gorilla Trekking & Safari Tours Experience
At Universal Ventures Rwanda, We pride ourselves to be the best gorilla trekking company and Rwanda safaris expert that have been providing our clients with best memorable safaris in Rwanda and Gorilla trekking tours in Rwanda. Do not hesitate to contact us for a gorilla permit booking and a tour in Rwanda. See What Clients say about us.
EXCELLENT Based on 196 reviews Mutesi J2025-01-19Verified Good time in Rwanda for our holidays. Our last holidays in Rwanda was incredible, we did many tourist activities and the most lovely was a safari in Akagera, John form Universal made the safari a best experience ever. We did also memorial visit and lake kivu . It was a good stay. We will definitely come back to visit Rwanda and may be do others Activities. Thank you. Odyssey026654869682025-01-18Verified Flexibility, best safari in Rwanda. Amazing safari with a flexible company owner, Emmanuel from Universal Rwanda was good , caring and responding to all our needs, my husband and I planned the safari on last minutes and the guy was available for a simple call and agreed our request.Our purpose was to see the big five and we saw faux in big five which is not bad because we sow a variety of wild animals. We did a boat cruise in ihema lake which was a complimentary to our safari and form there we sow crocodiles,hippos and beautiful Birds. Thank you Emmanuel and your entire team for best safari in Rwanda. We will recommend you to our friends and families. Vishnu M2025-01-12Verified A great experience and an absolute must do! Very professional company! A lovely experience all around. Universal was very professional and arranged the permit for the gorilla park. The car was very comfortable and everything was arranged very smoothly. Christian was a very good guide and was great company for the journey too and was happy to explain and discuss all facets of Rwanda and its history. Gorilla experience was absolutely surreal - highly recommend it! Taylor T2025-01-10Verified One of the best experiences of my life! This experience will leave you speechless and if you're here for an answer to the big question; YES, the price of the permit is definitely worth it. Our driver picked us up in Kigali early in the morning for a drive to Volcanoes National Park in Northern Rwanda. There, we met our ranger guide and they paired us with other people who would be visiting the same family. The trek began by driving about an hour up rough, dirt roads to the trail head where we were given walking sticks and the option to hire a porter (10 USD) to help carry your bags. The hiking time is dependent on the family you visit and can be anywhere from 45 minutes to three hours. We were fortunate and seen a family that was lower on the mountain and only had to walk about an hour from the trail head to the families location in the park. Words cannot describe how amazing this experience was. We were fortunate to visit the famous Susa Family and the ability to stand 3 feet from a Silverback and observe how the babies, females and juveniles interact in their home, was truly a privilege. These beautiful animals welcomed us into their home and allowed us to share an hour with them. The ranger and trackers are well equiped for your protection (machetes to cut thought the jungle and AK47s to guard the family from poachers). There was not a single moment I felt unsafe or uncomfortable and the staff shared in our excitement. Tips are expected but there is no pressure on how much to give (we did 5,000 RWF per tracker and 10,000 RWF for the ranger/guide and our driver). Tipping in foreign currency should only be done in USD. This was one of the best things I've done in my life and is something I will never forget. The experience is breath taking and hard to put into words just how amazing it was. If you have the time and the means, visit the mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park is a must do when in Rwanda. Nicole K2025-01-09Verified A day full of joy for us. Wawoo, what a day, the safari was amazing, we saw almost all animals inside akagera, Christian our guide was a senior man capable to show us animals even far from us, he did good job which made our safari being successful, we highly recommend this safari and don't hesitate to ask Christian to be your guide of the day. Thank you. James J2025-01-08Verified Great day tour John is a great guide and very knowledgeable. The tour was really well-planned and an overall fantastic experience! Highly recommend. ACACIA SAFARI RWANDA2024-12-28Verified Akagera NP experience The Private 1-Day Akagera Big Five Safari was an incredible experience! From the prompt hotel pick-up to the guided exploration of Akagera National Park, everything was seamless. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and ensured we spotted the Big Five and more, including zebras, giraffes, and hippos. The private nature of the tour allowed for a personalized and unhurried experience, perfect for photography and learning about the wildlife. Lunch was delicious and set in a picturesque location, adding to the day’s charm. This safari was well-organized, engaging, and unforgettable—a must for anyone seeking Rwanda’s stunning natural beauty and wildlife! Shilpa D2024-12-22Verified Some thing to do as Safari experience in Rwanda. we had incredible busy day from Kigali with animals, so excited and beyond our imaginations, the company provided excellent service. we sow more than thirty kind of animals, it was lovely day for me and may colleagues. we highly recommend this safari and choose this company if possible. Thank you. Tomi M2024-12-21Verified Highly recommended safari Tour. This is an incredible experience every one who like to visit Rwanda must definitely book with confidante, i spent a full day in jungle with animals around me, it was first time to see animals in real sense , my guide did a good job, from the pick up in Kigali to the droop off, he was a kind man with enough skills and passion for his guiding carrier, we sow 4 in big five animals which even made our experience excellent. thank you team Universal to make my day, i can't wait recommend this company to any one who wont to travel in Rwanda. 590sarpert2024-12-16Verified Just had a day as an extension of business trip. It was worth of all. They picked me up at exact time. Very comfortable ride from Kigali, it's a long one but I felt quite safe. It took an army of guides, rangers and porters to help everyone to ensure that we had the gorilla family in close capture, but safety as the priority. The time (12 hours), money and rough terrain are all worth it. The entire team made it a great experience.
Customize your trip
Universal Journeys provides exclusive safari lodges and camping tours to our clients and incentives expertise. We mainly offer gorilla tours in Rwanda, wildlife safaris, mountain hiking adventures, chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience, hotel bookings, birding tours, honeymoon tours, car hire (Self-drive) and airport transfers among others.
Do not hesitate to contact us, Our reservation management team will help you and guide you through the booking process with us.
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Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Experience
If there is a Rwanda safari that brings you any closer, on foot, to wild; One second you are bushwhacking through thickets of bamboo in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, pulling yourself up a steep lava slope, toehold to toehold. The next, you turn a corner and sunlight streams through the canopy to illuminate a matted clump of black against a curtain of rain forest green. You’ve known this was coming and still you gasp. Seated perhaps 30 feet away is one of the roughly 1000 mountain gorillas remaining, a saggy-breasted female, and soon you see that she is cradling an infant in her lap. She wraps one arm around the 6-month-old while scratching her own ear with an extended index finger.
For a great Rwanda gorilla trekking experience, you need to be fairly fit, equipped for the humid, muddy conditions of a rainforest hike, and in good health – mountain gorillas in Rwanda are susceptible to human illnesses but don’t have our immunity, which means a common cold can be deadly to a whole family of gorillas and you won’t be permitted to trek if you are unwell. Even in the dry season, the rainforest is a challenging environment: it’s humid, wet and muddy with some steep slopes, plenty of insects and thick vegetation. It is absolutely worth the effort to spend time with gorillas in the wild, but be prepared to exert yourself on the trek.
With the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, which share 98 percent of our DNA, we look into a mirror, and they are looking impassively back.
What else after the Rwanda gorilla safari?
While in Rwanda, besides visiting the mountain gorillas, you can take a game drive safari across the boarder into the Akagera National Park and several other Rwanda attractions worth checking out. Most tourists on African trip combine Tanzania safari adventures with gorilla trekking Rwanda in addition to a safari in Kenya or Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking in Tanzania.
Gorilla Trekking Rwanda Safaris
Below are gorilla Trekking safaris in Rwanda for tourists wishing to trek mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Universal Ventures got you covered. We have tailor made gorilla trekking Rwanda itineraries suitable for any traveler who would like a gorilla trekking tour in Rwanda added to his safari or Visit Rwanda journey.