As gorilla safari tour specialists The Gorilla Safari Company provides a diverse range of the highest quality gorilla trekking experiences to clients world-wide. Our gorilla safaris are specifically crafted to your requirements and to provide an insight into the lives of these extraordinary endangered animals; an experience that will leave your heart pounding with excitement.Each one of our team of safari experts regularly visits Africa to inspect the camps and lodges that we recommend. As a result, our portfolio includes only the places that we have personally visited and appraised to ensure the highest standards at all times.The Gorilla Safari Company has taken considerable time to build strong and lasting relationships with the very best partners in the air and on the ground in Africa. Our service levels are incredibly high and this is reflected in the way we operate, not only before you travel but also whilst you are in Africa and on your return home.
The Gorilla Safari Company (gorillasafaricompany.com) has 219 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.
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Activities & Tours
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St Petersburg, Florida
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2026
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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!
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyJun 15, 2017
Thanks for taking the time to post your review Murray, we really enjoyed working with you on this trip and hearing all about your amazing week in Uganda. Thanks so much for recommending us to others; we look forward to hearing from them!
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Mike H.
Amazing Gorilla Trip!!!
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
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyJun 15, 2017
Thanks Mike and Barb, we really enjoyed reading your comments and we are all so pleased that you made this trip - you will have memories to last a lifetime! Always great to hear such good feedback about our guides and we are glad that we were able to put you both at ease and make this amazing trip happen.
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dagon J.
Donna was very attentive and helpful …
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.
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyMay 22, 2017
Thank you for this kind review. It was our pleasure to help and we hope you will consider returning to Africa with us in the future. We know you are visiting for partly charity purposes and respect and admire the support you are offering to the local people.
RB
rob B.
Everything was Great!
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
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyMay 22, 2017
WOW, thanks for the lovely review. We are now beaming from ear to ear! It was an absolute pleasure to assist your family with this exciting adventure, you embraced Uganda with your hearts and have left three very happy schools with new sports kits to play in so have left a lasting impression with them also. Thank you for travelling with us and for reminding us how lucky we are to have clients who love Africa as much as we do and get EVEN MORE excited about Gorillas than us!
P.s The rafting videos were awesome. Looked like such good fun!
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Samantha B.
The Gorilla Company listen and definitely deliver!
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.
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyApr 13, 2017
Hi Sam, thank you so much for your review and all your wonderful comments, we are all delighted that you had such a magical time. The photos you shared with us were just fantastic, especially the photo of you with the young gorilla in the background and the lovely one of you with the village children. It's great to hear that everything worked out so well in both countries and it was an absolute pleasure working with you on this trip of a lifetime. Enjoy the memories!
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Scott F.
Great trip!
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.
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyMar 22, 2017
Hi Scott & Sam, thank you so much for your review and for your really kind comments about Jude which we will pass on to him. All our guides work really hard and they just love getting feedback like this. We are so glad you had such a fantastic trip and that everyone on your group tour got on so well. We loved seeing your photos too, especially the one with the silverback behind you! Enjoy the memories of an amazing encounter & thanks for sharing them with us.
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Kayleigh
Brilliant communication
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.
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyMar 15, 2017
Hi Kayleigh, thank you so much for this review it's made our day! It was great working with you on this particular trip and it was our pleasure to answer your queries and questions. You were so super efficient throughout the whole process and really shared in the excitement of the trip which was just fantastic. Organised ladies rule!!
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nell B.
Trip to Rwanda
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.
Response from The Gorilla Safari CompanyMar 13, 2017
Thank you Nell, it was our pleasure to help. There are several ladies in our team who travel solo and we understand how daunting it can feel but you had the perfect attitude for Rwanda - embraced it with your heart and the staff at the lodge were sad to see you leave. Thanks for sharing the videos and photos. A walk-by from the Silverback and half his family is an honour (he was strutting his stuff like a peacock). What a thrill it must have been! Hard to appreciate how HUGE they are until they are close to you like that. Wonderful memories and thank you for sharing them with us.
