Overview
Virunga Ecotours is a social enterprise within the tourism industry, based in Rwanda, that organizes tailor-made tours for individuals as well as groups. The secret of our success lies in our personal service and approach. We will help you plan and organize the entire tour package of your choice, carefully considering aspects such as group composition, available budget, and travel schedule. Based on the outcome of these considerations, we will work with you to optimize your itinerary and set up the arrangements down to the finest detail.
About Us
Virunga Ecotours is a tour organizer company operating in Rwanda with its headquarters based in Ruhengeri/Musanze near the famous Volcanoes National Park. We organize tours to different attractions within the area and the rest of Rwanda and East Africa. Our tours will give you a deep insight into our Rwandan culture and day to day life thus allowing you to actually live the destination, not just visit it.
We love to show you the wildlife in the Virunga Massif, home of the mountain gorilla. Gorilla trekking is the main attraction in this region. But there is more: hiking to the top of a volcano, golden monkeys, caves, beautiful lakes, kayaking on a river, …
Our mission is to integrate travel with conservation and community development in the Virunga area. Therefore several tours are developed for engaging with the local community in Musanze by participation in local activities in several typical Rwandan villages.
Our programs are completely flexible and merely a proposal! We have a number of wildlife and other add-on programs for you to include in your holiday trip. Not only in Rwanda, we can also arrange your safari in Kenya or Tanzania or make sure you have some wonderful beach days in Zanzibar to relax after your Rwanda adventure.
Our Mission
To promote sustainable tourism development in tourist destinations. Our entrepreneurial strategies aim at improving the livelihoods of local communities in order to lessen over extractive activities on the natural resources and generally to alleviate poverty.
Our Vision
To support skill training, capacity building, teamwork, nature conservation, environmental protection and the promotion of inter-cultural understanding and tolerance between host communities and visitors.
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Customer Reviews (2)
Rwanda is amazing!
I have been visiting Rwanda once a year for the last few years. This is a place that once it hooks you, you’ve no way to run away from it. I have been using different tour operators to plan my itineraries, but when I visited early this year I was recommended Virunga Community Programs by a friend. The service I received from them was unparalleled, even from my previous visits. They take their business seriously and they have a way of making you feel at home. I was taken to the country’s amazing attractions like Nyungwe Forest, Lake Kivu and we ventured deep into Goma, Akagera National Park and the Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking (and despite the increase in gorilla permits, I hardly felt the pinch since their services was just amazing). I plan to visit again next year with a group of my friends and we have already made arrangements for the tour! Good services should be praised.
A trip to remember
I came to Rwanda early this year and the weather was good for vacation. Thanks to Virunga Community Programs for the three days my family and I stayed here. We were able to see the iconic 'Land of a Thousand Hills' in its true splendor. Trekking to see the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park was the highlight of our tour. The staff at Virunga Community Programs was very cordial and understanding to our special needs. Considering this was the first time we were visiting the country, we never at any time felt out of place. We thank them profusely for making us feel at home away from our home.