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Private Full-day Kigali City Tour with Pickup and Lunch
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Private Full-day Kigali City Tour with Pickup and Lunch

By Universal Ventures Rwanda
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Ages 1-90
Duration: 8h
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Live guide: English, French
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  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Private transportation
What's not included
  • Extra to one drink
  • Anything not explicitly mentioned


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Universal Ventures -Gorilla trekking Rwanda-wildlife safari Rwanda-visit Rwanda., KK 15 Rd, Kigali, Rwanda
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Pickup details
  • clarifier the name of hotel , place for pick up or use google map location.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • Kigali Intl. Airport, Kigali Rwanda
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    • Kigali, Rwanda

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 354657P4

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 354657P4

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    • Universal Ventures Rwanda
      181
      Kigali, Rwanda
      Joined in October 2020
    • 750c_sarf
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Safari in Rwuanda
      Fantastic safari. Our guide, John Bosco, was fantastic. From the pick up at our hotel till our return was very helpful and full awarded of everything. We saw all the big five plus a leopard sleeping in a tree. Fantastic day!
      Written 1 December 2024
    • 706denisak
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Last minute safari adventure
      An unforgettable safari experience! Despite booking last minute, Emmanuel contacted me promptly with my drivers contact and pick up information which made everything seamless. John Bosco came bright and early and was an incredible guide! His kindness, deep knowledge, and skill in spotting animals made the tour exceptional. He was able to answer all my questions, take my photos, and even manage to keep in touch with other guides in the park to ensure we didn’t miss a single sighting. He even brought binoculars to ensure I could see the wildlife closer. This truly went above and beyond my expectations to make the day exceptional. We had a coffee stop on our way to the park, and lovely lunch that were a nice touch too! Overall, this was a great day and I Highly thank John Bosco and Univerisal Ventures Rawanda for an stress-free and memorable adventure!
      Written 27 November 2024
    • 493giudittam
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great job!
      I was in Rwanda for a business trip and had the pleasure of being served by this chauffeur-driven rental company. The driver assigned to us was Mr. Dieudonn Hagenimana who was extremely competent and very pleasant. Always punctual, ordinary and respectful of the road rules, I had a great time with him.
      Written 24 November 2024
    • Wanderer57245395037
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Akagera - beautiful national park and a great place to tour
      We had a fantastic day visiting Akagera with Christian and Universal Ventures. My partner and I were on a work trip to Kigali and only had a very short time for fun but the guys at UV were extremely accomodating to our schedule. The tour itself was great - Akagera is a beautiful park and Christian, our guide, made every effort to ensure that we saw the best it had to offer - the animals were nicely nonchalant about our presence. Lunch was delicious and the trip to and back was a nice bonus as we got to see a good part of the Eastern Province of Rwanda. All in all a perfect day - thank you Christian and thanks UV.
      Written 24 November 2024
    • sergemH2000MW
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Plan a holiday in Rwanda, meet good pupils and enjoy beautiful country.
      Take advantage from your Rwanda stay and enjoy the safari in Akagera park is some thing to plan for all wish and have in their plans to come in Rwanda, My family (Me, my wife and our 9 year old son )were in Rwanda for capo days for holidays, we have been almost in all corners of this beautiful country, we made our choice in different companies with different activities, every where the service was excellent we don't have any regret for the money spent it' well worth, Universal company was one of companies chosen and highly trusted through it' record, they have provided an excellent safari experience for my family, and we will definitely recommend them to our friends and families. Every thing is well organized in Rwanda, it' a peaceful place to travel and spend your holidays with good pupils. Thank you.
      Written 18 November 2024
    • 692elvinm
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent safari experience in akagera/ Rwanda.
      We could n't ask a better offer and best experience than what we got from Universal Company, we did incredible one day Akagera safari from our hotel in Kigali, each stop over point was significant and animals behaviors is some thing attractive and enjoyable, Dodos our guide did good job from the pick up to droop off in Kigali, we are 100% satisfied with the service provided with this company. Thank you Universal you are the best, Highly recommend the safari.
      Written 13 November 2024
    • Patricia C
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Well organized trip, delivered according to the plan
      Very well organized trip, all details and arrangements went according to plan. Wonderful to see the gorillas in their habitat
      Written 11 November 2024
    • raywah2024
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Memorable and positive day.
      Our recently safari experience in Rwanda was amazing , we did the one day akagera safari from Kigali, the drive to the park was smoothly with a stopover for coffee testing and stretching our legs, the safari was beyond our expectations, we saw a lot and big group of wild animals, our guide was knowledgeable and professional for his guiding carrier, we can't ask a better experience than what we got with this company, Thank you universal to make our day memorable and enjoyable. we highly recommend this safari to any one wish or plan to visit Rwanda.
      Written 1 November 2024
    • M6864YWjanetm
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      100% recommended safari experience Rwanda/ Akagera park.
      My colleagues and I did a full day safari in Akagera, it was so excited with all of us, we sow Animals from the park entrance to the exit, we have been lucky to have Kennett as our guide for a full day, his professional, kindness and patience is top notch, he deserve 100% . Thank You team universal for a lovely safari experience, we will definitely come back in Rwanda and travel again with you.
      Written 30 October 2024
    • jamesdS7438KC
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great way to see Africa's wildlife!
      What a fantastic trip! We saw tons of animals and were able to get really close. My guide Nzirorera was a very careful driver, I felt safe the entire time. He went out of his way to make sure we found all the best spots and I was able to see all the animals I expected. The stop for lunch was at a nice lodge inside the park and it was delicious.
      Written 25 October 2024
    • jamesdS7438KC
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      One of the best experiences of my life.
      This was one of the best experiences of my life. I felt very safe the entire time. We had many escorts to ensure we found the gorillas, didn't get lost, and new how to react to the gorillas. Everything was well organized and the Gorillas were amazing! We got so close to them.
      Written 25 October 2024
    • R7182FRenricop
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Top Rwandan experience, Gorilla trekking.
      Even if it' an expansive activity it' also well worth it, My wife and I had incredible one day gorilla safari experience just 3 hours drive from Kigali, The pick up time was early in the morning and drove to volcanoes national park for our safari, it was amazing adventure hiking to the home of gorillas and was some thing funny, the place is sleeper and a bit step, after 40 minutes hike we meat the giants gorillas and it was a best sightseeing in my life, This is the top experience to do in Rwanda, Then after we enjoyed so delicious lunch in local restaurant and hit the road back to Kigali. our day was amazing and unforgettable, Thank you universal team to plan the best safari for us.
      Written 23 October 2024
    • N6062FSjohnf
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      We sow a lot animals.
      Amazing safari tour in akagera national park Rwanda , my colleague booked the tour just 1 day before our arrival in Kigali, we have been picked up from airport early morning and direct head to akagera for a safari, we were a bit tired with long flight journey but when we started the game safari it was a way to relax and refreshment, we sow different kind of wild animals, the list is long but i can give some names: Buffalo, elephant, impala, baboons, crocodile, hippos, Rhinos, giraffe, birds,......................., the lunch inside the park was good too with amazing views, the park is super naturally beautiful, we have really like the service provided with this company, we can't wait to recommend this tour and will book some thing else with them once we are back in Rwanda. Thank you.
      Written 18 October 2024
    • U9035KWfannym
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Don't miss the city tour and akagera safari while you are in Rwanda for your first time.
      We have spent best time in Rwanda, it was a tree days stay and we have been able to do some tourism activities including the city tour and akagera safari provided by universal Rwanda, the company owner was a good dealer, through his recommendations we have definitely decided to book and travel with them, we had more than five companies on our list but finally universal won the game hhhh, Kigali city tour and safari were amazing experience and it' a key random to know Rwanda for the first time you are in this beautifully country, we had chance to travel with john one of the best tour guide from universal, the man was so kind, skilled, professional, accommodative and flexible to make our plans even better, we will come back and use their service again, highly recommend the 2 days safari with universal.
      Written 17 October 2024
    • travelgeekuk
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      Tried to make our private tour into a ‘group’ tour to save money without asking!
      What should’ve been an easy tour turned into an anxiety, stressful ridden nightmare! This is my experience travelling with Universal Ventures Rwanda. I received a random WhatsApp message asking me to confirm my booking, after a few back and forward messages I realised that they said we’d be 3 pax on the day. This wasn’t right as very clearly it says PRIVATE tour, nobody else except your party will travel on the day. This was extremely poor communication as they didn’t explain this whatsoever and made me feel like it was my fault that I was even clarifying what was going on. After realising their mistake they offered us an “upgraded” car with the open rooftop. This turned out to be good in some ways but awful in others. For example when driving along the windows all had to be down as smoke enters the car from underneath the passenger side front seat, the driver even commented on it and said the windows have to be down. Although we didn’t ask for the ac to be turned on this meant that we pretty much felt gassed out by the sheer amount of pollution coming into the vehicle. Everytime he hit the gas to accelerate the amount of thick black smoke coming out of the engine was horrendous and definitely not environmentally friendly! The final straw was getting food poisoning, I hadn’t eaten anything else the night before or that morning and then being told that it was your own choice is appealing customer service. The chicken was definitely not chicken, no idea what meat it was but it was disgusting. My overall experience with these cowboys makes me never want to come to Rwanda and I definitely wouldn’t recommend them to any traveller wanting an easy, stress-free tour. They are aggressive, argumentative and don’t deserve the business, as you’ll no doubt see from their reply!!
      Written 13 October 2024
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    Nathan S
    10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023 • Couples
    Shadady was an excellent guide to Kigali. He picked us up from our hotel a couple minutes early and gave us a great overview of the day before we headed out. Between stops, we had great conversation and he shared so much knowledge about Kigali and Rwanda. He really did a wonderful job tailoring the tour to us and giving us tips for things we could do or see in the remaining days of our vacation. Highly recommend taking this tour!
    Written 27 August 2023
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    Good day, we would like to say tank you for the city tour made with us, it' good to hear from you that the experience was okey thorough our guide. we will be happy to serve you again in future. tank you.
    Written 30 October 2023
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    James M
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2024 • Couples
    Kigali is a loved city where you can spend your holidays with loved ones, my Wife and I spent a full day discovering Kigali, the pupils are friendly and you see the cleanest every where and you can easily get the fraiche air. The memorial site is much educative from darkness to the rightness, Rwanda should be the example for the whole word, our guide serge was easy to communicate and hear all of our suggestions to make the tour smoothly. we highly recommend this tour. Thank you.
    Written 1 June 2024
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    Greetings, we would like to say thank you so much for city tour made with us, it was much pleasure to have you as a guest, we re looking to serve you again in future. wish you good times.
    Written 11 July 2024
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    Joanna S
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2023 • Friends
    It was such an amazing experience. Our guide was Shadady, and he had such an amazing knowledge of the city and its history and some hidden gems. I would recommend this trip to anyone who would like to get to know Kigali a little bit and is looking for a good guide that speaks great English!
    Written 22 July 2023
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    hello, tank you for a good feedback, we are equal tank you that service provide was good and that you enjoyed the experience, we are looking to take care the recommendations from you. tank you.
    Written 16 August 2023
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    Jermaine T
    Sao Paulo, SP3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Business
    I visited Rwanda for a business trip and decided to tour the city of Kigali and few other places within the country, while searching for the activities in this city I came acros the Universal ventures website and got impresses when I checked the reviews here.

    This tour os one of the best choices I have made and booking it was a perfect choice that I made.

    It lets you explore the city, learn a bit of culture and experience people, food, daily life of the local and learn history. I recommend.
    Written 18 November 2023
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    Hello, tank you for good feedback and for trust. we are pleased that you enjoyed the city tour as you wished, we tank you so much.
    Written 22 November 2023
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    just v
    Kigali, Rwanda2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023 • Friends
    As a traveler, I can witness how clean and safe the city of Kigali is. I was amazed by hospitable people I met in every corner of the city. Rwandan museums are very organized and they cover the unique and very interesting history of Rwandans and the country.
    Written 24 October 2023
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    Good day, tank you for sharing the city tour with us, it was much pleasure to host you in our city tour. we wish you all the best.
    Written 30 October 2023
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    Andy Z
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023 • Solo
    I had a wonderful time! Shadady is incredibly knowledgeable of the city, and showed me several fantastic spots around town, including a farmers market that I absolutely enjoyed. I went solo, and still had good company. Thank you!
    Written 1 May 2023
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    Tank you so much for this good review you gave Us, we are Equal great full that the Experience was good, we are looking to provide a good service for every one, tank you and best wishes. Emmanuel.
    Written 2 May 2023
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    ARSENE P
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2024 • Couples
    Wawoo, a lovely city tour in Kigali, it was a good experience to lean about Kigali with a professional guide serge, he took us to the best points of the city like car free zone, kimiroko market, art gallery, mount Kigali view, Muslims area,........ Kigali is a beautiful city cleanest every where. it was a good with my girlfriend. thank you.
    Written 19 May 2024
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    Hello, thank you for a good review and appreciation to our guide serge, we are equal happy that you had a great experience with us, we wish you the best.
    Written 11 July 2024
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    Teryima T
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2023 • Family
    Universal Ventures gave us a memorable tour of Kigali, my family and I enjoyed ourselves maximally.

    The tour guide, Mr. Nzirorera Shadady, was fantastic - he was polite in every sense and very knowledgeable about the city. He could also speak 4 languages fluently which was a major advantage.
    Written 29 December 2023
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    Good day friends, we really appreciate this Good feedback, we equally thank you for being our guest, we wish the best.
    Written 5 May 2024
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    Isange D
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2023 • Solo
    Booking this private city tour in Kigali was a successful experience to have in the whole Africa. I have never seen friendly driver/tour guides like ones from Universal Ventures. Thank you.
    Written 4 November 2023
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    Hello, tank you for this feedback for service provided, we are glade that the experience was successful as you wished thorough our guide. we wish you all the best.
    Written 7 November 2023
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    Anna F
    13 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2024 • Couples
    Just wow! This tour was amazing! Our guide, Shadady, picked us up at 5am and from the original meeting he was great. He explained to us the culture of Rwanda and answered any of our questions on the journey to Akagera. Once in the park, he must have been our good luck charm. We started by seeing waterbuck and baboons and then he took us to where there was a reported sight of a lion, we managed to get a glimpse as it slept under a tree. He then took us down the road a bit further before saying he would circle back to the lion, knowing we were desperate to see more now. It was then here we met an elephant in perfect view. The luck continued as we continued our game drive and we ended up seeing all of the big 5 in one day!! The highlight was seeing a leopard chasing two bushbucks in a hunt. Shedady was patient whilst we witnessed the animals but also extremely informative about each one.
    We couldn’t fault our day at all from the lunch, to the animals, to the information that was shared with us.
    You know it’s impressive when the guide is in shock too.
    Written 19 August 2024
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    Greetings, Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We’re so glad you had an excellent time and hope to serve you again!", Best wishes.
    Written 16 October 2024
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