Rwanda Nyungwe forest road, lush green canopy
Volcanoes · Nyungwe · Akagera · Kivu

A Rare Dialogue
with the Wild.

The only Rwandan-founded house composing private journeys into the mist of the Virungas — where the silverbacks reside.

01 // Volcanoes National Park
RDB Licensed · RTTA Member
100%
Founder-Composed
Private
Group Of Any Size
Local
Rwandan-Founded House
24 hr
Personal Reply
Mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park
Founder

"We do not lead tourists. We accompany kindred spirits to meet our family in the forest."

GM
Gerry
— A Letter From Kigali

I was raised in the shadow of the volcanoes.

Long before Rwanda was the world's most extraordinary conservation story, it was simply home. As a boy I would watch the porters return from Karisimbi with mud to their knees and a quiet reverence in their eyes. I knew, even then, that the forest required not visitors, but witnesses.

Gerry Tours & Safaris is the house I built to honour that inheritance. Every itinerary is composed by me personally — never resold, never templated. Every trekker, scout and guide is a colleague I have known for years.

Welcome. Let us begin.

— The Collection

Three signature expeditions.

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Silverback Sanctum
01
7 Nights · Volcanoes

Silverback Sanctum

Twin gorilla treks, helicopter to Bisate, golden monkey encounter and the Dian Fossey grave pilgrimage.

The Three Forests
02
12 Nights · Pan-Rwanda

The Three Forests

Volcanoes, Nyungwe canopy walks, and the chimpanzees of Gishwati. Closing two nights on Lake Kivu.

Founder's Private
03
10 Nights · Bespoke

Founder's Private

Composed personally by Gerry. Coffee terraces, royal heritage, and unannounced encounters.

— In Their Own Words

Voices from the forest.

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Bisate Lodge against the Virungas
Lion resting in an Akagera tree
Lake Kivu shoreline
Intore traditional dancers
— Bespoke Composition

Tailor your journey.

Tell us a little about how you travel. Gerry will personally reply within 24 hours with a draft itinerary composed for you alone.

Private expeditions are typically composed from USD $9,500 per guest, fully inclusive of gorilla permits, lodging, guiding and transfers.

Curated by Gerry
Have questions first? See our Journey Guide
— The Experience

Held with consummate care.

From the moment your aircraft touches Kigali to your last morning at Bisate Lodge, every detail is overseen by our concierges and, ultimately, by Gerry himself.

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Private Permits

Guaranteed gorilla permits secured up to 12 months in advance, including private trekking groups when available.

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Atelier Lodging

Suites at Bisate, Singita Kwitonda, One&Only Gorilla's Nest and our own private estate above Lake Kivu.

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Founder Access

A personal evening with Gerry and visiting conservationists during every Sanctum and Three Forests journey.

Kigali, Rwanda at dusk
— Why Rwanda

The land that rewrote its own story.

From near-extinction in 1981 to over 1,000 mountain gorillas today — Rwanda is the world's only great ape population in growth.

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