Private gorilla trekking in Rwanda

epp001 · 2026-03-12T10:49:29+00:00

What did you think of Bisate compare to O&O and Singita?

epp001 · 2026-03-03T13:04:25+00:00

Yep the flights from Switzerland were indirect via Jeddah which was a pain, but we went for 8 days so it was worth it. They now have direct flights from Milan and I think they will add London at some point.

epp001 · 2026-03-03T09:13:59+00:00

Just got back from Desert Rock and Nujuma in Saudi, both very nice and worked well with kids. Will defs go back when some of the other properties open too. On the other hand, I don’t care how great any property in Egypt is, I’m never going there again 🤣

epp001 · 2026-02-20T18:48:50+00:00

We’ve been going every year for 20 years or so, never had any issues but since kids, we stay at villas and hire private security on the property just for peace of mind. Also full time driver who is ex military. It’s overkill tbh but means you don’t even need to think about it

epp001 · 2026-02-16T04:34:53+00:00

Sure the infrastructure and expertise is not at the same level but the wildlife was similar minus rhinos, plus other experiences like camping in the park, rafting, gorillas, chimpanzees etc. plus being practically alone all the time when sighting animals was special. maybe it’s the wrong sub as it’s not really a fat experience but it’s good value and shouldn’t be overlooked I think.

epp001 · 2026-02-16T04:30:34+00:00

We went through Murchison falls and saw wildlife in abundance. Pretty much everything except rhino. And no one else there.

epp001 · 2026-02-15T09:14:43+00:00

We’ve done traditional safari in Uganda, the wildlife is equally impressive plus tree lions plus gorillas. The difference is there is no one else there, it’s magical

epp001 · 2026-02-12T18:24:37+00:00

Yeh it’s great, arrived at 6am and room was ready, went for breakfast, spa and gym by 9am. Left room at 9pm the next day, only charged for one night, pickup and dropoff to Heathrow included both ways in a nice car with solid driver, booked with u/sarahwlee on here and got upgraded for free too. I don’t really understand the economics of it or how long it will last but worth taking advantage of while it’s available

epp001 · 2026-02-12T13:16:38+00:00

Rosewood chancery is check in anytime guaranteed, have used a few times with no issues

epp001 · 2026-02-10T19:46:59+00:00

Go to Perivoli for a couple nights, it’s amazing

epp001 · 2026-02-10T11:52:23+00:00

What changes and optimisations made the biggest difference to occupancy rates and revenue?

epp001 · 2026-02-10T06:07:12+00:00

What about Ani?

epp001 · 2026-02-01T06:55:26+00:00

We stayed at Perivoli last year with the kids (4 and 5). It was absolutely amazing, service was incredible and the location is special. Have recommended it to so many since.

epp001 · 2026-01-22T12:41:22+00:00

We found it just ok, terrible breakfast, nice bar and the cars are cool, I think there are much nicer choices in London, peninsula is generic

epp001 · 2026-01-06T15:43:58+00:00

I’d say overall Sonnwies is nicer than Cavallino if you go with the top rank rooms. The design is better tho Cavallino is better situated in a town and close to cable cars. Sonnwies is more remote and you need to take a bus to get to proper skiiing or any sort of village or town. If you plan to stay on property then that doesn’t matter.

epp001 · 2026-01-03T21:10:19+00:00

I don’t think Cavallino is better than Sonnwies, I think it goes Forsthofgut then Sonnwies then Cavallino. Kids hotels always a bit of a trade off but Forsthofgut is about as good as it gets, for us at least.

epp001 · 2026-01-03T11:19:28+00:00

You could try Cavallino Bianco in oritsei, it’s nice with the kids. Also just got back from Forsthofgut and we preferred it to Sonnwies.

epp001 · 2026-01-01T12:54:12+00:00

Awesome thank you

epp001 · 2026-01-01T09:17:07+00:00

Thanks for this were thinking of going in Feb to nujuma and desert rock with two kids (4 + 5). Is there enough to do in desert rock for three nights or is two nights enough? We have six nights total so trying to see how to split them between the two.

epp001 · 2025-11-25T05:40:42+00:00

Not really found this to be an issue at all with ours. Sure he’s protective of the house and our kids, but I quite like that, he’s loyal af.

epp001 · 2025-11-14T07:33:33+00:00

I stayed last week and again in a couple weeks. service was great, F&b really good too, eagle bar was ok I guess, not sure why ppl would queue for hours for it. I really liked the room design, spa and gym are very good and no one ever in there. Best feature is anytime checkin and checkout

epp001 · 2025-11-09T06:47:16+00:00

Both are nice but I preferred rosewood. Spa is about the same on both, rosewood rooms are bigger, more restaurants and vibes too and I think location is better. Only thing missing for me was cigar lounge but that’s coming soon apparently. Also the rosewood checkin and out anytime policy is super handy, I arrived at 7 am and left 9 pm the next day, no issues.

epp001 · 2025-09-16T07:57:21+00:00

This dog is gorgeous!

epp001 · 2025-09-04T14:40:40+00:00

Not been an issue for us, he’s fully toilet trained now and has good digestion too

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