Travel Trade
Partners in the
extraordinary.
Everything you need to sell Sambora — rates, fact sheets, imagery and contracting — in one place, with no login. Reservations answer trade enquiries within one working day.
The lodge
Sambora Kinigi
An owner-run lodge of nine thatched suites on the edge of Volcanoes National Park — five minutes from VNP HQ, three hundred metres from the Dian Fossey Campus. Four suite categories, full board, one included activity per day.
Ground handling & DMC
Sambora Private Journeys
Our sister company for tailored Rwandan itineraries, transfers, helicopter charters and emergency medical evacuation cover. Guests travelling with Private Journeys are automatically covered for EMEC.
Resources
Everything, ready to file
Current editions of every trade document. Filenames are versioned by year — if the year in the filename is current, so is the content.
Rate card 2026 & 2027
Rack rates for all four suite categories, inclusions, child policy and payment terms. Contracted trade terms on request from reservations.
Fact sheet 2026/27
A field guide to the lodge — suites and capacities, dining, activities, practical information, trekking and gratuities. Fourteen pages, updated May 2026.
Site map
Sambora Site Map — explore the layout of the lodge, including guest rooms, main spaces, gardens, pathways and key facilities.
Booking terms & conditions
Deposits, payment schedule, cancellation, children and occupancy, filming and drone approval. Read online or export a PDF for agent files.
Impact report 2025
Community & culture — local employment, skills training, farm-to-fork partnerships and conservation support. For clients who ask where their money goes.
Image library
Hi-res, print-usable photography of the lodge, suites, dining, landscape and gorillas — downloadable individually or by category.
Images and documents are provided for the promotion of Sambora only. Please credit photography “© Sambora Kinigi”. Commercial filming and drone use at the lodge require prior approval — see our booking terms.
Live availability
Check the calendar first.
Nine suites go quickly in trekking season. View live availability before you enquire — then hold space with a single email.
Image library
Photography, yours to use.
Print-usable hi-res files, organised by category, with per-category ZIP downloads. No login, no watermarks — we would rather you used them.
FAM & site inspections
Come and see it.
Nothing sells Sambora like a night at Sambora. We warmly encourage FAM visits and site inspections for agents and operators — tell us your dates and route, and we’ll build the visit around your itinerary, including trek logistics if you’d like to experience the full guest journey.
Key contacts
A direct line.
Email is fastest — use “Trade Enquiry” in the subject line and reservations will reply within one working day.
Representation, Southern & East Africa — Hayley Plaskitt, Africa Hidden Gems · hayley@africahiddengems.com
Trade enquiry
Start a conversation.
Availability holds, group quotes, contracting, FAM requests — one form covers it all, and it lands directly with reservations.