Rwanda

The safari starts from Uganda where you will have a wildlife expedition in Queen Elizabeth and a rewarding boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and ends in Kigali Rwanda known as the land of a thousand hills. The park can be accessed through Mbarara, Fort Portal via Kasese or Ishasha sector south of Bwindi Impenetrable National...Read More

The ultimate golden monkey trekking experience, all the things you need to know about visiting the golden monkeys of Rwanda and Uganda, where to stay, the permit costs, tour operators, when to go and general information about these apes. Golden monkeys are known to have unique characters and are a rare species that are endangered at...Read More

Getting an East Africa tourist visa was expensive and challenging for a tourist who wanted to visit Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya (in a single safari) in the past. The challenges and costs have been reduced through the introduction of the East African Tourist Visa. It is now possible for an international traveler to visit Uganda,...Read More

Within Uganda, Gorilla trekking is conducted in Bwindi  Impenetrable National Park or in Mgahinga National Park. But because of the inconsistency of gorillas in Mgahinga, majority of the sold permits are for Bwindi NP. In Uganda, every gorilla permit goes for US $ 700. In the past years, April, May and November used to cost...Read More

Gorilla trekking experience is one of the top ten activities to do when you visit Uganda. The activity is adventurous and will require you to pack the right gorilla trekking gear. This is regardless of if you are doing it in Bwindi Impenetrable National park, Mgahinga national park or you are visiting the great Volcanoes ...Read More

First of all, Gorilla Trekking is on every traveler’s bucket list for things to do in East Africa. According to current estimates, there are approximately 880 mountain gorillas remaining in the wild. Additionally, the Mountain gorillas live in family groups in the Virunga Mountains which straddle Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, and Bwindi...Read More

The Gorilla trekking guidelines are essential for anyone planning on tracking mountain Gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda or the D.R -Congo. These rules cut across the 3 countries where you can do the activity. Most of these are adopted from a post by the Uganda Wildlife Authority “Gorilla Rules” plus some more information. This is the...Read More

Social Structure Gorillas are non-territorial and live in groups called troops that generally consist of 1 to 4 adult males (called silverbacks), some juvenile males (called black-backs), several adult females and young.The oldest and strongest adult male silverback is usually dominant in the troop and has exclusive breeding rights to females.Adolescent females transfer to another...Read More

This article was written in 2015 and a bunch of things have changed since the day it was published. New changes to the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking will be in brackets. Enjoy this story from a traveler’s perspective My friend Jill and I were staying at the modest Muhabura Hotel in the town of Musanze, peering...Read More

This is the ultimate guide to gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda. The experience has grown extremely popular in the past years. In this article, you will find all you need to know about these beautiful primates and the gorilla trekking experience as a whole. What is the gorilla trekking best time of year? First...Read More