Planning a holiday to Uganda you need to know whether you should arrive at Entebbe airport and also depart from there. If you have a trip that starts in Uganda’s capital Kampala or Entebbe town and ends in southwestern Uganda. … Read More
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Affordable Rwanda safari activities
Dreaming to see mountain gorillas in volcanoes national park Rwanda? Hope your wallet is ready because the cost of a gorilla tracking permit is $1500 per person. It is one of the most expensive safari activities in Africa today. That … Read More
Golden Monkey Tracking Safari – Rwanda and Uganda
Golden Monkeys in Volcanoes and Mgahinga Golden monkeys are uniquely beautiful primates. Their beauty is due to the combination of colors in their coat fur: gold, bright orange on their upper flunks and black. When swinging in bamboo trees, they … Read More
9 Reasons to go on safari in Rwanda
9 Reasons to go on Safari to Rwanda Rwanda is a small country but it offers unique experiences both for the wildlife safari enthusiasts, culture and business travelers. The country is known as the land of a thousand hills simply … Read More
Big Five Game drive safari in Akagera National Park Rwanda
Akagera National Park in Rwanda is now a home to the Big Five African mammals; the African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Black rhino, Lion and Leopard. This comes after the reintroduction of 10 black rhinos and more than 20 lions in … Read More
Wild Mountain Gorilla Numbers increase to more than 1000 individuals
A victory for Mountain Gorillas! The good news that we would like to share with you is that 1,004 wild mountain gorilla live in the wild today. The gorilla census results released yesterday 31st May 2018 show that gorilla numbers … Read More
Rwandan cultural Experience at Iby’Iwacu Cultural village
Iby’Iwacu cultural village is a celebration of Rwandan traditional art, culture and history in connection with the conservation of mountain gorillas in volcanoes national park. For tourists who want to do a cultural tour, Iby’Iwacu provides a unique rural village … Read More
Boat Rides and canoe Experience on the Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo
A visit to the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhonda offers an added experience to your gorilla trekking safari while in Volcanoes national park Rwanda. For most tourists 3-4 hours is enough time traveling from Bwindi rain forest Southwestern Uganda to … Read More
How Saving Wild Mountain Gorillas Benefits Humans.
When primatologists such as Dian Fossey in the 1960’s begun insisting that mountain gorillas would go extinct, efforts by governments and conservation agencies started investing money to save gorillas. Eventually conservation of gorillas became possible and presents benefits for wildlife and … Read More
First Ever Expansion of Volcanoes National Park to Boost protection and conservation of Mountain Gorillas.
Rwanda will continue its efforts to protect the criticaly endangered mountain gorillas by expanding Volcanoes National Park by 3,000 hactares, a project worth $180m. Volcanoes National park located in Musanze northern province currently occupies an area of 160 sq km. … Read More