Rwanda is increasingly becoming one of the best travel destinations in Africa and in the whole world at large for safaris and holidays. Having put the dark history of the devastating genocide behind them, Rwanda’s recovery and progress in development is accelerating at a pace no one had imagined. Tourism has been on the forefront […]
Continue readingGorilla Tracking Guide
Planning a gorilla safari to Uganda, Rwanda or Congo? No worries, Gorilla Trek Africa offers you first-hand gorilla trekking tips to ensure enjoyable and memorable mountain gorilla watching experience in the jungle. Gorilla trekking is presently a dream come true for most travelers to Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo. The world has 1004 mountain gorillas residing […]
Continue readingRwigi Gorilla Family in Bwindi Forest
Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park of recent officially launched a new gorilla family for trekking. Rwigi is a newly habituated gorilla family in Rushaga sector south of Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. The new gorilla family is a break away from Kahungye family also found in Rushaga sector of Bwindi. Travelers to Bwindi forest can […]
Continue readingUganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest tops CNN list of most beautiful places around the world
Bwindi Impenetrable national park, home to more than half of the global population of the endangered mountain gorillas located in the Southwest of Uganda has been named as the most beautiful place around the world by CNN. CNN’s published document containing the list of 25 of the most beautiful places around the world read in […]
Continue readingAn insight into the life of mountain gorillas
Mountain gorillas are one of the endangered primates regarded to be facing the risk of extinction over the years. Fortunately, today figures show that the population of mountain gorillas has been growing steadily, from around 250 animals that were estimated to be in the wild in the 1970s to about 1,000 today.Today mountain gorillas are […]
Continue readingShs4b For Bwindi Community Sharing
Revenue sharing is one of the strategies that Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda tourism sector improvised to compensate local people adjust to wildlife national parks for their loss of access and ownership of national parks land. The government scraps 20% of the total money collected from tourism and divert it to local communities to improve […]
Continue readingCan I do Gorilla Habituation in Uganda From Rwanda?
Are you wondering whether you can do a gorilla habituation experience in Uganda from Kigali? Yes, you can easily connect from Rwanda to Uganda to do gorilla habituation experience. The easiest route is through Cyanika border of kisoro connecting to Rushaga sector south of Bwindi forest national park. The drive from Kigali to Bwindi takes […]
Continue readingGorilla Trekking Add – Ons
Where as gorilla trekking is rated the best wildlife experience, a gorilla tour without any add on activity is not enough. There is much more to explore and do in Uganda to make your Uganda safari a complete package. Traveler’s need perfect add ons to their gorilla safari in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic […]
Continue readingBest Travel Operators In Uganda & Rwanda
We have heard scandals of tour operators running away with tourist money. This is so sad but YES it can happen especially if a tourist reserves a trip with untrusted travel operator. Booking safaris online are 99.9% based on trust between the visitor and a travel operator. Is unfortunate that some innocent visitors have fallen […]
Continue readingGorilla Regions in Bwindi Forest
Which gorilla region in Bwindi forest is best for gorilla trekking in Uganda is one of the commonly asked questions by travelers intending to see mountain gorillas in Bwindi forest national park. Gorilla watching safaris in Bwindi takes place in four different regions located in different corners of this jungle forest. Honestly, the correct answer […]
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