An inside look at the culture of Rwanda, why gorilla trekking will take your breath away, and how to plan your trip. The battle-worn hippo trotted into the acacia trees, surprisingly light on its ...

Gorilla trekking is one of the most popular adventure activities that do not miss on the bucket list of things to do in Rwanda, Uganda or Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). The experience in ...

Either way, travelers are increasingly pining for primate encounters, and Africa’s gorilla trekking industry is ... ape expeditions in Gabon, Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, and the DRC.

But November saw me tick off one of my all-time bucket-list adventures – gorilla trekking in Rwanda. As the capital Kigali played host to the first World Travel & Tourism Council summit in ...

Our gorilla trekking group this day ... Dian Fossey with gorillas in the Virunga mountains in Rwanda in 1982. Picture: AP Photo/National Geographic Society Conservationist and primatologist ...

Before you book that gorilla trekking adventure or sip coffee in Kigali, here’s the real tea on what LGBTQIA+ travel in Rwanda actually looks like. Is Rwanda LGBTQIA+-Friendly? Let’s start ...

Just an hour away from Rwanda’s famed gorilla trekking and nestled amongst inactive volcanoes lies a little-visited but spectacular sight: the country’s Twin Lakes. Early in the morning ...

Located in southwestern Uganda and bordered by the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda to the south and ... so flying is quicker. You need a gorilla trekking permit, which you can book through the Uganda ...

Nature-based tourism generates 80% of Rwanda’s tourist revenue but constraints to expanding gorilla trekking mean developing tourism based on sports, medical facilities, education, water-sports, urban ...

In contrast, permits in Rwanda now cost $1,500 year-round. Most trekking in Uganda takes place in Bwindi, where there are multiple starting points and several gorilla families to track.