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See You in September
This shot from the sunny beaches of Rwanda’s Gisenyi — you can see Congo’s Goma on the horizon — is our summer goodbye. Until September when our media will be back, very full blast! 📸 photography by: ML Rwebandira — formerly known as Miha Logar — is an adventure and cultural tourism expert, writer and…
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Mr Muzungu Boda Boda Looks Back
We cherish the interns from UCLL, a Belgian university, who help us at Lake Bunyonyi in so many different ways, each for a 6-month stint! Milan was the fifth among them. “Adventure” was practically his middle name … 🎥 video by: Elie Cirhuza is a freelance journalist and digital communication consultant who works on the…
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Preet Moves, the Kigali Walking Tour Doesn’t
Preet Fast Food has moved! Kigali’s first purely vegetarian restaurant has found a nicer spot on KN 82, the same road it’s called home for over a decade. Good news for us too, as we don’t need to adjust the route of the Kigali Walking Tour. Preet has always been part of it, possibly controversially.…
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A Cyclist Learns to Talk: Michel’s First Walking Tour
The tour guiding side of our Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (GHAT) was completed last week; and what better way to mark that than to throw one of the trainees straight into the fire? Today we had a Kigali Walking Tour for a group from Germany, and we invited Michel Iragena to shadow our guide JP…
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An Artist in Search of Ugandan Aletheia
“Aletheia” means “truth” in Greek or to be more precise: that which does not escape notice, does not hide, is not forgotten; that which remains evident, the opposite of oblivion, of forgetting; that which resists the wear of time, which cannot be erased from memory. I experienced all of this with every sense present while…
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Great Yields, Terrible Manners: Antisocial Climbing Beans
The little secret about the soil here at Bunyonyi is that it’s tired, basically. Our land simply can’t cope with beans that refuse to climb, because the poor ground has been overworked for years and is losing its fertility bit by bit. Nobody lets their fields have a proper rest either; there just aren’t enough…
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How $500 Can Change 100 Porters’ Lives
David was home in California, reminiscing about his trip to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. He couldn’t help but think of the porters of Buhoma who had carried him to see the gorillas; without them he wouldn’t have experienced that highlight of Bwindi. Wanting to acknowledge the whole group rather than just the individuals who…
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Thrice Unlucky, But Never Down
Great news: our unlucky volunteer Anne is back at work! She has completed her first week at a Bristol care home, still on crutches. Let’s now rewind to early February, on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi … Enter Anne, an enthusiastic British woman. After a two-week trip through Uganda, she extends her stay a month…
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We Are Together: The Bukavu Boy of Kampala
🇨🇩❤️🇺🇬 Why did Uganda win the heart of this young Congolese? Originally from Bukavu, Innocent Ciza shares an inspiring story about his journey. Now living in Kampala, he reflects on how Uganda has become much more than a place to live — it is a land of opportunity, warm hospitality, and professional growth. Through his…
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Lake Bunyonyi’s Activity-Packed Little Island
Supreme Adventure Park’s Peter Rukirande explains how Lake Bunyonyi’s activity-packed little island came to be, and what it offers today. 🎥 video by: Elie Cirhuza is a freelance journalist and digital communication consultant who works on the Gorilla Highlands Experts media team. A 2025 winner of the Jinsia Kwa Amani competition in DR Congo, Elie…
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Her Extended Congo Nile Trail: The Hardest Day, Saved for Last
Five hiking days on the Congo Nile Trail? With a bus ride to Kigali at the end? We had an intriguing alternative for Rachel, a British teacher from Tanzania … A strong hiker, would she be able to do the nearly 30 kilometres between Kinunu (the middle of the northern section of the Trail) and…
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Mid-Life Crisis Love Letter to Uganda & Africa
End of last year I quit my job and went travelling; the mid-life crisis* kicked in. I did similar travel before but this time it was different. This time it was time for Africa! I always wanted to go, but had never been. The continent was always quietly sitting on the map below the Mediterranean,…
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Make Your Own Garden, Big or Small
Did you know that a little corner of your home can become a productive garden? You don’t need a large field or a big budget to grow your own food. In this video, Elie Cirhuza and Crescent Kanyesigye show you how a simple space around your house can be transformed into a productive and nourishing…
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The Office-Home We’ve Waited Years For
Do you know how long we’ve been trying? For years and years and years! Finding a Musanze landlord willing to let us a house as both an office and a residence has been a struggle, since mixing the two changes how it’s taxed. But now we have it, and on Monday we hosted our first…
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Ebola & Travel to Uganda or Rwanda: Separating Fact from Fear
UPDATE, 17 July 2026: Uganda’s last confirmed ebola patient has been discharged, beginning the 42-day countdown until the outbreak can be declared over. The information about ebola in our wider region is all over the place. How can an outsider reconcile last week’s dramatic report from DR Congo by The Daily — the second most…
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A Collection of Moments Becomes a Story About Friendship
The Gorilla Highlands Experts video team has put together a little production about two weeks spent on Ugandan roads in 2025, with the highlight being the Illumineers’ Friendship Camp. Hard to believe they were able to pull together such a complete story from an amateur’s disparate shots and recordings! It brings back great memories and…
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Ambassador Training Launched!
“Media Day: Observe & Capture the World” said the program of the opening day of Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training. On the other side of Lake Bunyonyi the first expert was awaiting: Jackson Beringira, a master canoe maker. He had been working on two canoes for a couple of months, and on Friday 29 May 2026…
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Introducing: Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (May-July 2026)
WHO IS BEHIND THIS? Gorilla Highlands Experts (GHE), a Musanze-based organisation promoting the transboundary Gorilla Highlands region shared by Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo. For more about us see: gorillahighlands.com WHAT IS IT? A combination of tour guide and media training, equipping you with skills needed for two freelance money-making opportunities: You will of course…
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