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Interested in Part-Time Work on Our Musanze Team?
Job Title: Part-Time Gorilla Highlands Office StaffLocation: Musanze, RwandaEngagement Starts: 11 September 2023Are you a Rwandan aged 18 or above who is eager to join one of the biggest global businesses — the travel industry? Do you care about the nature and cultures of the Gorilla Highlands region shared by Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo?This…
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Queen Elizabeth Moonshot
Mojca had been looking for the moon in Africa’s pitch-dark skies right from the very moment she landed in Kigali. The stars were plentiful, but oddly never accompanied by the Earth’s more luminous natural satellite. And yesterday she finally spotted it, a full week later — and, very poetically, somewhere above the “Mountains of the…
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Eastern DR Congo: Beautifully Chaotic & Captivating
We finally took our first guests to Congo — we found two brave Scandinavians who decided to include it in their tour! Six years after we started to work towards integrating the eastern DRC into the Gorilla Highlands region and had our first Congolese participant at the Bootcamp, this very man, Espoir, led us through…
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Gorilla Highlands Fully Registered & Clarified
This is the news we have been itching to share for more than a year: our non-governmental organisation Gorilla Highlands Experts (GHE) has finally received an operational certificate from the government of Rwanda! It is hard to overstate this milestone in creating thriving communities in the Gorilla Highlands region — our next step will be…
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Youth Spaces Pitch Day Is Approaching — Be With Us!
Do you know that 40% of the Rwandan population are aged 14-35 while Uganda has 78% of youth under 30 years of age, according to UNDP? To these stats, we can add one from Unicef: 0-24-year-old population represents 67% of the Congolese. Powerful, right? Imagine what environmental impact these young people can make … Trust…
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Free WhatsApp-Based Training for Tour Guides
Interested in expanding your knowledge about the Gorilla Highlands region comprised of Rwanda, western Uganda and eastern Congo? Ready to boost your professional skills?In June 2023 we are starting tour guide training in a purposely-made WhatsApp group that will cover a different topic every (other) day. We will tackle everything from the biggest cities to…
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SABA Episode #24 — Amazing Kids Reflect on Youth Spaces
For the end of the third season of SEE AFRICA BREATHE AFRICA, something completely different: an episode devoted to our own GHE Youth Spaces. We listen to the youthful participants themselves — and it makes us smile. It shall cheer you up as well, guaranteed! And when you eventually feel like supporting the program yourselves, you…
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Shiv’s Colourful Week in Rwanda & Uganda
Londoner Shiv loves music. He straight away sat in front of our tour minibus and took full advantage of the Bluetooth connection, playing mostly American hip hop and some R&B. That was the soundtrack of his one week in Rwanda and Uganda. His trip’s first upcountry destination was Musanze where he was to teach GHE…
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From Post-Pandemic Experiments to a Proper Tour Company
Yesterday was a milestone in the development of Gorilla Highlands Ltd. After a successful year of post-pandemic experiments, we set foot on the path towards a fully formed tour company. No more shall we be a one-man-band helped by part timers and freelancers, we will evolve a properly staffed office.To help us on the way,…
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SABA Episode #23 — Birding Fun for Beginners (with Jeanisse Hawa)
To tempt you to join the Global Big Day, the worldwide party on 13 May for all those who are crazy about birds, we invited Jeanisse Hawa to our podcast. She talks about her passion for birdwatching and what it’s like to be a female tour guide in Rwanda. If you’ve found it a bit daunting…
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Into the Snow and Ice of Africa
Looking for something very cool as a special add-on to your trip in the Gorilla Highlands region? A week-long trip to the magnificent Rwenzori mountains in western Uganda, bordering DR Congo, can be it! If you seek a physical challenge and thick slice of adventure, go conquer Mount Margherita at 5,109 m/16,795 ft — the…
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SABA Episode #22 — Can Voluntourism Be Responsible?
Volunteer tourism keeps gaining popularity as many people wish to combine their travel with ’giving something back’. In this episode we discuss the problematic side of the booming industry — as far as local communities are concerned. Gabriel Rwothomio Kabandole from the No White Saviors organisation helps us see things from a different perspective and offers practical…
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26 Musanze Youngsters, 10 Ideas, 3 Months, 1 Planet Earth
Earth Day 2023 was a perfect occasion for the first session of the GHE Youth Spaces pilot program with 26 selected participants behind 10 business/project ideas:Banana Soft Drink: Janvier Manirahari, Jean Francois Ishimwe, Shallon KayitesiCharcoal Briquettes: Ignace Mugabo, James MuhirwaEco-Friendly Piggery: Florence Uwamahoro, Etienne TuyizereGreen Library: Enock Niyokuri, Paulin Polepole, Clement IraguhaHoney Production: Barthelemy Ryumugabe,…
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In Photos: Pioneering Volunteer Adventure in Rwanda & Uganda
Today’s story will be the last for some weeks. Our home country Rwanda begins the annual commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi tomorrow. With GHE Youth Spaces — the core of the adventure presented in 10 images — we try to play our part in building a nation and a transboundary region where…
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SABA Episode #21 — Uganda, Ethically Speaking
A dose of the ethical dimension of travel is how Allan Point (@whereis_allan on Instagram) tries to distinguish himself from other social media influencers. Our guest from France talks about his favourite experiences in Uganda (you may be surprised), learns that Lake Bunyonyi probably isn’t exceptionally deep and drops a perhaps-not-so-shocking bomb on us: should…
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28 Youth Spaces Applications Came In
We owe you a little update: by the deadline — 27 March — we had 28 business/project ideas submitted for the Youth Spaces pilot program. Each of them was sent in by a team of 2-3 youngsters and since we can’t accept more than 30 people, a rigorous selection process follows … On 17 April…
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SABA Episode #20 — The Magical Forest of Nyungwe & Mt Sabyinyo
Immersing yourself in pristine wilderness doesn’t need to be a romantic fantasy. You can take the plunge too, inspired by this episode’s guest, Patrick Westöö. A Swedish business development expert and a seasoned traveller, Patrick has an intriguing way of getting to know our planet. He makes abrupt destination choices but then spends a long…
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Where Differences Can Still Be Made
We were visited by Laura and Hannah from Austria last week … as they came to Uganda attempting to better understand their late friend Carla Weinzierl.“Cala” was our remarkable veteran volunteer and frequent returnee. She took her own life in Vienna in 2020. Before we get into anything else, there is one important message to…
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