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Travelling Groups Just Got a Better Deal
Diana and Sasha are relieved — the rate card is ready at last! They’ve spent countless hours poring over costing spreadsheets and debating what’s fair and what will work. The biggest change is a return to tiered pricing, after years of offering one unified rate. In short, we’ve become more affordable to groups of travellers.…
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Walking the Congo Nile Trail: A Day-by-Day Hiking Video Resource
César Niyonkuru has seen a great deal during his decades as a hiking guide on Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail. When he was introduced to Rinda Scheltens, he worried early on that the long route might prove demanding for her. Their first day began at a gentle pace, and his doubts quietly grew. He wondered whether…
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Who Holds the Speed Record on Mount Karisimbi?
The gorilla national parks of Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo are superb hiking destinations, with the Virunga volcanoes as the centrepiece. The highest peak is Mt Karisimbi (4,507m/14,787ft), usually conquered over two days. But some exceptionally fit people manage the climb in a single day. Rangers at Volcanoes National Park whisper about seven hours being…
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Counting Down from Mt Karembe: They Hiked in 2025, They Canoed in 2026
“Zdravo, kako si?” guide Owen surprised a group of Slovenians at the end of December with this greeting. He freelances for us thanks to a volunteer from Slovenia who found him as a kid — giving him what he jokingly calls his “Slovenian roots”. Moreover, he has been working with Seba, the team leader, for…
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Last Minute: Join Sean’s 6-Day Hike Through SW Uganda!
This weekend — on 2 November 2025 to be exact — Sean from America begins his 6-day Ultimate Hike through Uganda’s stunning highlands, and he’s looking for company! THE MAN This 38-year-old trekking enthusiast grew up hiking California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Since 2016, he’s worked as a logistician with Doctors Without Borders across Central and…
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Four Days of Trekking to Gorillas, Upgraded
Claudia and Ralf Bonmann, a lively German couple, dreamed of an authentic and active cultural experience in the southwest of Uganda — a hike that would nicely blend with tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The Bonmanns talked to Shadows of Africa, a Tanzania-based tour operator, and they contracted the Gorilla Highlands team.…
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Brains, Sand, and Coffee: Our Day at Cyimbili Guesthouse
The journey towards better days for Cymbili Guesthouse has begun! Yesterday our squad travelled to the cream-coloured coast of Lake Kivu in guide Enock Musabyimana’s car, with Sandra Ndahiro being the most distinguished passenger. This graduate of the 2024 Illumineers sessions offered her civil engineering knowhow to help us evaluate what could be done with…
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Blending Hiking and Motorcycle Rides on the Congo Nile Trail
The Congo Nile Trail is one of the most beautiful walking routes you may ever have the chance to hike. But not everyone has the time it takes to traverse all of it. Our team has devised a solution for this: hiking and biking combined. Now you can actually do two to three stages in…
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Cyimbili: A Congo Nile Trail Gem Poised to Shine Brighter
It’s no secret that we’ve long had our eyes on Cyimbili Guesthouse, arguably the most scenic overnight stop along the Congo Nile Trail. Ever since we first featured it in our media, we’ve been building connections and laying the groundwork for a conversation with its owners and managers. That meeting finally took place yesterday, when…
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