Category: Regional Attractions
Our Stories:
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Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda
I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This means that I am providing technical support to hiking groups on the Gorilla Highlands Trails. I take care of setting up camps, allowing tired trekkers to hit the mattresses as…
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Our Gorilla Trek Well Beyond Gorillas
Strange enough, it all started in Prague. It was summer 2009, my wife Marta and I were in town for our vacations, and decided to pay a visit to the local zoo. That was the first time we had the chance to meet face to face with the gorillas, and we spent more than an hour…
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Slow and Sweaty Travel
24mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO800 This week I have the (dis)pleasure of introducing the next level of our August theme, the regional attractions — hiking! I have a love-hate relationship with it. When I’m slogging my way up a particularly tough mountain, cameras and other equipment weighing way too much for my comfort, I do tend…
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We Were Ready for a Gorilla Battle
Members of the Gorilla Highlands Experts global community, something special happened in Uganda’s Bwindi today! Something that I really need to share with you … I have been a ranger for 12 years, taking visitors to gorillas in both Bwindi and Mgahinga national parks — and yet I had never seen anything like that! You…
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How Working in Kahuzi-Biega National Park Works
In yesterday’s photography moment Marcus called my place of work, Kahuzi-Beiga National Park, the most “off-the-beaten-track” place to do gorilla tracking … He is not wrong, and I can think of two reasons for that: It is my job to put the park onto the map, so I’m glad to be your Gorilla Highlands Expert…
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Never Gets Old
70mm, f/5, 1/250s, ISO400 As much as we try to focus on highlights, attractions and activities other than gorilla tracking, this remains — undeniably and deservedly — the region’s top drawcard. I am fortunate enough to have lost count of the number of occasions I have been out with gorillas. My first time wasn’t exactly conventional.…
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Your August of Attractions
Ladies and gentlemen, members, the next chapter of our storytelling has begun. As you could read in our six-month evaluation, for the rest of 2021 we will be exploring a “digital magazine” concept … and that comes with a monthly topic. The August focus: Attractions. Our experts will take you through everything worthy of your…
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Life-Saving Blood Straight from the Sky
What a handy coincidence! On Friday we talked about two different Africas and how drones could be used to supervise Sudanese people’s security. On the same day Rwanda launched the first commercial drone delivery service in the world, a more efficient way to supply medical centres. The most interesting part is that these robot airplanes…
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Rwandan Tour Operators Exploring Uganda
We are progressively integrating Rwanda into the Gorilla Highlands concept (first with volunteering in two countries, next with Musanze chefs competing at Silverchef 2016) and are pleased to get any chance to talk about it. We were therefore excited to be invited by Ivan Mbabazi Batuma of Kigezi Tourism Cluster to present our region and plans to Rwandan…
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