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Congo Nile Trail Can Be Brief But Sweet
With bigger tour groups it’s even more important what happens in the background. Olivier had to get 13 top-notch bicycles from Rubavu/Gisenyi to Kinunu yesterday, a multi-hour motorboat ride, so that a cycling adventure could take place today. A dozen Ravbar travellers (one of them a 10-year girl that needed a smaller bike) cycled downhill…
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Grand Vistas? Consider It Covered!
It has started! Here are Brina and Miha, struck by the majesty of our Gorilla Highlands region, the first two guests from the many upcoming Rwanda and Uganda tours. A year ago we were still mostly known for hiking trips on Gorilla Highlands Trails but now we are already well established as creators of tailor-made…
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Can Primate Parachuters Be Responsible Tourists?
If our goal is to make travel in the Gorilla Highlands region more responsible, what do we do with Primate Parachuters? The Primate Parachuter (PP) shall be a provisional term for a tourist who is only interested in seeing mountain gorillas, and maybe chimps. For many PPs, time in Rwanda/Uganda is severely limited, usually because…
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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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Slapped by a Gorilla: 30 Ultimate Hiking Images
We are back into lockdowns and travel restrictions throughout the Gorilla Highlands region, so we remember last month especially fondly. May 2021 was the go-time for nine eager Dutch boys to fy into Uganda, tired of the one-year wait for their Ultimate Hike — a combination of Volcano Quest and Parks Reunited — to finally…
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Anything Still There in the Nyiragongo Crater?
Don’t miss: a photo gallery in the Guardian and a video on Africanews bring a welcome visual update from the top of Nyiragongo. Last month’s eruption has emptied the lava lake (the left side of the featured image) but some red-hot residue remains at the bottom of the crater. The days of Nyiragongo as a…
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Specialty Coffee: A Win-Win Situation?
If you are reading this, chances are you’ve had your daily dose of coffee already. Coffee is one of the most popular agricultural commodities in the entire world, and its consumption only seems to be increasing — as incomes rise around the world, people are more interested in drinking the liquid gold. While production mainly…
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Top 5 Prettiest Lakes of the Gorilla Highlands Region
From the ice-cold waters between Rwanda and Uganda atop Mt Muhabura to the colourful bays of Bukavu, the Gorilla Highlands region is blessed with numerous bodies of water. You can safely swim in all of them — but which lakes are the most beautiful? 1. Lake Bunyonyi This giraffe-shaped lake is made exceptionally gorgeous by the heavily terraced hills that…
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What About GH Mega Trek by Boat?
UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2021: The new GH Mega Trek time is May 2022. The details to follow. Ladies and gentlemen, Have you been excited about the Gorilla Highlands Mega Trek but doubting if this grand tour is something that can realistically work for you? Allow us to present a new way of being part of the…
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