Tag: Gorilla National Parks /Rwanda
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Rwandafully Classy: 40 Baby Gorillas Named
The 20th edition of Kwita Izina, Rwanda’s celebrated baby gorilla naming ceremony, was held in Kinigi yesterday. 40 mountain gorilla kiddos born since 2023 received their names, bringing the two-decades total of baby gorillas named to 438. The ceremony welcomed many distinguished guests, including the First Lady Jeannette Kagame and the Prime Minister, Dr. Justin…
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Nyabingi? The One Whose Divination You Seek …
Dig beneath the spiritual surface anywhere in the Virungas and quite quickly you will come upon Nyabingi. From Rwanda to Uganda to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, when you need the gods to smile upon you with wealth or a healthy pregnancy, Nyabingi is whose divination you seek.Nyabingi represents female energy and is concerned…
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Fertile Trails: Hiking Through the Rich Soils of the Virungas
When your hike takes you into the rich agricultural soil of the Virungas — like our three Slovenian trekkers doing the Volcano Quest route from Lake Bunyonyi to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park — take a moment to fully appreciate the fertile wonder beneath your feet! Here, nothing goes uncultivated, and one could easily get addicted…
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Volcanoes That Connect Old Friends
“Slowly by slowly,” as people say here, we’ve been building a library of tales from the Virunga volcanoes, of the lakes that cradle them, and the towns that breathe beneath their gaze. Years into this journey, the time has come to shine a deeper light on this sacred spine of the Gorilla Highlands region. Here,…
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10 Cool Accommodations in the Gorilla Highlands Region
We believe that what you do is the heart of any tour. But not everybody is like that. Many people prefer to start with where to stay … So let us take you to some accommodations we have recently used for our guests, presenting a true rainbow of price points and locations in Rwanda and…
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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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