Tag: Gorilla National Parks /Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo/
National parks protecting mountain gorillas consist of the rainforest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, plus three parks in the Virungas, the chain of eight volcanoes straddling the border of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The home of Grauerโs gorillas is Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern DR Congo.
For our main Gorilla National Parks page with travel advice please click here.
Our Stories:
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Pocket Guides Covering Our Transboundary Region
It was not a little job to add Rwanda, almost double the number of pages and make it all happen during the high tourism season.
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Lufthansa’s “Neighbor Gorilla”, Corrected
The Lufthansa magazine interview we mentioned in June has been translated into English for their website. It might be useful to ad some corrections and clarifications: – permits for gorilla tracking in Uganda cost USD 600 (or USD 450 in November and April/May)– it is very much possible to get an internal flight to and airstrip…
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Follow the Example of the Good People from Seattle
In April we asked future trekkers to send us their photos and fulfill the wish expressed by the host family at Lake Kayumbu. This is the first submission, already laser-printed on an A4 sheet, waiting to be delivered to Gerald and Jackline. Kirk and Shawn are bringing their daughters Casey and Cameron to Kenya, Rwanda…
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Pocket Guide with Rwanda on the Way
If you are from Musanze, you can truly help us a lot with your feedback!
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Gorilla Trek Ends with … Of Course!
Like so many hikers before them, East African Playgrounds volunteers felt they wanted to stay at Mutanda Island Lodge on Gahiza Island for another day… Yet their program was tight. On Sunday, following four days of trekking that would warm them up at Lake Bunyonyi then lead them from Bunyonyi to Lakes Kayumbu and Mutanda and finally to the edge…
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Second & Third Gorilla Trek Day in Images
This photo report is being sent from a tiny island on Lake Mutanda where mobile internet is patchy at best; please pardon our high compression and brevity. Over the weekend we will be in a similar situation, so allow us to complete the story on Monday. You may also like: Made Especially for Nuลกa &…
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Gorilla Highlands in Germany
Lufthansa, Europe’s biggest airline, produces a monthly magazine for over 300,000 of its customers. In the June 2016 edition of Lufthansa Exclusive our region gets 9 pages, a consequence of the Gorilla Highlands Press Trip that brought Jiro Ose here last November. If you read German or simply want to see some great photography, download…
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Keeping Gorillas Healthy, or Not
Concerns that humans may pass on diseases were one of the reasons that farmers and forest inhabitants were evicted from the parks. However, the chance of people passing on disease to primates is higher with non-locals who wouldn’t share the same immunities. The main gorilla health organisation is the Gorilla Doctors, previously presented through an interview…
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“Responsible Tourism” – Right Term, Right Way
There is nobody with a tourism degree on the Gorilla Highlands team, nor has anybody worked in the tourism industry beforehand. Our decision to enter this business was purely pragmatic. We noticed negative long-term effects of charity and looked for something smarter. We were enchanted with our region’s natural and cultural beauty. We felt that the best way…
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