Tag: Kisoro /Uganda/
altitude: 1,890 m/6,200 ft
estimated population: 18,000
Kisoro, the prettiest town of Uganda’s Gorilla Highlands region, is situated in an idyllic setting below the Virunga volcanoes. It hosts colourful cross-border markets on Mondays and Thursdays and has a strong beekeeping community.
It is a handy base for adventures in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and can also be a useful starting point for adventures in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park due to the Uganda Wildlife Authority office in town. There is an airport at an entrance to Kisoro, with regular internal flights.
Our Stories:
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Man of Many Hats Makes It Home at Last
This is the sequel to Borderline Adventures that takes us deeper into Uganda and delivers me to my Lake Bunyonyi home… As fabulously fertile as volcanic soil is, it is also painfully porous — I saw people fetching water from communal sources again and again, as the boda boda that Gerald arranged for me was…
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Borderline Adventure of the Man of Many Hats
Dear readers and watchers, Warm greetings from a simple man who does wear many hats… You have previously read about me as a founder in female clothes, learned about me as a lonely videographer and watched me as a dad deeply proud of the school his kiddos attend. Primarily, however, I will be your tour…
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Survivor’s Tale
My readers, I am here again because the editor feels that I should update you on coffee at least once a month… I will, I promise. I already have the next topic in mind: how one properly handles coffee after harvesting it. However, as my March story I am offering something more about myself… I…
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“Guides were Amazing”
We had two big groups of hikers in the Lake Bunyonyi basin today, kicking off the second half of the high season. The Gorilla Highlands Trails of Uganda and Rwanda have been quite busy since June, abounding in canoeing, trekking and cultural experiences for adventurous people of all ages. We shall commence this half-season account…
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In Search of Great Stories – Press Trip 2015
Photo: Marcus Westberg “Who would have thought that a bunch of journalists and photographers could coexist in complete harmony for a whole week?” said a source close to the Gorilla Highlands Press Trip. Photo: Marcus Westberg (left), Jiro Ose (right) Nobody surely thought like that on the morning of 16 November 2015. The activity started…
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Silverchef 2015 Cooking Competition
The chefs came with herbs and spices. They knew they would need to use a pre-arranged set of ingredients.
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