You Won’t Believe Where This Car Is Going

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A fully loaded car departed from Lake Bunyonyi at 1pm today

The gear got unloaded at Gad Inn In Kabale Town
The gear was unloaded at Gad Inn In Kabale Town
A camp of eight tents was set up
A camp of eight tents was set up
And that was because the main building offered only six beds
And that was due to the main building only offering six beds
While the competitors were 12 and there were judges to cater for too
While our competitors were 12 and there were also judges to cater for too
They assembled at Cephas Inn on the other side of the road
They assembled at Cephas Inn on the other side of the road, above the town of Kabale
Many were veterans and were happy to receive photos from last time
Many among them were veterans and were pleased to receive a photo from last time
This is the photo from Kisoro Town in November 2015
This is the photo, from Kisoro Town in November 2015
And this is a group photo from this very evening
And this is a group photo from this very evening
Banis the Silverchef 2015 winner is now a judge (in green) and there is Davis the manager of Virunga Lodge (far left) but the rest are competitors
The Silverchef 2015 winner, Banis, will be a judge (in green) and there is manager David of Virunga Lodge (left) but the rest are all competitors
Their evening activity was a guided walk through Kabale Town
Their evening activity was a guided walk through Kabale Town
Followed by excellent buffet dinner sponsored by Kazinga Tours to celebrate with us their 10th anniversary
Followed by an excellent buffet dinner, sponsored by Kazinga Tours to mark their 10th anniversary
Goooooooood morning from the Silverchef 2016 camp!
Goooooooood morning from the Silverchef 2016 camp!
It's early morning and everyone is up already
It’s early morning and everyone is up already
Warm breakfast served at Gad Inn
Warm breakfast served at Gad Inn
The judges fine-tuning their criteria
The judges fine-tuning their criteria
And the last judge has arrived as well!
And the last judge has arrived as well!
The first shift of competitors are already at Cephas Inn - it has BEGUN!
The first shift of competitors are already at Cephas Inn – Gorilla Highlands Silverchef 2016 has BEGUN!
Gorilla Highlands Silverchef 2016 cooking competition follows tomorrow and Abby of Peace Corps will be our photoreporter then
From now on Abby of Peace Corps will be the photoreporter – a proper report to follow by night

📸 photography by:

Jiro Ose took part in the 2015 Gorilla Highlands Press Trip, and left a fantastic photo library behind. He has received several global photojournalism prizes, including the Award of Excellence at the Pictures of the Year International competition for his coverage of elections in DR Congo. After spending nearly 15 years in Africa, three years on Beirut and five years in Indonesia, Jiro recently relocated to Bangkok, Thailand. [bio updated: 2026-03]

🖋️ text and 📸 photography by:

ML Rwebandira is an adventure and cultural tourism expert, writer and multimedia producer who co-founded Gorilla Highlands Experts. Born as Miha Logar, he now combines his initials with “Rwebandira” to honour the Bakiga elder Karwemera, who gave him the name. ML’s most recent publication is the Pocket Treasure. A national of both Uganda and Slovenia, Rwebandira resides with his son Lan in Musanze, Rwanda. Click for his personality-infused quarterly newsletters. [bio updated: 2026-09]

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