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Hiring a Porter for a Gorilla trekking experience : Hiring a porter for Bwindi Gorilla Trekking is advisable for a number of reasons, one of which is the economy, given the fact that most of these people are from humble economic backgrounds. Who is a porter? This is someone from the nearby village or community who offers a hand in carrying your backpack while you are on your Bwindi Gorilla Trekking adventure. The majority of these people are former poachers …

Lake katwe Explosion craters are group of volcanic craters which are found with in Queen Elizabeth National Park in south western Uganda, Kasese District. Uganda is dotted with Explosion crater lakes most especially in the west along the albertine rift valley. The lake Katwe explosion craters are located north of Mweya peninsular and are the highest elevation within Queen Elizabeth national park. They are known as extinct though they still eject sulphurous gas smells and it’s this behavior that some got their description …

5 Reasons why you should trek Gorillas in Uganda : All around the world, there is about the total number of about 880 mountain gorillas or so. Mountain gorilla is one of the eastern gorilla species and they are commonly seen in either the in central Africa’s Virunga volcanic mountains therefore are shared by Uganda in Mgahinga national park, Rwanda in volcanoes national park and DR. Congo in Virunga national park. Or, you can find them in Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable …

Hiking Mount Gahinga Hiking Mount Gahinga : Mount Gahinga is one of the eight volcanoes found within the Virunga ranges of mountains that spread to three countries – Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This extinct volcano is 3,474 m tall and is found within the borders of Uganda and Rwanda. In Uganda, the Mountain lies in Mgahinga national park in Kisoro District. Mount Gahinga lies between Mount Muhabura and Mount Sabinyo. It is the smallest of the …

Places to visit in Uganda 2023 / 2024 :  Uganda’s tourism sector has suffered major setback since the first Covid 19 lockdown in March 2020. The total number of tourists that the country received every year was cut down to more than half but as borders of Uganda and the world at large begin to open, these statistics are expected to change. The country is blessed with unmatched tourism experiences hence the name The Pearl of Africa. From wildlife, cultural …

Flights to Bwindi Impenetrable national park : Are you looking to fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park instead of long hours’ drive on bumpy roads of Uganda? There are daily chartered and scheduled flights available to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in Uganda departing from either Entebbe airport or Kajjansi airstrip. To book a flying safari to Bwindi forest to see mountain gorillas, you need to choose whether to consider a scheduled flight or a chartered flight to the National …

Ekyooto Ha Mpango , Experience Tooro and harness the power of culture Ekyooto Ha Mpango is a cultural tourism festival that happened this yearfrom 25th to 28th November 2021, with the theme Experience Tooro and harness the power of culture  which is aimed to exhibit Tooro Kingdom’s history and cultural heritage, market business opportunities and investment opportunities in the region of Fort Portal in Kabarole District and also provide a platform for inclusive conversations on the integration of communities and …

Camping in the wild on a Uganda Tour or Uganda safari Camping in the wild when on a Uganda tour/safari is a good way to experience being part of nature. It involves making your bed on the ground or close to the ground amidst the natural environment. While on a Uganda tour safari, you can explore various types of camping which can go well together though have some small variations, but they all give an opportunity to learn and experience …

Achieve global safaris Reviews Achieve global safaris Reviews : “For magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life- bird, insect, reptile, beast- for vast scale- Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa.” Winston Churchill gave his detailed review of his trip to Uganda in 1907 in his famous book My African Journey and from it, Uganda was recognized as the Pearl of Africa world over.  This simple review gave Uganda a historical and eternal footprint on …

Dark Tourism : The Grotesque tales of old kept alive Dark Tourism : Halloween has just been celebrated world over and as much as it has evolved to be a fun holiday that was never the case in the medieval times. It was a time when a people known as celts remembered the dead and believed that the worlds between the living and the dead where blurred so they wore costumes comprising animal skulls and skins and built bonfires to …

2022 Gorilla trekking permits in Volcanoes national park Rwanda 2022 Gorilla trekking permits in Volcanoes national park Rwanda; Volcanoes national park is located in northwestern part of Rwanda bordering with Mgahinga national park in Uganda and Virunga national park in Democratic Republic of Congo. Volcanoes national park is one of the four destinations that harbor the endangered mountain gorillas and to visit them tourists require a valid gorilla trekking permit which is a legal card/ document that is issued by …

How to book a gorilla trekking permit in Uganda How to book a gorilla trekking permit in Uganda; a gorilla trekking permit is a legal document or card that is issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to any visitor above the age of 15 allowing him or her to visit a habituated gorilla family and spend one hour with the mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking is an interesting activity in Uganda which is carried out in two destinations including Bwindi impenetrable …

What is the price of gorilla trekking in Uganda? Gorilla trekking Uganda Price  : Uganda Gorilla trekking is one of the most thrilling wildlife activities on the face of the earth. Gorilla trekking is way different from the experience of game drives in the Serengeti national park in Tanzania, Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya or Kruger National Park in South Africa. Gorilla trekking is special because the mountain gorillas have 98% DNA with human beings with similar looks and …