Gorilla Tourism News

Take the journey of a lifetime, guided by one our Gorilla tracking  expert, to visit the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, deep in the misty jungles of Volcanoes National park. Rwanda gorilla trekking safari packages are planned for fall of 2012/13. Please contact us for more information about our packages, price and special  [ Read More ]

Rwandan Government seeks bids for new airport at Bugesera According to Reuters Kigali – Rwanda’s government was seeking bids to build a new airport in collaboration with private sector investors as it seeks to overhaul its infrastructure sector to cope with its expanding economy and boost Rwanda Gorilla Tourism.   A tender document seen by  [ Read More ]

BATWA TRAIL: Tourism product of the decade launched 07th June, 2011: A new activity has opened in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, south western Uganda. The Bwindi Batwa trail is a new project that helps to support the local Pygmy Batwa community. The Batwa people (pygmies) are a minority hunter-gatherer group, who traditionally lived within  [ Read More ]

April 2011 Brought Three Newborn baby gorillas- and More More Gorilla Tracking Opportunities Despite heavy rain, April has been a lucky month for gorilla births. Three infants were born, one in each of three groups monitored by the Fossey Fund’s Karisoke Research Center: Bwenge’s group, Isabukuru’s group and Pablo’s group. A birth is always a  [ Read More ]

UNWTO International Donors’ Conference to Mobilize Funds for Sustainable Tourism Development in West African Parks A UNWTO international donors’ conference is looking to mobilize resources to support sustainable tourism development in cross-border parks and protected areas spanning 10 countries in West Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 27-28 May 2011). Aims of the project This project was designed  [ Read More ]

Bwindi Gorilla Forest Luxury Lodges and Camps 1. Silverback Lodge Bwindi Tel: +256 414 258 273, +256 312 260 758 Email: info@geolodgesafrica.com Email: reservations@geolodgesafrica.com 2. Gorilla Forest Camp Bwindi Email: 3. Volcanoes Lodge Bwindi salesug@volcanoessafaris.com 4. Gorilla Resort Bwindi Email: 5. Buhoma homesteads in Bwindi Gorilla Park Tel: Semliki National Park Luxury Accommodation Lodges Semliki  [ Read More ]

Rwanda Hotels and Lodges Rwanda has a number of Hotels and Lodges used while on a gorilla trekking safari as seen below; Lodges in and around Parc National Volcans Rwanda 1. Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Luxury) P.O.Box 246 Musanze Rwanda E-mail: info@3bhotels.com +250 788 305708 http://www.3bhotels.com 2. Gorillas Nest Lodge (Luxury) http://gorillasnestlodge.com/ 3. Sabinyo Silverback  [ Read More ]

Nyungwe: In celebration of World Tourism Day under the theme “Tourism & Biodiversity”, Rwanda Development Board launches the Canopy Walk at Nyungwe National Park this October 15th 2010. Graced by the Honorable Minister, Monique NSANZABAGANWA, the event was attended by Senior Government officials, hundreds of Rwandans, conservationists and local and regional media. In his opening  [ Read More ]

Rwanda is one the most popular home of gorillas in Africa. There are only 720 mountain gorillas left in worldwide and Rwanda inhabits about 360 of them in Parc National des volcanoes (Volcanoes National park) . The park is just 2-3 hour drive from Kigali, the capital. Among the accommodation establishments include Sabinyo Silver back  [ Read More ]

26th October 2010. There are many things we could do for love. In this case it was for the love wild animals, particularly, the rhinoceros. Nineteen teams of six people each, on Saturday 23rd October 2010, dared the scary rapids on the upper Nile near Bujagali Falls to raise funds to replenish the depleted rhinoceros.  [ Read More ]