HOW DO I ACQUIRE A GORILLA PERMIT Unlike other activities like game drives, boat cruises, hiking, birding nature walks name it, it is only gorilla, golden monkey and chimpanzee tracking that will require one to purchase a permit or pass before visiting/getting to hit the trails to have an encounter with these wild apes. Uganda,...
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CAN I TRACK GORILLAS IN UGANDA FROM RWANDA? One of the most amazing creatures that most travelers would love to encounter are the mountain gorillas found in the Virunga ranges in Congo’s Virunga National park, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National park and Uganda’s Mgahinga gorilla and Bwindi Impenetrable national park in the Kigezi highlands. Uganda has been...
BUGANDA’S ROYAL MILE
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KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA
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UGANDA NATIONAL MUSEUM
UGANDA NATIONAL MUSEUM UGANDA NATIONAL MUSEUM The Uganda National Museum is located in Kampala, the capital of Uganda along Kira Road (off to Kamwokya). The museum displays and has exhibitions of ethnological, historical, and traditional life collections of Uganda’s heritage. The museum was established in 1908 and the collections at the start were collected and...
ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF RWANDA
ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF RWANDA-Representation of Rwanda’s Unique Culture and History ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF RWANDA The Ethnographic Museum of Rwanda is Butare’s main attraction and was formerly called the National Museum. The museum is 132km from the Capital of Rwanda, Kigali, and 88km from Nyungwe Forest National Park. It is one of Rwanda’s eight national museums...
LAKE IHEMA
Lake Ihema-Rwanda’s second largest lake LAKE IHEMA Rwanda may be small, but it has great biodiversity and beauty. The country has numerous rivers, hills, mountains (5 volcanoes), forests, and 23 lakes. All this makes the country truly breathtaking and Lake Ihema is one of the magnificent 23 lakes in Rwanda. The lake is in the...
WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR UGANDA GORILLA TRACKING SAFARI
WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR UGANDA GORILLA TRACKING SAFARI WHAT TO ADD TO YOUR UGANDA GORILLA TRACKING SAFARI With 20 primate species that include some of the endangered and vulnerable species, Uganda is a prime primate destination. Mountain gorillas are the most sought-after primates and most who inquire about safaris to Uganda will have gorilla...
KIGALI CITY
KIGALI CITY-Attractions and what to do. KIGALI CITY Kigali is a city that has had a lot more to recover and come back from than any other city on the African continent. Over the last 25 years, and mostly the last decade, we have seen the city being transformed into the most inviting city in...
KING’S PALACE MUSEUM
KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA KING’S PALACE MUSEUM-RWANDA In the Southern province of Nyanza, Rwanda is one of the star attractions on the circuit to Nyungwe national park. The circuit is famous for culture with different museums and site of cultural heritage. Of these is the King’s Palace Museum. It sits on a hill, 2km from Nyanza...