Mountain gorillas are the star attraction of the Virunga Region. Every year, thousands of travelers go on gorilla safaris into Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet these great apes! With lots of information shared about…
It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point A of Mountain Nyiragongo to point B the summit of Top Mountain Nyiragongo once…
Visit Mgahinga Gorilla National Park one of the tourist destinations mostly known home for these great mountain gorillas and this is where silver meets gold. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda and it…
Gorilla tours are without doubt, the most selling type of tours in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Thousands of tourists visit these three countries for gorilla trekking but most of the tours take place in Uganda and Rwanda. Through this…
It was during the 2008 Rwanda’s annual gorilla-naming ceremony (called Kwita Izina), officials decided to name one baby gorilla Sacola, the namesake of a trust that owns and manages a new lodge in the Virunga heartland that aims to…
Africa’s oldest protected area, the Virunga National Park is situated in the centre of the Albertine Rift of the Great Rift Valley. Established in 1925, it is Africa’s oldest national park and has also been a UNESCO World Heritage…
If you’re up for a true adventure and are OK with getting a little dirty in the process, a trek in pursuit of seeing one of the last remaining mountain gorillas in the world would certainly be one for…
Extending for 7800 square kilometers, Virunga National Park in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the excellent safari destinations to trek Mountain gorillas in Africa. Virunga is one of the oldest National Parks on the Continent…
Gorilla Trekking is the highlight of all visits done in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda and certainly mountain gorillas are the major reason as to why very many people visit these three destinations Find information about gorilla…
No trip is amazing and complete without a visit to Virunga National Park to trek the famous mountain gorillas of this extraordinarily diverse ecosystem and an opportunity to hike up the Nyiragongo Volcano. The Virunga National Park is the…