The Virunga Region is most famous for hosting the mountain gorillas, great apes that live in the tropical rainforest. Uganda offers a total of 120 gorilla permits available for tourists everyday. If compared with other countries such as Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda offers more opportunities to tourists seeking gorilla watching. This
Chill With Virunga Mountain Gorillas
Have you ever thought of tracking mountain gorillas in the Odzala National Forest home to gorillas and many other wildlife species like forest elephants and flocks of parrots among others? Mountain gorillas are regarded as endangered and only found in few countries in the world, many travelers give DRC a third priority when it comes
Mountain Gorilla Countries Focus on Tourism & Conservation
The three countries Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo that own the Virunga transboundary National parks and a home to the world mountain gorillas a highlight to many Africa safaris. Tourists visit these countries every day for wonderful wildlife experience that has been irreplaceable for a while. Having the same attractions each country copies
Experience the Culture of Rwanda
For long, Rwanda has been well known for gorilla trekking, an adventure activity taken in the Volcanoes National Park with a third of mountain gorillas in the whole world. However, in addition to the rare endangered mountain gorillas and other wildlife, the culture of the Rwandan people is an attraction and a great experience that
Spreading the wealth from mountain gorillas
Having mountain gorillas in your backyard can, in many ways, be seen as a curse. They occasionally raid the gardens you depend on and work so hard to cultivate. And each and every day you see foreigners coming and going and spending money that never seems to benefit your family. Now, though, people who live
From Profile to Vision: Community Based Planning in Uganda
The EEEGL Project has intervened in a number of areas in Uganda and Rwanda, working at multiple levels and sectors to improve enterprise, environment and equity in areas around the mountain gorilla parks. One of the greatest successes of EEEGL is the work to facilitate community-based mapping and planning.
How to Plan a Gorilla Tracking Safari
In a lifetime everyone has the right to encounter something out of the world, an experience that they will wish to take home with them, and just boastfully narrate to their relatives and friends in form of a deeply captivating story. Deciding to embark on a Uganda gorilla safari results in one of the few
RETURN TO VIRUNGA: The Battle to Save Mountain Gorillas
At the epicenter of the long-running civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lies Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest national park in the border triangle of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park is home to more than 200 of the only 900 mountain gorillas remaining in the world. Here,
The Gorilla Levy funds household livelihood projects
In September 2008, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) decreed the establishment of Gorilla Levy Funds designated to benefit communities in the Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA). Funds accrued from the sale of gorilla permits are channeled to local government authorities as a conditional grant.