Following the outbreak of Covid-19, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Virunga National Park authorities temporarily suspended gorilla trekking safaris, research related activities in their respective gorilla safaris parks. However, Uganda through UWA announced relaxing re-schedule…
The outbreak of Covid-19 has come with lots of impacts which among others have resulted into indefinite halting of travel plans among many travelers worldwide however, there is hope that one day we shall be in position to leave our…
Essential Travel Documents You Need to Trek Gorillas Are you aware of the essential travel documents you need to trek mountain gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda or DR Congo? Well, to trek mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and…
Are mountain gorillas also at risk of Covid-19? Are mountain gorillas also at risk of Covid-19? Safety of the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat has sparked a lot of discussion among the concerned scientists, conservationists and the tourism…
Rwanda Development Board Launches Liberation Tourism Trail Rwanda through the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has introduced the Liberation Tourism Trail as its new tourism product. The new tourism product gives tourists on the Rwanda safari holiday insight into the country’s…
UTB Launches The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2020 Uganda Tourism Board has officially launched and unveiled the schedule for Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2020. This annual expo brings together travel journalists, tour operators/companies, travel agents, accommodation facilities’…
Why Use a Tour Operator to Plan Gorilla Safari? Maranatha tours & Travel Why Use a Tour Operator to Plan a Gorilla Safari? Discover different reasons why you should plan a gorilla tour with a tour operator. A tour operator…
Trekking gorillas is every safari enthusiast’s trip of a lifetime and the rise in the population of Uganda’s Mountain gorillas is the best news every gorilla trekker wishes to hear. Mountain gorillas have for long been categorized as critically endangered…
Rushegura gorilla group welcomes a newborn baby gorilla just after Karungi and also Businza Mother gorillas from Mubare gorilla family also broke the news with newborn baby gorillas early in October and November 2019. The newborn baby gorilla adds onto…
With Rwanda targeting high-end tourists, one may wonder if it is possible to go on budget safari. Famous as the Land of a Thousand Hills, Rwanda is set in East-Central Africa and it is surrounded by Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the…