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Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga With Batwa Tour Guides

After the introduction of the Batwa trail now two years down the road, the Batwa pygmies are heading back into their former kingdom, leading tourists through the jungle on this trail. The Batwa are the original inhabitants of Bwindi impenetrable forest and were known as “the keepers of the forest.” They lived by hunting small [...]

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Uganda Tourism Boost with Professional Guides

Uganda is the Pearl of Africa, a country with incredible natural scenery and a rich mosaic of tribes and cultures. Traveling through Uganda you will be captivated by its beauty, overwhelmed by the friendliness of its people and intrigued by all that Uganda has to offer. The people who visit Uganda leave with fresh memories [...]

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Primates in Uganda and Rwanda

Rwanda Primate Tracking, Uganda Chimpanzee Tour Packages Uganda and Rwanda are not only homes to the only remaining mountain gorillas population but also have the highest concentration of primates in Africa. Each country has 13 primates species. Primate trekking in Uganda Uganda is a home to 13 primates species such as Chimpanzees, Black and white colobus monkeys, Olive [...]

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Gorilla Trekking Permit Fee Hike Controversy

Last month the Rwanda Development Board increased the price of gorilla trekking permits. However this increment will not affect any gorilla tour booking made before or those made between the announcement and Jun1 1st 2012. Stakeholders in the Rwanda tourism industry are not happy with the increase in the price of gorilla permits saying this will [...]

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Rwanda Hikes Gorilla Trekking Permit Fees

Rwanda has hiked the price of mountain gorilla trekking permits. Both Rwanda and Uganda foreign tourists visiting the mountain gorillas were paying $500 dollars, however, Rwanda gorilla permits will now cost $750, 50% up from the current gorilla trekking fees. However, the increment has raised a lot of concern among the private sector stakeholders in the [...]

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Uganda Mountain Gorilla Census

The mountain gorillas has been listed by UNESCO as highly endangered and can only be found in the border regions of the three central African Countries of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many international organizations as well as the three Countries have had to undertake a lot to help in the conservation [...]

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