PRIME SAFARIS AND TOURS AFRICA

To the north west of Uganda, there lies a magical classic game park whose beauty and wonders are far beyond those of other ordinary Uganda safari destinations. The Murchison Falls National Park accessed from different corners of Uganda including the country’s capital Kampala at 311km distance that lasts 5 hours of drive presents a typical wilderness encounter that matches that of Masaai Mara and the great Serengeti while beating them on other myriad of wonders that are typically absent in the listed destinations making it not only a must visit on safaris in Uganda but also at a regional level. The Protected area stretches to 3,840km2 sheltering extensions of open savannah intercepted by patches of borassus palm, savannah thicket and savannah woodland, the extensions of riverine vegetation, dense forests not forgetting the sections of open water presenting an ideal habitat for diverse species. The Park is bisected by the mighty Nile River which stands as the longest on...

The duiker is notably a small to medium size antelope that is indigenous to Africa’s Sub Sahara including Uganda where they are always explored on Uganda safaris . Belonging to the Cephalophinae Subfamily and Cephalophus Genus; the duikers are separated from the bush and forest duikers where the forest duikers thrive in the Sub Saharan rain forests while the only savannah duiker named common duiker thrives in the savannah. The duikers are notably shy and elusive species that prefer to dwell in dense forest cover and for those that thrive in open areas always jump to the thicket for protection as always encountered on safari in Uganda . As a result of their scarce and scattered population, little is known about the duiker Species and the generalizations are majorly based on the generally studied red forest, the yellow-backed, blue and the grey duiker. The Duikers range from 3kg for the case of blue duiker – 70kg for the yellow backed duiker. The duikers feature close to ...

The Buhoma region forms the northern section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where gorilla safaris in Uganda are greatly carried out. Buhoma sector shelters three of the twelve habituated gorilla families that thrive in the entire habitat of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The habituated gorilla families are also a section of the greater 400 minimum that thrive in the area making Bwindi the single habitat in the world which has the great count of mountain gorillas. The significance of Buhoma sector cannot be underestimated considering the fact that the mountain gorillas are world over critically endangered. The Mubare gorilla family the notable gorilla group to receive the first Uganda gorilla safari undertakers in October 1993 is found in Buhoma. The gorilla group still thrives and now features 9 members headed by the Silverback Kanyonyi and has a baby gorilla named Kashundwe. Besides Mubare, Buhoma also features the Habinyanja gorilla group teeming with 18 me...

Gorilla Valley lodge is a perfect midrange accommodation that presents the Uganda gorilla safari undertakers with remarkable stay in the Impenetrable forest. The lodge is located at the margin of the ancient forest boundary and the verandahs of the lodge cottages look straight into the forest. To the south Bwindi in the region of Rushaga, Gorilla Valley lodge finds its position and thus presenting an ideal starting point for trekking the southern gorilla families of Rushaga where the famous Nshongi group that is greatly admired to be tracked by travelers in gorilla safaris in Uganda is found. Besides Nshongi, other gorilla families exist including the Mishaya, Kahungye, Bweza and Busingye. Crafted using local materials, the cottages at Gorilla Valley Lodge feature the traditional touch and put together using the local materials that enable them to blend well with the ecosystem. This makes the stay at Gorilla Valley Lodge a complete wilderness encounter. The guests have...

The Murchison River Lodge positioned on the southern bank of the famous Nile River presents itself as a perfect midrange accommodation facility that travelers on safaris in Uganda can rest for overnight while visiting the park. Surrounded by a dense savannah thicket overlooking the Nile River as it approaches the delta, the Murchison River Lodge features accommodation in a range of categories that caters for varying preferences of travelers on Uganda safaris . The top on the list of the accommodation options are the Thatched Cottages that count to four in number presenting a spacious, comfortable and attractive furnishing that make each cottage unique. The Thatched Cottages feature an open plan that has a double bed up stairs fixed on a mezzanine floor along with 2 single beds and an en suite on the down stairs. They feature extensive verandas that overlook the bush equipped with a sofa and a hammock that allows the guest including the one on wildlife safari in Uganda ...

The golden monkey tracking is among the prime activities in Volcanoes National Park that would flow smoothly if incorporated with Rwanda gorilla safari for any traveler visiting Rwanda. The golden monkeys are considered world over as endangered and surprisingly they are limited in range to the Virunga massif and the Giswati forest in the destination Rwanda. The countries that share the Virunga massif have gone ahead to habituate groups of these species so as to increase their value to humanity and gain reverence for their continued existence including attracting world travelers on gorilla safaris in Rwanda to spend more time in the park as they track golden monkey as an additional activity. Scientifically referred to as Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti, the golden monkeys are re-known sub species of the Blue Monkey and noted to be rare. They are interestingly playful and very inquisitive usually spending much of their time leaping from branches of Bamboo or doing the frolic...

In the recent past, the famous soccer stars, Patrick Kluivert along with Luis Garcia have undertook Uganda safaris coming and promising to create an impact on the soccer of Uganda in the last quarter of the year the time that they will come back to feature for the FC Barcelona legends in the exhibition match against the Uganda Cranes. It is amazing that Uganda now is in the joyous moods of hosting the football legend and the ex Barca player Edgar Davids. He is a re-known Holland international emanating from the region whose people have always planned safaris to Uganda to explore the beauty of the re-known Pearl of Africa. Edgar Davids who is also greatly known as Pit-bull a nickname that was bestowed upon him by the current Manager of Manchester United Louis Van Gaal as a result of his aggressive tackling and marking is expected to take a safari in Uganda in the initial week of October to undertake the launching of the match between Barcelona-Uganda Cranes. The archit...

The government of Rwanda is building on the vision of financing own budget and in the process minimize the dependence on donors. This will be reached if the government of Rwanda enhances its strategy to increase the local revenue generation among which includes Rwanda safaris . The tourism sector can only generate great returns if invested in and nourished accordingly. Considering the fact that tourism is apparently the leading exchange earner generating $304.9million approximately Rwf 223 billion since the year 2014, the potential of the sector continues to expand with greater initiatives being fixed in place by the government through its agency the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) – the body that overlooks among others gorilla safaris in Rwanda . Following the successful host of the 11th baby gorilla naming ceremony, there are a range of initiatives put in place by the tourism sector to ensure that the industry attains greater heights. Among these initiatives is the Me...

The destination Uganda is among the prime locations in the world that travelers have found ideal to explore their lifetime adventures and as a result a range of Uganda safaris have been undertaken to fulfill this desire. As the world set out to celebrate the tourism day, Uganda has also positioned herself to jubilate the day that represents one of the major sectors nourishing her economy. The tourism day in Uganda for the year 2015 is set to be hosted in Lira in the north of Uganda which is one of sub regional Uganda safari destinations. To mark the beginning of the event, the tourism sector and government officials have already commenced their journeys to the to the town of Lira in the north of Uganda in the process of preparing for the World Tourism Day event that will take place over the weekend. The festivity that will run for the whole week commenced on Monday with the outreach activities to local schools. The Uganda Tourism Board Officials are visiting the l...

The gorilla trekking in Uganda is one of the prime safari activities that the country is proud to have in possession along with magical Uganda Wildlife safaris, the birding safaris in Uganda, Mountaineering, Chimpanzee trekking, fishing safaris and Cultural tours. In her protected area of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, there lies a minimum of 400 of the critically endangered apes – the mountain gorillas and it is from this group that several groups have been tamed / habituated to accommodate humans. Apparently, there are 12 gorilla families that are free to people and willing to interact with them with no wild characters unless provoked. The Oruzogo Gorilla family is among the three gorilla families that have a habitat in the eastern sector of Bwindi named Ruhija. The sector shelters other two families named the Kyaguliro which previously was a research group and Bitukura gorilla group. All these are fully habituated and well explored by travelers on gorilla safaris...

Uganda is noted among the beautiful nations of Africa with her beauty embedded in a range of aspects including the amazing scenery, the hospitable people, the famous mountain gorillas and great water masses and flowing rivers and streams that have attracted the world travelers to undertake safaris to Uganda . Located on a raised plateau that is positioned in between the western and the eastern arms of the Great East African Rift Valley, Uganda features the potential to develop great water Uganda safaris including fishing safaris. Holding the semi desert section of the country aside, it can be noted that a considerable section of Uganda features adequate water and fertile soils. Uganda features close to 25% of her total surface under water. Lake Victoria stands as the largest lake and is shared by the neighboring Tanzania and Kenya. Other major water bodies include; Lake Albert to the Congo border, Lake Edward also to the Congo border, Lake George and the swampy Lake Ky...

The Rwanda Hotel Group Members are begging the financial institutions to extend a grace period of about one year to the members that acquire loans before they commence the repayment process. The Rwanda Hotel Group is an association that unites the medium sized hotels in Rwanda some of which offer accommodation to the Rwanda gorilla safari undertakers. Unfortunately, this sounds like impossibility since the banks have already issued notices for auctioning of the properties of the defaulting members out to the Medias for the property to be sold. A range of the members of Rwanda Hotel Group are working tooth and nail to ensure that their investments are not taken off cheaply like that to the highest bidders while the Banks are trying hard to recover their range of billions of francs that are caught up in the non-performing loans in possession of these hotel establishments among which are overnight spots for the travelers on gorilla safaris in Rwanda The Private Sector Fou...

The setup of a new taxi way at the main Airport of Rwanda used by a range of people that fly to and from Rwanda including the Rwanda Gorilla Safari undertakers has commenced. The taxi way construction is estimated to last 12 months as noted by the State Minister for Transport Dr. Nzahabwanimana Alexis and is anticipated to enable the easy movement of the Equipment and increase the Airport efficiency. The establishment of a parallel taxiway improves accelerated U-turn of the air carriers which in turn saves time, leads to less fuel burning thus saving money which may in turn affect the Kigali route fare positively making travel to Rwanda including gorilla safaris to Rwanda cheaper and affordable. The new taxiway is anticipated to be functioning by April 2016 according to the Director General of Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Udahemuka Silas. The project of the taxiway construction has been taken up the Mota-Engil Africa which is among the leading providers of the in...

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) a public body that undertakes the management of Wildlife and their dwelling areas including National Parks and Wildlife Reserves always explored by travelers on Uganda safaris is embarking on the move to open up the road to the burial ground of the Rwenzururu Kingdom  up in the legendary Rwenzori Mountains. The Late Isaya Mukirania Kyibanzanga I who is famously known to have launched the Bakonzo and Bamba rebellion in the year in 1961 against the then Kingdom of Toro that was controlling the territory where they thrived lost his life in the year 1966 and was put to rest at the summit of the Bulemba hill in the Sub county of Ihandiro, district of Kasese in the steep ridges of the Rwenzori Mountains a famous site that attracts world travelers to plan safaris to Uganda The Chief Warden of Rwenzori Mountains National Park Mr. Kiiza Fredrick noted that the Authority is working with the local community which comprise of the Bakonzo a...

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the dominant Uganda gorilla safari site filled with a minimum of the about 400 mountain gorillas of which a considerable section has been habituated to accommodate the people. The gorillas in Bwindi whose population is close to the a half of their entire global population given at 880 are still prone to poaching despite the concerted efforts to eliminate the threat. The Bwindi forest still harbors other forest animals apart from the gorillas and these include the forest antelopes like duikers. These Species are always a target by the local communities who wish to enjoy bush meat. One would wonder how then this results into a threat to gorillas that are not edible by the surrounding communities. It can be noted that in a bid to capture the edible forest animals, the poachers set wire snares and traps which at times do not spare the gorillas while on the move. Cases of gorillas getting caught in such snares are still noticed in the fa...

The Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) one of the prominent Uganda Safari sites has been operating as a trustee for long which has at times curtailed its government funding but the new strategic funding intends to transform the body into an Authority. The five year strategic plan intends to see the Uganda Wildlife Education Center transform from being an apparent trusteeship into a fully-fledged statutory body. The new strategic plan features among others the human resource issue with keen focus on recruiting more people, forming new zoos in the regions of Uganda where they can also be visited by travelers on safaris in Uganda along with education centers and enhancing the research capacity of the UWEC. Uganda Wildlife Authority under its new strategic plan that will run for five years intends to introduce captive breeding so as to enhance wildlife populations and species in the wilderness which will in turn increase the attractions explored by visitors on Uganda...

Uganda and Rwanda are gifted with counts of the critically endangered mountain gorillas in their respective parks of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks for Uganda and Volcanoes National Park for Rwanda presenting an ideal ground for gorilla trekking safaris and tours in Uganda and Rwanda. Apparently considered the best safari activity on the continental lands of Africa, undertaking gorilla safaris in Uganda and Rwanda is a life time adventure that will stick with you for years of your life. Encountering the maiden Apes thriving in the lush of their habitats after traversing hilly forested landscapes is a wonder that cannot be listed as ordinary. However, as they are two destinations, any traveler interested in taking a gorilla safari has to choose between the two and then travel to one though others have at times resolved to have the a double trekking experience in the two countries. Comparing the gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda covers a range...

The destination Uganda despite the political turmoil that characterized the country’s atmosphere in the 1970s and 80s, it has regained her unique selling preposition to attract counts of world travelers to undertake safaris in Uganda though a little more is still required in the hospitality sector. The center for hospitality where the government would invest intensely in the training of youth in a range of hospitality aspects is required to present more opportunities for youth employment in the tourism and hospitality sector other than the country importing the managers from other parts of the world to enhance the service satisfaction of Uganda safari undertakers. Instead of Uganda exporting the youth as guards and housemaids in various parts of the world, the country should focus on setting her center for hospitality excellence which would train and create avenues for the employment of Ugandan youth in the local job market. Apparently the country has been relying on pe...

The Group 13 one of the famous gorilla groups encountered on gorilla safaris in Rwanda derives its name from the counts of members that it possessed at the time of habituation. Formerly when the mountain gorilla habituation was being conducted in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, the Agashaya Gorilla group was not spared. And during this time, the Agashya featured 13 members and the trackers found it easy to identify it by the number of its members which resulted into its naming as Group 13. Apparently thriving with about 25 members among which include the dominant Silverback, the 12 female adults, the two (2) Sub adult female, the three (3) Juvenile along with seven (7) Babies enjoying the lush green of Volcanoes National Park and posing interestingly for the encounter of the Rwanda gorilla safari undertakers. The Group 13 was initially under the dominance of Nyakairima before he was defeated by the Agashya to eventually take over the dominance from him. It is noted th...

The Rukina Silverback was one of the magical mountain gorillas that used to mesmerize travelers on gorilla safaris in Uganda . Belonging to the Kyaguliro gorilla family which is one of the three (3) gorilla groups that are found in the Ruhija region to the eastern side of Uganda gorilla safari destination of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Rukina Silverback left the life of this world on April 6th 2015 but five (5) months down the road, its memories still linger in the hearts of those that knew about it. Born in 1984, Rukina Silverback rose to become a notable member of Kyaguliro gorilla group in the late 1990s at the onset of his Silver-back life. He managed to secure the name Rukina accruing from his playfulness while he was still living the black back life. The trackers, researchers and veterinarians got fond of it and this raised its reputation making it a point of interest when the group was introduced for gorilla trekking officially to the visitors on gorilla tr...