Month: December 2015

Where To Hang Out With Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas

Many travelers still do not know where to find mountain gorillas, and many think that they can go zoos and meet them there which is impossible. This is very wrong gorillas can’t be found in zoos or captivity, they can only be seen in their natural habitats. Don’t stress your head, these giants can only be seen in Rwanda’s gifted national park Volcanoes national park which is located in Ruhengeri Musanze district in the northwestern region of Rwanda near the verge with the Virunga national park in the DRC and Mgahinga gorilla forest national park in Uganda. It’s just about 2-3 hours’ drive from Kigali Rwanda’s capital and its largest city. The park covers an area of about 160sqkm and it is considered as the oldest national park in Africa being gazetted in 1929. It was established to protect the Mountain gorillas that were facing the threat of extinction as a result of poaching.

Mountain gorillas made Rwanda very popular as a result of many travelers to this small country that comes for gorilla tracking. gorilla tracking is the most interesting adventurous tourist activity done in Rwanda as it involves moving deep into the forest to meet these giant apes. Volcanoes national park is a home to about 400 individuals out of 900 individuals left in the world and it’s considered as the best gorilla safari destination in world, Rwanda cannot be talked about without mentioning these remaining mountain gorillas, hence they are the most done tourist activity in Rwanda.

In Uganda these giants are hosted in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla forest national park both located in the south western part of Uganda, many gorilla trackers in Uganda prefers to track in Bwindi impenetrable national park than in Mgahiga gorilla forest since gorillas in this area prefer travelling and they tend to migrate to neighboring countries of Rwanda DRC, so before confirming your booking, you should be assured that the group will be available.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, these giants are hosted in Virunga national park. Gorilla tracking experience remains the same in all these areas where these species can be seen. However Rwanda is regarded as the best gorilla safari destination according to testimonies given by those who have got chance of tracking in whole these gorilla tracking destinations.

The Construction Of Uganda- Rwanda Highway To Boost Tourism Industry

The government is trying steadily to construct roads leading to Uganda tourist attraction and those connecting to neighboring countries, as we talk now the main Rwanda- Uganda high way was recently re-opened for transportation and this is highly seen as a good move in promoting tourism and easy admittance to both countries. This road stretches very well from Kigali Rwanda’s capital city to Katuna at the Uganda border about 78kms which links both countries and then liking with the Kisoro-Kabale road.

Katuna is the entry and exit point for export and import from Uganda, Rwanda and the nearby countries like Kenya. Access to these countries have been softened by the construction of this road, and this was due to the efforts of the European Union (EU) who sponsored this project with an aim of endorsing easy transportation of goods from Kenya’s Mombasa port to Rwanda and Uganda with a lot easy, but in other words this will also promote tourism sector as access to these countries will be easy.

All these countries have wonderful tourist attractions Uganda and Rwanda are among the three countries in the world housing the endangered mountain gorillas so tracking in both countries can be possible, you track the very day and then connect trough the main highway with so much ease. Tourist on self-drive road trip are going to easily link to both countries and back without passing through longer routes which can influence on fuel expenditure and time wasting leading to missing of tourist activities, or any other business or missing their departure flights back home hence a very good news for car rental/hire companies in Uganda and Rwanda.