Virunga Adventure Tours, Kisoro

Virunga Adventure Tours in Kisoro has written to say it is offering Travel services to Bwindi National park for Gorilla tracking. Sheba Hanyurwa is the guide. contact him for atailor made safari! Contact Virunga Adventure Tours for 4WD rental cars and Tours and Travel to the neighbouring Rwanda. Email them at: info@virungaadventuretours.com web : http://www.virungaadventuretours.com

Sara & Adrian’s updates

We’ve  just spent several fascinating weeks travelling round Uganda (mainly by public transport) & have enjoyed the experience & using the guide. Below are a few thoughts/comments/recommendations: edition. 1. Re minibus-taxis, I’d say that the law of 3 passengers per row is strictly enforced in Kampala but did not find that to be the case [...]

Mgahinga & Bwindi updates

An up-date on gorilla tracking in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park  – currently the 9 strong Nyakagezi group are still on the Rwanda side of Muhavura. Gorilla tracking in Mgahinga is therefore suspended until such time as the gorillas have return to the Ugandan side of the volcanoe. Researchers from the International Trust for Forest Conservation (ITFC) [...]

Gorilla killed in Bwindi

Some very sad news just in from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Mizano, the black-back from the Habinyanja gorilla group has killed in a poaching incident. It is the first incident whereby a gorilla has been killed by poachers since 1995. Poachers had entered the forest with their dogs to hunt duiker and bushpigs. Their [...]

Trip report from Lisa Marsden

Just back in from a fantastic trip to Uganda. Don’t think my guests realised exactly how lucky they were with their wildlife sightings and gorillas. Two shoebills on day 1, 4 different sets of lions in 4 different trees in Ishasha. (we got different lions in different fig trees on every game drive we went [...]

Discounted gorilla-tracking at Bwindi

Lisa Marsden ofXA! nini African Wildlife Safaris (www.xasafaris.com) has forwarded me some good news with regards to a reduction in the price of gorilla tracking permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park over Mar-May and Oct-Nov 2011. “During the course of 2011, two new gorilla groups will complete their habituation program and be opened up to [...]

Frank & Astrid’s updates

Camping equipment (p98) ‘Campinggaz’ (canisters + burner) is for sale in the Nakumatt supermarket in Kampala. We have not seen gas canisters for sale anywhere else. As an alternative, cheap kerosene stoves are sold in almost every city for a few dollars only. We’ve tried one out, and it worked well, but do take care [...]

Batwa Experience near Bwindi NP

I’ve just been sent the following info about a new ‘Batwa Experience’ at Bwindi National Park: The Batwa pygmies communities of Kanungu (part of kigezi) found near to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park under their umbrella organisation called Batwa Development Program have started a fascinating authentic experience that is called ”The Batwa Experience”. On this [...]

Mountain biking excursion at Bwindi NP

The Buhoma women under an organisation called RIDE 4 A WOMAN (R4W) have started an income generating activity of MOUNTAIN BIKING in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This mountain biking experience takes you on two routes The Village Route as well as The Forest Route. The Forest Route takes you from the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park [...]

Joy’s updates

I was happy to have your guidebook accompany me on a recent Uganda trip; I would like to let you know the following: it is virtually impossible to change travellers’ cheques in Uganda; the only place I found was Speke Hotel in Kampala and they took a hefty commission. Best to advise readers to take [...]