What to do at lake shakani, Akagera national park. Lake Shakani is located quietly in the southern section of Akagera National Park, a few kilometers northeast of the park headquarters, and it holds a distinction found nowhere else in Rwanda: it's the only lake in the country where sport fishing is permitted as a tourist...
Where to Go for Nature Walks in Uganda: Uganda has built a genuine walking culture into its parks, not as an afterthought to game drives and gorilla trips, but as one of the most rewarding ways to experience the country on its own terms.The challenge is that Uganda spreads this experience across ten national parks...
Accomodations in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park: A complete guide to where to stay. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the smallest of Uganda's national parks and one of the most under-visited, tucked into the country's far southwestern corner where Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo meet across the volcanic peaks of the Virunga...
What to Do at Lake Bunyonyi: Lake Bunyonyi's name, from the local Rukiga language, translates to "place of many little birds," and the description holds up. Formed roughly ten thousand years ago when lava from the Virunga volcanic chain blocked the course of the River Ndego, the lake sits at an elevation close to 1,962...
Accommodation in Rwenzori Mountains National Park: Most people planning a Rwenzori trek spend weeks comparing routes, fitness plans, and summit statistics, and remarkably little time thinking about where they'll actually sleep each night. That's a mistake worth correcting early, because accommodation on this mountain isn't a minor logistical footnote.It's the difference between a trek that...
Where to go fishing in Rwanda. Fishing isn't the first activity most people associate with in a Rwanda trip, and that's precisely what makes it worth understanding properly for anyone with even a casual interest in wetting a line. Rwanda's lakes and rivers, from Akagera National Park's Lake Ihema and Lake Shakani...
Kibale National Park holds the highest primate diversity of any protected area in East Africa, with thirteen species including a large, well-habituated chimpanzee community that gives Kibale a strong claim to being the best chimpanzee tracking destination on the continent.It's also a park where the accommodation landscape is more compact and more...
What Is Uganda Famous For: When one Asks what Uganda is famous for, you will get a different answer depending on who you ask. Wildlife lovers say the mountain gorillas, half the world's remaining population lives here. Geographers point to the source of the Nile at Jinja.Foodies grin and say the Rolex,...
