rwanda gorilla tours
RwandAir expand in 2013 after a record breaking 2012
RwandAir is focusing on expansion this year 2013. Two leased B737-500 aircraft, introduced in 2010, will see their contracts come to an end later this year, making way for the …
CONGO MILITIAS SUSPECTED IN RAID ON GORILLA MONITORING CAMP IN RWANDA
Kazi Camp, run by the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International, was attacked and left one staff member dead and several injuries of other members. Several sources denounced close to …
Rwanda Development Board sets up standards for tour guides
The Chairman of the Tourism Chamber at PSF, Edwin Sabuhoro (L) handing a certificate to one of the trainees, Bilima Innocent. During a dinner organised to recognise 36 tour guides …
Rwanda Gorilla Nest Lodge gets 5 star makeover (budget gorilla trekking)
The Gorilla Nest Lodge outside Musanze / Ruhengeri, which sustained fire damage sometime last year as reported here, has finalized the makeover of the famous Jack Hanna Cottage, where guests are now …
Kibale National Park Uganda for chimpanzee trekking
Kibale national park has one of the richest ecosystems in the whole of Africa. It contains over 340 birds species, 14 species of snakes, 27 species of frogs and toads, …
Costa captain admits mistake as search for missing 20 resumes in Italy (gorilla trekking)
The captain of the stricken Costa Concordia ship has admitted to making a navigation mistake when he ran aground off the coast of Tuscany last Friday. Captain Francesco Schettino said …
Bamboo Season Attracts the Gorillas to the Park Border
With the onset of Rwanda’s biannual rains, it is time for the bamboo season in Volcanoes National Park, when many of the mountain gorilla groups monitored by the Fossey Fund’s …
Nyungwe road upgrading causes environmentalists concerns
It was learned overnight that a section of new road through the Nyungwe Forest National Park has caused added concerns amongst environmentalists and conservationists, as a result of the contractors’ …
‘IGITARAMO’ FESTIVAL DEFIES RAINSTORM
A community based song and dance troupe performs at the Kinigi ‘Igitaramo’ festival The annual community festival ahead of the naming of the new born gorillas, held at Kinigi – …
Kanombe International to undergo further upgrades
Although the planning for the new Bugesera International Airport is continuing on schedule the Rwandan government is nevertheless committed to upgrade and modernize the present Kanombe International Airport to keep …