Are you a film maker? Do you want to film mountain gorillas in Uganda? Whereas tourists are able to record gorilla videos while on their gorillas trekking safaris in Uganda using their cameras, there is need to go extra mile to par take filming safaris to encounter these giant apes in Bwindi or Mgahinga Gorilla
Golden Monkeys Read for Experiential Tourism
The Uganda Wildlife Authority directorate of Conservation has completed the process of habituating a family of Golden monkeys for experiential tourism as a strategy to diversify tourism activities within Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It is now possible for clients to stay with the monkeys for four hours. The product is now ready for the market,
UWA Commissions a Shorter Batwa Trail in Mgahinga
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has commissioned a shorter version of the Batwa Cultural Experience Trail in Mgahinga National Park, south western Uganda, which will offer tourists a chance walk through the cultural sites and footsteps of the first forest people. The revamped trail leading to the famed Garama cave an over 200 meter long lava
More Water tanks for communities in Mgahinga
The Great Virunga Trans-boundary Core Secretariat (GVTCS) has revealed that it has set aside money to construct five more tanks neighboring sub-counties of Mgahinga to curb the water scarcity in the area. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary of GVTCS Mr. Sam Mwandha at the commissioning of four water tanks constructed in the sub-
Mountain Gorilla Population up in Virunga Massif-2010 Census
The population of critically endangered mountain gorillas living in Africa’s Virunga Massif has grown by 26.3% to approximately 480 individuals in the past seven years according to the newly released results of the 2010 mountain gorilla census. The last mountain gorilla census of the Virunga region in 2003 estimated a total of 380 animals. The
Mgahinga National Park Wins Global Award
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP) has won the Greatest Wildlife Encounter Award for 2010. According to the UK based publication, The Lonely Planet magazine, the Awards were voted for by a community of travelers in the UK who use the website, read the “Lonely Planet” magazine and buy our guide books. The Lonely Planet awards