Have you ever had to plan your water consumption? Most people who are able to read this will never experience what that entails. ‘Water is the solvent of life’ is the saying in biology but most people in developed countries will take this for granted. They’ll turn on a faucet today and like every day […]
Volcanoes Safaris
Mysterious Visitor Over Breakfast in Bwindi!
Breakfast at the Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge is not as ordinary as it it is in most lodges. On a recent visit to the lodge, Richard, one of our sales staff from our Kampala office, realised he had some rather extraordinary company in the trees nearby. It’s not everyday you’re visited by a chimp while you’re […]
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
The area around Gahinga is one of the most densely populated rural regions in Uganda. The reasons for this are simple enough; the land is very fertile and there is plenty of water and potatoes. While the link between potatoes and fecundity remains unproven, on current evidence I am pretty convinced. Broadly speaking there are […]
Disneynature releases new film: Chimpanzee
Disneynature has released their latest documentary film, Chimpanzee, which follows Oscar, a young chimp, as he is taken on a truly remarkable journey through the jungles of Africa. Chimpanzee tells the true story of Oscar, a three-year old chimpanzee from the forests in Uganda and the Ivory Coast, which is where the film was shot […]
Travelscope receives 3 Emmy Nominations!
Travelscope continues its winning run on American television by being nominated for not one but three Emmys after episodes including their feature on the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda! During their filming they stayed at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge and experienced one of our safaris, meeting the local community and visiting the Agashya gorilla group! We […]
