The Rwenzoris, or the Mountains of the Moon, so named by the Hellenic astronomer Ptolemy, have a legendary beauty. They were explored and mapped out by Henry Morton Stanley, Emin Pasha and Prince Luigi Amedeo di Savoia. At the centre of the range are six peaks capped with ice and snow and three glaciers. The […]
Lodge Category: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Priscilla Kasamani
Priscilla was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. She has been in hospitality industry for the past five years. She loves interacting with people from different cultures and reading.
Adrian, Australia
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Chimpanzee Naming Ceremony
The first ever Chimpanzee Naming Ceremony at Fig Tree Camp in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, took place on the 18th July 2018. During the Chimpanzee Naming Ceremony, four baby chimpanzees were named. The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) presented the Fig Tree staff with four pairs of binoculars, acquired the previous year, to assist […]
Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative
The Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative is a community-based initiative designed to provide vocational training to women and an alternative and sustainable source of income. Twenty local women and their families are actively involved in the cooperative, many of whom are HIV positive and widowed. They tend to over 2,500 Arabica and Robusta coffee plants in […]