We use ‘get-away’ as a synonym for vacation, because at best, that’s exactly what it is—a chance to escape our daily lives, if only for a few days. But there are some places that take this idea even further, where ‘getting away’ actually means ‘as far from civilization as possible’ (think, a medieval-looking fortress in […]
Gorilla Trekking in Uganda: How to Take This Bucket List Trip on a Budget
Volcanoes Safaris A trip to see African gorillas in the wild isn’t cheap. But there is a way to bring down costs as much as possible. For wildlife lovers, seeing the gorillas that live in the misty mountain jungles between Uganda and Rwanda is a bucket-list must. With only 880 of these intelligent primates left […]
There Are Fewer Than 900 Gorillas Left — Here’s How to Save Them
An interview with Praveen Moman of Volcanoes Safaris Volcanoes Safari “From the first time you see them, you feel these people are related to you. Their eyes, how they look at you…” – Praveen Moman Praveen Moman admits that 1997 wasn’t the best time to start a business in Rwanda. It was four years after […]
Meet the Man Who Changed Vacationing in Rwanda Forever
Praveen Moman was born in Uganda. Until he was 16, his backyard was a place his father called paradise: the Western Rift Valley, which runs along Uganda, Rwanda, and the DRC, creating spectacular geological formations, ecosystems, and wildlife parks in its path. Moman’s family left for the UK in the 1970s, and after the expulsion […]
Gorillas in our midst
No one could tell Hillary Richard what to expect on her winding trek through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. But her journey into the treacherous Ugandan thicket is all worth it when she meets the giants living within A gorilla in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Looking out the window of an 11-seat Cessna plane, I fixate on […]