There are many safari destinations in Africa that stop you completely not because of a single dramatic sighting or a famous spectacle you have been anticipating for months, but because of something harder to name. An atmosphere. A quality of light and silence and scale that makes you realize you...

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park is more than just another national park; it is a place of immense importance, an international champion of conservation, and a home to some of the most famous and critically endangered species on the planet. Set in the often cloudy and misty Virunga Mountains is an...

The Rwenzori Mountains, located at the boundary between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are often romantically named the "Mountains of the Moon," and are regarded as Africa's most beautiful and least frequented high-altitude mountain range. When adventure seekers think of trekking in Africa, the first mountain that comes...

With regard to mountain gorilla trekking, Rwanda has become the most accessible and logistically prepared venue available to travelers in the world. While visiting the gorillas in their natural environment is an experience one cannot have anywhere else in Africa, the development of luxury tourism facilities and unique geography of...

Why Kidepo Valley is Uganda’s best safari destination is a conversation that happens among serious safari travelers’ who have been to the Masai Mara national park and Serengeti national park, who have done Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth national parks, who have spent enough time in Africa to know the difference...

There is a particular kind of traveler who has done enough research to know that how you book your trip matters just as much as where you go. They have read the articles, browsed the itineraries, and felt genuinely excited about Eastern Uganda the white water of the Nile at...