Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training is around the corner! For more information see www.gorillahighlands.com/ambassadors

Ask anyone in Bufuka, our little village on a Lake Bunyonyi peninsula, for “Teacher” and you won’t get directions to the primary school. You’ll be pointed to a home filled with laughter, chat, and the smell of obushera, the local brew. gorillahighlands.com/ask-for-teac...

Did you know you can join someone else’s adventure in the Gorilla Highlands — and pay less for it? On our Tours page you’ll find real departures by real travellers. Join their group, split the costs, see more. Or add your own dates and let others join you. gorillahighlands.com/tours

Third time lucky — and what a city awaited on the other side! ML Rwebandira had been trying to get to Cape Town since 2023, to finally tell the world about our region. He has composed an epic story about the experience: gorillahighlands.com/cape-town-3r...

Letting them go wasn’t easy. Knowing they’d bring a little chaos and joy to their new places made it just about bearable: gorillahighlands.com/four-tiny-troublemakers-gone/

Diana and Sasha are relieved — the rate card is ready at last! They’ve spent countless hours poring over costing spreadsheets and debating what’s fair and what will work. The biggest change is a return to tiered pricing. Continue reading here: gorillahighlands.com/travelling-g...

Young Rwandan entrepreneurs are investing their savings in fighting malnutrition with quinoa: gorillahighlands.com/the-quinoa-h...

An 8-minute tour of everything that matters on our website (gorillahighlands.com) — and what’s coming next.

Our Friendship Camp has led to a remarkable opportunity for some of the participants! gorillahighlands.com/friendship-c...

Intense frustrations expressed peacefully … as much as we can. 😅 gorillahighlands.com/pocket-treas...

A fantastic video collection for anyone interested in hiking Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail! gorillahighlands.com/walking-the-...

Will you celebrate our silver anniversary with us, on Zoom?

The Pocket Treasure — an invaluable journey guide for lasting memories — is now available at 15 resellers, and online!

Have you recovered from Valentine’s Day yet? Every day should be a day for love!

Camping may soon be just one of the options at Provia’s home on Bunyonyi’s Habukomi Island.

Echuya Forest was once home to Batwa “Pygmies” who now live on its edge.

Does being online feel like breathing to you? 
Meet Elie, our Congolese volunteer whose stay at Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi turned into an unexpected lesson in disconnection.

The highest summit of the Virunga volcanoes lies at 4,507 metres or 14,787 feet, and most people need two days to climb it. Not our hiker from Manchester!

A young Ugandan who is in love with DR Congo shares his passion for peace.

18 Slovenians, many Batwa “Pygmies”, and our traditional way of stepping into a new year …

Great news indeed!

The launch of the Pocket Treasure booklet went well! The aftermath not so much …

Guilty as charged! We’re sharing these wishes a little late, our team of course meaning “this year” when they say “next year” 😜 — but straight from The Heart, the historical name of Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. Created by Elie Cirhuza from Congo, who has plenty more brewing. Can’t wait to show you!

Our booklet means very little without distribution partners, without the people who will help actually get it into visitors’ pockets. That’s why we’re reaching out to hotels, craft shops, duty-free stores, bookstores, organisations, … More: www.gorillahighlands.com/pocket-treasure

We aren’t resting this holiday season, that’s for sure! 😎

8 months after M23 rebels took Bukavu, the city is as warm and dynamic as always. The national parks and banks are closed, the border with Rwanda is more user-friendly than ever, there’s a weekly community cleanup … We can’t take you to Kahuzi-Biega for gorillas but we can take you for shopping!

An injection of youthful energy for our Lake Bunyonyi team!

Tom’s wife and son Felix will keep the homestay alive!

The freshest, the most 🔥 version of the Illumineers promo video is here — with tons of footage from Friendship Camp! Feeling generous today? 😎 GoFundMe link is right here: gofund.me/1945c5b0

This weekend — on 2 November 2025 to be exact — Sean from America begins his 6-day Ultimate Hike through Uganda’s stunning highlands, and he’s looking for company! For more info head to experts.gorillahighlands.com/seans-ultimate-hike/

9 minutes that will move you, with an invitation to then go dive into our Tom libraries (gorillahighlands.com/tom) …

An important man has died … There’s going to be a livestream of his funeral tomorrow, if you are one of the many people who knew him.

That was a championship to remember, right in our Kigali! Nobody who watched it will forget the crowds.

One hero fewer on this endangered planet … RIP. Don’t miss the article linked by The New Yorker — in not too many words, it paints a cool picture of Jane.

You’d think that with a lake as gorgeous and safe as Uganda’s Bunyonyi, people would’ve been splashing about for centuries. Not quite.

Lucky us! We hosted three cyclists at Lake Bunyonyi — and got two pretty cool stories from them, about biking through Uganda’s national parks!

Ever thought of cycling/hiking Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail? We’ve prepared our Top 6 pieces of advice — for you to be prepared!

Your gorilla trek can become so much more with multi-day hiking off the beaten path, remote villages, and people who greet you like family.

Cyimbili Guesthouse, kissing the warm waves of Lake Kivu, may be old but it’s far from finished … Will we get the opportunity to inject a new life into it?

Can you imagine a speedboat as an ambulance on a lake in the middle of Africa?

Nope, on the Congo Nile Trail in western Rwanda you don’t have to walk all the way!

Rwanda went all out for the 20th "Kwita Izina" — the annual baby gorilla naming ceremony. 438 hairy kiddos have been named so far, imagine! Big thanks to @charliebeau.bsky.social for adding some serious flavour to our reporting.

Welcome to the town (city?!) of Kabale in the southwest of Uganda.

GHE Friendship Camp 2025 was outstanding … Want proof? Look at the comments we have collected on instagram.com/p/DOF4GPPDemL/

Ambrose Kibuuka is scary — in how powerfully he motivates and engages!

We are hoping this is the beginning of something truly special on the Congo Nile Trail, the hiking/cycling route on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu.

Open your spiritual eyes where Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo meet, and you shall undoubtedly notice Nyabingi …

Powerful: current life in Goma (eastern Congo) through the medium of the comic book: “The city is stuck. It is a purgatory that leaves its residents bereft of words.” There’s insecurity and the prices are skyrocketing while local banks are locked out of the national system. The Continent, page 13.

On the Congo Nile Trail, along the eastern shores of Lake Kivu, Rwandan fishermen keep centuries old traditions alive.

These youngsters from DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda will meet at our Friendship Camp in less than a week — building a peaceful and prosperous transboundary region one friendship at a time!