A hill to climb for gorilla tracking in Rwanda.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park is so interesting since it provides a chance to spend some time with the primates, they are good creatures and they have attracted many gorilla trekking safaris to Rwanda which has helped in increasing the country’s revenues.The treks in volcanoes national park are well organised and clearly structured with only 8 people allowed to visit a particular group. The tourists who come for gorilla tracking in Rwanda are normally given one hour to spend with the mountain gorillas. This helps in limiting the transmission of diseases to the mountain gorillas.Gorilla trekking safaris are normally done in the morning after getting briefed by the rangers who provide the tourists with the information about the dos and the don’ts of the activity. This is done to avoid mistakes which can be done by the tourists during the activities of gorilla tracking with in the park.There are however many gorilla groups which are found in Rwanda, these include; sabyinyo group which has 11 members, group thirteen which is normally found near Sabyinyo, the amahoro group , susa group, hirwa, Karisimbi and Kwitonda gorilla group, all these groups have generally attracted many visitors to come and engage in gorilla trekking in Rwanda.However gorilla trekking can also be done in Uganda in the famous Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which parks harbours half of the mountain gorillas in the wild, this park is located in the western Uganda and it has been visited by many people from all over the world.
Mgahinga National park has also got a group of mountain gorillas which is also encourages mountain gorilla tracking in Uganda.  The park has also got opportunities for golden monkey tracking which is done by the tourists with in the park.

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There is more than gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is found in the western part of Uganda and it has got many mountain gorillas which have been visited by many tourists who come for gorilla trekking safaris to Uganda. This has helped to increase the revenues of the tourism sector in Uganda.
Bwindi has got many tourist attractions which can be participated in by the visitors, these activities have helped in increasing Uganda safaris to Uganda, since they complement gorilla tracking activities which are carried out from Bwindi.
The Batwa village walk is an interesting walk which is mostly done by the tourists who come for gorilla trekking in Bwindi; it involves visiting the Batwa communities and finding out how these people live, feed and their general culture, these people are considered to be the shortest people in the whole world are generally interesting people.
The NKuringo gorilla camp walk is also a famous walk in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, its involves visiting the mountain gorillas and also do some mountain gorilla trekking adventures which is loved by the visitors, this Nkuringo walk is one of the most wonderful activities done in Bwindi.
Wildlife viewing is also another tourist activity that is done in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the animals which can be viewed include; the elephants, lions, monkeys, snakes and many others which are interesting to the visitors, game drives can be done early in the morning or late in the evening, wildlife viewing can also be done during the nature walks in the forest, these have greatly attracted many safari visits to Uganda.
Bird watching safaris are also common in bwindi since the park has got many species of birds which has helped in attracting birders to visit the park. There is also Lake Mutanda canoe trekking activities which are also done with in the park, this provides a variety of water animals like the crocodiles, water birds and many others which are liked by the tourists who come for safaris to Uganda and most specifically Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

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Uganda to continue earning from tourism.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Uganda is set to become a tourist destination which its tourism potentials which have not been exploited to the fullest. The tourist attractions with in Uganda have generated high revenues which have helped in improving the sector and also helping to increase Uganda safaris.The only national parks in Uganda have contributed big sums of money from the safaris which are carried out within those parks. These parks include Bwindi Impenetrable National park which has half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the wild, Queen Elizabeth National park which is good for wildlife viewing and boat cruises, Kibale national park which is good for chimpanzee tracking, kidepo national park, Lake Mburo National park, Murchison national park and Mgahinga National park.Uganda has got the mountain gorillas and these are found in Bwindi Impenetrable National park, these have attracted many gorilla trekking safaris which have helped in generating high revenues in the country hence helping in the development of the tourism sector. These mountain gorillas can also be found in Mgahinga National Park.Uganda has got many species of Birds which are loved by the tourists and there are many birding safaris which have been carried out with in Uganda. These tours have raised high revenues since the birders stay in a particular destination for a long period of time. This has helped in improving the tourism sector at the same time developing the country.Uganda’s nature and land scape has greatly attracted many tourists who have come for safari visits to Uganda.  The land scape is covered with the savannah type of vegetation which is so beautiful and it has attracted many visitors, there are also forests in Uganda which have helped in facilitating nature walks.Uganda is blessed with many mountains which have encouraged many mountain hikers to participate in the activity. These mountains include Mountain Rwenzori which is known as the mountain of the moon, Mt Elgon which has got volcanic features on top and many other mountains which have attracted many mountain climbing safaris to Uganda.
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Protecting of chimpanzees for tourism developing in Uganda.-Prime Uganda safaris & Tours safari updates

Chimpanzees are considered to be the largest primates in the wild and they are mostly found in Kibale National park, which is located in the western part of Uganda, these are mostly visited by the visitors who come for chimpanzee tracking safaris in Uganda.
Chimpanzees are conserved and protected in order protect them from any threats; these can possibly include poaching, diseases, hunting and many others which have tried to reduce the number of chimpanzees in Uganda. Because of these problems, the number of chimpanzees trekking safaris have greatly reduced.
Therefore many projects which have been put up to make sure that the chimpanzees are protected and conserved so that the number of chimpanzee safaris can be improved in Uganda. These projects however have helped the in preventing the threats to chimpanzees which has helped in the development of Tourism in the country.
Chimpanzees are also found in Budongo forest were they are usually visited by the tourists who are interested in chimpanzee tracking safaris, this forest is helping in the safe guarding of the many lives of wild chimpanzees in Uganda.
The hunters are however warned from laying snares in order to catch wild game especially the chimpanzees, this is because these primates have helped in increasing safaris and at the same time have helped in generating high revenues for the country.
Chimpanzees can also be best found in Kyambura gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park which is park with plenty of wildlife and water bodies which have encouraged boat cruises with in the park. The chimpanzees have greatly attracted many visitors who have come to Uganda for safari visits.
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Benefits of Bwindi Impenetrable National park to Uganda.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Bwindi impenetrable National Park is located in the western part of Uganda and it has got many benefits that it provides to the country and to the local community. These benefits have helped in encouraging the local communities to engage in tourism development hence increasing mountain gorilla trekking safaris to Bwindi impenetrable National park
Bwindi Impenetrable National park has also helped in increasing gorilla tracking safaris to Uganda since; the park has got half of mountain gorillas remaining in the wild. This has helped in attracting more safari visits to this forest which is thick with many wildlife species.
The local communities which are surrounding Bwindi, have also benefited from the gorilla trekking safaris which are carried out with in the park, this is because the communities are given 20% of the revenue collected from the visitors who come for gorilla tracking with in the park.
More so, the local community is benefiting in the way that the park management of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has allowed the neighboring communities to make crafts which they sell to the tourists who come for gorilla visits with in Bwindi, this has however improved the lives of the local communities hence developing tourism in the area.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park not only provides gorilla safaris but also bird watching which is a common activity which is loved by the birders, this is possible since it has got many bird species which attract tourists to come for birding safaris. It also offers nature walks with in the forest and the village walks which include visiting the Batwa people.
However there are also other places which offer gorilla tracking safaris which include; Virunga mountain sin Congo, volcanoes national park which is located in Rwanda and the Mgahinga national park which has got a group of mountain gorillas.
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Causes of wildlife loss in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has got a variety of Mountain gorillas which have attracted many gorilla trekking safaris to Uganda. However, these primates have been affected by many threats which have reduced their numbers hence affecting gorilla visits.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has got many different wildlife which includes; monkeys, birds, and other animals which are added to the mountain gorillas, which are considered to be the great attractions of the park, all these have been affected by the poachers who enter the park and start carrying out illegal hunting of the animals hence reducing wildlife in the Park.
The diseases which affect the mountain gorillas also have reduced the numbers of wildlife, these affect different animals especially the mountain gorillas which are capable of contacting human diseases, this has greatly reduced their numbers hence affecting mountain gorilla tracking safaris to Uganda.
However, the aim of the park management is to help out the local communities living near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through giving them 10% of the revenue from the park, so that they can help in the conservation of the animals with in the park, this will helping in fighting park encroachment by the local communities. This will help in increasing gorilla tracking safaris to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Another threat to the park management is that the poor people who are living near the park have continuously entered the park, destroying the resources of the forest, this affects the wildlife since they loss their food hence some dying. This reduces the number of animals hence affecting Uganda safaris
The government however has come up with many conservation projects which are put in place in order to protect the wildlife in national parks; this is done in collaboration with the Uganda Wildlife Authority which is responsible for the protection of wildlife in Uganda. These projects have helped in increasing Uganda safaris and gorilla trekking tours to Uganda.
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Rwanda tourism stakeholders to support park communities.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Community tourism is one the factors which have helped in developing the tourism sector in Uganda. This has however emphasised the tour operators of Rwanda to engage in supporting the local communities around d national parks in order to improve their house hold incomes. This will help in increasing Rwanda safaris and gorilla trekking safaris.
The local communities around the National parks especially near volcanoes national park can be empowered sop that they can grow vegetables like the tomatoes, cabbages so that they can sell them to the tourists who come for mountain gorilla tracking safaris to Rwanda.
The local communities can sell the vegetables to the Lodges so that they can cater for the visitors who come for gorilla safaris to Rwanda. This can help the lodges to stop buying simple stuff from Kigali but can visit the local communities for the support.
In order to improve the mountain trekking adventures in Rwanda, the park management can also create income generating activities for the local people especially those living near the parks. These activities can include crafting making, encouraging agricultural projects and many others; this will automatically help in encouraging the local communities to engage in tourism development.
In addition to gorilla tracking safaris carried out in Rwanda, cultural dances by the local people for the tourists, preparation of Rwandan cuisines can also be done in order to make the local communities engage in the development of tourism in Rwanda. The tourists are allowed to pay $ 20 in order to enjoy the services after trekking the mountain gorillas.
This practice of engaging the local communities in tourism development has greatly helped the locals to become entrepreneurs in Rwanda and also knowing that tourism is the greatest income earner of the country.
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The impact of vat on water to the development of Tourism in Uganda.

Water is so important in the development of the tourism industry, since most of sectors of the tourism industry depend on water as a resource. These sectors include the accommodation sector like the Hotels, lodges and guest house, the wildlife in the parks also depends on water for their living. This has also helped top maintain wildlife habitats hence attracting more safaris to Uganda.In order to reduce on the costs to the tourism sector, the parliament has asked the government of Uganda to drop the introduction of 18% vat on water, they say, that this will help in promoting and encouraging new investors to come and put money in the tourism sector which will later help in increasing the safaris in Uganda.This type of tax on water will affect the people who are poor and they are living in the urban areas that will not be able to access water due to the increased costs. This will not only affect the people but also the tourists who will come for Uganda safaris, since they will be asked to pay more than what they expected to pay.The other effect of this introduced Vat on water is that, it will be expensive for protected areas especially that harbour many wild animals to be able to get enough water to provide to the animals, which will bring about reduction in the number of animals due to drought hence leading to reduced numbers of safari visits to Uganda.In order to avoid problems with the tourism sector, the vat should only be introduced to piped water and not borehole water and other water bodies, this will help to provide enough water to the animals hence serving them from facing extinction with in their habitants, which will help to increase the number of safari tours to Uganda.
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Rwanda government to diversify the tourism sector.-wild gorilla safaris updates

The diversification of the tourism sector in Rwanda will help to attract many tourists to Rwanda who will come to enjoy the safaris. This will help to increase the tourism industry‘s competitiveness to the outside world and also to the East African countries.This will help to promote good service delivery in Rwanda which will help in encouraging more safaris to Rwanda. The mountain gorillas will help in increasing gorilla tracking safaris since they will be well promoted to the outside world.There is also need to increase the tourism products in Rwanda so that more tourists will be attracted in order to manage the competition on the regional market by Rwanda, this will increase safaris in Rwanda since the visitors will have enough products to tour in Rwanda. Workshops can also be used to train the hotel owners in order to be able to improve service delivery.In order to increase Rwanda safari, there is a need to promote and market the tourism product of Rwanda especially the mountain gorillas which are considered to be the main tourist attractions of Rwanda, this is because this will help in increasing mountain gorilla trekking safaris to Rwanda.The main tourist attractions of Rwanda are the mountain gorillas which are found in Volcanoes National park, the Akagera and the Nyugwe National park, museaums, the lakes like Lake Kivu, Bird watching, the culture and the Nile trail. All these have helped in increasing safaris to Rwanda.
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Tourism Opportunities in Rwanda.-wild gorilla safaris updates

Rwanda as a country has been considered as a tourist destination and this has attracted many tourists to have come for safaris to Rwanda which has helped in increasing the revenue of the country. This is because Tourism is considered to be the most revenue earner of Rwanda.Rwanda poses Volcanoes National Park which harbours many mountain gorillas which have attracted many gorilla trekking safaris to Rwanda. This is because these primates have got unique characteristics which have are enjoyed by the tourists who come to Rwanda.Rwanda has got the Kigali International Airport which is favouring the movement of tourists from one destination to another. This Airport has greatly helped in bring in and out the tourists who come for safaris to Uganda.The culture of Rwanda is unique and is liked by many visitors who come for safaris in Rwanda; these enjoy the way of life of the Rwanda people and how they used to live in the past. They have got many craft making shops which they use to promote their cultural items to the outside world.The Akagera National Park is also a good opportunity for Rwanda since it has got many animals which attract many tourists who come for Rwanda safaris. It also has a lot of tree species and the vegetation which make Rwanda a nature country.The tourism opportunities in Rwanda have greatly helped to develop the tourism sector which has also helped in encouraging the growth of the country.
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Mountain Gorillas and their feeding habits.

Mountain gorillas have attracted many gorilla safaris to Uganda; this is because they have got different characteristics which are enjoyed by the tourists. Some of their characteristics rotate around their feeding habits which are described as follows.

Mountain gorillas feed on foliage, they also do feed on various plants, whose leaves, shoots and stems are eaten, this is because gorillas like eating shoots while it’s a rainy season since the bamboos are green and tender. The shoots contain water with trocatea, flowers, stems, roots, leaves as well as dry black berries that act as food for the mountain gorillas. A mountain gorilla tracking safari to Uganda will definitely expose to more feeding features of mountain gorillas.

Their feeding habits also depend on a specific group, since they have 3 intervals of sleep every after each feeding. This comes about when they are in an area with a lot of food, the gorillas usually feed and rest for along time. However, when they are in an area with less food, they feed and keep on moving from one place to another. Such features of mountain gorillas are enjoyed by many tourists who come for gorilla trekking safaris to Uganda.

Mountaingorillas do fewer activities during the rainy season since, they always keep on moving from one place to another looking for food, this happens because some plants and trees change with weather, and so the adult gorilla start looking for food to supply to the young ones. A gorilla visit to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will provide you a chance to view how the mountain gorillas feed.

The silverback in the group usually heads the group and it finds specific areas where the mountain gorillas can feed from. The elderly mountain gorillas are always responsible for teaching the young ones how to look for food. Such feeding facts about mountain gorillas can only be understood by taking a gorilla tracking tour to either Bwindi or Mgahinga National Park.

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Mountain Gorilla tracking in Uganda

Uganda’s best tourist attraction and also one of the world’s most favourable encounters is tracking the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and in Virunga volcanoes, where over 800 gorillas are found. These mountain gorillas have greatly helped in increasing gorilla trekking safaris to Uganda.

Mountain gorillatracking is one of the most exclusive wildlife encounters in Uganda and it has been enjoyed by many tourists who have travelled to Uganda. In order to minimise effect to the endangered mountain gorillas, only eight people have been allowed to track a particular group in a day.

This one hour spent with the gorillas offers you a rewarding experience which is a privilege of encountering with the famous mountaigorilla tracking safaris to Uganda.

n gorillas in their habitants, and through this, their continued survival is supported and conserved for the future. This will help to increase

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is also a home to unique wildlife which includes 350 species of birds, 310 butterflies, there are also 200 tree species, 120 mammals, 51 reptiles and 88 species of months and these include the mountain gorillas ,the chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, grey- cheeked mangabey, L’ Hoest’s monkey and ,many others. All these attractions have helped in increasing safaris to Uganda.

On addition to Gorilla tracking, Bwindi also offers bird watching safaris, since it’s considered to be one of the top bird watching destinations in Uganda, and it has a total of 350 species of Birds. These have attracted many tourists to visit Bwindi.

Mgahinga National park is also a home to mountain gorillas and the golden monkeys; these have attracted many mountain gorilla trekking safaris and golden monkey tracking to Mgahinga. The park has got the three dormant volcanoes that are always climbed by those interested in mountain climbing.

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