One of the highlights of traveling in East Africa is the chance to come face-to-face with mountain gorillas. This critically endangered species can only live at high altitudes in dense forests. And thanks to decades of poaching and habitat loss, there are currently only three places in the world where you can find them: Rwanda, […]
Tag Archives: Rwanda
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Sep
Sep
If you’re planning a backpacking trip through East Africa, gorilla trekking is probably high on your list. Uganda is the cheapest country to track gorillas in. But to reach the gorillas in Uganda, it’s faster and easier to fly into Kigali, Rwanda. Then, you’ll need to get from Kigali to Kabale, Uganda. Every tour company […]
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Sep
Nobody goes to East Africa for the cities. But as far as East African cities go, Kigali is pretty great. It’s clean and safe (unlike Nairobi). Its traffic is nominal (unlike Kampala). And it has a surprising sense of order (unlike Addis Ababa). At the same time, it manages to retain a distinctly East African […]
