Gorilla Safaris in Rwanda and Uganda!

The Mountain Gorillas are an endangered species - there are about 650 survivors living in the mountains of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We plan and conduct custom safaris to track the Gorillas ...

East Africa Eco Explorer is a full service agency that provides business and leisure travelers with expert travel advice. We offer a variety of travel services in Rwanda, and arrangements to the rest of East Africa and the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo; we'll assist you with all your requirements to and from the destinations of your choice.

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park (IUCN Biosphere Reserve), Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the DRC’s Parc National des Virungas (UNESCO World Heritage sites) are home to the rarest of the great apes, the Mountain Gorillas.

Mountain gorillas have slow rate of reproduction. Females give birth for the first time at about the age of 10 and will have more offspring every three or four years. A male reaches sexual maturity between 12 and 15 years old, when he is in charge of his own Group. Able to conceive for only about three days each month, the female produces a single young, and in rare cases twins (happened in 2006 in SUSA Group on the Rwandan side of the virungas – the twins survive until present day).

The Mountain gorilla is shy and retiring rather than ferocious. It usually seeks no trouble unless harassed. However, the dominant male - the "Silverback" - will valiantly defend his family group is threatened. Family groups are close-knit and may have up to 30 members but, even if smaller, the group usually consists of at least one older male, one or more females and a few Juveniles.

Mountain gorillas have strong attachments to members of their own group. Even when Groups meet and mingle, and then subsequently part, each animal tends to remain with its respective unit. A Silverback (an adult male gorilla), named for the silvery grey hairs on its back, normally leads the group, serving as its chief protector and defender.

That Mountain Gorillas survive today is largely thanks to Dian Fossey, who is buried at her research centre in the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda, alongside the animals to which she dedicated her life. Fossey became a household name following the release of the film “Gorillas in the mist”. Critical and public acclaim ensure that Gorillas in the mist also served as international awareness of the plight of Mountain Gorillas.

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RWAGASABO COMMUNITY BASED RURAL TOURISM

"Welcome to the fascinating hills of Rwesero
where you will experience real
Rwandese village life"

We see our mission in promoting sustainable local development and strengthening communities in order to improve the living conditions and quality of life for all peoples living in Rwesero village.

We want to use tourism as a tool to combine those areas of work and as a bridge to facilitate projects in order to promote local community development. Through our program we want to make the potentials and opportunities work for building up a sustainable and community based tourism in Rwesero area. We want to set a special focus on interaction and exchange between local people and visitors.

Community projects

•	Art Promotion - To enable youth with career aspirations in the arts to reach new levels of artistic achievement and professionalism in their areas of expertise
•	Housing – Helping the local community to repair their homes or build new homes, as the houses they are living in currently are in bad condition
•	Volunteers for Hospitals and Schools – Volunteers can offer various services ranging from professional child care to teaching classes, volunteering at nearby local clinics and sponsorship programmes
•	Agriculture and Gender Development - Agricultural demonstrations where women practice and experiment with ecological farming and nature protection, and where they can produce food for their own families. The trained women act as multipliers in their communities. With the communities being involved in conservation, we promote responsible tourism in Rwanda
•	Community Based Water Resource Management - We enable the local community to get clean and purified water from Lake Muhazi, by creating and strengthening the community to manage water distribution systems and conduct a Public Awareness program, thus conserving water catchment areas

Community Based Tourism

•	Village Walk – short walks around local villages to learn more of Rwandese life which allows you to learn more of how they live, which may also includes some market walk
•	Banana Bark Weaving – A women's association which concentrates on weaving different things i.e. mats, baskets, etc., from banana tree bark. You will have an opportunity to learn how weaving is done, and get some of your choice as souvenirs
•	Cooking Lessons – Visit to a local Rwandese homestead and get in the kitchen to learn more of their cooking methods; you will have an opportunity to participate and taste the food
•	Banana Beer Production – A visit to the people who brew banana beer - see and learn the process used in the production, have a taste of the beer after participating in the production
•	Islands – take a canoe to explore nearby islands – optional fishing activity if you wish
•	Local Home Stay – Visit a Rwandese family and participate in their daily life to seehow they live their daily lives. Spend a night or more together and learn everything possible about Rwandans life through the family
•	Traditional Doctors – Learn the way they treats different illnesses, and visit their medicine gardens
•	Traditional Dancing and Drumming – A local cultural troop is available to entertain, learn traditional dance and their drumming
•	Cycling Tours – Riding through the rural Rwandese countryside, cyclists can appreciate the beautiful scenery on this route, and meet local people along the way
•	Local Tea factory Tour – Pay a visit to the local tea farmers; learn everything about your beloved morning tea.

Your visit will enable the local community better their position in society and let them and their dependents live a sovereign life.

For reservations and more information please contact us ...

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