Nature. Culture. Together. | tour, walk & volunteer | Uganda 🇺🇬 + Rwanda 🇷🇼 + DR Congo 🇨🇩 website: gorillahighlands.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mvnu4jkc3k2p📣 Want to earn money as a freelance tour guide or media producer? Our second Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training of 2026 teaches both: 29 October to 1 November at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda, then a month online. USD 70. Apply by 14 October: gorillahighlands.com/ghat16 Sep 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnu4jkc3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3ms4pzoveuk2aThis shot from the sunny beaches of Rwanda’s Gisenyi — you can see Congo’s Goma on the horizon — is our summer goodbye. Until September when our media will be back, very full blast!02 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4pzoveuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mrv3ppimhs25We cherish the interns from UCLL, a Belgian university, who help us at Lake Bunyonyi in so many different ways, each for a 6-month stint! Milan was the fifth among them. “Adventure” was practically his middle name … gorillahighlands.com/milan30 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv3ppimhs25https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mrsg7lsi5k2nPreet Fast Food has moved! Kigali’s first purely vegetarian restaurant has found a more spacious spot on KN 82, the same road it’s called home for over a decade. Good news for us too, as we don’t need to adjust the route of the Kigali Walking Tour. gorillahighlands.com/preet-moves/29 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsg7lsi5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mrpp2rt5zc2pThe tour guiding side of our Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (GHAT) was behind us, and what better way to mark that than to throw one of the trainees straight into the fire? https://gorillahighlands.com/cyclist-learns-to-talk/28 Jul 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpp2rt5zc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mrkum5wxks2g“Aletheia” means “truth” in Greek or to be more precise: that which does not escape notice, does not hide, is not forgotten; that which remains evident, the opposite of oblivion, of forgetting; that which resists the wear of time: https://gorillahighlands.com/an-artist-in-search-of-ugandan-aletheia/26 Jul 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkum5wxks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mqwr7ox25s2rThe little secret about the soil here at Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi is that it’s tired, basically. Our land simply can’t cope with beans that refuse to climb, because the poor ground has been overworked for years and is losing its fertility bit by bit. https://gorillahighlands.com/antisocial-climbing-beans/18 Jul 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwr7ox25s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mqiatqe7y22fHow $500 Can Change 100 Porters’ Lives: gorillahighlands.com/giving12 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiatqe7y22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mqcogsjbak2mGreat news: our unlucky volunteer Anne is back at work! She has completed her first week at a Bristol care home, still on crutches. Let’s now rewind to early February, on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi … https://gorillahighlands.com/thrice-unlucky-but-never-down/10 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcogsjbak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mq5twhuomk27Originally from Bukavu, DR Congo, Innocent Ciza shares an inspiring story about his journey. Now living in Kampala, he explains how Uganda has become much more than a place to live — it is a land of opportunity, warm hospitality, and professional growth. https://youtu.be/Un0W2ipUMEw08 Jul 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5twhuomk27https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mpw2for6s22qUganda’s Supreme Adventure Park founder explains how Lake Bunyonyi’s activity-packed little island came to be, and what it offers today. https://youtu.be/VGyyAH4i3sQ05 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw2for6s22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mpeievjn3c275 hiking days on the Congo Nile Trail? With a bus ride to Kigali at the end? We had an intriguing alternative for Rachel, a British teacher from Tanzania. A strong hiker, would she be able to do the nearly 30 km between Kinunu and Bumba in one day? gorillahighlands.com/her-extended-congo-nile-trail/28 Jun 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeievjn3c27https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mp7ex6kcqc23“End of last year I quit my job and went travelling; the mid-life crisis* kicked in. I did similar travel before but this time it was different. This time it was time for Africa!” Full story and more beuatiful images: https://gorillahighlands.com/mid-life-crisis-love-letter-to-uganda-africa/26 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7ex6kcqc23https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mp5376zucs2sDid you know that a little corner of your home can become a productive garden? https://youtu.be/IvpcXTn9u6s25 Jun 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5376zucs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3moiovd37k22gDo you know how long we’ve been trying? For years and years and years! Finding a Musanze landlord willing to let us a house as both an office and a residence has been a struggle, since mixing the two changes how it’s taxed. More: https://gorillahighlands.com/musanze-office-home/17 Jun 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3moiovd37k22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mob7c4mzzk2aThe information about ebola in our wider region is all over the place. How can an outsider reconcile last week’s dramatic report from DR Congo by The Daily with the somewhat agitated video address by Uganda Media Centre showing business as usual? Some answers: https://gorillahighlands.com/ebola-travel-to-uganda-or-rwanda/14 Jun 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob7c4mzzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mo25gdpsek25Our video team has put together a little production about 2 weeks spent on Ugandan roads in 2025, with the highlight being the Friendship Camp (gorillahighlands.com/camp). Hard to believe they were able to pull together such a complete story from an amateur’s disparate shots and recordings!11 Jun 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo25gdpsek25https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mncx3e2ma22hThe first ever Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training was great fun! https://gorillahighlands.com/ambassador-training-launched/02 Jun 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncx3e2ma22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mm2sjpemyc2yGorilla Highlands Ambassador Training is around the corner! For more information see www.gorillahighlands.com/ambassadors17 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2sjpemyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mllo2mhbxs24Ask 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. https://gorillahighlands.com/ask-for-teacher/11 May 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllo2mhbxs24https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mksfu66h7c26Did 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/tours01 May 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksfu66h7c26https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mkb6ssfebc2gThird 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: https://gorillahighlands.com/cape-town-3rd-time/24 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb6ssfebc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mjaj75fgls2gLetting 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/11 Apr 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaj75fgls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3miqrv6tjy222Diana 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: https://gorillahighlands.com/travelling-groups-just-got-a-better-deal/05 Apr 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqrv6tjy222https://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3micaqutpik2pYoung Rwandan entrepreneurs are investing their savings in fighting malnutrition with quinoa: https://gorillahighlands.com/the-quinoa-house-of-musanze/30 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3micaqutpik2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mht5e4gtf22nAn 8-minute tour of everything that matters on our website (gorillahighlands.com) — and what’s coming next. https://youtu.be/LgVuLZ3vqk824 Mar 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht5e4gtf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mgzoxw7t5c2gOur Friendship Camp has led to a remarkable opportunity for some of the participants! https://gorillahighlands.com/friendship-camp-where-connections-take-root/14 Mar 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzoxw7t5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mgibjrjz7k2gIntense frustrations expressed peacefully … as much as we can. 😅 https://gorillahighlands.com/pocket-treasures-bumpy-road-to-20-resellers/07 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgibjrjz7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mfws6lxyck2vA fantastic video collection for anyone interested in hiking Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail! https://gorillahighlands.com/walking-the-congo-nile-trail-a-day-by-day-hiking-video-resource/28 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfws6lxyck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gorillahighlands.bsky.social/post/3mfcjyn62mc2dWill you celebrate our silver anniversary with us, on Zoom? https://gorillahighlands.com/24-hours-to-25-years-join-us-online/20 Feb 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:sqqrd4siqrocef53xstm2aus/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcjyn62mc2d