Travel: Uganda & Rwanda

A rare opportunity to see chimpanzees and mountain gorillas in the wild.
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  • Home of the famous tree-climbing lions.

    Home of the famous tree-climbing lions.

    Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

  • Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

    Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

  • Dusty elephants.

    Dusty elephants.

    Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

  • Beautiful Uganda! The lush, green, fertile landscape surrounding Lake Nyinambuga, an ancient volcanic caldera filled with water, part of the crater region in western Uganda.

    Beautiful Uganda! The lush, green, fertile landscape surrounding Lake Nyinambuga, an ancient volcanic caldera filled with water, part of the crater region in western Uganda.

    Lake Nyinambuga, Uganda

  • The Thinker

    The Thinker

    A chimpanzee strikes a contemplative pose in Kibale National Forest, Uganda. This photo won the Grand Prize in the 2016 Natural Habitat Adventures Wildlife Photo Competition.

  • Chimp

    Chimp

    A chimpanzee sitting at the base of a banyan tree in Uganda.

  • Shows that ecotourism has habituated the park's wild chimpanzees to humans, as two chimps choose to cross a road in close proximity to tourists and park staff.

    Shows that ecotourism has habituated the park's wild chimpanzees to humans, as two chimps choose to cross a road in close proximity to tourists and park staff.

  • Chimpanzee walking like a human across a road.

    Chimpanzee walking like a human across a road.

    Kibale National Park, Uganda.

  • The Lodge

    The Lodge

    The cozy dining room of Ndali Lodge near Kibale National Forest, Uganda.

  • The Perfect Place for a Gin & Tonic

    The Perfect Place for a Gin & Tonic

    Many a G&T has been served on this verandah in Uganda.

  • The View

    The View

    The verandah of a Ugandan safari lodge with a stunning view of a volcano caldera.

  • In the Light

    In the Light

    A chimpanzee relaxing in a shaft of morning light, Kibale National Forest, Uganda.

  • I think this is such a sad photo. A young girl, smiling shyly and waving, dressed in the poorest of homemade clothes made from animal skin, lacking the advantages that we all have.

    I think this is such a sad photo. A young girl, smiling shyly and waving, dressed in the poorest of homemade clothes made from animal skin, lacking the advantages that we all have.

    Rural Uganda

  • Loss of mountain gorilla habitat in Uganda.

    Loss of mountain gorilla habitat in Uganda.

    Significant deforestation as a result of population growth and increased need for agricultural land.

  • A boy herds cattle through former mountain gorilla habitat, which has been replaced by cleared forest, walls, and vegetable gardens.

    A boy herds cattle through former mountain gorilla habitat, which has been replaced by cleared forest, walls, and vegetable gardens.

    Rwanda.

  • Silverback Mountain Gorilla

    Silverback Mountain Gorilla

    Enjoying a lunch of vines in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.

  • Silverback Mountain Gorilla Chewing Leaves

    Silverback Mountain Gorilla Chewing Leaves

    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

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  • Portrait of a Female Mountain Gorilla

    Portrait of a Female Mountain Gorilla

    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

  • Uganda

    Uganda

    A beautiful portrait of an adult female mountain gorilla surrounded by ferns and vines in her natural forest habitat of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.

  • Baby Mountain Gorilla being carried through the jungle on its mother's back.

    Baby Mountain Gorilla being carried through the jungle on its mother's back.

    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

  • Charge! A rare view of a silverback mountain gorilla charging at a younger male (offscreen).

    Charge! A rare view of a silverback mountain gorilla charging at a younger male (offscreen).

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda

  • Portrait of a silverback mountain gorilla.

    Portrait of a silverback mountain gorilla.

    Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.

  • a large male silverback mountain race gorilla in Rwanda, sitting on the ground in a bamboo forest, with his markings visible on his back.

    a large male silverback mountain race gorilla in Rwanda, sitting on the ground in a bamboo forest, with his markings visible on his back.

    Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

  • A rare view of family behavior, as a male silverback mountain gorilla watches his son playfully swinging on a vine in a bamboo forest in Rwanda. The son looks pretty happy.

    A rare view of family behavior, as a male silverback mountain gorilla watches his son playfully swinging on a vine in a bamboo forest in Rwanda. The son looks pretty happy.

    Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

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