By Daudi Mutalya Balye – Chief Exploring Officer Buutu Safaris Our Chief Exploring Officer Daudi Mutalya Balye had the good fortune of catching up with Dr Gladys Zikusoka-Kalema at the launch of her groundbreaking book – Walking With Gorillas. The book details the remarkable journey undertaken by Uganda’s first wildlife vet and the great work […]
By Daudi Mutalya Balye – Chief Exploring Officer Buutu Safaris Yes, a resounding yes. Gorilla trekking based conservation was created as an African centric solution with conservation and poverty alleviation as top priorities. Its success over the last ten years provides a good template for responsible tourism as it has demonstrated how inclusive travel can […]
Any visitor to Uganda will tell you one of the most exciting animals you will see outside the national parks is the magnificent long horned Ankole cow. These beautiful ancient cows are originally from the Ankole region in western Uganda but can now be found in most parts of Uganda and in Rwanda. In Rwanda, […]
Murchison Falls is one of the most iconic sights of Uganda ‘’The Pearl of Africa.” It is said to be the world’s most powerful waterfall as the Nile gushes through a 6 metre gorge at the river’s narrowest point in its 6,670km length. The legendary waterfall is also the historical place of the Babiito dynasty […]
On our way to Murchison Falls National Park, we normally stop by the road side and search the swampy marshes on the right and side right after Luwero town. Every once in 9 times, we will see the elusive shoebill stork in its marshy dwellings. When seen, it is a sight to behold, as its […]
Very few things in life can be compared to a gorilla trekking experience. From the hike through the thick undergrowth of the dense mountain tropical rainforest, to the excitement of finding gorilla nests, from listening to the forest sounds to the exhilaration of spending what seems like fleeting seconds in the company of gorillas, every […]
Over the last 27 years, the Buutu Safaris team has trekked mountain gorillas with hundreds of our guests. We have seen 13 gorilla families in Rwanda and Uganda. What remains constant is our failure to find the right words to describe a gorilla trekking experience. We will however give it another try here. Mountain gorilla […]
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