As you drive up one of the many hills that dot Rwanda—it’s often referred to as the land of a thousand hills—you’ll be tempted to stop every few minutes to take a picture of the calderas and shapely ...

Gorilla conservation efforts in Rwanda began five decades ago. This year marks an amazing feat in wildlife conservation: 50 years of dedicated efforts to save Africa’s rare mountain gorillas.

It may not be on everyone’s radar as a bucket list destination — but there’s plenty of reason why this tiny, landlocked country at the heart of East Africa deserves a spot on every discerning ...

As we marched single file through the jungle, I couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency, silently wishing the person ahead of me would stay as close to the guides as possible. I was on my way to ...

When playing by gorilla rules, the toughest to obey might be not cracking a smile. “Shh — go quietly, we are close now,” Augustin whispers, perhaps referring to the way I am lurching behind him. “And ...

After an hour of trekking, we caught our first glimpse of a silverback through the dense foliage: a 400-pound hulk, sitting only metres away with his broad back towards us. As we watched, he reached ...

Mount Sabyinyo rises out of the impenetrable East African jungle in cinematic fashion. Just a few hundred miles south of the equator, the sun is very strong here, but because of its elevation, this ...

Your first glimpse of a muscle-bound, chest-beating gorilla through a thicket of ferns raises the hairs on your arms. It s your reward for a long trek through Volcanoes National Park. It s a rugged ...