Author - Srinivasa Shenoy

Andasibe-Matandia Park – in the search for the Indri Indri lemur

Andasibe Matandia National Park is a popular wildlife protected area ‘closest’ to the capital city of Antananarivo. Created in 1989, the park is approximately 150 sq kms in size. Andasibe Matandia is a part of the last remaining eastern tropical rain forest belt of Madagascar. It is home to the largest living lemur – the...

Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Mountain Gorilla tracking in the Volcanoes National Park is the flagship tourist experience in Rwanda. The opportunity to be in close proximity for a magical hour to a family of our near cousins – the Mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat can be a scary but exhilarating adventure. It is possible to experience this adventure...

Nyungwe Forest: Chimpanzee & forest canopy walk

Nyungwe Forest National Park is an ancient Afro-montane rainforest in Southern Rwanda. Famous for its Chimpanzee tracking and the forest Canopy walk experience, Nyungwe is truly a beautiful adventure option during your trip to Rwanda. About Nyungwe Forest Biodiversity Hotspot Nyungwe forest National Park is a part of the Albertine Rift – the western part of Africa’s Great...

Umuganda – the community building initiative in Rwanda

‘Umuganda’ – the community building initiative in Rwanda came as a special pleasant ‘shocker’ during my visit to Rwanda in September 2020. The concept of ‘Umuganda’ is absolutely beautiful! On the last Saturday of every month, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, businesses close and traffic halts as citizens across the country take to their...

Reconciliation Village – the Unity experiment in Rwanda

During my visit to Rwanda, we went to a ‘Reconciliation’ village in Bugesera, Rwanda. The village is a social experiment - a part of the ‘Unity & Reconciliation’ efforts to unite the citizens and move ahead towards progress of the nation as whole.  This is is one of the initiatives by the Rwandan government post the...

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