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I stayed at a luxury lodge in Uganda. The pool and butler service were nice, but one perk has me dreaming of a return trip.
I stayed at Kibale Lodge in Uganda. The luxury property is a 30-minute drive from Kibale National Park, the primate capital ...
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Nyungwe Zipline: What it will cost tourists to use it
An international non-resident will pay $100 per activity, VAT inclusive, to use the 1,850-metre zipline in Nyungwe National Park, according to Protais Niyigaba, the park manager. Rwanda’s Nyungwe ...
Zimbabwe’s house of stone: the gallery that showcases a famous sculpture tradition
Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of ...
Zimbabwe’s stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to ...
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This Is the Quietest Place in the Continental U.S.—and It’s in a Rainforest National Park Just 3 Hours From Seattle
Olympic National Park is known as one of the quietest places in the U.S., and it's home to 1 million acres of rainforest.
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Transporters Association threatens to park fleets over poor road conditions
The association emphasized that some of its members are contemplating parking their fleets to avoid further financial and ...
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Filming Katavi’s Unseen and Remote Wilds
Wildlife filmmaker Owen Prümm explores Katavi, a remote region in Tanzania, documenting its diverse wildlife, including lions ...
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Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers ‘falling like dominoes,’ conservationists warn
“The Gathering” in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park is said to be among the world’s most spectacular wildlife phenomena. Every year, hundreds of elephants gather on a dry lakebed in the park that ...
Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed
A recently published paper reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a foraging ...
The New Times on MSN6d
PHOTOS: Nyungwe zipline expected to attract 9,000 tourists
A new 1,850-metre zipline currently under construction in Nyungwe National Park is projected to attract 9,000 tourists, according to the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in its Annual Report 2024. A ...