Gorilla safari in Rwanda
How Gorilla safari in Rwanda makes a difference
Environment
The lodge we use is constructed of local materials with all staff being employed from the surrounding region with home cooked food, also sourced locally and also uses solar power to heat the water. For every one of our group departures we provide clients with an in depth information pack on how to travel responsibly offering advice on travelling in country. This ranges from cultural sensitivities, to environmental awareness with an emphasis on showing respect to your hosts ensuring that each traveller sets a precedent and adheres to a strict code of conduct
Community
The guides we use on this tour are from the surrounding region and money raised from this tour helps support the training and education of the guides themselves. We include a donation of U$750 per trip to The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. In order to ensure a healthy future for this special animal, they regularly monitor the gorillas, providing life-saving medical care if needed, conduct health studies and help build local capacity in veterinary medicine and ecosystem health. However, they can’t do it alone and this donation ensures that they are able to continue their vital work in the region.
In purchasing the gorilla permits themselves (U$500 per person) you are directly contributing not only to the local economy, but to the long-term wellbeing of the gorillas themselves. This money is then invested back into the park and its facilities, paying for rangers wages and education. The government works hard to ensure the money is reinvested and as a result, the mountain gorillas are one of the few primates whose numbers are increasing due to this structure of high-yield, low impact tourism.
From the safari price paid by every client a contribution is made to the Partnership Trust, a separate non-profit organisation which undertakes community and conservation activities. These activities have included the employment of the Intore Dancers, a troop of dancers that perform one of Rwanda’s traditional dances, road construction and improvements that help local people take their produce to markets and carry water to their homes as well as contributing towards connecting water supplies in Bunyaruguru.
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