Tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and trekking the Mgahinga Volcano
March 14th 2010 There are highlights I've got one my wishlist, and some I simply don't have on my wishlist. Few months ago, Uganda was nothing close to my radar of things to do. But than, after a drink with a friend, the idea of Jinja came...followed by a visit to the Gorillas.
There are currently only 720 mountain gorillas left in the wild. The good news is that this is a serious increase from few years back.
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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more 
