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It is ‘Boot Camp’ time again at #GorillaHighlands from 18th to 22nd November

GORILLA HIGHLANDS PLANS FOR ANOTHER ‘BOOT CAMP‘ (Posted 08th October 2017) Spacey from Marasa is already looking for suitable means of transport. She needs to reach Lake Bunyonyi in about a month, to join a cool group of tourism, marketing and multimedia pros at the Gorilla Highlands Bootcamp from 18 to 22 November 2017. ‘Strength […]

Gorilla Highland Silverchef Competition 2019 moved to #Musanze #Rwanda

SILVERCHEF COMPETITION 2019 TO TAKE PLACE IN RWANDA AGAIN THIS YEAR (Posted 31st July 2019) (2018 Silverchef Winner Chef Rama of the Marriott Hotel in Kigali) 2019 was to be the year, when the regional Gorilla Highlands Silverchef Competition should have moved to the city of Goma, for the first time ever incorporating Eastern Congo […]

#CarmenNibigira goes #gorillatracking in #Rwanda

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF NOSTALGIA: FORMING A CULTURAL IDENTITY AND WILDLIFE CONNECTIONS By Carmen Nibigira (Posted 18th December 2018) There are places and moments in life when you know that you should take a moment to pause and reflect on. My love for travel does not need to be defined anymore, it is beyond words, […]

And the winner is … Levi Kato of Wilderness’ Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge

SILVERCHEF COMPETITION 2016 RAISES CULINARY STANDARDS (Posted 11th June 2016) This year’s Silverchef competition, held at Cephas Inn in the South Western Ugandan town of Kabale, for the first time involved chefs from neighbouring Rwanda, which geographically of course also is part of the Gorilla Highlands. The Gorilla Highlands concept relies on bringing people together, […]

Gorilla Highland News: Exploring Mgahinga National Park made easier

  www.gorillahighlands.com Miha Logar, whose brainchild the Gorilla Highlands concept is, over the Easter holidays updated his website and added an intriguing story about some ground breaking developments to make access to parts of the Mt. Mgahinga National Park easier. Read on to find out what has changed in this part of South Western Uganda, close […]

#DiaryofaMuzungu’s Charlotte looks back at 2021

(Posted 19th January 2022) Article by Charlotte Beauvoisin, first published at www.diaryofamuzungu.com Pandemic people – my best of 2021 From #LockdownDiaries to gratitude! Diary of a Muzungu’s review of 2021 Wasn’t 2021 extraordinary? Isolation has given us all an opportunity to rethink many things – whether we wanted to or not! – and I certainly […]

#DiaryofaMuzungu’s latest news

Dear ATCNews Reader, From Karamoja in the north east to the Gorilla Highlands in south western corner of the country, this newsletter has Uganda covered from top to bottom ? – scroll down… ?? I’m happy to be back in the Pearl of Africa after some quality time reconnecting with family. The break has given […]

Volcanoes Safaris Virunga Lodge turns 15

VIRUNGA LODGE SET TO REVEAL NEW FEATURES AS CHEF KYOMUHENDO WINS GORILLA HIGHLANDS SILVERSCHEF COMPETITION (Posted 04th November 2019) (Pictures courtesy of Volcanoes Safaris) Volcanoes Safaris has been a pioneer of reviving gorilla and chimpanzee tourism in Uganda and Rwanda since 1997. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Virunga Lodge, plans for re-imagining the property […]

The ‘Evolution’ of a Chef

CHEF RAMADHAN’S PROFESSIONAL GROWTH – WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE GORILLA HIGHLAND SILVERCHEF COMPETITION By Chef Ramadhan Sindayigaya and ATCNews (Posted 24th October 2019) As the 2019 edition of the Gorilla Highlands Silverchef Competition goes underway in Musanze / Rwanda does past winner Chef Ramadhan from the Marriott Kigali Hotel share some insights with […]

Diary of a Muzungu author offers tourism training

HANDS ON TRAINING AND TIPS HOW TO BECOME MORE VISIBLE IN THE MARKET PLACE AT THE CENTRE OF CHARLOTTE BEAUVOISIN’S WORKSHOP (Posted 08th December 2018) On Thursday 13th December, Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu, will be holding a half day ‘Introduction to Digital Marketing Training for Tourism‘ workshop at the new Athena […]

#GTVC Ministerial Council decisions promote conservation

BEST PRACTICES THE KEY TO IMPROVED CONSERVATION APPROACH FOR THE GORILLA HIGHLANDS (Posted 30th June 2018) The Extra-Ordinary Council of Minister of the GVTC (Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration) convened yesterday in Kigali to discuss both the five-year transboundary strategic plan as well as the GVTC’s budgetary requirements. The GVTC is comprised of Uganda, the Democratic […]

ATCNews.org enters into media partnership with Bench Events for AHIF

MEDIA PARTNERSHIP TAKES EFFECT FOR BENCH EVENTS’ HOTEL INVESTMENT CONFERENCES WORLD WIDE (Posted 15th June 2018) Bench Events CEO Matthew Weihs and ATCNews agreed on the sidelines of the just ended AviaDev2018 conference in Cape Town that an extended media partnership will take effect immediately, over and above the deal already in place for the […]

Silverchef Culinary Competition produces amazing results

12 CHEFS AND 24 CREATIONS LATER HAS UGANDA GOT A NEW SILVERCHEF (Posted 15th May 2017) (Allan Mukasa, Gorilla Highlands Silverchef 2017) When the Gorilla Highlands first launched the Silverchef competition in 2015 was the initiative breaking new ground. Miha Logar, the main brain behind the Gorilla Highlands project and a group of close collaborators […]

Uganda’s Silverchef competition due for next weekend

GORILLA HIGHLANDS STAGES THIRD EDITION OF THE ANNUAL ‘SILVERCHEF COMPETITION‘ (Posted 06th May 2017) Chefs from Uganda and Rwanda will next weekend compete for honours again when they engage in culinary battle for the coveted ‘Silverchef Hat‘, South Western Uganda’s premier food competition. The venue this year will be the ‘Birdnest Resort‘ on Lake Bunyonyi […]

And Uganda’s first #GHSilverchef is …

BANIS AHIMBISIBWE NAMED UGANDA’S FIRST ‘#GHSILVERCHEF’ (Posted 21st November 2015) Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Uganda Tourism Excellence Awards came today’s announcement of the winner of the much awaited Gorilla Highlands Silverchef Competition, which was cooked out and tasted out at the Travellers Rest Hotel in Kisoro. A panel of five judges, comprising among […]

The count down is on for the first Silverchef Competition in South West Uganda

KISORO’S TRAVELLERS REST HOTEL NAMED AS VENUE FOR SOUTH WEST UGANDA’S FIRST EVER SILVERCHEF COMPETITION (Posted 12th November 2015) Uganda’s south west, the border triangle with Rwanda and Congo, is well known around the world as THE mountain gorilla habitat. In fact, Uganda has not one but two gorilla national parks, the better known Bwindi […]

Combining ‘Silverbacks’ with ‘Silverchefs’ … only in Uganda!

GORILLA HIGHLANDS’ MIHA LOGAR CONFIRMS ‘SILVERCHEF COMPETITION’ (Posted 27th September 2015) Uganda’s famous ‘Silverbacks’, the dominant male gorillas in the forests of Bwindi and Mt. Mgahinga, no doubt inspired the creators of the upcoming ‘Silverchef Competition’ when chosing the name for the event, which later this year will pit South Western Uganda’s most accomplished chefs […]

Have you made your date with ATA at the 40th annual congress in Nairobi?

June 2015 Welcome to ATA’s June Newsletter! ATA Passport to Africa, our monthly newsletter, features the latest member and Africa travel industry news. If you are an ATA member and would like to share your stories, please email us and find submission guidelines here. We look forward to hearing from you! Kenya Tourism Delegation to […]

Uganda is The Pearl of Africa – open for business, safe to visit and free of Ebola

GORILLA HIGHLANDS – UGANDA’S FINEST PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE (Posted 08th November 2014) The brain behind the unique Gorilla Highlands initiative, Miha Logar, has targeted the presence of a large contingent of the international media in Uganda from this weekend ahead of the Africa Travel Association’s annual congress to launch a new media kit for journalists […]

Uganda’s South West – a hub of tourism innovations and activities

GORILLA HIGHLANDS ABOUT TO LAUNCH NEW VISITOR EXPERIENCE (Posted 21st September 2014) Miha Logar, and his team, of Gorilla Highlands fame, is in the process of launching yet another tourism activity, named ‘Batwa Today’ which focuses, as the name suggests, on the culture and lifestyle of the Batwa people, a tribe which lives in the […]

Uganda’s South West – now clearly ‘en vogue’

GORILLA HIGHLANDS LAUNCHES POCKET GUIDE AND VIDEO MAP (Posted 07th December 2013) At a UNWTO / UNDP supported tourism workshop in Kampala this week, organized by the Uganda Tourism Board, did participants have the opportunity to see the latest two private sector initiatives to promote Uganda’s South West, a new pocket guide by www.gorillahighlands.com and […]

Exploring Uganda’s lakes by dug out canoe

CANOE TREKKING IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO EXPLORE UGANDA’S SOUTH WEST (Posted 22nd November 2013) Uganda’s first ever WSA Award Winner www.gorillahighlands.com has just launched another product aimed to make the exploration of Uganda’s South West more comfortable and more exciting. ‘Edirisa Canoe Trekking’ can now be booked by tour and safari operators as well […]

Hiking across South West Uganda – the journey continues

BLAZING NEW TRAILS – A JOURNEY FROM KABALE VIA BUNYONYI TO KISORO (Posted 23rd October 2013) The South West of Uganda has of late made waves among tourism operators as new lodges, camps and even home stays have started to line up along the various tourist routes and hiking trails, which visitors can explore by […]

Lake Chahafi camp ready to receive guests

LAKE CHAHAFI RESORT SET FOR WEEKEND OPENING (Posted 04th October 2013) A new back packers and adventure traveller’s rest stop at Lake Chahafi, near Kisoro in South Western Uganda, will open this weekend with an African Night celebrating the event. The Kisoro area of Uganda is located in the border triangle of Uganda, Rwanda – […]

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The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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