It was August 2007, on a research trip to the town of Kisoro, Lydia and Robert (co-founders) were attracted to explore the Nteko Ridge on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.It was Lydia’s first visit to Nkuringo village.At the time, it was a 4 hour – 39km drive from Kisoro on an overwhelmingly poor [sensitive content]day, we make the same journey in an hour and a half.However, we recommend hiking from Kisoro and canoeing across Lake Mutanda as this gives an immersive experience of authentic Africa.

In 2007 a simple campsite existed at Nkuringo known as Nkuringo Campsite, however business was non-existent. Then Robert Brierley, co-founder of Nkuringo Walking Safaris, had his fantastic idea.He suggested setting up walking trails between Kisoro and Nkuringo and through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, connecting 17 kilometers from Nkuringo with Buhoma.These jungle hikes opened up Nkuringo to visitors and exported a raw experience of this African jungle across the world.

Nkuringo was virgin territory with nonexistent communications and road networks.In 2008, the late Robert Brierley and Lydia Nandudu partnered with Asigario (a local native and former UWA ranger and guide).With each bringing a different skill to the table, they developed a collection of unique, exciting, and challenging walking safaris that curved out our first brand Nkuringo Walking Safaris.

As the number of travelers that wanted to taste our offer grew more extensive, they needed somewhere to sleep irrespective of how simple the accommodation was.By purchasing a building adjacent to the campsite and securing a long lease on a portion of the campsite, Nkuringo Walking Safaris grew by developing our accommodation facility. Nkuringo Campsite was born.Even though the original campsite has grown into a multi-award-winning luxury lodge, Nkuringo Mountain Gorilla Lodge, the original ethos of helping the local community thrive has not changed.

With an ever-growing number of travelers with Nkuringo Walking Safaris and the thirst for classic Africa Safaris in the golden savannas of east Africa, our trips extended to cover Uganda’s incredible attractions, crossing the border into Rwanda’s travel gems and the prominent Africa destinations, Kenya and Tanzania.

Our customers have crafted our success story for over a decade.The emotional rewards that come with that are that we’re driven to care about each of our trips’ emotional experiences.