Children & Family Education

Gorilla trekking with children requires specific lodge infrastructure: accessible rooms, child-appropriate meals, activities for younger…

The birth of a gorilla infant in a habituated family at Bwindi is an event…

The sixty minutes you spend with gorillas in Bwindi will be shaped, in part, by…

One of the most common questions asked by visitors at Bwindi's pre-trek briefings is remarkably…

Children who visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest carry the encounter with them for decades. Adults who…

Among the many dimensions of a gorilla trekking encounter, the observation of a mother gorilla…

Symbolic gorilla adoption programmes—in which children contribute a small sum to "adopt" a named mountain…

A Uganda gorilla trekking trip with children offers a rare opportunity to connect young people…

The fact that humans share approximately 98.3 percent of their DNA with mountain gorillas is…

Uganda's gorilla trekking permit rules set a minimum age of 15 years, and that single…

A Uganda safari that includes gorilla trekking presents a specific challenge for multi-generational family groups:…

The best way to prepare a child for a gorilla trekking experience — or to…

The long-term survival of mountain gorillas depends not only on the actions of rangers, researchers,…

Children who visit gorilla habitats rarely forget what they see. The encounter with a mountain…

Some travel experiences exist primarily in the category of individual adventure or romantic escape. Gorilla…

Gorilla trekking is one of the most profound wildlife experiences a family can share, and…

A child who has been told the story of the mountain gorilla — their near-extinction,…

A child who has been told the story of the mountain gorilla — their near-extinction,…

The field notebook—a small, durable book in which observations are recorded in the moment, drawings…

Conservation begins with children who grow up believing that wild animals matter and that their…

The mountain gorilla is one of the most powerful teaching tools in conservation education because…

Children who arrive at Bwindi having already encountered gorillas through books, documentaries, and thoughtful media…

A safari to Uganda—particularly one that includes gorilla trekking—is among the most powerful educational experiences…

The following account is a composite drawn from the kinds of stories shared by families…