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Rwanda’s Congo Nile Trail

Rwanda is a small country in the heart of Africa, with many naturally beautiful attractions, some of which are: the almost extinct mountain Gorillas that live in Volcanoes National Park in the North of the country, the Nyungwe National park, a biodiversity paradise in the south and the Congo Nile Trail, linking corridor crossing the Congo Nile divide and connecting the two national treasures.

The Congo Nile Trail is an exciting ten day hiking experience, which covers a wide range of fascinating attractions on Lake Kivu shores, with a distance of 227 Kilometers stretching from Rubavu to Rusizi via Karongi and Nyamasheke districts. The trail offers among other attractions the best coffee and tea experiences, with sceneries beautiful beyond imagination.  The Congo Nile trail includes eight amazing base camps, two extra ordinary paths and four bonus diverse sub trails, which are all, added value that make up this breath taking hiking experience a life time one.

The 10 days hiking trail can be also covered in 5 days cycling and 3 days 4×4 Driving.

For more information about this exciting adventure contact us at info@reallifeavdenturetravel.com

3 New Exciting Reasons to travel with RLAT in 2012

Happy New Year to you all!

Well the 2012 season has already begun with several of our groups enjoying wonderful safaris and other groups of clients successfully summiting Kilimanjaro on New Years day.  Congratulations to our climbers on achieving their dream of standing on the Roof of Africa!

Real life Adventure Travel is very excited to be rolling out new East African adventures for 2012.  Here are three new reasons to go on safaris with us this year… [Read More]

What,When and Where is the Great Migration?

We are often asked about the Great Migration…here is the What, When and Where of one of natures greatest spectacles in the world.

What: The annual wildebeest migration in East Africa, also known as “The Great Migration” takes place between Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Kenya’s Masai Mara. It is known as one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet.  Over two million herbivores partake in this journey, with about hundreds of thousand zebra and Thomson’s gazelle behind the main players… 1.5 million wildebeest!  
The massive herds are closely followed by predators like lion, hyena, and cheetah, making the most of every opportunity for the next meal. The timing of the migration is determined by the availability of grazing which is dependent on the rains. The wildebeest take advantage of the strongly seasonal conditions, spending the wet season on the plains in the south-east, and the dry season in the woodlands of the north-west. It is a very unpredictable and spontaneous natural event.  The Migration is rarely ever the same in terms of precise timing and direction, as local conditions influence grass growth. This means that the wildebeest may move off the open plains earlier in some years and remain in the northern woodlands for longer in others.

When and Where: [Read More]

Sauti za Busara – Romantic Zanzibar’s Music Festival

The Zanzibar Music Festival – Sauti za Busara, which means Sounds of Wisdom, takes place annually in February.  The festival is held in Stone Town on the romantic island of Zanzibar.  Sauti za Busara is a showcase for the best and most exciting African music.  It features a dynamic variety of African music with more than four hundred musicians participating over five days. Every year during February the ancient walls of the Old Fort resonate as people come together in celebration. The festival is supplemented with fringe events in town and across the island including a carnival street parade.

Sauti za Busara is widely known as ‘the friendliest festival on the planet’.   In its ninth year, the festival is known for championing Swahili music and for being an event that unites music lovers from Zanzibar and all around the world.   Zanzibar’s African-inspired music festival has announced the acts that will feature in its 8-12 February extravaganza next year, with an emphasis on East African sounds, but also flavors from the rest of Africa and the Indian Ocean.

2012 Festival Line up [Read More]

Mt. Kilimanjaro Routes…which one is the best?

We are often asked which is the best route on Kilimanjaro and the answer is it depends…

and it depends on you…

Kilimanjaro offers a range of routes to the summit, which vary in degrees of difficulty, scenic beauty and climber traffic on the route, so if you are considering taking up the challenge, carefully select the one that best suits you.

 

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Uhuru Peak…what’s in the name?

Uhuru Peak (5895m), Mt. Kilimanjaro’s official summit, received its name in 1961, the year of Tanzania’s independence from the United Kingdom. Appropriately, uhuru translates as ‘freedom’ in Swahili. The former name – Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze – was given to the peak in 1889 by Hans Meyer, the first European to reach the summit, in honor of the then recently deceased Prussian leader, Wilhelm I (1797-1888).

The summit, the highest point on the entire African continent, remains the ultimate goal for many a buck list!