Journal
Field notes from the Pearl
What our guides are seeing, what travellers keep asking, and the honest answers — written from the road, not the office.
Planning
June 12, 2026 · 6 min read
When to see the gorillas (and when we'd wait)
Permits, rain, and the honest answer to the most common question we get: is there a wrong month for Bwindi?
Practical
May 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Packing for the Pearl: what our guides wish you'd bring
Forget the safari-shop catalogue. Here is the short list our guides actually recommend, and the three things everyone forgets.
Field notes
March 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Beyond the Big Five: the moments nobody puts on the poster
Shoebills at dawn, chimp thunder in Kibale, a crater lake with nobody on it. The Pearl's best moments rarely photograph well in advance.