Gorillas in the mist

Beyond the shadow of genocide, Rwanda tells a different story: one of survival, cultural depth and conservation grounded in community

Uganda’s chimps and mountain gorillas might be thriving, but a visit to the parks in the south-west are a reminder of how fragile conservation can be, and why local communities need to be involved for it to work

A family trip to the pearl of the Indian Ocean is a dream come true, says Hannah Fernando

This week’s dream: a city of culture in the high Andes

Whether visiting a new conservation project or lightening your footprint, these amazing trips catch the eye and give something back

Fifty years on from the creation of Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park – home to 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity – it still feels like a wild outpost, thanks to a strict policy limiting the number of visitors