Red Rocks lets tourists heading to Uganda's gorilla and chimp parks in the Greater Virunga Landscape pre-book local guides, trackers & porters, tip digitally, and shop community crafts in advance — with funds routed straight to the people who earn them.
One platform, six pillars — each one gets tourism money into the hands of the people who deliver the experience.
Reserve and pay local guides, trackers & porters before you arrive — guaranteeing their income and your convenience on trek day.
Learn more →Split a digital tip among your guide, tracker, porter and the dancers who welcomed you — paid instantly.
Learn more →Browse and buy crafts from park-adjacent artisans and cooperatives, reserved for pickup or shipping.
Learn more →Join a small, health-screened group observing the park's veterinary team during a routine, non-invasive gorilla health check — from a safe distance.
Learn more →A UWA-API-authenticated exchange for registered tour operators to transfer released permits. Not open to the public.
Learn more →Save gradually toward a domestic trip through a marketplace of verified Ugandan tour operators — your money held by a licensed partner, never Red Rocks, until you travel.
Learn more →Choose your park and sector — Bwindi's Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga or Nkuringo, or Mgahinga — and your trek date.
Reserve a porter, set aside tips for your guide and trackers, and browse marketplace crafts, all before you fly.
Porters, guides, trackers, dancers and artisans are paid straight to their mobile money wallet — with a transparent, auditable record.
Red Rocks Initiative for Sustainable Development is registered in Uganda as a company limited by guarantee. There are no shareholders extracting profit — surplus is reinvested in the communities the platform serves.
Every porter and artisan is verified in person by a local community liaison before they can receive payouts.
Piloting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's Buhoma sector, ahead of a phased expansion.
Pay by card, mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money), or PayPal.
"Knowing the booking is already confirmed and paid means I don't have to wait at the trailhead hoping for work that day."Illustrative persona — porter, Buhoma sector
Reserve your trek team and set up your tipping plan in a few minutes.