Jungle Nook - NYTimes.com In the unspoiled wilds of southwestern Uganda and northern Rwanda, Volcanoes Safaris has built a string of high-design lodges that have played host to image-conscious politicos like Rahm Emanuel and former Senator Bill Frist. What brings them here are not just the land-before-time vistas and the chance to track the elusive silverback gorilla. It's also the company's strenuous commitment to do-gooding - a comfort to travelers who might otherwise be reluctant to visit very poor countries rivened by past conflicts. Volcanoes' newest outpost, Kyambura Gorge (above), sits on a once-derelict coffee plantation near Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park. The eight-room eco-lodge supports a collective of coffee farmers and has cleverly used detritus from local villages in its design. Human-animal conflict is a very real problem in these parts; elephants can destroy a family's subsistence crops in minutes. So Volcanoes has helped villagers learn beekeeping - elephants are terrified of bees - which allows them to protect crops and establish a sweet new revenue stream: honey. Four-day safaris from $510 per night; volcanoessafaris.com.