VOLCANOES SAFARIS BLOG
Welcome to the new Volcanoes Safaris Blog! Here you can read posts from our different bloggers on various topics surrounding Volcanoes and our unique insights into the culture of Uganda and Rwanda. We will provide you with regular updates from the field on what's happening in and around our lodges.
For all of you out there who have travelled with us or wish to do so, there is no better place to follow us and our activities than this!
Molly Feltner is an award-winning writer and photographer dedicated to telling stories about conservation and the natural world. Currently working for Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and with 10 years of experience as a travel writer with expertise in adventure and eco-tourism, Molly believes that tourism, when properly managed, can help save endangered species and threatened landscapes. Having extensively travelled throughout Uganda and Rwanda she will share her experiences and advice on travel to these regions.
Follow the adventures of the Volcanoes team in the field as they explore these vibrant lands of Eastern Africa! Bloggers will write from their different locations, Uganda-Rwanda-UK, about their experiences with the African culture from a variety of different angles. Don't miss out on their adventures and tips!
For bits and pieces of information about what's happening in Uganda and Rwanda that impacts on the cultures and communities of locals as well as the gorillas and other wildlife, follow the exploits in Volcanoes News.
LATEST POSTS
16 May 2012
Volcanoes News
Volcanoes Safaris celebrates fifteen years as pioneers of great ape tourism and providing unique eco-luxury experiences in Uganda and Rwanda!
Set up in 1997, fifteen years ago by Prave...
15 May 2012
Volcanoes News
The 8th Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony will take place in Rwanda on the 16th June and is open to all Volcanoes clients and guests travelling in Rwanda at that time!
Every year in the m...
14 May 2012
Volcanoes News
There have been reports of instability near Virunga National Park in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This does not affect travel to the gorilla parks of Southern ...
10 May 2012
Volcanoes News
Volcanoes takes to the sky this summer! Find out about the new flying safaris and last minute gorilla permits availability!
Volcanoes Safaris is happy to announce that new chartered fl...
10 May 2012
Notes from the Jungle
Very limited access to education, social prejudice and a complete lack of land to call their own means the Batwa (pygmy) community around Mt Gahinga lodge have very few sources of incom...
9 May 2012
Volcanoes News
Update on the Private Members Bill on Homosexuality in the Ugandan Parliament 6 May 2012
A private members bill on homosexuality introduced in the Ugandan Parliament has caused controv...
8 May 2012
Notes from the Jungle
Recently two new members of the Volcanoes Team, Holly and Richard, took some much needed down time from the hustle and bustle of Kampala life and traveled to Mount Gahinga Lodge to clim...
4 May 2012
Gorilla Diaries
With my muscles still aching from the steep climb to reach the Susa gorilla family two days earlier, I walked into the Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi, Rwanda, to sign in...
3 May 2012
Volcanoes News
Volcanoes Safaris is proud to have joined the elite club of travel companies known as the Bespoke Travel Club. The Bespoke Travel Club is a collection of small and specialist travel com...