VOLCANOES SAFARIS BLOG
Welcome to the 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 also provide you with regular updates from the field on what's happening in and around our lodges.
Molly Feltner is an award-winning writer and photographer dedicated to telling stories about conservation and the natural world. 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.
From the misty jungles of Uganda and Rwanda here is a new tool for everyone who wishes to share their adventurous story after being on safari with us! If you have been on safari with Volcanoes and wish to tell your story, simply send an email with your post and images to marta@volcanoessafaris.com.
LATEST POSTS
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...
9 May 2012
Volcanoes News
Cally Alles, Vice-President of the Imbabazi Orphanage Board of Directors, is set to retire to Sri Lanka after working under the CP role at the orphanage for a grand total of six astonis...
9 May 2012
Volcanoes News
The best way for us to describe to you what it’s like to visit Africa on one of our safari packages is to do just that – pick a package and describe what it’s like fro...
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...
3 May 2012
Notes from the Jungle
My hotel room has a tiny TV that I keep thinking is more for decoration than for anything else. Last night I finally managed to turn it on after several (pathetic) attempts. Mmm…...