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.

 

Gorilla Diaries by Molly Feltner

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.

Notes from the Jungle

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!

Volcanoes News

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. 

Guests in the Mist

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

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31 August 2012
Volcanoes News
The new Rwenzori Mountains National Park visitor centre, one of the last projects of the Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift program (STAR), is open for business!
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23 August 2012
Volcanoes News
The Batwa Womens' Centre and the Batwa Experience living cultural history site are to have a Grand Opening on 7th September in Bwindi!
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21 August 2012
Volcanoes News
Conde Nast Traveler magazine has nominated Volcanoes Safaris Kyambura Gorge Lodge as a Finalist in its prestigious World Saver awards!
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20 August 2012
Volcanoes News
It's a week of award-winning celebrations for Volcanoes Safaris as our second award rolls in! Virunga Lodge has been awarded TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence 2012!
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16 August 2012
Volcanoes News
GRASP (Great Apes Survival Partnership) has started a blog competition asking the general public 'How Can Technology Save the Great Apes?' with the winner being awarded an all-expenses ...
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16 August 2012
Volcanoes News
This year Volcanoes Safaris celebrates fifteen years as a leader in the safari and adventure travel world. Established in 1997 by Praveen Moman and Yusuf Mulima Mubiru, Volcanoes Safari...
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14 August 2012
Volcanoes News
Volcanoes Safaris is supporting the Imbabazi Orphanage as it celebrates Roz Carr's 100th Birthday on the 28th August 2012.
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13 August 2012
Volcanoes News
FARMER'S SON BRINGS HOME THE BACON AS UGANDA CELEBRATES OLYMPIC GOLD! Volcanoes Safaris are delighted to join in the celebrations and congratulations to Uganda's very own Marathon Man ...
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6 August 2012
Gorilla Diaries
We had been in the Akagera park in Rwanda for a day and a half and still had no elephant sightings. They weren’t up on the high savannah with the buffalo and zebra or down by the ...