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
27 June 2012
Notes from the Jungle
With the dance group now firmly established on the local cultural scene, the question arose as to where next for the VSPT and the Batwa. So naturally I thought they should turn their ha...
22 June 2012
Volcanoes News
The JG Black Blog of Travel has begun an initiative to feature world-class operators and bloggers for a week apiece on their blog with the aim to give a greater amount of exposure to th...
20 June 2012
Gorilla Diaries
Every time I head to the airport to catch a flight to Africa I have a moment of panic, thinking of all the things I might not have packed. Did I remember my good rain jacket? Do I...
14 June 2012
Notes from the Jungle
100 Days. That’s’ how long it is said the Rwandan genocide lasted in 1994. The death of the then President in a plane crash in April 1994 unleashed the genocide in which hun...
13 June 2012
Volcanoes News
Following the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, another royal event makes the news! Uganda indeed welcomes His Imperial Highness Prince and Her Imperial Highnes...
12 June 2012
The Rwenzori Sculpture Gallery near Volcanoes Kyambura Gorge Lodge is now open by appointment. The project to cultivate world-class African sculptors reaches a showcase standard in Ugan...
12 June 2012
Notes from the Jungle
The Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative has just wrapped up their third processing season. Despite the challenges faced from an unusually long dry season, the women were able to h...
8 June 2012
Volcanoes News
Referred to as the first people, the Batwa (formally known as Pygmies) were the first inhabitants of the forests and hills of East Africa. The Batwa lived, relatively undisturbed,...
7 June 2012
Notes from the Jungle
The weather in the mountains is changing. For most of the year the weather in the Virungas can be generously described as changeable, and it can be expected to rain at least 3 or 4 time...
