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...
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...
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...
6 June 2012
Notes from the Jungle
Have you ever had to plan your water consumption? Most people who are able to read this will never experience what that entails. ‘Water is the solvent of life’ is the ...
6 June 2012
Gorilla Diaries
Carefully placing each hand and foot, I moved slowly but deliberately up the handmade ladders nailed into the 60-degree mountain slope. On both sides, the ridge fell off into a white vo...
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...
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...
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...
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…...
