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
18 July 2012
Notes from the Jungle
On the 22nd and 23rd June the VSPT hosted a workshop for the local Batwa community at Mt. Gahinga lodge. The main purpose of the event was to educate the community about tourism, to gen...
16 July 2012
Volcanoes News
The VSPT now offers our guests at Kyambura Gorge Lodge the opportunity to participate in and learn the craft of bee keeping. The hives were put in place by the VSPT to demonstrate to th...
10 July 2012
Notes from the Jungle
Whenever someone on the VSPT staff has a birthday we declare it official Games Day! A declaration of Games Day means we stop work and spend the day playing volleyball, basketball, horse...
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...
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...
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
Volcanoes News
British national newspaper The Guardian has reported on the beehive fences that the VSPT are helping establish around Kibodi in association with Malaika Honey and the Uganda W...
