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Volcanoes Safaris is pleased to announce two amazing special offers for safaris in March, April and May. The advantages of travelling in spring are tremendous. You will see few other travelers enabling you to gain a truly authentic experience of the jungle, savannah and local villages. Rain clears the haze and the views of the stunning volcanic landscapes are better, this also makes it an ideal time for photography. There is much greater flexibility on gorilla permit availability meaning you can often get first choice of dates and even gorilla families! And you can now also benefit from our spring discount!

The Rushegura gorilla group has come to Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge for a quick visit last week! The Rushegura group and the lodge staff are old friends. The staff have got to know the characters and 'personalities' of individuals in the group.

With thanks to all our guests the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) are delighted to be continuing our support of Mwiko Primary School. The school is situated near Volcanoes Virunga Lodge and has over 800 children and 12 dedicated and hard working teachers.

We are delighted to be working with JG Black Book of Travel. JG Black Book of Travel is a US consulting firm launched by CEO Jena Gardner in 2002 that provides expert marketing, promotion and sales services to the world’s most exclusive travel experiences. 

Following consultations with the Tourism Chamber and the Rwanda Association of Tour Operators, the Rwanda Development Board have announced an amendment to the gorilla permit price increase implementation. 

Further to the update Volcanoes Safaris issued on 28 January, we are now issuing a revised note on the current status.

With the opening of Volcanoes Kyambura Gorge Lodge in July 2011, there are now four lodges in the Volcanoes Collection, enabling guests to experience all the highlights of Uganda and Rwanda in exceptional comfort and style.

There are unconfirmed reports that the gorilla permit prices in Rwanda will rise to US$750 for all new bookings for travel from 1st June 2012. We also understand that bookings from 1st June are currently not being taken, nor is any information on availability being given, so we apologise for any delay in dealing with new enquiries for travel after that date.