Volcanoes Safaris
Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) launched the ‘One Sheep Per Family’ project on the 20th of June in Virunga, Rwanda, during the celebration of 10 years of Virunga Lodge and the launching of two deluxe honeymoon bandas. The project is designed to help the support the community of Sunzu near Virunga Lodge since most of […]
The love of sport and the power of movement was been a part of Nansumba Magdalen’s life since she was a girl in Mpigi Uganda. Now 25 and the married mother of 2 young children she continues her passion by playing and coaching a football team of local women and girls sponsored by VSPT in […]
Q: How long have you been working for Volcanoes Safaris? A: I have been working here for three years now. I finished school just before I started working here and I had a couple of internships at hotels in Kigali. Q: So you are one of the youngest team members at the lodge? A: Yes. […]
Q: Have you always lived and worked in Rwanda? A: I grew up in the Northern region, not far from the lodge but now I travel to Uganda quite a lot to all of the other Volcanoes lodges for work. In 1989 I also travelled to Belgium as a trainee surveyor for 9 months – […]
Q Where did you grow up? A: I have always lived on this hill (Sunzu – referring to the high hill atop which Virunga is located). My parents brought me up here and I now live here with my husband and four children. It is home. And ten years ago, it was on this hill that […]
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Rwanda: +250 (0) 252 502 452
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Tracking chimpanzees in their natural habitat, as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor is nothing short of exhilarating. The chimps effortlessly cross and scamper through the trees above the gorge, and visitors on the other hand must cross the river using natural bridges in order to keep up with the chimps. So although the walk usually lasts only 2–3 hours, descending the steep gorge and crossing the log bridges over the river requires some agility and fitness.
Chimpanzee tracking is also available in nearby Kalinzu, a forest reserve 30 minutes drive from Kyambura Gorge Lodge where there is a community of about 40 habituated chimpanzees.
