Volcanoes Safaris is happy to remind you the opening of new scheduled flights that will make the rare mountain gorillas more accessible to tourists than ever before! In Uganda, Aerolink operates scheduled flights within the country that drastically cut the travel time of guests and greatly improve the experience as well! Aerolink flights offer […]
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Regal Theme Continues With Japanese Visit
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 Highness Princess Akishino of Japan to the Pearl of Africa. This will mark the first time the Prince has visited the African continent and it is fitting that Uganda be […]
Rwenzori Sculpture Gallery Opens
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 Uganda! The Sculpture Gallery is located an hour’s drive away from Volcanoes Kyambura Gorge Lodge, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains in a stunning architect-designed building overlooking the […]
All About Coffee at the Co-operative
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 harvest over 400 kilos of organic Robusta and Arabica Coffees! Created by the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) in December 2010, the Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative aims […]
The Sun Has Got His Hat On!
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 times a week. There, the climate here is most like my old university town of Bristol, only with more volcanoes, […]
