I arrived in Kigali for the first time a couple of days ago and I immediately understood why Rwanda is the so called land of a thousand hills. I must admit at first it wasn’t a really happy realisation since it was dark, we were about to land and I kept on seeing hills around […]
Volcanoes Safaris
Molly pays respects to Dian Fossey
In 1988, when I was 8 years old, my father brought my sister and I to see the movie Gorillas in the Mist which told the story of Dian Fossey’s life struggle to protect Rwanda’s mountain gorillas. As an animal lover, I was delighted by the scenes of Sigourney Weaver, who played Fossey, interacting with real mountain […]
Travelscope receives 3 Emmy Nominations!
Travelscope continues its winning run on American television by being nominated for not one but three Emmys after episodes including their feature on the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda! During their filming they stayed at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge and experienced one of our safaris, meeting the local community and visiting the Agashya gorilla group! We […]
Disneynature releases new film: Chimpanzee
Disneynature has released their latest documentary film, Chimpanzee, which follows Oscar, a young chimp, as he is taken on a truly remarkable journey through the jungles of Africa. Chimpanzee tells the true story of Oscar, a three-year old chimpanzee from the forests in Uganda and the Ivory Coast, which is where the film was shot […]
Look, the Mzungu is in Town!
I soon discovered the incredible feeling of being truly immersed in Rwanda and its people. No matter where I went, no matter what I did, in the past few days the only thing I heard was “Mzungu”. “Mzungu” is the Swahili word with which they refer to toursits. I originally thought that mzungu simply meant […]
