Follow this link to watch a short teaser for a video we are producing to mark this important milestone on our journey. To celebrate our 25th anniversary I hosted a retreat at Mount Gahinga Lodge in November with twenty-five conservation partners on ‘The Albertine Rift Ecosystems and Great Apes: Conservation Challenges 2022 to 2050′. It reflected on […]
Praveen Moman, Founder of Volcanoes Safaris, will be a panelist at the Beyond Trophy Hunting event hosted by Born Free in London on 15th December 2022 at the Royal Geographical Society. The event is to explore alternatives to trophy hunting to help support conservation and community development, and promote peaceful coexistence between people and wildlife, […]
People often ask what led to an Indian being the founder of an ecotourism company in the heart of Africa. The answer is quite complex and reflects a series of circumstances, connections and decisions that were part of my life and that of my forefathers: I was born into a family that is one of […]
As part of a series of events to celebrate the 25th anniversary, Volcanoes Safaris was honoured to host an informal retreat to bring together different stakeholders involved in conservation and tourism in the Albertine Rift. The aim of the retreat was to help formulate new approaches of collaboration between the diverse sectors involved in conservation […]
Volcanoes Safaris is delighted to announce that Virunga Lodge has won the Conde Nast Traveler’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards in the Best Resorts in the Rest of Africa category! Kyambura Gorge Lodge was 2nd and Mount Gahinga Lodge 4th. We are incredibly honored to receive these awards in the year of our 25th anniversary, celebrating our journey […]
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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.
