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New Kyambura Community Centre

The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) is happy to announce that a new community centre is to be built in Kyambura to help grow and preserve both the local communities and local wildlife. The objective of the community centre is to create a regional conservation, eco-tourism, entrepreneurship and community centre in Kyambura that will focus […]

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VSPT Progress with Mwiko School!

We are pleased to announce that the VSPT have agreed to sponsor and conduct roofing at Mwiko School near our Virunga Lodge! The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) is a non-profit organisation that carries out community and conservation work around each of the four eco-luxury Volcanoes Safaris lodges. Around our Virunga Lodge in Rwanda, we […]

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Update: Goma 19 November 2012

Update on the situation in Goma in Eastern DRC 19 November 2012 There have been recent reports of instability near the city of Goma in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These reports do not affect travel to the gorilla parks of Southern Uganda (Bwindi and Mgahinga) and Rwanda (Parc National des […]

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Two of the Kyambura Coffee Ladies

The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) has over 1500 coffee trees on land neighboring Kyambura Gorge Lodge and in 2010 we recruited women neighboring this land to join a coffee cooperative. The Kyambura Women’s Coffee Cooperative has recently started their fourth harvesting season and the VSPT thought this would be a good time to share […]

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Volcanoes Safaris Statement on Ebola

Volcanoes Safaris Update on Ebola 5 December 2012 There have been reports of Ebola in the north of Uganda, away from Kampala and other main sources of habitation. The WHO has advised that there is no need for any travel or trade restrictions for Uganda. Travel is proceeding normally to all areas of Uganda. Guests […]

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