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 – […]
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Meet The Virunga Lodge Team;Uwamariya Atanasie, Housekeeping.
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 […]
Meet The Virunga Lodge Team;Issa Karegeya, Chef.
Q: Have you always lived and worked in Rwanda? A: I grew up in the Eastern Province in Rwanda, but I have also worked in Uganda and the Congo. I came to be a chef here in Rwanda and learned local dishes from my parents. I used to love helping my mother prepare dinner for […]
Meet The Virunga Lodge Team;Theogene Ntezimana, Cashier.
Q: Have you always lived in this part of Rwanda? A: I grew up in the Bulera district (located a stone’s throw from Virunga Lodge) and I have lived here my whole life. Before joining Volcanoes Safaris in 2005, I worked as a teacher for children of 12-13 years old in all subjects. I loved […]
Uganda – the no. one destination for Chimpanzee Tracking
Chimp tracking Uganda Tracking chimpanzees in the wild is a wonderful and unforgettable experience. Chimpanzees, like Mountain Gorillas, are an endangered species, with only 150,000 left in the wild. Chimpanzees share 97% of human DNA and are considered to be our closest living relatives. In the wild, chimpanzees live in large groups of 15-120 individuals, communicating […]
