Virunga Lodge is located on the top of a hill between two lakes: Bulera and Ruhondo. Between these two lakes there is a huge hydro power station, which is called Ntaruka.The Ntaruka hydro power station was built in 1957 and started providing electricity in 1959. Since this seminal year, people in the village around Virunga […]
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The British Airways Charity Shield Football Tournament. Kampala, Uganda.
Volcanoes Safaris participated in the British Airways Charity Shield football tournament on Sunday the 23rd of February 2014 at the Kyadondo Rugby Club. BA partnered with the Cooperate League Uganda to bring companies like Coca Cola, Tullow Oil and Makerere University. The winning prize was the Charity Shield, medals for each of the team members and a […]
Volcanoes End of Year Celebration.
Family, Friends, Community and Local Leadership joined with Volcanoes Safaris Staff in celebrating the accomplishments of 2013 and looking forward to even more in 2014. The day started early with VSPT staff and the Kyambura Women’s Coffee Co Operative shopping and cooking. The whole spectrum of local favorites was being prepared, matooke (steamed green bananas), […]
Volcanoes Safaris Tea Processing Tour at Bwindi Lodge.
The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) has begun a Tea Processing exhibit at the Volcanoes Safaris Bwindi Lodge in partnership with local communities. The tea tour demonstrates how tea is grown, picked and traditionally processed in Uganda. Tea has also proven to be a very useful buffer crop when planted between forest areas with protected wildlife and […]
NEW! VSPT produces handmade organic soaps
Expanding and exploring into the properties of coffee and its various uses, Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust, at its community and resource centre is guiding the Kyambura Women’s Coffee Co Operative as they begin a new project, handmade organic soap. This soap begins with organic oils, such as olive, shea, and sunflower and is then combined […]
