The Volcanoes Family
Jean Nepomuscene Manibishaka is the Community Projects Coordinator at Virunga Lodge, Rwanda. He was born in the neighbouring village to Virunga lodge, and had previously worked as a languages teacher for nine years before joining Volcanoes Safaris in 2008. Nepomuscene worked as a room attendant in the housekeeping department before moving into his current role […]
Denis Mugabo is Rwandese and was born and grew up in Uganda, at Masaka the west of Kampala and came to Rwanda in 1994. He has been a guide for over 20 years. Denis speaks a number of languages including English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda and Luganda. Denis’ favourite place to take guests is Volcanoes National Park […]
Ronald was born and raised near Mount Gahinga Lodge in Kisoro, western Uganda. Ronald works closely with the Batwa community who live at the Gahinga Batwa Village, set up in 2018 by VSPT and is home to a community of over 140 Batwa. Outside of work Ronald enjoys traveling, and playing volleyball and his favorite […]
Beda was born in DRC and raised in Rwanda. Beda is the latest member to join our sales team in Kigali. She studied business and management and has a diploma in Business Administration. In her free time Beda loves reading, and meeting new people and making friends. Beda loves Virunga Lodge, especially the views over […]
Esther started working with VS as a butler in Virunga Lodge in 2017, after graduating with a bachelors degree in public administration and management from Uganda Christian University. After then working at Mount Gahinga Lodge and Bwindi Lodge as part of the service team, Esther became the Bwindi VSPT Project Coordinator in 2020, responsible for […]
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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.
