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Volcanoes Safaris in Harper’s Bazaar
Thank you, Federica Presutto, for some fantastic coverage of our unique eco-tourism experiences in the latest article from Harper's Bazaar Italia. At Volcanoes Safaris, we are …
Gorillas, in their midst
"It doesn’t matter how many times you play the famous clip of David Attenborough reclining among mountain gorillas while attempting to communicate in gorilla language or watch the …
Rwanda Reimagined
We recently had the pleasure of hosting Kate Wickers from The Scotsman Magazine at our lodges in Uganda and Rwanda. Learn about her once in a lifetime experience below.…
Volcanoes Safaris in Living Luxe
We are thrilled to see Volcanoes Safaris featured in Living Luxe's list of 'standout safaris'. Check out the digital magazine here to learn why you should prioritize visiting on…
Best Places to Travel in 2023
"There’s nothing more transformative than an African safari, but gorilla trekking in Rwanda takes the concept to another level." Check out the inspiring line up from Travel Cura…
25 Perfect Adventure Vacations
We are thrilled to see Volcanoes Safaris included in Vacation Idea's list of the '25 Perfect Adventure Vacations'. Who doesn’t need to escape the daily grind from time to time? …
Amid the Gorillas of the Albertine Rift
Thank you, Jake Emen, for sharing your unforgettable expedition through East Africa on a bespoke 9 day safari with Volcanoes Safaris. This trip gives guests the opportunity to visi…
Top 15 Ecolodges in the World
Ecotourism is a booming industry and we have seen a drastic rise in the number of environmentally conscious travellers who want to explore the world in a way that does not negative…
Uganda’s Kyambura Gorge Chimpanzees
The VSPT Kyambura Gorge Ecotourism Partnership has worked to safeguard the threatened chimpanzee community and give local communities a stake in conservation and tourism over the l…
10 of the Best Safari Lodges in Uganda
Uganda is home to some of the most exceptional safari lodges in Africa. We are thrilled to see Volcanoes Safari’s unique Bwindi Lodge included in Flash Uganda Media’s latest articl…
Bwindi Lodge in Telegraph
The Telegraph, Sue Watts, March 2022 Bwindi Lodge is described  "Just outside Buhoma village, Bwindi Lodge was among the first to open for gorilla tracking in Uganda 20 years ag…
PRAVEEN MOMAN FEATURED IN FATHOM
Praveen Moman, Founder Volcanoes Safaris is described as an “ecotourism pioneer and gorilla evangelist” in an interview with Fathom. In the interview, Praveen shares travel stor…
How the Batwa came back from the brink
The Sunday Telegraph, How the Batwa came back from the brink, Lottie Gross, December 2019 The Ugandan tribe evicted to make way for a national park has a new home – and touris…
Taking Off
The Times Online, The Sunday Times Ireland, Dara Flynn, August 2019 Gorillas In the Midst World Gorilla Day is on September 24 and, aside of the inevitable internet memes, …
Taking off: the holidays to book now
The Sunday Times, May 2019 You’re gonna blow Eco-tourism operator Volcanoes Safaris is the first company to set up gorilla camps in both Rwanda and Uganda. Volcanoes have f…
The heroes of travel for 2018 named
Traveller Meet our heroes of travel for 2018 – the brave, big-hearted and indomitably determined men and women who work all year around to make the world a better place, with insp…
Fodor’s Go List 2019
Fodor’s Go List 2019 52 reasons to get going. For some of us, travel is a necessity. A luxury, a break, an adventure–yes, but what’s more, it is our true reality. Because when we…
Hope For The Batwa Mount Gahinga Lodge
A Forest In The Clouds: My Year Among The Mountain Gorillas In The Remote Enclave Of Diane Fossey, John Fowler When I was a student at Dian Fossey’s Karisoke Research Center i…
5 of the best lodges in Uganda
The Standard, Nicola Brady Nicola Brady gives us a quick snapshot of where to stay in Uganda Bwindi Lodge   The thatched huts at Bwindi Lodge aren’t just close to the Im…
Honeymoon in Rwanda & Uganda
Destination I Do, Courtney Cox Rwanda is known as “the land of a thousand hills” and it’s easy to see why after witnessing the rolling, lush landscape. However, I would like to pr…
7 Pulse-Pounding Adventure Honeymoons
Brides, Todd Plummer You deserve a romantic honeymoon after months of wedding planning. For many couples that means laying by the beach sipping cocktails, but for those that just …
Shave Safari Costs in Uganda
Private Clubs, Paul Rubio     While Rwanda fills a niche for the highest of high-end gorilla tourism, Uganda has positioned itself as a less-costly alternative…
Getting Up Close to Gorillas
Spectator Life, Toby Young Toby Young treks into the volcanic region of central Africa in search of mountain gorillas.
10 Sublime Hotels With 10 Rooms or Less
Travel Channel, Travel Channel Editors These hotels may be small, but they’re big on luxury and style. [caption id="attachment_10597" align="aligncenter" width="966"]…
How To: Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
Luxury Travel Advisor, Melissa Klurman [caption id="attachment_10405" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Gorilla families often come over to the Volcanoes Safaris Bwindi Lodge…
Bwindi Lodge Undergoes Renovation
 Hospitality Interiors, Gemma Ralph   Luxury gorilla safari pioneers, Volcanoes Safaris, have stepped up their offering, announcing refreshed interiors which ring …
The 26 best places to travel in 2018
Whether you have a few days of vacation or several months, there are hundreds of destinations to consider in 2018. But which ones are worth your while? Mic set out to highlight 26 …
Gorillas in our midst
No one could tell Hillary Richard what to expect on her winding trek through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. But her journey into the treacherous Ugandan thicket is all worth it wh…
Virunga Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Photographing and gorilla trekking in the footsteps of Dian Fossey on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 founding of the Karisoke Research Center [caption id="attachment_9670" align…
Best Hotels in Uganda
Bwindi Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda "Just outside Buhoma village, Bwindi Lodge was among the first to open for gorilla tracking in Uganda 20 years ago. It's ev…
The great escape
AS ADRENALINE_SPIKING ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS GO, it doesn't get more memorable than hacking through bamboo rainforest to come face to face with a gorilla. For couples who've ticked off …
Meetings of minds
There's nothing quite like the majesty and sheer dignity of mountain gorillas. The gaze of their soulful brown eyes sends shivers down your spine. Encountering these great apes in …
Gorilla spotting in Uganda and Rwanda
Fancy channelling your inner Dian Fossey? Tracking for rare mountain gorillas can only be safely undertaken in Rwanda and Uganda and here you can also stay in luxury lodges to make…
Rwanda and Uganda
Rwanda is known as “the land of a thousand hills” and it’s easy to see why after witnessing the rolling, lush landscape. However, I would like to propose an alternative nickname: “…
‘Big 5’ and Beyond
Uganda also offers trekking opportunities; clients looking for more adventurous, less crowded, treks will want to explore Gahinga or Bwindi parks with Volcanoes Safaris, the expert…
Gorilla tracking in the mountains of Rwanda, a New Hampshire holiday and a jet-set Canadian excursion are the top travel experiences chosen by Canadian Geographic Travel staff this…
Gorillas in the Mist
The misted mountains of Uganda, Africa, home to imperial silverback gorilla are quickly becoming the hot and haute destination for the ultimate trip of a lifetime. Blissfully off t…
Ape Expectations
It's  Saturday morning in downtown Kigali and the streets are curiously empty. There are no cars roaring along the smooth Tarmac roads, and only a few people milling in manicured p…
Big Beasts of the Impenetrable Park
I ’m expecting my first sighting of a mountain gorilla to be a hint of a black or silver coat, glimpsed in the forest shadows, somewhere far in the distance. But, it’s not like th…
Going Ape
Marking 50 years since dedicated conservation efforts began to save Africa's mountain gorillas, there is no better time to pay these majestic creatures a visit than now. Perhaps…
It's  Saturday morning in downtown Kigali and the streets are curiously empty. There are no cars roaring along the smooth Tarmac roads, and only a few people milling in manicured p…
Volcanoes Safaris’ eco-luxe lodges blend seamlessly into the tree-covered hills of Rwanda and Uganda. Constructed using traditional techniques and managed by locals, each lodge (Bw…
Adventure Travel
As a travel writer, my passion place is at the intersection of luxury and adveture travel. Everyone seems to know what luxury travel is, but adventure travel isn’t as fully underst…
Gorilla Tracking Uganda: On Budget
Gorilla trekking in Uganda is a bucket-list trip, but many people write it off because they think it’s financially out of reach. But not if you travel during the off season. In …
Wild about romance
In the wake of the Legend of Tarzan, Volcanoes Safaris has launched a six-day gorilla tracking trip in the Virunga mountains for honeymoon adventurers. volcanoessafaris.com/copy-ma…
Dian Fossey Map Room To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Dian Fossey in 1986 and the 50t…
Barrington Sports.Com
"The attempt began at the Amahoro National Stadium – the home of Rwandan football – at 8am on May 11 and finished at 11am on May 13, two full days and three hours later. Under the …
Into The Shadow Lands
"Last year I crossed overland between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at Goma. My fixer, Praveen Moman of Volcanoes Safaris, had it all in hand with the border authorit…
This is one of the best areas for tracking Jane Goodall’s gorillas and the Virunga Lodge in Rwanda makes it comfortable and easy with well-trained local guides and drivers. Located…
Up close and personal on the Gorilla Safari with Volcanoes Safaris. (Credit: Adrienne Jordan) "Join a pr…
"We have some great news. The number of mountain gorillas has quadrupled in the last decade, thanks largely to conservation efforts of Volcanoes Safaris - the oldest and largest Go…
NYT Travel
"Africa is, to put it simply, massive. It is home to 54 countries, more than a billion people, and, at more than 11 million square miles, it makes up a fifth of the land on earth. …
Up Close and Personal
Learn about Batwa culture, view exotic birds and track gorillas in their natural habitat in Uganda and Rwanda The rain patters and puddles on an emerald verge in a village wedge…
NOB HILL GAZETTE: RWANDA AND UGANDA
This unforgettable safari takes you deep into the jungles to track gorillas, and high up in the sky to take in the vastness that is Parc National des Volcans in Rwanda, Bwindi Impe…
How To Spend it
Exploring challenging parts of the world is now one of the most dynamic sectors of the travel industry – and an elite coterie of destination and security specialists has risen to t…
Africa is, to put it simply, massive. It is home to 54 countries, more than a billion people, and, at more than 11 million square miles, it makes up a fifth of the land on earth. A…
WashingtonTimes.com_10.23.14
Gorilla tracking in Rwanda is a life changer Many people think of mountain gorillas as being untouchable or something that should provoke a fight or flight response if encounter…

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Safari Activities

Chimpanzee Tracking

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.