Volcanoes National Park Ruhengeri

... Quick breakfast of egg and sausages with toast and strong coffee, before being picked up in 4x4's and taken to the Volcanoes National Park. Waited about 45 mins, during which time the locals, who are also involved in the conservation of the gorillas, ...

Not a long drive today in lovely weather to Ruhengeri on outskirts of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The now dorment cones from the volcanoes make a stunning backdrop. No camping today, staying in dorms for two nights which gives me a chance to get ...

... hills.  Arriving in Ruhengeri, we were expecting a rush of taxi touts hoping to secure us for the trip up to the Volcanoes National Park, which pays them a relative huge sum of $80 USD.  Surprising to us, there was no "taxi, taxi," upon our ...

... (to protect or actually scare against buffalo or elephants, or poachers), we started hiking into the hills of the Volcanoes National Park.  Incredible scenery, but we were there for the gorillas right??? Seeing these things at such a close range ...

... trekking in Volcanoes National Park, since we like to ascend the volcanoes Visoke and Karisimbi.. Ruhengeri, nowadays known as Musanze, lies near the Volcanoes National Park in the northwestern part of the country, home of the mountain gorilla. The ...

... starting point as from where the Visoke trekking began. Volcanoes National Park Situated in the far northwest of Rwanda, the Volcanoes National Park protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain range - home to a unique species, the mountain ...

... making to help with the conservation of the park and the gorillas.   There are five habituated groups of gorillas Volcanoes National Park, so they assign 8 people to each group based on age and fitness level.  Some of the treks are quite ...

... ; We got to Ruhengeri (about two hours north from Gisenyi) and checked into the lodge we were staying at right near the Volcanoes National Park.  We managed to get in on a hired vehicle with two aussies and two belgians, so it was very cheap.  ...

We awoke at 5am to get ready for a Gorilla trek. We were picked up at 6.30am and taken to Volcanoes national park where we had a briefing and some lovely coffee. The views over the misty mountains were out of this world! We chose to do the shorter trek ...

... dawn. The small town was already bustling with the start of the day’s activity. Pushing on toward the office of the Volcanoes National Park, I was pleased to see that the 7 or 8 mile road had been paved since my last visit here six years ago. This ...