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The Virunga Volcanoes  
   

The Virunga Volcanoes

The impressive Virunga Volcanoes viewed from Virunga Safari Lodge in Rwanda
AN EPIC ADVENTURE TO PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTAIN GORILLAS IN PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS IN RWANDA

May 11th 2012
As an avid wildlife photographer it has always been a dream of mine to photograph mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. So when an opportunity arose in 2011 to visit Rwanda I was not going to give it up. I love the feeling of excitement and anticipation just before arriving at a new destination and Kigali certainly didn’t let me down. Having been met at the airport we were soon darting ... read more
Africa » Rwanda

Rwandan Flag In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more
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