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RWANDA 24/06-27/06

From Nairobi we flight to Kigali ,take the local bus to Mosanze and then a taxi to a small town Kinigi.The reason for our visiting to Rwanda is seeing the Gorilla in Volcan National Park.It located on the north-west of Rwanda,joint the border on the north with Virunga NP of Republic of Congo and Mgahinga NP of Uganda. These three national parks shared together the Virunga Mountain with five volcanos (Karisimbi,Bisoke,Mahubura,Gahinga & Sabyinyo).The world knew this places through the study of mountain gorilla by Dian Fossey.
Genocide was something in the past,nobody here wants to talk about it.Rwandans are very friendly and I wonder why a genocide could happen to a beautiful place like Rwanda.Today Rwanda is a saftest country in Africa for visiting.
There are eight groups of mountain gorillas managed by Rwanda,spreaded over the southern part of Virunga mountains.Among all these groups,Susan group was the most difficult for tracking,they habitated on the slope of Karisimbi & Bisoke volcanos,sometime took four hours to track out this group .We select the second difficult group. Amahoro group,this group included 17 members.Amahoro means freindly & easy to approach.This group habitated on the slope of Bisoke volcano at the elevation 2600 m
On the road to Musanze(Ruhengeti)
On the road to Musanze(Ruhengeti)
cutting wood by manpower in Kinigi
cutting wood by manpower in Kinigi
Carrying water home Kinigi
Carrying water home Kinigi
Rwanda the land of thousand hills
Rwanda the land of thousand hills
beautiful young lady of Kinigi
beautiful young lady of Kinigi
g1/17/480117/3/126578915.kK0PJzsd.jpg Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird
bird at ORTPN office Kinigi
bird at ORTPN office Kinigi
Kinigi landscape with Bisoke volcano on the background
Kinigi landscape with Bisoke volcano on the background
lady at Kinigi guesthouse
lady at Kinigi guesthouse
another way to bring water home
another way to bring water home
very high hill  with banana trees
very high hill with banana trees
I want to pose for picture
I want to pose for picture
little bee-eater
little bee-eater
bird at Kinigi guesthouse
bird at Kinigi guesthouse
Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird
following to the water source
following to the water source
men at the corn field
men at the corn field
child of Kinigi
child of Kinigi
child of Kinigi
child of Kinigi
face of Kinigi
face of Kinigi
old woman of Kinigi
old woman of Kinigi
woman of Kinigi
woman of Kinigi
child of Kinigi
child of Kinigi
man of Kinigi
man of Kinigi
birding with local people
birding with local people
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woman of Kinigi
Kwita Izina site next to ORTPN office
Kwita Izina site next to ORTPN office
Kinigi guesthouse
Kinigi guesthouse
Sabyinyo Volcano 4127m high situated right in front the Guesthouse
Sabyinyo Volcano 4127m high situated right in front the Guesthouse
Gahinga volcano 3474 m high & Muhabura 4127m high
Gahinga volcano 3474 m high & Muhabura 4127m high
at 7:00 AM people are here for Gorilla trekking
at 7:00 AM people are here for Gorilla trekking
A beautiful morning of our trekking day.
A beautiful morning of our trekking day.
brief meeting all the guide leaders
brief meeting all the guide leaders
well dress up for the Gorilla trekking
well dress up for the Gorilla trekking
our car to the Volcans national  park
our car to the Volcans national park
on the road to the Bisoke volcano on the right
on the road to the Bisoke volcano on the right
chidren are greeting us along the road
chidren are greeting us along the road
some run along the car showing the gorilla drawing
some run along the car showing the gorilla drawing
a child with flower greeting us
a child with flower greeting us
lifes here are still very difficult
lifes here are still very difficult
people here are poor
people here are poor
our group of 7 people will track the Amahoro group.
our group of 7 people will track the Amahoro group.
porters are ready to help,Bisoke mountain is on the background
porters are ready to help,Bisoke mountain is on the background
gorilla trekking begins
gorilla trekking begins
over the potato farmland
over the potato farmland
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small rest on the way
small rest on the way
Go through the village
Go through the village
Enter the boundary of the park
Enter the boundary of the park
Rest & a brief description of the park by guide leader
Rest & a brief description of the park by guide leader
Enter the jungle
Enter the jungle
pass through the bamboo forest
pass through the bamboo forest
Another rest
Another rest
Too much for me to keep up with others
Too much for me to keep up with others
1 1/2 hours trekking up a elevation 300m , we arrive
1 1/2 hours trekking up a elevation 300m , we arrive
stop,rest and prepare before searching the gorilla
stop,rest and prepare before searching the gorilla
prepare camera before encounter the gorilla
prepare camera before encounter the gorilla
waiting to encounter the gorilla
waiting to encounter the gorilla
first encounter the silverback Amohoro
first encounter the silverback Amohoro
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g1/17/480117/3/126622927.gKp0PTv6.jpg search for more gorilla
search for more gorilla
waiting for more gorilla to be found
waiting for more gorilla to be found
silverback Amahoro
silverback Amahoro
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watching the gorilla
watching the gorilla
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Silverback Amahoro
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Silverback sit  inside the bamboo forest
Silverback sit inside the bamboo forest
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g1/17/480117/3/127933387.WLjSyydo.jpg Silverback sit  inside the bamboo forest
Silverback sit inside the bamboo forest
g1/17/480117/3/127933707.yZt4VaSK.jpg rest before walking back to the village
rest before walking back to the village
Bisoke mountain.Kinigi
Bisoke mountain.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back
On the way back
On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
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g1/17/480117/3/127936121.q6bY197N.jpg On the way back.Kinigi
On the way back.Kinigi
End the gorilla trekking.
End the gorilla trekking.
leaving Kigali
leaving Kigali