virunga-volcanoes@ecgs.lu. The Virunga volcanoe mountain region, also called the "ibirunga" in Kinyarwanda or the Virunga massif comprises of the most unique and adventurous mountain ranges with magnificent sceneries extending over 8000 square KM along the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo border, northwest of Rwanda and southwest of Uganda in East - central Africa and part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of … It is located approximately 35 km northeast of the town of Goma and adjacent Lake Kivu The  provide you with amazing images taken during field trips in the Virunga region.
Virunga-volcanoes.org is managed by a Belgian-Luxembourgian (BeLux) scientific consortium having a long-standing and multidisciplinary expertise in the study of the Virunga volcanoes. Virunga National Park is home to around a third of those gorillas, which reside in the dense forests on the lush slopes of the Virunga volcanoes.
The volcano’s lower forested slopes are home to a variety of animals, including chimpanzees, several species of monkey, the three-horned chameleon, bushbuck and a myriad of bird species, making the walk to the top of this mighty mountain all the more gratifying. Virunga National Park is home to around a third of those gorillas, which reside in the dense forests on the lush slopes of the Virunga volcanoes. The volcanoes can be hiked from Volcanoes national park Rwanda, Musanze province with head offices at Kinigi. The Volcanoes menu provides general information on the Virunga volcanoes and the related natural hazards. The lodge is perched high on a ridge with the finest views in Africa, overlooking the Virunga Volcanoes and the Musanze valley to the west and Lake Bulera and Ruhondo to the east. Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is a dormant volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. Senkwekwe is the world’s only centre for orphaned mountain gorillas, helping to deal with one of the most heartbreaking consequences of poaching. Please send us you JPG by e-mail (not zipped) at and photos and videos acquired by the BeLux consortium during field missions. This menu includes, or will include soon, Photos and Videos, thematic lists of bibliographic references, open-access documentation, information on past and on-going research projects, freely available data (maps, GIS data, databases, etc.) The News menu provides the latest news and activity reports on the Virunga volcanoes. On this website, you will find everything you need about the past and recent eruptive activity of the Virunga volcanoes, and more specifically on the highly active Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira. Facts. Stun your friends and family with your mountain gorilla knowledge and convince them to join in with Virunga’s conservation efforts. It's about two hours drive from Kigali and its possible to use public means to access Musanze. The Virunga volcanic region has 3 major national parks and quite a number of smaller forest eco systems. The Data & Documentation menu is a unique source of detailed information on the Virunga volcanoes. National parks include Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda (163 km2) managed by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB); the Mikeno sector of the southern part of Virunga National Park (DRC; 254 km2) run by the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN), and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Uganda; 38 km2) managed and run by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The easiest access to the volcano sites is on Rwandan side but can be accessed from Uganda - Kisoro district. Learn more about the threats Virunga’s mountain gorillas face and what’s being done to protect them from harm.

Virungavolcanoes.com © All rights reserved. Les montagnes des Virunga sont une chaîne volcanique en Afrique de l'Est, le long de la frontière nord du Rwanda, de la République démocratique du Congo et de l'Ouganda.Cette chaîne de montagnes est une branche du rift Albertin, partie de la vallée du Grand Rift.Ces montagnes sont localisées entre le lac Édouard et le lac Kivu.. Géographie Hire a porter to help carry your backpack and watch out for you. You went there or plan to go there ? Carry overnight accessories like a sleeping bag, worm clothes, Carry overnight Food, which can be prepared up the mountain hand gloves and water proof pants and coats. Night and day views, close up of the lava lake or the whole crater: what ever you have could help us if provided with an accurate date (and time if possible). The Contact menu provides the required information about the BeLux Consortium, Goma Volcano Observatory and scientific experts of the Virunga volcanoes. The world’s entire population of endangered mountain gorillas live only in the Virunga Massif and Bwindi, which spans parts of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. Highlighted specie in this region is the half of the world's remaining critically endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and endangered golden monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis kandti). The Virunga Volcanoe region is home to quite a number of biodiversity with over 86 mammal species of which 34 are large mammals, 18 endemic species and 6 critically threatened species which if not well conserved can suffer extinction. The Near Real-Time Monitoring and Current Activity menus show, in near real-time and through activity reports, the volcanic activity of Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira. The iconic property has defined Rwandese Afro-chic since the lodge was built by Praveen Moman in 2004. 2019-04 – Earthquake in the Bukavu-Kavumu Region (RDC), Geochemical database of the Virunga Volcanic Province, EVENTS IN NORTHERN tanganyika rift (2020-08-24), New lava flow in the crater at Nyamulagira. Virunga National Park, Africa’s most biodiverse protected area, exists to protect 1/3 of the world’s wild mountain gorillas, over one thousand species of mammal, bird, reptile and amphibian, and provide a brighter future to more than four million people affected by conflict.

Your pictures from the Nyiragongo lava lake are also of scientific interest. Stun your friends and family with your mountain gorilla knowledge and convince them to join in with Virunga’s conservation efforts.