Learn more about the threats Virunga’s mountain gorillas face and what’s being done to protect them from harm. Stun your friends and family with your mountain gorilla knowledge and convince them to join in with Virunga’s conservation efforts. 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. The volcanoes can be hiked from Volcanoes national park Rwanda, Musanze province with head offices at Kinigi. Stun your friends and family with your mountain gorilla knowledge and convince them to join in with Virunga’s conservation efforts. Virungavolcanoes.com © All rights reserved. The Volcanoes menu provides general information on the Virunga volcanoes and the related natural hazards. virunga-volcanoes@ecgs.lu. 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. 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 iconic property has defined Rwandese Afro-chic since the lodge was built by Praveen Moman in 2004. The Data & Documentation menu is a unique source of detailed information on the Virunga volcanoes. The Contact menu provides the required information about the BeLux Consortium, Goma Volcano Observatory and scientific experts of the Virunga volcanoes. and photos and videos acquired by the BeLux consortium during field missions. It's about two hours drive from Kigali and its possible to use public means to access Musanze. The News menu provides the latest news and activity reports on the Virunga volcanoes. 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. It is located approximately 35 km northeast of the town of Goma and adjacent Lake Kivu You went there or plan to go there ? 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. 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). 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 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. The easiest access to the volcano sites is on Rwandan side but can be accessed from Uganda - Kisoro district. Hire a porter to help carry your backpack and watch out for you. 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. Facts. 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. The Virunga volcanic region has 3 major national parks and quite a number of smaller forest eco systems. Your pictures from the Nyiragongo lava lake are also of scientific interest.