Street life in Kigali
A mass grave at the Kigali Genocide Memorial
A sleeping mountain gorilla with a cub in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
A silverback gorilla in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
Portrait of a silverback gorilla in Rwanda
A young mountain gorilla of the Amahoro family in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
A little boy on the street in Gisenyi
A woman and child in Gisenyi, Rwanda
Fishing boats on the side of Lake Kivu
Portret van een oudere vrouw in Gisenyi, Rwanda
At the Kigali bus station
Seeing gorillas in the wild has always been very high on my wish list. That is why I flew to Kigali in Rwanda. There I bought a permit from the Rwanda Development Board to visit the mountain gorillas. But first I spent a few days in Kigali so that I had the chance to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which made a deep impression.
Then I travelled to the Volcanoes National Park for the highlight of the trip, the gorillas! With a group I made a trip through the dense jungle to visit the Amahoro family. In addition to the silverback gorilla, this family also had younger gorillas, very cool to see.
Before I went back to Kigali I spent a few days at Lake Kivu in Gisenyi. Unfortunately, a visit to the active volcano near Goma across the border in Congo was not possible due to unrest in this neighbouring country.
Then I travelled to the Volcanoes National Park for the highlight of the trip, the gorillas! With a group I made a trip through the dense jungle to visit the Amahoro family. In addition to the silverback gorilla, this family also had younger gorillas, very cool to see.
Before I went back to Kigali I spent a few days at Lake Kivu in Gisenyi. Unfortunately, a visit to the active volcano near Goma across the border in Congo was not possible due to unrest in this neighbouring country.