![Street life in Kigali](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/2b5cee50-451a-49e6-9208-eb488cebad0d_rw_3840.jpg?h=c3bdd856e19f409726000c75582c8adb)
Street life in Kigali
![A mass grave at the Kigali Genocide Memorial](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/ba904b27-24c7-4e55-8fd9-4d5b709fdceb_rw_3840.jpg?h=3eb649e2b2c189e7751aa8c684d97ad7)
A mass grave at the Kigali Genocide Memorial
![A sleeping mountain gorilla with a cub in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/97c48f8a-d9a2-430d-969a-7fbffce01c14_rw_3840.jpg?h=286642708d3cd6a27cec5a5adae179a0)
A sleeping mountain gorilla with a cub in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
![A silverback gorilla in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/76a2c9f3-3d6b-42e9-b04a-d90da4259d5d_rw_1920.jpg?h=0d6b97d447faa6c8bf23b43a4fac43ee)
A silverback gorilla in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
![Portrait of a silverback gorilla in Rwanda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/b5ce6fc6-6387-4267-8ab3-3fa38d3ac8f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=9278816f045b3dfbe9363d28dc0ea6ff)
Portrait of a silverback gorilla in Rwanda
![A young mountain gorilla of the Amahoro family in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/14f12fa4-cad0-411e-ac32-11ffaf993ee6_rw_3840.jpg?h=bb0f1e6656edac8aaeae851132101ed0)
A young mountain gorilla of the Amahoro family in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park
![A little boy on the street in Gisenyi](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/901f7e22-54ab-4127-baf4-8f23462a0c0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=04a26f298988948eb9e568e2e3e30bc9)
A little boy on the street in Gisenyi
![A woman and child in Gisenyi, Rwanda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/7a83eb23-781b-42cb-9d96-22ea8a6eb174_rw_1920.jpg?h=6db8595b4b60fff05c4be656b8072910)
A woman and child in Gisenyi, Rwanda
![Fishing boats on the side of Lake Kivu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/6774497c-d87c-4f7b-bb43-e64c04afa4a3_rw_1920.jpg?h=96b814a43827a6c954ed9b3cac1478c2)
Fishing boats on the side of Lake Kivu
![Portret van een oudere vrouw in Gisenyi, Rwanda](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/63651962-f24a-4288-868c-7486c82dbfdf_rw_1920.jpg?h=50c7f3b7c8f66b4d7b18a5282895ef4f)
Portret van een oudere vrouw in Gisenyi, Rwanda
![At the Kigali bus station](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/0aa91365-6acc-407f-99a8-486790db8e85_rw_1920.jpg?h=72fd2708dcdee878f81d2cf544f61911)
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.