(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 15, 2008 ) Uganda - Volcanoes’ Bwindi Lodge and Mount Gahinga Lodge were given this accolade by Msafiri Magazine, the in-flight publication for Kenya Airways in the May-July 08 edition. From a review of a total of 17 hotels, lodges and camps, the Volcanoes’ lodges featured as the best properties in the country.

“Volcanoes safaris, one of Uganda’s leading gorilla-safari companies, operates two of the country’s most magical forest retreats, combining high standards of style and comfort with remote locations and strong ecological and ethical credentials,” says Masafiri.

The magazine goes on to say: “Bwindi Lodge overlooks primeval forest in the heart of Bwindi National Park, home to gorillas, monkeys, chimpanzees and birds, while Mount Gahinga Lodge, in the Maghinga Gorilla National Park, occupies a stunning location in the foothills of the Virunga volcanoes – an ideal base for gorilla tracking, bird watching and mountain climbing. A third lodge is in the pipeline. Located near Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura Gorge Ecotourism Partnership and Lodge will work with the local community to promote the conservation of a threatened troop of chimpanzees while creating a buffer zone to help protect the Gorge”.

Volcanoes Safaris is a unique great ape ecotourism business specializing in mountain gorilla safaris to Uganda and Rwanda, and was founded in 1997. No other company in the world has invested so heavily in the area around the mountain gorilla parks in these two countries.

The company has created an unrivalled and integrated set of ecotourism services to share with clients the great apes of Africa. Volcanoes was at the forefront of opening tourism around the Ugandan gorilla parks a decade ago and in 2000 became the first international up-market safari company to take clients to see the gorillas in post-conflict Rwanda, a vital step in re-launching its international tourism.

“Volcanoes Safaris has taken a sector wide approach to their vision of improving the tourism infrastructure in Rwanda; rather than focusing solely on their part of the business, they have worked to the belief that improving the entire sector will have benefits for all involved - and ultimately for the local communities as well.” BLCF Project Managers.
For more information about Volcanoes Safaris, please visit the website : www.volcanoessafaris.com .


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CONTACT: Jane Behrend
TEL: 866-599-APES (2737)
E-MAIL: salesus@volcanoessafaris.com

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