Photo by @amivitale. A huge gorilla made out of thatch sits near Volcanoes National Park, home to five of the eight volcanoes in the thickly forested Virunga Mountains — Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. In Rwanda, the $1,500 permit per-person to track gorillas allows for an hour’s interaction with the animals. The treks are carefully controlled - only 96 permits are available each day, and each hike is restricted to eight people. (Photo by Ami Vitale) I photographed this moving story of hope and resilience for AFAR Magazine. It's on newsstands now in the July/August 2018 issue and explores Rwanda's efforts to renew and reestablish itself in the decades following the 1994 genocide or you can read online at bit.ly/AfarRwanda @afarmedia #rwanda #everydayafrica #loveafrica #volcanoesnationalpark #virungamountains #conservation #savetheplanet #traveldeeper #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikonambassador #photojournalism #amivitale @nikonusa @thephotosociety @synology.official #Synology #backup #NetworkAttachedStorage #NAS

RWANDA 🇷🇼 VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ------------------------------------------------------------ Yesterday we Visited our closest cousins after chimpanzees and bonobos.they are very Charismatic and intelligent animals, we share 98.3% of their DNA with us. after two hours in the Virunga massif hiking and zigzagging trekking we find them napping after a busy morning looking for food in their natural habitat . This time we visited #Susafamily which comes from one of the river called #Susa {stream} found in #Karisimbi Mountain which is the highest of the eight major #volcanoes of the #virungamountains and the 5th highest in #Africa . #visitrwanda #volcanoesnationalpark #mountaingorillas #Gorillas #trekking #Karisimbimountain #travelrwanda #rwanda #landofathousandhills #thousandhills #myrwanda #discover #checkoutrwanda 📸@carolina.botter (at Volcanoes National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5m8psFh1U7/?igshid=b08ehuslqtho

Crater lake in the mist. And a post-trek #virungabeer In the #virungamountains. #hikinginthemist #craterlake #mtbisoke #seenonmyhike #travelgram #volcano #landscapephotography #playhard #rwanda (at Volcanoes National Park)

The summit of Muhabura, 2nd tallest peak in Rwanda. From the top of the Volcano we could see the three countries, The Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. 5700 ft vert climb in three miles. #Africa #EastAfrica #Muhabura #Virungamountains #hikes #hiking #mountains #volcanos #adventures #rei1440project #Rwanda #Uganda #Congo #travelgram #explore #rafiki