We stayed in a great lodge on the edge of Volcanoes National Park, we spent four nights due to the change in our itinerary which gave Sophie some time to continue dealing with the school crunch. The staff where friendly and enjoyed having kids around, as this is unusual at the lodge. Aiden engaged the…

Drive from park to Lake Kivu was much longer than anticipated. We have had lots of itinerary said this would be about 3.5 hours with a stop at a waterfall and a boat ride upon arrival. In reality, it took 11.5 hours driving with a packed lunch in the car, we had 3 brief stops…

We had three days of safari in Akagera National Park. We had originally planned to travel in Africa for the last 6-8 weeks of our trip. Early in our travels we realized it made sense to return to Saskatoon for the end of June, reducing our time in Africa to 2-3 weeks. Sophie would need…

We enjoyed having a few days to get over jetlag and focus on school in the capital city of Rwanda, Kigali. We stayed in a great apartment located walking distance from the center of town; it had amazing views of this hilly capital city. We were surprised at how modern and urban parts of this…