Fields of pyrethrum flowers carpet the foothills of Mount Bisoke


The volcanoes surrounding Volcanoes National Park – the oldest park in Africa


Guides from Volcanoes National Park gather at the Kigili headquarters

Tons of potatoes ready to be taken to the market


A young boy tending the bee hives


A young boy greets us as we walk past the fields

Children run to greet us as we make our way down the mountain


A woman carries a bag of freshly harvested potatoes down the mountain

Our guide, Odile, one of four women who work as professional guides at the park


The rainforest


Our guide uses a machete to make a trail through the forest

Our adventure into the rainforest begins

Trekking through the dense and rich rainforest

A small chameleon makes an appearance amongst the leaves

As if on cue, mother and daughter pose for their portrait

Our first glimpse of the gorilla family




An earthworm at least 30cm long and 2cm thick wriggles his way across the earth






The male keeps watch while his family sleeps


Peto, the silverback


A foot pokes out between the bushes as a young male gorilla stretches in his sleep



A tiny foot emerges from between the dark hair


A baby gorilla plays with her mother