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This is sunset at lake kivu - what can you say it is just so beautiful and not at all what you would imagine africa to be like. Rwanda is such a stunning country you cannot believe really that it is so untouristy. The lake was lovely to swim in too - we swam right to the other side and back.

wow i finally got a photo in and its just one of myself and ivana on our safari. What a day that was . Akagera used to be twice the size it is but it half of the land has now been taken for people to live on. Still they are doing a lot in the park to maintain it and it really is very unspoilt - not like the big game parks in other areas. So glad i did this.

i am still trying to upload photos with no luck. But i have just had a lovely visit to lake Kivu. This time i was at the northern end at Gisenye and it was worth it just for the bus journey. We had to go through the volcanoes national park and it was just spectacular. The highest volcano is Mount Karisimibi at 4,500 metres above sea level which is about half the height of everest. It is just stunning and the whole areas is amazing.

Have also been on safari and had the most exciting day - saw my first big cat in the wild - well it was a little big cat actually - a leopard cub. I was so excited i had tears in my eyes. Akagera is not overflowing with wildlife but that made it all the more fun finding all the animals - everything from giraffes to hippos basically. The park ranger was really thrilled to see the leopard cub too because he has only seen three lions in 8 years - the big cats are very good at hiding. He was very knowledgeable about all the animals and birds in the park and it was a fantastic day - even if we did have to get up at 4 am to get there in time to see the animals. Ivana had organised a jeep from kigali and it was great driving around with our heads out of the top. Also Akagera is quite quiet as game parks go so there were only two other vehicles there as well as us on the day so we really did feel like we were out in the wild. A super day - I will try to put some photos on but may have to wait until late at night