In the afternoon after our first day of gorilla trekking, I went on a little river trip in a fiber glass canoe with Kingfisher Journeys down the Mukungwa River with the most wonderful guide, Eloi. The photo below is of Simba, our driver and guide while in Rwanda, who was amazing, and Eloi who works for Kingfisher Journeys. If you’re trekking with the gorillas, this is such a fantastic thing to do in the afternoon. I highly recommend it and Eloi is terrific, lots of fun and very knowledgeable!
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It was a magical way to spend a few hours just as the sun began to set. The abundance of bird life was staggering. I saw a grey heron, white egret, spoonbill, Ibis and Hadeda Ibis as well as dozens and dozens of other birds. I’ve never been much of a “birder” but this trip was an amazing experience; I loved every minute of it.
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![](https://arianezurcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HadedaIbis.jpg)
![](https://arianezurcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mukungwa-River.jpg)
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Lovely photos and great memories Ariane.
Thank you Sandi ❤️
Looks magical. Such a great experience.
It was a wonderful ending to the day!
I am amazed how green it is. Looks like a nice peaceful afternoon.
It was just wonderful!!
Such joys! I feel like I’m living this vicariously through your journals. Thanks for sharing.
Haha! It was just fabulous. ❤️
Looks like such fun. I love to canoe.
SO much fun and so peaceful!
Beautiful!
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Absolutely amazing pictures- what an adventure, thanks so much for sharing with us!
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