Houses on the edge of the lavaflow
Bonobo2005 Says: On the edges of the lavastream houses are still intact enough to live in, although their views changed considerably. I found it amazing to see how the people of Goma managed to adapt and re-organise their lives in circumstances like that.
2 Reviews and 16 Opinions the hotel is a bit of a maze but makes it interesting. The swiming pool is 1st class. everything...
Maggus Says: The congolese friend who gave me a lift to Goma was actually the owner of Hotel Ubumwe in Gisenyi on the rwandan side. When he wanted to visit a friend he agreed to take me with him over the border. Afterwards relaxing near the lake shore at this nice restaurant. We two were...
Bonobo2005 Says: Gisenyi to Goma can be done by foot or bicycle-taxi ($0.25 one way to/from border).Starting from Kigali (capital Rwanda) there are express minibuses to Goma (ca. $3)Exploring Goma is best done by foot, and excursions out of town by off-the-road motorbike-taxi (I paid $10 for...
Boutique Don de Dieu: Videorecording of eruption & music tapes
Bonobo2005 Says: The eruption and the aftermath have been recorded on videotape, partly from the ground partly from helicopter. It's a copy of an amateur video, so quality is not like BBC, but it's still worth watching/buying.You may also be allowed to watch the video in the shop if you're...
Bonobo2005 Says: Mt. Nyiragongo is still very active (03/2003) and it's probably dangerous to go up unless you go with experienced geologists.When we followed the road to the base of Mount Nyiragongo we were stopped by some armed men who told us to pay $30 for National Parc fee which would...
Maggus Says: This is another view from the restaurant's lawn featured under the recent category.Lake Kivu is part of the great east african lake system and safe to swim or dive (beware of the currents). The rwandan mountains can be seen in the background.
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GOMA AFTER NYIRAGONGO - Goma is one of the town of the Democratic Republic of congo and my home town, A part of the town of Goma was destroyed in 2001 by lava fire From the Mount Nyiragongo a live Volcano located at about...
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Q: This sounds strange but.. has anyone had their hair cut in Goma, particularly men? The locals here all seem to shave their head...
A: Well, you have seen the barber shops im Goma, haven´t you? don´t expect to find a hairdresser with a lot of experience in cutting muzungu hair with schissors - the razor...
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A volcano changed Goma and the life of thousands

On 17/01/2002 Mt. Nyiragongo erupted, about 15 km from the town of Goma. A more than 100 meter wide river of lava thundered down the lower slopes of the volcano, right through the town into Lake Kivu,...
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Goma is one of the town of the Democratic Republic of congo and my home town, A part of the town of Goma was destroyed in 2001 by lava fire From the Mount Nyiragongo a live Volcano located at about......
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I first visited this town in 1996, shortly thereafter Laurent Kabila staged his uprising from this town and when I went back in the town was like something out of a Mad Max movie. All the buildings......
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Where the earth spills fire...

Until the recent eruption in 2002 Goma was a comparably wealthy town on the north-eastern shore of Lake Kivu at the border to Gisenyi/Rwanda. Former President Mobutu had his residence in this...
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