Nyiragongo is one of the most stunning largest lava lake in the world, located in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo and 20 kilometers from Goma Town in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift .Nyiragongo is a strato volcano, 3470m high situated in the East African rift valley. It is characterized by extremely fluid lava with high sodium and potassium content. The lava has been responsible for a very particular type of volcanic eruption and almost permanent lake of molten lava following the eruption in 1977 the crater and system of wells and underground plat forms which it contained collapsed, forming a new crater almost 900m deep. In 1994 and 1995 volcanic activity was once again obvious with in the lake of molten lava. It then stabilized at 245m below the summit of the volcano becoming dormant again. On the 17th January 2007, it erupted again immediately after words, the cone of the volcano collapsed creating a new well of 760m deep. In November 2002 another new lava of molten lava formed at the bottom of the crater and since then volcanic activity is quiet. Today the crater looks like a cylindrical well at the bottom of which is a reservoir 200m deep, filled with molten lava. The lake is in state of permanent flux and is from time to time disturbed by violent fountains of lava erupting in the air. This regular volcanic activity is due to the vital explosion of gases from within the volcano. You can hike the volcano in 2 days from Goma, ascending and descending takes about 4 to 6 hours each way depending on the speed to the top of the crater. The crater is two kilometers wide and  has a lava lake. Standing on the edge of a gigantic volcanic crater and staring at the red hot bubbling lava lake cannot be captured with a camera. "Unreal", "stunning, amazing, humbling", "coolest thing. It is the highlight of life.