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Gorilla Safari at 70: Proving It Is Never Too Late to Trek
Age alone stops fewer people from gorilla trekking than most assume, and trekkers well into their seventies complete…
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Field notes on permits, packing, seasons and the parks themselves, written by our guiding team between treks.
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Gorilla Safari Life-Changing Stories: Real Trekker Experiences
Ask enough returning trekkers to describe their gorilla encounter and a word comes up again and again, one…
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Gorilla Safari Language Guide: Key Luganda and Kinyarwanda Phrases
You don’t need to speak a word of Luganda or Kinyarwanda to have a wonderful gorilla trek –…
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Gorilla Safari from Goma DRC: The Border Town Safari Base
For trekkers considering Congo’s Virunga National Park specifically, one border town keeps coming up in the planning conversation.…
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What Is the Average Walking Distance on a Gorilla Safari?
Ask ten different people how far you’ll actually walk on a gorilla trek and you’ll get ten different…
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Can Gorillas Recognise Individual Tourists on Repeat Safaris?
Return trekkers sometimes wonder, half-jokingly, whether a family they visited years earlier might somehow remember them. Can gorillas…
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What Should You Absolutely Not Do on a Gorilla Safari?
Most of what you need to know about gorilla trekking etiquette gets covered in your pre-trek briefing, but…
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Does Weather Affect Gorilla Safari Success Rates?
Rain in the forecast for your trek day understandably worries first-time trekkers who’ve invested significant money and planning…
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What Are the Chances of Actually Seeing Gorillas on Safari?
Before booking a trip this significant, most trekkers want a straight answer to one core question. What are…
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Gorilla Safari Drone Ban: Why Drones Are Forbidden Near Gorillas
It seems like an obvious idea for capturing spectacular aerial footage of Bwindi’s canopy or a gorilla family…
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Gorilla Safari Virtual Reality: Can VR Replace the Real Trek?
Strap on a headset and you can, technically, watch a 360-degree video of a gorilla family from your…
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Gorilla Safari Local Beer: Uganda and Rwanda’s Famous Brews
After a full day of steep, muddy trekking, there’s something particularly satisfying about a cold local beer back…
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