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A gorilla parent cradles its infant amid bright-green jungle

Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Best Time to Take This Trip
January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Multi-day Experience
The experience is self-contained.

In the rainforests of Rwanda, where Dian Fossey wrote her legendary book Gorillas in the Mist, beckons the rare and regal Mountain Gorilla. This post-safari extension to Rwanda is based from luxury lodgings and gets you up-close-and-personal with these gentle giants twice. Micato Safaris' carefully orchestrated visits begin in Kigali, Rwanda’s charming capital, which you’ll tour before heading northwest to the Virunga Volcanoes, a chain of jungle volcanoes that top out at Mount Karisimbi, 14,787-ft. higher than the Rocky Mountains or Sierra Nevada. Then, settle into the superb Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, a fine base for your wanderings. The remarkable sight of a 450-pound male gorilla walking by only a few yards away is one you're sure to remember.

Insider Tip

If one of the best-known activities in Rwanda is communing with its gorillas, perhaps the least known is having a tailor create an outfit just for you. Rwanda is a repository of beautiful fabrics, and Micato Safaris can arrange for a seamstress to come to your room and measure you for an outfit that will be ready in one day.

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