Reviews: Gorilla Trekking Safari

"Good gorilla family but the fact that the visits are in groups of eight visitors makes for a less interesting experience.

This was my 6th gorilla trek and all the previous ones (Uganda, Gabon, Congo) were in groups of four. Four is a much better group size, especially as you are moving in a forest and have to move swiftly back if the gorillas decide to walk towards you." Read more about this whole safari

"Experience of a lifetime with very knowledgeable guide from the Volcanoes Park.

The Gorilla trekking are very well organized from the time you check in at the Park Headquarter, allocation of the gorillas family (they honored our request for a short and medium treks) to the trek itself." Read more about this whole safari

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"This needs a category above excellent, in fact possibly another category above that again!

Getting close to these awe-inspiring animals was a life highlight." Read more about this whole safari

"Trekking with the gorillas was an incredible, surreal experience that I cannot recommend enough. The process is very well organized, the hike was not too hard or too far and we saw Golden Monkeys on the hike. The hike itself was beautiful and our guide was information. Actually seeing the gorillas was incredible... they are so intelligent, wise, playful, adorable, etc. It was a life changing experience." Read more about this whole safari

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[Trekking with the gorillas was an incredible, surreal experience that I cannot recommend enough. The process is very well organized, the hike was not too hard or too far and we saw Golden Monkeys on the hike. The hike itself was beautiful and our guide was information. Actually seeing the gorillas was incredible... they are so intelligent, wise, playful, adorable, etc. It was a life changing experience.]" Read more about this whole safari

"Spectacular. This is an unforgettable experience. We had a sensitive and thoughtful guide, who found the gorilla family of nine after an hour and half hike. All members of our group were of the same level of fitness, which the national park guides had made sure of before the trek. At high altitude and in thick bamboo forest, the walk was at time moderately challenging. Once we found the family we were then able to spend an hour quietly observing them eating, resting and playing. It was without doubt the highlight of our Rwanda visit." Read more about this whole safari

"Surprising well organised. Two days of gorilla trekking didn't seem like too much -the two days were different experiences. The trek was not as arduous as I had feared." Read more about this whole safari

"This was an incredible experience. It was thrilling from the very beginning as our trackers hacked a path into the jungle and we paused from time to time so our guide could explain the evidence that we were getting close to a gorilla family.

We had a fascinating hour with the gorillas. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, explained the behaviour, diets, family group, etc. He was even able to alert us to get ready for a chest pounding. They really know these gorillas.

I wasn’t prepared for how muddy and dense the jungle would be. I would caution anyone to wear old waterproof clothing, boots, gaiters and garden gloves (to push aside thorny plants). It is also mandatory to wear a surgical mask, which adds to the challenges of photographing these quick moving and shy animals.

A once in a lifetime experience!" Read more about this whole safari

"It is very, very interesting." Read more about this whole safari