After an early breakfast, drive to Volcanoes National Park HQs
to be allocated a gorilla tracking group. 0700 hrs: Briefing
by your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of
an amazing adventure.
Our exhilarating trek, in the footsteps of the rare and
critically endangered Mountain Gorillas, the largest living
primate on earth, starts in the cultivated foothills of the
Virungas with stirring views in all directions. Upon entering
the national park, her paths littered with fresh spoor of the
mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant, trekkers will be
immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive
with colorful bird calls, butterflies, etc. Through gaps in
the canopy, the magnificent Virunga peaks, among the highest
in Africa yet easily accessible, are glimpsed, beckoning an
ascent.
Weaving through overhanging vines, moss-covered hagenia and
giant lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate, our
experienced trackers, they spent their entire lives in or
close to this forest, soon bring us up close with the family.
Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a
magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding,
playing, resting; raising their young. Coming face to face
with a giant silverback must truly be one of the greatest
wildlife experiences on earth!
This afternoon will be spent at leisure enjoying the view of
the Virunga Mountains.
-Dinner served at the lodge.
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge (FB)
