Gorilla Trekking (2 of 2)

It's a little hard to describe this experience. Trackers preceed the groups, to inform the guides where the gorilla family is. Ours was a family of 17, including two Silverbacks and a 1 -month oldRead more
It's a little hard to describe this experience. Trackers preceed the groups, to inform the guides where the gorilla family is. Ours was a family of 17, including two Silverbacks and a 1 -month oldRead more
Still a slip and a fall on the way down on moist and slippery lava rocks. This was an amazing experience made possible by a great support team who keep us safe traveling along a sometimes in conflictRead more
Vandag het ek die voorreg gehad om berggorillas van naby te sien in die Virunga- nasionale park in die Kongo naby Goma. Ons was ook gelukkig: 'n nuwe kleinding het deur die nag aangekom en ons was dieRead more
Dit was harde werk: vyf ure se steil klim byna reguit op teen die Nyiragongo-vulkaan - met los klippe, reën en krampe. Maar was dit die moeite werd! Bo gekom is jy op die kraterrand van dié aktieweRead more
Früh Morgen nach etwas Tee ging es gleich los. Wir stapften auf schmalen Pfaden immer weiter bergauf. Der Dschungel war enorm dicht, so das man nur ein paar Meter sah. Ich kämpfte mich weiter, warRead more
Zuerst ging es zu den Ranger, um uns nach der Möglichkeit Gorillas zu besuchen zu erkundigen. War auch kein Problem, sie würden uns führen. Kostete halt 100US$.
Da waren wir nur mehr zu Zweit, nurRead more
3410M.. 11,187 Feet!
Surviving until the next eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes.
At about 11,000 feet.
The worlds largest lava lake. A 5 hour hike to over 11,000 feet.
Really incredible! [Tom]
Traveler Looks like an AWESOME experience!
Traveler Enjoying your adventure!