Come face-to-face with a mountain gorilla, Rwanda

Located in the northwest of Rwanda is the Volcanoes National Park – home to approximately 750 mountain gorillas in Africa’s oldest park.

In the larger picture, the Volcanoes Park, along with protected forests and national parks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo make up the Virunga Mountains. This is a chain of volcanoes with altitudinal ranges of 3,500 – 4,510 metres. Rwanda currently has 12 habituated gorilla families that can be visited in the Volcanoes National Park. To minimize the disturbance of the gorillas, only eight people are allowed to visit one family daily, and when you find the gorillas, you are limited to one hour with them.