There are only about 800 of these gentle giants
(male silverbacks can tip the scales at over three hundred and fifty pounds)
left in the world.
About 340 live in the Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest National Park in Uganda and about 460 inhabit the Virunga
mountains of Rwanda and Congo (Zaire). None are to be found in
captivity.
Their fate is still very uncertain with the threat
of poaching, habitat encroachment by humans and regional
instability constantly hanging over them. So if you are planning to
see these magical creatures outside of history books and photographs, there is
no time like the present, because soon they may be gone forever.
The one constant thread that seems to run through every travel diary written
about a Uganda safari to go and see the mountain gorillas is that all the
participants agree that it is undoubtedly one of the best wildlife
experiences that they have gone through.
There are also three other Uganda safari wildlife areas that are well worth your time to visit: Queen Elizabeth National Park for its unique resident tree climbing lions and bird life, Murchison Falls to see the origins of the Nile and Kibale to track the chimpanzees.
Browse through the travel
journals below and you'll see what I mean. You will also pick up a
wealth of advice and tips about how to undertake a trip like this
yourself...
= Full trip report 
= Trip summary 
