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Caption: Meet the Mountain Gorillas Le Big Trip
Caption: With less than 900 mountain gorillas left in the wild, the species is critically endangered.
About 300 currently live in the Volcanoes National Park located in Rwanda’s North-West corner.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to meet Mountain Gorillas?
#epiXtrip
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Caption: Your day starts at 7am when you check-in at the park headquarters. Local dancers, colourfully dressed, perform a traditional dance of heroes.
Aren't those Intore dancers beautiful?
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Caption: Time for the hike!
The duration and difficulty of the trek to meet the gorillas vary based on several factors: the family you get to visit, where they are located at that time, the weather,... But whether it takes 2 or 4 hours it's totally worth it.
>>>> Slide to see why >>>
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Caption: The guide follows directions given by the trackers who locate the gorilla family and also make sure they stay safe.
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Caption: We first stumbled upon this sleeping giant 💙, the alpha male.
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Caption: They share over 98% of our DNA.
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Caption: We spent 1 hour with the wonderful Susa family.
It’s composed of 3 silverbacks, 7 females, 2 black backs, 2 juveniles and a baby 💛
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Caption: Hiring a porter is a good idea as it helps support the community. Some of them are former poachers, and tourism offers them a sustainable alternative. Iradukunda (top right), Rafika’s porter was incredibly nice and helpful.
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Caption: If you love authentic wildlife encounters, you should definitely add “meeting a mountain gorilla” on your bucket list!
#goexplore #stellerstories #gorilla #wildlife #animals #nature #wildlifephotography
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Caption: Bye for now 💚 More stories on
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