Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda's 🇷🇼 Volcanoes National Park
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- In February 2023 we went gorilla trekking in Rwanda. It's an extremely expensive, privileged and for most, a once in a lifetime experience.
But is it actually worth the $1500 price tag to go trekking through the dense rainforest around the Volcanoes National Park, in search of habituated gorillas?
Well, you're about to find out!
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Setting off to the start point
01:31 Information from our guide
03:10 Learning about gorilla behaviour
05:32 Trekking to the gorilla location
07:44 Gorilla diet
09:40 Final stop before seeing gorillas
10:31 Finding the gorillas!
13:19 Leaving the gorillas
14:24 Is it worth $1500?
15:01 Heading back to the start point
16:20 Driving back to the lodge
16:53 Timelapse of the Volcano
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Hi guys thanks for trekking these gorillas in Rwanda because you supported us in conserving these gentle apes for more years to come please come again much love from Rwanda
Thanks for the comment. Unforgettable experiences!
Gorillas are my favourite animals. You guys are so lucky, and it's absolutely worth it
Thanks for taking the time to view my video. Very much appreciated. 🙌
This is #1 on my bucket list
I hope you do this trip one day. Thanks for watching.
baby apes are the cutest...so innocent...playful and curious...they want to be friends..especially the gorillas and baby orangutans..would love to spend a season working/caring with them...and especially meeting the people who seem so nice...
Rwanda was an amazing experience and to see these animals in their natural world and also the conservation effort around them was a real privilege. Thanks for the comments.
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing. Was wonderful to see the experience of gorilla trekking and all of your incredible upclose footage. Love your vlogs!
Glad you enjoyed it! Its a privilege to be able to do this type of thing.
Seeing mountain gorillas is absolutely stunning. loved every bite
Thanks for taking the time to view my video. Very much appreciated.
Great video you have inspired me to go here
Thanks for watching and i hope you have a great time if you decide to visit.
Great video!!! How long are the treks in this park?
Thanks for sharing a fantastic experience. I am a professional studio musician but I consider the soundtrack in this video detracts from the peaceful context. Just my personal opinion. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh we’re doing this next year for my 50th! Were starting to plan now!
Hope you have an amazing trip. Thanks for watching.
Hey, I'm in your video at 0:49
I’m currently debating whether to go gorila trekking or not and I think this video helped me make up my mind!
I hope it has had a positive impression. Not everyone is in agreement with this type of interaction. But overall the impact of eco-tourism is generally a positive one. Thanks for watching.
That's bad ass to see them gorillas up close
It certainly was. Thanks for the comment.
Very interesting to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great video!!!! Thanks a lot! May I ask what zoom lens did you use? 200 mm?
Hi. Glad you enjoyed the video. I was using the Canon RF70-200 which is an f2.8 lens so very good for low light situations. I think the 400mm i took was a little over the top. The zoom lens was far more useful.
This is on our bucket list. What company did you use?
Hi. We used Africa Adventure Vacations whi are based in Uganda. Hope that helps.
gorilla s are fanastic animals, there like humans beans. they are part of human bean family.
best of luck with wild life gorilla a in Africa for the Future.
Thanks for the comment
I am in the process of planning this trip trying to decide between the 1 or 3 day. Will you please inform how much you paid if you did a 3 day?
I don't know how much it will be as i'm not a tour operator. Just search online for quotes.
i hope you guys are tipping these guides and helpers....20 dollars each per man/woman is the minimum
Hi. Yes the porters were tipped above the usual rate. They are an essential part in the overall experience and i fully recommend anyone who does this activity to hire a porter.
I don’t get going into their territory, but if it provides a living for much needed jobs and helps preserve their habitats then I suppose it’s for good
Thanks for the comment. Our guide was telling us that it's quite common to see the gorillas in the farm fields close to where people live and work. So i guess their territory is everywhere. We as humans need to learn how to co-exist with the wildlife around us.
If you really want to help the gorillas stop being self centered and leave a huge donation and DON'T hike out to where they are trying to get away from humans and development. Leave them alone. Send money.❤
Thanks for the comment. Our guide was telling us that it's quite common to see the gorillas in the farm fields close to where people live and work. So i guess their territory is everywhere. We as humans need to learn how to co-exist with the wildlife around us.
Man the video would have been so much better without music!! Dang
If you dont like it, film your own.
Why would it be better without music?
Rip off