Our take on the ever popular The Hype The mountain gorillas are the stuff of legends, made famous by conservationist, Dian Fossey, and brought to life by the film, Gorillas in the Mist. There are fewer than 900 gorillas left in the world today due to poaching, disease, and habitat loss. Rwanda has prioritized …
Most travelers visit Rwanda with the sole purpose of seeing the gorillas and shortly thereafter, leave. On the contrary, we spent nine days in the country (the size of Maryland), exploring the capital, Kigali, and the western part of the country. Big thanks to Jess, Kim Evans from Timeless Africa Safaris, their local operating partner, …