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I just come back from Rwanda where I was able to visit a band of mountain gorillas. You go with a group of guides who make the whole experience feel very safe.

• jhwang5 8y ago
  I'm a huge fan of gorillas - would you be able to recommend the tour company that you used? This would be a bucket list item for me. Appreciate it.
• stephenhuey 8y ago
  When I went in 2014, a silverback passed within a meter of me. My heart rate spiked, but we kept making soft grunts (a bit like clearing your throat) which is the sound the gorillas use to express deference, so the silverback would know we weren’t challenging him. The only reason I got “hurt” is because we were standing in a wide circle around the gorilla family and suddenly a large female high in a tree behind us came crashing down in a hurry and we tried to discreetly open the ring and give her a gap, but I wasn’t moving far enough fast enough and a branch she pushed knocked me on the forehead! It was a fun excursion and the guides were well organized. I recommend it if you can go!