| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 87 | 61 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 88 | 64 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 88 | 66 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 86 | 67 | 7.3 |
| May | 83 | 67 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 84 | 64 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 82 | 64 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 86 | 65 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 86 | 67 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 87 | 67 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 86 | 64 | 3.7 |
The speed of the silverback's mock charge left me little time to assume my submissive pose. But it was all an act, just his way of saying, "Keep your distance."
Mist hangs thick in the air as we take our positions at the rim of the clearing. Pulling aside a hanging fern, we see a gorilla family, darkly silhouetted against the dense foliage. A 450-pound silverback gorilla returns our gaze, unaffected, and continues to chomp on the stalk of a banana tree. We are frozen, the hours of effort it has taken to arrive here instantly forgotten.
Arrive and meet your guide for your expedition briefing.
Fly to this UNESCO World Heritage Site and settle into the Gorilla Forest Camp, your accommodation for the next three days. Explore the park's rainforest habitat, walking the Munyaga Falls or Mazabajuro Loop trails or joining an expert-led birding excursion.
Only 700 mountain gorillas survive worldwide. With your permits, you are allowed to track on foot either of two family groups, habituated to tolerate human presence for brief periods each day. Tracking with an experienced guide may take anywhere from half an hour to nine hours. Once you have located the gorillas, you are allowed one hour with them. In two days, you will see the gorillas twice, more than enough opportunity to savor the bond that exists between ape and human.
Fly to Entebbe for overnight. Then depart for home.
