Shara’s of SKJ Travel Unforgettable Experience: Mountain Gorillas in Uganda

One of the most indelible experiences of my life was spending time with the mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, largely because it’s such a rare opportunity. With approximately 800 wild mountain gorillas in existence on the entire planet, it’s truly an exceptional privilege to be in their presence.

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Further, I had the remarkable and unprecedented pleasure of being the lone trekker with only a guide and ranger until we caught up with the trackers. Over the course of an hour, I had twelve mountain gorillas essentially all to myself in a wide ravine, including two silverbacks, a three-month old infant, two toddlers, and the most elderly member of this habituated group. Trekking through an “impenetrable” forest was quite an adventure in itself … and I’ve done a lot of hiking and backpacking… but seeing my first gorilla in the wild, casually munching jungle leaves, much closer to me than I ever imagined I would be allowed to venture, raised a rare breed of goose-bumps along my spine. My heart was racing with excitement. So tangible was their impressive weight as they moved languorously through the hot and humid jungle, grasping at leaves with their enormous hands.

It was OK, the guide said, to look them directly in the eye as long as they’re not acting aggressively. It seems always the simplest acts become the most moving … in this case, looking into those eyes, trying to fathom the time and space that separate us, what wordless thoughts lay behind such ancient faces, was an unparalleled experience.

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This post is part of the new series on this blog: travel bloggers share their unforgettable travel experiences.

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