In October 2008, 13 adventurous travelers participated in the first ever Great Gorilla Adventure

- a ten day, once in a lifetime excursion to meet mountain gorillas in the wild, and visit the Gorilla Organizations conservation projects.

The trip began with a meet and greet at Entebbe airport, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda. From then on this group of adventurers traveled hundreds of kilometers through Rwanda and Uganda to visit gorillas, chimpanzees, and Africa’s stunning landscapes.

The adventurers rafted grade 5 rapids at the source of the River Nile, climbed volcanoes and slept under the African starry night sky while hyenas barked to one another only metres away.

They visited three national parks, including The Virunga National Park, where they had a close encounter with some of the remaining 720 mountain gorillas.

One of the trip’s highlights was an exclusive visit to some of the community conservation projects set up by the Gorilla Organization to help protect the endangered gorillas. The visitors met local people in Rwanda who were directly benefiting from the programme and helping to protect the gorillas natural habitat.

These adventurers donated £500 each to the Gorilla Organization, which will help fund many of the projects that they during their visit.

If you think you would be interested in joining our March Great Gorilla Adventure contact visit www.greatgorillas.org/events/the-great-gorilla-challenge