Gorillas · 6 min
What the gorilla hour actually feels like
Steep, quiet, and over sooner than you expect. The briefing matters more than the photographs.
Friends Life Adventure · February 2026
You walk. Sometimes forty minutes, sometimes four hours. The hour with the family is timed. Flash stays off. Seven metres is the rule even when a juvenile walks closer.
We buy the permit the day you confirm. Passport names must match. There is no refund.
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Dates, pace, lodges or tents, gorillas or wildebeest — write a few lines. A trip designer in Nairobi replies, usually within a day.