Central African Gorilla and Forest Elephant Safari

I arrived back in Congo from East Africa one week before guests were due to arrive for the last gorilla safari of the year. My husband gave me the bad news on the way home from the airport. The airline we were to fly from Brazzaville to Ouesso in the north of the country, the jumping off point to Nouabale - Ndoki and Dzanga - Ndoki National Parks, was no longer flying due to licensing problems. This was, I must admit, a typical start to these Central African gorilla safaris. Every day is about what doesn't go to plan. All's well which ends well, however. And it usually does if you trust that it will. We flew to Ouesso on Air Congo (after I spent days procuring tickets); and we had excellent encounters with both park's habituated silverbacks, especially with Makumba of Dzanga - Ndoki. He and his family were feeding in the open bai (a saline clearing) the morning we arrived at Bai Houkou research camp. The great photo opportunities we had of this mighty animal made us forget that we were standing ankle deep in the swamp. Take a look at Trish Peck's shots of Kingo and Makumba. They are fantastic! Also take a look at the YouTube video of this safari - which was Trish and Tony's honeymoon. (All my YouTube videos are here.)

I offer this escorted gorilla safari to no more than four people every October. 2009 dates are October 24 to November 6.

Kingo

Makumba

27-05-2009