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Virunga National Park, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

cover photo by Editore

Location added by Sergio Ricca

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 2 votes)

Coordinates : -1.484362,29.444046 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Remain only 600 copies of mountain gorillas divided into two populations, one in a small area at the triple border of Uganda, (Mghainda National Park) Rwanda (Parc National des Volcanos) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Virunga National Park) L 'other Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Recommended equipment : The brightness of the lens is particularly important. A 70-200mm. f / 2.8 is ideal. I have only used one. In a few moments the gorillas can be so close (a few meters) and a 24-70mm f / 2.8 (or similar) comes in handy. This already sunny days, imagine the sky is overcast or worse in the rain. If the camera and the lens are not coating, bring adequate protection. In the bag I had a 300mm f / 2.8 and a stand which only served as ballast. I think that a monopod is not practical, it is caught in dense vegetation everywhere, and this puts a strain on the patience of the photographer.

Best months : The dry season runs from June to September is the best time. Please note that the visit takes place in a rain forest on the slopes of a volcano, in a mountainous region and the term dry season is considered to be very approximate. The storms are always possible

How to get there : The easiest and safest way to visit the park plans to fly to Entebbe in Uganda with arrival and land here in Kisoro to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) only for the time needed to visit and return to Uganda in the evening. It starts at dawn then by Kisoro and cross the border into Congo to walk Bunagana. DRC entered the park guides ensure the transfer by jeep in the designated sites to visit.

Visits : Every group that meets a family of Mountain Gorillas (those accustomed to human presence) can be composed of a maximum of 6 people You get in contact with the gorillas after a trek whose difficulty and length can be varied. At that point, you are invited to wear masks of type "surgery" for the mitigation of transmitting infectious diseases mediated airway. The minimum distance to be maintained is 6 meters. Sometimes you have to step back. The tour itself lasts, watch in hand 60 minutes. If you're lucky enough to get to see them when they are satiated and maybe do "siesta" the a small clearing in the sun, you will have many opportunities to photograph. If on the other hand are in search of food, they move all the time and follow the forest is very time consuming and drastically reduce the opportunities for shooting.

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