Misty bamboo forests climb the flanks of dormant volcanoes, and somewhere in the green a silverback is gently beating his chest. Few encounters in Africa are as intimate.

Hills, coffee and an uncommon calm. Rwanda's capital is spotlessly clean and surprisingly warm, a city that has chosen hope and invites you to hear its story.

One of Africa's oldest rainforests, cool, humid and humming with life. Walk a canopy bridge above the treetops and listen for the hoots of chimpanzees below.

An ancient forest so dense that sunlight arrives in slivers. About half the world's mountain gorillas live here, and trekking to find them is the encounter of a lifetime.

The chimpanzee capital of the world. Hoots echo through the canopy as you follow trackers toward troops of our closest living relatives.

A live volcano glows against the night while mountain gorillas feed on the lower slopes. Virunga is raw, thrilling and utterly unforgettable.

Africa's largest great ape, the eastern lowland gorilla, lives in a mountain rainforest rarely seen by outsiders. Few visitors get this close.

A world of green, river and mist where wildlife slips through the canopy. The Congo Basin is one of the planet's last great wildernesses.

Gorilla trek

Hike with trackers to sit within metres of a habituated mountain gorilla family.

Golden monkey walk

Watch playful troops tumble through bamboo thickets high on the slopes.

Dian Fossey trail

Walk up to the research camp where the great primatologist made her home.