Zanzibarians at the Gate
After our busy adventures with gorillas in Rwanda and on safari in Kenya, our final stop on this African journey was for a few days of R&R.
It’s a state of mind.
After our busy adventures with gorillas in Rwanda and on safari in Kenya, our final stop on this African journey was for a few days of R&R.
The hunting origins of modern safaris arose in the 18th century. But it was the 19th and 20th centuries that brought us the classic images of well-healed westerners sleeping in tents, taking leisurely meals under the sky, and walking or riding in jeeps during thrilling searches for exotic African game both large and small.
Like the gorillas the prior day, the golden monkeys didn’t really care that we were in their habitat.
We prepared for one of the most demanding and rewarding days of our touristy lives – a trek up into the mountain rain forest to see the gorillas up close and personal.
The most important reason we travel is to be reminded that no matter how dissimilar other people and cultures can sometimes appear from ourselves, in the end we are all really much more alike than we are different.