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Comment: The trackers radio our guide with the current location of the group and we head out for the nearest entry point to the park.
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12SabyinyoGroup - 06 * It was about a 40 minute drive from Virunga Lodge to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters.

12SabyinyoGroup - 07 * Pat, David and Audrey posing at the Park office. You can read more about the park and the gorillas at rwandaecotours.com/gorillas/gorilla_groups.shtml.

12SabyinyoGroup - 08 * Our guide to the Sabyinyo group was Patience. 5% of the permit funds goes directly to the local villages for infrastructure improvements.

12SabyinyoGroup - 09 * Gorilla nose prints are unique and the pattern is used to identify individuals and it is easier to see from a distance than finger prints!
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12SabyinyoGroup - 11 * More times than not, it is a very bumpy ride.

12SabyinyoGroup - 12 * Next comes a 30-60 minute hike across cleared farmland to get to the park boundary wall.

12SabyinyoGroup - 13 * The Sabyinyo group is named for the volcano which means old man's teeth.

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12SabyinyoGroup - 15 * The park is often covered in a dense bamboo forest which we hike up and through.
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