Challenge

Gorillas in the Mist

Q: Where is the best place to see Gorillas in the Mist?

Virunga National Park. In Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the chance of seeing all 4 (mountain gorilla, blue or golden monkey, african buffalo and bushbuck) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Gorillas in the Mist is hardest to see?

African buffalo. In Virunga National Park, the best park for Gorillas in the Mist, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the african buffalo on a given day, against about 60% for the mountain gorilla. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Gorillas in the Mist on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Gorillas in the Mist three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 4 animals

Gorilla beringei

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cercopithecus mitis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Syncerus caffer

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Tragelaphus scriptus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Virunga National Park

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

—Apr

<5%

May

~20%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4 of 4	~10%
	Eastern Gorilla			>90%
	Blue Monkey			~90%
	African Buffalo			~30%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
2	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 4	Missing: African buffalo
	Eastern Gorilla			>90%
	Blue Monkey			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~40%
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~50%
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~40%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~50%
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
6	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			>90%
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			>90%
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~80%
	African Buffalo			~60%
	Northern Bushbuck			~90%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			>90%
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			>90%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~70%
	African Buffalo			~80%
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~80%
	African Buffalo			~70%
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla
	Blue Monkey			~50%
	African Buffalo			~60%
	Northern Bushbuck			~60%
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: African buffalo, Bushbuck
	Eastern Gorilla			>90%
	Blue Monkey			~90%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Bushbuck
	Blue Monkey			~70%
	African Buffalo			>90%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~60%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			>90%
18	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
19	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~90%
20	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~90%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
22	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
23	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~60%
	Northern Bushbuck			~90%
25	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
26	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
27	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Bushbuck
	Blue Monkey			~50%
	African Buffalo			~90%
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~40%
31	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~80%
	Northern Bushbuck			~40%
32	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~80%
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~20%
34	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey
	African Buffalo			~50%
	Northern Bushbuck			~30%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, African buffalo, Bushbuck
	Blue Monkey			>90%
36	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			>90%
37	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			>90%
38	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~90%
39	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~90%
40	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~80%
41	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
42	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~80%
43	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~80%
44	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~80%
45	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
46	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~70%
47	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~60%
48	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~40%
49	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, Bushbuck
	African Buffalo			~30%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, African buffalo
	Blue Monkey			>90%
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%
2	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~70%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~60%
4	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	Missing: Mountain gorilla, Blue or golden monkey, African buffalo
	Northern Bushbuck			~50%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4 in captivity
2	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4 in captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4 in captivity
4	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4 in captivity
5	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 4 in captivity
6	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4 in captivity
7	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4 in captivity
8	Cabarceno Natural Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4 in captivity
9	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4 in captivity
10	Africam Safari	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4 in captivity
11	African Village	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 4 in captivity
12	Africké safari Josefa Vágnera	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4 in captivity
13	Animal Orphanage	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4 in captivity
14	Aquarium Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4 in captivity
15	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4 in captivity
16	Aquatopia	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4 in captivity
17	Audu Bako Zoo	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 4 in captivity
18	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4 in captivity
19	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4 in captivity
20	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Gorillas in the Mist?

Virunga National Park

In Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the chance of seeing all 4 (mountain gorilla, blue or golden monkey, african buffalo and bushbuck) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Gorillas in the Mist is hardest to see?

African buffalo

In Virunga National Park, the best park for Gorillas in the Mist, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the african buffalo on a given day, against about 60% for the mountain gorilla. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Gorillas in the Mist on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Gorillas in the Mist three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Gorillas in the Mist

The checklist: 4 animals

Eastern Gorilla

Blue Monkey

African Buffalo

Northern Bushbuck

Where to go

Month by month at Virunga National Park

Month by month at Virunga National Park

Month by month at Virunga National Park

Month by month at Aberdare National Park

Month by month at Aberdare National Park

Month by month at Aberdare National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Gorillas in the Mist?

Which of Gorillas in the Mist is hardest to see?

How do you complete Gorillas in the Mist on Wallace's Line?