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Travel Dispatch - What I Wish I Knew Before Gorilla Trekking

Were the two One & Only properties in Rwanda, Ngyungwe House and Gorillas Nest, worth the $20k price point we paid for 5 nights between the two (plus trekking permits)?

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Aug 20, 2026
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The Isimbi Family surrounded us, tumbling down vines playfully in the trees above, swatting their siblings like my own children do on a regular basis, chewing on stalks of bamboo noisily.

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