The Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, or SSL, opened officially on June 21 in the midst of this year’s Kwita Izina, and sits near the rarefied habitat of the highly endangered mountain gorilla.

There Are Only 1,000 Mountain Gorillas in the World. This New Rwanda Lodge Lets You See Them up Close. Bisate Reserve by Wilderness will open in September with views of six towering volcanoes.