Gorilla Safari & the Masai Mara

Description of Gorilla Safari & the Masai Mara

This epic 18 day gorilla safari and the Masai Mara will take you over the wildlife filled grass plains of Kenya and national parks of Uganda, before coming to a thrilling climax within a trek to meet the gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

This small group holiday begins in Kenya, where you’ll take game drives in the Masai Mara. Look out for lions and cheetahs, as well as numerous other species and, at certain times of year, you can watch as the Great Migration of wildebeest thunders past. Then it’s on to Lake Nakuru National Park, one of Kenya’s best small parks, home to a population of black and white rhino. Once in Uganda, we’ll make for Jinja, the adventure sport capital of the country, where you have the option to try white water rafting on the Nile. We spend time in Murchison Falls National Park, seeing the famous falls and enjoying a game drive on the north side of the Nile, before heading to Budongo Forest. This is your first opportunity to meet one of our closes relatives, chimpanzees, as we trek into the trees to see them. In Queen Elizabeth National Park, enjoy game drives or an optional boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel to see huge numbers of hippo, before finally, in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, we pull on our walking shoes again and go in search of gorillas – a truly breathtaking finale to this wonderful adventure.

Another exciting dimension to this wildlife adventure is the accommodation. For 13 nights we will camp, with all meals prepared by the team. It’s a chance to stay deeply connected to nature and brings a real sense of immersion in the landscapes and life of East Africa. This is a small group holiday with a maximum of 18 people.