Combining gorillas with an African safari
Our Kenya Holidays
Gorilla Safari & the Masai Mara
Superb safari and trip to see gorillas
Kenya safari and Zanzibar beach holiday
Safari in the Masai Mara & paradise beaches on Zanzibar
Gorillas and big game, Nairobi to Kigali tour
See classic African game and gorillas
Complete Kenya safari
Tailor-made safari in Kenya's best wildlife-watching regions
Serengeti Trail, Kenya & Tanzania safari
Overland truck safari
Kenya 9 day Safari, tailor made
Discover Kenya's unrivalled safari and beach destinations
Kenya family holiday
A fabulous family holiday including the best of Kenya
Kenya and Tanzania safari adventure
Witness the best in wildlife and scenery
Kenya big five safari, tailor made
Enjoy the diverse wildlife in Masai Mara's rich habitat
Family Kenya safari & beach holiday, tailormade
Luxury tailormade safari and beach holidays in Kenya
Kenya migration safari holiday
Experience the Migration Season in Maasai Mara and Naboisho
Kenya wildlife camping safari
Game watching morning, afternoon and night
Kenya cheetah safari
Explore Ol Pejeta, Lake Naivasha and the Masai Mara
Masai Mara luxury camp holiday, Kenya
5 Days Safari to Leopard Hill and Mara Naboisho
Masai Mara luxury camping safari in Kenya
5-Day Safari to Basecamp Masai Mara and Naboisho Conservancy
Masai Mara safari & beach holiday, Kenya
10 days bush and beach adventure to Masai Mara and Diani
Kenya highlights tour, a week in Kenya
Wildlife galore and breath-taking scenery
Wildlife safari and beach holiday in Kenya
Sweeping savannah grasslands and tropical coasts
Eastern Trans Africa & Gorillas overland tour
Journey up the Nile through to Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya
Nairobi to Dar-Es-Salaam overland tour
From mountain gorillas to blue waters of Zanzibar
Kenya safari and beach holiday
Kenya Safari with spectacular beach experience!
Kenya and Tanzania small group safari holiday
Kenya & Tanzania tour with all the highlights!
Luxury Kenya and Tanzania safari with Zanzibar
Travel in style on this 13 day adventure
Luxury Kenya and Tanzania holiday, small group
Visit 6 incredible game parks across Kenya & Tanzania
Kenya & Uganda holiday, Maasai Mara & mountain gorillas
Overland safari to Maasai Mara and the Mountain Gorillas.
Family safari in Kenya with the Maasai
Wild Family Safari
Kenya and Tanzania private safari holiday
A fully guided private East African safari
Masai Mara safari in Kenya, 4 days
Nowhere in Africa is wildlife more abundant
Uganda and Kenya overland truck tour
Overland adventure in East Africa including Gorilla trek
Safaris & gorillas in Uganda
Uganda is the simple answer; it’s the one destination in East Africa that can serve up both a safari and gorillas. And chimps. And white water rafting down the Nile… This compact country contains a huge range of landscapes, from open plains to mountain forests, supporting amazing biodiversity. Conveniently, many of the country’s wildlife highlights lie quite close to one another. Queen Elizabeth, Uganda’s second largest national park, is home to lions, gazelle and huge numbers of hippos and elephants. From here it’s a short hop to Kibale Forest to track chimpanzees (around 1,500 live here) and the other primates living here, and then you can travel to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for a true wildlife spectacle – trekking to see one of the 11 habituated groups of mountain gorillas that live here, and spending a precious hour in their company.Combining countries
If you have more time, you can get your safari and gorilla fix by combining countries. You might start by enjoying the rich game life of Kenya, taking in the famous Masai Mara and potentially even catching the Great Migration of wildebeest as it thunders past, before travelling to one of Kenya’s lesser visited parks, such as Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its population of black and white rhino. Then most trips head west into Uganda, where more game awaits, and gorillas inhabit the mountainous forests on the border with Rwanda and DRC. Another possibility is to combine safari in Kenya with gorilla tracking in Rwanda, at the Parc National des Volcans, which is a two and a half hour drive from the capital Kigali. Rwanda doubled its fee for gorilla trekking permits from US $750 to US $1,500 in 2017, and since then most safari and gorilla trips head into Uganda.What does combining gorillas with an African safari entail?
Small group holidays are a more purse friendly option (although this is never a budget trip; a single gorilla permit in Uganda costs US $600) and bring the camaraderie of travelling with a group of likeminded travellers – usually, a maximum of 18 people. Some small group trips use lodges and hotels for accommodation, others offer full service camping, which is a less luxurious, but more immersive experience – we’re talking hyenas, hippos and warthogs nosing around your tent at night levels of immersion!
Our top Kenya Holiday
Gorilla Safari & the Masai Mara
Superb safari and trip to see gorillas
2021: 26 Jun, 27 Jun, 11 Sep, 12 Sep
2022: 26 Jun, 11 Sep
Best time to combine gorillas with an African safari
Trips that include Kenya don’t tend to run during March, April and May, since this is the rainy season. Roads are often impassable, and the lush vegetation and falling rain make wildlife watching difficult. If you’re combining Kenya and Uganda, and want to catch the Great Migration in the Masai Mara, travel in July and August for the best chance of seeing it.