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gorilla & game trek - 15 days

Expedition Information
Starts in: Nairobi, Kenya
Ends in: Nairobi, Kenya
Length: 15 Days
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Current Local Payment: Yes USD $425
Meals: As indicated
Expedition Crew: 3 (Leader, Driver, Cook)
Rating: Camping & Truck expedition

Days 1 - 8: Masai & Gorillas
Saturday. Welcome to Nairobi! We’ll be there to collect you at Nairobi Airport. Your first night will be spent at our preexpedition hotel in the centre of town. West from Nairobi on day 2, we reach possibly Kenya’s most famous natural attraction - the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Kenyan section of the wildly beautiful Serengeti Plains teems with wildlife. The highlight of the Mara is no doubt the annual wildebeest migration, when literally millions of these beasts plus zebra and Thomson’s gazelle stray north from the Serengeti in neighbouring Tanzania in search of lush grass on the savannah plains. Elephant, lion, cheetah, giraffe and a multitude of hooved herbivores also inhabit the reserve. A morning and evening game drive through the Mara gives us the chance to spot the Big Five. During our stay we can also opt to visit a local Maasai tribe. Passing through Nakuru, we cross the border into Uganda, and head to Kampala - the capital.

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From Kampala we drive to Lake Bunyoni, the deepest Crater Lake in Africa and home to a large and varied number of beautiful birds, which is the base from which the optional Gorilla trek takes place. Whilst in Lake Bunyoni there will be plenty of time to hike, partake in water activities or just chill-out in this region of amazing beauty. Dependant on where trekking permits are available, we trek in the Magahinga or Bwindi National Parks in Uganda, the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or the Ruhengeri National Park in Rwanda.

Winding our way through arguably some of the most picturesque scenery in Africa, we head to the town of Kisoro where we spend the night (should we be trekking in Rwanda our overnight will be in Ruhengeri). The following morning, after packing our picnic lunch, we are transferred to a ranger’s station where the trek commences. Your rangers will lead you through the cultivated lands and then into the dense rain forest and on to a gorilla family. Trekking can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 8 hours and it can be quite strenuous, so a reasonable level of fitness is required. To ensure the gorillas do not get too used to the presence of humans and because they share many of our genes (and therefore able to catch our diseases), the maximum time permitted to spend with them is 1 hour. You will have plenty of time to watch their activity and to take photographs. The rangers will be able to provide you with a background to the gorilla family you are visiting. Once our hour is up, we trek back out of the rain forest and transfer back to the Lake Bunyoni campsite.

Days 9 - 15: Lakes & Rift valley
Touching base at Kampala, which sits on the shores of Lake Victoria, we then continue to Jinja where we can opt to raft at the River Nile’s source, visit Ngamba chimp sanctuary on Lake Victoria or relax and meet the locals. Crossing back into Kenya, we travel along the Great Rift Valley via Lakes Nakuru and Naivasha. Lake Nakuru National Park is home to a veritable colony of wildlife. The park supports a population of black rhino, lion, leopard, zebra, antelope and giraffe not to mention millions of pink flamingos. The lake itself is a shallow soda lake. We enjoy a day of game driving here. The highest of the Rift Valley lakes, the freshwater Lake Naivasha is a sanctuary to bird life. From here, you can opt to visit Elsamere (home of Joy Adamson of ‘Born Free’ fame), Crescent Island Game Sanctuary or Hells Gate NP. Descending the Rift Valley, we return to Nairobi. Our late afternoon arrival on Saturday brings our incredible expedition to an end.

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Local payment is payable by all participants in US Dollars cash on day one of safari. If unable to commence safari on start days provided below, an alternate start day can be nominated, but participant would be required to pay usual retail price of the safari.

Applicable Start day:
Pre camping expedition - Start Thursday - End Saturday
Post expedition - Start Sunday - End Tuesday

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