Extraordinary East Africa
An All-Encompassing Safari Across the Heart of East Africa
At a Glance
Duration
26 days
Destinations
Rwanda
From Price
$10,456 pp
Accommodation
Mid-Range
Meals
All meals included
Overview
26-days of East Africa, to take you through Rwanda and Uganda, featuring highlights like gorilla and golden monkey tracking, visits to iconic parks like Volcanoes National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth, and Murchison Falls, and unique cultural experiences such as visiting Batwa pygmies and local villages. The tour also includes boat rides on Lake Kivu and the Kazinga Channel, as well as opportunities to see wildlife such as tree-climbing lions, chimpanzees, and rhinos.
Your Route
Parks & Reserves
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda
Home to almost half the world's mountain gorillas
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
Savannah, wetlands and Africa's famous tree-climbing lions
Kibale Forest National Park
Uganda
The primate capital of the world
Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda
Uganda's largest park — where the Nile forces through a 7-metre gap
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda
Golden monkeys and mountain gorillas in the Virunga volcanoes
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Uganda
The "Mountains of the Moon" — Africa's highest range of peaks outside the Rift
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Uganda
Uganda's only wild rhinos — a remarkable conservation comeback
Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda
The home of Dian Fossey's mountain gorillas in the Virunga Mountains
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Rwanda
Africa's largest montane rainforest and a primate treasure
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Signature Experiences
Highlights of This Journey
Mountain Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi
Experience the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime encounter with endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda's misty mountains, hiking for 2-6 hours to spend precious time observing these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
Chimpanzee Encounters in Kibale Forest
Trek through Uganda's "primate capital" in search of our closest relatives, watching them play, feed, and swing through trees, followed by primate and bird watching in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.
Rwenzori Mountains Adventure
Hike the legendary "Mountains of the Moon" on the Kilembe Trail, exploring the unique flora and fauna of Africa's highest mountain range with its mystical Afro-alpine vegetation.
Murchison Falls Spectacle
Witness the world's most powerful waterfall where the mighty Nile forces through a 7-meter gap, combined with game drives and boat safaris to see hippos, crocodiles, and diverse wildlife along the Victoria Nile.
Cultural Heritage & Tea Plantation Experience
Immerse yourself in Rwandan culture through visits to the National Museum, tea plantations where you can pick tea leaves, traditional basket weaving, and community experiences including banana beer tasting.
Volcanoes National Park & Dian Fossey Legacy
Explore Rwanda's volcanic landscapes with options to climb a volcano or visit the tomb of renowned primatologist Dian Fossey, while enjoying traditional Kinigi cultural entertainment.
Wildlife
What You Might Encounter
Mountain Gorilla
Critically endangered great apes — tracking a family group through ancient forest is one of Africa's most profound wildlife encounters.
Forest Elephant
Smaller and darker than savannah elephants, these elusive forest giants move silently through Bwindi's dense undergrowth.
L'Hoest's Monkey
A striking primate with a white beard and dark coat, endemic to Central African montane forests.
African Green Broadbill
A brilliantly coloured bird found nowhere else on earth outside this corner of East Africa.
Tree-Climbing Lion
In Ishasha, southern Queen Elizabeth NP, prides of lions have developed the unique habit of lounging in fig trees — a behaviour rarely seen anywhere else in Africa.
Hippo
The Kazinga Channel hosts one of Uganda's largest hippo populations, best seen on a boat cruise at sunset.
African Buffalo
Massive herds roam Queen Elizabeth's open grasslands, forming the backbone of the lion's prey base.
Uganda Kob
The national antelope of Uganda, found in impressive numbers across the park's savannah flats.
Chimpanzee
Kyambura Gorge — the "Valley of Apes" — cuts through the park and shelters a habituated chimp community.
Red Colobus Monkey
Large troops of these russet-and-black monkeys crash through the canopy, often in the company of mangabeys and blue monkeys.
African Forest Elephant
Smaller than their savannah cousins, forest elephants use Kibale's trails as ancient pathways between feeding grounds.
Shoebill Stork
One of the world's most sought-after birds — a prehistoric-looking giant that stalks lungfish in the Nile's papyrus swamps.
Nile Crocodile
The Nile below Murchison Falls teems with enormous crocs, easily spotted from the park's famous boat cruise.
Elephant
Murchison supports one of Uganda's largest elephant populations, often seen in large herds near the Victoria Nile.
Rothschild's Giraffe
One of the rarest giraffe subspecies — a conservation success story centred on Murchison's northern bank.
Lion
A recovering lion population roams the northern savannah, best located on morning game drives.
Golden Monkey
Found only in the Virunga volcano region, these vivid orange-patched primates leap through bamboo forest in boisterous troops.
Forest Buffalo
Smaller and darker than savannah buffalo, forest buffalo move quietly through Mgahinga's highland vegetation.
Rwenzori Turaco
This endemic bird — found nowhere else — flashes brilliant crimson wings as it moves through the afromontane forest zones.
Black-and-White Colobus
Long-haired colobus monkeys are found at lower forest elevations, their dramatic capes visible in the canopy.
African Forest Buffalo
Small herds of forest buffalo graze the high-altitude moorlands between the tree heather zone and the glaciers.
Giant Lobelia & Groundsel
Not fauna, but unmissable — the Rwenzoris' alien landscape of giant lobelias and senecio trees is one of Africa's most otherworldly sights.
White Rhino
After local extinction in the 1980s, rhinos were reintroduced to Uganda at Ziwa. Tracking them on foot with a ranger is a uniquely personal encounter.
Golden Eagle
Raptors circle the volcano peaks — the Rwandan Virungas sit within a biodiversity hotspot for Afromontane birds.
Angola Colobus Monkey
Troops of up to 400 individuals — among the world's largest colobus groups — swing through Nyungwe's canopy.
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Extraordinary East Africa