Gorillas to Vic Falls 46 days
Nairobi,
Kenya
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Tour ItineraryNairobi to Victoria Falls
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Tour Cost: GBP680
Local Payment: GBP350
Included
Entrance to Lake Nakuru National Park & Masai Mara National Park
Highlights
Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti Park, Mountain Gorillas, Rift Valley Lakes, Zanzibar Island, Lake Malawi, Victoria Falls
Extras
Visas, Personal Insurance, Flights, Ferry to Zanzibar Island.
Optional Side Trips
Mount Longonot, Green Crater Lake, Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater Land Rover descent, Gorilla trek, Zanzibar Island, Lake Nakuru National Park. Other side trips are available.
Note - On this trip we see the gorillas in either Uganda, Rwanda or D.R. Congo.
Tour summary
Week 1
Kenya - Rift Valley scenic lookout at 8,000 feet high. Nakuru - Kembu Campsite. Uganda Rain forests, tea & sugar plantations. Lake Victoria – Kampala Cross the equator , Kabale & Lake Bunyonyi Crater Lake , Kisoro - Mountains of the Moon. Virunga Mountains - trek to Mountain Gorillas Lake Bunyonyi - canoe to the islands.
Week 2
Owen Falls Dam & Jinja on Lake Victoria Bujagali Falls on the Nile River - white water rafting, grade 5. rapids, sunset BBQ bungee jump, fishing. Volunteer for the local community education project Kenya Nakuru Town in the Rift Valley , Kembu Camp working farm - local weavers and school. Lake Nakuru - millions of pink flamingoes. Home to over 400 species of birds, leopard, rhino, zebra, waterbuck & giraffe.
Week 3
Lake Naivasha - on the shore hippos graze in the evenings, black and white Colobus monkeys in the morning. Hell's Gate Park – bike in the park to zebra, buffalo, antelope.Elsamere - Elsa the lion of 'Born Free' fame. Masai Mara National Reserve, amazing scenery and abundant wildlife and the big five. Nairobi try the feast at Carnivore Game Meat Restaurant.
Week 4
Tanzania we arrive in Arusha safari city. Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater - camping for two nights in the parks amidst the animals. Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean Coast
Week 5
Dar es Salaam - ferry to Zanzibar Island. South through Tanzania, route takes us past Mikumi Park
Week 6
Lake Malawi - small resorts, sandy beaches, swimming and snorkeling, water-skiing, horse riding malawi chairs. Blantyre the old capital of Malawi. Mozambique - driving through the bush Zimbabwe-Capital Harare, then on to Gweru and the Antelope Park - walk with lion cubs and swim with elephants.
Days 43 to 46
Bulawayo - Rhodes Matopos National Park - white rhino Zambia Victoria Falls - Zambezi River plunges 100 metres down a mile wide chasm, lots of adventure activities. |
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