Gorilla safari & the Masai Mara
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One of our most popular African safari vacations combines locally-guided Kenyan game drives with gorilla and chimpanzee watching in Uganda, offering a deeper connection to nature than you get on most trips with 13 nights of wild camping.
Kenya: Nairobi Lake Naivasha Masai Mara Lake Nakuru National Park Eldoret Uganda: Jinja River Nile Optional: white water rafting, village walk Murchison Falls National Park Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest Queen Elizabeth National Park Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Trek to see gorillas Optional: second gorilla trek Rwanda: Kigali Genocide Museum
Price
US $7198US $6480ToUS $7500excluding flights
More info
Optional single supplement from £285 - £315.
Minimum age 16.
Minimum age 16.
Offers
Up to US $710 off selected dates.
Late availability on these dates: 06 Jul, 01 Aug
Late availability on these dates: 06 Jul, 01 Aug
Description of Gorilla safari & the Masai Mara
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Gorillas are like the godfathers. The largest and most powerful of the great apes, you are only granted an hour's sitting with them. That is the law o...
Vacation information
Small group tour, ideal for solos & couples:
Small group travel is not large group travel scaled down. It is modeled on independent travel – but with the advantage of a group leader to take care of the itinerary, accommodation and tickets, and dealing with the language. It’s easy to tick off the big sights independently – but finding those one-off experiences, local festivals, traveling markets and secret viewpoints is almost impossible for someone without the insider knowledge gained from years in the field. For those with limited time, a small group tour will save valuable time in planning, and on vacation.
Our top tip:
In addition to your daysack, take a small overnight bag to pack what you’ll need in for camping.
Trip type:
Small group tour. 4-18 adults (min. age 18) with a tour leader.
Activity level:
Leisurely.
Accomm:
11 nights camping, 4 nights hotel.
Solos:
Solo travelers welcome. Single rooms available with surcharge.
Meals:
15 breakfasts, 14 lunches, 13 dinners.
Included:
Accommodation, all transport and listed activities, tour leader, gorilla permit, flights (if booked).
Reviews
11 Reviews of Gorilla safari & the Masai Mara
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 23 Oct 2019 by Madeleine walker
We had the best wildlife encounters ever! Read full reviewReviewed on 20 Jul 2019 by Violeta Maftei
Just returned from my first African wild adventure and I'm still day dreaming of it!...Absolutely awed day in day out. This being my first experience camping and group traveling i must say it has been a blast! Read full reviewReviewed on 15 Jan 2019 by lisa houston
Very good great experience very well run and crew are fantastic. Read full reviewReviewed on 23 Oct 2018 by Billie Jean Stubbs
Excellent. It is a shame that we did not do this before we reached our sixties. Read full reviewReviewed on 01 Aug 2018 by Kay Emblen-Perry
Too many to pick just one highlight - spending an hour with a family of 10 mountain gorillas, a balloon flight over the Masai Mara at sunrise, seeing wild chimpanzees, spotting elephants, big cats, hippos.... The list could go on. Read full reviewReviewed on 03 Jan 2018 by Xi Wang
White Water Rafting in river Nile is very interesting. Seeing Lion, Elephant and Zebra. Read full reviewReviewed on 16 Jul 2017 by Alice Neeson
The most memorable moment was getting up close to a gorilla family at Volcanoes National Park; seeing white and black rhinos in Lake Nakuru NP; seeing the Wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara. Read full reviewReviewed on 07 Jan 2017 by Adam Southorn
This is by far the best vacation I have ever been on, and I've been on quite a few! Nothing beats the natural untouched beauty of Africa, but it was the beauty of the people that helped us feel at home that I will remember most. Read full reviewReviewed on 28 Mar 2014 by Valerie Koppi
Every day was fabulous always something different... traveling with like minded people was also a good thing. Read full reviewReviewed on 12 Mar 2014 by Mark Asquith
Gorillas!!!!! Interacting with them was the most exceptional experience of my life and the biggest adrenaline rush I have ever had. It is without comparison. The Masai Mara was amazing, wild camping was a buzz and white water rafting on the Nile was an amazing experience but being close to the African people(especially the happy kids) and not isolated in 5 star resorts made the trip a once in a lifetime experience. Read full reviewResponsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) vacation so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your vacation to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts.
Planet
Accommodation & meals:The majority of this trip is spent camping, therefore reducing our energy consumption and carbon footprint for the whole trip. Each tour has their own chef, dedicated to buying produce from local stalls and markets and making a range of traditional meals. Guests might have the chance to learn to make an African Lakes regional specialty such as stew with ‘Ugali’ - a maize flour and water mixture with the consistency of dough.
Group size:
This is a small group tour and so numbers do not exceed 18, meaning that local environments and the communities and variety of species (endangered and otherwise) that we encounter are not seriously impacted by our stay. This group size also allows us to travel with ease and therefore to stay at a number of unique, lesser known campsites and one hotel that would not usually benefit from tourism commerce due to its limited size.
UK office:
It all starts at home so we have first worked at reducing our carbon footprint in our UK offices. Through energy conservation measures and recycling policies, we are proud to be actively reducing the waste produced and our impact on the environment. We support various projects all over the world to try and give something back to the places we visit.
Conservation:
The permit fee charged to see the Gorillas in in Parc National des Volcans goes directly towards the preservation of this endangered species and their fragile but beautiful environment. By traveling with us, you ensure that rangers are paid a fair wage and have the provisions and personnel to protect themselves and wildlife against harmful poaching activity.
People
Community:We employ local tour guides, drivers, porters and chefs and so all of these employment opportunities provide financial benefit for people in the community. Beyond this, we also work directly with a number of charitable organizations in the area. Along with offering the opportunity to get involved in a school project in Jinja, for example, we make a point of visiting the genocide museum in Kigali, Rwanda. This helps to educate visitors, drive income to the area and to support the work of the Aegis Trust which prevents further acts of atrocity in the region.
Local Crafts & Culture:
In addition to purchasing supplies locally, tour guides encourage travelers to purchase goods and souvenirs from a Maasai village. Through this we encourage and respect their customs and craftsmanship while sharing with our visitors at a fair price for the Maasai people. Our guides are also keen to teach Swahili as a means of making a more genuine connection with people they meet on the trip.
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