14-day Game Parks & Gorillas Trekking

Leaving Nairobi early this morning, we cross the vast Great Rift Valley – a cleft in the earth’s surface, stretching from the Red Sea to the Zambezi. En-route to Lake Nakuru National Park, we stop to take in the majestic views before descending into the valley and to the park.

We kick off our game viewing this afternoon in an open 4×4 game drive vehicle with a local guide and seek out the magnificent wildlife in the park and around the shallow soda lake that forms Lake Nakuru.

Continuing our journey, we cross into the Northern Hemisphere while climbing in altitude to Kenya’s 5th largest town, the pleasant Eldoret. Our unique camp is just outside the town in an idyllic location in the hills.

Today we cross into Uganda, often referred to the Pearl of Africa owing to the country’s immense beauty. After completing the entry formalities our journey takes us around the northern shores of Lake Victoria and on into the hustle and bustle of Uganda’s capital city, Kampala.

Leaving Kampala at first light, we journey further west, crossing the equator again back into the Southern Hemisphere. Encountering some of the iconic Ugandan Ankole (longhorn cattle) along the way, we meander through the lush rolling hills to our camp near Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Entering Queen Elizabeth National Park, we drive through to the Kyambura Gorge for our chimpanzee trek. On our drive there, we may be lucky enough to see some of the many animals that inhabit this beautiful area.

The chimpanzees are generally found playing in the tree top canopy, however they do frequently come down to the forest floor – a truly awe-inspiring experience.

Today we get back into our Acacia vehicle and travel through the mountainous south-western corner of Uganda to the lush and stunning Lake Bunyonyi, aptly called ‘Place of Many Little Birds’. The lake is a beautifully tranquil spot where you can enjoy many activities in and around our camp.

We have two days at Lake Bunyonyi in order to enable us an opportunity to trek to the mountain gorillas. The trek is strenuous, but the reward of seeing the majestic mountain gorillas more than makes up for the effort. It may take a few hours trekking through the mountainous jungle to find them feeding and playing.

While not trekking, there are many activities available at the camp on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi.

With a long drive ahead of us, we get an early start as we make our way back through to Kampala. We cross the equator again with another chance for photo opportunities.

Today we travel the short distance from Kampala down to the shores of Lake Victoria and the source of the Nile.

We have two fun-filled adventure days in Jinja and our team at the camp will be able to assist in organizing a wide variety of activities. Perhaps enjoy white water rafting on the Nile, or explore the area on foot, bike or a quad bike. We also have the opportunity to visit a local community school project.

Crossing back into Kenya again, our adventure takes us back to Eldoret, situated south of the Cherangani hills.

Crossing the equator for a final time, our journey takes us back across the Great Rift Valley and to Nairobi where our safari adventure ends today.