Joburg to Gorillas

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Tour summary

Week 1

South Africa, Botswana - Leaving Johannesburg we head up into Botswana and across to the Okavango Delta to have a true wilderness experience amongst the wild animals and their habitat.  From there we head up to the Chobe River for an afternoon boat cruise.  It’s then to Victoria Falls in Zambia for activity at every corner.

Week 2

Zambia, Victoria Falls in Zambia for activity at every corner and up to the Capital of Lusaka, then up the Great East road to enter South Luangwa National Park.

Week 3

Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania - To the shore of Lake Malawi next, to try your hand at Altitude and Freshwater Scuba Diving, horse riding and sailing. Up to Chitimba and the chance to hike Livingstonia, then into Tanzania through the Baobab valley, and to the Indian Ocean and the ’city of peace’, Dar es Salaam.  From here you can head to the Spice Island of Zanzibar.

Week 4

Tanzania, Kenya -After a few optional days on Zanzibar the tour heads up through the Usambara mountains, past Kilimanjaro and Meru to Arusha.  From here you can take an optional trip to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater conservation Area.  From here it is then into Kenya and up to the leafy suburb of Karen.

Week 5

Kenya - Uganda, Leaving Nairobi we pass the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley to the highlands of Kenya. Crossing the border at Malaba we drive through rain forests and tea and sugar plantations to Ugandas capital, Kampala. Crossing the equator we camp on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi. Near here we trek to the famed Mountain Gorillas.

Week 6

Uganda, From the city of Kampala we arrive at Jinja on the shores of Lake Victoria. You can spend an action-filled day white water rafting down the Nile, bungee jump, fish on Lake Victoria. Give up a day of your holiday to volunteer for the local community education project.

Week 7

Kenya. Returning to Kenya and Nakuru Town. We can spend a day at Lake Nakuru, viewing game in a park famous for its soda lake surrounded by thousands, sometimes millions of pink flamingoes. We move on to camp on the shores of Lake Naivasha where hippos often come to graze in the evenings. Close by is Hell's Gate National Park and Elsamere, once the home of Joy Adamson and Elsa the lion of 'Born Free' fame. We head west to the Masai Mara National Reserve where great game viewing is assured. From here we return to Nairobi with the chance to feast at the renowned Carnivores Game Restaurant.

Side trips / Optional extras

Departure Dates

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