Full on trip visiting remote regions with multiple highlights. Gorilla mountain trek, other trekking, white water rafting, off beat and popular wildlife parks, roads can be poor. Community school involvement.

What is the ultimate African wildlife experience? Hard to say, but we think that this adventure travel trip comes pretty close to it. First off the block is mountain gorilla trekking in the awesome mountains of the Volcano Nat. Park in Rwanda. Next, the chance to see the chimps that live on Ngamba Island in Lake Victoria. Then we travel overland to the off the beaten track Queen Elizabeth Nat. Park. This may not have the numbers of animals that you will find in the Serengeti on a Tanzania safari but it does have the quality, including elephant, leopard, buffallo, lion (four of the big five) and stunning birdlife. Wild camping surrounded by hippos, elephants and lions is the ultimate safari experience. The real joy here is taking a boat safari through the beautiful Kazinga Channel, hippo and buffalo are everywhere and it really is the great africa safari. Finally, for the big game fanatic, it does not get much better than the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Added to all of that, on this adventure holiday, in line with our ethos of responsible tourism, we will also spend some time helping rebuild a school at our flagship community project near Jinja. For those into adrenaline and adventure activities, Jinja also hosts some of the most exciting white-water rafting in the world, down the White Nile as well as quad biking and village walks. OK a Kenya safari might sound exciting but once you have visited Uganda and Rwanda, the whole term safari will leave a little to be desired and you will be hooked on overland travel.

Itinerary:

Nights 1-2: Uganda: Overnight stay in Kampala 1 night stay at the stunning remote Lake Bunyonyi Nights 3-5: Rwanda: 3 day visit to the forests and mountains of Northern Rwanda Mountain gorilla trek in Rwanda's Volcano NP Nights 6-11: Uganda & Lake Victoria: Big game safari in QEII NP including boat trip on Kazinga Channel 3 night stay on the banks of the White Nile at Jinja Hands on help at a Soft Power Community project at Jinja Nights 12-15: Kenya: Overland through Western Kenya and the Rift Valley Wildlife safari in Masai Mara with camp on edge of the park

Optional Extras

Canoe trips out on Lake Bunyonyi, time permitting

Forest trekking for golden monkeys or community treks around Volcano NP

Visit to genocide memorial in Kigali

Boat trip to see the chimps on Ngamba Island on Lake Victoria

Quad bike or white-water raft the White Nile at Jinja

Accommodation: Small hotels and campsites.(90% camping, 10% hotels)
Meals: All food is covered by the kitty while camping.
Vehicles: Classic Dragoman truck.
Crew and Guides: Western crew, African camp master.
Notes: The liklihood of seeing gorillas is virtually guaranteed. However, they are wild animals and the chances of seeing them are not 100%.

To track gorillas you need a permit. In order to obtain this, we require a non refundable payment at the time of booking. This is in addition to the trip price and kitty. At the present time the upfront payment for the permit is approx. £225 if trekking before mid 2007; £295 thereafter (ask your local agent for other currencies).

Kitty does not cover food while staying in hotels and hostels.
Reverse Itinerary: trips that run in reverse are specified with an 'R' in the dates and prices table below.