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Overland
Wildlife
Gorillas to Vic Falls
42 days • 5
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Start
Nairobi, Kenya
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Finish
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Trip Code
YXOIC
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Min Age
15
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Trip Size
1 - 22
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Physical Rating
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Meals
39 breakfasts, 28 lunches, 34 dinners
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Transport
Overland vehicle, 4x4 Safari Vehicle, Ferry, Minibus
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Accommodation
Camping (with facilities) (32 nights), Hotel (3 night), Hotel with shared facilities (1 night), Camping (with basic facilities) (2 nights), Bunglow (2 nights)
From £6,648(42 days)
Trip Informations
Why you’ll love this trip
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Gorilla permits included! Seek out the rare mountain gorilla on a trek through Uganda’s steamy forests and spend an unforgettable hour in their presence.
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Take two game drives through the Masai Mara National Reserve, looking for lions, zebras and wildebeest crossing the iconic plains.
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Go looking for rare black rhinos on a safari in Ngorongoro Crater, a 20-kilometre-wide crater that around 25,000 wild animals call home.
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Spend a night camping in Mto wa Mbu, a multicultural Tanzanian village where you can grab dinner with some locals and shop for crafts.
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Track rhinos on foot in Matobo National Park, home to a diverse range of flora and fauna including warthogs, leopards, and klipsingers. Learn about the park's cultural significance and San rock paintings.
Is this trip right for you?
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This is an overland trip. That means you’ll be travelling with a group in a purpose-built vehicle, visiting remote communities, setting up your own tent, occasionally roughing it in the bush and getting the best possible chance to spot the Big Five. While the trucks don’t have air conditioning, they do have sliding windows which let in the breeze and make it even easier to take spectacular snaps of the local wildlife. For more info on this style of travel, see our Africa overland page: https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland (https://www.tuuur.com/africa/overland)
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Conditions during the gorilla trek can be muddy and uncomfortable. But the sheer thrill in coming across a habituated group of gorillas, dominated by a great male silverback, outweighs any difficulty. You need to be prepared and fit enough to walk up to 4 hours – up and down hills. A top tip is to pack some gardening gloves to assist in any up-hill climbs. See https://www.tuuur.com/au/gorilla-trekking for more information. https://www.tuuur.com/au/gorilla-trekking (https://www.tuuur.com/au/gorilla-trekking)
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Camp in the Serengeti without fences between you and the animals. Your leader will brief you on the safety measures the group will need to take for the two nights spent in the park.
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As the early bird catches the worm, the early camper sights the animals. There will be many early starts either to make use of the better safari time or to beat the morning traffic on long travel days.
Itinerary
Discover the beauty and the (wilde)beests of East Africa
Spend 42 days travelling through the iconic vistas of East Africa. Seek out the rare mountain gorilla in Rwanda’s steamy jungle, enjoy thrill-packed safaris through lush forest and open savanna and finish in Victoria Falls. Be welcomed into small villages in Tanzania and Malawi, relax on sandy beaches in Zanzibar and track the Big Five in the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. This overland adventure is a mix of locally guided excursions and free time to follow your heart to the stuff you want to see.
- DAY 1Day 1 • Nairobi
- DAY 2Day 2 • Lake Nakuru National Park
- DAY 3Day 3 • Eldoret
- DAY 4Day 4 • Kampala
- DAY 5Day 5 • Kalinzu Forest
- DAY 6Day 6 • Queen Elizabeth National Park
- DAY 7Day 7 • Kisoro
- DAY 8Day 8 • Gorilla Trek
- DAY 9Day 9 • Gorilla Trek
- DAY 10Day 10 • Mbarara
- DAY 11Day 11 • Jinja
- DAY 12Day 12 • Jinja
- DAY 13Day 13 • Kericho
- DAY 14Day 14 • Masai Mara National Reserve
- DAY 15Day 15 • Masai Mara National Reserve
- DAY 16Day 16 • Nairobi
- DAY 17Day 17 • Mto wa Mbu
- DAY 18Day 18 • Ngorongoro Crater / Serengeti National Park
- DAY 19Day 19 • Serengeti National Park
- DAY 20Day 20 • Serengeti National Park / Mto wa Mbu
- DAY 21Day 21 • Usambara Mountains
- DAY 22Day 22 • Usambara Mountains
- DAY 23Day 23 • Dar es Salaam
- DAY 24Day 24 • Stone Town
- DAY 25Day 25 • Zanzibar Northern Beaches
- DAY 26Day 26 • Zanzibar Northern Beaches
- DAY 27Day 27 • Stone Town
- DAY 28Day 28 • Mikumi National Park
- DAY 29Day 29 • Iringa
- DAY 30Day 30 • Chitimba
- DAY 31Day 31 • Lake Malawi
- DAY 32Day 32 • Lake Malawi
- DAY 33Day 33 • South Luangwa National Park
- DAY 34Day 34 • South Luangwa National Park
- DAY 35Day 35 • Petauke
- DAY 36Day 36 • Lusaka
- DAY 37Day 37 • Harare
- DAY 38Day 38 • Great Zimbabwe Ruins / Masvingo
- DAY 39Day 39 • Bulawayo
- DAY 40Day 40 • Bulawayo
- DAY 41Day 41 • Victoria Falls
- DAY 42Day 42 • Victoria Falls
Inclusions
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39 breakfasts, 28 lunches, 34 dinners
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Overland vehicle, 4x4 Safari Vehicle, Ferry, Minibus
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Camping (with facilities) (32 nights), Hotel (3 night), Hotel with shared facilities (1 night), Camping (with basic facilities) (2 nights), Bunglow (2 nights)
festival Included activities
circleLake Nakuru - Overland Vehicle Game Drive
circleLake Nakuru - Morning Overland Vehicle Game Drive
circleQueen Elizabeth National Park - Overland Vehicle Game Drive
circleBwindi National Park - Mountain Gorilla Permit & Trek
circleKericho - Tea plantation visit
circleMasai Mara National Reserve - 4x4 Game Drive
circleLoita Hills - Maasai Village Visit
circleMasai Mara National Reserve - Full Day 4WD Safari
circleNgorongoro Crater - 4x4 Game Drive
circleSerengeti National Park - Afternoon 4WD Safari
circleSerengeti National Park - Morning 4WD Safari
circleMto Wa Mbu - Village walk & local dinner
circleIrente - Lushoto hike
circleIrente - Local lunch
circleMikumi National Park - 4x4 Game Drive
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - 4x4 Dawn Game Drive
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - 4x4 Evening Game Drive
circleSouth Luangwa - Anti-Poaching Jewelery Project
circleMasvingo - Great Zimbabwe Ruins guided visit
circleMatobo National Park - Rhino Tracking, Park Visit & San Rock Paintings
museum Optional activities
circleNairobi - City Experience Urban Adventure - USD45
circleKalinzu Forest - Chimpanzee Trekking - USD205
circleQueen Elizabeth National Park - Kazinga Channel boat cruise - USD30
circleKisoro - Golden Monkey Trekking - USD160
circleKisoro - Rwanda Day Excursion - From - USD75
circleKisoro - Batwa Village Visit - USD35
circleKisoro - Coffee Farm Tour - USD35
circleJinja - River Nile whitewater rafting (full day) - USD140
circleJinja - Nile Boat Cruise - USD40
circleJinja - Source of River Nile tour - USD45
circleMasai Mara National Reserve - Balloon ride (from price) - USD470
circleSerengeti National Park - Balloon Ride (from price) - USD800
circleStone Town Tour - Dharajani Market, Joseph's Cathederal, Palace Museum, Forodhani Food Market - USD20
circleZanzibar - Prison Island Tour - USD25
circleZanzibar - Spice tour - USD25
circleZanzibar - Snorkelling - USD50
circleZanzibar - Dhow Trip - USD35
circleLake Malawi - Bike Hire - USD25
circleLake Malawi - Guided Village Walk - USD15
circleSouth Luangwa National Park - Game Walk - USD50
circleBalawayo - Natural History Museum - USD10
circleBulawayo - Railway Museum - USD5
circleVictoria Falls - Victoria Falls entrance - USD50
circleVictoria Falls - Canoe trail (full day) - USD185
circleVictoria Falls - Flying fox - USD50
circleVictoria Falls - Gorge swing - USD103
circleVictoria Falls - Helicopter Flight of the Angels (12 mins - Excludes US$25 fuel surcharge and NP fees) - USD150
circleVictoria Falls - Helicopter Flight (25 mins - Excludes US$30 fuel surcharge and NP fees) - USD284
circleVictoria Falls - Rafting & river boarding (half day) - USD218
circleVictoria Falls - Village & township tour - USD61
circleVictoria Falls - Whitewater rafting (full day) - USD130
circleVictoria Falls - Whitewater rafting (half day) - USD130
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Important notes
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1. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights of your trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
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2. This trip requires a higher non-refundable deposit (AUD 1000, USD 1000, EUR 800, NZD 1250, GBP 650, CAD 1000, ZAR 8000, CHF 900) in order to secure the included gorilla permit. Please note that we need to confirm availability of a gorilla permit if you are booking within 45 days of departure. The additional deposit paid at time of booking will be credited to the final balance of your booking.
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3. This trip is a combination of YXOG, YXOP, YXON and YXOR our most popular itineraries. As such the make up of your group and your leader may change on days 16, 24 and 27.
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4. The Zanzibar portion of your itinerary may have a few more passengers than the maximum group size of 22 as we have a crossover of trips starting and finishing in Zanzibar.
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5. This trip finishes in Vic Falls after breakfast on Day 42. However, if you wish to enjoy some of the optional activities on offer perhaps consider an evening flight or an additional night here.
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6.Some governments currently have increased foreign travel advice around security in place for Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Please check your government’s foreign travel advice before departure and ensure your travel insurance covers all destinations and activities on your itinerary.
Reviews (2)
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Emily Zhou
Jan 08, 2024
A trip of a lifetime. Be prepared to embrace all the downs of Africa (e.g. long drive days, basic facilities, insects) alongside the many many ups (Wild animals! Stunning Landscapes! Beautiful culture!) and you’ll have an amazing time. I travelled with two different crews and have the upmost fondness for all (thank you Mambo, Erellah and crews!). The food is amazing, the people you’ll meet are incredible and you’ll feel safe the entire way.
If you’re tight for time, Gorillas to Zanzibar were the highlight legs of the trip.
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Karen
Oct 27, 2022
Amazing trip! This covered everything we saw the big 5 and so much more. Camping was better than I thought it would be and by the end you will be a pro at putting up your tent. Spend a few extra days in Victoria falls as there is so much to do it’s hard to fit it all in.