Africa
Kenya and Rwanda Multi Sport Safari and Gorilla Trek, 15 Days - From: $13,875
Trip Summary
This comprehensive East Africa safari pairs Kenya's abundant wildlife with mountain gorilla tracking in Rwanda. Game-viewing on mountain bikes and safaris on horseback provide a new perspective: combining the intimacy of seeing animals without a motor, with the ability to explore far off-road. Your daily schedules can be customized so while some members of your party go for a ride, others can enjoy cultural interactions, or safari in four wheel drive vehicles. Conclude with one of the most remarkable animal encounters: an enchanting hour spent watching mountain gorillas interact.
Highlights
- Explore Kenya's varied landscape with experienced guides in safari vehicles, on foot, mountain bikes and horseback
- Stay on a working ranch in Kenya and get your hands dirty making elephant dung paper
- Observe traditional Rwandan practices including healing, dancing and banana beer-brewing
- Trek through steep, vegetated terrain with experienced trackers to observe mountain gorillas in their habitat
- Note that guests must be 15 years or older to gorilla trek
Trip Details
Per Person Double Occupancy Price:
| April - May | $13,875 |
| June - October | $17,015 |
| November - March | $16,040 |
Based on 2 guests traveling. Note that prices may be higher during peak Holiday travel time from mid-December to mid-January. Gorilla tracking permits are $750 per person per day, and guests must be 15 years or older to track gorillas.
Departure Dates:
- Daily
Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi, Kenya
Arrive in Nairobi, Kenya off your international flight. You will be met and transferred to your boutique hotel.
Lodging: House of Waine
Days 2 - 4
Chuylu Hills National Park, Kenya
Take a scheduled flight from Nairobi south to the Chyulu Hills National Park. There you will be met and transferred to Ol Donyo Lodge, with views of Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. Here enjoy cycling safaris, safaris on horseback, jeep safaris, walking safaris, mountain biking, Maasai cultural interactions, fly camping, sleeping under the stars and much more. Here all of the "Big Five" (lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, rhino) can be found roaming free.
Lodging: Ol Donyo Lodge
Days 5 - 7
Laikipia District, Kenya
Take a scheduled flight to Borana Ranch located on the Laikipia Plateau. Borana is a working ranch that also takes the surrounding wildlands and wildlife into consideration with their operation. Here you can experience cycling safaris, walking safaris, horseback safaris, jeep safaris, night drives, mountain biking, accompany the head ranch hand on his daily rounds and more. The area is known for its large elephant population and many other large mammals may also be seen including lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, zebra, giraffe, eland, buffalo, impala, gazelle and more.
Lodging: Borana Lodge
Days 8 - 10
Masai Mara, Kenya
Take a scheduled flight to the private Olare Orok Conservancy located just a few hundred meters to the north of the Masai Mara National Reserve boundary. Over the next three days go on safaris in both the Masai Mara National Reserve and in the privacy of the Olare Orok Conservancy away from the crowds. The Conservancy is a fabulous wildlife reserve of nearly twenty thousand acres, rich in wildlife, including predators and big cats in particular.
Lodging: Mara Plains Camp
Day 11
Nairobi, Kenya
Spend the morning and early afternoon enjoying your Masai Mara safari, and take a late afternoon flight to Nairobi where you will be transferred to your comfortable hotel for an overnight.
Lodging: House of Waine
Day 12
Kigali, Rwanda and the Virunga Mountains
Take an early morning flight from Nairobi to Kigali. On arrival, you will be met and transferred by road to the Virunga Volcanoes and your safari lodge. All the lodge buildings are stone with Rwandese terracotta tile roofs, and feature large sitting areas, fireplaces, stylish en-suite bathrooms finished with Venetian plaster a dressing room and a sheltered veranda. The main lodge building has been beautifully constructed and appointed. The lodge is the perfect base from which to begin your gorilla safari.
Lodging: Sabyinyo Silverback
Days 13 - 14
Virunga Mountains, Rwanda
Today you will be met and transferred to the headquarters of the Volcanoes National Park from where you will meet your guide and begin trekking on foot to see the magnificent Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most dramatic, thrilling and poignant wildlife experiences possible. After 1 hour of observing the gorillas, your guide will return you to your safari lodge for an afternoon of leisure. On the following day, choose to gorilla trek again, or enjoy one of the many other activities in the area, including: community projects, basketwork and pottery; the conservation and socio-economic work of SACOLA and the Rwandese authorities; the genocide memorials; the lava flows outside Ruhengeri town; Lakes Kivu, Burera, Ruhondo and Karago; vibrant and colorful local markets and villages; areas of interest to ornithologists -- Rwanda boasts 670 bird species; the Dian Fossey memorial and research center.
Lodging: Sabyinyo Silverback
Day 15
Kigali, Rwanda and Departure
From the lodge you will be transferred to the Kigali Airport and your departing international flights.