Fourteen days that pair Uganda's chimpanzees, tree-climbing lions and mountain gorillas with Kenya's Amboseli elephants and the Masai Mara, using bush flights to keep the driving low.
This honeymoon puts two countries side by side. In Uganda you spend a week with the primates: a chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale, the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha and a day with mountain gorillas in Bwindi. You then fly to Nairobi and carry on to Kenya for Amboseli and the Masai Mara, with a sunrise balloon flight over the plains.
Scenic flights replace the longest road transfers, and each stop includes time for the two of you.
Uganda & Kenya
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Balanced, fitness: active.
Your driver-guide takes you from Entebbe International Airport to your hotel, where a private candlelit welcome dinner is served in the garden.
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The Boma Entebbe (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A quiet boutique guesthouse in a leafy garden, ten minutes from Entebbe airport.
A morning AeroLink flight takes you to Kasese or Nyakisharara, followed by a private drive to the crater lake region. In the afternoon, walk along the crater rim or take a boat ride.
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Primate Lodge Kibale (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only lodge inside Kibale Forest, a short walk from the chimpanzee briefing.
Rather than the standard one-hour trek, join the habituation team for a half day with chimpanzees as they wake, feed and play. In the evening, enjoy a couples massage with the Rwenzori Mountains in view.
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Primate Lodge Kibale (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only lodge inside Kibale Forest, a short walk from the chimpanzee briefing.
Drive down to the floor of the Rift Valley. After lunch, a private game drive crosses the Kasenyi plains for elephants, lions and kob, with plenty of birdlife.
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Mweya Safari Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The classic lodge of Queen Elizabeth, on the Mweya Peninsula above the Kazinga Channel.
A private cruise on the Kazinga Channel brings you close to hippos, crocodiles and bathing elephants. In the afternoon, drive south to the Ishasha sector, famous for its tree-climbing lions.
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Ishasha Wilderness Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten tents on the Ntungwe River in the tree-climbing lion sector.
A winding drive leads from the savannah to the terraced hills of the gorilla highlands. Settle into your cottage and watch the sun go down by the fire.
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Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
Trek with rangers into the forest in search of your assigned gorilla family, then spend one hour near the silverback and his family. Celebrate that evening with a private dinner beneath the canopy.
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Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
Take the bush flight from the Bwindi airstrip back to Entebbe and connect to Nairobi. Transfer to your hotel to rest and dine.
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Hemingways Nairobi (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A calm, plantation-style boutique hotel in Karen, with views to the Ngong Hills.
Fly to Amboseli, where huge elephant herds walk before the snows of Kilimanjaro. After lunch, an afternoon game drive heads for the marshes.
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Tortilis Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Tented camp in a private concession with a full view of Kilimanjaro.
A sunrise photography drive takes advantage of the clearest views of Kilimanjaro. In the afternoon, visit a private Maasai community to learn about beadwork and tradition, and end the day with a bush sundowner.
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Tortilis Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Tented camp in a private concession with a full view of Kilimanjaro.
A scheduled flight through Nairobi takes you into the Mara. Your first afternoon drive looks for leopards and lions.
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Governors’ Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Classic canvas tents on the Mara River, in the heart of big-cat territory.
Drift over the plains at sunrise and land to a champagne breakfast, then continue with a game drive until evening.
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Governors’ Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Classic canvas tents on the Mara River, in the heart of big-cat territory.
A full-day private drive along the Mara River looks for hippos and crocodiles, and the migration crossings from July to October. Enjoy a picnic on the savannah, then dinner and stargazing on your camp deck.
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Governors’ Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Classic canvas tents on the Mara River, in the heart of big-cat territory.
A final early game drive, then the flight back to Nairobi, lunch and your connection home.
The Boma Entebbe (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A quiet boutique guesthouse in a leafy garden, ten minutes from Entebbe airport.
Dinner
Primate Lodge Kibale (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The only lodge inside Kibale Forest, a short walk from the chimpanzee briefing.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Mweya Safari Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
The classic lodge of Queen Elizabeth, on the Mweya Peninsula above the Kazinga Channel.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Ishasha Wilderness Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Ten tents on the Ntungwe River in the tree-climbing lion sector.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Bwindi Lodge (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Eight bandas facing the forest in Buhoma, a short walk from the gorilla trek briefing point.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Hemingways Nairobi (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
A calm, plantation-style boutique hotel in Karen, with views to the Ngong Hills.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Tortilis Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Tented camp in a private concession with a full view of Kilimanjaro.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Governors’ Camp (opens the property’s website in a new tab)
Classic canvas tents on the Mara River, in the heart of big-cat territory.
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season (Jun to Oct, Dec to Feb) | US$16,590 | US$14,060 | US$13,216 | US$13,216 | US$13,216 | US$13,216 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$14,560 | US$12,340 | US$11,600 | US$11,600 | US$11,600 | US$11,600 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year. Includes one gorilla permit and one chimpanzee habituation permit per person, the balloon flight and the bush flights. Sightings of any single species cannot be guaranteed, but the route is built to give you the best chances.
Best time for this trip Jun to Sep, Dec to Feb
Pack soft bags for the light aircraft (15 kg limit). For the primate treks you need sturdy waterproof boots, long trousers and sleeves, gardening gloves and a rain jacket. Neutral colours suit the Kenyan game drives.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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