7 Days Kidepo, Murchison Falls and Ziwa Rhinos
Wild Kidepo, the Nile at Murchison and rhinos on foot at Ziwa, with flights to the north so your days go on wildlife.
6 Days Uganda Birding Highlights
The shoebill at Mabamba, forest birds in Kibale and Semuliki, and savannah birds in Queen Elizabeth, finishing at Bwindi with a flight home.
6 Days Gorillas, Queen Elizabeth and Chimpanzees from Kigali
A one-way route from Kigali to Entebbe: gorillas in Bwindi, the Ishasha lions and Kazinga Channel, then chimpanzees in Kibale, with no backtracking.
5 Days Murchison Falls and Kibale Chimpanzees
Rhinos on foot, the Nile and its falls, then chimpanzees in Kibale, with a night on a crater lake between them.
4 Days Kibale Chimpanzees and Queen Elizabeth Wildlife
Chimpanzees in the forest of Kibale, then lions, elephants and the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth, with a flight back to Entebbe.
4 Days Murchison Falls Shoebill and Birding
Rhinos on foot at Ziwa, forest birding on the Royal Mile, and a Nile boat trip to look for the shoebill, with the falls from above.
3 Days Andasibe Lemurs and the Indri
Wake to the song of the indri and walk the rainforest for lemurs, chameleons and orchids.
4 Days Etosha Waterholes
Three nights on Etosha’s eastern edge, letting the elephants, rhino and lions come to the water.
Madagascar
Madagascar is not like anywhere else on earth. Separated from Africa for about 90 million years, it evolved its own world: more than 100 species of lemur, chameleons the size of a thumbnail, baobabs that look like they were planted upside down, and a forest of limestone blades called the tsingy. It is a country […]
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Andasibe-Mantadia is the most visited rainforest in Madagascar, about four hours’ drive east of the capital, and the easiest place to meet the indri, the largest living lemur. Their haunting, whale-like calls carry for kilometres through the misty forest at dawn, and with a guide you can often get close to a family group in […]
Ranomafana National Park
Ranomafana National Park, in the south-eastern highlands, is a UNESCO-listed rainforest of steep hills, rivers and hot springs. It was created in 1991, soon after the discovery of the golden bamboo lemur, and is one of the best places in Madagascar for lemurs and birds. The name means hot water in Malagasy. Walks lead through […]
South Luangwa National Park
South Luangwa is the birthplace of the walking safari, and one of the finest wildlife parks in Africa. The Luangwa River winds through the valley in great loops, leaving oxbow lagoons that fill with hippos and crocodiles, and the dry-season bush is packed with animals that depend on the river. The park has one of […]