Eight days pairing the savannah drama of the Masai Mara with a gorilla trek in Bwindi, with a balloon flight, bush flights and a Batwa or lake canoe day.
This short honeymoon pairs two of East Africa’s great experiences. You begin in the Masai Mara with game drives and a sunrise balloon flight, then fly to Uganda for a day with a habituated mountain gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Bush flights keep the road time low, so most of your days are spent on the safari itself. The last full day is quiet: either a walk with the Batwa or a canoe trip on Lake Mutanda.
Kenya & Uganda
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 guide meets you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and takes you to your hotel for a private candlelit dinner on the deck.
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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 from Wilson Airport over the Rift Valley to the Mara. After lunch at your tented camp, set out on a private game drive in an open-sided 4×4 to look for lions, elephants, buffalo and rhino.
Overnight
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.
Head out when the predators are most active to watch lions hunt or cheetah scanning from a termite mound. Lunch is a private champagne picnic under an acacia. In the afternoon, follow the Mara River for hippos and crocodiles, and from July to October the migration.
Overnight
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 for a bush breakfast. Then fly back to Nairobi and connect to Entebbe, where you check in to your hotel and relax by the pool.
Overnight
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.
After breakfast, a short bush flight takes you over the countryside to the Bwindi area. Check in at your lodge, have lunch, and enjoy a couples massage to the sounds of the forest.
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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.
After the ranger briefing you are assigned a habituated family that matches your fitness. Trek through the misty forest, then spend one hour with the gorillas. Return to the lodge to rest.
Overnight
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.
Choose a guided walk with the Batwa to learn how they lived in the forest, or a drive to Lake Mutanda for a quiet canoe ride beneath the Virunga volcanoes. Tonight is your celebration dinner.
Overnight
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.
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip and fly to Entebbe to connect with your flight home.
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.
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
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.
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
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$11,020 | US$9,340 | US$8,780 | US$8,780 | US$8,780 | US$8,780 | Get quote |
| Low season (Mar to May, Nov) | US$9,680 | US$8,200 | US$7,708 | US$7,708 | US$7,708 | US$7,708 | 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 per person (US$800), the balloon flight and 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. For the gorilla trek you need sturdy waterproof boots, long trousers and sleeves, gardening gloves and a light rain jacket. Porters can be hired locally.
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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