East Africa Grand Tour (Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda)

Welcome at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by your Vines representative. Transfer to boutique Nairobi hotel for briefing dinner with your safari coordinator — a full walk-through of the fourteen-day journey ahead across three great African nations.

Morning drive south to Amboseli National Park (4 hours). Afternoon game drive with — on a clear day — matchless views of Mount Kilimanjaro rising above the plains. Sundowner beside a swamp as elephants come to drink.

Dawn and afternoon game drives focused on Amboseli's celebrated 'big tusker' elephants — some of the most photographed animals in Africa. Sundowner on Observation Hill for the classic Amboseli photograph.

Bush flight via Nairobi to the Masai Mara. Afternoon game drive in Kenya's most iconic reserve — Big Five country with the highest lion density in Africa.

Full-day exploration of the Mara Triangle and river frontage — depending on season, position for wildebeest crossings, cheetah hunts, or predator activity. Bush lunch and sundowners on the plains.

Cross-border bush flight into the Serengeti (1 hour). Afternoon game drive as the endless plains unfold — the Serengeti feels like the very definition of Africa.

All-day game viewing following the Great Migration. Bush breakfast, picnic lunch. Sundowner on a kopje as the Southern Cross rises overhead.

Scenic transfer to the Ngorongoro crater rim with a stop at Olduvai Gorge — the 'cradle of humanity'. Sundowners on the rim as the crater floor 600m below turns purple with dusk.

Dawn descent into the crater — six unhurried hours amidst the highest wildlife density in Africa: black rhino, maned lion prides, thousands of wildebeest and zebra, flamingos on the soda lake.

Fly via Kilimanjaro or Nairobi to Entebbe, Uganda. Overnight at a lakeside boutique hotel — the switch to the humid forests and rich colours of Uganda begins.

Bush flight west to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Afternoon Kazinga Channel boat cruise — dozens of elephants, buffalo, and hippo at the water's edge, plus 350+ bird species including shoebill storks and African skimmers.

Morning game drive on the Kasenyi Plains searching for tree-climbing lions, then transfer south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (5 hours). Evening briefing at your gorilla-country eco-lodge as the mist rolls in.

Early morning ranger briefing at UWA HQ. Trek into Bwindi's ancient forest for one magical hour with a habituated mountain gorilla family — the emotional pinnacle of the journey. Afternoon Batwa cultural experience with the forest's original inhabitants.

Morning bush flight from Kihihi back to Entebbe for evening international departure. Day-room available for a shower and repack.