Uganda Gorillas & Kenya Wildlife

Welcome at Entebbe International Airport by your Vines representative. Transfer 15 minutes to lakeside boutique hotel for briefing dinner with your safari coordinator — a walk-through of the days ahead and answers to any last-minute questions.

Morning bush flight south to Kihihi airstrip (75 minutes), then short transfer to your eco-lodge on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Evening briefing at your lodge as the mist rolls in over the ancient rainforest. Early sleep — tomorrow is the day.

Early morning ranger briefing at UWA HQ. Trek into Bwindi's ancient forest with expert trackers to spend one magical hour with a habituated mountain gorilla family — an experience many describe as the pinnacle of a lifetime of travel. Afternoon Batwa cultural experience — meet the forest's original inhabitants and hear their story.

Morning bush flight from Kihihi via Kigali and Nairobi to the Masai Mara. Afternoon game drive on the Mara plains — the visual contrast with yesterday's misty rainforest is unforgettable.

Full-day game drives with picnic lunch — Big Five focus. Depending on season, position for wildebeest crossings, cheetah hunting behaviour, or predator activity. Sundowners on the plains.

Morning at the Mara River watching for wildebeest crossings and resident hippos. Afternoon visit to a Maasai manyatta for cultural exchange, traditional song, and warrior dance demonstrations.

Morning bush flight to Nairobi for onward international departure from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.