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Kidepo Valley Wilderness — 5 Days
Photo: Kateregga1 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Uganda
From
$1890/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Moderate

Kidepo Valley Wilderness — 5 Days

Uganda's most remote park — buffalo superherds + Karamoja cultural expeditions.

  • Scheduled charter or scheduled flight Entebbe–Kidepo–Entebbe (return)
  • 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and experienced naturalist guide throughout
  • 4 nights full-board accommodation at Apoka Safari Lodge or equivalent wilderness camp
Sipi Falls + Mount Elgon — 5 Days
Photo: Sandra Aceng / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Uganda
From
$1290/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Adventure & Active Moderate

Sipi Falls + Mount Elgon — 5 Days

Three-tier waterfall + UNESCO ancient caldera + Tuboi cave paintings + Arabica coffee.

  • Private 4×4 vehicle with experienced driver-guide for all transfers
  • 4 nights accommodation (Sipi lodge half-board on nights 1 and 4; mountain camp full-board on nights 2 and 3)
  • Mount Elgon National Park entry fees and camping fees
Selous / Nyerere Boat & Walking Safari — 4 Days
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanzania
From
$1640/pp
4 days / 3 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Selous / Nyerere Boat & Walking Safari — 4 Days

Africa's largest reserve — Rufiji River boat cruises, walking safaris, wild dogs.

  • Return scheduled light-aircraft flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Selous/Nyerere airstrip
  • 3 nights accommodation in a full-board tented bush camp
  • All meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout)
Ruaha — Wild Heart of Tanzania — 5 Days
Photo: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanzania
From
$2290/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Ruaha — Wild Heart of Tanzania — 5 Days

Remote southern flagship — 10% of the world's lions, 12,000 elephants, baobab canyons.

  • Return scheduled light-aircraft flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Ruaha Msembe airstrip
  • 4 nights full-board accommodation in a riverside tented camp
  • All game drives in a dedicated 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
Mahale Chimpanzee Expedition — 5 Days
Photo: Ryan Al Bishri rybkstudio / CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanzania
From
$3490/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Gorilla & Primate Trekking Challenging

Mahale Chimpanzee Expedition — 5 Days

Trek habituated chimps on the white-sand shore of Lake Tanganyika — reached only by air.

  • Return scheduled charter flights Arusha – Mahale via Safari Airlink (or equivalent)
  • 4 nights full-board accommodation at beachside camp (Greystoke Mahale or Kungwe Beach Lodge)
  • All chimpanzee tracking permits (unlimited tracking days during stay)
Pemba Island Diving Escape — 5 Days
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Tanzania
From
$1690/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Beach, Coast & Islands Moderate

Pemba Island Diving Escape — 5 Days

Zanzibar's uncrowded sister — pristine coral walls, flying foxes, clove-scented hills.

  • Return flights Zanzibar to Pemba and back (approximately 40-minute hop each way)
  • 4 nights half-board accommodation at a beach lodge (breakfast and dinner daily)
  • 3 two-tank boat dives with a certified local dive guide
Mafia Island Whale Sharks — 4 Days
Photo: Barlky / CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Tanzania
From
$1450/pp
4 days / 3 nights
Beach, Coast & Islands Easy

Mafia Island Whale Sharks — 4 Days

Snorkel with gentle 12-metre whale sharks in Chole Bay — October to February only.

  • Return scheduled flights Dar es Salaam ↔ Mafia Island (Kilindoni)
  • 3 nights full-board accommodation at beachfront lodge on Chole Bay
  • 2 guided whale shark snorkelling excursions by motorised boat (October–February season)
Great Migration River Crossing Special — 5 Days
Photo: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Kenya
From
$2190/pp
5 days / 4 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Great Migration River Crossing Special — 5 Days

July–October timing for the Mara River crossings — the herds, the crocs, the drama.

  • Airport/hotel transfers in Nairobi (arrival and departure)
  • Transport in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-top roof and window seats
  • Professional driver-guide specialising in the Migration