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Days 8 & 9 Uganda – Gorilla Trekking

Another border crossing and we enter Uganda and encounter more stunning scenery as we headed through the hills towards Kisoro. As the Virunga mountains came into view we all knew what that means – Gorilla trekking! With only 800 mountain … Continue reading

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Day 7 Nyakhanazi – Kigali

We headed out of Tanzania and crossed into Rwanda – one of the most fascinating countries I’ve ever visited. Even the border crossing is scenic with a river and small waterfall which was gushing from the recent rains. In this, … Continue reading

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Day 4 Serengeti – Grumeti

Today we continued our game drive through the Serengeti, whilst some of the passengers opted to go soaring above the ‘endless plains’ on a hot air balloon ride. Their experience included enjoying a champagne breakfast get the ride gave them … Continue reading

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Day 3 Ngorongoro – Serengeti

As if the previous night wasn’t wild enough, as we ate breakfast the next morning kites swooped down and took the toast right from our hands! We were all laughing at sharing our brekkie with the wildlife! Following breakfast we … Continue reading

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Day 25 Ngorogoro Crater

We descended into the Ngorongoro Crater in 4 x 4 safari vehicles for our last day of game drives on the Simba Sounds. It was another amazing day with sightings of elephant, rhino, buffalo, loads of antelope and flamingos. As … Continue reading

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Days 21 – 22 The Grumeti

We waved goodbye to the Lake for the last time and looked forward to the next few days of game drives in the Tanzanian Parks.  Things got off to an excellent start as we chanced upon a very pregnant Cheetah … Continue reading

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Days 16 – 20 Rwanda

On leaving Uganda everyone had Gorillas on the brain. We crossed the “thousand hills” of Rwanda, where the group got up close and personal with our Gorilla relatives. One group of trekkers got closer than most when a blackback came … Continue reading

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Days 7 – 15 Uganda

From Kenya we hit the Pearl of Africa (Uganda), and its adrenaline capital, Jinja. Rafting the Nile was a hit in more ways than one, with one slightly broken hand in the group.  Cruising the Kazinga channel for hippos and … Continue reading

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Days 1 – 6 Kenya

The action packed adventure begins, with no shortage of game drives and adrenaline pumping activities ahead of us. Our luck started at the very beginning, in the Masai Mara, where we saw six cheetahs, elephants, all sorts of antelope and … Continue reading

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Day 8 – Arusha

Happy Birthday Chris!! Today we left Nairobi and along the way we picked up another six entrepid adventurers.  The group  just got a whole lot bigger.  We drove south through the Kenyan country side until we reached the Tanzanian border.  Border … Continue reading

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