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Everything we build into a safari

Ten activities, spread across our sixteen destinations. Every "What To Do" section on a destination page links back to one of these.

Built around what you actually do all day

A destination tells you where. An activity tells you what your day actually looks like once you're there, and that's the harder thing to get right.

Every itinerary we plan is assembled from the ten activities below, in whatever mix suits your dates, fitness level and interests. Gorilla trekking anchors most Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo trips, but the same traveler might add a boat safari, a cultural visit and a mountain climb to the same two weeks, each one planned with the same level of detail as the last.

Each activity page covers what to actually expect, which of our sixteen destinations it's offered in, and how it's usually combined with the rest of a trip.

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Gorilla sitting in the undergrowth Planning a Bwindi gorilla trek

All Ten Activities

Pick one to anchor your trip, or combine several into a single itinerary.

Gorilla looking out from the forestBwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla Trekking

A forest hike to spend an hour with a habituated gorilla family in Uganda, Rwanda or DR Congo.

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Elephant walking past a bushKibale Forest National Park

Chimpanzee Trekking

Track chimpanzees on foot through Kibale and Nyungwe, two of East Africa's best primate sites.

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Giraffes on a wide plainMaasai Mara National Reserve

Game Drives

4x4 safaris across open savannah and floodlit waterholes, the classic African wildlife encounter.

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Lion on the plainsKazinga Channel, Uganda

Boat & Canoe Safaris

Boat cruises and mokoro canoe trips, a slower, water level view of Africa's wildlife.

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San hunters walking through golden grassMundari cattle camp, South Sudan

Cultural & Community Visits

Direct time with the communities who call these landscapes home, led by community members.

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Colourful sulphur formations of the DanakilNyiragongo Volcano, DR Congo

Mountain & Volcano Climbing

An overnight hike to a lava lake, or a sunrise climb up towering red dunes.

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Vultures at a carcassNile wetlands, Uganda

Birding

Over 1,060 recorded species in Uganda alone, and dense wetland birdlife across East Africa.

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Seals on the Atlantic coastGulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti

Diving & Snorkeling

Whale shark snorkeling in Djibouti and some of the least dived Red Sea reef off Port Sudan.

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Giant tortoise on a forest floorZanzibar East Coast

Beach & Coastal Relaxation

A few days of decompression after a wildlife heavy trip, before you fly home.

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Portrait of a man in a felt hatLaas Geel, Somaliland

Rock Art & Heritage Sites

Ancient rock art and archaeological sites that see a fraction of the visitors similar sites draw.

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