16 Days Under The Stars

You’ll be met by a Luxury Africa Tours representative at Entebbe airport. He will assist you with check in for your onward flight to the Kihihi airstrip and transfer you to Sanctuary Forest Gorilla Camp, enjoy your leisurely evening.

Today, trek through the park’s dense vegetation; Vehicles have never penetrated this forest, and trekking can be a bit challenging with steep ascents and tangled trails. Trekking through dense forest with steep slopes means that participants do need to be physically fit however gorilla trekking groups are assigned on fitness levels, so you can request a shorter or longer hike dependent on your preferences. In a group of 8, you’ll set off in the jungle and your guides use their experience, knowledge of the gorillas’ habits and information from the previous day to locate them. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them. Keep your camera in silence and observe a 8 meters’ distance. It is worth the slight physical discomforts, though, for the reward of a face-to-face encounter with one of the most endangered animals on the planet. Observe their subtle social interactions and remarkable behaviors closely resembling our own.

Psychologists say that experiencing an activity more than once is more memorable than a single event. With backed lunch, set off from the same trailhead this morning, but walk towards a different habituated gorilla troop.  Remember each gorilla group has different behaviors so expect something unique from this group, from the number and makeup of individuals to their behavior and social structure.  At the camp and end your long day of gorilla trekking by a spa treatment, a natural enhancement of the gorilla experience and a chance for your mind to fully absorb the magnitude of your wonderful spiritual encounter; allowing your body and mind to blend with the natural surroundings, whilst recalling those magical moments in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest.

After breakfast, drive to Kihihi Airstrip and fly to Murchison falls National Park. You will be met by your guide and proceed to the Lodge Check in at Para Safari Lodge.

Murchison Falls offers an excellent diversity of wildlife. Game drive where you will finally spot several mammals including warthogs, antelope, lions, hyenas, giraffes and primates among others, a boat cruise offers excellent safari viewing to and from the falls, witness up-close the teeming hippo and crocodile populations on the river as well as a plethora of animals and birdlife on the river banks. Hot air balloon rewarded you with an aerial view of the Savannah below teaming with all kinds of wildlife, including large numbers of animals that crowd the Banks of the great Nile. You finish off with a special bush breakfast and a bottle of Champagne.

After breakfast fly to Entebbe International Airport and connect with your flight to Nairobi. You will be welcomed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Luxury Africa representative and you’ll be driven to Hemingway’s for check in.

After breakfast, you’ll be drive to Wilson Airport and fly to Manda airport, you’ll be met by meet and greet team who will take you to The Red Pepper House by motorboat, which takes around 10 minutes.

Escape into luxurious serenity to relax and restore body and mind. Experience a magical night that is truly out of this world; at half past five in the afternoon, the pier, the beach or the dune are transformed into magical places from which to watch the African sunset, with the beautiful play of light upon the water, whilst listening to the sounds of Africa. Enjoy a romantic dinner on a Dhow in the middle of the sea, under the stars, in the private boma of your Nyumba, around the pool, on the seashore or wherever you prefer. Trip around the island, cross the canals and visit Matandoni (a traditional village on the seashore, where the Dhows are built, along with Jamwi handicrafts and savor the fish of the day onboard or on a deserted beach.

After a breakfast, you will travel by boat and meet your drive on the shore. He will transfer you to Diani Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Jomo kenyatta International Airport and connect with your international flight