Virunga Gorilla Sanctuary
Kigali → Volcanoes National Park → Kigali
Climb through bamboo on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes for an hour in the company of a mountain gorilla family, then return to a fireside lodge facing the peaks.
Kenya5 days
Mara Migration Camp
Kigali ✈ Nairobi ✈ Masai Mara
- Duration
- 5 days
- Best months
- Jul–Oct
- Herd size
- 1.5 million+ wildebeest
The journey
Fly from Kigali into a private conservancy camp for the Great Migration, with river crossings, open vehicles and a dawn balloon over the plains.
Day by day
Day 1
Fly to the Mara
Kigali to Nairobi, then a light aircraft straight onto the airstrip near camp.
Day 2
Following the herds
Full day with a packed lunch, positioned for crossings on the Mara River.
Day 3
Balloon at dawn
Optional hot-air balloon flight with a bush breakfast where you land.
Day 4
Conservancy day
Walking safari with Maasai guides and a night drive, only possible in the conservancies.
Day 5
Fly out
Light aircraft back to Nairobi to connect home or back to Kigali.
Included
- Return flights from Kigali
- Tented camp, all-inclusive
- Conservancy fees
- Game drives
- Walking safari and night drive
Optional experiences
Add any of these to your enquiry and we will build them into your days.
More journeys
Combine or compare
Rwanda, End to End
Kigali → Nyungwe → Lake Kivu → Volcanoes → Akagera
The whole country in one unhurried loop: chimpanzees in ancient montane forest, island-dotted Lake Kivu, gorillas in the Virungas and Big Five savannah in Akagera.
Bwindi & the Kazinga Channel
Kigali → Bwindi → Queen Elizabeth NP → Entebbe
Cross overland from Rwanda into the mist of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, then down to the Ishasha plains, home of the tree-climbing lions.
No journeys match that combination yet. Ask us for a tailor-made route.
