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.
Tanzania7 days
Serengeti & the Crater
Arusha ✈ Central Serengeti → Ngorongoro → Arusha
- Duration
- 7 days
- Best months
- Jun–Oct · Jan–Feb calving
- Crater depth
- about 600 m
The journey
Granite kopjes, big cats and endless grass in the Serengeti, then a descent onto the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Day by day
Day 1
Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International and settle into a coffee-farm lodge.
Day 2
Into the Serengeti
Light aircraft to the central Seronera valley.
Days 3–4
Serengeti
Two full days of game drives among the kopjes, known for lion, leopard and cheetah.
Day 5
Ngorongoro highlands
Drive to the crater rim through Maasai grazing lands.
Day 6
Crater floor
Early descent for a full day on the crater floor.
Day 7
Depart
Return to Arusha for your onward flight.
Included
- Internal flights
- Private safari vehicle and guide
- Luxury camps and lodges
- Crater and park fees
- Airport transfers
Optional experiences
Add any of these to your enquiry and we will build them into your days.
More journeys
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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.
