A gloriously rare chance to hobnob with
two of our closest primate relatives
in their homelands, Visiting the Primates of
Tanzania and Rwanda is possible — especially
in a just-over-two-week time frame — because
of our use of private aircraft, which zips us
about in ease, comfort, and great safari-from-
the-air beauty, with much control
over our schedule (the only thing we don’t
control is where we’ll spend the night; but
leaving early for our next destination or
extending our stay until later in the day
is ever possible).
We begin in earnest in Katavi, one of the wildest and most remote parks in Africa (or the world). Our camp in this secluded bit of old Africa in Tanzania’s far west is set on an elevated vantage point above dense woodland, with wonderful views across the Chada Plain. Home to the last great herds of buffalo on the continent, Katavi is packed with elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles, and hippos, an African panoply second to none. Now farther west to the shores of Lake Tanganyika (the world’s second-deepest lake), where we will pay cheery visits to the planet’s largest chimpanzee population, which resides in the Mahale Mountains near our camp, the sublime Greystoke Mahale. We fly north along the shores of the immense rift lake to Rwanda’s lush Virunga volcanoes and the three national parks that are home to 350 or so mountain gorillas. We’ll also do some volcano climbing and make a pilgrimage to the grave of the great champion of gorillas, Dian Fossey. We wind up this air and land safari with a couple of days in the Serengeti and the Olduvai Gorge, from which our branch of the primate family began its long journey to the ends of the earth.
We begin in earnest in Katavi, one of the wildest and most remote parks in Africa (or the world). Our camp in this secluded bit of old Africa in Tanzania’s far west is set on an elevated vantage point above dense woodland, with wonderful views across the Chada Plain. Home to the last great herds of buffalo on the continent, Katavi is packed with elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, crocodiles, and hippos, an African panoply second to none. Now farther west to the shores of Lake Tanganyika (the world’s second-deepest lake), where we will pay cheery visits to the planet’s largest chimpanzee population, which resides in the Mahale Mountains near our camp, the sublime Greystoke Mahale. We fly north along the shores of the immense rift lake to Rwanda’s lush Virunga volcanoes and the three national parks that are home to 350 or so mountain gorillas. We’ll also do some volcano climbing and make a pilgrimage to the grave of the great champion of gorillas, Dian Fossey. We wind up this air and land safari with a couple of days in the Serengeti and the Olduvai Gorge, from which our branch of the primate family began its long journey to the ends of the earth.
Days 1-2: USA to Dar es Salaam • Day 3: fly to
Katavi • Day 4: Katavi • Day 5: fly to Mahale National
Park • Days 6-7: Mahale National Park • Day 8: fly to
Rwanda and Parc National des Volcans • Day 9: gorilla
trekking in the Parc National des Volcans • Day 10: drive to Mount Gahinga • Day 11: climb Muhavura
or Gahlinga Volcano, visit Dian Fossey’s gravesite • Day
12: fly to the Serengeti • Day 13: visit the Olduvai
Gorge • Day 14: fly to Kilimanjaro Airport and on to
Europe • Day 15: arrive in Europe and fly onward.
Visiting the Primates of Tanzania and Rwanda by Private Air
Trip Details
Departures:
15 Days
Activity Type:
Safari
Trip Price:From $19,000
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15 DaysActivity Type:
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Trip Price:
From $19,000
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