Border Information: If joining the trip in Nairobi, you will most likely enter Kenya at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA code: NBO). Welcome to Kenya! There will be a group meeting at the joining hotel at 6:00pm. Please do not be alarmed if there is no welcome note, as this will often be a travelling day for the crew who will be joining you. Please note that many of the options listed below will only be possible for those with extra time in Nairobi before the start of your trip with us - please contact the  Sales team if you would like to book pre-tour accommodation with us to have extra time exploring Nairobi.  Hotel for the night: Wildebeest Eco Camp Wildebeest Eco Camp 151 Mokoyeti Road West Karen Nairobi Kenya +254 7347 70733  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Visit to the David Sheldrick Animal Orphanage...

After an early breakfast we will make our way to Gilgil, where we will visit the Saidia Children's Home - a Dragoman-supported home for orphaned children from the area. From there, we will make our way to Nakuru, our base for tomorrow's excursion into Nakuru National Park. If we make good time on the drive we may have the opportunity to take a walk around the working dairy farm where our campsite is, and to visit a local women's knitting collective. In Nakuru we will stay at a beautiful and well equipped campsite located on a dairy farm on the outskirts of town. Estimated Drive Time - 4-5 hours (please note that all drive times given here are the approximate number of hours that the truck will be in motion only, and does not include any time taken for coffee or lunch stops, border crossings, photo stops, activities en rou...

This morning we head into Nakuru National Park for an included half-day game drive in local safari trucks. Nakuru is a beautiful park with a large lake and many forested areas - it is teeming with wildlife and there is an excellent chance to see both black and white rhinos. We will most likely have lunch in the area before driving on to Kericho this afternoon, where there is an optional tour around a nearby tea plantation. In Kericho we will stay at a well equipped campsite.  Estimated Drive Time - 3-4 hours. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Head out on a guided walk of a tea plantation in Kericho in Western Kenya : KES 200 INCLUDED ACTIVITIES  Take a safari in 4x4 vans in the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park : Included in Kitty About Kericho: Kericho is one of the larger towns in the western highlands of Kenya. Its locati...

" Day 4 to 5 " Border Information: Exit Kenya at Busia, enter Uganda at Busia. Today we have a full day's drive across the border into Uganda as we travel to Jinja, the adventure capital of East Africa! Estimated Drive Time - 9-10 hours. On the following day we will have a free day to get involved in the many optional adventure activities available here, such as white water rafting, bungee jumping and boat trips on the White Nile! In Jinja we will stay at a well equipped campsite.  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Activity Approximate Cost Head out for a full day of white water rafting on the White Nile near Jinja : USD 125 Go bungee jumping above the Nile at our campsite in Jinja : USD 115 Go on a boat trip to discover the source of the Nile where the river outflows from Lake Victoria : USD 15 Head out on an adventure activi...

Today we continue our journey and head north to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary close to the town of Nakitoma. Here we will have the chance to track rhinos on foot with a local ranger! In Nakitoma we will stay in a well equipped campsite within the Rhino Sanctuary. Estimated Drive Time - 6-7 hours.  OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Rhino tracking at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary : USD 40  About Nakitoma: The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary near Nakitoma was created to reintroduce the rhinoceros to Uganda, which had previously been extinct there since 1982. The 70 square-kilometre sanctuary in pristine bush country is currently home to the only wild rhinos in Uganda. The sanctuary's long-term goal is to build a sustainable rhino population and relocate rhinos back to their original habitat in Uganda's protected areas. In addition to the rhino-breeding ...

Today we continue to Kaniyo Pabidi in the Budongo Forest, in the southern part of the Murchison Falls National Park. Here we will head out for our included chimpanzee tracking walk in the afternoon! Please note that for conservation reasons the maximum group size to track the chimpanzees is 12 people, so if we have a large group we will split in half, one half going on the walk this afternoon and the other half going tomorrow morning. In Kaniyo Pabidi we will stay in basic dorm rooms in a small lodge in the Budongo Forest. Estimated Drive Time - 3-4 hours.  INCLUDED ACTIVITIES  Trek on foot in the Budongo Forest in search of habituated chimpanzees : Included in Kitty OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Bird watching tour in Ziwa searching for shoe bills  : USD 35  About Kaniyo Pabidi: Kaniyo Pabidi is an eco-tourism site within...

" Day 8 to 9" If we had to split the group for chimpanzee tracking, the other half of the group will head out for the walk this morning. When we are ready to continue, we will drive to the central region of Murchison Falls National Park to reach our campsite. Estimated Drive Time - 2-3 hours (to the campsite). On the next day, we will head out early in the truck for a included morning of game driving around the northern area of the National Park - we will take a local vehicle barge to get over the Nile and pick up a ranger to show us around in search of wildlife! We will return to our campsite for lunch, and then embark on an included launch cruise on the Nile to spot wildlife from the water and to see the spectacularly-powerful Murchison Falls. In Murchison Falls National Park we will stay in a well equipped campsite at ...

Today we have a full day's drive back south to Kampala, where we will have a night stop in a well equipped campsite in the southern suburbs of the city. Estimated Drive Time - 8-9 hours. About Kampala: Kampala is the capital of Uganda. This city was practically destroyed in the civil wars and political disturbance in the 1980s, but it is now rebuilt and reorganised. It is a friendly city, with a lively buzz and a bustling centre.

" Day 11 to 12 " Over the next 2 days we will continue travelling south through Uganda to reach Lake Bunyonyi, home to some of the most picturesque scenery in the whole of the country, where we will hopefully get the opportunity to explore the lake by boat and admire the surrounding landscape. En route we will split the drive with a night stop in either Mbarara or Kabale, which both have decent campsites that we can use. We will also cross the Equator and stop for the mandatory photos en route! In Lake Bunyonyi we stay in a well equipped campsite. Estimated Drive Times - 7-8 hours each day. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES  Take a trip in a motorboat to explore the scenery of Lake Bunyoni : UGX 12000 Head out on a guided walk around the scenic Lake Bunyoni, or to local villages in the area : USD 10 Hire a dugout canoe to explo...

" Day 13 to 14 " Border Information: Exit Uganda at Katuna, enter Rwanda at Gatuna. Leaving Uganda behind, we cross the border into the stunning country of Rwanda. We will first travel to the capital city of Kigali, where we will have an included visit to the incredibly moving Genocide Memorial. After this we will drive the short distance to Ruhengeri (also known as Musanze), the gateway to the Volcanoes National Park, where we will spend the next 2 nights. Estimated Drive Time - 10 hours (allowing for 5 hours driving, 2 hours at the border and 3 hours at the Kigali Genocide Museum). On the next day, we will go on what is undoubtedly the highlight of the trip - trekking to see the Mountain Gorillas in their natural forest habitat. This region is one of the last remaining sanctuaries for the mountain gorilla. No more t...

Border Information: Exit Rwanda at Cyanika, enter Uganda at Cyanika. Today we have a free morning in Ruhengeri before heading out of Rwanda, crossing back into Uganda to camp in the town of Kabale. In Kabale we will stay in a well equipped campsite. Estimated Drive Time - 4-5 hours. 

This morning we travel to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, beautifully set between the Great Rift Valley lakes of Lake Edward and Lake George, undertaking a game drive on our way to the campsite. After lunch we will take an included boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, well-known for pelicans, eagles and other wonderful bird life as well as its healthy population of hippos. During our time in the park we also hope to see elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, Ugandan kobs and water bucks. In Queen Elizabeth National Park we will camp at a basic campsite with drop toilets inside the park. Your leader will explain the basic safety aspects of camping in an unfenced area amongst the wildlife upon arrival. Estimated Drive Time - 5-6 hours.  INCLUDED ACTIVITIES  Take a boat trip through the Kazinga Channel in Queen Eliza...

" Day 17 to 18 " Over the next 2 days we will travel back to the east through Kampala to Jinja. We will take a short game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park on our way out in the morning. We will most likely split the drive with a night stop in Mbarara, but if the road conditions improve on a different road then we may go via the western town of Fort Portal instead. Both Mbarara and Fort Portal have decent campsites to stay in. Either way, we will reach Jinja by the second evening and enjoy a night relaxing at the same campsite as earlier in the trip. Estimated Drive Times - 6-7 hours each day. 

Border Information: Exit Uganda at Malaba, enter Kenya at Malaba. Today we travel back into Kenya and visit the town of Eldoret, where we will stay in an excellent campsite at Naiberi River just outside of town. There will be the possibility of an Indian buffet meal at our campsite tonight. Estimated Drive Time - 7-9 hours. 

Today we will make our way back to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where we will stay again in our well equipped campsite situated in the suburb of Karen. Estimated Drive Time - 6-7 hours. 

Border Information: if you are leaving the trip in Nairobi, you will most likely exit Kenya at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA code: NBO). Today is this is the final day of this section - if you are leaving here (or continuing northbound with us to Ethiopia) you will have a free day in Nairobi. If you are continuing your trip with us southbound to wards Tanzania then there will a new group meeting at 10:00am for the next section of your journey, before heading away from Nairobi - your leader will give you detailed instructions about this. Today is the end day for passengers finishing their trip in Nairobi. Please note there is no accommodation included on the trip tonight - please contact the Dragoman Sales team if you are interested in booking extra nights of accommodation in order to fully explore and ta...