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Uganda, Rwanda & Tanzania

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Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania together form one of Africa's most compelling travel regions, spanning the Great Rift Valley, the Albertine Highlands, and the vast Serengeti plains. The area is world-renowned for gorilla and chimpanzee trekking in the rainforests of Bwindi, Volcanoes National Park, and Kibale, drawing wildlife enthusiasts from across the globe. Tanzania adds the iconic Serengeti wildebeest migration, the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, and the spice-scented shores of Zanzibar to the mix. Travellers come here for bucket-list safari experiences, extraordinary biodiversity, and a rich tapestry of cultures across the Bantu, Nilotic, and Swahili peoples of East Africa.

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Uganda, Rwanda & Tanzania · 14 days

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Gorillas & Game Parks: Self-Launched East Africa

A DIY version of Absolute Africa's 14-day overland truck tour from Kampala to Arusha, covering the same headline experiences — mountain gorillas in Bwindi, chimpanzees in Kalinzu, the Kazinga Channel boat cruise, Kigali's Genocide Memorial, Lake Victoria, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater — but built from local buses, shared shuttles, matatus and self-booked guesthouses. The big difference from the truck tour: you use tourist shuttle buses and a short domestic flight instead of 8-12 hour drive days, and you join small budget safari groups in Arusha rather than sleeping in a tent on a truck. The gorilla permit (~£615, or £470 off-peak in Uganda) is the single biggest cost and must be booked directly with Uganda Wildlife Authority months ahead. All figures are rough budget-traveller estimates in GBP, excluding international flights.

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