Experience Uganda & Rwanda Gorillas, Chimps & Big 5 (Exclusively Private)

This is a fast-moving private journey through Uganda and Rwanda, built around the region's big wildlife draws: mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, and the Big 5. You'll cover serious ground in eight days, moving between national parks with a private guide throughout.

Expect early starts and long drives between parks, with the reward being genuine face-to-face time with gorillas in Bwindi and chimps in Nyungwe, plus open-vehicle game drives and a channel cruise thrown in. It's a lot of ground for a week, so this suits travellers who want the highlight reel rather than a slow wander.

Being private means the pace and stops are shaped around your group alone, with no other travellers to coordinate around.

What you'll do

• Trek to see mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Track chimpanzees on foot in Rwanda's Nyungwe National Park
• Game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Cruise the Kazinga Channel for hippos, elephants and birdlife
• Visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to see white rhinos on foot
• Hike to Dian Fossey's tomb in Volcanoes National Park