Africa’s Greatest Hits

Mwiba Lodge / Courtesy of Legendary Expeditions

January-February 2025

Here’s a rough trip outline based on our conversation:

Day 1: Depart Newark for Cape Town in the evening.

Day 2: Arrive in Cape Town around 5 pm. Transfer to your hotel and have dinner.

The Cape Town waterfront

Day 3: Take a day to relax and explore the city. You could take a food tour or explore on your own.

Day 4: Catch a car down the coast to a shark dive outfitter in the morning. Dive in the afternoon.

Shark diving at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve / Courtesy of Grootbos luxury South Africa Beach resort
Shark diving at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve / Courtesy of Grootbos

Day 5: Take a morning hike or walk to the beach. Transfer to the airport for an overnight flight to Kilimanjaro via Nairobi on Kenya Airways (9hr).

Day 6: If you arrive in the morning, take a helicopter flight to Mwiba Lodge in the Southern Serengeti. If later, you can overnight at Mwiba Lodge. Spend the next few days on safari.

Mwiba Lodge / Courtesy of Legendary Expeditions

Day 7: Safari

Day 8: Safari

Day 9: Safari

Day 10: Fly from Mwiba Airstrip to either Kilimanjaro or Seronera (1hr), and from there, catch a flight to Entebbe, Uganda (1hr). Overnight in Entebbe.

Day 11: Fly (1hr) to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and your gorilla lodge – possibly Bwindi Lodge.

Day 12: Wake up early for a Gorilla Trek and spend a special hour with an acclimated gorilla family.

Gorilla trekking in Uganda / Courtesy of Volcanoes Safaris
Gorilla trekking in Uganda / Courtesy of Volcanoes Safaris

Day 13: Transfer back to Entebbe for your flight home.

Day 14: Fly back to New York via Addis Ababa or Europe.