With everything from plunging rainforests that tumble into magnificent waterfalls to vast plains teeming with elephants and lions, and from misty mountain slopes where gorillas tread, Uganda and Rwanda certainly has it all! For the best gorilla and chimpanzee treks in Africa and so much more, there really is no region to compare.

For ultimate mountain gorilla trekking experience visit Bwindi National Park in Uganda or Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

For chimpanzee trekking, visit Kibale and Nyungwe National Parks in Uganda & Rwanda respectively. An African safari traversing this enormous range of topography, from savannnah to deep jungle is quite simply a dream.

Uganda – Bwindi National Park

It is the 'Land of the Gorillas'. Situated in SW Uganda, Bwindi National Park in Uganda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is best known as one of East Africa's premier

It is home to one of Africa's most important populations of endangered mountain gorilla and is also one of the most species-rich forests in Africa. This is a pristine, ancient tropical forest and trekking through it to the gorilla families is a highlight and the highlight of any Ugandan trip for most travellers. As a ‘premier birding destination’ Bwindi also offers over 340 bird species, including many Albertine and Ethiopian endemics, as well as forest mammals like forest hogs, bushbuck, duiker, together with many monkey species (including chimpanzees).

Uganda – Queen Elizabeth National Park Safaris

To describe Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari as "the most beautiful reserve in Africa" is to do it a disservice.

Lions are also often seen in the southern sector around the Ishasha escarpment – renowned for its tree-climbing lions.

Uganda – Kibale Forest National Park - 'The Primates' Destination'

Regarded as the finest chimpanzee trekking centre in Africa, Kibale Forest National Park Uganda is a relatively small, pristine tropical rainforest which is a spectacular example of the most typical of Ugandan forest ecosystems. Kibale supports one of the greatest diversities of primates in Africa.

Uganda – Murchison Falls Safaris - 'The Classic African Experience'

Uganda’s largest national park offers a quintessential safari experience. Murchison Falls Safaris provide access to Uganda's largest protected area, and it is here that the River Nile is squeezed through a 7-meter wide gorge producing one of the world's most spectacular natural wonders - a blast of spray and sound! Game viewing here involves drives across a varied terrain providing opportunities to see elephants, giraffes, buffalos, a variety of antelope, lion, leopard, and a host of other mammals.

Rwanda – Nyungwe Forest NP Chimpanzee Trekking Experience

With Nyungwe National Park Chimpanzee Trekking visitors can experience East Africa’s last remaining extensive tract of mountain rainforest, trekking to see the remarkable chimpanzee. With one of the continent’s largest chimpanzee populations you will have ample opportunities to see the habituated troops whilst walking through the forests of Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park.

Rwanda – Volcanoes National Park - Gorillas, the Mountain

A vast area of volcanic landscape in north-western Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park Gorilla Tours are centered around a park that is home to a significant and vital population of endangered mountain gorillas and was the location for groundbreaking conservation work by Dian Fossey. Here, expeditions of trekkers visit a habituated family of mountain gorillas at close proximity within this dramatic mountain scenery and bamboo forest landscapes.