Uganda Expedition Itinerary

• Itinerary for the Uganda-Kenya Expedition (July)
  • Day 1: Arrive at Nairobi Airport where you will be met by an African Impact representative and taken to your campsite and group meeting area. Once the whole group is assembled our guides will present you with important orientation information and further details relating to your expedition.
  • Day 2: Today our journey will take us up onto the edge of the breathtaking Rift Valley, where we can stop to take in the impressive scenery and to barter for some Kenyan souvenirs. Continuing northwards we will enjoy great views of Mount Longonot until we finally reach Lake Naivasha, where we will stop to enjoy some of its famous hot pies for lunch. The wildlife around the lake is dominated by plains game, which we can enjoy seeing in this beautiful part of Kenya along whilst partaking in optional activities such as hippo safaris, fishing, horse riding safaris, game walks in the beautiful crater lake reserve or mountain biking in the scenic Hell's Gate National Park.
  • Day 3: More exploration of Lake Naivasha.
  • Days 4-6: We head off to Eldoret en route to Uganda. We will stop for the night at Naiberi River Camp, just outside Eldoret. We leave early the next day, crossing the border into Uganda, where the landscape changes dramatically. Red soils and tropical vegetation dominate the surroundings and massive forests overhang the road. We should reach Jinja by lunch time, when we will set up camp near Bujagali Falls on the River Nile. High on its banks we will be spoiled with an amazing view of the mighty river that finds it source only a few kilometers upstream in Lake Victoria.
  • Days 7-11: The next few days will be filled with experiences unique to this delightful corner of Africa. Here we will have the opportunity to get involved with Softpower, a non-profit organisation doing aid work in the schools in the local rural community. Our collaboration with this local charity means that you will be welcomed to assist with their vital school and community refurbishment work, or even just to spend time with the children at one of the orphanages they are involved with.
  • Days 12-14: We will visit the source of the Nile and indulge in the unbelievably sweet pineapples and mangoes from the local market. This is the adventure capital of East Africa with a range of optional activities to excite the senses and get your adrenaline going. To name a few there is Grade 5 white water rafting and kayaking on the Nile itself; bungee jumping and a four wheeler tour of the rural communities settled along the banks of the Nile
  • Days 15-18: Back to work!! We will continue with our previous goals and tasks of building and community work.
  • Day 19: Depart Jinja and head for Kisumu in Western Kenya where we will overnight before beginning our drive through the Maasai Mara the following day.
  • Day 20: Arrive in the Maasai Mara with your binoculars ready and eyes peeled for first sightings of the Big 5 or the starting line-up of migrating wildebeest across the Serengetti River to the South. We will be camping near a river on these wildlife-filled plains.
  • Days 21-22: Our guides will take you through the Maasai Mara National Parks were Big 5 sightings are not uncommon, and at this time of the year you should have the privilege of seeing the start of the Great Migration, as animals in the hundreds of thousands cross into the Park from Tanzania to the South. You will also have the chance to take to the air in a balloon ride that offers 360 degree aerial views over the magnificent savannah plains.
  • Day 23: Depart from Maasai Mara and head for Nairobi. Shop for curios and prepare to bid farewell to Kenya… Fly home this evening or on the following morning.

Please note that all the community work will be supervised by local builders and our African Impact project staff. We will set certain goals for the refurbishment work, which we will expect all the passengers to take part in achieving. Whilst African Impact will make every effort to supply our passengers and experienced staff with all the equipment that is required to make this trip as comfortable and enjoyable as possible, it is necessary that you have an above average level of physical fitness and ability to cope in warm weather if you wish to take part in this expedition – as well as a very real sense of adventure and a sense of humour when it comes to camping out in the bush and in wilderness areas!