Experience

Cultural Experiences

History, faith and living traditions.

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From the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the castles of Gondar to Maasai and Samburu communities and Swahili towns on the coast, our cultural journeys are respectful, locally guided and full of meaningful encounters.

Ethiopia · Kenya

12-Day Ethiopia & Kenya Safari

Ethiopia's churches, castles and Simien Mountains, then fly to Kenya for the Maasai Mara and Amboseli.

Addis Ababa – Lalibela – Gondar – Simien Mountains – Maasai Mara – Amboseli – Nairobi
From, per person$6,300
Ethiopia

14-Day Ethiopia Grand Adventure

The complete Historic Route plus the Simien Mountains and an expedition into the extraordinary Danakil Depression.

Addis Ababa – Bahir Dar & Lake Tana – Gondar – Simien Mountains – Axum – Lalibela – Danakil – Addis Ababa
From, per person$5,600
Ethiopia

12-Day Ethiopia Wildlife & Cultural Journey

Ethiopian wolves in the Bale Mountains, gelada in the Simiens and the Historic Route's monasteries, castles and churches.

Addis Ababa – Bale Mountains – Bahir Dar & Lake Tana – Gondar – Simien Mountains – Lalibela – Addis Ababa
From, per person$4,200
Ethiopia

10-Day Ethiopia Highlands Adventure

Monasteries, castles, three nights trekking in the Simien Mountains and the churches of Lalibela — Ethiopia's highlands on foot and…

Addis Ababa – Bahir Dar & Lake Tana – Gondar – Simien Mountains – Lalibela – Addis Ababa
From, per person$3,250
Ethiopia

8-Day Ethiopia Cultural Journey

Travel into southern Ethiopia's Omo Valley to meet diverse communities, visit weekly markets and explore the Konso terraces.

Addis Ababa – Omo Valley – Addis Ababa
From, per person$2,450
Ethiopia

7-Day Historic Ethiopia

Ethiopia's Historic Route: Lake Tana monasteries, the Blue Nile Falls, Gondar's castles, Axum's stelae and Lalibela's churches.

Addis Ababa – Bahir Dar & Lake Tana – Gondar – Axum – Lalibela – Addis Ababa
From, per person$2,150
Ethiopia

5-Day Lalibela & Gondar

Royal castles of Gondar and the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, connected by short domestic flights.

Addis Ababa – Gondar – Lalibela – Addis Ababa
From, per person$1,590
Uganda

12-Day Uganda Grand Safari

From remote Kidepo Valley to the Virunga volcanoes: Uganda's complete safari with fly-in legs, gorillas, chimps and golden monkeys.

Entebbe – Kidepo Valley – Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth NP – Bwindi – Mgahinga – Entebbe
From, per person$6,800
Kenya

14-Day Kenya Grand Safari

Kenya's complete safari: Samburu, Laikipia, the Rift Valley lakes, the Maasai Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo West in two unhurried weeks.

Nairobi – Samburu – Laikipia – Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara – Amboseli – Tsavo West – Nairobi
From, per person$6,200
Kenya

7-Day Kenya Classic Safari

From the arid north to the southern plains: Samburu's rare species, Lake Nakuru's rhino and three nights in the Maasai…

Nairobi – Samburu – Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara – Nairobi
From, per person$2,450

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