Gorillas, chimpanzees and the Nile
Uganda
Primate forests, the Nile and quietly exceptional wildlife: one of East Africa’s most varied journeys.
- Gorilla & chimpanzee tracking
- Nile journeys
- Savannah wildlife
Private journeys across East Africa
East Africa,
personally considered.
Private safaris through Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania, designed on the ground by the team that operates them.
Signature Journeys
Four decisions most
journeys begin with.
Each is answered by one designed journey: named camps and lodges in two expressions, every transfer and flight sector placed, and a 2027 from price on the Distinguished expression for two adults sharing in the low season. Each journey page carries the high-season figure beside it. The other forty-six are on the journeys page.
Which Tanzania route fits our dates and budget?
The Classic, Unhurried
From US$10,410 per person, low season
Distinguished Camps and Lodges, city nights aside: Siringit Tarangire, Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp, Dunia Camp (Asilia), Lemala Mara
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How do we combine gorillas and the Serengeti?
Forest to Infinite Plains
From US$13,485 per person, low season
Distinguished Camps and Lodges, city nights aside: Mahogany Springs, Siringit Tarangire, Lions Paw Ngorongoro, Serengeti Sametu
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Which safari and beach combination fits our honeymoon?
Safari to Spice
From US$9,430 per person, low season
Distinguished Camps and Lodges, city nights aside: Siringit Tarangire, Lions Paw Ngorongoro, Serengeti Sametu, Breezes Beach Club & Spa
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Which Kenya safari puts us in a private conservancy?
The Conservancy Answer
From US$7,515 per person, low season
Distinguished Camps and Lodges, city nights aside: Kicheche Valley Naboisho
Read the journeyWho can operate East Africa while protecting my client relationship? The advisor desk, with NETT rates, white-label delivery and a live-brief form. All fifty journeys are on the journeys page, with filters and the forty published from prices.
What travelling with Sail feels like
The people who meet you, and the moments they prepare.
Sail guides, hosts and guests in the field; each photograph shows one point in a journey.
Designed here. Our knowledge is lived, current and local: from seasonal wildlife movements to the small details that change a day.
Personally managed. One dedicated team holds the full journey, creating continuity across borders, suppliers and every guest touchpoint.
Made around you. We listen first, then shape the pace, access, accommodation and experiences around what matters to you.
Sail's journeys sit alongside the work of Conservation Through Public Health, Gorilla Doctors, the Grumeti Fund, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Ride 4 a Woman and the Batwa Clinic; the reported figures, and what is not claimed, are on the impact page.
The Unhurried Safari · A Sail Safaris belief
Four countries, one East Africa
Where will the story take you?
Each country has its own rhythm. We connect them with the insight and operational care of one trusted regional partner.
Into the forest
An hour that alters you.
Deep in Bwindi's mist, a silverback emerges and holds your gaze. Time stops. This is why these journeys exist, not merely to observe, but to be changed.
We cannot script the forest, and we would not want to. What we can do is place you thoughtfully for the moment: from unhurried Bwindi immersions to longer passages joining Uganda's forests with Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.
The complete gorilla trekking guide2countries
Uganda & Rwanda
Uganda & Rwanda
1 hrstandard encounter
per allocated family
per allocated family
3 nightsour unhurried
Bwindi starting point
Bwindi starting point
Honeymoons & celebrations
A beginning as extraordinary as the promise.
Private dinners by lantern light. Slow mornings above the wild. Beautiful camps with room to disappear together. We design celebrations that feel intimate, unhurried and completely your own.
Discover romantic journeys
For travel advisors
Your East Africa desk,
on the ground.
White-label planning, NETT rates, destination training, client-ready proposal support and 24-hour in-destination operations, delivered without stepping between you and your client.
Partner with SailFrom the field
Follow East Africa as we see it.
Field story
Into Uganda's mountain forests
Three nights in Bwindi with a full day left after the gorillas, so the forest is met at its own pace.
Field story
Reading the Great Migration
Where the herds tend to be, month by month, and why a river crossing is waited for rather than promised.
Field story
Travel with wider value
The community and conservation work Sail supports, with the reported figures on the page.
TikTok
East Africa in motion
Short films from the road, the wild and the people who host each safari.
Independent traveller reviews
The trust earned after the journey.
Flawless execution from start to finish
A family of six through Rwanda and Tanzania, with daily check-ins from the Sail team and lodges chosen with care.
Tripadvisor traveller · September 2026Uganda and Tanzania perfect safari combo
Bwindi and the Serengeti in one journey: expert guiding, needs anticipated before they were spoken, and a surprise bush breakfast.
Tripadvisor traveller · August 2026An unforgettable multi-generational adventure
Three generations through Rwanda and Tanzania, held together by attentive guides, evening briefings and logistics that never showed the strain.
Tripadvisor traveller · August 2026How your journey takes shape
Considered from the first conversation.
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We listen
Tell us what moves you, how you travel and what this journey should feel like.
02
We design
We shape a thoughtful route, refine it with you and take care of every detail.
03
We host
From touchdown to farewell, our regional team remains close and available.
