{"id":16,"date":"2012-06-08T02:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=16"},"modified":"2012-06-08T02:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T02:18:00","slug":"eastern-africa-tour-uganda-rwanda-congo-burundi-malawi-mozambique-swaziland-and-zululand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/06\/eastern-africa-tour-uganda-rwanda-congo-burundi-malawi-mozambique-swaziland-and-zululand\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Africa Tour: Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zululand."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jaXZ05AG6U0\/T9Fg8lR7O4I\/AAAAAAAAVk0\/WMRNaXbkwr0\/s1600\/Africa%2BUganda%2BMurchison%2BFalls-705660.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jaXZ05AG6U0\/T9Fg8lR7O4I\/AAAAAAAAVk0\/WMRNaXbkwr0\/s320\/Africa%2BUganda%2BMurchison%2BFalls-705660.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751484793044548482\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HQpmnHXLeNQ\/T9Fg9TbYPjI\/AAAAAAAAVlA\/ao-bvFhINKA\/s1600\/Africa%2BKahuzi%2BBiega%2BNP%2Blowland%2Bgorilla%2B-%2BCopy%2B%25283%2529-709253.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HQpmnHXLeNQ\/T9Fg9TbYPjI\/AAAAAAAAVlA\/ao-bvFhINKA\/s320\/Africa%2BKahuzi%2BBiega%2BNP%2Blowland%2Bgorilla%2B-%2BCopy%2B%25283%2529-709253.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751484805432229426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr Livingstone I presume?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FAR HORIZONS truly lives up to its off-the-beaten-track record with a 34-day fully-escorted tour through Eastern Africa&#8217;s &#8216;hidden gems&#8217; of Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zululand.<\/p>\n<p>For those fascinated by the regions famed wildlife, rich culture and colonial history, highlights include a visit to Uganda&#8217;s Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Orphanage established by the famed Jane Goodall; Murchison Falls on the Nile in Uganda &#8211; setting for the classic Hollywood movie The African Queen \u2013 \u00a0tracking Eastern Lowland gorilla at Kahuzi-Biega National Park in Congo, Mozambique&#8217;s 4000 sq km Gorongosa National Park, spectacularly located at the end of the Great Rift Valley; and Swaziland, one of Africa&#8217;s few remaining monarchies.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even a visit to Mugere on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, where Dr David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley carved their names on a rock in November 1871.<\/p>\n<p>Prices start from $27,500pp twin-share departing 19 October 2012 from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane ($27,900 ex-Perth,) including return airfare, best available accommodation, all meals, extensive sightseeing, private transport, Far Horizons escort, local guides, taxes and gratuities. Details 1800 083 141, (02) 9955 0444 or <a href=\"mailto:info@farhorizons.com.au\">info@farhorizons.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include a 2-hour wildlife cruise on Uganda&#8217;s Kazinga Channel joining Lakes George and Edward in the Great Rift Valley; Malawi&#8217;s fading but still impressive Parliament Building in Zomba; a stay on the crescent shaped coral island Ilha de Mo\u00e7ambique; churches built by Scottish missionaries, museums and colourful markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Dr Livingstone I presume?&#8221; FAR HORIZONS truly lives up to its off-the-beaten-track record with a 34-day fully-escorted tour through Eastern Africa&#8217;s &#8216;hidden gems&#8217; of Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zululand. 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