Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi hold hands as they go on a safari in Zimbabwe

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi continued to discover the African continent on Friday as they went on a safari in Zimbabwe, after not too long ago touring to Rwanda. 

The comic, 64, shared 4 snaps from the thrilling journey along with her wife, 49, together with a candy second of the 2 holding hands in the wilderness.

The tv host blended in with nature for the event, sporting a forest inexperienced long-sleeve jacket and mustard cargo pants, together with black path boots.

DeGeneres – who married Portia in 2008 – paired the outside look with a blue bandana tied round her neck, and shielded her eyes from the solar with a pair of shades.

Meanwhile her different half matched in inexperienced cargo pants and shirt, together with a striped blue poncho worn on prime.

The actress sported a straw fedora hat and, like her wife, wore sun shades and a sturdy pair of shoes for the outing. 

In one other image, Ellen was additionally seen out on a boat, taking in the native surroundings whereas out on the water, with the view of the mountains behind her. 

While in the subsequent idyllic snap, the stunning pair had been seen sitting on the bottom subsequent to one another, with a lovely inexperienced forest of bushes behind them. 

The Zimbabwe journey comes after the couple had been in Rwanda on Tuesday for the dedication of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus, a $15 million project for The Ellen Fund in conjunction with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the MASS Design Group. 

At the dedication ceremony, DeGeneres described the campus as ‘unbelievable,’ detailing her longtime ardour towards the realm and conservation causes.

‘When I used to be a child, I used to dream of coming right here,’ DeGeneres stated, including that late conservationist Dian Fossey was a hero to her, ‘and her dedication to gorillas modified the world.

‘The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been right here for over 50 years,’ she stated. ‘Thanks to their work, the dedication of the Rwandan authorities and the efforts of many conservation teams right here in the present day, the mountain gorilla inhabitants has gone from 300 in your complete world to over 1000.’ 

DeGeneres famous the a number of goals of the campus, which is situated over 12 acres in Volcanoes National Park: ‘This campus is so essential for gorillas, however it’s additionally greater than that. 

‘It’s educating college youngsters about conservation. It’s educating a future era of scientists. It’s a mannequin for others to comply with, from the sustainable structure to the neighborhood’s involvement.’

Ellen’s luxurious trip to Africa comes after she hosted the final episode of her speak present, Ellen, on May 26, after 19 seasons. 

She introduced in May of 2021 the present was ending following complaints of a poisonous workplace from employees on the present that led to an inner probe from Warner Bros.