This 11-Day Uganda Gorillas & Kenya-Tanzania Wildlife Safari takes you to top destinations in the east of the continent of Africa. You will visit Bwindi Impenetrable national park in Uganda; known for hosting the world’s most powerful primate species – mountain gorillas; Masai Mara reserve in Kenya, a place with magical landscape and several lions; Serengeti national park famous for the wildebeest migration which is the largest land animal movement; Ngorongoro crater with the world’s largest caldera and more.
Get the best of your nights in excellent accommodation facilities; travel around the country side and explore culture. The days are well planned and your stay is unforgettable. The activities include; game drive, gorilla trekking, nature walks and cultural encounter. The trip starts in Entebbe international airport – Uganda and Ends at Arusha – Tanzania.
Uganda Gorillas & Kenya-Tanzania Wildlife Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Entebbe International Airport to Kampala tour
- Day 2: Kampala city to Bwindi national park
- Day 3: Bwindi gorilla trekking and Batwa pygmies encounter
- Day 4: Bwindi to Entebbe. Flight to Nairobi, Kenya
- Day 5: Nairobi to Masai Mara national reserve
- Day 6: Game drive and Cultural tours
- Day 7: Transfer to Serengeti national park
- Day 8: Full day game drive
- Day 9: Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater
- Day 10: Game drive and Guided nature walk
- Day 11: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Entebbe international airport to Kampala tour
At the international airport at Entebbe today, meet and greet our company representative. Drive to your lodge later to check in and get some refreshments. It will be time to get to know Kampala City in the evening, one of the busiest metropolises on the African continent. Gadhafi national museum, Kasubi tombs, and neighborhood markets are among the places you will see while exploring the city. In the crowded area, you must use caution when snapping photos and using your phones. We return to the lodge for dinner and night stay to round up the day.
Day 2: Kampala city to Bwindi national park
Early in the morning, have a cup of coffee to start the day. After that, you’ll check out of the lodge and drive for 7 to 8 hours to reach western Uganda’s lush jungle of Bwindi. There will be lunch break along with beautiful views of the verdant landscape, undulating hills, and scattered homesteads. Additionally, you can see the renowned Ankole long-horned cattle grazing. You will go to one of the four sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where the activity will be completed the following day, by car. Dinner and overnight are the day’s final scheduled events.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking and Batwa pygmies encounter
Today will start with a hearty breakfast at the lodge. After that, you’ll prepare your packed lunch and put on your hiking gear in preparation to encounter the world’s toughest primate species. Additionally, these studies have shown that they behave and have DNA that is over 98% similar to human DNA. It’s an experience of a lifetime to meet them in the bush. Document verification, gorilla visitor orientation, and an explanation of the trekking dos and don’ts are all covered in the 30-minute session. Trekking is a difficult activity carried out on foot through dense wilderness. Depending on how far the apes have travelled, it can take anywhere from 1 to 8 hours to locate them.
Other features of the jungle that the ranger guides will be explaining are the rare plant species, nests, birds, forest creatures, caverns, and more. The gorilla family you are tasked with tracking is over 98% likely to be encountered, and once you do, you have an extra hour to observe them as they feed, play, and other activities. You will return to the lodge for refreshment after spending an hour gazing at the graceful swans striking poses, the mothers rocking their infants, and the super stars playing carefree everywhere. In the forest, we’ll have lunch.
The cultural tour with Batwa pygmies is a wonderful experience because it makes you realize that there are people who are smaller to you but are just as happy. These people have a history of living in the forest as hunters and gatherers, have a strong leadership structure, and are not bothered by modernity despite being forced to adapt. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge to mark the end of your day.
Day 4: Bwindi to Entebbe. Flight to Nairobi, Kenya
After an early breakfast, you will depart the lodge and be transferred to Entebbe International Airport in time to board a scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya. There will be lunch stop in Mpigi where you may experience the equator.
Fly to Kenya and land at Nairobi International Airport where our Kenyan company representative will meet and drive you to your hotel lodge for dinner and the night.
Day 5: Nairobi to Masai Mara national reserve
Following a sunrise breakfast at the lodge, you will leave for a road drive to Kenya’s top safari destination, Masai Mara National Park. The journey takes roughly 6-7 hours, with a lunch break and a photography stop at the Great Rift Valley for sightseeing. You will arrive and check in at the lodge in the late afternoon.
Day 6: Game drive and Cultural tours
This time, you can run into a variety of creatures, from prey to predators. You might have the possibility to see animals like hippos, crocodiles, lions, leopards, African elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, wildebeests, cape buffaloes, cheetahs, and more in addition to the stunning scenery, birds, and other plants. Finding the many animals on your wish list requires luck.
After your game drive, you’ll return to the lodge for lunch and some rest before having an exhilarating cultural encounter with Masai warriors. You can learn about culture, how to take care of the cattle, how to rely on them, and how to appreciate country life by working with them. You will return to the lodge for supper and the night after the captivating stories, dancing, and songs.
Day 7: Transfer to Serengeti national park
Start your day off right with a delicious breakfast at the resort, and then drive to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. You will cross through Isebania border, where a representative from our company will welcome you and drive to your place of accommodation in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and a relaxing snooze mark the end of the day.
Day 8: Full day game drive
Enjoy a great breakfast at the lodge this morning before setting off on a lengthy game drive. You should keep an eye out for animals such as wildebeest, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, rhinos, leopards, lions, and more as you go across the Serengeti. Count the number of birds, including ostriches, egrets, and other species, rare plant varieties, and the breathtaking landscape.
Day 9: Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater
You will check out of your lodging after breakfast in order to be taken to the Ngorongoro crater. A stopover will be made en route to the well-known Olduvia gorge. Learn more about the zingerthrupus fossils, which are thought to be those of the planet’s first man.
After that, lunch will be served, and then you’ll head to your lodge for refreshments, dinner, and a well-deserved snooze.
Day 10: Game drive and Guided nature walk
This morning, a glass of juice should be consumed before breakfast. Following that, you will depart for a full day of outdoor activities. Including a guided nature walk around the world’s largest and most spectacular land crater.
There are many different types of plants and animals in Ngorongoro. Including lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebras, Impalas, cheetahs, hyenas, warthogs, buffalo, and several antelope species. With a lunch break in the wilderness, it will be completed in segments. You’ll head back to the lodge at dusk for dinner and a restful nap.
Day 11: Departure
After a very peaceful night, you will checkout of the lodge for departure to Arusha Tanzania. The driver guide will take you to the agreed drop-off point as you say “good bye to East Africa’s largest country.
End of safari.
