This is an incredible safari that combines the most iconic activities in 4 Countries joined together into a single safari, from Rwanda to Tanzania, what away to experience the African safari. From the moment you land in Kigali, through Uganda & Kenya into Tanzania, its highlight after highlight. This safari is well crafted for travellers that want to see alot in the shortest time possible. This is just an idea of what you might do, but you can personalise your safari to suit your individual interests, time and budget.
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Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Upon arrival, meet and greet with the guide and transfer to the Hotel for dinner and overnight Flames Tree Kigali. FB
Day 2: Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast and do a city tour in Kigali, visit the Genocide Memorial Center and head to Volcanoes National Park, hosting some of the world’s remaining Mountain gorillas. Upon arrival at the Visit the Twin Lakes, Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. FB
Day 3: Gorilla Tracking/ Golden Monkey Tracking/ Visit Diana Fossey’s Grave
Awake to an early breakfast and head to the park headquarters in time for gorilla tracking or Golden Monkey tracking or hiking to Daina Fossey’s grave and museum where her work is displayed right in the mist. Whichever activities you choose to do, it can take anywhere from 2 to more hours before returning to the Lodge for dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. FB
Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Awake to an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Take a boat ride on Lake Mutanda for scenic viewing or Take a community walk visiting the local bakiga communities, schools, hospitals, and traditional healers. Dinner & overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Lodge. FB
Day 5: Gorilla Habituation Experience OR Gorilla Tracking
Today we will have a heavy breakfast and then have a briefing at the park headquarters by 6:30 am. Launch into the forest to track the magnificent mountain gorillas in their natural habitat with your packed lunch. The Gorilla Habituation Experience is more spectacular as you get to spend about 4 hours with the gorillas, it can take anywhere from half a day to a full day depending on the movement of the gorillas. You will witness these animals as they interact, play, and care for one another. Dinner & overnight at the Rushaga Gorilla Lodge. FB
Day 6: Transfer to Entebbe
After our breakfast, we will drive to Kihihi Airstrip to take the flight to Entebbe International Airport arriving by lunchtime. Transfer to the Hotel for dinner and overnight at The Boma Entebbe. FB
Day 7: Transfer to Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, you will transferred to Entebbe Airport to catch your direct flight to Masai Mara Game Reserve – the land of vast migrating animals. After lunch embark on a game drive. Dinner and overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge. FB
Day 8: Maasai Mara
After breakfast, embark on exploring Masai Mara during the morning and afternoon game drives. Optional hot air balloon safari is a good way to view the game from a different angle and is done at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Simba Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge. FB
Masai Mara with its abundance of wildlife, the big five and the big cats, most sought after can be seen in these lush plains, plus the iconic wildebeests and zebras, gazelles, and antelopes which make up the great wildebeest migration spectacle. During the game drive, you able to see the hippos, elephants, rhinos, crocodiles, buffalo, jackals, warthogs, hyenas onto of the big cats and ungulates.
If you travel in June- September, you will have a chance to witness the greatest animal migration on the continent, the Wildebeest Migration where millions of wildebeest together with other ungulates, travel for over 800Km from Serengeti into Masai Mara in quest for green pastures and water. The greatest drama happens at the Mara River - known as the death trap, at this point, predators lurk in wait for the tired, young ungulates easily hunted for a meal, and other wildebeest that are not hunted drown in the river, it is a spectacle as no other.
Day 9: Masai Mara / Serengeti : 6 hrs drive
Depart for Serengeti after breakfast with parked lunch via Sirari border (border of Kenya & Tanzania), pass by Lake Victoria (the largest freshwater lake in Africa also the source of river Nile), game en-route as you get to Serengeti through Ndabaga gate (western Serengeti) dinner and overnight at Spekebay lodge or Kirawira camp. BLD
Day 10: Serengeti full Day
After breakfast go for games viewing along the Gurumeti river area, return for a hot lunch then drive to Seronera (central Serengeti) game en route, dinner, and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or Bilila Kempinski Lodge. BLD
Day 11: Serengeti full day
Full-day tour games viewing and exploring the Seronera plains, break for hot lunch at the lodge, late afternoon go for another tour, return before dusk for dinner, and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or Bilila Kempinski Lodge. BLD
Day 12: Serengeti / Ngorongoro crater
Go for an early morning tour before breakfast looking for Predators hunting, return for a late breakfast then depart for Ngorongoro with a packed lunch stop at Olduvai Gorge to see earlier signs of mankind's existence which was discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey, arrive late afternoon for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro wildlife lodge or Ngorongoro Sopa lodge. BLD
Day 13: Ngorongoro crater full day
After breakfast fast drive to the Crater with picnic lunch, full day games viewing on the crater floor with a break for picnic lunch, late afternoon ascend the crater for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro farm house or Ngorongoro Sopa lodge. BLD
Day 14: Ngorongoro (Karatu) / Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast fast drive to Arusha for lunch, then proceed to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your home-bound flight. BL
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Who Tracks Gorillas/ Chimps/ Golden Monkeys
Any one above 15 years can track gorillas,
A person 12years can track the chimpanzees and the Golden monkeys
You must not be ill with a cold or flu, because gorillas top catch these illness, if you catch it you wont be permited to track
Tracking gorillas requires some level of fitness, anyone with some health issues, consult your physician before you engage.
How many Persons
This safari is quoated based on 2 Pax sharing, the bigger the group the lesser the cost per person.
This safari can accommodate any group number, do not hestitate to book. Speak to our safari expert to book.
Visa Information
Since your point of entry is Kigali Rwanda, you will apply for your East African Visa online prior to arrival or at the Airport, this visa will give you access to Rwanda, Uganda & Kenya.
When entering Kenya, you are required to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization document, obtained prior to arrival.
In Tanzania, you will have to apply for a seperate visa that costs $50, you can still do this online or at the point entry.
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