13 Days Gorilla, Masai Mara and Serengeti Wilderness Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival and Transfer to your Arusha
1 stop
1
Our friendly guide shall pick you up from the airport or hotel upon arrival, take you to the Arusha Hotel for the night and dinner, and then prepare you for the next day's excursion. Depending on your arrival time, you may proceed for an exciting city tour or coffee tour as you take the cool breeze of Kilimanjaro land. Retire and return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation, and overnight
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Transfer to Ngorongoro crater
1 stop
2
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Today, you shall transfer to the famous Ngorongoro area for the greatest experiences in the mystical Ngorongoro. This vast crater is inhabited by the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet; almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. The crater contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, a forest, and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. You will enjoy lunch during this extraordinary game drive.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Descend into the Ngorongoro crater
1 stop
3
Ngorongoro Crater
Explore Ngorongoro today. After an early morning breakfast from your hotel, our tour guide/driver will pick you up and give you a little briefing before departing for a game drive out of the city. As soon as you have reached the edge of the crater, the caldera opens up before you. Have a remarkable view of this impressive natural wonder for a few minutes. You’ll explore an astonishingly rich, self-contained ecosystem protected by high crater walls. Here, lions and hyenas hunt wildebeest and Grant’s gazelle within. You will sight hundreds of wildebeests, zebras, lions, and other big cats such as leopards and cheetahs. With a picnic lunch box, you will have a lunch break in the afternoon and then continue with your game drive. Our driver will take you back to your lodge for relaxation.
12 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Transfer to Serengeti
1 stop
4
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast you will drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro Crater and continuing as far as the eye can see, the vast view of the Serengeti. Serengeti means “endless plain” and is inhabited by more than 2 million wildebeest and other wildlife. From January to April the wildebeest, plains zebra, and Thomson’s gazelle give birth to their calves. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrates throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat-eared fox, mongoose, honey badger, jackal, monkey, baboon, and African hare also inhabit the area.
13 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Explore the endless savanna plains of Serengeti National Park
1 stop
5
Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Serengeti Full day's Exploration Instinct drives the herds from their birthing grounds to find fertile lands in the Mara to feed. The migration can be seen every month of the year, starting with the calving season in the southern Serengeti from January to March. After they’ve given birth, the herds move north through the Serengeti, eventually arriving at the banks of the Mara River, swollen by the floods of the rains and teeming with the crocodile. The herds must cross to find fresh grazing, and they plunge into the river by the thousands. Those that survive the crossing must stay alert enough to avoid the big cats lurking on the far side. At some point, the grasses will be exhausted and as birth time once again approaches, the herds will wander back south. If you would like to see the migration, you need to plan your safari to be in the right places at the right times.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Drive to Masai Mara
1 stop
6
Masai Mara National Reserve
You transfer from Serengeti with another game drive while checking out and on arrival at Isebania Border for -/+ 2 hours go through the immigration process for -/+30 minutes then enter Masai Mara for -/+ 4 hrs. Arrive Masai Mara late in the evening have an evening en-route game drive. After the incredible evening cultural encounter and a later sundowner experience, you shall proceed to your accommodation for dinner, relaxation, and overnight.
12 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Masai Mara Game viewing
1 stop
7
Masai Mara National Reserve
Sunrise game drive are an exceptional experience that soars over the Masai Mara Reserve's many ecosystems, including the huge Mara River, marshes, woods, animals, and the African Savannah. After this exciting adventure, continue watching animals for the remainder of the day in Masai Mara Game Reserve.
11 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Nairobi to Entebbe
1 stop
8
Entebbe
Masai Mara to Entebbe Get up early and travel from Masai Mara to Nairobi for -/+5 hours, passing through the vast plains and upcountry of these incredible plains. Today, you shall do an exciting last Masai mara game viewing before proceeding to have your lunch. After lunch, your guide will drop you off at the airport for your flight to Entebbe, where your guide in Uganda will pick you up and drive you for -/+15 minutes to your lodge.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Transfer to Kibale National Park
1 stop
9
Kibale Forest National Park
This morning you will embark on your journey to the world primate capital for -/+4 hours where you will arrive in time for lunch and indulge in the short crater lakes tour of the countryside with a special experience in the Kibale forest which is home to the most primates of the world and have a relaxing overnight at the lodge
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 10
Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Nature walk
1 stop
10
Kibale National Park
Early morning your guide will transfer you for a chimpanzee tracking experience in the Kibale forest which will be -/+4hours and then return back to the lodge in, the afternoon have lunch, and then have an evening at leisure while exploring the crater lakes around this whole area or you can choose to go for a Bigodi nature walk instead
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 11
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
1 stop
11
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Early morning transfers to Bwindi Forest, which is home to the gorilla mountain which this is home for half of the only remaining gorillas in the world you will arrive in the later afternoon with an evening at leisure and dinner served in the stars. In the evening, you have a chance to meet the exciting local Batwa as they showcase several of their cultural performances.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 12
Gorilla trekking and lake Bunyonyi Relaxation
1 stop
12
Mabamba Swamp Shoebill Watching Entebbe
This is everyone's dream day. After breakfast, your guide will take you to the briefing area where you will receive training on how to track gorillas. You will then be paired with a gorilla family and a ranger guide before proceeding to look for the amazing gentle giants of Bwindi. This is a fascinating experience that shall get you adoring and admiring them for all the moments you have with them. You then later, after your tracking, you can have lunch and take a stroll through the Batwa Community Culture in the evening or optionally head for relaxation in Lake Bunyonyi.
9 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 13
Transfer Back to Kampala or Kigali
1 stop
13
Green Equator Masaka Rd
Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi or Bwindi with a stop at the Equator Entebbe arriving in the late afternoon, have a day’s room at Boma Hotel and later your guide will transfer you from your hotel in Entebbe to the airport for your flight back home End of safari.
10 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements, please feel free to contact us to make for special arrangements for you during your safari.

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