12 Days Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda Gorilla Wildlife Safari
This is a 12 day Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Wildlife classic Safari adventure covering some of the best known safari parks in these 3 East African safaris destinations. Travel is by a combination of air transfers and road using small plans and customized safari van in Kenya and safari jeep in Tanzania. Accommodation is in affordable mid-range and budget lodges and camps, located places where adventure activities like hiking, nature walks, night game drives and village visits are permitted and possible.
Safari Highlight
- Arrival at Kigali International Airport
- Morning Transfer to Bwindi
- Transfer to Kigali. Connect Flight to Nairobi
Overnight. - Road Transfer to Masai Mara
Afternoon Game Drive. - Road Transfer to Serengeti
- Road Transfer to Ngorongoro
Detour at Ol Duvai Gorge - Full Day Safaris at Lake Manyara
Arrival at Kigali International Airport. You will be met and assisted by our Safari guide. Transfer Kigali for overnight at the Chez Lando Hotel
Day 1
Arrival in Kigali International Airport
Breakfast at your hotel. Check out of the hotel and leave for the Half Day tour of Kigali City. It is the best way to see and experience Kigali in a short time. The tour includes a visit to the top of Mt. Kigali for views of the city and countryside, a mural walk, a visit to a neighborhood market, fresh milk at a milk bar and more.
The tour ends at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. After lunch, transfer to the border point to cross into Uganda. The journey is very scenic and will take you through a country of a thousand hills to the Pearl of Africa. You cross over to Uganda at boarder for a stop at Kisoro (Chanika) before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for overnight. Overnight: Travelers Rest Hotel.
Day 2
Tour of Kigali City – Afternoon Transfer to Uganda
Have breakfast early and go to the ranger's point for orientation by a game ranger on how the tracking is done. Once inside the park, expect a sensory overload of sounds, smells and sights you could only experience in a pristine African jungle. Even without any wildlife, Bwindi would be an amazing place to visit, but the presence of a diverse forest fauna – most notably the endangered mountain gorilla but also 10 other primate and 350 bird species – has made this UNESCO World Heritage Site one of Africa's undisputed top destinations.
Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them. Spending time in the presence of mountain gorillas is a real privilege, so we're sure you'll enjoy trekking deep into the forest to find them. This is one of the most memorable experiences you can have while on safari. Upon return to the head quarter briefing point you will be presented your Gorilla Trekking certificate.
Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them. Spending time in the presence of mountain gorillas is a real privilege, so we're sure you'll enjoy trekking deep into the forest to find them. This is one of the most memorable experiences you can have while on safari. Upon return to the head quarter briefing point you will be presented your Gorilla Trekking certificate.
Day 3
Gorilla Trekking Experience in Bwindi Forest
After early breakfast we check out and depart, driving back to Kigali. Lunch in Kigali. Transfer to the Kigali Airport for flight to Nairobi, Kenya.
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you are met by Hallmark Travel Planners representative and transfer to your hotel – Tamarind Tree Hotel.
Day 4
Drive back to Kigali. Fly Kigali – Nairobi
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Game viewing drive around the Park, Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Lunch and Dinner included. Stay at Kivu Resort Nakuru.
Day 5
Road Transfer – Lake Nakuru. Afternoon Safari
Drive across the floor of the Rift Valley and the Loita Plains to the Maasai Mara National Reserve arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewings drive returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included. Stay at Enkorok Mara Camp.
Day 6
Drive to Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara
Full day in the Maasai Mara with early morning and afternoon game viewing drives. With almost every species of animal great and small in the park, this is one of Africa’s premier wildlife areas and today we enjoy both morning and afternoon game drives in search of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino).
This is safari at its best and Africa at its most spectacular. Heartland of the Masai, southwest Kenya presents a landscape where Africa is laid bare in all its majesty. Here the endless struggle for survival is played out across the vast open plains and riverine forests of this captivating land.
Each year the Mara explodes into life, as the annual migration of great herds of wildebeest journey from the Serengeti to fresh pastures in the north. Between July and October the Mara River becomes the setting for the crossing of some 1.3 million animals, bringing with them the inevitable predators and the inevitable dramas. Dinner and Overnight Enkorok Mara Camp.
This is safari at its best and Africa at its most spectacular. Heartland of the Masai, southwest Kenya presents a landscape where Africa is laid bare in all its majesty. Here the endless struggle for survival is played out across the vast open plains and riverine forests of this captivating land.
Each year the Mara explodes into life, as the annual migration of great herds of wildebeest journey from the Serengeti to fresh pastures in the north. Between July and October the Mara River becomes the setting for the crossing of some 1.3 million animals, bringing with them the inevitable predators and the inevitable dramas. Dinner and Overnight Enkorok Mara Camp.
Day 7
Safaris in Masai Mara
We plan to depart very early today. It is going to be a relatively long day, and drive. After an early breakfast depart with picnic lunch boxes for Kenya-Tanzania border at Isabania (300 KM/approximately 5 hours), where we cross into Tanzania and head for the breathtaking beauty of the Serengeti National Park – traveling time depends on game viewing opportunities). On arrival transfer to the Ikoma wild Camp for a stay of 2 nights. Dinner and Overnight Ikoma Wild Camp.
Day 8
Drive from Masai Mara to Serengeti
The oldest of Tanzania’s game parks, the Serengeti is a staggering spectacle of incredible diversity, where magnificent herds of wildebeest and zebra form an uneasy alliance against the ever present threat of some of Africa’s most powerful predators. Dinner and Overnight: Ikoma Tented Camp
Day 9
Safari Activities in Serengeti
This morning we leave Serengeti National park and head for Ngorongoro Conservancy area. Along the way, the is a short detour to visit Olduvai Gorge, the site of the discovery of some of the oldest human remains ever found, before continuing to the Ngorongoro Conservancy area, (160 KM/approximately 3 hours – travelling time depends on game-viewing opportunities), where we stay 2 nights at the Farm of Dreams Lodge.
Day 10
Drive from Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast we enter the magnificent natural amphitheatre of Ngorongoro’s volcanic crater, home to some 30,000 animals and the remarkable setting for one of the most breathtaking wildlife experiences on the planet.
The scene is classic Africa, with seemingly endless herds of big game, large predators and the sweep of the African savannah. In the later afternoon, leave the crater and return to the lodge: Farm of Dreams Lodge.
Day 11
Full Day Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After breakfast this morning we depart by road for Nairobi, expecting to arrive by late afternoon. Lunch will be served in Arusha. From Arusha, proceed on to Kenya – Tanzania border and cross back into Kenya. Arrival Nairobi and transfer to the airport for home bound flight, or extension to Mombasa.
Day 12
Drive Karatu to Nairobi
Note:
- This itinerary is a suggested guideline and can be customized based on your preferences, availability, and any special offers or events.
- Gorilla trekking permits need to be booked well in advance, as they are limited and in high demand.
- Accommodation options range from budget to luxury lodges and tented camps.
- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a protected area, and gorilla trekking is subject to strict regulations to ensure the safety of both visitors and gorillas.
Safari Inclusion
- All transportation transfers
- All Meals except for first and last day
- Bottled water and snacks during the journey
- Gorilla trekking permit.
- All Park fees
- Accommodation
Safari Exclusion
- Visa fees
- Tips and gratuities.
- Travel / medical insurance
- Gratuities for Guide/driver / hotel staff
- Specialty wines, spirits and champagne throughout this itinerary