14 Days Kenya Tanzania & Uganda Gorilla Tour

In the morning at 0830 hrs pick up from your hotel in Nairobi and drive through the Great Rift Valley to Maasai Mara National reserve with lunch and game viewing en-route. Check in at your lodge then proceed with afternoon game drives in the reserve. You will have dinner and overnight in the lodge at Mara Maisha Luxury Camp Lodge booked on Lunch and Dinner.

day 2 of 14 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Safari, full day game drives on the reserve, from 0830hrs to 1730hrs lunch picnic or back to the lodge for hot lunch and continue with afternoon game viewing.

The search for great predators and perhaps even cubs continues today during extensive game runs. On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals plus the elusive cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs. During our stay we also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Masai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience.

Depending on the wildlife migration patterns and the weather, you will have a full day in Maasai Mara where you can opt for a morning and evening game drive or venture out for a full day. But if you are craving a wild Adrenalin rush, then ultimately an early morning balloon safari (extra $430 per person) over the Mara plains is all you need. You will have dinner and overnight at Mara Maisha Luxury Camp Lodge .

After breakfast, drive from Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch at Nakuru Woodlands Hotel. After lunch you will proceed to the game drive till evening before coming back to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Nakuru Woodlands Hotel.

Lake Nakuru houses Kenya’s first rhino sanctuary and one of the largest concentrations of black rhinoceros in the world a large population of white rhino. The park features the picturesque Malaika Waterfalls. Also of interest is an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffes. Among predators are lion, leopard and large pythons hiding in the dense woodlands which may occasionally be seen crossing roads or dangling from trees. Others game include Thomson’s and Grant gazelle, the long- eared leaf-nosed bat, colobus monkey, rock hyrax, hippo, and waterbuck; Impala, striped hyena, bat-eared fox, wildcat, reedbuck and golden cat.

After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi for lunch. At 1430hrs after lunch travel on via Namanga border into Arusha Tanzania where you will arrive at around 1800hrs. You will have dinner and overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel booked on Dinner bed and breakfast.

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.  Dinner and overnight at Osupuko Lodge.

After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Dinner and overnight at –Osinon Lodge. Meal Plan: B, L & D.

You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti – known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park.

It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Dinner and overnight at –Osinon Lodge. Meal Plan: B, L & D

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation. Dinner and overnight at Octagon Lodge.

After breakfast drive back to Arusha Town -arrive for lunch then you’ll be transferred to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure in Arusha town doing some shopping. Dinner and overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel booked on full board.

Early breakfast and depart for Kilimanjaro International airport via the Town of Arusha to Uganda Entebe. Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport we will pick you up from Entebbe International airport and transfer you to Bwindi National park arriving in the evening. En route you, will have a stopover at the Equator for photographs and also stand a chance to see the area which separates both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres. Have another stopover in Mbarara town for lunch after which you will continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is one of the world’s Heritage sites and famously known for the gorilla trekking activity. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Lodge.

Early morning after breakfast, you will go for the Gorilla briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. You will be given a guideline booklet which you will go through and know how you have to behave while in the forest with or near the Gorillas. Bwindi Rain forest is so spectacular and it offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape which is incredibly dense, crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists to see the Gorillas.

Besides Mountain Gorillas, other mammals in the forest include the rare golden monkey, buffaloes, elephants, black-fronted duiker, bushbuck, leopard, giant forest hog and a lot of bird species. You are reminded to take with you your packed Lunch and water because the time taken to see the Gorillas varies according to the movements of the Gorillas. The experience got from seeing the Gorillas is so exciting and unforgettable. Dinner and overnight at Rushaga Lodge.

After early morning breakfast again travel by road back to Kampala arriving in the evening at your hotel booked on Bed and Breakfast.

After morning cup of tea, you will be taken to Entebe international Airport to fly back home and this mark the END OF OUR SAFARI.