7 Days Masai Mara Kenya safari and mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park Uganda offering the possibility of seeing “the big five” and many other species of game, it’s a land of the magical great wildebeest migration in July and August and mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest starting from Kigali – Rwanda crossing over to Uganda to trek gorillas and back to Kigali to fly with RwandAir to Nairobi for your safari in Masai Mara national park .
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- Day 1: Pick up from Kigali – Transfer to Bwindi National Park
- Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking – Visit Batwa Pygmies
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi – Boat ride in lake Bunyonyi and visit the Island
- Day 4: Departure to Kenya
- Day 5: Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi – Transfer to Masai Mara National park
- Day 6: Full Day in Masai Mara national park
- Day 7: Mara – Nairobi
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Day 1: Pick up from Kigali – Transfer to Bwindi National Park
This tour starts from Kigali opting for cheaper gorilla tracking in Bwindi national park. Your guide will be at your hotel or at the Kigali international airport on arrival and set off for Bwindi national park. Depending on your Pickup time, you will have a tour of Kigali city and the Gisozi genocide memorial site.
Dinner and Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp / Bakiga Lodge / Bwindi jungle lodge (Midrange) and Gorilla Forest Lodge / Chameleon Hill Lodge (Luxury) and Mahogany Springs Lodge / Buhoma Lodge (Super Luxury)
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking – Visit Batwa Pygmies
Wake up early for a quick breakfast and drive to Bwindi forest park office where all trackers gathers for a briefing on how the gorilla trekking experience is run. You have a chance to ask questions and there which have the chance to ask for a simple, medium or tough group. Head guides lead you to the gorillas and the time spent to find your group is unpredictable especially for the tough groups. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest offers a 100% chance to see a family of mountain gorillas in Uganda.
Once you meet your group, you will spend 1 hour watching the mountain gorillas which comprise of silverbacks, mothers, babies, juveniles and it’s such a beautiful experience.
Return back to the briefing point where your guide will be waiting to drive back to your hotel for lunch.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi – Boat ride in lake Bunyonyi and visit the Island
Wake up to the beautiful views of lake Bunyonyi and relax at your hotel, later head out for a boat ride on lake Kivu, visit the different islands and you enjoy the beautiful views. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Cottages
Day 4: Departure to Kenya
Today is your last day in Uganda, after breakfast be ready for traveling to Kigali. Depending on the time of your flights, you can have an option Kigali city tour to the Gisozi genocide memorial site before driving to the airport to fly to Nairobi in Kenya.
Airport Pick up and drive to your hotel in Nairobi for Dinner and overnight
Day 5: Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi – Transfer to Masai Mara National park
Your guide will pick up from the airport or Nairobi hotel to start the tour after your breakfast and drive off for Kenya’s popular Masai Mara Game Reserve reaching the park in time for lunch at Sarova Mara Game Camp. Masai Mara reserve offers the best wildlife viewing safari in Africa and on this tour, you will spend two days of game viewing.
Day 6: Full Day in Masai Mara national park
Enjoy a beautiful breakfast at your hotel while enjoying the beautiful Mara sunset from the view of your safari lodge. The Masai Mara reserve comprises of 1510 sq km of wide-open savannah landscapes. Kenya’s Mara offers wildlife viewing in abundance and is typically an adventure seekers paradise – the park offers over 450 animal species including guaranteed views of lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, different types of elephant and antelopes. For the month of July and August Mara offers spectacular annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti in Tanzania which cross in search of water and pasture. It’s such a dramatic adventure watching as the savanna predators prove a threat for the wildebeest including the lion, cheetah, wild dog,hyena, vultures and jackals.
Day 7: Mara – Nairobi
After breakfast at your camp, headout for a morning game drives then proceed to Nairobi to arriving in time to catch your departure flight.
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The tour quote inclusions
– Airport Pickups and Transfers
– All airport arrival accommodations
– Transport on 4×4 open roof safari van van
– Full board accommodation
– Park entrance fees to include government taxes
– English speaking professional driver/guide
– All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
– Drive to Mara River
– All Meals on safari
– Mineral water
– Genocide memorial site tour and Kigali Tour
– 1 Gorilla trekking permit
Tour Exclusion
– Air tickets
– Flights
– Visa ad visa fees
– Items of personal nature
– Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
– Tips through the tour
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About Rwanda
Rwanda Guided tours taking you to explore The Land of a Thousand Hills – a brave country moving past past the turmoil and horror of the 1994 genocide.
After 23 years, the country has worked together to rebuild her infrastructure and reconciliation among her people and her neighbors. The peaceful approach has remarkably worked for the beautiful small country, that today shines out as one of Africa’s safests and cleaned countries to visit.
Rwanda is a green mountainous country with remarkable scenery and welcoming people embracing a peaceful future complimented by the numerous attractions to see in Rwanda; the rare mountain gorillas which have made the country a must stop for all African to fulfill a life long dream of meeting our close cousins in the jungle,
At Wild Rwanda Safaris, all our tours are private and you can signup for this tour all year round crafted using our extensive knowledge and experience of creating gorilla tours in Rwanda. Your local expert guide will share great insight information about the lives, culture, history, flora and fauna of the beautiful country. We shall make sure your expectations are fulfilled and honored with great precious memories.
Accommodations
All tours have been planned to offer you a range of accommodation options so we fit all types of traveler budgets to offer you a very personal experience ranging from small
intimate guesthouses to midrange accommodation properties to top luxury acclaimed lodges in the different attractions and national parks. You have the power to decide the your tour budget and travel conveniently
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