Enjoy guided 12 days safari in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda for an amazing encounter with the Big 5 wildlife in the most popular safari destinations around the world.
Trip Summary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha / Kilimanjaro – Pickup – Transfer to Lake Manyara
Day 2: Lake Manyara – Serengeti Plains
Day 3: Full Day Serengeti
Day 4: Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro crater
Day 5: Ngorongoro crater – cross into Kenya – Drive to Masai Mara
Day 6: Full day gamedrive
Day 7: Game drive in Masai Mara – Transfer to Nairobi – Flight to Kigali Rwanda
Day 8: Pickup from Hotel – visit Kigali genocide site – Transfer to Volcanoes national park
Day 9: Golden Monkey tracking – Cross into Uganda to Bwindi National park
Day 11: Mountain Gorilla Trekking – Visit Batwa Pygmies
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali en route visit Lake Bunyonyi.
End of Tour
Safari Highlights
- Great Migrationof wildebeest and zebras on the move.
- Gorilla tracking
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Kigali city tour
- Visit Batwa Pygmies
Day 1:Arrival and Transfer to Lake Manyara National park
You will be picked on arrival and will head to Lake Manyara National Park for an exciting safari experience in the wild. This park is undoubtedly one of the most scenic parks that you will come across on your journey to Tanzania. Lake Manyara boasts in a big number of elephants, giraffes,zebras, impala,wildebeests,waterbuck, and warthogs. Leopardsare also seen within the broken forests and escarpments, lionsin this park are known for their tree climbingpranks. Look out for huge herds of baboons are expected by most of the travelers.Retire at the lodge for Dinner and night stay. Lake manyara tree hotel/Lake Manyara Serena lodge, Kirurumu tented lodge, Olmasera tented camp
Day 2: Lake Manyara–Serengeti Plains
After breakfast, you will proceed to Serengeti National Parkwith an opportunity to visit the Masai village along the way and also the Oldupai Gorge, a place which is believed to be the cradle of mankind. You might get an opportunity to get traditional performances from these unique people in their culture. You will later proceed to Serengeti Plains in the Northern parts of Tanzania arriving in the evening hours. Dinner and night stay at Four Seasons Safari lodge/MasexLuxyry tented lodge or AsiliaDunia Camp/ Ndutu Lodge or Usanja Camp
Day 3: Full day in Serengeti
After a delicious breakfast in the morning,you will enjoy a full day exploring the great Serengeti National park with each trip in this park giving a unique experience. We shall have a morning and afternoongame drive viewing the animals including the lions, elephants, warthogs, birds, wildebeests and many more. You can choose to have your lunch packed or return to the lodge after the morning game drive for lunch ad return for the afternoon encounter with the wild. Dinner and night stay at Four Seasons Safari Lodge/MasexLuxyry tented lodge or AsiliaDunia Camp/ Ndutu Lodge or Usanja Camp.
Day 4: Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro crater
You will depart with picnic lunch after a tasty breakfast and head for your final game drive in Serengeti. After lunch, we will drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you reach the edge of the crater rim, the crater appears half a mile below you inviting you to stare at this jaw dropping natural wonder. When you reach its edge and view its 100 sq. Milesexpanse, it’s a sight you mustwitnessarriving at the lodge for evening leisure, hot dinner and night stay.
Day 5: Ngorongoro crater – cross into Kenya – Drive to Masai Mara
After breakfast, we drive to the Ngorongoro Crater and descend into it for a half-day of game viewing experience. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest volcano caldera formed 3 million years ago and is considered one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world and one of Africa’s most remarkable geological sites.
The Big Five including rhino, elephant, Cape buffalo, lion, leopard and most animal species including zebra, hippos, wildebeest and cheetahs can be viewed close up in the Serengeti. The Ngorongoro Crater ecosystem upholds the historic balance between people and nature in a way that is not possible in other parks. You will later transfer to Kenya to the great Masai Mara wildlife reserve arriving in the evening hours for dinner and night stay thereat Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 6: Full day game drive at Masai Mara
Depending on the game drive nature you will have a great moment to visit the famous Mara River where different types of animals mingle to drink water together, Picnic lunch in the bush. You will have a chance to experience the ‘Great Migration’ of millions of wildebeests and zebras on the moveeither at Masai Mara or Serengeti. You will go for a night game drive which is an unusual safari experience watching Masai Mara’s nocturnal life like porcupine, aardvark, servalcat and mongoose.Dinner and night stay at Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 7: Game drive in Masai Mara – Transfer to Nairobi – Flight to Kigali Rwanda
You will have an early morning game drive at MasaiMara and return to the lodge for breakfast. Proceed to Nairobi and take your flight to Kigali Rwanda for another exciting moment. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Kigali.
Day 8: Pickup from Hotel – visit Kigali genocide site – Transfer to Volcanoes national park
After an early morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and head out for a city tour and visit several tour sites like the Genocide memorial site, urban markets and shopping malls. You will later be transferred North of Rwanda to Volcanoes national park the home of mountain Gorillas and golden monkeys in Rwanda. Dinner and night stay at
Day 9: Golden Monkey tracking – Cross into Uganda to Bwindi National park
You will wake up early in the morning and drive to the park headquarters for briefing with other guests and go for this exciting moment with the rare Golden Monkeys. You will then hit the jungle in search for these endangered creatures for 2-4hours including one full hour with them. You will be allowed to take pictures and to monitor these habituated monkeys. You will later return and check out and cross over to Uganda to Bwindi National park for Gorillas.
Dinner and overnight at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge
Day 10: Mountain Gorilla Trekking
After breakfast at the lodge, proceed to the park offices for briefing before gorilla tracking which is the major highlight of the trip. This activity may last the entire day depending on the movement of these creatures. Once the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 meters from the gorillas, be around them for a whole hour while staring into their big round eyes. Expect to walk long distances in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. Overnight and dinner will be at your hotel at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge.
Day 11: Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi
Lake Bunyonyi is just a 2 or less hours’ drive from Bwindi impenetrable forest, you will wake up early have your breakfast and drive to Kabale where the lake is located. Lake Bunyonyi is a small lake but is blessed with 29 beautiful islands that can be explored on an engine boat. You will enjoy canoeing in the fresh waters of this lake that runs through the high hills making a beautiful scenery. This trip on the waters enables you to interact with the local people that you will find on the islands living there as their home. Return to the lodge in the evening hours and relax at the lake watching nightfall. Dinner andovernight at Bunyonyi overland resort.
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali
After an early delicious breakfast at the lodge, you will visit the surrounding local communities and late depart for Kigali to catch up with your flight and depart.
Tour inclusions
- Professional Guide
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Full Board Accommodation
- All activities detailed in the safari
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water on the safari
- Airport transfer
- Gorilla and Chimp tracking permits
Tour Exclusions
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights
- Visas
- optional activities
