9 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking And Tanzania Safari
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- Day 1: Transfer to bwindi for the 3 day uganda gorilla trekking tour
- Day 2: Gorilla tracking in bwindi national park
- Day 3: Return to kampala or entebbe airport flight to kilimanjaro airport
- Day 4: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
- Day 5: Serengeti National Park
- Day 6: Full day game view in serengeti national park
- Day 7: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
- 9 Day: Departure to home
Day 1: Transfer to bwindi for the 3 day uganda gorilla trekking tour
Depart Entebbe/ Kampala for your first day of the 3 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking Tour. The drive time from Entebbe/Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in Southwestern Uganda is between 8-9 hours. Although it may seem quite a long drive, it is worth it because you get to enjoy the countryside scenery with some of the most beautiful landscapes ranging from plantations, hills, all the way to the Virunga massive. Just keep your cameras near you and your driver will definitely stop if you need him to, so that you can capture that beautiful moment.
You will have an en-route stopover at the Equator crossing at Kayabwe for the photography and a simple experiment before you continue to Mbarara town for Lunch. After lunch, you will embark on your scenic drive to Bwindi NP or Kabale for overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Lodge. Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tavern Lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla tracking in bwindi national park
After your early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Ruhija Park Headquarters for briefing and joining others for briefing before heading into the forest for your gorilla trek. This trek can last for between 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of mountain gorilla family on that particular day. Once you find the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them while observing their behaviour, taking photographs before you return to the Park Headquarters for your certificate that confirms that you have tracked gorillas in Uganda. Overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge or Trekkers Tervan Lodge.
Day 3: Return to kampala or entebbe airport flight to kilimanjaro airport
After your breakfast, you will be driven back to Kampala or Entebbe for your post-tour accommodation or you may choose to fly out of Uganda on the last day of your tour. Since you will use the same route back, you will have another stop at the Equator crossing for photo moments, buying souvenirs or to just relax before continuing to Kampala/Entebbe. You will arrival in Kilimanjaro airport on time where you will meet with our safari guide who will take you to hotel in Arusha at Golden Crest Hotel for dinner and overnight
Day 4: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel and you will travel to the Tarangire National Park. This park with its huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore, the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while, but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to your accommodation at the campsite / lodge, where you will spend the night.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, Accommodation: Farm of dream Safari Lodge full board
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast you will leave Mto wa Mbu and drive through the cooler highland region towards the Serengeti National Park. The world-renowned Serengeti National Park, with its diverse landscape ranging from grass plains and dry savannah to marshy woodlands, is the stamping ground of many carnivorous predators and their prey. The park is home to the largest animal migration in the world and depending on the season you will be able to witness this spectacular event unfold. The herds of wildebeest and zebras journey in the short rainy season of November and December from the hills in the north to the southern plains before returning to the north during the longer rainy season of April to June. The location of the migrating herds is dependent on the yearly rainfall, but your guide will know where the best vantage points for wildlife viewing are. The night will be spent at a campsite in the central Serengeti.
Meals: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
Accommodation: Suenos de Africa luxury camp full board included
Day 6: Full day game view in serengeti national park
Early morning game drive 06.00-09.00 After breakfast a full day game drive and time to find the migration, if they are located in an accessible area. You can spend time at the Hippo pool, watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions or be in the middle of the migration. You can journey from the wide-open plains to the kopjes, these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing. Overnight Suenos de Africa luxury camp full board included
Day 7: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Enjoy an early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Dr. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man,’ both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. In the late afternoon we transfer to Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge where you will have dinner and overnight.
Meals: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
Accommodation: Farm of dream Safari Lodge full board
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
After an early breakfast you will start your descent on a narrow and steep road to the crater floor. The crater is inhabited by a spectacular array of wildlife, which includes zebras, hippos, hyenas, wildebeests, warthogs and the famous “Big Five” – buffalo, rhino, lion, elephant and leopard. After extensive game viewing and a lunch at a picnic spot, you will leave the crater and travel back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the late afternoon at golden Crest Hotel for dinner and overnight
9 Day: Departure to home
After breakfast at hotel you will be transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your home flight .
PRICE PER PERSON SHARING: 4200 USD
Included
- All accommodation in camping and lodge as per itinerary
- A safari briefing,
- Guaranteed window seat in safari vehicles/Jeep driven by experienced driver guides
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- All sightseeing and game viewing
- Meals according to the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- 1.5 litre of mineral water per person per day during game drives
- All mentioned activities as per itinerary
- All government taxes
- Camping equipment
- Accommodation before safari and after safari in bed and breakfast
Excluded
- International and domestic Flights
- Tanzania Visa Entry Fees
- Tips and Gratuities for the driver guide and cook
- Personal expenses such as souvenirs, laundry, beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks
- Accommodation before and after the safari
- Optional visit to Oldupai Gorge and a Maasai village
- Lunches, dinners, drinks at your hotel in Arusha
- Travel insurance
- Pickup and drop off at airport.
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