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The Best of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania wildlife holiday- 20 days
By Primate World Safaris (U) Ltd
Free cancellation available
per adult
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- Free cancellation available
- 20d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
This Safari takes you to the world renown Maasai Mara which hosts the world’s biggest wildlife spectacle; the annual wildebeest migration. Explore Northern Serengeti for major wildlife sightings, Central Serengeti at the most popular Siringet - Seronera, Ngorongoro Conservation area and Karatu.
On this trip is the beautiful town of Jinja. This is where the source of the Nile is. A rafting experience awaits you at the other side of the falls, with an experienced rafter/kayaker that will guide you through the whole process.
Later visit the Bigodi wetland sanctuary, a place known as the true birders paradise. Your guide will take you to Kibale forest national park for an awesome chimpanzee tracking.
After this you will go to Queen Elizabeth national park, viewing the parks animals like elephants, Lions etc and boat trips on the Kazinga Channel. The Journey will continue to the impenetrable forests of Bwindi. Finally you will visit Lake Mburo national park on your way back to Kampala.
Activity location
- Entebbe
- Entebbe, Uganda, Uganda
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Entebbe
- Entebbe, Uganda, Uganda
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The Best of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania wildlife holiday- 20 days
- 20d
- English
Pickup included
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
AU$28,112.85 x 1 AdultAU$28,112.85
Total
Until Sat, 11 May
What's included, what's not
- International air fares , Entry visas and Personal (medical/travel) insurance
Know before you book
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Specialised infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Airport pickup
- 1 stop
- Meals: snacks
- Accommodation: The Boma Hotel
Entebbe
Our driver/guide will be waiting at Entebbe International Airport to pick you up and then transfer you to your accommodation for the night.
Day 2: White Water Rafting in the Nile, Jinja
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Jinja Nile Resort
Jinja
- 5h
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, you will be driven to Jinja for a white water rafting experience which can either take a full day or half-day depending on your choice.
This is one of the most exciting rafting trips on earth going up to 31 km and includes a fantastic barbeque lunch and complimentary drinks after the trip.
Day 3: Drive to Kibale forest
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Turaco Treetops
Kibale Forest National Park
- 8h
- Admission ticket included
After your breakfast, you will leave for Kibale National Park in western Uganda. The drive takes around 8 hours including a stopover for lunch in Fort Portal town.
Along the way, you will pass many small towns, villages, tea farms, and roadside markets all of which make the Ugandan countryside full of beauty.
You will reach Kibale with enough time to relax and unwind from a day of travel.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Turaco Treetops
Kibale National Park
- 8h
After early morning breakfast, your driver/guide will drive you to the Kibale National Park office where you will be briefed about the activity of tracking chimpanzees in the wild.
You will then go on a guided primate walk in search of chimpanzees and 12 other primates including l’ Hoestes, Red colobus, blue, red-tailed monkeys, brown monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabey.
The park rangers will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates but on all the forest fauna and flora, and will ensure that your walk is informative and enjoyable.
After finding the chimps, you will spend 1 hour with them before heading back to the park offices.
You will go back to the lodge for lunch & refreshments.
After lunch, you will visit the community and take a walk in Bigodi Swamp – which is the home of the great blue Turaco bird. The swamp is home to around 200 bird species and 8 primate species. Later, return to your accommodation for dinner & overnight stay.
Day 5: Visit caves and craters. Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Kasenyi Safari Camp
Queen Elizabeth National Park
- 5h
After breakfast, you will start the day with a cultural tour of the Amabere ga nyina mwiru caves – a great historic site located 10km from Fort Portal town.
You will be accompanied by an informed guide who knows more about this place. remember to carry along a torch, hiking boots, long trousers, etc since you are going to enter the caves. Thereafter, you will hike the explosion crater lakes surrounding this area and then return to Fort Portal town for lunch and a visit to the Tooro Kingdom Palace.
In the evening, drive to Uganda’s second-largest park, Queen Elizabeth National Park while enjoying the changing views of the mystical Rwenzori Mountain ranges.
Day 6: Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Kasenyi Safari Camp
Queen Elizabeth National Park
- 7h
After breakfast, you will go for an early morning wildlife safari game drive in this park. Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse ecosystem of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes, and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife.
With the massive Rwenzori Mountains as a backdrop, you will have excellent opportunities to see lions, leopards, giant forest hogs, cape buffalos, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kobs, Topi, and bushbuck
After lunch, you will go for a 2-3 hour boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This take will take you through possibly the highest concentration of hippos. Many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge.
This launch cruise offers great opportunities for photography, bird watching, and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colourful and stupendous with more than 600 different species.
Day 7: Drive to Bwindi imepenetrable forest park
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- 6h
- Admission ticket included
After your breakfast, you will be driven from Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This is a 6 hours journey passing through the Kigezi Highlands an area known as the “Switzerland of Africa”. The journey takes you through terraced hills and winding roads to the Bwindi forest. You will have a stop-over in Kabale for lunch.
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable N.P.
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- 7h
Today is the big day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with the gentle giants; the rare mountain gorillas.
For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour. You will go into the forest in groups of not more than 8 in search of mountain gorillas. En route, your guide will point out previous signs of gorilla activity such as dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots.
Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo. Upon finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour with them after which you will be led back to the starting point.
Day 9: Drive to Lake Mburo National park
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Lake Mburo National Park
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, you will leave Bwindi for Lake Mburo National Park with a stopover in Mbarara for your lunch. Lake Mburo is the best and easiest place for seeing a lot of Zebras in Uganda.
You will see other wild animals such as buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, elands, antelopes, and lots of birds as well as the local long-horned Ankole cattle in the nearby ranches.
Take an afternoon boat ride on the Lake & see a variety of birds and hippos too.
Day 10: Drive back to Entebbe, Fly to Nairobi
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, breakfast
- Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport.
Entebbe
- 4h
After your breakfast, go for a walking safari in the park in the company of a park ranger. On this walk, you will see many animals and birds, as well as feel the connection to the nature and surrounding landscape.
After your lunch, you will leave for Kampala with a stopover at the Equator line for some pictures and souvenirs. You will then continue to Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight to Nairobi.
Day 11: Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Serena Sweet waters Camp
Nairobi
- 5h
Pick up from your Nairobi Hotel or at the airport by the latest 8:00 am. Board your safari land cruiser and drive through the lush central Kenya highlands, before proceeding north towards Mount Kenya.
Check-in and lunch at your tented camp, followed by afternoon game drives. Ol Pejeta Conservancy is home to the BIG 5. However, it’s mainly Rhinos and Chimpanzees that are protected here which are the main attractions.
At Ol Pejeta Conservancy, you will find the last 2 remaining northern white rhinos in the whole world.
Besides visiting Baraka the Black Rhino and enjoying game drives, one can also visit the Chimpanzee sanctuary.
Day 12: Ol Pejeta to Lake Naivasha
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Country Club
Lake Naivasha
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, board your safari vehicle and enjoy a game drive before departing to Lake Naivasha. Check-in followed by lunch.
Afternoon at leisure by the lake shores. You may book a guided nature walk at Crescent Island or a scenic boat ride that offers breathtaking scenery.
Overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Country Club.
Day 13: Lake Naivasha /Maasai Mara
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Luxury Tented Camp / Base Camp Maasai Mara (similar)
Maasai Mara National Reserve
- 6h
Depart after breakfast for Maasai Mara National Reserve. Check-in, lunch, and afternoon game drive when you begin your search for the wildlife found in Maasai Mara.
Day 14: Wildlife Game Drives in the Maasai Mara
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Luxury Tented Camp / Base Camp Maasai Mara (similar)
Maasai Mara National Reserve
- 8h
You will spend the whole day exploring this world renown reserve during your game drives. Your expert safari driver / guide with in-depth knowledge of the vast reserve will help you locate Lions, Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Burchell’s Zebra, Hippos, Elands, Spotted Hyena, Topi, Hartebeest, Warthog, Black Backed Jackal, Mongoose, Maasai Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Marabou Stork, Martial Eagle, Vultures, Egrets among several other mammal and bird species that call Maasai Mara home. You simply need to have your animal checker guide ready, and get ready for the adventure. Between the months of June and September, Maasai Mara hosts the world’s biggest wildlife spectacle; the annual wildebeest migration when over 1.2 million wildebeest and Zebra cross over from northern Serengeti into Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures, especially the red oat grass which is a delicacy to the marauding Gnus.
Day 15: Wildlife Game Drives in the Maasai Mara
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Luxury Tented Camp / Base Camp Maasai Mara (similar)
Maasai Mara National Reserve
- 8h
You will once again spend the whole day exploring this world renown reserve during your game drives. Your expert safari driver / guide with in-depth knowledge of the vast reserve will help you locate Lions, Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Burchell’s Zebra, Hippos, Elands, Spotted Hyena, Topi, Hartebeest, Warthog, Black Backed Jackal, Mongoose, Maasai Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Marabou Stork, Martial Eagle, Vultures, Egrets among several other mammal and bird species that call Maasai Mara home. You simply need to have your animal checker guide ready, and get ready for the adventure. Between the months of June and September, Maasai Mara hosts the world’s biggest wildlife spectacle; the annual wildebeest migration when over 1.2 million wildebeest and Zebra cross over from northern Serengeti into Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures, especially the red oat grass which is a delicacy to the marauding Gnus.
Day 16: Maasai Mara to Northern Serengeti
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ole Serai Luxury Camp (Kogatende) / Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar.
Serengeti National Park
- 7h
After breakfast, collect your picnic lunch and depart for the seemingly endless plains; The Serengeti. You enjoy a three-hour drive to the Isebania border crossing point, clear with immigration’s, and proceed to northern Serengeti.
You will enjoy en-route game viewing in search of the BIG CATS that reside here.
Day 17: Wildlife Viewing in Northern Serengeti
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ole Serai Luxury Camp (Kogatende) / Mara Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar.
Serengeti National Park
- 7h
You will spend two full days exploring the northern part of the Serengeti as you search for major wildlife sightings. This is where you can witness the great migration between June and October as they graze in the savannah woodlands and along the shores of the crocodile infested Mara River with frequent River crossings between the south and north being witnessed regularly. After the calving season in southern Serengeti between February and March, the migration moves to Seronera in Central Serengeti between April and May, before arriving north from June. Big predators like Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, and scavenging opportunists like jackals, hyenas, vultures, Marabou Storks are always trailing the migration so you also have a chance of catching them in action.
Day 18: Drive to Central Serengeti
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ole Serai Luxury Camp (Turner Springs) / Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar
Serengeti National Park
- 5h
You will enjoy your breakfast, and then depart for Central Serengeti about 4 hours drive with en route game viewing. This afternoon, you will explore the most popular part of the Siringet- Seronera. The abundance of both predator and prey here will amaze you as you cover different habitat and geographical areas during your game drives.
Day 19: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu
- 1 stop
- Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
- Accommodation: Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge
Serengeti National Park
- 5h
After breakfast, you depart to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. En route, you may visit the Ol Dupai Gorge, the museum where archaeological collections by Louis and Mary Leakey are displayed in situ. This is an optional opportunity to learn about human evolution and early man.
This afternoon, you descend down the steep walls of the caldera for game drives along the crater floor. Lions, Elephants (including huge bulls), Cheetahs, Spotted Hyena, Black Rhino, Gnus, Jackals, Baboons, Buffalos, Flamingos (on the crater lakes), Hippos, and even the rare Caracal are some of the animals you might spot here.
You will then proceed to Karatu along the Ngorongoro highlands where you enjoy your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 20: To Arusha Airport
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Arusha
You depart at Leisure for Arusha airport on a scheduled flight back Home.
Location
Activity location
- Entebbe
- Entebbe, Uganda, Uganda
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Entebbe
- Entebbe, Uganda, Uganda
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