Day 1:Arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight
On arrival at Nairobi international airport, our company driver guide will transfer you to the hotel for an overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation:
Budget: Kenya Comfort Hotel
Midrange: Fairview Hotel
Luxury: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi
Day 2: Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru Park. You will have a stopover for lunch. You will enjoy an evening game drive in this small game and bird filled park, famous for its population of Flamingos, Rhinos, Leopards, Lions, Giraffes. As you drive to the hills surrounding the park, you can enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the lake.
Then dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Chester hotel
Midrange: Lake Nakuru lodge
Luxury: Sarova Lion Hill
Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve
Have breakfast and after continue the journey past the Masai town of Narok to the legendary Masai Mara National Park Reserve. The jewel and highlight of the safari expedition. Have lunch and after enjoy an afternoon game drive returning to your lodge or camping for dinner and overnight.
Mara sopa-Sarova Mara-Ke- Keekorok Lodge – Mara Serena or camping site
Accommodation:
Budget: Jambo Mara Camp
Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4: Full day game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve
Have a full day in the Mara with game drive early morning and late afternoon, each of about 3 hours. This is also where millions of the wildebeest cross the Mara River from the Serengeti National park of Tanzania to the Masai Mara game reserve of Kenya. All meals and overnight as above.
Accommodation:
Budget: Jambo Mara Camp
Midrange: Mara Sopa Lodge
Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 5: Depart for Serengeti National park
Have breakfast, you will depart for the world’s famous Serengeti National park via Isabenia border with picnic lunch, which will be taken at one of the picnic sites, have a full day of the game drive in Serengeti National park which has got an animal population of 4000,000 including 3000 lions, 1600000 wildebeests, 300000 Thompson and the great gazelles, 500000 zebras. There are also 400 species of birds in the park.
Then dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Seronera campsite
Midrange: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Luxury: Serengeti Serena safari lodge
Day 6: Ngorongoro Conservation area.
Depart from the lodge for an early morning game drive in Serengeti, breakfast then proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation area. Visit Olduvai museum en route.
Then dinner and overnight at the lodge in Ngorongoro.
Accommodation:
Budget: Simba A campsite
Midrange: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Luxury: Ngorongoro Sopa lodge
Day 7: Half day crater rim tour
Breakfast and after descend the crater rim for a half day tour till 15hrs. Have picnic lunch Tanzania’s secret gardens which also contain a hidden world of teeming wildlife.
Then dinner and overnight at a similar lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Simba A campsite
Midrange: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Luxury: Ngorongoro Sopa lodge
Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi city
After breakfast, drive to Arusha and connect back to Nairobi. Overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Kenya Comfort Hotel
Midrange: Fairview Hotel
Luxury: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe Kampala.
Transfer to Entebbe in Uganda by flight and on arrival, we shall welcome you and be transferred to the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for overnight stay.
Accommodation:
Budget: Common Lens Inn
Midrange: Cassia Lodge
Luxury: Serena Lake Victoria Resort
Day 10: Drive to Kibale National park.
Drive to Kibale National park after breakfast in the western Uganda, on the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains. You will have lunch in fort portal. In the afternoon, explore the beautiful region of Kasenda crater lakes or take the nature and village walk from Bigodi.
Then dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Rwenzori View Guest House
Midrange: Kibale Forest Camp
Luxury: Primate Lodge
Day 11: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest.
After breakfast, you will enter Kibale forest for chimpanzee trekking experience in their natural environment. After lunch, you drive southwards to Bwindi impenetrable national park. You will arrive in the evening, and check in at the lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp
Midrange: Bakiga Lodge
Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge
East Africa safaris
Day 12: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi.
Have breakfast and briefing from the ranger of UWA, set off for the gorilla tracking in the rain forest sanctuary. You shall also be prepared with trekking boots and light rain coat and also bring with you packed lunch. The time you will spend in search for the habituated family is not predictable. You will have one hour for observing and taking photographs after you have met with the gorillas.
Then dinner and overnight in the same lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp
Midrange: Bakiga Lodge
Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Day 13: Drive back to Kampala.
Finally drive back to Kampala just in time for evening flight to Nairobi or an international flight; marking the end of your 13 Days East Africa Safari tour.
