Day 1: Arrival
On arrival at Nairobi international airport, the company representative will transfer you to the hotel for an overnight stay based on bed and breakfast.
Accommodation:
Budget: Kenya Comfort Hotel
Midrange: Fairview Hotel
Luxury: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi
Day 2: Game drive in L. Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru national Park. You will have a stopover for lunch and 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 the lodge.
Accommodation:
Budget: Chester hotel
Midrange: Lake Nakuru lodge
Luxury: Sarova Lion Hill
Day 3: Masai Mara National Park
Have breakfast and after continue the journey past the Masai town of Narok to the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve. The jewel and highlight of a typical safari expedition. Have lunch and after enjoy an afternoon game drive returning to your lodge or camping for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:
Budget: Jambo Mara camp
Midrange: Mara sopa lodge
Luxury: Mara Serena safari lodge
Day 4: Masai Mara Game Drive.
Have a full day in the Masai Mara reserve 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 in 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 gazelle, 500000 zebras. There are also 400 species of birds in the park.
Accommodation:
Budget: Seronera campsite
Midrange: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Luxury: Serengeti Serena safari lodge
Day 6: Serengeti national park Game Drive
Depart from the lodge for an early morning game drive in Serengeti, breakfast then proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation area. Visit Olduvai gorge museum en route.
Then dinner and overnight at a lodge in Ngorongoro.
Accommodation:
Economy: Simba A campsite
Midrange: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Luxury: Ngorongoro Sopa lodge
Day 7: Tanzania’s Secret Gardens.
Breakfast and after descend the crater rim for a half day tour till evening. Have picnic lunch in Tanzania’s secret gardens which also contains a hidden world of teeming wildlife.
Then dinner and overnight at a similar lodge.
Accommodation:
Economy: Simba A campsite
Midrange: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Luxury: Ngorongoro Sopa lodge
[Day 8: Travel to Arusha and to Nairobi
Drive to Arusha and connect to an afternoon to Nairobi. Then overnight – Bed and breakfast.
Budget: Kenya Comfort Hotel
Midrange: Fairview Hotel
Luxury: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe, Uganda by air
Transfer to Entebbe airport by flight; and on arrival, we shall welcome you and then transfer to your pre-booked hotel in entebbe / Kampala for an overnight.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Serena Lake Victoria Resort
Midrange: Cassia lodge
Budget: Common Lens Inn Hotel
Day 10: Travel to Kibale National Park
Drive to Kibale National park after breakfast in western Uganda, in the shadows of Rwenzori Mountains. You will lunch in fort portal. In the afternoon, explore the beautiful region of Kasenda crater lakes and take an afternoon village walk in Bigodi wetland sanctuary.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Primate Lodge
Midrange: Kibale Forest camp
Budget: Rwenzori view guest house
Day 11: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest national park
After breakfast, you will enter Kibale forest for the trekking the endangered chimpanzees within their natural environment. Watch them as they play, forage and build their nests.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Primate Lodge
Midrange: Kibale Forest camp
Budget: Rwenzori view guest house
Day 12: Travel to Bwindi national park.
After breakfast, drive southwards to Bwindi impenetrable national park. You will arrive in the national park in the evening, for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Midrange: Bakiga Lodge
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp
Day 13: Gorilla tracking adventure
Have breakfast and briefing from the UWA rangers at the starting point, set off for gorilla tracking into this 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 of the habituated family is not predictable. You will have one full hour of observing and taking photographs after meeting the gorillas.
Then dinner and overnight in the same lodge.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge
Midrange: Bakiga Lodge
Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp
Day 14: Drive back to Kampala
Drive back to Kampala in the time for the evening flight to Nairobi or an international flight.
Book with us this East African Safari and get a chance to tour East Africa. You will be more knowledgeable about the the nature and culture of East Africa.
