The 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour presents a diverse inter-country safari experience commencing from Nairobi Kenya and ending in Kigali Rwanda or Entebbe Uganda. This Combined East African Flying Uganda Primate, Tanzania & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour takes you to Lake Nakuru for the famous flamingo viewing, Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti National Parks for extensive wild game viewing including the Big five, the millions of Wildebeest among others, Murchison Falls National Park for sightseeing of the world’s powerful waterfall and Chimpanzee trekking in Kaniyo Pabidi and eventually Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla trekking encounter.
Day 1 of the 13 Days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Primate & Wildlife Flying Safari tour: Transfer from Nairobi to Lake Nakuru and view Flamingos
Day 2 of the 13 Days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Primate & Wildlife Flying Safari tour: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Park
Day 3 & 4 of the 13 Days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Primate & Wildlife Flying Safari tour: Explore the magical wonder of Maasai Mara National Park
Day 5 of the 13 Days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Primate & Wildlife Flying Safari tour: Transfer to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park
Day 6 & 7 of the 13 Days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Primate & Wildlife Flying Safari tour: Serengeti National Park exploration
Day 8 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Fly to Uganda – Entebbe International Airport
Day 9 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Fly to Murchison Falls National Park & evening game drive
Day 10 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest Reserve, boat ride to the bottom of the falls and hike to the top of the Murchison Falls
Day 11 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 12 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Do gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 13 of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour: Transfer to Kigali Rwanda and depart. You can as well drive back to Kampala to depart through Entebbe
Early morning pick up and safari briefing by our representative. Board your van and drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park is famous for its flamingos and not forgetting other wildlife like Black and White Rhino, Leopards, Rothschild’s Giraffe and many more. You will embark on a game drive through the park that takes you to the Lake shores to watch the amazing birds, flamingos. These birds make lake shores appear pink out of their concentration. You will also proceed to the baboon cliff just to have a look at the whole park from an aerial view. Afterwards have a game viewing drive through the park as you return to the hotel for Lunch. Afternoon will be spent at leisure at the hotel with an option of an evening game drive in search for the animals not seen so far.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Jarika Country Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Sunbird Lodge, Budget / Basic: Maili Saba Camp
After breakfast you will check out of the lodge and drive towards the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, via the beautiful savannah grasslands and plains in the Great Rift valley, magnificent views of Mt. Suswa, Mt. Margaret and Mt. Longonot.
This game reserve is among the 9 wonders of the world and is a renowned tourist destination in Kenya, famous for the wildebeest migration along the Mara River.
The river is full of Crocodiles and hippos which traverse the Mara. The reserve has high proportions of wildlife and above all one is sure to spot a pride of lions resting or hovering in the fantastic woodland savannah grassland, and also the big five. Other animals expected include; hyenas, antelopes, topis, dikdik, and zebras among others. You enter the park via the Eastern park gate of Sekenani and enjoy a short game drive as we head to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Keekorok Game Lodge, Budget / Basic: Ilkeliani Camp
After breakfast at the camp, you will explore the park’s amazingly high concentration of game. 2 days of game drive with picnic lunch at the Mara River as you enjoy the scenic view of the crocodiles resting on the brown-muddy river banks. The rolling grasslands of the Maasai Mara offer ideal game viewing and photographic opportunities and the grassy plains are broken by rocky outcrops which are favorite midday resting places for Lion.
This is where millions of Wildebeest cross the Mara River from the Serengeti National park of Tanzania to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve of Kenya – an annual spectacular event, which brings along thousands of plains game and predators to the Mara, making the park a beehive of ‘wildlife activities’. Late afternoon can be spared for a visit to the Maasai village to be enlightened on the Maasai culture and perhaps enjoy a Maasai cultural dance.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Keekorok Game Lodge, Budget / Basic: Ilkeliani Camp
Depart Masai Mara after early breakfast driving with lunch box driving to the Kenya / Tanzania boarder of Isebania. After clearing with immigration formalities change vehicles and proceed to Serengeti arriving with an introductory game drive to the camp or lodge.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp, Budget / Basic: Kijereshi Tented Camp (Bungalow)
Here, you have 2 full days in Serengeti doing both morning and evening game drive. Serengeti National Park is one of the Africa’s best National Parks where a rewarding game drive can be undertaken. The park features the Big five including 3000 counts of Maasai Lion, about 1000 African leopards, Black Rhinos, Elephants and Buffaloes along with other wild game like Grant’s gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, Eland, Wildebeest not forgetting over 500 species of birds. It is a very amazing park worth exploring.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp, Budget / Basic: Kijereshi Tented Camp (Bungalow)
Connect to Kotagende Airstrip and catch up with a flight to Uganda. You land at Entebbe International Airport on the shores of Lake Victoria – the Africa’s largest lake. You are welcomed by our representative after which you transfer to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Lake Victoria Serena Resort / Sheraton Hotel Kampala, Midrange / Standard: Cassia Lodge / Boma Hotel Entebbe, Budget / Basic: Banda Inns / Airport Guesthouse
Connect to Entebbe Airport again for a scheduled flight to Pakuba Airstrip operated by Aerolink Uganda. You spend the late afternoon taking a game drive in the northern landscapes of Murchison Falls National Park with rolling savannah combretum enjoying the sun set views over the savannah and River Nile below. The possible wildlife views include; Rothschild Giraffes, elephants, Uganda kobs, Jackson’s hartebeest, predators like lions and leopards among others. Retire for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge / Bakers Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Murchison River Lodge, Budget / Basic: Red Chilli Rest Camp / Heritage Safari Lodge
Connect to Budongo Forest Reserve to catch up with Chimpanzee trekking commencing at 8am. The forest reserve features over 800 Chimpanzee populations among which have been habituated for human exploration. The trek lasts between 2 – 5 hours after which you connect back to Murchison to catch up with the afternoon boat ride along the Nile River to the bottom of the falls. The boat ride commences at 2:30pm and lasts 3 hours. Upon reaching the bottom of the falls, you hike to the top of the falls enjoying the roaring thunder like sound of the Nile River as it splashes its waters on the ancient impermeable rocks that have stood its way for centuries past. You enjoy the view of the world’s most powerful waterfall where the river squeezes itself to pass through a less than 7m ravine before falling 43m below to what has been termed as the Devil’s Cauldron generating a thunderous roar marked by trademark rainbow. Retire for relaxation and overnight.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge / Bakers Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Murchison River Lodge, Budget / Basic: Red Chilli Rest Camp / Heritage Safari Lodge
After breakfast, you embark on the charter flight from Murchison to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Spend the afternoon relaxing at the lodge as you prepare for the next day tracking in the gorilla forest.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Gorilla Mist Camp, Budget / Basic: Broadbill Forest Camp
Connect to the gorilla trekking assembly point to catch up with briefing at 8am. The session is conducted by the park rangers and the gorilla family allocation as well after which you set off to the forest in search of the critically endangered Mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park features a minimum of 400 mountain gorillas ranking as the single national park with the highest count of these species. The trek takes you through the verdant forest cover covered with mist in the chilly morning traversing the steep slopes, descending the narrow valleys and crossing swamps and streams before approaching the respective gorilla group. You spend one full hour with them an ideal moment for limitless photoshoots and questions about gorillas. The entire trek can last 2 – 8 hours after which you retreat to the lodge for relaxation and overnight.
Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Gorilla Mist Camp, Budget / Basic: Broadbill Forest Camp
After breakfast, cross on the drive to Rwanda enjoying its beautiful hilly landscape before approaching Kigali where you will fly out through Kigali International Airport.
End of the 13 Days Flying Tanzania, Uganda Primate & Kenya Wildlife Safari tour
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