Kenya/Uganda/Tanzania Safari
For those with time on their side, this is an ideal way to spend 23 days on safari, crossing from one to the other of all three East African Countries. For centuries, the region has captured the imagination of travellers and adventure seekers alike. This itinerary can be amended to suit your requirements.

Departures: Daily, minimum 2 people.

1: Kampala
Arrive Entebbe, met on arrival and transferred to Speke Hotel in Kampala for overnight. BB

Day 2: Mbarara
Depart in the morning and drive to Mbarara on good tarmac road. Along the way, stop at the Equator, Local Drum makers and take pictures of the Ankole Long Horned Cattle. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at Regency Lakeview Hotel Mbarara. Approx Transit time: 6 hrs, Meal plan: {B, L, D}

Day 3: Bwindi
Depart after an early breakfast for the Mountain Gorilla Sanctuary of Bwindi arriving in time for lunch at the tracking base. In the afternoon, take a self guided walk around the camp along the Munyaga River before returning for sunset views across the Bwindi Forest. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp. Approx transit time: 5 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 4: Bwindi
After breakfast, travel to the base of the mountain for a briefing before starting the gorilla trek -30 minutes to 8 hours trekking. After picnic lunches and drinks in the Bwindi Impenetrable, we return to base for dinner and overnight at Gorilla  Forest Camp or Lake Kitandara Tented  Camp. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 5: Lake Bunyonyi
Breakfast at Leisure, before departing for Lake Bunyonyi believed to be one of the deepest crater lakes in Africa. In the afternoon, take a canoe ride or do some Cray fishing around the evergreen islands. Meals and overnight at Nature's Prime Island. Approx transit time: 3 hrs Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 6: Kampala/Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Kampala for lunch at the Gallery Cafe before proceeding to the airport for a late evening flight to Nairobi. On arriving Nairobi, met and transferred to Nairobi Safari Club for overnight, BB. Approx transit time on road: 6 hrs, Approx Transit on air: 1 hr, Meal Plan: {B, L}

Day 7: Samburu
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through central Kenya and north across the equator to Samburu National Reserve arriving Samburu Serena Lodge or Sarova Shaba Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx transit time: 6 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 8: Samburu
Full day in Samburu, with an early morning and late afternoon game drive. Samburu is a beautiful and and game abundant park, home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's zebra, blue-necked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe.  Optional activities include a visit to a local Samburu village, camel riding and guided nature and bird walks. All meals and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge or Sarova Shaba Lodge, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 9: The Ark
Depart Samburu after breakfast and drive to Aberdare National Park arriving Outspan Hotel in time for lunch. Afternoon transfer to The Treetops Lodge for overnight floodlit game viewing. Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, this unique game lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of wildlife - elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight at the tree hotel, Treetops Lodge. Approx transit time: 3½ hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Please note: Only overnight bags are allowed at The Treetops Lodge, with the rest of your luggage being left behind at the base hotel.

Day 10: Lake Nakuru
Morning drive back to Outspan Hotel, then depart shortly to the floor of The Rift Valley making a brief stop at Nyahururu Thomson Falls. Arrive Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Flamingo Hill Camp in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive. Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at the park. Approx transit time: 2½ hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 11: Maasai Mara
Depart Lake Nakuru after breakfast and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara arriving Mara Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx transit time: 6 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 12 & 13: Maasai Mara
Spend two days in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). On one day you will go out with picnic lunch boxes to spend most of the day in the park coming back to the lodge late afternoon, while on the second day you will have an early morning pre-breakfast game drive, and another one late afternoon. There will also be an optional visit to a local Maasai village at $25 per person and Masai Mara hot air balloon ride at $425 per person. All meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 14: Nairobi
Depart Maasai Mara after breakfast and drive back to Nairobi arriving approx. 13:00hrs. Drop at your hotel - Nairobi Safari Club. Lunch on own arrangements/afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel on Bed & Breakfast basis. Optional dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant at $50 per person. Approx transit time: 5½ hrs, Meal Plan: {B}

Day 15: Amboseli
Depart Nairobi after breakfast for Amboseli National Park arriving Amboseli Serena Lodge in time for lunch. The park is famous for its big game and great scenic beauty whose entire landscape is dominated by Mt Kilimanjaro. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge, Approx transit time: 4½ hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 16: Amboseli
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive when you have the best chance to see the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro, returning to Serena Lodge for late breakfast. Morning at leisure - afternoon game drive. All meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 17: Lake Manyara
Depart Amboseli after breakfast and drive to Namanga (Kenya/Tanzania border) where you will change vehicle and driver/guide. After customs formalities drive to Arusha for lunch at Impala Hotel, then proceed to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight. Approx transit time: 6 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 18: Manyara/Serengeti
Morning game drive in the Manyara Park, a park dotted with exotic trees such as the giant fig, baobab and mahogany and famous for lions that sprawl on trees (though rare these days). Depart after lunch for Serengeti Nat. Park arriving Serengeti Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight. Approx transit time: 4 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 19: Serengeti
Full day in Serengeti. Morning and afternoon game drives in the rolling grasslands studded with wildlife for as far as the eye can see. All meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 20: Ngorongoro
Another morning game drive in Serengeti. Lunch will be at Serengeti Sopa Lodge then depart for Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge for a short visit of the museum. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Approx transit time: 3 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 21: Ngorongoro
After breakfast descend down to the crater floor for ½ day crater tour, returning to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure with optional visit to a local Maasai village. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

 

Please note: Only ½ day tours may be allowed at the crater.

Day 22: Tarangire
Depart Ngorongoro after breakfast and drive to Tarangire Nat. Park arriving Tarangire Sopa Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx transit time: 3 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 23: Arusha/Nairobi
Depart after breakfast with a game drive en route and return to Arusha. Lunch will be at Impala Hotel then board afternoon shuttle bus back to Nairobi arriving approx. 18:30hrs. Drop at the airport for onward flight back home. (There is an option of flying back to Nairobi from Arusha, instead of the shuttle bus). Approx transit time: 7 hrs, Meal Plan: {B, L}

Safari  Price: US$ 9,500 per person sharing

Prices include:
- Transportation in a custom safari vehicle with pop-roof ideal for game viewing and sightseeing
- Services of a trained and experienced English speaking driver/guide for each sector
- Full board accommodation in the lodges and tented camps as mentioned
- Bottled water for use during the safari
- Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Kampala and Nairobi
- Airport transfers
- Game drives and all park entry fees
- Gorilla permits
- Flight from Kampala to Nairobi one way

- Shared shuttle bus transfer from Arusha to Nairobi one way
- Crater tour services
- Complementary bottled water whilst on safari

Not included:
- Airfares to Africa
- Expenses of personal nature such as visas, travel/baggage insurance, laundry, beverages, tips etc.
- Christmas, New Year and Easter Supplement

23 Days Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar Safari:
African safari Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar tours including Uganda gorilla tracking

Day 1: Arrival - Kampala
On your arrive at Entebbe Airport, Uganda, met and assisted. Transfer to Kampala Serena Hotel for the night on half board in readiness for the next day's journey to Bwindi Impenetrable for gorilla tracking. Overnight at Kampala Serena Hotel. D.

Day 2: Kampala - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Morning breakfast then take an 8-10 hour road transfer on a very good road to the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Home to the Mountain Gorillas. In the evening, take to the Munyaga Trail to explore the Freshness of the Forest on a Nature walk along the River Munyaga. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Tented Camp, B,L,D.

Day 3: Gorilla Tracking
After an early morning breakfast, you will be given briefing and set off for your Gorilla tracking activity in the forests of Bwindi. Gorilla tracking can be strenuous, you will need to carry a packed lunch, drinking water, wear comfortable boots or jungle shoes suitable for steep muddy slopes, put on ear plugs for those who feel uncomfortable with jungle sounds and take a rain jacket. Walking sticks will be made available for those that require one by the park rangers. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kitandara Tented Camp, B,L,D.

Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable - Mbarara
Travel to Kibale for lunch at the Lake Bunyonyi where you could also take an optional Canoe ride to explore the many Islands. Later depart to Mbarara arriving for dinner and night stay at the Agip Motel, B,L,D.

Day 5: Mbarara - Kampala - Nairobi
Drive back to Kampala for lunch. Later transfer to Entebbe Airport for your flight to Nairobi. Met and assisted. Transfer to Nairobi Safari Club for the night on bed and breakfast B,L.

Day 6: Nairobi - Amboseli
Distance: 250 km (4 hrs.) Drive south to Amboseli National Park. Game viewing en route to your lodge with the immense grandeur of Mt Kilimanjaro in the background. Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, 5895m Kilimanjaro, is one of the most popular of Kenya's national parks. Amboseli National Park provides the classic Hollywood image of Africa. Set in rolling savannah scenery it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at 5,896 meters, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephant accompanied by lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest. There are also over 400 species of birds, all manner of reptilian, flora and fauna and some of the most soul-searing views in Africa. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 7: Amboseli National Park
Full day in Amboseli with game drives in the morning and afternoon. All meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 8: Nairobi - Mount Kenya
After breakfast, drive to Mount Kenya via Nairobi and towards Central Kenya highlands arriving at Mountain Lodge. The only 'tree hotel' ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya's legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya's highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa's second-highest mountain. Afternoon leisure and overnight floodlit game viewing. Optional nature walk can be arranged at USD 45 per person. Dinner and overnight stay at Mountain Lodge Serena, B,L,D.

Day 9: Mount Kenya - Samburu Game Reserve
Depart further north past the equator to Samburu arriving at Samburu Serena Lodge in time for lunch. Samburu National Reserve, a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers, lies on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District, whose heat-corched scrublands extend beyond the jade-green waters of Lake Turkana. Samburu provides one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya for the endangered Grevy zebra, the rare beisa oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich whilst large herds of elephant roam the gaunt hills. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 10: Samburu Game Reserve
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu. Meals and overnight stay at Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 11: Samburu - Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Breakfast and departure to this private game sanctuary. Afternoon is free for optional activities as game viewing, walking safaris or night game drives. Includes visit to chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary also boasts of "The Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) plus an exciting catalogue of; giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest, baboon and several hundred bird species. Sweetwaters Tented Camp is designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury. One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as night game drives, guided bush walks and both horse or camel riding across its game-teaming plains. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, B,L,D.

Day 12: Sweetwaters - Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart to Lake Nakuru National Park via Nyahururu Falls to arrive in time for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. Set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru , Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge has 67 chalets all overlooking the lake, within the Lake Nakuru National Park . It is the perfect place to experience one of the world's largest ornithological spectacles, The Pink Flamingo, or a rich concentration of wildlife including black and white colobus monkey and is also a famed Rhino Sanctuary. In the afternoon proceed on a game drive in this famous ornithological spectacle for flamingoes. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 13: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch. Masai Mara National Reserve is a pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the unprecedented opportunity of catching up with all the members of the 'Big Five' in one morning. The 1,800 sq kilometres of this veteran reserve offers the classic mix of African imagery; miles of lion-gold grasslands, shoals of lilac-misted hills, a meandering river, acres of thorn-bush and mile upon mile of undulating wilderness. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 14 & 15: Maasai Mara
Three full days in the Masai Mara. Each day with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Optional activities:
1. Hot air balloon Safari: US$ 425 per person
2. Visit to a local Maasai village: US$ 25 per person
3. Nature walk: US$ 45 per person
4. Day fishing expedition to Lake Victoria: US$ 475 per person

Day 16: Masai Mara - Serengeti
After breakfast, drive to the border town of Isebania where you will go through the normal immigration & customs procedures and meet your Tanzania driver. Proceed in the Tanzanian vehicle to Serengeti National Park , enjoy a picnic lunch and enroute extended afternoon game drive en-route to your lodge to arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight. Serengeti Sopa Lodge (2 nights) BLD

Day 17: Serengeti Safari
Today, all day is spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. The lion are abundant, the leopard plentiful (yet still secretive) and black rhino and cheetah both breed here. There are more than 500 species of bird and, interestingly, 100 sub-species of dung beetle - a sure sign of a varied animal population, Serengeti Sopa Lodge. BLD

Day 18: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater, via Olduvai Gorge
After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. En-route visit the Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been discovered. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon at leisure. Ngorongoro Sopa  Lodge (2 nights) BLD

Day 19: Ngorongoro Crater tour
Tanzania has implemented nature conservation rules limiting visitors to half-day exploration of the Crater. Your 4X4 vehicle takes you down the steep walls of the caldera into a spectacular primeval array of wildlife including the "Big 5". Return to your lodge to enjoy an afternoon at leisure, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. BLD

Day 20: Ngorongoro - Arusha - Zanzibar Holiday
Drive back to Arusha, Tanzania's safari capital for lunch at the African Heritage. Transfer to the airport for your flight to the Spice Island of Zanzibar. Met and transferred to Ocean Paradise Beach Resort or Breezes Beach Resort on half board, B,L,D.

Day 21-22: Zanzibar beach holiday
Full days of leisure and relaxation at your hotel on half board, Ocean Paradise Beach Resort or Breezes Beach Resort, F, B,D.

Day 23: Zanzibar - Nairobi - Departure
Transfer to the Stone Town for stone Town and Spice tour. Later transfer to the airport for your flight back to Nairobi from where you will catch your flight back home after an exciting African Safari experience, B.

Tour Cost: US$ 7,970 Per person sharing

Tour cost includes:
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable safari vehicle equipped for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation and meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin room.
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Bottled water whilst on safari
-Carnivore Restaurant lunch
-Gorilla tracking
-Single gorilla tracking permit per person
-Forest walk in Bwindi
-Half board accommodation at the beach resort
-Bed and breakfast accommodation in Kampala, Nairobi and Stone Town
-Flight from Uganda to Nairobi, Nairobi to Zanzibar and Zanzibar back to Nairobi
-Stone Town and Spice tour on the last day

Tour cost excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Airport departure tax in Zanzibar ($25 per person)
-Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

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