12 Days Kenya, Tanzania And Uganda Safari (Starting And Ending In Nairobi) . This 12 days Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Safari is a combined East Africa safari taking you on a tour to the most fascinating destinations in Uganda, Kenya as well as Tanzania.
This tour takes you on a visit to Lake Nakuru National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve, which are the most popular safari destinations in Kenya for wildlife viewing and bird watching.
In Tanzania, you will visit Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area which are most popular wildlife destination in Tanzania renowned for their huge populations of wildlife including the Big Five – lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, rhinos and elephants as well as The Great Wildebeest Migration.
In Uganda, this tour takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is home to the endangered mountain gorillas, and Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is home to the tree climbing lions and other wildlife species.
The safari starts in Nairobi and Ends in Nairobi.
DETAILED ITINERARY OF 12 DAYS KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA SAFARI
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi and transfer to Lake Nakuru
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, our representative and transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park will warmly welcome you. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge, in the afternoon you will go for a game drive exploring the park and enjoying sightings of wildlife such as rhinos, giraffes, zebras, elands, leopards and many birds including flamingoes and cormorants along the shores of the lake. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ziwa Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Morning game drive and transfer to Maasai Mara National Park
After breakfast at your lodge, you will check out and go for an en-route morning game drive as you head to Masai Mara National Reserve – the most popular reserve in the world. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge, after checking in a few moments of rest you will head to the reserve’s endless plains for an afternoon game drive. Lookout for several species of wildlife including wildebeests, lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, gazelles, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs among others.
In the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mara Sentrim Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Full day game drive with a visit to Masai people
After breakfast, you will head to the reserve for a full day game drive exploring the endless plains on morning and afternoon game drive with picnic lunch, which you will enjoy along the banks of Mara River.
On the game drives, you will have ample time to explore the endless plains of Masai Mara National Reserve and enjoying sightings of wildlife including the iconic Big Five animals that is elephants, rhinos, leopards and buffaloes, enjoy the stunning view of the landscapes among others.
You will enjoy lunch at the banks of Mara River; enjoy your meals with sightings of hippos and crocodiles in Mara River. You will head to the Masai community along the boundaries of the reserve for a cultural experience, you will be entertained by local dances and drama, taste some of the local cuisines, take part in cattle rearing among other activities.
After sunset, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: transfer to Serengeti National Park via Isebania Border
Have early breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with border crossing at Isebania border. Along the way, you will have lunch, at the Isebania border, you will clear with the authorities and meet our Tanzania representative and head on a journey to Serengeti National Park.
Arrive late in the afternoon and with en-route game drive you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Full day game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
Have early breakfast and head to the plains of Serengeti for a full day game drive with your packed lunch, Serengeti plains are home to a huge population of wildlife which you will enjoy sight of from the pop-up roof of your vehicle. Some of the animals to lookout for include leopards, African buffaloes, zebras, elephants, cheetah, spotted hyenas, rhinos, wildebeests among others.
You will enjoy your lunch at one of the picnic sites in the park, continue exploring to the park as head to Ngorongoro crater head, check -in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Full day game drive in the crater floor
Enjoy breakfast; descend to the crater floor for a full day game drive with your packed lunch. Ngorongoro Crater also referred to as the Eden of Africa is home to huge concentration of wildlife including over 7,000 wildebeests, 6,000 spotted hyenas, 4,000 zebras, over 55 lions, 300 elephants and about 30 black rhinos which you will enjoy watching during the game drive.
You will explore the crater until late in the afternoon, head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 7: transfer to Arusha and Fly to Kampala – Entebbe International Airport
After breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha head to the Kilimanjaro International Airport where you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight to Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport.
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be picked up by our guide and be transferred to your hotel in Entebbe. Spend the rest of the day resting at the hotel, have dinner and stay overnight stay.
Accommodation: Best western Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, you will checkout of your hotel and embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Along the way, you will have a stopover at the Equator landmark where you will have a chance to stand both in Northern and Southern hemisphere at one place; you will have another stopover in Mbarara for lunch and proceed to Bwindi.
Arrive in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 9: gorilla trekking and transfer to Ishasha Sector – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early for breakfast and head to the park’s headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking experience, a ranger guide will take you through the rules and regulations to follow during gorilla trekking and while in the presence of mountain gorillas.
You will be grouped into eight people, be assigned a gorilla family to trek and head into the forests of Bwindi looking for mountain gorillas. The trek lasts for about 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and their feeding range, when you locate the gorillas you will spend 1 hour in their presence while taking pictures and observing their amazing behavior. You are allowed to take pictures as long as your flashlight is off.
Return to the park’s headquarters to pick your gorilla certificate, and then transfer to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Check in, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Ishasha Jungle Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 10: transfer from Ishasha Sector to the Northern region and afternoon boat cruise
After breakfast, you will head out for a game drive heading to the Northern region of the park with sightings of many animals including zebras, tree climbing lions, warthogs, Africa elephant, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, hippos, topis, waterbucks, warthogs, giant forest hog, spotted hyenas among others.
You will have lunch at your lodge after check-in, in the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel – a host to the highest concentration of hippos in East Africa. From the boat, lookout for many animals such as elephants, buffalo’s drinking water along the shores of the channel and several water bird species such as herons, cormorants, crested cranes among others. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 11: morning game drive and transfer back to Kampala
Have early breakfast, checkout of the lodge and go for a morning en-route game drive on your way back to Kampala. Have a lunch stopover in Mbarara and proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening, check-in at your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Best Western Hotel
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 12: fly back to Nairobi and Departure
Depending on your flight time, you will be picked up your guide and be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your regional flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, connect for your international flight back home.
End of the Safari
PRICE INCLUDES
- Gorilla Permits
- Game drives
- Park fees
- Bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- Boat Rides
- Cultural Tours
- All Activities Mentioned
- Pick up and dropoff
- All transfers
PRICE EXCLUDES
- International flight fare
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Any other optional activities
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