Gorillas, Wildebeest Migration & The Big(5)

Gorillas, Wildebeest Migration & The Big(5)

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$6532

Gorillas, Wildebeest Migration & The Big(5)

11 Days Starting in Arusha and ending in Entebbe

Visiting: Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Lake Bunyonyi, Entebbe

Tour operator:

GoExplore Safaris

Tour code:

GOES 2786

Specialist Group:

Fifty+

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

2 - 6

Physical rating:

Medium, Low, Easy

Age range:

16-99

Special diets catered:

Halal, Vegetarians, Vegans, Kosher

Tour operated in:

English

Interests:

Wildlife Tours

Activities:

Trekking, Walking

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From: $6532

NB: Prices correct on 01-Jan-2025 but subject to change.

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Tour Overview

This trip takes you to Africa’s Great Migration which is the annual journey of over two million wildebeest from the plains the Serengeti in Tanzania to the grasslands of the Masai Mara, Kenya. Pure instinct and the smell of rain drives the herds from their birthing ground to the fertile Mara to feed. You will Track the Mountain Gorillas and Chimp Tracking while you Explore East Africa’s Most Prime Destinations. Extend your Safari with a Short 3 Days to Murchison Falls National park in Uganda

Highlights

  • Grreat Migration in Serengeti

  • Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

  • Chimp Trekking in Kibale forest

  • Big Five Safari in Serengeti and Masai mara

Places You'll See

Gorilla Trekk In Bwindi Forest

Migration In Serengeti

Chimp Trekking In Kibale Forest

Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Forest

Four Gorillas Lodge Bwindi

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Arrival At Kilimanjaro Airport.

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Location: Arusha

Accommodation: Hotel, Zawadi House

Meals Included: Dinner

You will be meet and greet by our GoExplore Safaris guide who will transfer you to Zawadi House for the night and dinner and then prepare for your journey the following day.

Day 2 : Transfer To Serengeti National Park

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Laszlo Szabo
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Admission

Location: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer to Serengeti National Park with Picnic lunch. Arrive in time for your afternoon/evening game drive at Serengeti.
The park is famous for the Great Migration, the annual journey of two million wildebeest and zebra from the plains of the Serengeti to the grasslands of the Masai Mara in Kenya.

Day 3 : Game Viewing

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Laszlo Szabo
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Admission

Location: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Instinct drives the herds from their birthing grounds to find fertile lands in the Mara to feed. The migration can be seen every month of the year, starting with the calving season in the southern Serengeti from January to March. After they’ve given birth, the herds move north through the Serengeti, eventually arriving at the banks of the Mara River, swollen by the floods of the rains and teeming with the crocodile. The herds must cross to find fresh grazing, and they plunge into the river by the thousands. Those that survive the crossing must stay alert enough to avoid the big cats lurking on the far side. At some point, the grasses will be exhausted and as birth time once again approaches, the herds will wander back south. If you would like to see the migration, you need to plan your safari to be in the right places at the right times.

Day 4 : Game Viewing & Transfer To Masai Mara

Location: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Camp, Zebra Plains Mara Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You transfer from Serengeti with another game drive while checking out and on arrival at Isebania Border for -/+ 2hours go through the immigration process for -/+30 minutes then enter Masai Mara for -/+ 4 hrs. Arrive Masai Mara late in the evening have an evening en-route game drive.

Day 5 : Hot Air Balloon/ Game Safari

Location: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Camp, Zebra Plains Mara Camp

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning option balloon safari or Morning Game safari this is a unique experience which takes you over the diverse habitats of the Masai Mara Reserve, fly over the great Mara river, swamps, forests, wildlife & the African Savannah therefore followed by bush breakfast Continue with your full day of game viewing at Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Day 6 : Transfer To Entebbe Uganda

Location: Entebbe International Airport

Accommodation: Hotel, The Boma Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer by Flight to Entebbe Airport
Wake up very early in the morning and transfer from Masai Mara to Nairobi for -/+5 hour passing through the great plains and upcountry of this amazing plains arriving in Nairobi in afternoon time for lunch and your guide will drop you at the airport for your domestic flight to Entebbe and your guide in Uganda will pick you up then transfer you to your lodge.

Day 7 : Transfer To Kibale Forest National Park

Location: Kibale National Park

Accommodation: Camp, Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning you will embark on your journey to the world primate capital for -/+4 hours where you will arrive in time for lunch and indulge in the short crater lakes tour of the countryside with special experience in Kibale forest which is home to the most primates of the world.

Day 8 : Chimpanzee Tracking

Location: Kibale National Park

Accommodation: Camp, Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning your guide will transfer you for a chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale forest which will be -/+4hours and then return back to the lodge, afternoon have lunch and then an evening at leisure while exploring the crater lakes around this whole area.

Day 9 : Transfer To Bwindi Home Of Gorillas

Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Accommodation: Lodge, Gorilla Leisure Lodge

Accommodation Name: Four Gorillas Lodge

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning transfers to Bwindi forest, which is a home to the gorilla mountain of which this is home for half of the only remaining gorillas in the world your will arrive in the later afternoon with evening at leisure and dinner served in the stars.

Day 10 : Gorilla Trekking Day And Transfer To Bunyonyi

Location: Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation Name: Birds Nest - Lake Bunyonyi

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

his is everyone’s dream day, after breakfast your guide will transfer you to the briefing point where you will go through the instructions while to do gorilla tracking then be allocated with a gorilla family and a guide ranger depending and later after your tracking have lunch in the evening have an evening walk to the Batwa Community culture.

Day 11 : Departure, Entebbe

Location: Entebbe

Accommodation Name: N/A

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi with a stop at the Equator Entebbe arriving in the late afternoon, have a day’s room at Boma Hotel and later your guide will transfer you from your hotel in Entebbe to the airport for your flight back home.

What's Included

  • Accommodation

  • Fully Guided

  • Meals

  • Transport

  • Gorilla Permits

  • Chimp Permits

What's Not Included

  • Insurance

  • International Travel

  • Optional

  • Gratuities for guide/driver/hotel staff

  • Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond our control.

  • Items of a personal nature: fax, telephone, etc.

Optional Extras

  • Hot Air Ballon in Serengeti

    Hot Air Balloon

Mode of Transport

Air Transport
4 X 4 Safari Land Cruiser

Accommodation

Lodge/Hotel: Malkia Trees Lodge by Zawadi House
Lodge/Hotel: Tukaone Serengeti Camp
Lodge/Hotel: Enkorok Mara Camp
Lodge/Hotel: Boma Guest House
Lodge/Hotel: Turacotree Tops
Lodge/Hotel: Four Gorillas Lodge
Lodge/Hotel: Birds Nest - Lake Bunyonyi

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Reviews of this operator

Allie Salinas (Google Reviewer)  

We loved our safari with...

09-Sep-2024

We loved our safari with GoExplore Safaris. Brian, the owner, put together a great itineary. Our first driver in Tanzania, Stanley, was fantastic. He was patient, kind and knowledgable. We always felt safe and we learned and saw so much with him. The Serengetti was everything we hoped it would be. After a few days in Tanzania, we crossed into Kenya and joined our next guide, Joseph. Joseph was equally amazing. We enjoyed his company he assured our time in Kenya was memorable. We saw so much in Maasai Mara thanks to his expertise. On the Uganda side, we met our lovely guide, Rachel. We loved learning about life in Uganda from Rachel. She taught us a lot about the local customs, food and way of life. She has a great eye and made sure we saw lots of wildlife during our long hours in the car moving from one location to the next. We loved our time in Uganda and made memories to last a life time gorilla & chimp trekking. The only suggestions that may have made this trip better would be 1. an option to upgrade hotels for an additional cost (most hotels were more than fine but it would have been nice to upgrade if different/better accomodations were available), and 2. An option to fly between some locations as we spent a lot of time in the car (I will say the drive was beautiful, despite some roads not being great and we saw sooo much more of Africa than we ever have before flying in bush planes). We booked this late and during busy season and we are absolutely satisfied with our experience. Thank you Brian, Rachel, Stanley, Percius and Joseph for crossing this incredible adventure off our bucketlist. :)

ISAAC OCHEN (Google Reviewer)  

I cant say much on...

28-Mar-2018

I cant say much on our previous safari but how amazingly Brian is at his job he organized everything as stated in the our itinerary and he was very punctual in picking us up at the airport we stayed in a very nice hotel in kampala later the following morning drove to bwindi forest for the gorillas passing through beautiful highlands of the country Uganda is so beautiful and the people are so friendly we don't think this was going to be much fun. we tracked the gorillas in bwindi and these were so good we saw the young ones play as well and they were the best highlight of the safari our lodges were so good even depending on the amount we paid goexplore we never expected this kind of services but everything went well as we were on our safari thank you so much Brian for the great gorilla holiday me and my wife shall definitely recommend you to colleagues

jessy shena (Google Reviewer)  

Me and my friends had...

10-Oct-2018

Me and my friends had a work program in Kenya and so later we decided to take a trip around before we flew back home in Australia, after our program for 5 days trip in lake Nakuru and Masai Mara so we made a search around checked on trip adviser and we found go explore with 5 stars around, Brenda was responding to our emails always we stayed at Sarova lion hill game lodge this is a very nice place with great staff and plenty of food in Nakuru the staff were always helpful, I saw lions after our guide Charles had told us lions are rare in this place so it was so fortunate for us. We slept at Hammerkop in Masai mara one night and ngerede in the wild which is a very beautiful lodge just overlooking the plains of Masai Mara we were able to see the big five on this short trip thanks to the team for organizing this great short trip.

Segawa Salim (Google Reviewer)  

A great agent called Brian...

11-Jan-2018

A great agent called Brian was personable and went over and above to get us the best deal and made the process seamless. It was a great experience booking with GoExxplore Safaris; they are efficient, stress free & prompt. Perfect company to deal with, they listen & they deliver.

Obia William (Google Reviewer)  

I strongly recommend you join...

11-Jan-2018

I strongly recommend you join not only gorilla trekking but also habitation experience at Uganda. I joined a trekking at Rwanda and a habitation in Uganda. If you join the latter, you will watch about a half day with a gorilla family and amazing time. As a gorilla family in Uganda is not fully accustomed with mankind (compared to those in Rwanda), you can watch real wild life of them. Thank you to the team at GoExplore safaris

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