Gorillas, Wildebeest Migration & The Big(5)
Gorillas, Wildebeest Migration & The Big(5)
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:
Tour code:
GOES 2786
Specialist Group:
Fifty+
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 6
Age range:
16-99
Special diets catered:
Halal, Vegetarians, Vegans, Kosher
Tour operated in:
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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
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival At Kilimanjaro Airport.
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
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
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
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Accommodation
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Fully Guided
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Meals
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Transport
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Gorilla Permits
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Chimp Permits
What's Not Included
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Insurance
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International Travel
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Optional
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Gratuities for guide/driver/hotel staff
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Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond our control.
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Items of a personal nature: fax, telephone, etc.
Optional Extras
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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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