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12 days combined Uganda-Tansania safari: all inclusive

The 12 days combined Uganda-Tansania safari will take you to Uganda for the primate viewing and Tanzania for the wildlife viewing experience offering you a chance to encounter mountain gorillas and chimpanzees on Ugandan soil and wildlife view in renowned savanna parks of Tanzania. The safari will commence from the Entebbe international airport in Uganda and end at Kilimanjaro international airport of Tanzania within these 12 days/ 11-night safari that is promising to take you to all the prime destinations of east Africa.

The places to be visited during these 12 days include Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Summary itinerary: 12 days combined Uganda-Tansania safari: all inclusive

Day 1: Arrive in Uganda – Entebbe International Airport & transfer to the Hotel

Day 2: Transfer to Fort Portal Area – Kibale National Park. Optional visit to the Amabere g’ Nyinamwiru Caves & hike to the Fort Portal Crater Lake

Day 3: Do Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Np & transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np. Enjoy amazing sights of Rwenzori Mountains en route

Day 4: Do Morning game drive in Kasenyi Sector, afternoon Kazinga Channel launch cruise & evening game drive along the channel track

Day 5: Game drive in Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions & other wild game & transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 6: Do Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & transfer to Kigali Rwanda.

Day 7: Fly from Kigali International Airport Rwanda to Kilimanjaro International Airport Tanzania and transfer to Arusha

Day 8: Transfer to Tarangire National Park & do a game drive

Day 9: Transfer to Serengeti National Park & evening game drive as you connect to the lodge

Day 10: Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park

Day 11: Final game drives in Serengeti National Park & transfer to Ngorongoro rim. Undertake crater rim walk

Day 12: Do Morning game drive in Ngorongoro Crater floor & transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for flight departure in the late evening

Detailed itinerary: 12 days combined Uganda-Tansania safari: all inclusive

Day 1: Arrive in Uganda – Entebbe International Airport & transfer to the Hotel

On your arrival at Entebbe International airport, you will be welcomed by your driver guide who will take you through your itinerary before transferring you to your lodge around Entebbe town or Kampala. Depending on your time of arrival, you can pay a visit to Mabamba swamp where you will be able to encounter the endangered rare shoebill stork. Or you can relax from Entebbe botanical garden where you will enjoy the fresh air from Lake Victoria while enjoying the scenic view of flowers at botanic garden.

Accommodation

Midrange: Boma Hotel Entebbe

Luxury: Protea Hotel Entebbe

Day 2: Transfer to Fort Portal Area – Kibale National Park. Optional visit to the Amabere g’ Nyinamwiru Caves & hike to the Fort Portal Crater Lake

After your morning breakfast, you will start your journey to fort portal area where kibale national park is found. The drive to fort portal is scenic drive with a chance to see various hills along the way and the green environment that you will witness as enjoying your drive to the southwestern Uganda. You will also have a chance to visit the historical Amabere ganyinamwiru cave and hike to the fort portal crater lake that will offer you a scenic breathtaking view as you are visiting these caves.

Accommodation:

Midrange: Kibale Forest Camp – En suite Safari Tent

Luxury: Primate Lodge – Luxury Cottages

Day 3: Do Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Np & transfer to Queen Elizabeth Np. Enjoy amazing sights of Rwenzori Mountains en route

The chimpanzee trekking briefing at kibale national park headquarter will commence at about 8:00 AM in the morning, before being assigned to a group of 8 people that you will walk with through the forest to trek the chimpanzees in their natural habitats. The trekking will last for about 1 to 6 hours and once you encounter the chimpanzees, you will be given one hour to observe gorilla behaviours and later return to the park headquarter where your driver will be waiting from. On return to the headquarter, you will join your driver and continue to the queen Elizabeth national park with a stop over to see Rwenzori mountains en route. You will arrive to your lodge in queen Elizabeth late in evening for the dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Midrange: Enganzi Game Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge – Deluxe room

Day 4: Do Morning game drive in Kasenyi Sector, afternoon Kazinga Channel launch cruise & evening game drive along the channel track

You will start the day with a morning game drive along the kasenyi plain sector where you will be able to encounter 4 of the 5 big five of Africa- lion, leopard elephants and cape buffalo. You will also witness hippos and several other antelopes including the waterbucks and Uganda Kobs that embrace the park. In the afternoon, you will be able to go for afternoon boat cruise at kazinga channels where you will encounter various water animals including the crocodiles. You will also see various animals on the shoers of the channel and several other primates. After the boat cruise, you will resume with your evening game drive to encounter whatever you would have missed during the morning game drive before returning to your lodge late in the evening for relaxation and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Midrange: Enganzi Game Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge – Deluxe room

Day 5: Game drive in Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions & other wild game & transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

On this day, you will start with a game drive at Ishasha sector where you will start your search for a tree climbing lions that lives within this sector of the park. You will see various wild game as you are exploring Ishasha. After the morning game drive, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the home to the endangered mountain gorillas. You will reach at the park late in the evening where you will spend the night and have your dinner from.

Accommodation

Midrange: Gorilla Mist Camp

Luxury: Haven Lodge Buhoma

Day 6: Do Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park & transfer to Kigali Rwanda.

One of the main highlights of this safari is await you today and that is gorilla trekking at Bwindi national park. You will arrive at the park headquarter very early in the morning where you will meet the park guide. The park guide will take you through the gorilla trekking experience expectation and later be assigned to a group of other 7 trekkers as you trek through the forest as you search for the mountain gorillas in the impenetrable forest of Bwindi. The search will take between 1 to 6 hours and once encountered, you will have a full hour with mountain gorillas while observing their behavior. After observation, return to park headquarter to continue your journey to Kigali where you will spend your night.

Accommodation:

Midrange: Hotel Chezlando – Bungalows

Luxury: Hotel Mille Collines – Garden rooms

Day 7: Fly from Kigali International Airport Rwanda to Kilimanjaro International Airport Tanzania and transfer to Arusha

After your breakfast today, you will head to Kigali international airport where you will check-in to catch your flight to Kilimanjaro international airport of Tanzania. At Kilimanjaro international airport, you will be welcomed by your guide who will transfer you to your in Arusha for relaxation and overnight stay.

Accommodation

Midrange: African Tulip Hotel

Day 8: Transfer to Tarangire National Park & do a game drive

After your morning breakfast, you will embark on 2-hour drive to Tarangire national park, famously known for its high concentration of elephants and baobab tree. The park is also a home to several big cats including lions and leopards that you will encounter during this once in lifetime game drive. The park also harbours several bird species on top of unique landscape. All this will add to your already rich experience while exploring Tarangire.

Accommodation

Midrange: Sangaiwe Tented Camp

Day 9: Transfer to Serengeti National Park & evening game drive as you connect to the lodge

Today you will drive to the renowned Serengeti national park with an evening game drive awaiting for you within the park. The game drive will be done at ndutu conservation area around lake ndutu. Even though the lake is alkaline, it still provide water for wildlife drinking. This place is best visited during the calving season between December and march of the year when wildebeest together with the big cats concentrate in this area. You will continue with the game drive towards central Serengeti where you will arrive in evening with the view to check into your lodge for the dinner and an overnight stay

Accommodation:

Midrange: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp

Day 10: Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park

Wakeup very early in the morning to head towards the central Serengeti around seronera region where you will start your sear for the early morning grazers with the view to encounter the predator prey interaction. A park credited with over 3000 lions, predator-prey interaction is the common tendency in this park, and you are highly likely to meet one during these morning hours in the endless plains of Serengeti national park. As you are heading to the game drive, you will move with your packed lunch that you will enjoy in the wild of the park before resuming with the evening game that will end on time to return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:

Midrange: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp

Day 11: Final game drives in Serengeti National Park & transfer to Ngorongoro rim. Undertake crater rim walk

We shall start today with our final game in Serengeti national park where you will continue the animal search until afternoon when you transfer to Ngorongoro crater rim. Take a walk on the crater rim before transferring to your accommodation for an overnight stay and dinner.

Accommodation:

Midrange: Ngorongoro Farmhouse

Day 12: Do Morning game drive in Ngorongoro Crater floor & transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for flight departure in the late evening

After your breakfast, you will descend to the Ngorongoro crater, the home to all the big five of Africa. You will be able to encounter big animals within less than the day while exploring the crater. The crater is also a home to various bird species including both the lesser and larger flamingos. The crater being the biggest unbroken caldera in the world is also credited with a unique landscape that you will all witness while in the crater. After the crater game drive, you will ascend the crater and proceed to arusha airport or Kilimanjaro airport where you will catch your next flight to your next destination.

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